| Net Worth: | $1 Million |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: | February 20, 1977 (47 years old) |
| Gender: | Female |
| Profession: | — |
| Nationality: | — |
Gail Kim is a popular Retired Canadian-American professional wrestler. She is currently signed to Impact Wrestling, where she works as a producer. She is most well-known for her work in the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), where she won the WWE Women’s Championship in her debut match and Impact Wrestling, where she has been the TNA Knockouts Champion, a record seven times. She was named as the number one female wrestler in the world in 2012 by Pro Wrestling Illustrated, and in 2016, she became the first female inductee into the TNA Wrestling Hall of Fame.
Career
Gail Kim decided to become a professional wrestler after completing her degree from Ryerson University, which led her to join Ron Hutchison’s School of Pro Wrestling in Toronto. She had her first match in the independent circuit in December of 2000, wearing a mask and wrestling as “The Queen of the Cats” in Apocalypse Wrestling Federation. However, she was eventually unmasked in a match against Tracy Brooks.
Personal Life
Gail Kim married the popular celebrity chef Robert Irvine on the 11th of May 2012, who she first met on the set of the TV show, Dinner: Impossible. On the 10th of October 2017, she revealed that she had become an American citizen.
Quotes
“I think a lot of the time when you just see a lot of beautiful girls it kind of just all blends in together. You want something about yourself to stand out.”
— Gail Kim
“Oh my gosh, women have it so much harder than men. If you ask me the differences are professional as well as physical.”
— Gail Kim
“People at WWE would say, ‘It doesn’t matter if you’re the best wrestler,’ but I would think about Dean Malenko and Chris Benoit and Rey Mysterio. They weren’t necessarily the greatest talkers, but they were great wrestlers. I wanted to be that person.”
— Gail Kim
“I just want to be as good as I can be with any opponent I have and hear everyone say ‘that was her best match ever.’”
— Gail Kim
“Tessa Blanchard is a premium athlete and you can’t take that away from her.”
— Gail Kim