Velvet Sky

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Jamie Szantyr
An image of Jamie Szantyr.
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Ring name(s) Velvet Sky (TNA)
Talia Madison
Miss Talia
Talia Doll
Talia
Billed height 5 ft. 5 in. (165 cm.)[1]
Billed weight 125 lb. (57 kg.)[1]
Born June 2, 1981 (1981-06-02) (age 27)[2]
New Britain, Connecticut[2]
Resides Waterbury, Connecticut[2]
Billed from The Big Apple[3]
Trained by Jason Knight's "House of Pain Pro Wrestling Dojo"[3]

Jamie Szantyr (born June 2, 1981)[3] is an American professional wrestler and valet currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Velvet Sky. She also works outside of TNA Wrestling as Talia Madison.

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[edit] Career

Szantyr was trained to wrestle at Jason Knight's "House of Pain Pro Wrestling Dojo".[3] After completing her training, she began working as a valet and wrestler on the independent circuit using the ring names Miss Talia, Talia Doll, and Talia Madison. On the independent circuit, she formed a tag team known as T&A with April Hunter.[2] She was booked to her first wrestling championship during her time in World Xtreme Wrestling, getting the WXW Women's Championship after winning a battle royal on May 29, 2004.[4]

[edit] World Wrestling Entertainment

Szantyr made a few appearances in World Wrestling Entertainment in 2005 and 2006. On the February 24, 2005 edition of WWE SmackDown!, she appeared as an extra during the JBL "Celebration of Excellence" party. She was then defeated by Victoria on July 11 in a match taped for WWE HEAT.[5] On January 2, 2006, she and Trinity were planted in the front row of the audience to be selected to dance with The Heart Throbs after their match in another HEAT segment.[6] She also auditioned for the 2007 2007 Diva Search, but did not make the final eight.[7] Szantyr later admitted that WWE wanted her to physically enhance her body, which was the reason she chose to go to TNA.[citation needed]

[edit] Independent circuit

As Talia Madison, she held Defiant Pro Wrestling Women's title, which she got on April 8, 2006 after defeating Alere Little Feather and Nikki Roxx in a three-way match.[2] She also wrestled in Women's Extreme Wrestling as Talia Doll, where she and April Hunter held the WEW Tag Team titles. The duo, known as T&A, defeated Amber O'Neal and Lollipop to get the titles on WEW's April 6, 2006 pay-per-view.[8] She also held the WEW World Women's title (as Talia Madison), defeating Angel Orsini on May 5, 2007.[2]

[edit] Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

When Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) announced the creation of their women's division in 2007, Szantyr, using her Talia Madison ring name, was announced as one of the ten wrestlers in a 10-woman Gauntlet match to crown the first TNA Women's World Champion at Bound for Glory pay-per-view.[9] Before the show she made non-wrestling appearances on the October 5 episode of TNA Today[10] and the October 11 Impact!, standing at ringside for the debut match of Awesome Kong along with the other gauntlet match participants. In the weeks following the gauntlet match, her ring name was changed to Velvet Sky.

At the December Turning Point pay-per-view, Sky and Angelina Love were paired together and dubbed "Velvet Love Entertainment",[11] later renamed to "The Beautiful People". After defeating O.D.B. and Roxxi Laveaux early in the show, Love and Sky assisted Gail Kim in her match against Awesome Kong.[11] They assisted Kim again after another match against Kong on the December 6 edition of Impact! and at Final Resolution pay-per-view, helping to stop a brawl post match.[12]

[edit] The Beautiful People

On the March 13 edition of Impact!, Sky and Love attacked Roxxi Laveaux and later that night Gail Kim, thus turning heel for the first time in TNA. At Lockdown Sky participated in the first ever "Queen of the Cage" match, which was won by Roxxi. Sky participated in the Make Over Battle Royal-Ladder Match at Sacrifice which was won by Gail Kim. The team later became the biggest heels of the Knockouts division, next to Awesome Kong. Their segments often being the highest rating of the show.[citation needed] The two later added another factor to their gimmicks, placing brown paper bags over opponents heads. They usually harass Lauren Brooke on backstage interviews.

[edit] In wrestling

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

[edit] Personal life

Szantyr is currently in a relationship with WWE wrestler Gregory Helms and is good friends with Matt and Jeff Hardy. She has several tattoos including a pattern on her right biceps, a small rose with dead plants on her lower back, a rose on her upper back on the right side and has a navel piercing.[15]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Talia profile. G.L.O.R.Y. Wrestling. Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Women's Wrestler Profiles. Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
  3. ^ a b c d Talia Madison (Velvet Sky) - Biography. Lethal Women of Wrestling. Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
  4. ^ a b World Xtreme Wrestling Women's Title History. Solie's Title Histories. Retrieved on 2008-01-25.
  5. ^ WWE Raw Results. Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
  6. ^ WWE Raw Results. Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
  7. ^ WWE Diva Search 2007: Road to the Final 8 Videos. WWE (2007-08-26). Retrieved on 2008-01-20.
  8. ^ a b Independent Wrestling Results: April 2006. Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved on 2008-01-25.
  9. ^ Chris Sokol (October 15, 2007). Angle gets stung at Bound For Glory. SLAM! Wrestling. Retrieved on 2008-01-21.
  10. ^ Bill Banks (2007-10-07). The 10/5 TNA Today with new knockout Talia Madison plus an interview with Kazarian. TNA Wrestling. Retrieved on 2008-01-21.
  11. ^ a b Chris Sokol. Chaos rules at Turning Point. SLAM! Wrestling. Retrieved on 2008-01-21.
  12. ^ Results from the Final Resolution pay-per-view and replay times.
  13. ^ Defiant Pro Wrestling Results. Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved on 2008-01-25.
  14. ^ Independent Wrestling Results: May 2007. Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved on 2008-01-25.
  15. ^ Backstage WWE News, Gregory Helms' Girlfriend To WWE?. Wrestling Inc. Retrieved on 2008-01-19.

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