Velvet Sky Jamie Szantyr ( June 2 , 1981 ) is an American professional wrestler best known for her time at Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Velvet Sky . She has held the TNA Knockouts Championship on two occasions and the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship on one occasion . She also works outside of TNA as Talia Madison . Professional wrestling career . Early career . Prior to debuting , Szantyr was trained by Jason Knight and Kevin Landry at the " House of Pain Pro Wrestling Dojo " . 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 . 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 . 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 " . 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 . She also auditioned for the 2007 Diva Search , but did not make the final eight . 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 . Later that year , she debuted in MXW Pro Wrestling and defeated Alere Little Feather at Brass City Battle . She also wrestled in Women ' s Extreme Wrestling both as Talia Doll and Talia Madison , where she mainly worked in tag team matches . She found championship success here as half of The Simple Girls / The Madison Sisters with her ( kayfabe ) sister Nikki Madison , and as the " T " half of the T & A tag team with April Hunter , defeating Team Blondage ' s Amber O ' Neal and Lollipop to get the title on WEW ' s April 6 , 2006 pay - per - view . She also held the WEW World Women ' s title ( as Talia Madison ) , defeating Angel Orsini on May 5 , 2007 . 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 Knockouts Champion at Bound for Glory pay - per - view . Before the show she made non - wrestling appearances on the October 5 episode of " TNA Today " and the October 11 " Impact ! " , standing at ringside for the debut match of Amazing Kong along with the other gauntlet match participants . In the weeks following the gauntlet match , her ring name was changed to Velvet Sky . The Beautiful People ( 2007 – 2011 ) . At the December Turning Point pay - per - view , Sky and Angelina Love were paired together and dubbed " Velvet Love Entertainment " , 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 . 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 . On the March 13 edition of " Impact ! " , Sky and Love attacked Roxxi Laveaux and later that night Gail Kim , thus becoming heels for the first time in TNA . At Lockdown , Sky and Love participated in the first ever " Queen of the Cage " match , which was won by Laveaux when Laveaux pinned Love inside the cage . Sky and Love participated in the Make Over Battle Royal - Ladder Match at Sacrifice , which was won by Gail Kim . A pre - match stipulation determined that the loser of the ladder match portion of the match would have their head shaved , unless this was Gail Kim , otherwise Love would have her head shave . Sky and Love later added another factor to their gimmicks , placing brown paper bags over opponents heads . Soon after , Moose joined The Beautiful People , but she was quickly removed from the stable and the TNA roster after suffering an injury on the independent circuit . On July 17 episode of " Impact ! " , Sky won a Knockouts Battle Royal for number one contendership to the Women ' s Knockout Championship , but lost the title match the next week as well as two more title matches immediately following to then champion Taylor Wilde . The Beautiful People began associating with Cute Kip , who become known as their " fashionist " . At Bound for Glory IV , The Beautiful People and Cute Kip were defeated by ODB , Rhaka Khan , and Rhino . In March 2009 the team gained a new member in Madison Rayne , while Kip was " fired " from the stable twice in the following month before finally becoming a road agent for the company . Sky was in Love ' s corner when she defeated Kong and Wilde to claim the TNA Women ' s Knockout Championship at Lockdown . Sky was also in Love ' s corner at Slammiversary where she helped her defeat Tara by spraying hairspray in her eyes . At Hard Justice Sky , along with Angelina Love , competed in a tag match against ODB and Cody Deaner in a losing effort when Deaner pinned Sky causing Love to lose the Championship to ODB . After this loss , Madison Rayne was kicked out of The Beautiful People , with the pair vowing revenge in the upcoming tournament for the TNA Knockout Tag Team Championship . The last of the four quarter final matches pitted The Beautiful People against Madison Rayne and a mystery partner . This mystery partner was later revealed to be the returning Roxxi . Regardless , The Beautiful People won the match and advanced to the semi - finals . Since that match was taped , Angelina Love had been released from her TNA Wrestling contract due to work visa issues . On the last episode of " Impact ! " taped before her release Love and Sky advanced to the finals of the tag team tournament by defeating Tara and Christy Hemme after interference from Madison Rayne . Afterwards Rayne apologized to both Sky and Love , and was then welcomed back into the Beautiful People . At No Surrender Sky and Love ' s replacement Rayne were defeated in the finals of the tournament by Sarita and Taylor Wilde . On