For the first time in company history, TNA will begin providing taped specials for PPV content next month, similar to WWE’s DVD documentaries, which run in one month intervals.
The first TNA special is titled “TNA Wrestling Knockouts: Mad Sexy Volume 1.”

Hosted by Christy Hemme, the special will feature TNA Knockouts bouts featuring Angelina Love, Velvet Sky and former TNA star Gail Kim, who has since left the company for WWE.

The following is a description of the show:

TNA Wrestling Knockouts: Mad Sexy Vol. 1
PPV Premiere: Saturday, October 2, 2010
TNA Wrestling Knockouts: Mad Sexy Volume 1, hosted by Playboy centerfold and TNA Knockout Christy Hemme, will feature top matches from the past between TNA Knockouts like Angelina Love, Velvet Sky and Gail Kim. Dont miss the hot, mad sexy action right here exclusively on Pay-Per-View!
Running Time: 0:58
Rating: TV-14 (L,S,V)

Over the past couple of days, I’ve developed an awesome friendship with Former WWE Diva the “9th Wonder of The World” Chyna!, & I recently asked her about her thoughts on our girl Gail Kim, read below to see her response to my question.

Hey love. I don’t know Gail Kim personally. I have seen a few of her matches and think she has a great amount of skill and talent, She’s a true superstar in her own right and is deserving of everything she has gotten from what I’ve seen.

In an industry where Asian wrestlers have frequently played exaggerated ethnic caricatures (Mr. Fuji, The Orient Express), Gail Kim redefines the WWE stage

By Timothy Yoo

Every Monday night, WWE Raw, World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.’s flagship program, routinely draws more than five million viewers to its unique brand of sports theater. Large, impossibly sculpted grapplers toss, dropkick and body slam each other around a 20-by-20-foot square ring in front of thousands of fervent fans. The story arcs include clandestine alliances, conspiracies and backstabbing—and you thought Korean dramas had byzantine plots?—all of which make for an explosive yet highly entertaining spectacle. It’s not your father’s ole’ wrasslin’ show. The preferred term, in fact, is now sports entertainment—with emphasis on the second word—a Molotov cocktail-like blend of equal parts over-the-top showmanship and world-class athleticism.

This often larger-than-life world of sports entertainment, it might seem, is an odd place for a 5-foot-4 Korean girl from western Toronto, Ontario. But for WWE Diva Gail Kim, one of the company’s top performers, there’s no place else she’d rather be. “I couldn’t be any happier,” says the former two-time women’s champion. “I’m doing what I love to do.”

Gail, who first signed with WWE in 2002, competes on Raw in the company’s “Divas” division, WWE’s designation for its increasingly popular assemblage of female talent. WWE Divas are more than just pretty faces; it’s not enough simply to be an attractive wallflower. Gone are the days when women in professional wrestling were mostly confined to roles as lovely but frail managers or valets who escorted the male competitors to the ring and often played the dainty damsel-in-distress. Indeed, Divas today work with a level of physicality and an in-ring tempo that approaches, and in many ways exceeds, that of their male counterparts—the WWE Superstars.

And among the Divas, Gail is one of the very best. In the ring, she’s well known to WWE followers for her acrobatic moves and creative high-flying attacks. Her gregarious personality, which seeps through onscreen as well as in conversation, and the earnestness with which she approaches her chosen craft, make her a popular fan-favorite (or babyface in wrestling parlance). Her entrance music, “Strong and Sexy,” amply describes her in-ring persona: a beautiful and serious athlete who just also happens to be Korean.
So how did Gail get her start?
“I was always a huge WWE [formerly WWF] fan growing up,” says the 33-year-old native Canadian, who is now based in Tampa, Fla. “Hulk Hogan. Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart. Tito Santana. I loved all those guys. And then in my late teens and early 20s, I started to get obsessed with it.” Gail, a natural athlete who grew up playing soccer (she rooted for Korea during the World Cup), volleyball and golf (having had typical “golf-crazed Korean parents,” she explains), remembers being drawn to the athletic side of the sports entertainment business.
“I was one credit shy [in late 2000] of getting my degree in nutrition at Ryerson University, when I decided to leave school and pursue my dream.” She adds with a giggle: “I’m a very spontaneous person!” So, just like that, she dropped out—keeping it from her parents at first—and enrolled in a professional wrestling school in Toronto, where she learned the basics of the trade: taking bumps, selling opponents’ moves, developing a character, etc. Gail also received extensive training in the Mexican lucha libre style of wrestling, which places a higher emphasis on dizzying acrobatics and aerial-based maneuvers.

