Matt Hardy is just as stunned as everyone else about Gail Kims sudden exit from TNA Wrestlingand hes not holding back on how he really feels.
Speaking on the latest episode of The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy, the TNA Tag Team Champion reacted to the companys decision to let go of Gail Kim earlier this week as part of a major front-office shakeup. Hardy, whos worked closely with Kim for years, didnt hide his disbelief.
The Gail Kim departure was definitely shocking, very unexpected, Hardy said, adding that Ariel Shnerners exit also caught him off guard. Huge shock. And even reading that news, it was hard to believe that it actually went down.
For Hardy, the release hits even harder because of how much Kim meant to TNAs Knockouts division and the locker room as a whole.
Gail Kims someone who was, like, universally loved. The women felt blessed to have her, he continued. She was such an iconic, trailblazing womens wrestler, right? And she was great with working with them and she really fought hard for the womens division.
As for why she was let go, Hardy admits hes out of the loop: Theres some new ownership that just came in. So theyre reformatting, and its just above my pay grade, for sure. Its just stuff that I am not really in the know about.
According to The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Kims firing wasnt exactly out of nowhere behind the scenes. Once they stopped having Gail produce matches or work in Talent Relations, the writing was on the wall, said one source. She was elevated to work alongside Carlos and head up Special Projects. Being assigned to Special Projects is the corporate kiss of death.
Kim, who spent 17 years in TNA and was a pioneer for the Knockouts division, later released a heartfelt message of her own. This will not end my passion or my love for wrestling and this is not the end of Gail Kim in the wrestling world, she wrote. You dont put in 17 years in one company and stop when you are this passionate.
Shes taking some personal time now, but it sounds like fans havent seen the last of her just yet.
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