Gail Kim Leaves TNA
Posted by Ashish on 08.21.2008
Top Knockout done with promotion...
Gail Kim is done with TNA. No details are available but she has been removed from the roster and Knockouts section of TNA's website. Kim was the first Knockouts Champion and the division was initially built around her.
Is this another one of those stupid worked "releases" that TNA seems to love to do lately?
Or is she like me and is angry that TNA put the belt on some broad with no charisma in her second match with the company?
Posted By: JTX (Guest) on August 21, 2008 at 12:09 AM
Fantastic Job TNA! Its so obvious that there arent any politics in TNA. They took the fantastic Knockouts division and BURIED it within months! Now even though the wrestling is still good, its pretty much shit.
OH WAIT this could be a work. Maybe Gail Kim will come back as some masked wrestler soon
Posted By: natedoggcata (Guest) on August 21, 2008 at 12:10 AM
WOW, thats something you dont hear everyday... jeez, maybe the women are sick of Bimbo Brawls and everything.
Now we should see her in the WWE... wait, thats just hope.
Posted By: The Age Of Awesome (Registered) on August 21, 2008 at 12:12 AM
Maybe she is Suicide rather than Kaz? After all, the "subliminal" flash was during a Knockouts match.
I'm sensing another worked release as well.
And I just have one more thing to say:
COME BACK, D'AMORE!
Posted By: Will_Helm (Guest) on August 21, 2008 at 12:12 AM
Cool they got rid of 1 of the 3 who can ACTUALLY WRESTLE.
Posted By: Guest#9394 (Guest) on August 21, 2008 at 12:14 AM
If she really is done, I hope Vince gives her a second look...she has gotten a lot better since leaving WWE and would be a great asset to their Women's division.
I really hope this isn't a work...
Posted By: Ramsey (Guest) on August 21, 2008 at 12:14 AM
Now this is a surprising development. with the womens division being the best part of TNA with the best storylines and characters, I was thinking of Gail as TNA's Top star. she's equally capable of maintaining the attention of horny teenage boys, guys who love good wrestling, and girls who want a role model, that's both of wrestling's main demographics as well as a 3rd untapped demographic that has proven to be full of cash when tapped.
Could she be pregnant and not want to risk the baby? did she do something bad backstage? Did russo manage to piss her off? Did Vince Hire her?
what happened?
Posted By: Davis (Guest) on August 21, 2008 at 12:15 AM
I note it's Gail Kim v Kong on Impact this week. Perhaps she gets slaughtered, and it's a work to follow that? Doesn't quite make sense, but you never know with TNA...
Posted By: Donners (Guest) on August 21, 2008 at 12:28 AM
Maybe somebody just noticed that Gail's profile wasn't on the TNA website and is just assuming she's left the company. Maybe her being removed from the site was unintentional and some internet wrestling "journalist" is jumping to conclusions. Wouldn't be the first time.
And who ever said this "suicide" thing was Kaz? That's just an assumption.
Posted By: JTX (Guest) on August 21, 2008 at 12:28 AM
Why would Gail Kim leave TNA? I haven't heard of any trouble backstage with her. Did her contract with them expire and nobody knew it was going to? This doesn't make any sense as she's one of the top female wrestlers in TNA and they would want to keep her there. But then again maybe someone messed up and deleted her file and photos off of the website things like that do happen. Hopefully we'll learn more about this soon.
Posted By: Michael (Guest) on August 21, 2008 at 12:32 AM
"Maybe somebody just noticed that Gail's profile wasn't on the TNA website and is just assuming she's left the company. Maybe her being removed from the site was unintentional and some internet wrestling "journalist" is jumping to conclusions. Wouldn't be the first time."
PW Insider is saying when they contacted TNA about Gail's stuff being removed and if that meant Gail was gone, they said something along the lines of "It means what you think it means."
The Observer/F4W site is reporting it now, too.
Posted By: Guest#7977 (Guest) on August 21, 2008 at 12:34 AM
Gail Kim is gone from the Knockouts page at TNA too.
Suicide is the main character of TNA's career mode in the Impact! game.
Posted By: DSJ (Guest) on August 21, 2008 at 12:59 AM
WWE would be stupid NOT to sign her. She would improve the women's division while also helping those girls who need helping...kelly kelly...
Posted By: common sense (Guest) on August 21, 2008 at 01:00 AM
What, Gail is leaving TNA? Wow, maybe WWE will pick her back up if she still plans to wrestle, they could use more women with actual in-ring talent.
