According to the interviewer, Kevin Eck - who was on the WWE creative team in 2011 - Vince McMahon didn't think fans wanted to see women fight like men. Gail Kim talks about that environment and why it's changed:
"It wasn't politically correct to say out loud, nor would they say that straight up, but -- I'm not going to say which agent said it -- but they would tell us that Vince doesn't like that. I remember specifically a match I had on Superstars with Jillian [Hall]. We got seven minutes, which was rare back then -- we usually got three minutes. There's no way to tell a story in the ring in that time, so when we had a match on Superstars it was like a pay-per-view match [laughs]. Jillian and I had awesome chemistry, so we'd want to wrestle. We wanted to do a superplex off the top rope, and the agent -- again, I'm not going to name names -- said, 'Go ahead. I'll take the heat for it,' because he knew Vince wouldn't really be happy with that. Now I heard WWE has announced a Money in the Bank match for the girls. I honestly feel like [Triple H] has done so much for the girls, because he started that whole thing in NXT with the Four Horsewomen. When I left WWE, he was one of the people who was so positive. He told me, 'You're talented and don't let anyone else tell you any different.' I was very flattered and glad that he respected women's wrestling."
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June 10, 2017
Gail Kim On Triple H Creating Change For Women In WWE
June 14, 2016
2016 TNA Hall Of Fame Inductee Revealed At Tonight’s Impact Wrestling Tapings
According to live reports from tonight’s Impact Wrestling TV tapings in Orlando, TNA Knockout Gail Kim was announced as the next inductee into the TNA Hall of Fame.
After gathering the TNA roster at the top of the stage, TNA President Dixie Carter announced Gail Kim would be the 2016 inductee of the TNA Hall of Fame; the induction ceremony will take place during TNA Bound For Glory weekend in October.
Gail Kim has been a five time TNA Knockouts Champion and a TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champion, and she has competed for TNA since 2005. Her first run was from 2005 to 2008, then following a return to WWE she has been back with TNA since 2011.
November 6, 2015
Full 2015 PWI Female 50 List Revealed
As previously announced, Nikki Bella tops the list, followed by Paige, Sasha Banks, Santana Garrett and Gail Kim.
View the full list below. Last year’s placement is in parenthesis:
1. Nikki Bella (24)
2. Paige (1)
3. Sasha Banks (-)
4. Santana Garrett (15)
5. Gail Kim (3)
6. Charlotte (10)
7. Naomi (39)
8. Cherry Bomb (26)
9. Courtney Rush (8)
10. Taryn Terrell (36)
11. Bayley (19)
12. Brie Bella (16)
13. Sexy Star (-)
14. Cheerleader Melissa (4)
15. LuFisto (5)
16. Nicole Matthews (30)
17. Becky Lynch (41)
18. Kimber Lee (28)
19. Natalya (9)
20. Jessicka Havok (13)
November 13, 2014
Paige & AJ Lee Lead the 2014 PWI “Female 50″
Pro Wrestling Illustrated’s annual “Female 50″ ranking of female pro wrestlers will be included in the February 2015 edition of the magazine. Subscribers of PWI’s digital magazine got the issue early, and the list includes WWE Divas Paige, AJ Lee and Natalya, NXT stand-out Charlotte, TNA Knockouts Gail Kim and Angelina Love, and many others.
The top 10 is featured below, and you can subscribe to the digital edition now for just $19.95 per year.
1. Paige
2. AJ Lee
3. Gail Kim
4. Cheerleader Melissa
5. LuFisto
6. Angelina Love
7. Ivellisse
8. Courtney Rush
9. Natalya
10. Charlotte
This year, PWI has said the list may be more controversial than usual, as women’s wrestling has been more popular than ever due to the rise of WWE’s reality series Total Divas. Paige, who made her debut after WrestleMania XXX earlier this year, topped the list and beat out Divas Champion AJ Lee. It seems her run as NXT Women’s Champion, debut and instant leap to the top of the WWE women’s division was enough to give her Paige the edge.
February 9, 2014
Men's Health Magazine Looks at Tough Women's Wrestlers
Men's Health has an article up on women's wrestlers who can kick ass. They list Aksana, Cheerleader Melissa, The Bella Twins, Gail Kim, AJ Lee, Taryn Terrell, Thea Trinidad (Rosita) and Rosa Mendes. Click here.
October 26, 2013
Divas and Knockouts Top PWI Female 50
Diva Dirt reports that the Pro Wrestling Illustrated Female Top 50 will be released on newsstands soon but the top 10 looks like this:
1. Cheerleader Melissa
2. Mickie James
3. Saraya Knight
4. Jessicka Havok
5. Kaitlyn
6. Gail Kim
7. Kacee Carlisle
8. Tara
9. AJ Lee
10. Mercedes Martinez
October 18, 2012
2012 PWI Female 50 Revealed
The full countdown is as follows:
1. Gail Kim
2. Beth Phoenix
3. Cheerleader Melissa
4. Sara Del Rey
5. Jessicka Havok
6. Layla
7. Miss Tessmacher
8. Saraya Knight
9. Mercedes Martinez
10. Tara
11. Hailey Hatred
12. Natalya
13. Jazz
14. Velvet Sky
15. Madison Rayne
16. Mickie James
17. LuFisto
18. Winter
19. Tamina Snuka
20. MsChif
October 15, 2012
Gail Kim Named The Best Women's Wrestler Of 2012 - Ranked No. 1 In 5th Annual 'PWI Female 50'
Gail Kim has earned the number one position in Pro Wrestling Illustrated's fifth annual "PWI Female 50" list, which ranks the top 50 women's wrestlers in North America from July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012. She succeeds Madison Eagles, who ranked No. 1 in last year's list.
