Back in 2017, after 15 years in professional wrestling, former TNA knockouts champion Velvet Sky announced her retirement from in-ring competition. She left TNA wrestling a one time knockouts tag team champion and a former two time knockouts champion.
The longtime TNA knockout was recently interviewed by Ringside Geeks and gave an update on her retirement status:
"I do get asked that a lot by fans so I don't know if everyone knows, but I am retired from in-ring action for a couple years now. I did it for 15 years. I wrestled for 15 years, and that's just a lot of wear and tear on one's body, you know? So, at a certain point in every wrestler's career, whether it be younger or older, you just have to know when enough is enough. The older I got, like, thank God I never sustained any serious injuries. I mean, I've definitely had my wear and tear bumps and bruises here and there. But, like I said, you just gotta know, listen to your body, and know when enough is enough.
"I made a really good transition. I'm a personal trainer, I have clients back home now that I kind of help put their bodies together and stuff, and their health together. And I'm kinda rebuilding myself physically at the same time, too. Because, again, 15 years is a long time. It's better to go off on my own terms than go off because I had to cuz I got seriously injured. I had a great time in the ring with The Beautiful People and everything that I did and everything I set out to do, I pretty much accomplished it."
In terms of her favorite moment of her career, Velvet stated that it is hard to think of one on the spot because she had "so much fun in the ring each time I went out there."
"Whether it was mean girl, Beautiful People Velvet Sky, or crowd favorite babyface Velvet Sky, no matter what I was doing out there, I always had a great time," Velvet added. "But I will say [that] one of the most memorable matches that stood out to me was with Awesome Kong when I had the stretcher match with her and she gave me about six of her implant busters in a row. I took six of those in a row, and I can't even imagine doing that, like, today nowadays. So, it just goes to show you over time how when you're younger in the business, your body can withstand a lot."
Sky clarifies that she can still go in the ring, but wanted to retire so she could "stand up straight when I'm 60."
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