Posted By: Shaun (Guest) on August 21, 2008 at 01:07 AM
The question is...does her twin sister have anything to do with this? Pretty convenient, her showing up in the crowd a week before Gail disappears from the company. Along with the alleged claim that her twin sister is the daughter of Earl Hebner, could this all be part of a Ted Dibiase conspiracy to get the belt off of Samoa Joe...tune in to Impact to find out!!
Posted By: Jeff (Guest) on August 21, 2008 at 01:09 AM
GAY GAY GAY GAY GAY GAY FUCKING GAY.
This is terrible news for the Knockouts.
Posted By: m8 (Guest) on August 21, 2008 at 01:11 AM
read the TNA preview morons !!
There will be a Knockouts Street Fight on the broadcast as longtime rivals Gail Kim and Awesome Kong will battle it out!
Posted By: Gail (Guest) on August 21, 2008 at 01:13 AM
There goes my Gail Kim vs Taylor Wilde prediction for Bound for Glory. I guess Cheerleader Saed will be challenging for the title instead???
Posted By: Darren (Guest) on August 21, 2008 at 01:17 AM
oh well, gail kim is good and all, but i dont find her that interesting. now it looks like other chicks'll get a title shot. good for them. Roxxi for champ!
Posted By: Captain Planet (Guest) on August 21, 2008 at 01:17 AM
WAIT HAHAHAHAHA whoever that last guy was i hope you were'nt being serious when you said Gail got sick of bimbo brawls she should go to wwe WWE has one female wrestler the other girls are there for tits and arse
Posted By: Rob (Guest) on August 21, 2008 at 02:06 AM
JTX,
Just so you know, the "some broad with no charisma" that upset Gail Kim so much that you think she left the promotion over... the "broad" trained at the same school as Gail Kim, so they know each other, so learn what you're talking about being you give away the fact you're a whining 15 year old.
Posted By: Guest#4793 (Guest) on August 21, 2008 at 02:06 AM
"read the TNA preview morons !!
There will be a Knockouts Street Fight on the broadcast as longtime rivals Gail Kim and Awesome Kong will battle it out!"
Yeah, in a match taped 8 days ago.
Posted By: Guest#8768 (Guest) on August 21, 2008 at 02:15 AM
EPIC GAIL!!!
Posted By: Guest#7051 (Guest) on August 21, 2008 at 02:56 AM
No!!!!!!!!!!
Posted By: Mr1700 (Guest) on August 21, 2008 at 04:48 AM
I always thought Gail Kim was one of the better in-ring performers while she was in the WWE women's division. I remember watching a PPV with friends shortly after the 'E' released her and hearing someone say "Gail Kim was too good a wrestler. That's why WWE released her."
At the time, the women's division wasn't any good outside of Trish and Lita.
Gail would be a fabulous addition to the WWE women's division. Let's keep our fingers crossed they pick her up.
Posted By: onephatdude (Guest) on August 21, 2008 at 04:51 AM
read the TNA preview morons !!
There will be a Knockouts Street Fight on the broadcast as longtime rivals Gail Kim and Awesome Kong will battle it out!
*** In a match that was taped a few days ago. Remember when Rick Rude showed up in two places at once?
Posted By: Snabbit (Guest) on August 21, 2008 at 05:12 AM
I love me Gail Kim, it's a shame she got released. It seems both WWE and TNA don't know what they have when they have her. Would be nice if I go to sleep then wake up next to her, yea I like that dream lmao. I wish her luck and hope where ever she ends up she will be treated right and they know what to do with her.
Posted By: sam (Guest) on August 21, 2008 at 05:42 AM
this is why TNA is and will always be a joke. You let Scotty D'Amore walk out the door, instead of giving him a big back of money and someone to feed him grapes and wave one of those big Egyptian fans. He took something that a lot of main stream wrestling fans thought was utter crap (read: women's wrestling) and turned it into not only something that was viable, was CARRYING THE WHOLE DAMN SHOW. You let that man leave. You get on your knees and beg that man to continue to help grow your product, not oh well that sucks, what can we do he wants to leave? You make it impossible for him to leave (read: big bag o'money)
You think Mantel, Russo, and JJ are a sound booking team. You find Tenay and West your best option at the announcer position. You feel Team 3D are still incredibly relevant because their "veterans" (read: washed up has beens.) You feel that your weakest part of your show is those little X Division wrestlers. You think putting a mask on CHRISTOPHER FUCKING DANIELS is a great idea, because people watch wrestling for comedy bits. You feel Joe plays a whiny baby face roll, better then he does a dominate bad ass death machine. Your making the right decision by jobbing out one of the most popular tag teams on the indy and Japanese scene, because they didn't want to bleed in one match nine months ago. You think Kurt Angle is a great actor. You know I am willing to put ROH as the number two company in America over you. I am willing to put FIP, FCW, and PWG in front of you. A good promotion a tv show does not make. If I were Spike I would be looking to get out of my deal with you at this point, because "She's the Sheriff" would probably be cheaper and draw just as many viewers as this sorry state of a promotion does.
