{"id":38775,"date":"2023-09-16T09:44:20","date_gmt":"2023-09-16T09:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/miamiheatnation.com\/?p=38775"},"modified":"2023-09-16T09:44:20","modified_gmt":"2023-09-16T09:44:20","slug":"legendary-female-team-make-shock-return-as-fans-beg-them-to-let-pigeons-loose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miamiheatnation.com\/world-news\/legendary-female-team-make-shock-return-as-fans-beg-them-to-let-pigeons-loose\/","title":{"rendered":"Legendary female team make shock return as fans beg them to &#8216;let pigeons loose&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Impact Wrestling celebrated it&apos;s 1000 episode this week, and an iconic female tag team returned for the first time in 13 years to leave the fans wanting more.<\/p>\n<p>For many, the duo of Velvet Sky and Angela Love defined female tag team wrestling in mid to late 2000s.<\/p>\n<p>The pair joined forces in then-TNA wrestling in 2007 on an episode of Impact.<\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE: Bloke &apos;poos himself to death&apos; in incident similar to Elvis Presley&apos;s last moments<\/b><\/p>\n<p>For the next four years, they terrorised the woman of now-Impact Wrestling by putting paper bags over their faces or spraying them with hairspray.<\/p>\n<p>The pair were joined by Billy Gun, Madison Rayne and Lacey Von Erich at various points over the years, and amassed eight championship reigns in either tag team or single competition between them.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30948926.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_image-2.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>But they disbanded in 2010, and went their separate ways.<\/p>\n<p>Velvet Sky, whose real name is Jamie Szantyr, largely retired from in-ring competition, and became a commentator with the National Wrestling Alliance, while Angelina continued to wrestle almost full time across various promotions.<\/p>\n<p>Love, 42, made appearances for House of Hardcore and Ring of Honor, but joined the same company as Velvet, the NWA in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>However, the pair have finally reunited for real, after appearing at Impact&apos;s 1000th episode special.<\/p>\n<p>And it got fans remembering the iconic line that former commentator Tazz would shout when the pair stood ringside, bent over with the camera pointing at their rear.<\/p>\n<p>He would shout \u201cLet the pigeons loose!\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30948923.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_image-3.jpg\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure data-mod=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30886471.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458\/2_Renee-1.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p> &apos;I run a government contracting firm, but I also kick a**e in a wrestling ring&apos;<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/@trinitymirrordigital\/chameleon-branding\/publications\/dailystar\/img\/logo-schema-dailystar.png\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With Tazz no longer being there, as he now commentates for All Elite Wrestling, they were left reminiscing about it.<\/p>\n<p>One wrote, on X\/Twitter: \u201cThe beautiful people are back in the impact zone!!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGet the cameras ready because they&apos;re letting the pigeons loose!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And a second commented: \u201cFinally the Impact Zone is once again beautiful!<\/p>\n<p> \u201cNow let those pigeons loose!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30948924.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_image.jpg\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure data-mod=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30882423.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458\/1_MAIN_THEA.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p> WWE star dubbed &apos;most beautiful and athletic&apos; as fans beg for her to &apos;turn bad&apos;<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/@trinitymirrordigital\/chameleon-branding\/publications\/dailystar\/img\/logo-schema-dailystar.png\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And a third posted: \u201cEveryone talks about ratings constantly these days. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Beautiful People were almost always the highest rated segment every week for TNA\/Impact\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One half of the duo, Angelina Love, is set to return to the ring to represent the pair next week as part of a multi-women tag team match featuring ex-WWE star Mickie James and Impact legends Awesome Kong and Gail Kim when part two of Impact&apos;s 1000 episode celebrations continues.<\/p>\n<p>UK fans can catch it on DAZN.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking <\/i>here<i>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/impact-wrestling-legendary-female-team-30948870\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Impact Wrestling celebrated it&apos;s 1000 episode this week, and an iconic female tag team returned for the first time in 13 years to leave the fans wanting more. 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