Gail Kim (born February 20, 1976) is a
Canadian professional wrestler,
valet,
model, and
actress of
Korean descent. She is currently signed with
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) wrestling on its
Raw brand.
She began her career wrestling as La Felina on the Canadian
independent circuit. She joined WWE in 2002, winning the
WWE Women's Championship in her debut match for the company. She formed a
tag team with
Molly Holly, before being released in November 2004. She then joined
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), immediately aligning herself with the
America's Most Wanted alliance. She also
managed James Storm and then
Petey Williams, while also
feuding with
Jacqueline Moore. In 2007, she became the inaugural
Women's Knockout Champion thus making her the first female to hold the
WWE Women's Championship and the
Women's Knockout Champion. While in TNA, Kim feuded with
Awesome Kong over the belt. She left TNA in August 2008 and re-debuted in WWE in March 2009.
Early life and training
Kim attended the York Memorial Collegiate Institute in Toronto, partaking in numerous sports such as basketball, volleyball, soccer, baseball, and
badminton.
[ Upon her graduation, she began studying kinesiology at the University of Toronto, but later switched to nutrition at Ryerson University.]
