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TNA parent company files lawsuit against Gail Kim

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TNA Wrestling parent company Anthem Wrestling Exhibitions, LLC has filed a lawsuit against a member of the company’s own Hall of Fame.

As first reported by PWInsider, and confirmed through documents publicly available from the Nashville Chancery Court in Davidson County, Tennessee, Anthem filed a suit against Gail Kim on January 10, 2026.

According to PWInsider’s report, the lawsuit stems from Kim informing Anthem after she was released from the company in March 2025 that she believes she has “legal claims against (Anthem) for violations of the Florida Private Whistleblower Act.”

Anthem has gone to a Tennessee court seeking a ruling that the dispute should be governed by Tennessee law rather than Florida law, and to declare that Kim was an independent contractor throughout her time working with the company.

Anthem is also asking the court to rule that Kim may not bring claims against the company under Florida statutes, including the Florida Private Whistleblower Act referenced above, as well as the Florida Civil Rights Act, or under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Anthem is being represented by attorney Caroline D. Spore. Kim does not currently have an attorney listed on the court record.

Court documents show that Kim was served on January 12, 2026, at an address in Florida via a private process server.

Kim was released from her role with TNA Wrestling in March following a combined 17 years with the company across two separate stints. In June, Fightful reported that she was backstage at a set of WWE NXT tapings, though it was not known at the time whether she had been offered a role. She mentioned in December that she had to turn down an offer from the company.

Gail Kim says she turned down WWE offer: ‘Sucks but had to’

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Gail Kim says that she had to turn down an offer from WWE.

Kim took part in an online Q&A session recently, and when asked if she will be working with WWE in the future, she responded that she had to turn down an offer from the company.

Kim wrote:

“I had to decline the offer unfortunately…. Sucks but had to.”

Kim did not go into further detail regarding the offer or why she turned it down.

Kim was released from her role with TNA Wrestling in March after having been with the company for 17 years across two stints. In June, Fightful reported that she was backstage at a set of NXT tapings, but it was not clear at that point whether she had been offered a role with WWE.

Kim has taken a handful of bookings for appearances in 2025. She was scheduled to serve as a special referee for Natalya vs. Kenzie Paige at the NWA’s Crockett Cup event but had to pull out due to illness. She made her GCW debut last month at Dream On in New Jersey, cutting a heel promo on GCW fans before being confronted by Joey Janela.

Kim’s social media post is below:

World title changes hands at GCW Dream On, Gail Kim debuts in angle

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Years after leaving the promotion, Atticus Cogar now finds himself as the GCW World Champion after the events of Saturday’s Dream On.

Cogar picked up the win after hitting his Brain Hemorrhage finisher, ending the 307-day run of Effy that began this past January. Cogar and Charles Mason were competing in a number one contender’s match when Effy chose to jump in the fray and make the match a three-way for the title instead.

Several other wrestlers got involved during the bout that included the returning Sawyer Wreck, AJ Gray, Slade, Otis Cogar, Matthew Justice, Krule and VNDL 48.

It’s the first GCW title for Cogar who debuted in GCW back in October 2019, departing due to differences with owner Brett Lauderdale. He made his surprise return to the company in December 2024.

The show also saw TNA Hall of Famer Gail Kim make her promotional debut, aligning with KJ Orso (the former Fuego Del Sol). Kim was a heel and admonished the fans for supporting GCW. Joey Janela interrupted her (continuing an angle that began on social media) and defeated Orso after Kim’s interference backfired.

Gail Kim to appear at GCW event

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Game Changer Wrestling is capitalizing on a social media controversy by bringing in Gail Kim for one of its events.

Back in September, GCW owner Brett Lauderdale and Kim got into it on social media after Kim called a death match spot “pure trash.” The indie promotion has now announced that Kim will be in East Rutherford, New Jersey this Saturday (November 22) for an appearance at its Fan Slam convention.

The convention is taking place in conjunction with GCW’s Dream On event at the American Dream mall. It looks like Kim will be at the show itself as well, with her getting into a back and forth with Joey Janela to set up the appearance.

“The irony? Of me coming to a fan convention? ….. I wasn’t planning on coming to the show but since you insist on calling someone out who’s forgotten more than you know about wrestling a match, I’ll be happy to stop by and say a few words,” Kim tweeted after Janela called her convention booking ironic. “You’re welcome. See you there Saturday.”

The exchange continued from there with Kim and Janela continuing to trade insults:

Dream On is one of GCW’s signature annual events. Janela is facing KJ Orso at the show, which has a start time of 2 p.m. Eastern. The convention begins at 10 a.m. and will run until show time. Killer Kross, “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan, Rhino, and Tommy Dreamer are among the other convention guests.

