History Wrestling / GailKim

!!'''This wrestler provides examples of:'''

* MoneyDearBoy: She's said that's really the only reason she returned to WWE. To elaborate, TNA is the company that made her a star. She was one of the pioneers of their women's division, was their first Knockouts Champion, and her feud with Awesome Kong was one of the highest-rated segments in TNA at the time (including main-eventing ''Impact,'' unheard of for a women's match). However, when it was time to renew her contract, sources claim that the deal offered to her was pathetic and a little sexist. Gail had already had one disappointing run in WWE, and had no reason to assume that the second time would be any better, but reportedly her WWE contract was three times that of her one in TNA. She then returned to TNA, because money was no longer an issue.

* FinishingMove: Among the more notable is the Necktie Breaker, which is like the Regal Cutter with two arms, which she used in TNA. Eat Defeat, an innovative jawbreaker done with the foot which she first did in her second WWE. Sometimes the Flying Dragon/Christo, a headscissors into an octopus stretch[[note]]She didn't innovate it, although since she's the first well known wrestler to use it she often gets credited for doing so. The move was originally innovated by Dragon Kid of Toryumon/{{Wrestling/Dragon Gate}}[[/note]]. She formerly also had the air raid crash, known the Celtic Cross of Finley or more recently White Noise of Wrestling/{{Sheamus}}.

* FinishingMove: Among the more notable is the Necktie Breaker, which is like the Regal Cutter with two arms, which she used in TNA. Eat Defeat, an innovative jawbreaker done with the foot which she first did in her second WWE. Sometimes the Flying Dragon/Christo, a headscissors into an octopus stretch which is also innovated. She formerly also had the air raid crash, known the Celtic Cross of Finley or more recently White Noise of Wrestling/{{Sheamus}}.

* ShoutOut: Her initial outfit and entrance music in her first WWE run were an obvious nod to ''Film/TheMatrix''.

* DarkActionGirl: She's actually played two in independent movies.

* MsFanservice: Yes, she is a lot more than just this, but, it's insulting to leave it out.

* DragonLady: Considering how many other ethnic stereotypes ProfessionalWrestling has chewed up and spit out (SassyBlackWoman with Jacqueline, FrenchJerk with Maryse, SpicyLatina with... anyone applicable), the fact that she wasn't turned into a Dragon Lady is a notable aversion. They did veer close with her first WWE run, when they played up the "mysterious" and "dangerous" parts of the trope. However, since she debuted during the popularity of ''Film/TheMatrix,'' the "Asian" part was ignored in favor of giving her sunglasses and a BadassLongcoat and turning her into a kind of Cyberpunk Dragon Lady. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kb7mpOAAL5c Her intro sums it up.]][[note]]Considering that the last women before Gail of any kind of Asian ethnicity to have had a role in WWE were [[{{WrestleCrap}} "Mrs. Yamaguchi-San" of Val Venis vs. Kaientai "Me Choppy-Choppy Your Pee-Pee" infamy]], and Hiroko, who didn't wrestle much but accompanied Kenzo Suzuki to the ring in full geisha makeup, she was '''VERY''' fortunate to avert the trope.[[/note]]

* DragonLady: Considering how many other ethnic stereotypes ProfessionalWrestling has chewed up and spit out (SassyBlackWoman with Jacqueline, FrenchJerk with Maryse, SpicyLatina with... anyone applicable), the fact that she wasn't turned into a Dragon Lady is a notable aversion. They did veer close with her first WWE run, when they played up the "mysterious" and "dangerous" parts of the trope. However, since she debuted during the popularity of ''Film/TheMatrix,'' the "Asian" part was ignored in favor of giving her sunglasses and a BadassLongcoat and turning her into a kind of Cyberpunk Dragon Lady. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kb7mpOAAL5c Her intro sums it up.]][[note]]Considering that the last woman before Gail of any kind of Asian ethnicity to have had a role in WWE was [[{{WrestleCrap}} "Mrs. Yamaguchi-San" of Val Venis vs. Kaientai "Me Choppy-Choppy Your Pee-Pee" infamy]], she was '''VERY''' fortunate to avert the trope.[[/note]]

