{"id":21317,"date":"2016-05-31T08:56:18","date_gmt":"2016-05-31T13:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=21317"},"modified":"2016-05-31T10:21:03","modified_gmt":"2016-05-31T15:21:03","slug":"former-tna-ko-champ-velvet-sky-eyeing-wwe-espn-leave-tna-talks-bubba-ray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/05\/31\/former-tna-ko-champ-velvet-sky-eyeing-wwe-espn-leave-tna-talks-bubba-ray\/","title":{"rendered":"Former TNA KO champ Velvet Sky eyeing WWE or ESPN, why did she leave TNA?, talks Bubba Ray"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1284656024\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>After leaving TNA, former Knockouts champion Velvet Sky says she is looking to join either WWE or ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>Sky promoted her post-TNA ambitions <a href=\"http:\/\/www.si.com\/extra-mustard\/2016\/05\/31\/velvet-sky-tna-wwe-bubba-dudley\" target=\"_blank\">in an interview with Sports Illustrated<\/a> talking about wanting to test herself against WWE&#8217;s women&#8217;s roster, especially\u00a0NXT.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think I would do well there,&#8221; Sky told SI&#8217;s Justin Barrasso. \u201cThe women there are killing it, and empowering and building up the women would be a great role for me. Bayley is so much fun to watch wrestle. She has so much energy and passion, and the people feel her energy and feed off that. She\u2019s so great at expressing herself, and she\u2019s so genuine.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sky also mentioned\u00a0main roster star Natalya:\u00a0&#8220;Nattie Neidhart is also someone I\u2019d love to work with. I\u2019ve known her for a long time, and she is someone that I look up to and respect. She\u2019s someone I\u2019d love to learn even more from,&#8221; Sky said.<\/p>\n<p>Sky said her ultimate career goal is to make it to WWE. \u00a0\u201cThat is why I sacrificed right from the beginning,\u201d she said. \u201cThat is why I left college, and the reason why I wrestled every weekend. The indie\u00a0scene is not glitz and glamour, but a chance with the WWE is the reason I did this from the very beginning. I would totally embrace any opportunity with the WWE.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It helps that her boyfriend, WWE star Bubba Ray Dudley, is part of the company after leaving TNA for WWE, along with colleagues Samoa Joe, Austin Aries, Eric Young, and Bobby Roode.\u00a0Sky said Bubba has helped her grow in her career, preparing her for WWE. &#8220;He\u2019s very supportive of me and so inspiring. He is so motivating and helps me believe in myself,&#8221; Sky said.<\/p>\n<p>If it doesn&#8217;t work out\u00a0with WWE, though, Sky noted that she&#8217;s interested in working for ESPN, especially since she lives near their\u00a0campus in Bristol, Conn.<\/p>\n<p>As for leaving TNA, Sky said it was the right time after accomplishing everything she could in the promotion.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2599038790\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cLeaving TNA was best for me,\u201d Sky said. \u201cI\u2019d been there for almost ten years and I\u2019d accomplished everything I wanted to do. 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