Former TNA Knockouts Angelina Love and Velvet Sky

Why are former TNA Knockouts Angelina Love and Velvet Sky on this blog that is basically devoted to Old School wrestlers and Indy wrestlers?
Well until they sign with someone (probably the WWE) they are free agents.
Of course it wouldn't hurt me a bit to see them in the WWE as The Beautiful People again...well it would hurt me because I know the WWE would somehow take a sure thing like that and screw it up.

According to NorthEast Wrestling, Velvet and Angelina will be appearing at their "Wrestling Under The Stars" event on September 22nd, 2012.
You can find out more and get tickets here:
http://northeastwrestling.com/

And http://www.twnpnews.com/ is reporting that both Velvet and Angelina will be at Sideline Sports at the Middletown Market 128 Dolson Ave. Middletown, New York on October 7th from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.

So I am happy they are appearing together and showing up at Indy pro wrestling promotions.

Female Wrestlers Before They Were Stars, Part 4

Now for the last three female wrestlers from the TNA Knockout roster......


Taylor Wilde
Shantelle Malawski started wrestling in June 2003.
Before TNA, she was featured in the two-part wrestling documentary, Slam Bam, which aired on the Discovery Channel.
Taylor wrestled for New Vision Pro Wrestling, she did a a three-show tour of South Africa, she wrestled in Monterrey, Mexico, Shimmer Women Athletes, Ring Divas' Battle Angels, Twin Wrestling Entertainment, Blood Sweat and Ears, Deep South Wrestling, Women Superstars Uncensored and Pure Wrestling Association in Southern Ontario.


Traci Brooks
Tracy Brookshaw had a long career in wrestling before TNA.
She made her pro wrestling debut in January 2001 as "Tracy Brooks".
Traci has wrestled for Border City Wrestling, the Apocalypse Wrestling Federation (where she had a feud with Gail Kim who was then billed as La Felina), Blood Sweat and Ears, NWA Cyberspace, 3X Wrestling, All Star Championship Wrestling, Coastal Championship Wrestling, Downsouth Championship Wrestling, Great Lakes Championship Wrestling, New Ohio Championship Wrestling, Southern Championship Wrestling and World Xtreme Wrestling.


Velvet Sky
Jamie Szantyr has wrestled under the names Velvet Sky (for TNA), Talia Madison, Miss Talia, Talia Doll and Talia.
Even though this young lady might look like a model, she has wrestled for Defiant Pro Wrestling, Georgia Wrestling Alliance, TNT Pro Wrestling, Universal Wrestling Association, Women's Extreme Wrestling and World Xtreme Wrestling besides TNA.
Plus she has held five womens wrestling titles and one tag team title.

So why did I do this?
To show the lack of depth in the WWE Diva roster as opposed to the TNA Knockout roster?
Yeah, a little.
It annoys me that with so much talent out there, the biggest company in wrestling feels like it needs to pull in models and dancers to fill it's ranks.

But it's also to show you that when you go out to these indy wrestling promotions and watch these ladies performing, you may be seeing the female wrestling superstars of tomorrow.
I cannot stress enough how much these young ladies put on the line every week just to do what they love, and give the people a good show.
Their lineage goes back to Mildred Burke, June Byers and the other great pioneers of women's wrestling.


posted to http://womensprowrestling.blogspot.com/ on Sept 3rd, 2009

Jamie Szantyr - Velvet Sky - Talia Madison - Part 2

In 2007 when Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) announced the creation of their women's division, Jamie (as Talia Madison) was announced as one of the ten wrestlers in the Gauntlet match to determine the first TNA Women's World Champion at the Bound for Glory pay-per-view.
After the Gauntlet match, her name was changed to Velvet Sky.

At the Turning Point pay-per-view in December, Velvet was paired with Angelina Love to form "Velvet Love Entertainment".
At first the two were "faces" taking on O.D.B. and Roxxi Laveaux, and helping Gail Kim in her match against Awesome Kong.
But later they became vain and narcissistic prima donnas and took on the name "The Beautiful People" becoming consummate heels.

Female Wrestling - Jamie Szantyr aka Talia Madison aka Velvet Sky

Jamie Szantyr, Velvet Sky, Talia Madison

Jamie Szantyr was born born June 2nd, 1981, in New Britain, Connecticut.
She is an American professional wrestler currently working for TNA Wrestling under the ring name Velvet Sky. Outside of TNA Wrestling, she wrestles as Talia Madison.

Szantyr got her wrestling training at Jason Knight's "House of Pain Pro Wrestling Dojo". After finishing 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 and 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.

She made a few appearances in the WWE 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. Szantyr later admitted that WWE wanted her to physically enhance her body, which was the reason she chose to go to TNA.

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. 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 and A, defeated Amber O'Neal and Lollipop to get the titles 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.