Gail Kim Returning To The Ring For One More Match At IMPACT 1000, Will ‘Unite’ With Awesome Kong
Gail Kim is returning to the ring for one more match.
Gail Kim is returning to the ring for one more match.
Kim last wrestled at IMPACT Rebellion 2019, where she lost to Tessa Blanchard. She was the inaugural TNA Knockouts Champion, and she has held the title seven times. Kim is also a former TNA Knockouts Champion, and she was inducted into the TNA Hall of Fame in 2016. She continues to work for IMPACT behind the scenes as a producer.
During an appearance on Busted Open Radio, Kim announced that she will be wrestling at IMPACT 1000 on September 9. She did not name her opponent for the match.
—-As heard on #bustedopen247@gailkimITSME returns for ONE more match at @IMPACTWRESTLING #IMPACT1000!!!@davidlagreca1 @THETOMMYDREAMER @thunderrosa22 pic.twitter.com/fJJ6GTUXxW
— SiriusXM Busted Open (@BustedOpenRadio) August 30, 2023
IMPACT subsequently announced that Kim will team up with Awesome Kong, who will be coming out of retirement at the show. Kim noted that Kong was her greatest rival, but she would become her greatest partner. She then invited any Knockout, past or present, to either stand with them or against them.
Kim previously said that she would potentially come out of retirement to face Mickie James. Check out her comments here.
IMPACT also announced that Awesome King will return to the ring at IMPACT 1000. More information is available here.
The updated card for IMPACT 1000 is below.
IMPACT 1000 (9/9)
- IMPACT World Championship: Alex Shelley (c) vs. Trey Miguel
- Ultimate X Match: Participants TBA
- Feast or Fired Match: Participants TBA
- Team 3D (Bully Ray & Devon) vs. TBA
- Frankie Kazarian & Traci Brooks vs. Eddie Edwards & Alisha Edwards
- Gail Kim & Awesome Kong vs. TBA
Click here to check out the card for the August 31 episode of IMPACT Wrestling. Fightful will have live coverage of the show as it airs.
