Gail Kim On Which Current And Former WWE Stars She Wants To Wrestle, Women’s Wrestling Evolving

Source: Ring Rust Radio

As noted, Gail Kim appeared on Ring Rust Radio this week. They sent us the full interview transcript below (which includes the highlights we posted earlier), you can listen to it in the video above:

At the 2016 edition of Bound for Glory, you will take on Maria Kanellis-Bennett for the TNA Knockouts Championship. What should casual TNA fans expect from this match and what would it mean to you to win the title at the company’s biggest PPV?

“First off, the Impact Wrestling roster is the one roster that goes through ups and downs and people always report about our morale. I will tell you every time we come together and put more than a 100 percent out there. We come together as a family, and no matter what happens we always give the fans the best performance we can every time. Bound for Glory will be no exception for us. In terms of my match with Maria, casual fans may know us from our WWE days even though she hasn’t really wrestled a lot since then. I think the people who have been watching the storyline will be so looking forward to the moment when I finally get her in the ring. It honestly has been almost eight months in the making; to finally get in the ring with her. To have the title has always been special to me and I would love to win the title. For me it’s more about getting her in the ring on that day, and I think everyone just wants to see me give her a major beat down. I am really looking forward to it personally.”

Also at Bound for Glory, you will be the first female inductee into the TNA Hall of Fame. What does that honor mean to you and how much more would it mean if you were to be inducted as Knockouts champion?

“I think that would be the icing on the cake if that happens. In terms of being honored at the TNA Hall of Fame, I think that’s something that every pro wrestler dreams about. You don’t think about it as your career is going on. For this moment to come it was almost surreal. To have the appreciation from your peers, the fans and the company you work for is the ultimate reward. For me, that has always been ultimate because respect has always been the most important thing to me in this business. I am very old school in that mindset and thinking that way. The business has changed a lot, and I love when I go to a show and see the up-and-coming talent being taught respect. For me, the Hall of Fame and being respected that way is the ultimate and top of what I can achieve in this business. I don’t know how much longer I can go and what I can achieve beyond that.”

You’ve consistently been among the top wrestlers in the world, helping to change the perception of women in wrestling. Over the past few years, the women have become a major focal point in TNA and at times the most anticipated and exciting moments of the show. WWE even started their “women’s revolution” last year. As somebody who was a major factor in this shift, what does it mean to you that fans have become to appreciate women’s wrestling like they do today?

“Way back before all this women’s wrestling happened for us back in 2007, people would always tell me that fans don’t want to watch women’s wrestling. I always refused to believe that. I could have listened to all these people who were my friends and other fans who thought they didn’t want to see it because they had a perception of what …

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