Gail Kim was planning on an in-ring return and with Mickie James by her facet no much less!
Kim, who had been out of motion since a match towards Tessa Blanchard in 2019, returned to the ring for one match in 2023. It was a ten Knockouts Tag Crew match for TNA’s 1,000 episode the place she was on the successful staff with Mickie James, Trinity, Jordynne Grace, and Superior Kong.
In a brand new interview, Kim admitted that her return to the ring wasn’t going to finish there. To start out 2024, herself and James have been going to grow to be a tag staff to spice up the Knockouts tag division. She even thought, if not James attributable to timing points, why not WWE’s Natalya?
Whereas talking with Gabby AF, she spoke concerning the observe:
“Lots of people don’t know this, however on the finish of final yr….now it’s not going to occur, so I can speak about it. We have been speaking about having me and Mickie (James) tag. Get into the tag division to assist enhance the Knockouts tag division. The timing wasn’t proper. It was presupposed to be for the start of this yr. Nick (Aldis) was going into WWE as Mickie was taking a step again. It wasn’t working timing-wise. Then, I recommended possibly me and Nattie.
I used to be attempting to work with that cross-promotion. As soon as all of the administration modifications occurred firstly of this yr, I truthfully took on a lot that I can’t see it taking place with the roles that I’ve backstage. The longer you don’t wrestle for, it simply turns into tougher. To be trustworthy, I care about my physique of labor a lot, if I used to be going to get within the ring as expertise, I’ve to offer it my all. I’d actually, in all probability, need to drop nearly all the things I do backstage. It’s a lot that I don’t know who would fill these roles. I don’t see it logistically taking place. It will be a dream to do it with the proper situation. The entire Mickie tag staff was a dream situation. I accepted at that time, so it was going to occur, however now it simply can’t. I really imagine all the things is supposed to be. ‘Okay, Gail, you left it on the one thousandth episode. All the pieces is hunky dory.’ I’m proud of my physique of labor. Perhaps I’m simply meant to assist lead backstage. I’m okay with that,” she stated. (Fightful)
Kim just lately spoke about wanting to usher in extra Knockouts to hitch the corporate and improve the division.
