Velvet Sky Comments On A Backstage Rumor, Kurt Angle On Jeff Hardy's Return
Velvet Sky stated on Busted Open (which airs every Monday, Wednesday and Friday on Sirius 92 and XM 208 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.) that TNA Wrestling officials clarified to her an online rumor published on various wrestling websites last month indicating that they view her unfavorably: it's untrue.
It was reported in December that much of Karen Jarrett's degrading on-air dialogue toward the wrestling starlet is based on how certain company officials legitimately perceive her. She immediately dismissed the rumor on Twitter, "LOL that RUMOR is so far from the truth. Don't believe everything you read people..." She explains further on Busted Open.
"Honestly, I don't know where that came from but I've spoken to the office. I get along with everyone great in TNA. As far as I know. If they have a problem with me then I don't know, especially when it comes to the office. I've always been very respectful of the office and vice versa," Sky says.
"I never had a problem with anyone in the office or in creative. That rumor is exactly what it is...a rumor. I don't know where it started. The office talked to me about it and clarified it to me that it wasn't true, and don't believe it, it's ridiculous. I didn't believe it in the first place. When that rumor first started, I'm like where did that rumor come from? I get along with everybody. No one thinks that about me. No one thinks I'm too provocative."
Also during the interview, Velvet Sky and Kurt Angle both commented on Jeff Hardy: "We were all concerned about Jeff and his welfare. We wanted Jeff to come back. We love Jeff. He is the coolest guy in the world. I have so much respect for him because he can go anywhere he wants. WWE would hire him like that even after everything that's happened. If he wanted to, and he got released by TNA, WWE would hire him like that. You know why? Because he makes money. He sells merchandise, more than anyone else in this world. So God bless him he could go back to the WWE if he wants. But he wanted to come back here and he wanted to prove to everybody that he could be the wrestler and that he could stay clean. Came back and he humbled himself. Apologized to all of us in the locker room for an hour. Told us the whole deal. Told us the whole deal about his brother. Told us about everything about his story and said listen 'All I'm asking is for one more chance.' And he was so humble and had so much humility. It was like, 'OK you know what, you got your chance, You got more than your chance, We're happy you're here." Jeff right now in his life is the best role model a man can be for any kid. Seriously! If I wanted my kid to be anybody right now, it would be Jeff Hardy. My kid wears his s–t. And I'm like, 'are you kidding me. You don't have the singlet like Daddy.You got Jeff Hardy crap.' He is the epitome of what a wrestler and a role model should be. And he is a good guy, he will take time to say hi to everyone."