Gail Kim Is The Next Performer To Be Inducted Into The TNA Hall Of Fame

Gail Kim is arguably the most well-regarded TNA Knockout of all time, and now she’ll have the accolade to prove it. During the weekend of Impact Wrestling’s Bound for Glory event, Kim will be inducted into the TNA Hall of Fame.

Gail Kim was the very first TNA Knockouts Champion, winning at, oddly enough, Bound for Glory in 2007. Kim helped raise the ever-wavering bar for women’s wrestling, especially with her memorable series against Awesome Kong. After her return to TNA, she also had a great series of matches against Taryn Terrell, pushing her opponent to a new level in her career. I fully admit I’ll never not love the finish to their ladder match, and their Last Knockout Standing match was, pardon the pun, a real stand-out:

Gail Kim would eventually become a 5-time TNA Knockouts Champion. Kim also won the now-defunct TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship once with her partner at the time, Madison Rayne. In 2015, she competed in the TNA World Title Series for a chance to become the first female TNA World Heavyweight Champion. Alas, Kim was eventually eliminated by then-X Division champion Tigre Uno.

After the announcement, Kim took to Twitter to express her appreciation for the recognition:

That’s all well and good, but after looking at the full list of TNA Hall of Fame members, they might want to make sure her contract’s locked in tight for the next little while.