Susane Summers < TNA
Posted By: Kip (Guest) on August 21, 2008 at 06:04 AM
Thank god.....I love that woman and will be happy to see her back in WWE
Posted By: bigbob (Guest) on August 21, 2008 at 06:13 AM
If this is a work... Lame.
Gail Kim was the ladies "Sting" she could have an acceptable match with anyone.
Should of built up Roxxi earlier.
Oh well, let the SHIMMER CHICKS run wild. and the division will be dead in 5 months from lack of sticking around.
GOOD JOB TNA!
Posted By: The Fuj (Guest) on August 21, 2008 at 06:37 AM
TNA is such a fucking joke, I'm glad Gail Kim recognized a sinking ship and jumped to better things.
Posted By: Guest#7490 (Guest) on August 21, 2008 at 06:54 AM
Clever girl. Now if the rest would all follow Gail's lead and follow suit.
Posted By: Guest#9208 (Guest) on August 21, 2008 at 07:09 AM
i love the smell of smark in the morning
Posted By: Polish Post (Guest) on August 21, 2008 at 07:22 AM
Perhaps she wants a WWE contract so she can get naked again, but this time for Playboy megabucks rather than some mobile phone download.
Seriously, this is a loss to TNA if she has left.
Posted By: JAK (Guest) on August 21, 2008 at 07:27 AM
That's why you'll be seeing Gail in the WWE.
Posted By: shone jones (Guest) on August 21, 2008 at 07:28 AM
If this story is a shoot it is sad news indeed. To those who think she's jumping to WWE I would say it's possible, but not likely. Given the women's roster Vince has now I don't see Gail fitting in very well.
The good news is that the TNA Knockout division is certainly deeper wrestling-wise then WWE's Divas roster. Just like everything else, with every departure, there's an opportunity for someone else to step up. We shall see.
Posted By: Reality Czech (Guest) on August 21, 2008 at 07:40 AM
two words... Curry and Woman.
Posted By: squirrel master (Guest) on August 21, 2008 at 08:21 AM
This report is pretty frivolous without details. I don't know what to believe anymore. Are they jumping the gun with this report just because her profile is gone? Are they renegotiating her contract? WTF?
Posted By: bighustle (Guest) on August 21, 2008 at 08:46 AM
WHAT THE FUUUUUUUCK!
Posted By: bighustle: please don't censor (Guest) on August 21, 2008 at 08:49 AM
I think Kip said it best. WTF?
Posted By: WTF? (Guest) on August 21, 2008 at 09:00 AM
Can't you all just WAIT and see why she's done instead of knocking TNA. This could range from anything from family problems or maybe being tired of wrestling or it could just be a work. For the gut talking about Scott D'amore, he left because of FAMILY REASONS NOT because tna kicked him out. People are just too quick to blast a company whether it be wwe or tna without finding out the details.
Posted By: cj (Guest) on August 21, 2008 at 09:01 AM
Beth Phoenix vs. Gail Kim at WMXXV for the women's title, Book It. We also know now who the next WWE Diva in PlayBoy for 2009 will be!!
Posted By: andersonpillman (Guest) on August 21, 2008 at 09:12 AM
And its sad that everyone on here is celebrating. Maybe I'd celebrate if it were WWE only because its the top organization and there is no shot of them going out of business at this point (despite what SOME TNA marks would want u to believe).
But for a company like TNA, who's been making serious business strides in the past year. Who's been expanding and touring across the country vigourously. Who's been doing great international business. Who've finally seen some economic growth in the past year. Who's success now rests partly on the shoulders of their incredible Knockouts division...for them to lose one of, if not, THE key player in that division...it f****n sucks.
And yet some on here have this, "good riddance, TNA's a sinking ship" attitude. I'm glad you feel that TNA needs to die so badly. So WWE can be the only organization again and won't have to step up their game due to lack of competition. I'm glad you think that its great to have no nationally televised alternative. Sorry, but as alternative as it might be, ROH isn't trying to be on television anytime soon. I'm glad all of you feel that TNA needs to roll over and die so that WWE and Vince McMahon can continue to dictate what they feel wrestling should be. I'm glad you feel that TNA should die so that guys like AJ Styles, Kaz, Samoa Joe and a host of others can water down their style to cater to WWE and be given little to no opportunity to showcase their athletic ability. So that veterans who've given their all to the business only to be cast off as worthless by a guy who likes his ass to be kissed won't have a place to continue their glory or to put over the youngsters. So that dozens of talented wrestlers who don't quite fit the WWE's "mold" have no other big money options in the United States. I'm glad you all are celebrating now, because the day TNA goes out of business like you so dearly want it to, it'll be a truly sad day for American wrestling. Hope you have enough money to cough up for poorly produced regional indy fed dvds. Cus that'll be your only American alternative. Have a nice f****n day.
