Gail Kim vs. The Dollhouse - Impact Wrestling

On the August 5th edition of  TNA Impact Wrestling, Gail Kim took on and defeated the Dollhouse.
Well....she beat Jade and Marti Bell, Taryn Terrell ran.
But still, even at two on one she still won.
You know, between these three women, they had 28 years of wrestling experience up there in the ring.
Marti started in 2008, Jade (Mia Yim) in 2009 and Gail in 2000.

Havok Is the New TNA Knockouts Champion

On TNA Impact on October 1st, 2014 Havok defeated Gail Kim for the TNA Knockouts Championship.
Well unless you were living under a rock you already knew that.
It was on Wikipedia like three weeks ago.
Anyway, it was a match that made most WWE Diva matches look like amateur hour.
Or Amateur 2 minutes in the Divas case.

Gail Kim in FLEX Magazine

Well I guess this evens things out.
WWE Diva Eva Marie did a shoot for Iron Man magazine, so TNA Knockout Gail Kim did one for FLEX.
I guess that balances out.
Except for the fact that Gail can wrestle circles around Eva.
With one hand tied behind her back.
Blindfolded.

Gail Kim Punishing Brittany on TNA

Yeah I know the match was Brittany vs Gail Kim vs Madison Rayne, but these are the two I think should be feuding.
The "Submission Specialist" Gail Kim and the up and coming Brittany.
If they wont have them as a tag team....do this....

Remember that good idea they had long ago where Tara and Brooke feuded...student vs teacher?
It didn't last long but it should have.
I think Gail vs Brittany would be a whole lot better than rehashing The Beautiful people for the millionth time.

Once again I delve into the TNA Knockout division, such as it is. This match was for the Number One Contender slot to see just who will face the TNA Knockout Champion Angelina Love Sunday at Slammiversary. Most of the match was Brittany and Madison against Gail. That went on until the Beautiful People came out and sat down at the announce table with Mike Tenay and Tazz. After that, with Angelina and Velvet jabbering constantly it was hard to even keep the sound on. But the match continued. At one point, Angelina distracted the ref and Velvet went to spray hairspray in Gail's eyes. But she missed and hit Brittany. One "Eat Defeat" later and Gail is the number one contender.

Gail going up against Angelina is good. In reality, Gail could beat Angelina with one arm tied behind her back. But this is wrestling and you know that Velvet will interfere and Angelina will keep the belt.

The sad thing is that it would have been nice had Brittany won. The young lady that is Brittany, Santana Garrett, deserves a push. On June 3rd of 2013, Santana got the "Future Legend Award" from the Cauliflower Alley Club. That award is not handed out lightly, and she is only the third woman to win that award since they started giving out awards in 1992.

Lei’D Tapa vs. Gail Kim - TNA Impact Wrestling

The battle of the TNA Knockouts as Lei’D Tapa took on Gail Kim (who is roughly half her size) in a match to see if Tapa stayed in TNA.
I imagine you can guess the result....

Yeah I know I am kinda late with this...but "stuff" came up....you know?
On TNA Impact Wrestling on March 20th, Lei’D Tapa took on her former...ummm...boss?...Gail Kim in a loser leaves TNA match. You would think that Lei’D Tapa being 5'11 and 220 pounds and Gail being 5'4 and 120 pounds, this match would be kinda one sided right? Nope. Hey....it's "wrestling". This is performance art people!

Anyway, they start out with several good exchanges with Gail and Lei'D. Gail starts getting the upper hand with attacks to one of Lei'D's legs which I swear looks as big around as Gail's waist! Gail looks on an awesome standing (well hanging actually) Dragon Sleeper and almost submits Tapa. Tapa breaks free but eventually goes down to Gail's "Eat Defeat" finisher.
So Tapa is gone from TNA. Kinda.

When Tapa was signed to TNA she first went to Ohio Valley Wrestling (their training ground) where she was trained some more. She is the niece of wrestling legend The Barbarian and actually started wrestling in 2011. Tapa is now back full swing in OVW, even though TNA and OVW have now cut ties. Interestingly, a LOT of OVW alumni have gone on to the WWE...

Lei’D Tapa and Tamina Snuka tag team anyone?

Brittany vs. Gail Kim - TNA Impact Wrestling

Santana Garrett debuted on TNA Impact Wrestling as "Brittany" and had a good first match on the show.
Yes I know she has been on TNA a few times before but not as Brittany and not getting a win over a major Knockout.

