Wrestler Gail Kim returns to Seoul

Professional wrestler Gail Kim, a Korean Canadian, will return to Seoul to greet her legion of South Korean fans.









Korean professional wrestler Gail Kim

The popular wrestler, who signed onto Total Nonstop Action (TNA) in October, will visit around Feb 9, according to a message posted on her website.


``I can’t wait to go back to wrestle for all the Korean fans. It was such a great experience last year,’’ Kim said in the message.


Kim visited South Korea in January last year for a Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling match, where she teamed up with Lollipop to defeat Malia Hosaka and Nidia. During that time, she appeared on several local television programs and magazines.


Raised in Toronto, Ontario, Gail attended secondary school at York Memorial Collegiate Institute.


A natural born athlete, she participated in many sports such as basketball, volleyball, soccer, baseball and badminton.


After graduating, Gail enrolled in the University of Toronto and majored in kinesology (the science of human movement). She later transferred to Ryerson University and changed her major to nutrition.


Gail enrolled in Ron Hutchinson's Pro Wrestling Gym, and began training to become a professional wrestler.


In December of 2000, Gail made her professional debut to Toronto's Apocalypse Wrestling Federation under a mask, using the name, La Felina. In that match, she lost to Tracy Brooks.


In October 2002, Gail signed a contract with World Wrestling

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On a Dec 7, 2002 WWE Live event, Gail made her successful WWE debut in a bra and panties match against Dawn Marie.


In 2003, Gail was on the road with WWE, mainly competing in bikini contests and occasionally, diva tag matches.


It was on Nov 3, 2004 when she was officially released from her WWE contract.


Gail made her triumphant return to the ring in January 2005 in Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (in Korea) when she teamed with Lollipop to defeat Malia Hosaka and former WWE diva Nidia.


Kim now appears regularly on several TNA television programs, aired in South Korea on Star World Hong Kong and Cinema Networks.

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