Posted By: bighustle (Guest) on August 21, 2008 at 09:30 AM
You know, I've been thinking for a long time that if Vince ever decides to raid talent from TNA (which I'm shocked he has not tried to do at all yet) I would raid the Knockouts Division. I mean, think about it, he grabs Kong, Brooks, Saieed, the Beautiful People, and ODB. Add that to the current Divas in the WWE, throw in a couple more, you've got your own show to maybe replace ECW.
Posted By: Brian (Guest) on August 21, 2008 at 09:33 AM
I think the real joke here is that people are crapping all over TNA when it could quite possibly not even be thier fault she has left the company.
Posted By: Stephen Bayne (Guest) on August 21, 2008 at 10:04 AM
They're hoping for us to tune in to Impact tonight to see if they can reach 1.3 because I smell a work.
Posted By: Rorschach (Guest) on August 21, 2008 at 10:34 AM
Coming soon... Curry Woman!
Posted By: Shockmaster (Guest) on August 21, 2008 at 10:34 AM
So her profile is missing from TNA and people are assuming she's gone back to the WWE or left over a disagreement.
There are NO DETAILS so we don't even know if she's gone or even if they are planning a story where she's fired.
Posted By: Curtis (Guest) on August 21, 2008 at 10:36 AM
Come back to WWE, Gail, you're missed there.
Posted By: William (Guest) on August 21, 2008 at 10:57 AM
Gotta love those WWE marks yeah who wouldn't want to jump ship to that "talented" womens division get a reality check the wwe has the worst womens division in wrestling and barely uses it.
Posted By: LMAO at wwe marks (Guest) on August 21, 2008 at 11:44 AM
The only reason vinnie paid attention to women wrassling was because of TNA! He screwed gail before and obviously would again - except with viagra because he can't get it up w/out it or showing his ass to a man! God luck Gail you are the bomb!
Posted By: Brother Bob Onit (Guest) on August 21, 2008 at 12:09 PM
"Gotta love those WWE marks yeah who wouldn't want to jump ship to that "talented" womens division get a reality check the wwe has the worst womens division in wrestling and barely uses it."
Wow. You're a idiot and obviously haven't seen the WWE women wrestle for some time because they've been pretty good lately.
And who would want to go there, you ask? From the looks of things, Gail Kim.
Posted By: Guest#1058 (Guest) on August 21, 2008 at 01:01 PM
She will come back as Currygirl.
Posted By: Dawson (Guest) on August 21, 2008 at 01:28 PM
So I literally just watched the days-old video with all the Canadian stars about how excited they are for No Surrender to be in Oshawa, with Gail a huge focus, and now she's gone? Wow what the hell?
Posted By: CyclopsScott (Guest) on August 21, 2008 at 02:30 PM
Yes.. I beat everyone to the CurryWoman joke..
Posted By: squirrel master (Guest) on August 21, 2008 at 06:17 PM
The Greatest female in ring performer since Medussa. She will turn up somewhere. ROH! She can launch a divas division there!
Posted By: The Coach (Guest) on August 21, 2008 at 07:20 PM
I was going to leave the suggestion of a "Diva on a Pole" match - to determine which fed Gail shows up in next. But - - all of you guys probably would have taken that the wrong way... hahahahaha
Posted By: BarnDude (Registered) on August 22, 2008 at 08:33 AM
gail kim's alleged twin sister has nothing to do with it because its not her real sister it IS earl hebners daughter because i am best friends with katie (earl hebners daughter and friends with the whole hebner family they had her do that skit because she is an aspiring actress and for god sakes how old is gail kim because katie is only 14
Posted By: ???? (Guest) on August 24, 2008 at 09:30 PM
I'm glad she's gone!. She has been nothing but a spot light stealer and now that TNA has givein the spot light to other female wrestlers kim couldn't take it and left. WWE SUCKS and has for the last 2-3 years!. John cena is a bad joke who wouldn't man up and wrestle Ron the truth killings. Ron Killings called out John Cena and John Cena like the little bitch he truly is wouldn't face him. WWE = BAD OVER PAID WRESTLERS!..TNA TNA TNA!
Posted By: TNA FAN 4 LIFE (Guest) on September 26, 2008 at 05:12 PM
