Kim, an IMPACT Wrestling Hall of Famer, is one of the most respected female wrestlers in professional wrestling history. She was the inaugural IMPACT Knockouts Champion and also holds the record of winning the Knockouts Championship the most number of times with seven separate title reigns.
Since retiring from professional wrestling in 2018, Gail Kim has transitioned into a backstage agent and producer with IMPACT Wrestling.
Sportskeeda Wrestling’s Rick Ucchino and Kevin Kellam recently interviewed Gail Kim during another episode of InSide Kradle.
A variety of topics were discussed in the interview, including the upcoming Knockouts Knockdown event, NWA Empowerrr, Mercedes Martinez and many more.
Let’s take a closer look at five things we learned from IMPACT Wrestling star Gail Kim’s Sportskeeda interview.
#5 Gail Kim on the anticipation for the IMPACT Wrestling Knockouts Knockdown event
IMPACT Wrestling’s upcoming Knockouts Knockdown special event on IMPACT Plus in October will be the first since 2017, in which Gail Kim was herself a participant.
Kim was asked about the reaction to her announcement and the already huge anticipation for the event.
The IMPACT Hall of Famer said it was a team effort that could make the show possible and credited IMPACT Wrestling for giving Christy Hemme and herself the reigns for the event:
#4 Gail Kim is delighted to be working with Christy Hemme at IMPACT Wrestling once again
Gail Kim previously announced that Christy Hemme would be a major part of the Knockouts Knockdown event in October.
When asked about working once again with Hemme, the former Knockouts Champion revealed that they both have contrasting views of professional wrestling, which helps create a better product:
#3 Gail Kim discusses making Knockouts Knockdown a tribute to former IMPACT Wrestling star Daffney
During the interview, Gail Kim revealed that several members of the IMPACT Wrestling roster and beyond want to be part of the show to pay tribute to former IMPACT star Daffney, who tragically passed away aged 46 years old recently:
#2 Gail Kim reveals Mercedes Martinez’s role at IMPACT Wrestling Knockouts Knockdown event
Gail Kim previously announced that former WWE NXT Superstar Mercedes Martinez would be making her IMPACT debut at Knockouts Knockdown.
Kim admitted that she was incredibly anxious to see Martinez face off against several members of the IMPACT roster:
The IMPACT Wrestling Hall of Famer also dropped an exclusive piece of news, revealing that Mercedes Martinez will participate in a Knockouts Championship Number One contenders tournament at Knockouts Knockdown:
#1 Did NWA Empowerrr get the ball rolling for IMPACT Wrestling’s Knockouts Knockdown event?
IMPACT Wrestling Knockouts Knockdown comes off the heels of the incredible NWA Empowerrr in August, produced by Mickie James.
Gail Kim was asked if the success of Empowerrr influenced the announcement of Knockouts Knockdown. The IMPACT Wrestling producer revealed that there were discussions several months ago to bring back the event, however a date at the time wasn’t finalized:
The former Knockouts Champion stated that the timing was a coincidence but IMPACT Wrestling was more than happy to support Mickie James and NWA Empowerrr:
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