* DragonLady: Considering how many other ethnic stereotypes ProfessionalWrestling has chewed up and spit out (SassyBlackWoman with Jacqueline, FrenchJerk with Maryse, SpicyLatina with... anyone applicable), the fact that she wasn't turned into a Dragon Lady is a notable aversion. They did veer close with her first WWE run, when they played up the "mysterious" and "dangerous" parts of the trope. However, since she debuted during the popularity of ''Film/TheMatrix,'' the "Asian" part was ignored in favor of giving her sunglasses and a BadassLongcoat and turning her into a kind of Cyberpunk Dragon Lady. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kb7mpOAAL5c Her intro sums it up.]][[note]]Considering that the last woman before Gail of any kind of Asian ethnicity to have had a role in WWE was [[{{WrestleCrap}} "Mrs. Yamaguchi-San" of Val Venis vs. Kaientai "Me Choppy-Choppy Your Pee-Pee" infamy]], she was '''VERY''' fortunate to avert the trope.[[note]]

* DragonLady: Considering how many other ethnic stereotypes ProfessionalWrestling has chewed up and spit out (SassyBlackWoman with Jacqueline, FrenchJerk with Maryse, SpicyLatina with... anyone applicable), the fact that she wasn't turned into a Dragon Lady is a notable aversion. They did veer close with her first WWE run, when they played up the "mysterious" and "dangerous" parts of the trope. However, since she debuted during the popularity of ''Film/TheMatrix,'' the "Asian" part was ignored in favor of giving her sunglasses and a BadassLongcoat and turning her into a kind of Cyberpunk Dragon Lady. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kb7mpOAAL5c Her intro sums it up.]]
** Considering that the last woman before Gail of any kind of Asian ethnicity to have had a role in WWE was [[{{WrestleCrap}} "Mrs. Yamaguchi-San" of Val Venis vs. Kaientai "Me Choppy-Choppy Your Pee-Pee" infamy]], she was '''VERY''' fortunate to avert the trope.

'''Gail Kim''' is a female Canadian professional wrestler of Korean descent, known for her high-flying innovative moves. She first had a two-year run in Wrestling/WWE where she won the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwf-wm.html WWE Women's Championship]] on her very first night on Raw. She was abruptly released with many others in late 2004 and spent a year honing her craft in Mexico and Korea.

Is married to Chef Robert Irvine of ''[[{{Series/DinnerImpossible}} Dinner Impossible]]'' and ''Series/RestaurantImpossible'', whom she met while doing an episode of ''Dinner Impossible'' as a WWE Diva.

* BareYourMidriff

* TheRival: She considers her best WWE matches to be the ones she had with Nidia on ''[[BShow Heat]]''.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Rumours were that she was going to feud with Mickie in WWE, though people weren't sure which of them was going to turn heel. There was also talk of Kharma's first WWE match being against her.
* WhoWearsShortShorts: Was once booked in a "Legs Match" (because the Guest Hosts that week were [[Music/{{ZZ Top}}) where all the girls had to wrestle in short shorts, never mind the fact that she wrestled in hot pants normally.

** Not to mention early in her first run with TNA, when she was helping Wrestling/JeffJarrett and America's Most Wanted ("Wildcat" Chris Harris and "The Tennessee Cowboy" James Storm) - her interference at times would famously include crisp hurricanranas delivered to the likes of Wrestling/AJStyles.

* MeLoveYouLongTime: Her little relationship angle with [[Wrestling/BryanDanielson Daniel Bryan]]. He shunted [[TwinThreesomeFantasy the Bella Twins]] aside for her, too.

*** [[ComicallyMissingThePoint What does]] [[Wrestling/JeffHardy Jeff]] [[FanNickname Hardy]] [[ComicallyMissingThePoint have to do with it?]]

* ArchEnemy:Back in Glory it was "Anyone who steps with me inside that ring!" Awesome Kong was built up as this in TNA. Maryse for a bit in WWE.

