Gail Kim On Her Kayfabe Kickstarter With Christy Hemme & Lita, Her WWE and TNA Runs And More

411 Wrestling Interviews Podcast

TNA Hall of Famer Gail Kim discusses her Kayfabe project with Christy Hemme and Lita that you can support via Kickstarter, winning the WWE Women's Championship in her debut match, whether the TNA Knockouts paved the way for the Women's evolution in WWE, ending her career on her own terms, her storyline with the Bella Twins and Daniel Bryan, whether she would accept a WWE Hall of Fame induction and much more.

0:00: Introduction
0:56: On the premise of Kayfabe, the uniqueness of the project being wrestling told from a women's perspective
3:14: On the stories being told and how it's scripted with writers, whether the stories are coming from Kim, Hemme and Lita's lives
5:00: On the production team for the show including Chavo Guerrero, Dave Sehadi and more
6:23: On Kim's WWE Women's Championship win in her debut for the company, her reaction and why she has mixed emotions about it
9:14: On whether what she and Awesome Kong did in TNA with the Knockouts paved the way for WWE's Women's evolution
12:47: On her return to WWE in 2009 and how it didn't go the way she hoped, not feeling she was used to the best of her ability, being happy with her career
15:39: On her storyline with the Bellas and Daniel Bryan, her initial reaction to it and how she was about to quit before she got that storyline, why she ultimately left
18:34: On the 'catfight' era of women's wrestling and how wrestling is moving away from that in a positive way
20:21: On ending her in-ring career on her own terms with the match she wanted to have, how certain she is that she's done in the ring
22:05: On if she ever had any conversations with Vince McMahon and not getting feedback in WWE, how that led to her quitting
24:25: On if she would accept a WWE Hall of Fame induction
25:34: On dealing with high-stress emotional issue in the industry and how she handles that
27:18: On her favorite aspect of the Kayfabe project and working with Lita and Hemme
28:25: On if she's ever been cooked anything by her husband Robert Irvine where she had to 'grin and bear it'
29:04: On where to find her and where to contribute to the Kayfabe Kickstarter, how you can help out