TNA Impact Wrestling Results - Brittany vs. Gail Kim
http://www.bubblews.com/news/2647059-tna-impact-wrestling-results-brittany-vs-gail-kim

Oh yeah....and Lei'D Tapa turned face....

Gail Kim vs. Madison Rayne at TNA Lockdown 2014

One of the perks of being a TNA Knockout is that once a year you get to fight in a cage, unlike the WWE Divas.
Well I guess it's a perk....right?

Gail Kim vs Shanna aka Portugals Perfect Athlete - TNA Xplosion

On TNA Xplosion, two of the hottest women in wrestling today (well...in my opinion) Gail Kim and Portugal's Perfect Athlete Shanna face off.
Of course my love of Gail Kim is pretty well know.
Okay...admiration...love sounds too stalkerish, and I am really taken by Shanna as well.
http://womensprowrestling.blogspot.com/2013/12/shanna-womens-pro-wrestling.html
So to me this was a potentially great match-up.
And it was decent.

You had the Gail Kim smack talk at the beginning followed by Shanna taking the advantage.
(Did anybody else think Shanna was dressed like WWE era Victoria?)

But then of course Gail started to work on the leg and you knew what was gonna happen.

Since TNA is more fan friendly than the WWE ever thought about being, you can see the whole match here:

Madison Rayne Is Back In TNA And Better Than Ever

Yes "The Queen Bee" is back in TNA and I think she may look better than ever.
After taking some time off to do fitness competitions and have a baby, she is back in the ring in TNA.

She came back on December 12th and immediately got in the faces of her former partner (and current the Knockouts Champion) Gail Kim and her bodyguard Lei'D Tapa.
Think AJ and Tamina in WWE.
Madison got back in the ring officially on December 19th, teaming with ODB to defeat Lei'D Tapa and Gail Kim, pinning Gail in the process.

Then on January 2nd, she took Gail on in the open challenge match, beating her and getting a shot at the TNA Women's Knockout Championship.
I for one am happy to see her back.
She's a welcome addition to the TNA Knockout roster.

Madison Rayne vs Gail Kim

Help Us Gail Kim...You're Our Only Hope!

Well maybe not the "only" hope (there is another...LOL), but Gail Kim is the one constant the TNA Knockout division has.
Her resume is quite impressive....
She's been wrestling for 13 years.
A year after her debut she won the Apocalypse Wrestling Federation Diva of the Year award.
She won the Funkin' Conservatory FC Women's Championship.

She has held the WWE Women's Championship (the real one, not the stupid "Butterfly Belt".
Gail has held the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship, the TNA Women's Knockout Championship three times, she was the Knockout of the Year in 2007, and in 2013, she was crowned the "Queen of the Knockouts" after beating Hannah Blossom, Jackie Moore, Lei'D Tapa, Mickie James, Velvet Sky, Miss Tessmacher, ODB and Tara.
And in 2012, Pro Wrestling Illustrated named her #1 on their of the best 50 female singles wrestlers, the PWI Female 50.
After losing Mickie James and Tara...TNA best hold onto Gail.

TNA-Tara Released

Yep, once again Tara (Lisa Marie Varon) is gone from wrestling.
On Tuesday TNA Tweeted....
"Impact Wrestling has released Tara. We thank Tara for all her contributions and wish her the best of success in the future."

Well there was a rumor that Lisa Marie was thinking about retiring soon. this year maybe.
But that doesn't make me any happier about it.

And I'm wondering if TNA is trying to kill the Knockouts Division ....again...
There are now left with:
Gail Kim
Mickie James
Miss Tessmacher (Inactive)
ODB (Knockouts referee)
Taryn Terrell
Velvet Sky

So you have FIVE women on the roster.
Are they calling up the reserves from OVW or is this just about it?
Maybe they should slap some tights on Brooke and throw her out there....

And what the heck am I gonna do with my Pinterest board now?????

The Impact Wrestling Knockouts Roster

I haven't done a rundown of the female TNA wrestlers, the TNA Knockouts, roster in awhile so here is the up to date listing....

The current TNA Knockout Roster:
Mickie James (The current TNA Knockouts Champion)
Gail Kim
The Blossom Twins (Hannah Blossom and Holly Blossom)
Lei'D Tapa
Madison Rayne (Maternity leave)
Miss Tessmacher (Hasn't appeared in over 30 days)
ODB
Taeler Hendrix
Tara
Taryn Terrell
Velvet Sky

And if you add in Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) in (as I always do with the WWE and NXT) you can add:
Trina Thompson (The current OVW Women's Champion)
Epiphany
Heidi Lovelace
Jessie Belle
Josette Bynum
Lovely Lylah   
Nikki St. John

I am really wondering why you are not hearing more about the incredible Trina Thompson.
If I were TNA, this lady would be headed for the "Big Leagues" with the other TNA Superstars post-haste

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Taryn Terrell and Velvet Sky?