Gail Kim: Kenny Omega’s tweet toward me was ‘very derogatory’

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Gail Kim has been in the spotlight the past few weeks for her comments on X about former AEW Women’s World Champion Riho and in a new interview, she addressed one of her higher profile critics: Kenny Omega.

The issues began when she responded to fans on X regarding a clip of Jim Cornette speaking about Riho. Offering her own take, Kim said on X she felt uncomfortable while previously watching her matches due to the camera work feeling improper and Riho being dressed “like a very little girl.” She also said that Riho’s size makes it hard to believe she would be competitive in a division with larger women.

Omega seemingly responded to that opinion on X, posting “Another day and another ‘legend’ doing the splits on it for the yearly TKO gift basket…”

Kim later responded to Omega’s post, writing “If you’re trying to beat around the bush and misinterpret things like the rest of the yahoos, let me clarify that you are wrong.”

In talking on the Huge Pop podcast Thursday, one of the hosts brought up when wrestlers get involved in those online conversations and the topic of Omega came up. Kim said Omega should have just mentioned her, tagged her or direct messaged her so there was no ambiguity to who he was addressing.

She later said what Omega wrote about her was “very derogatory.”

“…He was probably reading things online and believing the AEW fans who twisted all the messaging, in my opinion, I don’t know. Maybe he did read my original answer. But, to say I do the (splits)… I didn’t even know what that meant at first. I’m like, ‘What do you mean I do the splits for TKO?’ I’m like, ‘What is he talking about?’”

During the interview, she reiterated her comments were not about Riho specifically, but her lack of comfort with a segment she had watched when AEW first started. She said she doesn’t watch AEW currently, but supports several wrestlers there.

She said she’d be happy to have open conversations about her comments, but being asked to apologize by some critics like Dave Meltzer “is just ridiculous.”

Kim also said she and GCW owner Brett Lauderdale made amends after her X comments about deathmatches and an A24-produced documentary about them that Lauderdale responded to. She admitted she didn’t know a documentary was being made, and that she has never been a fan of that kind of match.

Gail Kim responds to report about AEW contact after TNA departure

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Gail Kim has responded to a recent report that she reached out to AEW following her release from TNA Wrestling.

Following Kim’s online comments about Riho last week, journalist B.J. Bethel posted to X that, “Gail Kim contacted several people about an opportunity at AEW at some point, longer than a couple weeks ago. No one reached out to her.”

Kim responded to Bethel’s post on Sunday, writing, “I don’t know you but this is a perfect example of someone lying and has zero integrity. At least when I say what I say, I’m saying what I feel and am truthful and will defend myself with facts. ZERO INTEGRITY here.”

Kim later posted that following her departure from TNA, she was contacted by AEW’s Sonjay Dutt, who was inquiring about her possibly returning to the ring. Kim says she told Dutt she’s retired.

“The real news about what happened with AEW since people will lie etc. Iwas saving it for interviews but oh well it’s now.I got one text from AEW when I was terminated from TNA. It was from Sonjay and inquiring more about whether I wanted to wrestle. I’m retired. End of story,” Kim wrote.

Kim departed from TNA Wrestling in March after having spent almost a decade and a half with the company. She’s the most-decorated TNA Knockouts Champion of all time, having held the title seven times and a combined 711 days, both of which are records. Kim was inducted into the TNA Wrestling Hall of Fame Class of 2016. Some of her posts are below:

Daily Update: Masha Slamovich, Tiffany Stratton, Gail Kim

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Kenny Omega seemingly responds to Gail Kim’s comments about AEW’s Riho

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Gail Kim recently posted some comments online about feeling uncomfortable watching AEW’s Riho wrestle.

While responding to fans on X regarding a clip of Jim Cornette speaking about Riho, Kim offered her own take, saying that she has felt uncomfortable while watching Riho matches previously due the camera work feeling improper and Riho being dressed “like a very little girl.” Kim also says that Riho’s size makes it hard to believe she would be competitive in a division with larger women.

Kim wrote:

“I will say, and I haven’t watched AEW in a very long time, but when I did watch Riho and nothing against her at all bc I am The biggest supporter of all women who wanna make it in this business, but I did feel uncomfortable watching her because the camera shots would go up her skirt and she was always dressed like a very little girl and it felt improper.”

