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Gail Kim on Why She Retired, Working as a Producer for Impact, Stephanie McMahon/Women's Evolution, Alicia Fox-Travis Browne

Posted By: Caylon Knox on Apr 15, 2018

Gail Kim on Why She Retired, Working as a Producer for Impact, Stephanie McMahon/Women's Evolution, Alicia Fox-Travis Browne

Impact Wrestling Hall of Famer, former WWE Women's Champion and seven-time Impact Wrestling Knockouts Champion Gail Kim was recently a guest onĀ AfterBuzz TV.

Back issues leading to her retirement:

My back was starting to deteriorate and basically what happened was I just couldnā€™t walk after a couple of matches here and there. I never had an MRI and I never knew what was going on in my body for so long, and then it was coming to point where I was always wrestling and not being able to walk after. And I was like ā€˜ Itā€™s time, I need to know what is going on. Itā€™s a scary thought, but you have to know so you can help itā€™.So, I got an MRI done and I guess, Iā€™m grateful it wasnā€™t worst. My L4 and my L5, Ā pretty much the discs, was just basically all gone and there was just a thin layer left to the point, it could be bone on bone soon. Basically, I made the decision that I didnā€™t want to keep on going, where I had to have that major surgery because that minor surgery; he (the doctor) told me I can get back in the ring in 7 weeks and that 7 weeks turned into 7 months.

Ivory mentioning Gail during her WWE Hall of Fame speech:

It was unexpected because Ivory and I worked together for a short period of time. But, I had such great memories and experiences with her. She was always so nice, Ā you never know how girls are going to be. But, she was always so nice and very helpful and I really looked up to girls like her and Molly; because they were veterans back then and they were very polished and Ivory was such a great speaker. She was already a good wrestler but her talking ability was on another level.

Working as a producer for Impact Wrestling:

I think a lot of people think Iā€™m apart of the creative team and Iā€™m not part of the creative. Iā€™m a producer agent for the girls. So, when we are at TVā€™s, Iā€™m the one that helps them put together their matches, tell them the business of the match and tweak whatever I thinkā€¦ for myself Iā€™m more about the psychology of the match, that is where Iā€™m very nitpicky. And that is something I tried to focus on when I was wrestling. I always wanted to make the matches, in some way different unique and interesting. I never wanted to have that basic match. I just wanted us to stand out in some way or another, whether it was storytelling or interesting wrestling moves. So, I tried to incorporate that and the girls know my personality too. Iā€™m very direct and I donā€™t sugar coat anythingā€¦ I went from working with these girls and Iā€™ve always kind of felt like a motherly, older sister type and I was already transitioning in that role anyways for years, so it felt like a very natural thing to happen.

Stephanie McMahon's involvement in the Women's Evolution:

WWE always thinks in a business mindset. For them, they are thinking, ā€˜ok this womanā€™s revolution is becoming hot, Ronda Rousey, this ā€œMe Tooā€ movementā€™; so of course to be honest Iā€™m going to say this, because Iā€™ve said it on Twitter, Stephanie (McMahon) could have been fighting for us a long time ago. She was there every single time I worked there and she had zero interest in fighting for the women back then. So, for them, everything is business motivated. So, them having this womenā€™s revolution, and itā€™s from the fans as wellā€¦.the fans did demand it through social media and Vince heard it and made it happen. And I think finally the girls are getting treated the way they want to get treated.

Female wrestlers making equal pay as male wrestlers:

They put their bodies through the same thing the guys go through. These girls should be getting paid equally. Everyone is an independent contractor, so everyone gets paid differently. Ā So, we donā€™t really discuss those things amongst ourselves because money is kind of a taboo subject to this day. But, I think if there are two girls that are going to main event a pay-per-view, they should be getting paid the same amount as two guys main eventing. I mean, they are obviously important enough to main event and they are good enough to main eventā€¦ so they should be getting paid.

Dream opponents:

I would have loved to have a proper feud with some of the girls now, Allie, Rosemary, Taya, there are so many great girls. But, of course, you know Charlotte is an amazing athlete, I love her work. Now Asukaā€™s there. There are so many girls that are really talented right now. There is such a huge generation now that want to be wrestlers and workers. And now Ember Moon, I just heard debuted last night. Sheā€™s a great athlete too. There are so many girls. Charlotte, Sasha, Asuka those are probably my top three if you look at WWE.

Alicia Fox-Travis Browne incident:

I just called her and left her message and asked if everything is ok? And I donā€™t know what the situation is. I know a lot of fans believe everything that is in the dirt sheets and everything. I donā€™t read that because I donā€™t believe most of it. Iā€™m sure a lot of it might have some truth to itā€¦ the weekend just happened and I havenā€™t spoken to her. But, Iā€™m hoping that at least she is okay.

Source: AfterBuzz TV Wrestling & Sports
Tags: #wwe #impact wrestling #gail kim #womens evolution

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