Velvet Sky

[7.0] "Velvet is pretty slept on, she wasnt as good as Angelina or Madison in the ring but she wasnt bad either. Plus nobody can take away the impact the BP (mostly Angelina and Velvet) had in wrestling, highest rating segments and making WWE copy them. And for as long as she stuck around, she deserves her flowers."

[4.0] "I have to be honest, Velvet Sky wasn't anything special. To me, she felt like she belonged in the WWE's divas division more than TNA's women's division. Not a fan of The Beautiful People or her work as a singles competitor. She was always a terrible wrestler who got by based on her looks and personality, which I don't see the appeal in the latter."

[7.0] "4/10 from me, Accomplishments - 7, Charisma/Character Work - 8, Cultural Significance - 8, In-Ring Skills - 5, Longevity - 9 & Move-Set - 6 = 6.7 rounded up to 7/10."

[0.0] "Her horrible wrestling was somehow not as bad as her commentary for NWA. At one point Joe Galli had to tell her and Austin Idol to knock it off ON A TAPED SHOW...I've never seen her in a good match. Being pretty doesn't translate to being good at any aspect in wrestling which was the Beautiful People special. They sucked. End of story. Her horrible wrestling was somehow not as bad as her commentary for NWA. At one point Joe Galli had to tell her and Austin Idol to knock it off ON A TAPED SHOW...I've never seen her in a good match. The Beautiful People team and gimmick was the worst kind of diva bullshit. Being pretty doesn't translate to being good at any aspect in wrestling."

[1.0] "I always thought Angelina Love was solid but Velvet Sky was ROUGH. She couldn't really cut a promo and her wrestling just kept getting worse and worse. Even at her peak, when the Beautiful People were a big part of TNA, she was stinking up the joint while Angelina and Madison did great. I think there was a small window in 2011-2012 where she was building up sympathy and did decent as a face but that's really the only time I remember her being overly compelling."

[3.0] "My number one wrestling crush, saw her win in the Knockouts title in London and went mental as an 11-year-old. However, she was a below mediocre in-ring wrestler, and I don't believe she ever had a 7+ out of 10 match. As a talker she wasn't great. The 2007-2009 beautiful people run was good and different to the rest of the division which didn't have any other mean girl type heels but the matches weren't great. Her biggest selling point was her looks, which is fair and legitimate, plenty of wrestlers have got over entirely or partially due to looks (Ultimate Warrior, Lex Luger in WWF etc) but as a worker, she wasn't all that. Will always have nostalgia for her but not someone who's matches I'd look out for."

[10.0] "My first ever childhood crush Velvet Sky is a knockouts legend who paved the way alongside Angelina Love. Very solid in the ring plus a very strong mic worker but her look was everything. I enjoyed her runs as the tna knockouts champion you could tell that was her main goal. She deserved to be recently inducted to the Tna hall of fame with Angelina Love they were such an iconic stable."

[6.0] "Sky was never known for in-ring excellence, but she was a key figure in TNA's Knockouts Division, particularly as a founding member of The Beautiful People. Her charisma, look, and confidence helped define the group's mean-girl aesthetic, which became one of the most talked-about acts in the company for a time. She wasn't a standout wrestler technically, but she understood her character and connected with the audience, whether as a heel or a face. Her popularity helped keep her relevant for years, and she held the Knockouts Championship twice, showing she could carry a storyline even if the matches weren't always classics. Velvet's legacy is more tied to her presence and role in elevating the Knockouts brand during its peak rather than her in-ring work, but she was definitely part of what made that division feel like a true alternative to WWE's product at the time"

[7.0] "Velvet Sky had star power, charisma, and a presence that made her one of the most recognizable names in TNA's Knockouts division. As part of The Beautiful People, she helped create one of the most over acts in women's wrestling at the time. Their gimmick, entrance, and attitude made them stand out, and they dominated the Knockouts scene for years. If she had been in WWE during the Divas era, there's no doubt she would have been a huge star. Her look, confidence, and ability to connect with the audience would have fit perfectly. While her in-ring ability wasn't elite, she didn't need to be a technical wrestler to get over--she knew how to work a crowd and play her character to perfection. Velvet's legacy is being part of one of the most influential women's factions of the 2000s and helping make the Knockouts Division feel like a legitimate draw, she was a key part of TNA's most successful era and one of the most popular Knockouts of all time."

[5.0] "Not very good but also not terrible. She was maybe a bit overrated and didn't really need to win any championships but other than that, I have no real problems with her as a wrestler."

[5.0] "Not much to her. She was pretty mediocre in the ring, though she was a decent promo. She is only regarded as highly as she is because women's wrestling at the time was pretty weak."

