Independent wrestling star Joey Ryan recently took to Twitter and expressed the following regarding his experiences with WWE while working as an extra, “When I started wrestling, WWE roster guys were told ‘these indie guys are coming for your jobs’ so as extra talent, we got treated like dirt. Now these WWE roster guys are quitting their jobs and coming for our indie money.”
https://twitter.com/JoeyRyanOnline/status/1098120205492862976
Former WWE Superstar Lance Storm accused Ryan of painting with a wide brush:
Painting with an awfully wide brush here. https://t.co/uqSyoO1e8Y
— Lance Storm (@LanceStorm) February 20, 2019
Former IMPACT Wrestling Knockout Velvet Sky shared her own experiences working as an extra in WWE, “Sh*t 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.”
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.
— ✨Velvet Sky✨ (@VelVelHoller) February 22, 2019
When a fan accused Sky of being an actual threat, she responded, “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.”
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
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Velvet Sky & Taryn Terrell
CULVER CITY, CA - JUNE 07: Professional wrestlers Taryn Terrell and Jamie Lynn Szantyr attends Spike TV's "Guys Choice 2014" at Sony Pictures Studios on June 7, 2014 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Mark Davis/WireImage for Spike TV)
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Velvet Sky
CULVER CITY, CA - JUNE 07: Professional wrestler Jamie Lynn Szantyr attends Spike TV's "Guys Choice 2014" at Sony Pictures Studios on June 7, 2014 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Spike TV)
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Velvet Sky & Taryn Terrell
CULVER CITY, CA - JUNE 07: Professional wrestlers Jamie Lynn Szantyr and Taryn Terrell attends Spike TV's "Guys Choice 2014" at Sony Pictures Studios on June 7, 2014 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Spike TV)
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Velvet Sky
CULVER CITY, CA - JUNE 07: Professional wrestler Jamie Lynn Szantyr attends Spike TV's "Guys Choice 2014" at Sony Pictures Studios on June 7, 2014 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Spike TV)
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Velvet Sky, Taryn Terrell & Bully Ray
CULVER CITY, CA - JUNE 07: Professoinal wrestlers Taryn Terrell, Jamie Lynn Szantyr and Bully Ray attend Spike TV's "Guys Choice 2014" at Sony Pictures Studios on June 7, 2014 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Spike TV)
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Velvet Sky & TNA Stars
CULVER CITY, CA - JUNE 07: Professional wrestlers Jessie Godderz, Taryn Terrell, Jamie Lynn Szantyr, and Mark LoMonaco attend Spike TV's "Guys Choice 2014" at Sony Pictures Studios on June 7, 2014 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Mark Davis/WireImage for Spike TV)
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Velvet Sky & Taryn Terrell
LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 07: Taryn Terrell and Jamie Lynn Szantyr attend the Spike TV's "Guys Choice" Awards held at the Sony Studios on June 7, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Tommaso Boddi/WireImage)
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Velvet Sky
LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 07: Jamie Lynn Szantyr attends Spike TV's "Guys Choice" Awards at Sony Studios on June 7, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic)
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Velvet Sky
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 11: Wrestler Jamie Lynn Szantyr attends Annual Charity Day Hosted By Cantor Fitzgerald And BGC at BGC Partners, INC on September 11, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Janette Pellegrini/Getty Images for Cantor Fitzgerald)
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Velvet Sky
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 11: Wrestler Jamie Lynn Szantyr attends Annual Charity Day Hosted By Cantor Fitzgerald And BGC at BGC Partners, INC on September 11, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Janette Pellegrini/Getty Images for Cantor Fitzgerald)
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Velvet Sky & Bully Ray
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 11: (L-R) Wrestler Mark LoMonaco, wrestler Jamie Lynn Szantyr and actor Dominic Chianese attend Annual Charity Day Hosted By Cantor Fitzgerald And BGC at BGC Partners, INC on September 11, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Paul Zimmerman/Getty Images for Cantor Fitzgerald)
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Velvet Sky & Bully Ray
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 11: Wrestler Jamie Lynn Szantyr and Mark LoMonaco attend Annual Charity Day Hosted by Cantor Fitzgerald and BGC at BGC Partners, INC on September 11, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Gary Gershoff/Getty Images for Cantor Fitzgerald)
