Gail Kim: podcast appearances and interviews

Gail Kim-Irvine, born February 20, 1977, is a retired professional wrestler with dual Canadian-American citizenship. She is best known for her performances in TNA Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). During her tenure in TNA, she became the inaugural and record-setting seven-time Knockouts Champion and held the Knockouts Tag Team Championship with Madison Rayne. In WWE, she achieved the notable accomplishment of winning the WWE Women's Championship in her first match. Kim's wrestling career began on the Canadian-American independent circuit before she joined WWE in 2002, where she became the first WWE Diva to win a championship in her debut match. After her release from WWE in 2004, she joined TNA in September 2005. Initially, she participated as the valet for the tag team America's Most Wanted, but later transitioned to a singles competitor. Her notable achievements include becoming the first TNA Knockouts Champion in October 2007 and engaging in an acclaimed feud with Awesome Kong regarded as one of the greatest women's wrestling rivalries of the 2000s. Kim later returned to WWE in late 2008, remaining until 2011, before rejoining TNA in October 2011 where she competed until 2025. In recognition of her contributions, Pro Wrestling Illustrated named her the top female wrestler in the world in 2012 and she became the first female inductee into the TNA Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2016.