October 1 Love ' s replacement Lacey Von Erich made her debut and joined the Beautiful People . Love would return to the company on the January 14 , 2010 , edition of " Impact ! " , but instead of re - joining the Beautiful People , she attacked them , thus turning face . On the March 8 Monday night edition of " Impact ! " Sky and Rayne defeated the teams of Love and Tara and Sarita and Taylor Wilde in a three - way match to win the vacant TNA Knockout Tag Team Championship , after interference from Daffney . The three members of the Beautiful People will defend the titles under the Freebird rule . On the April 5 edition of " Impact ! " , Sky was one of the four winners of the very first LockBox Showdown Elimination Tag Match . The box she opened contained a contract for Sky to challenge anyone of her choosing at any time , regardless of the stipulation . Sky then announced that she would be using her contract to face the new Knockout Champion Angelina Love in a Leather and Lace match the following week . With Velvet Sky and Madison Rayne scheduled to receive a shot at the Knockout Championship at Lockdown , the Beautiful People turned the Leather and Lace match into a three - on - one beatdown in order to soften Love up for the pay - per - view the following Sunday . At the pay - per - view Rayne and Sky defeated Love and Tara , with Rayne becoming the new Women ' s Knockout Champion . Sky faced Love once again on the June 24 edition of " Impact " and won via disqualification after being dropped with a DDT on a steel chair , just like Von Erich the previous week . On June 27 , 2010 , Szantyr announced that she had signed a long – term contract extension with TNA . In the summer of 2010 , Sky began showing signs of a face turn , when Rayne began talking down to her and Von Erich , declaring that she didn ' t need either of them and then recruited a mystery woman hiding behind a motorcycle helmet to help her in her feud with Angelina Love . On the July 22 edition of " Impact ! " Sky refused to go along with Rayne , the mystery woman and Sarita , when they all got done assaulting Love and Taylor Wilde , Von Erich on the other hand chose to leave with the trio . On July 27 , at the tapings of the August 5 edition of " Impact ! " , Sky and Von Erich lost the TNA Knockout Tag Team Championship to Hamada and Taylor Wilde , when Rayne ' s and the mystery woman ' s interference backfired . The following week Sky turned face by attacking the mystery woman during Rayne ' s title match with Angelina Love and in doing so caused a distraction , which cost Rayne the Women ' s Knockout Championship . On the August 19 episode of " Impact ! " , Sky reunited with Angelina Love , accompanying her to the ring and helping her successfully defend the Women ' s Knockout Championship against Rayne , who was with the mysterious biker woman . After the match Sky and Love were beaten down by Rayne and the mystery woman . Rayne ' s mysterious ally was finally unmasked as Tara on the September 2 edition of " Impact ! " , when the two of them defeated Sky and Love in their first match together in a year . At No Surrender Sky defeated Rayne in a singles match . Lacey Von Erich would join Sky and Love in the Beautiful People , after being saved by them from Rayne and Tara on the September 16 edition of " Impact ! " . She , however , would leave the promotion two months later on November 11 . In October Sky entered a feud with Sarita , who would score back – to – back pinfall victories over her on the October 28 and the November 4 episodes of " Impact ! " , first in a six knockout tag team match and then in a singles match . On the December 9 episode of " Impact ! " Sky and Love defeated Sarita and Daffney in the first round match of a tournament for the vacant Knockouts Tag Team Championship , but Sky was still unable to pin Sarita . Two weeks later , Sarita attacked Sky prior to her and Love ' s tournament final match . As a result , Winter , who had been stalking Love for the past months , stepped up , took Sky ' s place in the match and teamed with Love to defeat Madison Rayne and Tara for the Knockouts Tag Team Championship . The following week Sarita defeated Sky in a Strap match . On the January 27 episode of " Impact ! " , Sky brawled with Winter , claiming she was trying to break up the Beautiful People . Sarita pinned Sky once again on the February 17 episode of " Impact ! " , in a tag team match , where she teamed with Rosita and Sky with Love . After the match Sky challenged Sarita to a one – on – one match , where she agreed to put her career on the line . On the March 3 episode of " Impact ! " Sky was finally able to defeat Sarita in a singles match , salvaging her career in the process . On March 13 at Victory Road , Sky inadvertently cost Love and Winter the Knockouts Tag Team Championship in a match against Sarita and Rosita . On the March 24 episode of " Impact ! " , Winter , seemingly having control over Love ' s actions , prevented her from saving Sky from a beatdown at the hands of Sarita and Rosita . On the April 7 episode of " Impact ! " , Love , still under Winter ' s spell , turned heel on Sky during a Knockouts Tag Team Championship match against Sarita and Rosita and