After honing her skills in various independent Canadian promotions, Gail received her big break in the form of a tryout with WWE, the industry’s biggest and most influential company, in 2002. After what she describes as a “perfect” audition, she was signed to a development deal and later made her TV debut on a June 2003 episode of Raw. She didn’t wait long to make an impact. That same night, she vanquished six other Divas in a battle royal to capture the WWE Women’s Championship. Although it remains a career highlight, the details of that night, Gail admits, are a bit of a blur. “I was so excited, and it all happened so fast that I can’t remember the particulars of the match itself,” she recalls. “I do remember my older sister, Jinnie, drove down to Buffalo from Toronto and cheered me on from the front row. So it was a very special night, which I got to share with loved ones.”

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Professional wrestling traces its roots all the way back to the late 19th century, when barnstorming promoters, as part of traveling carnivals, would stage legitimate catch-style wrestling matches. It gradually evolved to where the competitors would “work” the contests to add dramatic flair and more entertainment value. “Kayfabe” refers to the portrayal of the competition as genuine. In the past, wrestlers would protect kayfabe by zealously shielding the true nature of the action from the public. While those days are long over, the real physicality involved remains unchanged. It is now widespread and well accepted that the match results are predetermined. Just don’t mutter the dreaded F-word in front of Gail. That word—fake—suggests something artificial, or not real. But the physical toll, as Gail can attest, is tangibly real. After all, you can’t fake gravity.

“I’ve broken my collarbone; in addition, I’ve worked constantly through various nicks and bruises,” relays Gail, who still finds the time to lift weights nearly every day. She takes meticulous care of her body, making sure to stretch carefully before each match. “What we do in the ring is incredibly demanding, physically.”

The nomadic lifestyle, at times, can also get exhausting. Gail, like most WWE talent on a full-time schedule, travels five days a week, which translates to roughly 260 days a year on the road, with no off-season. Every night, it’s a different city, a different hotel room, a different venue. A typical day involves checking into a hotel, finding a place to eat, squeezing in a workout and then heading to the arena to prepare for the show. Rinse and repeat in the next town. Fortunately for Gail, she enjoys traveling to new places and experiencing new things, although she confesses that it’s not always easy to find good Korean food. “I love kimchi!” she says. “When I did a tour in Korea, people commented, ‘Gail, kimchi jal meogeo! (you eat kimchi well!).’ Thankfully, my mother cooks a lot of good Korean food when I go home.” Her parents, initially wary of her career choice, have since come around and are “proud” of what she does.

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On a recent episode of Raw, Gail is doing her thing, competing against fellow Diva Jillian Hall, a buxom blonde brawler. For Gail, the adrenaline rush that she feels in the ring is almost indescribable, but second to none. As Jillian hoists Gail on her shoulders for a scoop slam, Gail twists away and surprises Jillian with her finishing move, Eat Defeat. Gail grabs Jillian’s left arm and with her right foot planted under Jillian’s chin, she falls backward toward the mat with her leg still extended, driving her boot forcefully (all within kayfabe, of course) into her opponent’s jaw. Eat that!

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WWE is big business. This year, its annual showcase, Wrestlemania, drew nearly 900,000 pay-per-view buys, and the company’s net revenue in 2008 exceeded $500 million. The Connecticut-headquartered company, which has been publicly traded since 1999, has also expanded its reach beyond the ring, venturing into films, books and video games, among other segments—all different components of an ever-expanding sports entertainment empire. These days, WWE is aiming to provide more PG, “family-friendly” fare, as roughly 40 percent of the company’s audience is now comprised of women and children.

This month, on August 15, the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles will host one of WWE’s biggest pay-per-view events, SummerSlam, where Gail hopes to compete for the WWE Divas Championship. She will also participate in SummerSlam Axxess, a two-day event on August 14 and 15 at L.A. Live, the downtown entertainment complex, where fans will get the chance to meet, get autographs from, and take photos with various WWE Superstars and Divas. Gail hopes to see more Koreans in the crowd. “I enjoy the opportunity to connect with my Korean fans.”

