Gail Kim

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Gail Kim (born February 20, 1977 in Toronto, Ontario)[2] is a retired Canadian former professional wrestler, valet, glamour model, and actress of Korean descent. She is best known for working with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). She is currently signed to Impact Wrestling, where she serves as a producer. 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 where Madison Rayne was her tag team partner winning the belt alongside her. 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.

Legacy

Kim has been praised as one of the greatest female wrestlers ever. Former Knockouts Champion ODB named Kim "the greatest Knockout ever".[3] Wrestling journalist Dave Meltzer commented that Kim "was so ahead of her time."

Although references of Kim were ultimately dropped by WWE following her second departure, in 2021, WWE Network included her in a list of Top 50 female performers in the history of the company.[4]

Personal life

Kim was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on February 20, 1977. She attended York Memorial Collegiate Institute and majored in kinesiology at the University of Toronto before transferring to Ryerson University and changing her major to nutrition.[2]

Kim married celebrity chef Robert Irvine on May 11, 2012.[5][6] The couple met on the set of Dinner: Impossible.[7] On October 10, 2017, Kim announced that she became an American citizen. Since she is also a Canadian citizen, she now holds dual citizenship.[8]

External links

References

  1. http://www.freeones.com/html/g_links/Gail_Kim/
  2. 2.0 2.1 Kamchen, Richard. Gail Kim. SLAM! Sports: Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved on September 4, 2010.
  3. 411Mania. Archived from the original on February 19, 2021. Retrieved on February 19, 2021.
  4. Gupta, Rohit (April 2, 2021). WWE Top 50 Female Superstars: WWE releases the list of all time top 50 Greatest female superstars. Insider Sport. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved on June 1, 2021.
  5. Meltzer, Dave (May 10, 2012). Thurs. update: Tons more on King Mo TNA/Bellator details, Cena divorce, UFC sales in Calgary, Faber. Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Archived from the original on May 13, 2012. Retrieved on May 11, 2012.
  6. Pham, Thailam (May 11, 2012). Robert Irvine Marries Professional Wrestler. People. Archived from the original on May 14, 2012. Retrieved on May 11, 2012.
  7. Robert Irvine talks new season and working out. ESPN.GO.com (August 24, 2011). Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved on October 22, 2011.
  8. Kim-Irvine, Gail. Look what I just got! Yay!pic.twitter.com/5zqhDZq7OQ. Archived from the original on February 19, 2018. Retrieved on December 20, 2017.

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