“I am also into very believable Wrestling. Not everyone is especially nowadays. And it was very hard for me to believe a little girl that was being portrayed of that size was fighting the women they had in that division. To put it into context, I find Io, Mia, Asuka, Kairi and Lei Ying to be more believable and I don’t feel uncomfortable watching.”

In response to a fan who wrote that Riho is the same size as WWE’s AJ Lee, Kim responded:

“OK, I’m not taking anything away from her talent. I’m talking about what I saw years ago and what made me feel uncomfortable.She looked like a very young girl in a frilly skirt and the camera man was up her ass. It just felt inappropriate to me.”

Kim concluded her comments on Riho by writing:

“I’m not going to comment on the Riho thing again. I have stated my opinion. It was a four part tweet so you can look at that again if you don’t understand what I was saying. It was more than about her size. It was a combination of things. I was asked about it, and I answered.”

Kenny Omega recently posted a comment online that some fans are taking as being in regard to Kim’s posts, although that cannot be confirmed.

Omega wrote, “Another day and another ‘legend’ doing the splits on it for the yearly TKO gift basket…”

Kim responded to Omega’s post, writing, “If you’re trying to beat around the bush and misinterpret things like the rest of the yahoos, let me clarify that you are wrong.”

Kim, the seven-time TNA Knockouts World Champion, was released from the company in March after a behind-the-scenes shakeup that also saw the departures of executives Rafael Morffi, Ariel Shnerer, Rob Kligman, and Michael Shewchenko. She had been working in talent relations at the time.

Some of Kim’s posts are below:

Gail Kim responds to TNA president’s comments about her firing

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Gail Kim has issued a response to comments that TNA Wrestling President Carlos Silva recently made about her firing from the company.

In March of this year, Kim was shockingly let go by TNA Wrestling in a behind-the-scenes shakeup. She was a Hall of Fame wrestler for the promotion and a seven-time Knockouts Champion before transitioning to a role in talent relations. Her departure led to Kim receiving an outpouring of support from fans and her peers within the industry who did not agree with the decision.

Silva addressed Kim’s firing during an appearance on The Ariel Helwani Show this week. He called it the toughest decision he’s had to make during his time leading TNA, but Silva said the move was made to “reinvigorate” the locker room and the Knockouts division.

On social media today, Kim reacted to Silva’s comments.

“On comments recently about the KO division needing to be reinvigorated, I want to let it be known that I was pushing for that for a year plus before Carlos Silva came in,” she wrote. “To grow homegrown talent and do more with the KO division. I was fighting for that since Scott [D’Amore] departed.

“My loyalty and passion towards the KO division should never be questioned and how I wanted that division to be upheld. I fought for them on the weekly. Just wanted my thoughts to be clearly delivered.”

Kim has not signed anywhere for a new behind-the-scenes role following her TNA exit but has been backstage at some recent NXT events.

Silva is the president of Anthem Sports Group, which includes TNA, women’s MMA promotion Invicta, and The Fight Network.

Gail Kim to miss NWA Crockett Cup due to illness

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Gail Kim won’t be at today’s NWA Crockett Cup event at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia.

Kim was scheduled to serve as the special referee for the NWA World Women’s Championship match between Kenzie Paige and WWE’s Natalya. However, she released a statement on Saturday revealing she is suffering from flu or COVID-like symptoms and is unable to attend.

Kim wrote:

“I am sorry to have to announce that I cannot make it to the Crockett Cup today in Philadelphia. I hate to let the fans down and most of all Nattie and Kenzie but post cruise last Sunday, I went down hard and have been suffering severe flu/covid symptoms. I did not want to announce in hopes to make a full recovery by today, but I am still experiencing a high fever and have had to cancel this am.”

“I promise to make it up to the NWA fans and Billy and hope to come back for another event. I am so disappointed as I was looking forward to being the referee for the women’s championship title today. Wishing the best of luck to everyone in Philadelphia today and especially the ladies who I know will be bringing down 2300 Arena tonight!”

The NWA has also announced a change to the main event. Thom Latimer will now defend the NWA World Heavyweight Championship against both Rhino and Colby Corino in a triple threat match.

Additionally, the promotion revealed on Friday that it has struck a deal with streaming service Roku. The new NWA Wrestling Center channel will stream 24/7 on the platform, featuring both new and classic matches.

