10 Things WWE Wants You To Forget About TNA

8. Gail Kim's Contrasting Fortunes

Kurt Angle TNA Champion Hard Justice 2007
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Gail Kim is, without question, one of the most talented female wrestlers of her generation, but she has endured a real Jekyll & Hyde career.

Grossly misused by WWE, she was nothing more than a spot-filler throughout her first run with them and while she did capture the Women's Championship, she dropped it after just 28 days. Kim left in 2004, then returned in 2008, but the company still didn't know how to utilise her considerable talents, and she left in a cloud of controversy in 2011.

With only a single title reign across six years with the company, Gail is no more than a footnote in WWE history. Fortunately, this isn't the case in TNA. When she retires later this week, she'll do so as the most decorated women's wrestler the promotion has ever seen, with seven Knockouts Title runs to her name. She has held the belt for 711 combined days (300+ more than her nearest rival), and became the first woman to be inducted in the company's Hall Of Fame in 2016, solidifying her historic importance.

It's unreal that WWE weren't able to make better use of such an excellent performer. Unfortunately, this isn't the only time it's happened...

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for six years and is currently WhatCulture's Senior Wrestling Reporter. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.