left her to be pinned by the champions , effectively ending the Beautiful People . Singles Competition , Knockouts Champion , and Departure ( 2011 - 2012 ) . On the April 28 episode of " Impact ! " , Sky was defeated by Love via submission in a singles match that featured Love no - selling all of her opponent ' s offense during the match . On the May 5 episode of " Impact ! " , Sky pinned Winter in a two – on – three handicap match , where she teamed with Kurt Angle to face Winter , Love and Jeff Jarrett , announcing her intention of becoming the TNA Knockouts Champion in the process . On the May 19 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Sky defeated Love and Winter in a two – on – one handicap match , but was afterwards attacked by the returning ODB , who claimed that she had gotten fired from TNA the previous June because of her . Sky and ODB faced each other in a singles match on the June 9 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , with Sky emerging victorious . The following week , Sky and Ms . Tessmacher failed in their attempt to win the Knockouts Tag Team Championship from Rosita and Sarita due to outside interference from ODB . Afterwards , Sky was beaten down by ODB and her new tag team partner , Jacqueline . On the June 12 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Sky and Tessmacher were defeated by Jacqueline and ODB in a tag team match . The feud was seemingly ended on the July 7 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , when Sky defeated ODB and Jacqueline in a two – on – one handicap match , forcing both of them out of TNA as per stipulation of the match . On the July 21 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , TNA Knockouts Champion Mickie James awarded Sky a shot at her title , but before the match could take place , James was attacked by Angelina Love and Winter . When Sky tried to make the save , she was attacked by the returning ODB and Jacqueline , who were then in turn attacked by the also returning Traci Brooks . On the September 15 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Sky defeated Angelina Love to qualify for a four - way TNA Knockouts Championship match at Bound for Glory . On October 16 at Bound for Glory , Sky won the Knockouts Championship for the first time by defeating previous champion Winter , Madison Rayne and Mickie James in a four - way match , when Traci Brooks replaced original guest referee Karen Jarrett and counted the deciding pinfall . On the October 20 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Sky came to thank the fans for supporting her , as she became the new Knockouts Champion . During her speech , she was attacked by the returning Gail Kim . On November 13 at Turning Point , Sky lost the Knockouts Championship to Gail Kim , ending her reign at 28 days . On the January 26 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Sky and Mickie James were defeated by Tara in a three - way # 1 Contender ' s match for the Knockouts Championship . Sky defeated Mickie James two days later at the tapings of the February 9 episode of " Impact Wrestling " in a match where James portrayed a villainous persona . On the April 5 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Sky defeated Angelina Love , Madison Rayne , Mickie James , Tara and Winter in a six - way match to become the # 1 Contender to Gail Kim ' s Knockouts Championship . On April 15 at Lockdown , Sky unsuccessfully challenged Kim for the title in a steel cage match . Sky received another shot at the title on the May 17 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , but was again defeated by Kim in a three - way match , which also included Brooke Tessmacher . On June 7 , a feud between Sky and Mickie James was teased , with James slowly turning heel due to her jealousy of Sky . On that night ' s edition of " Impact Wrestling " , both Sky and James were defeated by Brooke Tessmacher in a # 1 Contender ' s four way match that also included Tara . During the match , James screamed at Sky on more than one occasion . On the June 21 edition of " Impact Wrestling " , Sky was passed over in favor of James for a Knockouts Championship match against Tessmacher . However , after weeks of inactivity , on July 24 , it was reported by numerous wrestling sites that Szantyr was close to leaving TNA , after failing to come to terms on a new contract with the promotion . Two days later , Szantyr confirmed her departure from TNA however she was still listed on the company ' s website roster . Return and Knockouts Champion ( 2012 - 2013 ) . On the December 6 episode of " Impact Wrestlng " , Sky made her return during a in - ring segment between Mickie James and Knockouts Champion Tara and vowing to become champion again . The following week , Sky won her return match by defeating Madison Rayne . On January 13 , 2013 , at Genesis , Sky won a five - woman gauntlet match by lastly eliminating Gail Kim , to become the # 1 Contender to the Knockouts Championship . On the following episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Sky defeated Kim again in a rematch to reaffirm her status as number one contender . The following week , Sky unsuccessfully challenged Tara for the