* BadassLongcoat: Early in her career

* DemotedToExtra: Both her WWE runs. She was Women's Champion for five weeks, then turned heel and paired with the woman who took the title from her. Around early 2010, it became fairly obvious that WWE wasn't going to do anything with her.
* DragonLady: Considering how many other ethnic stereotypes Professional Wrestling has chewed up and spit out (SassyBlackWoman with Jacqueline, FrenchJerk with Maryse, SpicyLatina with... anyone applicable,) the fact that she wasn't turned into a Dragon Lady is a notable aversion. They did veer close with her first WWE run, when they played up the "mysterious" and "dangerous" parts of the trope. However, since she debuted during the popularity of ''Film/TheMatrix,'' the "Asian" part was ignored in favor of giving her sunglasses and a BadassLongcoat and turning her into a kind of Cyberpunk Dragon Lady. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kb7mpOAAL5c Her intro sums it up.]]
* FinishingMove: Among the more notable is the Necktie Breaker, which is like the Regal Cutter with two arms, which she used in TNA. Eat Defeat, an innovative jawbreaker done with the foot which she did in WWE. Sometimes the Flying Dragon, a headscissors into an octopus stretch which is also innovated. She formerly also had the air raid crash, known the Celtic Cross of Finley or more recently White Noise of Wrestling/{{Sheamus}}.

* LovelyAngels: With both Wrestling/EveTorres and Wrestling/KellyKelly.
* MeLoveYouLongTime: Her little relationship angle with DanielBryan. He shunted the Bella Twins aside for her, too.
* MoneyDearBoy: She's said that's really the only reason she returned to WWE. To elaborate, TNA is the company that made her a star. She was one of the pioneers of their women's division, was their first Knockouts Champion, and her feud with Awesome Kong was one of the highest-rated segments in TNA at the time (including main-eventing ''Impact,'' unheard of for a women's match.) However, when it was time to renew her contract, sources claim that the deal offered to her was pathetic and a little sexist. Gail had already had one disappointing run in WWE, and had no reason to assume that the second time would be any better, but reportedly her WWE contract was three times that of her one in TNA. She then returned to TNA, because money was no longer an issue.

*** [[CompletelyMissingThePoint What does]] [[Wrestling/JeffHardy Jeff]] [[FanNickname Hardy]] [[CompletelyMissingThePoint have to do with it?]]

* SignatureMove: A climb up arm drag, an {{ass kicks you}} counter to a shoulder ramming opponent, a corner cross chop and the neck tie breaker was downgraded to a signature move called the happy ending in WWE.
* SpotMonkey: A rare non-high flying example (though she is a high-flyer). When she started a submission based style in 2004, she would often bust out holds with no rhyme or reason. Ironically when she wrestles as a high flyer she shows more awareness of the story and is able to utilise those moves in the right way. She's shown the same awareness using submissions in TNA now.

* TheRival: She considers her best WWE matches to be the ones she had with Nidia on [[BShow Heat]].

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Rumours were that she was going to feud with Mickie, though people weren't sure which of them was going to turn heel. There was also talk of Kharma's first WWE match being against her.

** Not to mention early in her first run with TNA, when she was helping Wrestling/JeffJarrett and AMW ("Wildcat" Chris Harris and "The Tennessee Cowboy" James Storm) - her interference at times would famously include crisp hurricanranas delivered to the likes of Wrestling/AJStyles.

Is married to Chef Robert Irvine of ''[[{{Series/DinnerImpossible}} Dinner Impossible]]'' and ''Series/RestaurantImpossible, whom she met while doing an episode of ''Dinner Impossible'' as a WWE Diva.

'''Gail Kim''' is a female Canadian professional wrestler of Korean descent, known for her high-flying innovative moves. She first had a two-year run in [[{{Wrestling/WWE}} WWE]] where she won the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwf-wm.html WWE Women's Championship]] on her very first night on Raw. She was abruptly released with many others in late 2004 and spent a year honing her craft in Mexico and Korea.

She signed with [[{{Wrestling/TNA}} TNA]] in 2005 to help build up their fledgling women's division. Kim received rave reviews for her in-ring work which paid off in 2007 where she was crowned the first ever [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tna/tna-wm.html TNA Knockouts Champion]]. A feud with Awesome Kong followed, which was highly praised by critics and helped draw a huge amount of ratings for TNA. She left the company in 2008 over a pay dispute and resigned with WWE for the next three years. She has recently re-debuted in TNA, regaining the Knockouts Championship and becoming one of their top female talents.

Is married to Chef Robert Irvine of ''[[{{Series/DinnerImpossible}} Dinner Impossible]]'' and ''[[{{Series/RestaurantImpossible}} Restaurant Impossible]]'', whom she met while doing an episode of ''Dinner Impossible'' as a WWE Diva.