NWA Crockett Cup 2025 lineup for Saturday, May 17:

  • NWA World Heavyweight Champion Thom Latimer defends against Rhino and Colby Corino in a triple threat match
  • NWA World Women’s Champion Kenzie Paige defends against Natalya
  • Jay Bradley vs. Wrecking Ball Legursky in a Chain match
  • Silas Mason vs. Alex Hammerstone
  • Kylie Paige vs. Natalia Markova
  • NWA World TV Champion Carson Bartholomew Drake defends against Bryan Idol
  • NWA National Heavyweight Champion Mims w/BLK Jeez defends against Max the Impaler
  • Crockett Cup announced entrants:
    • Mike Mondo & Slade
    • Mr. Grim & Moses
    • The Temple of Dumm (Stone Rockwell & Beastman)
    • Nightmare Syndicate (Frank & The Masked Zyon) 
    • The Lost (Gaagz the Gymp, Lev, and Alex Misery)
    • The Country Gentlemen (AJ & KC Cazana) 
    • Daisy Kill & Talos
    • The Immortals (Kratos & Odinson)
    • EC3 & Pretty Boy Smooth
    • Blunt Force Trauma (Damage & Carnage)
    • The Slimeballz (Sage Chantz & Tommy Rant)
    • Southern Six (Kerry Morton & Alex Taylor)

Gail Kim to referee Natalya vs. Kenzie Paige at NWA Crockett Cup

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The NWA World Women’s Championship match at this Saturday’s NWA Crockett Cup will have a special guest referee.

Gail Kim will officiate the bout between champion Kenzie Paige and WWE’s Natalya, the promotion revealed Tuesday. Kim had previously been scheduled to take part in an autograph signing before the event but had not been announced for the show itself.

The event takes place Saturday, May 17, at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia.

NWA CEO William Patrick Corgan made the announcement via social media, writing:

“As the person who booked this very special match-up between the WWE’s Natalya and NWA World Women’s Champion Kenzie Paige, in a championship match no less, and given the bad blood between the two stars, which has only built since the Bloodsport event in Vegas and of course Ms. Paige’s unseemly attack at The Dungeon, I’ve come to a very important conclusion: which is that the officiating of this match must be handled in a very particular way. And though I have full confidence in our referees, I am concerned about their safety as well as ensuring that we in the National Wrestling Alliance will have a clear and just result. Therefore, I’ve named Gail Kim as the special guest referee for this contest at Crockett Cup, Saturday, May 17th in Philadelphia; for I know well Ms. Kim’s impeccable and unimpeachable integrity in the sport of professional wrestling. May the best lady win.“

Kim was released from TNA Wrestling in March after having been with the company for 14 years.

NWA Crockett Cup 2025 lineup for Saturday, May 17:

  • NWA World Heavyweight Champion Thom Latimer defends against Rhino
  • NWA World Women’s Champion Kenzie Paige defends against Natalya
  • Jay Bradley vs. Wrecking Ball Legursky in a Chain match
  • Silas Mason vs. Alex Hammerstone
  • Kylie Paige vs. Natalia Markova
  • NWA World TV Champion Carson Bartholomew Drake defends against Bryan Idol
  • NWA National Heavyweight Champion Mims w/BLK Jeez defends against Max the Impaler
  • Crockett Cup announced entrants:
    • Mike Mondo & Slade
    • Mr. Grim & Moses
    • The Temple of Dumm (Stone Rockwell & Beastman)
    • Nightmare Syndicate (Frank & The Masked Zyon)
    • The Lost (Gaagz the Gymp, Lev, and Alex Misery)
    • The Country Gentlemen (AJ & KC Cazana)
    • Daisy Kill & Talos
    • The Immortals (Kratos & Odinson)
    • EC3 & Pretty Boy Smooth
    • Blunt Force Trauma (Damage & Carnage)
    • The Slimeballz (Sage Chantz & Tommy Rant)
    • Southern Six (Kerry Morton & Alex Taylor)

Gail Kim announced for NWA Crockett Cup autograph signing

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Following her departure from TNA Wrestling, Gail Kim will be in attendance at an NWA event next month.

The National Wrestling Alliance announced today that Kim will be at the 2025 Crockett Cup for an autograph signing. The 2300 Arena in Philadelphia is hosting the event on Saturday, May 17.

“Breaking News! Pro Wrestling legend Gail Kim is coming to the Crockett Cup,” the NWA wrote. “We’re honored to announce that Gail Kim—multi-time champion, trailblazer, and Hall of Fame icon—will be live and in person for an exclusive autograph signing at the 2300 Arena.”

The price is listed at $30 for an autograph photo, and a Crockett Cup ticket is required to attend Kim’s signing.

Kim, a TNA Hall of Famer and one of the best wrestlers in company history, was fired from TNA last month in a behind-the-scenes shakeup. She had worked in talent relations for the promotion.