Gail envisions competing in the ring for at least a few more years before hanging up her boots. While she is mindful of how much she has already accomplished, she still has a few personal goals to check off, including one day headlining at a Wrestlemania event. One thing is for certain: she believes in herself. “For me, it was never a matter of ‘if’ I would succeed, but ‘when.’”

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TNAWrestling.com is counting down the greatest moments in TNA from 2007 – present, and we all know Gail has had some amazing moments during her time in the company but the biggest one of all is when Gail was the first ever TNA Knockouts Champion “Gail Kim becomes the first Women’s Champion (Bound For Glory 2007)” you can vote for Gail by clicking the link below, & TNA will choose the top 3 winners, So head over there and vote for our girl Gail.

Related Links:
- Vote for Gail : view

Hey Guys & Gals this is Devin ( I will popping up from time to time), I have been spending the last 3 days behind the scenes working on Gail’s full win, loss record. Yes! you heard that right from WWE, TNA & WWE again, I have listed all of Gail’s matches that ended in wins, losses & no contest or DQ & tallied them up, these records are exclusive to GailKimSource.com and aren’t to be distributed elsewhere without proper permission, you can take a look at the records in Gail’s part of the site or click the link below.

Related Links:
- Win, Loss Record : view

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Starring Academy Award® nominee Pat Morita (Best Actor in a Supporting Role, The Karate Kid, 1984) in his final role, Lionsgate brings Ninja’s Creed to DVD and digital download this July. Combining eccentric martial arts choreography with a regal cast, this critically acclaimed film also stars WWE Diva Gail Kim, Academy Award® nominee Eric Roberts (Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Runaway Train, 1985) and Lalaine (Disney’s “Lizzie McGuire”). The film follows a ruthless assassin sent to Washington, D.C. on a mission to kill a high school teenager in order to end the modern day Himalayan Kingdom’s line of succession. When the King sends one of his soldiers to protect the endangered princess, a battle quickly ensues and the lines between good and evil are profoundly blurred. Ninja’s Creed, which The Washington Post declared “has to be seen to be believed,” will hit shelves on DVD on July 20th featuring bonus materials such as behind-the-scenes interviews, outtakes and deleted scenes.

DVD SPECIAL FEATURES*
• Behind-the-Scenes with Interviews
• Deleted Scenes
• Outtakes
*subject to change

CAST
Alexander Wraith (Lady Magdalene’s, TV’s “Monday Night Mayhem,” Tied to a Chair)
Lalaine (Disney’s “Lizzie McGuire,” TV’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer”)
Gail Kim (TV’s “WWE Smackdown!,” TV’s “WWE Raw”)
With Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight, TV’s “Crash,” TV’s “Less Than Perfect,” Runaway Train)
And Pat Morita (The Karate Kid, Spy Hard, Honeymoon in Vegas, TV’s “Baywatch”)

PROGRAM INFORMATION
Year of Production: 2008
Title Copyright: © 2009 21st Century Film Production. All Rights Reserved.
Type: Home Entertainment
Premiere
Rating: PG-13 for some violence
Genre: Martial Arts/Action/Thriller
Closed Captioned: English
Subtitles: English and Spanish
Format: 16×9 Widescreen
Feature Running Time: 90 minutes
DVD Audio Status: 5.1 Dolby Digital

Diva-Dirt.com recently conducted an interview with former TNA Knockout & one half of one of the greatest woman fueds in North America, Awesome Kong. Kong had a few words to say about Gail.

Diva Dirt: When you first debuted you were this huge monster and you came in and you dominated the Knockouts division and it was in late 2007 that the division launched and you Gail Kim put the division on the map with that great feud you had and had some amazing matches. Did you realize then just how big that whole feud was and how well recieved it was?

Kong: I had an inkling (laughs). The fans in the iMPACT Zone and at live shows, you know, they gave us the vibe and the energy that we used in the ring, so it was as much the fans being apart of that feud and feeding us that energy. There was definatly a chemistry their between Gail and I, that with her departure the division never really recaptured.

Diva Dirt: What are some of your highlights from the feud?

Kong: Actually right before the last match we had, her on-screen sister, their was an instance where I snatched her up and it looked like it was really gonna get heated even moreso. The heat was gonna get turned up by me putting my hands on her little sister. And I was really looking forward to pursuing that but that was the last match we had and she was gone after that so that dicapated.

Diva Dirt: Do you know where that storyline was gonna go? Was that going to turn into a full-fledged storyline between you guys?