Pro Wrestling Illustrated attributes their decision to ranking Kim as the top women's wrestler in North America to her record-breaking 210-day reign as TNA Women's Knockout Champion.
The full list will be revealed this Thursday when the annual issue is released via digital download. The magazine will hit newsstands later this month.
October 20, 2011
October 13, 2011
September 30, 2011
WWE Diva Officially Gone Two Months After Trying to Quit
WWE has removed Gail Kim's profile from their website, indicating her official departure from WWE. Gail, who tried quitting two months ago, is scheduled for her first shoot interview with WWNLive.com on October 12. Apparently WWE wouldn't release her from her contract and just allowed it to run out. On her Twitter page, Gail appeared to address WWE removing her profile: "Yeah I guess they're slow. Cuffs should've been off last week."
source: pwtorch.com
August 9, 2011
Gail Kim Addresses Her Status With WWE
Gail Kim via Twitter:
"This is the current situation 4 every1 who's asking: I quit last mon. And apparently after a total of 5 yrs of working for a co. where I was not utilized or appreciated,I'm now 4 some reason,valuable enough 2 keep me under the remainder of my contract so I can't work elsewhere. Controlling? Thoughts?"
August 5, 2011
Gail Kim Claims She Has Quit WWE
On her official twitter Gail posted:
"Hey I just wanted every1 to know that I officially quit WWE on monday. So thank u wwe fans! This won't be the last u see of me. Love u guys :)"
Kim eliminated herself from the Diva Battle Royale on Monday Night Raw claiming she was protesting being told to leave the ring early. Recently, she has made several critical comments about the lack of focus on women's wrestling in WWE and the creative team's misuse of her and other divas.
June 30, 2011
This Day in Wrestling History
Happy Birthday to Terry Funk
June 30, 1944
Gail Kim wins the WWE Women's Title in a Battle Royal upon her debut in WWE. She would be released from the company a year later in November of 2004.
June 30, 2003
March 27, 2011
September 12, 2010
PWI Female 50 2010
1) Michelle McCool
2) Angelina Love
3) Mercedes Martinez
4) Cheerleader Melissa
5) Eve Torres
6) Madison Rayne
7) Beth Phoenix
8) Mickie James
9) MsChif
10) Maryse
11) Tara
12) Sara Del Rey
13) Gail Kim
14) Awesome Kong
15) Madison Eagles
16) Sarita
17) Alicia Fox
18) Taylor Wilde
19) Daffney
20) Hamada
Click here for 21-50.
There is also a ‘One to Watch’ feature on Washington, DC's own Mia Yim.
May 31, 2010
Gail Kim's New Movie
Gail Kim's new movie Ninjas Creed, formerly called Royal Kill, will finally be released on DVD July 20th. The movie also features Pat Morita of Karate Kid fame, actor Eric Roberts and a small role with former WWE star Jimmy Wang Yang as a police officer. Gail plays a female assassin in the movie. Below is the synopsis:
When a female assassin is sent to the U.S. to kill the last living heir to the modern-day Himalayan Kingdom, a royal soldier is also sent to protect the princess. When he is face-to-face with the assassin, his duty to the Kingdom becomes compromised. As they battle, secrets are uncovered and the line between good and evil is erased. Only one mission can be completed and only one person can survive.
source: lordsofpain.net
August 29, 2009
WWE Stars Appearing on The Food Network
Over the SummerSlam weekend in LA, WWE stars Jim Ross, The Miz, Gail Kim, Big Show and Stephanie McMahon all filmed a segment which will air on The Food Network's "Dinner Impossible" show in November.
August 21, 2009
Kaliqo's Commentary on the Mickie James vs. Gail Kim Match
Reportedly, Mickie James received a lot of heat for showing her frustration at the the end of her match with Gail Kim. It was obvious that Gail was hurt during the match. Mickie broke character, and showed her concern for Gail. She raised Gail's hand at the end of the match, even though she pinned her.
If this is true (and I hope it is), I am in agreement with the WWE office being upset with her. We fans understand that the Superstars/Divas are not legitimately trying to hurt each other. And I'm sure when they do, they feel remorse - well at least some of them. But wrestling is about playing your part and Mickie didn't play her part last Monday.
When The Kliq (Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall) embraced in the middle of the ring at Madison Square Garden, Hunter was chastised, offered his release, humiliated and buried. If Mickie only go yelled at, I think she got off easy. It has been roughly 13 years since the "MSG Curtain Call". You would think the younger starts would learn from the mistakes of the veterans. She isn't going to get much sympathy here.
June 30, 2009
Results of the Mini-Draft
Donald Trump approved a 15 Superstar trade among the three brands before he was fired last week. The trades are as follows.
Raw: Gail Kim, Alicia Fox, Jack Swagger, Evan Bourne and Mark Henry.
Smackdown: Matt Hardy, Finlay, David Hart Smith, Tyson Kidd and Natalya.
ECW: Shelton Benjamin, Goldust, William Regal and The Bella Twins.