[5.0] "Velvet was never that good in the ring, but she came around during a time that desperately needed any female who could help the division. That is what she & the Beautiful People did. They were good heels & did the mean girl gimmick pretty well."

[1.0] "Are you kidding me. How this woman could be rated so high is beyond me. The only thing she had going for her was her look. She was HORRIBLE at running the ropes. When you take like 70 steps to run the ropes when it only should take a MAXIMUM of 30, you pretty much have no hope whatsoever. So bad in the ring that she almost makes me appreciate Kelly Kelly. At least Kelly made an effort to improve in the ring. This woman was just pure laziness, and her moveset was awful and generic."

[0.0] "Velvet Sky/Talia Madison was a disgusting person on the inside and outside, hated by fellow female wrestlers, loved only by lonely men who couldn't see that without the hair and makeup people, she was dog ugly and had 1990's style implants (y'know, funny shaped and hard as rocks). More importantly than her "Tuesday morning stripper in the worst part of town" routine, I always believed that most women off the street with 12 hours of training could outwrestle Velvet. Her offence was such a joke, I honestly think the average middle school girl could whup her butt if we throw kayfabe out the window. But since it was never about wrestling with her anyway (why the title belts though TNA, why? ! ? ! ? ), I return to her looks again: I have always believed that TNA came up with the Beautiful People to be ironic, and the lonely fanboys took it seriously, finding them beautiful only because it was the name of the tag team said they were beautiful. Objectively though, Velvet, Angelina and Madison were three of the ugliest women on the roster at that time!"

[5.0] "I love Velvet Sky. She looks great just not when she's locking up and wrestling. I'm always excited to see and I think she's entertaining in her promos. She had a really good run with The Beautiful People which to me was a parody of WWE's Diva's Division. And she probably would have fit there a few years ago before they started their "revolution. ""

[1.0] "Velvet Sky, Talia Madison, the one that never goes away. Velvet has been wrestling for almost fifteen, long, drawn out years as of today and she still can barely run the ropes. A sloppy and unimpressive wrestler, Velvet gets by only due to her alleged good looks and alleged improvement. It's by now a sure thing that she'll never be passable inside the ring, as she's had a decade to prove people wrong, she has failed."

[8.0] "She is all right... I like her new character, but now that TNA is so infatuated with The Doll House and their Fan Boy The Pope, I hope she gets a push eventually."

[7.0] "02/2015 - These last months Velvet has hit rock bottom. Apart from skipping, using spray and using clotheslines, I haven't seen much else of her. With hindsight reforming The Beautiful People has been a costly mistake. Nothing came up from it and especially no character development. The biggest knockout disappointment this year. 07/2015 - Velvet needed a change and she got it. Even if she's not perfect in her new version, it is very promising. I alter my rating and wish her good luck."

[8.0] "Velvet Sky was known for her sexy entrance in TNA and her over exaggerated, but often funny mic skills. Seriously hearing Velvet saying things like "BIOTCH! " give me a chuckle from time to time. Velvet can play a babyface and heel role better than Angelina Love can but, the drawback to that is Velvet isn't quite as good in the ring as her bestie. Still it's a welcome sight when Velvet or Angelina are on TNA."

[4.0] "I'd describe Velvet as the lesser half of the Beautiful People in terms of ring skill; her technical and selling abilities never really came together to me. She is, however, perhaps a bit more charismatic than Angelina and better at playing to the crowd, and her entrance is pure fanservice. Best used in tag team matches where her limitations can be masked, which fortunately is what she did for much of her TNA run."

[7.0] "Solid in the ring with plenty of charisma to back it all up. If she was in WWE she would have been the golden girl and could have turned more profit than AJ Lee."

[0.0] "How is this garbage "wrestler" rated so much higher than proper women athletes like The Alpha Female and Emma? Velvet Sky is a terrible excuse for a wrestler, cannot talk, lacks much knowledge on the history of wrestling and has no charisma. Basically, Velvet (great name, by the way. So creative) is the walking incarnation of objectified "diva" in pro-wrestling today, and is marketed solely on the size of her breasts and how trashy of an image she can reflect. This should have no place in wrestling, at all."

[10.0] "right now velvet is tna womens wrestling. i know mickie james and gail kim are bigger names and slightly better in the ring but velvet is quickly getting better and has possibly the best look in the biz. if they dont screw it up with this chris sabin crap"

[3.0] "Dig her entrance. Not a good talker or in-ring performer."

[6.0] "Velvet Sky is a beautiful woman, who is charismatic, and one of the most popular Knockouts in TNA's history. However, as a wrestler she is about average, perhaps even less than average. She has improved quite a lot, however, as a face Velvet Sky is very stale."

[0.0] "She has a look a lot of people seem to love but her in-ring ability is almost non-existent."