Kong: As far as I know yes. And I was very much looking forward to it and was really surprised when it didn’t happen and heard she was leaving.

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Webmistress Note: I’ve always felt that the Kong/Gail fued with Katie Kim as Gail’s kayfabe sister would lead to another amazing storyline, with Gail eventually picking up the Knockouts Title for the second time, its a shame we never got to see it, but at least she still have fantastic memories of their epic fued that i & many other Gail fans will treasure forever.

Singing her tune
Gail Kim takes on fellow Raw Diva Jillian on Thursday night’s most exciting show. Will Gail quiet Raw’s sassy but tone-deaf songstress when they meet in the ring?

Just wanted to stop by to post this (yeah I stop by out of nowhere sometimes), Diva-Fiva.com had the honor to interview former WWE Diva Kara “Cherry” Drew, & there was a question asked about Gail Kim herself (which I asked), and Cherry gave her thoughts on Gail.

Fan: What do you think of former WWE women’s champion, Gail Kim?
Cherry: I’m a fan of hers and enjoy watching her. She’s very innovative and that’s what a wrestling fan wants to see.

Thanks to the lovely Bobby for this detailed and rather fun report of his time at FCW this past friday.

Two weeks ago Melina had responded to me on the WWE universe site and linked me to her blog on WWE.COM. As I was reading it, I noticed on the side under the WWE appearances that Gail Kim & Santino would be at FCW Friday April 23rd. Immediately I knew I had to go since I’ve been a huge fan of Gail since her debut and would probably never get the chance to meet her again as they rarely come down to Florida, and when they do, it’s a WWE signing which is normally got security all around.

I asked and got the OK to go, and then bought the special Golden Circle seating so I could get in an hour and a half early to meet Gail and Santino, and get good pics of the show.

Fast forward to the night. A 2 hour drive there, but of course, I’d do it all for Gail Right when I got off school I basically had 30 minutes to get a few things like phone, ipod, etc. and then I was on my way. Got there at 5:30 and walked around the town for a bit, and as I stopped in a restaurant to use the bathroom, I was exiting and out of the corner of my eye, some big guy with that Wrestler build and look walked into the restaurant, but I didn’t know who it was so I didn’t ask for a pic =[

At 6:30 I went to the doors of the show, which had about maybe 20 people standing there, and then we got inside and waited in line. The door just cracked open a tad, and I saw Gail standing there. Immediately, I'm about to start having an embarrassing mark out fit from my love for her, but I tried to remain calm...until I actually saw how much better she looked in person than ever on TV, Videos, or Pics. The door then shut and I'm thinking how just one door separates me from Gail and how I wanted to kick it down and run inside.

They let us go in at about 6:40 if you have the Gold Circle, which was only like 15 people at first until more arrived later. And then, the billed signing of Gail and Santino turned into Divas Heaven, as Savannah, Jamie Keyes, Aksana, and AJ Lee all sat with them. So the excitement I had before just turned into oh shit what am I gonna do now, I cant embarrass myself in front of now 5 of them.

And then...I moved on to the big one. The main reason I drove 2 hours now sitting in front of me. I pull up in front of Gail and she was just ending conversation with the person in front of me and talking about her Baywatch run from Raw, as Savannah turns and goes "ooh I loved that run Gail!" Then I pull up and try to shove the thought in my head of not to embarrass myself. I asked for a picture and she couldn't have been nicer. But I saw a fear of mine coming soon. Most don't know this, but I REALLY hate pics where you pose over the table. I saw her about to do that and of course, I embarrassed myself and ran around it >_> I worked 7 years to meet her. I wasn't gonna let it happen this way! So she's like "Ooh I was gonna stand over here" and laughed, as I'm like "Whoops my bad" secretly thinking "YES! I avoided that situation!" Then We posed together for the pic as I tried not to do anything that I would regret (Thankfully I did not!) And then I was like "Thank you beyond belief." as I ran back around and gathered my stuff.

So I went back and asked if it was ok since I forgot him, and he said sure. I go back behind him and then out of nowhere, Gail turns around and looks right at me from about an inch apart. (Now I'm really about to shit my pants at that one) And then, to show off her epic-ness, she joins the pic too! So I ended up getting two pics with her because the first had me so amazed that I forgot to get one from the person next to her. I call that fate!

Related Links:
- Gail at FCW [04/23/10] : view