* AbortedArc: There was never any real resolution to her mini-feud with the Bella twins. It got transitioned into a Divas' Championship feud with Gail in [[{{Wrestling/EveTorres}} Eve Torres]]'s corner but Gail never really had much of a part in it.

* AmazonChaser: In a segment, [[{{Wrestling/BryanDanielson}} Daniel Bryan]] said he got turned on by watching Gail apply submission holds.

* BattleCouple: Both with [[{{Wrestling/EvanBourne}} Evan Bourne]] and [[{{Wrestling/BryanDanielson}} Daniel Bryan]].

* FinishingMove: Among the more notable is the Necktie Breaker, which is like the Regal Cutter with two arms, which she used in TNA. Eat Defeat, an innovative jawbreaker done with the foot which she did in WWE. Sometimes the Flying Dragon, a headscissors into an octopus stretch which is also innovated. She formerly also had the air raid crash, known the Celtic Cross of Finley or more recently White Noise of [[{{Wrestling/Sheamus}} Sheamus]].

* LovelyAngels: With both [[{{Wrestling/EveTorres}} Eve Torres]] and [[{{Wrestling/KellyKelly}} Kelly Kelly]].

* MoneyDearBoy: She's said that's really the only reason she returned to WWE. To elaborate, TNA is the company that made her a star. She was one of the pioneers of their women's division, was their first Knockouts Champion, and her feud with Awesome Kong was one of the highest-rated segments in TNA at the time (including main-eventing ''Impact,'' unheard of for a women's match.) However, when it was time to renew her contract, sources claim that the deal offered to her was pathetic and a little sexist. Gail had already had one disappointing run in WWE, and had no reason to assume that the second time would be any better, but reportedly her WWE contract was three times that of her one in TNA.
** She returned to TNA because money is no longer an issue.

*** [[CompletelyMissingThePoint What does]] [[{{Wrestling/JeffHardy}} Jeff]] [[FanNickname Hardy]] [[CompletelyMissingThePoint have to do with it?]]

* ShipTease: With [[{{Wrestling/EvanBourne}} Evan Bourne]]. People had been shipping them for a while because of their similar movesets.

* WhoWearsShortShorts: Was once booked in a "Legs Match" (because the Guest Hosts that week were [[{{Music/ZZTop}} ZZ Top]]) where all the girls had to wrestle in short shorts, never mind the fact that she wrestled in hot pants normally.

** Not to mention early in her first run with TNA, when she was helping [[{{Wrestling/JeffJarrett}} Jeff Jarrett]] and AMW ("Wildcat" Chris Harris and "The Tennessee Cowboy" James Storm) - her interference at times would famously include crisp hurricanranas delivered to the likes of [[{{Wrestling/AJStyles}} AJ Styles]].

* LovelyAngels: With both [[{{Wrestling/EveTorres]] and [[{{Wrestling/KellyKelly}} Kelly Kelly]].

Is married to Chef Robert Irvine of ''DinnerImpossible'' and ''[[{{Series/RestaurantImpossible}} Restaurant Impossible]]'', whom she met while doing an episode of "Dinner Impossible" as a WWE Diva.

'''Gail Kim''' is a female Canadian professional wrestler of Korean descent, known for her high-flying innovative moves. She first had a two-year run in WWE where she won the Women's Championship on her very first night on Raw. She was abruptly released with many others in late 2004 and spent a year honing her craft in Mexico and Korea.

She signed with TNA in 2005 to help build up their fledgling women's division. Kim received rave reviews for her in-ring work which paid off in 2007 where she was crowned the first ever TNA Knockouts Champion. A feud with Awesome Kong followed, which was highly praised by critics and helped draw a huge amount of ratings for TNA. She left the company in 2008 over a pay dispute and resigned with WWE for the next three years. She has recently re-debuted in TNA, regaining the Knockouts Championship and becoming one of their top female talents.

Is married to Chef Robert Irvine of ''DinnerImpossible'' and ''RestaurantImpossible'', whom she met while doing an episode of "Dinner Impossible" as a WWE Diva.

* AbortedArc: There was never any real resolution to her mini-feud with the Bella twins. It got transitioned into a Divas' Championship feud with Gail in Wrestling/EveTorres's corner but Gail never really had much of a part in it.

* AmazonChaser: In a segment, DanielBryan said he got turned on by watching Gail apply submission holds.