As you probably know, on March 21st on Impact, Brooke Hogan released Taryn Terrell from her position as Knockouts referee.

But then she said Taryn was officially on the Knockout Roster...so she can get her hands on Gail Kim (or whoever she wants on the TNA roster) legally now.

It seems Velvet Sky has decided to become her new BFF so I imagine you can start looking forward to Velvet/Taryn tag team matches, especially since she saved her from a two on one beatdown courtesy of Gail and Tara....

BTW...I again have to thank TNA / Impact Wrestling who post these clips to YouTube for everyone's enjoyment as opposed to that other wrestling promotion that seems to freak out constantly when people post videos. Be sure to go by and check out the TNA Official Website.
http://www.impactwrestling.com/

Taryn Terrell Finally Gets In The Ring

Well it finally happened.
Taryn Terrell has finally gotten some ring action with Gail Kim.
I figured it was only a matter of time until Taryn wound up inside the ring... not as a ref but as a wrestler.

Well...we all hoped that would happen since Taryn is not only a pretty face, but was trained by Dusty Rhodes, Steve Keirn and Tom Prichard and has held the OVW Women's Championship.
Did you know she has also done stunt work in several movies?

So now we get to see her in some actual in ring action in TNA which makes me happy.
Because she's a trained wrestler...not because I think she looks like Penny from Big Bang Theory.
Really.
Though you know I could totally see Penny as a pro wrestler.....

Gail Kim vs Mickie James - TNA Wrestling

This is why I like Gail Kim "The Submission Specialist".
Here she has Mickie James in a headscissors.
Kinda.

Looking at it, I oughta know what this is a variation of...but I cannot for the life of me think of the name.
It's not a full on classic headscissors...but it looks just as effective.

Gail Kim Headscissors Mickie James

Is The TNA Knockout Roster Failing?

You know I was looking at the TNA Knockout roster the other day since Angelina Love and Velvet Sky left.....and it's kinda messed up.

Of course we have the champion Miss Tessmacher....

Then we have Gail Kim, Madison Rayne, Mickie James, ODB, Tara and Taeler Hendrix.
Christy Hemme, SoCal Val and Taci Brooks don't wrestle.

Rosita, Sarita and Winter haven't even been on Impact in over 30 days.

Winter and Rosita have been showing up in Family Wrestling Entertainment (FWE) where Winter has held the FWE Women's Championship and Sarita has been wrestling in CMLL in Mexico...and I have heard she was headed for Japan.

So that gives TNA roughly seven active Knockouts.

Now compare this to the WWE that has eight active Divas and eight in development (plus a couple they dont know what to do with yet).

TNA is lagging behind the WWE in their female talent.
Of course the argument can be made that 8 TNA Knockouts have more talent than 16 WWE Divas, but if they dont watch out, the WWE may catch them in that territory too.
The WWE seems to be looking at the Indy promotions more and more, like TNA used to.

Miss Tessmacher - The New TNA Women's Knockout Champion

After defeating Mickie James, Tara and Velvet Sky in a four-way match to earn another shot at Gail Kim's Women's Knockout Championship, the newly renamed Miss Tessmacher defeated Gail Kim at Slammiversary to win the TNA Women's Knockout Championship for the first time.
I have to say I'm kinda surprised that she actually got the belt.
It's kinda like Kelly winning the WWE Women's Championship.
At least it wasn't Eric Young.....

Velvet Sky - TNA Knockout Jobber?

I'm beginning to think that TNA has turned Velvet Sky into the ultimate Jobber.
Not that she's a bad wrestler in any way, I mean she started out at the House of Pain Pro Wrestling Dojo back around 2003.
And she has been with TNA since 2007.
But in her five years with the company, and despite how incredibly popular she is, she has held the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship once and the TNA Women's Knockout Championship once.
Gail Kim has held it twice, Angelina Love has held it five times, Tara has held it four times, ODB three times, Madison Rayne three times, Mickie James twice and Winter twice.
Does Vel just not want the title?
Or do the writers just not want to give it to her for any length of time?
She only held it 28 days and lost it to...surprise..Gail Kim...

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