Velvet Sky
| Jamie Szantyr | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | June 2, 1981[1] New Britain, Connecticut[1] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Velvet Sky Talia Madison Miss Talia Talia Doll Talia |
| Billed height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)[2] |
| Billed weight | 125 lb (57 kg)[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.
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.[1] 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]
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 competed in the 2007 WWE Diva Search, but did not make the final cut.[7]
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.[1]
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.[1]
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
2007-Present
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 placed into a tag team named "Velvet-Love Entertainment".[11] 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 Impact! and at the January 2008 Final Resolution pay-per-view, helping to stop a brawl post match.[12]
In wrestling
- Finishing and signature moves
- Re–Talia–tion / Blonde Ambition (Diving neckbreaker)
- Northern Lights suplex
- Inverted facelock twisted into a bulldog
- Russian legsweep
- With Angelina Love
- Russian legsweep (Sky) / Running big boot (Love) combo
- Double elbow drop
- Wrestlers managed
- The Brain Surgeons
- Danny Demanto
- Simon Diamond
- Romeo Roselli
- Matt Striker
- John Walters
- Angelina Love
- Managers
- Noel Harlow
- Angelina Love
- Entrance Themes
- Just a Lil Bit by 50 Cent (Independent circuit)
- Don't Even Lie by Dale Oliver (TNA)
Championships and accomplishments
- Defiant Pro Wrestling
- Defiant Pro Wrestling Women's Champion[13]
- Women's Extreme Wrestling
- WEW World Heavyweight Champion[14]
- WEW Tag Team Champion - with April Hunter[8]
- World Xtreme Wrestling
Personal life
Szantyr is currently in a relationship with WWE wrestler Gregory Helms.[15]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Women's Wrestler Profiles". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
- ^ a b "Talia profile". G.L.O.R.Y. Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
- ^ a b c d "Talia Madison (Velvet Sky) - Biography". Lethal Women of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
- ^ a b "World Xtreme Wrestling Women's Title History". Solie's Title Histories. Retrieved 2008-01-25.
- ^ "WWE Raw Results". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
- ^ "WWE Raw Results". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
- ^ "WWE Diva Search 2007: Road to the Final 8 Videos". WWE. 2007-08-26. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
- ^ a b "Independent Wrestling Results: April 2006". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-25.
- ^ Chris Sokol (October 15, 2007). "Angle gets stung at Bound For Glory". SLAM! Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
- ^ Bill Banks (2007-10-07). "The 10/5 TNA Today with new knockout Talia Madison plus an interview with Kazarian". TNA Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
- ^ a b Chris Sokol. "Chaos rules at Turning Point". SLAM! Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
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- ^ "Defiant Pro Wrestling Results". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-25.
- ^ "Independent Wrestling Results: May 2007". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-25.
- ^ "Backstage WWE News, Gregory Helms' Girlfriend To WWE?". Wrestling Inc. Retrieved 2008-01-19.