* BattleCouple: Both with EvanBourne and DanielBryan.

* FinishingMove: Among the more notable is the Necktie Breaker, which is like the Regal Cutter with two arms, which she used in TNA. Eat Defeat, an innovative jawbreaker done with the foot which she did in WWE. Sometimes the Flying Dragon, a headscissors into an octopus stretch which is also innovated. She formerly also had the air raid crash, known the Celtic Cross of Finley or more recently White Noise of Sheamus.

* LovelyAngels: With both Eve and KellyKelly.

*** [[CompletelyMissingThePoint What does]] [[JeffHardy Jeff]] [[FanNickname Hardy]] [[CompletelyMissingThePoint have to do with it?]]

* ShipTease: With EvanBourne. People had been shipping them for a while because of their similar movesets.

* WhoWearsShortShorts: Was once booked in a "Legs Match" (because the Guest Hosts that week were ZZ Top) where all the girls had to wrestle in short shorts, never mind the fact that she wrestled in hot pants normally.

** Not to mention early in her first run with TNA, when she was helping Jeff Jarrett and AMW - her interference at times would famously include crisp hurricanranas delivered to the likes of AJStyles.

* FinishingMove: Among the more notable is the Necktie Breaker, which is like the Regal Cutter with two arms, which she used in TNA. Eat Defeat, an innovative jawbreaker done with the foot which she did in WWE. Sometimes the Flying Dragon, a headscissors into an octopus stretch which is also innovated.

* ArchEnemy: Awesome Kong. Maryse for a bit in WWE.

* TheRival: She considers her best WWE matches to be the ones she had with Nidia on Heat.

'''Gail Kim''' is a female Canadian professional wrestler of Korean descent, known for her high-flying innovative moves. She first had a two-year run in WWE where she won the Women's Championship on her very first night on Raw. She was abruptly released with many others in late 2004 and spent a year honing her craft in Mexico and Korea. She signed with TNA in 2005 to help build up their fledgling women's division. Kim received rave reviews for her in-ring work which paid off in 2007 where she was crowned the first ever TNA Knockouts Champion. A feud with Awesome Kong followed, which was highly praised by critics and helped draw a huge amount of ratings for TNA. She left the company in 2008 over a pay dispute and resigned with WWE for the next three years. She has recently re-debuted in TNA.

* ActorAllusion: The WWE announcers sneakily billed her as a 2-time Women's Champion during her second run. They just didn't
elaborate that the second title was in another company. One of the closest WWE has ever come to acknowledging TNA on screen.

* ActorAllusion: The WWE announcers sneakily billed her as a 2-time Women's Champion during her second run. They just didn't

* DragonLady: Considering how many other ethnic stereotypes Professional Wrestling has chewed up and spit out (SassyBlackWoman with Jacqueline, FrenchJerk with Maryse, SpicyLatina with... anyone applicable,) the fact that she wasn't turned into a Dragon Lady is a notable aversion. They did veer close with her first WWE run, when they played up the "mysterious" and "dangerous" parts of the trope. However, since she debuted during the popularity of ''TheMatrix,'' the "Asian" part was ignored in favor of giving her sunglasses and a BadassLongcoat and turning her into a kind of Cyberpunk Dragon Lady. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kb7mpOAAL5c Her intro sums it up.]]

* ShipTease: With EvanBourne. People had been shipping them for a while because of their similar movesets.
* ShoutOut: Her initial outfit and entrance music in her first WWE run were an obvious nod to ''TheMatrix''.

* TokenMinority: The first woman of Korean descent to win the Women's title.

* FinishingMove: Eat Defeat, an innovative jawbreaker done with the foot. Sometimes the Flying Dragon, a headscissors into an octopus stretch which is also innovated.

* WildCard: Very briefly when she first turned heel. They had a mini feud with Molly going on but this just got switched into Gail being Molly's sidekick.

* ActorAllusion: The WWE announcers sneakily billed her as a 2-time Women's Champion during her second run. They just didn't elaborate that the second title was in another company. One of the closest WWE has ever come to acknowledging TNA on screen.

* HotAmazon: In a segment, DanielBryan said he got turned on by watching Gail apply submission holds.

* WhoWearsShortShorts: Was once booked in a "Legs Match" where all the girls had to wrestle in short shorts, never mind the fact that she wrestled in hot pants normally.