In a statement posted on March 27, Kim thanked the fans and her peers within the industry for their huge outpouring of support after her firing. Kim said she is going to take some time for herself and to prepare for what’s next but promised that this isn’t the end for her in pro wrestling.

The 48-year-old Kim is retired as an in-ring competitor but did wrestle a match in 2023 in celebration of the 1000th episode of Impact.

NWA’s Crockett Cup is a live event that’s being filmed to air on future episodes of NWA Power. In addition to the annual Crockett Cup tag team tournament, the card will feature WWE star Natalya in action. The show is being headlined by Thom Latimer defending his NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship against Rhino.

Matt Hardy calls Gail Kim’s TNA release ‘shocking’ and ‘very unexpected’

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Matt Hardy is shocked that TNA Wrestling released Gail Kim.

Earlier this week, Kim was one of several executives let go by the company. Hardy addressed her departure on the latest episode of his podcast, saying Kim is someone who is “universally loved.”

“The Gail Kim departure was definitely shocking, very unexpected,” Hardy said on the show, also noting he was surprised to learn of Ariel Shnerner’s release.

“Huge shock. And even reading that news, it was hard to believe that it actually went down. Also, Ariel was a pretty big shock as well.”

Hardy said that Kim always fought for the Knockouts division in TNA Wrestling but isn’t sure what factored into the decision to let her go.

“Gail Kim’s someone who was, like, universally loved. The women felt blessed to have her. She was such an iconic, trailblazing women’s wrestler, right? And she was great with working with them and she really fought hard for the women’s division.”

“There’s some new ownership that just came in. So they’re reformatting, and it’s just above my pay grade, for sure. It’s just stuff that I am not really in the know about.”

Dave Meltzer addressed Kim’s departure in the latest edition of The Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

“Gail Kim, who had been a producer as well as working in talent relations since her retirement was another surprise in being let go to talent and fans,” Meltzer wrote. He included comments from a person with knowledge of the situation.

“Once they stopped having Gail produce matches or work in Talent Relations, the writing was on the wall,” we were told. “She was elevated to work alongside Carlos and head up `Special Projects.’ Being assigned to Special Projects is the corporate kiss of death.”

Kim released a statement regarding her release:

“This will not end my passion or my love for wrestling and this is not the end of Gail Kim in the wrestling world. You don’t put in 17 years in one company and stop when you are this passionate. I look forward to sharing my journey and am taking some time for myself and prepare for what’s ahead. Looking forward to the future”

Her full statement is available here.

The full episode of Matt Hardy’s podcast is available below:

Gail Kim posts statement on TNA firing: ‘This is not the end of Gail Kim in the wrestling world’

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Gail Kim is grateful for all of the love and support she’s received after her firing from TNA Wrestling.

News broke earlier this week that Kim, one of the best wrestlers in TNA history, had been let go from her role in talent relations. The move was made as part of a larger behind-the-scenes shakeup that saw multiple executives depart TNA and its parent company Anthem Sports & Entertainment.

In a statement posted to Instagram today, Kim thanked the fans and her peers within the industry for the support they’ve shown since her firing. She is going to take some time for herself and to prepare for what’s next, but Kim promised that this isn’t the end for her in wrestling.

“Just wanted to say thank you to the fans, friends and especially my peers for all the support you have given me over the last few days. I’ve received such an enormous amount of love and it really has helped process this change for me,” Kim wrote. “More than anything I am grateful for all the years and opportunities I was given to help build something I always dreamed of. The [Knockouts] division is and will always be my heart and all the women who were a part of it. Thanks to the incredibly hard working and passionate TNA talent & crew that I have had the pleasure of working with. This will not end my passion or my love for wrestling and this is not the end of Gail Kim in the wrestling world. You don’t put in 17 years in one company and stop when you are this passionate. I look forward to sharing my journey and am taking some time for myself and prepare for what’s ahead. Looking forward to the future”

Kim’s next move remains to be seen, but Jim Ross said on his Grilling JR podcast that he would fully endorse the idea of AEW hiring her if Tony Khan were considering it.

“I would endorse that. If Tony Khan asked me my thoughts on the matter, I would suggest – go for it,” Ross said. “She’s very, very valuable and does a great job. I have great respect for Gail Kim, and her reputation speaks for itself. She gets results. She’s very good at working with talent. So – I’m a big Gail Kim fan. And she should not be unemployed for long in my world.”

Kim is a member of the TNA Hall of Fame and is a former champion for both TNA and WWE. She is retired as an in-ring competitor but did work a match in 2023 on the 1000th episode of Impact.