Knockouts Championship after her boyfriend Jessie interfered on Tara ' s behalf . On January 25 at the tapings of the January 31 episode of " Impact Wrestling " in Manchester , England , Sky teamed up with James Storm defeating Tara and Jessie in a mixed - tag - team after Sky pinned Tara . The following day at the tapings of the February 21 episode of " Impact Wrestling " in London , Sky defeated Tara , Miss Tessmacher and Gail Kim in a fatal four – way elimination match , by lastly eliminating Kim to win the Knockouts Championship for the second time . Sky made her first televised title defense on the February 28 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , defeating Tara to retain her title . On March 10 at Lockdown , Sky defeated Gail Kim to retain the Knockouts Championship . On the March 28 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Sky saved Taryn Terrell from an attack from Gail Kim and Tara . The following week , Sky teamed up with Terrell in a losing effort to the team of Kim and Tara after the special guest referee Joey Ryan made a fast count on Terrell . After the match , Terrell gave Ryan a low - blow when Sky distracted him . On Twitter , TNA tweeted that Sky had suffered a knee injury when she landed on her knee after Kim performed a fireman ' s carry on Sky . Despite the injury , Sky successfully defended the Knockouts Championship against Mickie James on the April 25 episode of " Impact Wrestling " . On the May 23 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Sky lost the Knockouts Championship to James , ending her reign at 117 days . In both championship matches , James showed signs of a heel turn by attacking Sky ' s injured knee . Sky would spend the following weeks demanding a rematch , but James would reply by avoiding her and insisting that Sky isn ' t at 100 % . On the June 13 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Sky showed James a note from her doctors that cleared her to wrestle and again demanded a rematch for the Knockouts Championship . In response , James turned villainous by attacking Sky and taking advantage of her recently injured leg . Sky and James finally had their rematch on the June 27 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , where James retained her championship after forcing Sky to submit to a Cross - legged STF . Sky returned on the July 25 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , saying she made the mistake of letting James know she was injured and she would never make that mistake again ; Sky then sat ringside during James ' title match with Gail Kim . Storyline With Chris Sabin ( 2013 - 2014 ) . Sky was featured in segments with Chris Sabin , playing off their real - life relationship . On the September 19 edition of " Impact Wrestling " , Sky sat at ringside and watched Sabin turn heel and attack Manik ; however , she did not follow suit and still stands at ringside during his matches , despite being a face . On the October 3 edition of " Impact Wrestling " , Sky was supposed to face off against Brooke Tessmacher from Aces & Eights , but she was attacked in the ring by the debuting Lei ' D Tapa . The match took place in the following week , and Sky ( with Sabin at ringside ) lost to Brooke , who earned a shot at the Knockouts Championship at Bound For Glory in the process . Sky unwillingly helped Sabin win the X Division Championship on two occasions ; once at Bound For Glory and again from his rival Austin Aries . On the January 30 , 2014 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Sky reunited with her former Beautiful People tag - team partner Madison Rayne in a tag team match against Gail Kim and Lei ' D Tapa , which they would win when Sky pinned Kim . After the match , Sky ended her relationship with Sabin after she was confronted by him . On the February 6 edition of " Impact Wrestling , " Sky was challenged by Sabin to a one - on - one match . The following week on " Impact Wrestling " , Sky ' s match against Sabin resulted in a no contest after Sky was attacked by Alpha Female . Beautiful People Reunion and Heel Turn ( 2014 - 2015 ) . On the March 13 edition of Impact , Sky and Rayne learned that Angelina Love returned to TNA . Later in the program , an in - ring segment took place where Sky was asked by Love to reform The Beautiful People with her . The following week , Sky accepted Love ' s request to reunite with her . On the March 27 edition of " Impact Wrestling " , Sky confronted Love over her attack on Rayne on the previous week and was ordered by Love to pick a side . Later in the evening , Sky became a villainess when she attacked Rayne during her match against Love , allowing Love to get the victory . While the referee was dealing with Love , Sky spun Rayne around , kicked her in the gut and delivered a " Beauty - T " onto the arena floor . After the attack , Sky rolled Rayne back into the ring and laughed at her , officially reuniting the original heel duo . The Beautiful People made their in - ring return the following week on Impact Wrestling , defeating Rayne and Brittany after Love pinned Brittany following the Modified Makeover . On the April 17 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Sky competed in a