Gail Kim
Gail Kim (born February 20, 1977) is a Canadian semi-retired professional wrestler, currently signed to TNA Wrestling, where she serves as a producer and occasional on-screen talent. In Impact Wrestling she was the inaugural and record setting seven-time Knockouts Champion and she also was a one-time Knockouts Tag Team Champion with Madison Rayne. She is also known for her two stints in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), where she won the WWE Women's Championship in her first match.
| Gail Kim | |
|---|---|
Kim in 2017 | |
| Born | February 20, 1977 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Alma mater | Ryerson University |
| Spouse(s) |
Robert Irvine (m. 2012) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Gail Kim La Felina |
| Billed height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
| Billed weight | 120 lb (54 kg) |
| Billed from | Tampa, Florida Toronto, Ontario, Canada South Korea |
| Trained by | Ron Hutchison Rob Etcheverria Dave Finlay |
| Debut | December 2000 |
| Retired | April 28, 2019 |
Kim began her career wrestling on the Canadian-American independent circuit, before joining WWE in 2002. She became the first WWE Diva in history to win a championship in her debut match. After being released by WWE in 2004, Kim joined TNA in September 2005. There, she joined the tag team America's Most Wanted as their valet. After the dissolution of the group, Kim performed as a singles wrestler, eventually becoming the inaugural TNA Knockouts Champion in October 2007. During her time in TNA, she had an acclaimed feud with Awesome Kong, which is generally considered one of the greatest women's wrestling feuds of the 2000s.
She later left TNA in August 2008, to return to WWE three months later, where she remained until 2011. The following October she returned to TNA. In 2012, Pro Wrestling Illustrated named Kim the number one female wrestler in the world and in 2016 she was announced as the first female inductee into the TNA Wrestling Hall of Fame.