Velvet Sky on her negative experience backstage with WWE

The former two-time Knockouts Champion Velvet Sky explained her experience with WWE from 2006. Her response was a reply to Joey Ryan explaining his experience as an enhancement talent. This time period was prior to when she reached success with the Impact Wrestling promotion.

Ryan’s original tweet explains how he experienced negative reactions from WWE’s roster backstage. Former WWE wrestler Lance Storm responded to Ryan’s tweet in regards to the generalization.

Painting with an awfully wide brush here. https://t.co/uqSyoO1e8Y

— Lance Storm (@LanceStorm) February 20, 2019

Once Storm replied, Ryan did explain that he could only speak from his own experience. He continues to further clarify his intention behind his tweet. He speaks on topics that include changing in broom closets and also receiving backlash from sitting in catering, even though he was instructed to do so.

Shit, ur lucky u got the broom closet. Lol In ‘06 I was invited there as an extra & a certain female wrestler had me kicked out of the divas locker room by the makeup lady & made me change in the men’s bathroom w/ a bunch of dude extras cuz I was a “threat” to her job. Fun times. https://t.co/TVjT2WKv3Z

— ?Velvet Sky? (@VelVelHoller) February 22, 2019

Sky enters the conversation by explaining her encounters. She says that having a broom closet to change in would make you “lucky.” When she was invited as an extra, she was kicked out of the Diva’s locker room and had to change in the men’s bathroom with the male extras instead. This was all because she was viewed as a “threat” by a female wrestler at the time.

No I’m not & wasn’t. This was way before TNA. Following my dream to try and make it happen, & the hard times I was given back then at that place was discouraging & disheartening. Joey wasn’t wrong in his tweet. That stuff went on for a lot of Indy guys & girls trying to make it.

— ?Velvet Sky? (@VelVelHoller) February 22, 2019

Sky addresses a fan by explaining that she was not and currently is not a threat. She was simply following her dream at the time and that Ryan is not incorrect with his tweet. Unfortunately, their experiences were quite common amongst the indie wrestlers who were trying to make a name for themselves. Ryan does respond to Storm with, “I’m just happy that the culture of fear is changing.”

The full report of this conversation can be viewed at Wrestling Inc.

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