losing effort against Rayne in an Street Fight . On the following week , The Beautiful People would once again defeat Rayne in a tag team match , only this time with Gail Kim as her partner . At Sacrifice , Sky helped Love win the Knockouts Championship from Rayne by spraying hair spray in Rayne ' s eyes . On the May 1 edition of " Impact Wrestling " , The Beautiful People celebrated Love ' s record setting title win at Sacrifice , but they were interrupted by Gail Kim , Rayne , and Brittany , who stripped them of their evening gowns . The Beautiful People defeated Rayne and Brittany in a tag team elimination evening gown match the following week . Sky was defeated by Kim on the May 15 episode of Impact after Kim issued a challenge for any member of The Beautiful People to wrestle her . On the May 29 edition of Impact , Sky and Love defeated Kim and Brittany in tag team action . The Beautiful People interrupted the return celebration of Taryn Terrell , which lead to a tag - team loss on the June 26 episode of " Impact Wrestling " to Terrell and Gail Kim where Kim pinned Angelina Love . On the June 26 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Kim regained the TNA Knockouts Championship from Love despite interference from Sky . On the July 24 edition of " Impact Wrestling " , The Beautiful People would interrupt a championship match between Kim and Terrell . This led to Sky unsuccessfully challenging Kim for the title in a four - way also involving Love and Terrell on the August 14 episode of " Impact Wrestling " . The feud between The Beautiful People and Gail Kim ended on the August 20 " Impact Wrestling : Hardcore Justice " broadcast , where , despite Sky ' s numerous interferences , Kim defeated Love in a Last Knockout Standing match . On September 10 episode of " Impact Wrestling " Sky was announced that she will be featured on the cover of the 2015 Knockouts Calendar . After the celebration , The Beautiful People shoved Brittany right into a Chokeslam from Havok . On the October 15th edition of " Impact Wrestling " , Velvet Sky faced Havok at ( ( Bound For Glory 2014 ) ) for the ( ( Knockouts Title ) ) but was unsuccessful after Havok defeated her via submission . Sky accompanied Angelina Love , Jessie Godderz , and DJ Z to their tag team match against Rebel , Knux , and Crazzy Steve . The team were defeated by The Menagerie as a result of Crazzy Steve hitting a swinging DDT from the top rope . On the October 29 edition of " Impact Wrestling " , Sky and Love defeated Madison Rayne and Taryn Terrell in a tag team match , with the victory coming after Rayne attacked Terrell during the match . On the January 23 , 2015 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , during the Feast or Fired match , Sky grabbed a briefcase for Robbie E . Since Sky retrieved the briefcase , she was forced to open it , revealing a " Pink " slip that would fire Sky . Later , it was revealed her contract came to an end . Return to TNA and departure ( 2015 - 2016 ) . Sky returned to TNA on the May 8 live edition of " Impact Wrestling , " emerging from the audience to attack Angelina Love , cementing herself as a face . The feud escalated on the June 3 edition of " Impact Wrestling " , where Sky was arrested for attacking Love , who was in turn arrested for her attack on Sky , because she was attacking a fan . On the June 24 live episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Sky defeated Love to earn a spot back on the roster . Two weeks later on the July 8 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Sky defeated Madison Rayne . On the August 26 episode of " Impact Wrestling " , Sky received her first shot at the Knockouts Championship since her return , but the match ended in a no contest due to interference from The Dollhouse ( Jade and Marti Bell ) . Sky was later attacked by Rebel , who turned heel and joined The Dollhouse . On the following week ' s episode of Impact Wrestling , Sky fought The Dollhouse again , only to be assisted by Angelina Love and Madison Rayne , thus reuniting The Beautiful People . On April 22 , 2016 , Sky left the company for the third time , with her being written off the Impact Wrestling series by being told that she was being put in a match against new Knockout roster member Sienna , with her job in TNA on the line if she were to lose the match , which she did by pinfall . Return to the Independent circuit ( 2016 ) . Sky made her return as a freelance wrestler in an event for Northeast Wrestling . At NEW Wrestling Under The Stars 5 on August 22 , she teamed with So Over ( Jimmy Preston & Mark Shurman ) to defeat Jake Manning , Kamaitachi & Sumie Sakai . Personal life . In high school , Szantyr competed in cheerleading , softball , cross - country , and track . Szantyr was previously in a relationship with now former WWE superstar Gregory Helms , but the two have since broken up . She is now dating her real - life boyfriend , Joshua Harter , also known as his ring name , Chris Sabin . Other media . She was featured on MTV ' s " Made " alongside A . J . Styles , Taylor Wilde , and Angelina Love . On January 24 , 2009 , she appeared as a soccerette on British television program " Soccer AM " , along with Angelina Love .