10 Wrestlers Who Did Their Best Work In TNA/IMPACT
5. Gail Kim
The sky appeared to be the limit for Gail Kim when she arrived in WWE. Winning the Women's Championship in her June 2003 debut, Kim went on to lose it just four weeks later. From there, she tumbled down the card into obscurity before being unceremoniously let go in November 2004.
Moving over to TNA in 2005, Kim initially worked as AMW's manager before finally transitioning into a full time wrestling role in 2007. With a brand new Knockouts Division and title on the way in, Kim started a steady push to the top. As the inaugural champion, she went to war with the monstrous Awesome Kong and reached new heights as a performer.
The pair rocked the house with hard-hitting, main event bouts at a time when the concept of a women's revolution in WWE was unthinkable. Proving she could be a best in the world calibre talent, Kim left TNA for another crack at WWE stardom in 2009. Despite the stellar reputation she'd built up since last time, Kim's second WWE run was even more disappointing.
Fed up with the handling of women's wrestling in WWE, Kim eliminated herself during a battle royal in protest of creative telling her to be eliminated within the first minute. The incident led to her being taken off TV for the remainder of her contract.
Having been given nothing of note, the understandably frustrated Kim returned to IMPACT and stayed there until her retirement in 2019.