07/04/03 Internet News
Jazz was not injured during the women's battle royal last night. Her injury was scripted so that she could leave the match without actually being eliminated.  [Jason Powell, PWtorch.com]

----- Jazz has not actually hurt last night during the battle royal for the Women’s Title. WWE officials had planned on putting the title on Gail Kim to make her debut with the company extra special. [Richard, RajahWWF.com]

WebMaster's Note:  So this makes things even worse!  At least there might be a plausible explanation if Jazz had some type of pre-existing injury that was going to sideline her, or at worst she really was injured during the match.  But no...  Some bonehead in the WWE's writing/creative staff actually thought this up?!

07/07/03 Monday Night Raw
Victoria and Stevie came out, followed by Women's Champ Gail Kim and her partner Val Venis. Gail happily helped Val take his towel off before the ladies started the match off. Victoria hit Gail with a shoulder thrust in the corner and a screaming press slam. Gail then hit Victoria with a springboard crossbody and a headscissors. Victoria made a tag to Steven and Gail slapped him before Val entered the ring. Victoria tripped Val which allowed Steven to DDT Venis.

Victoria and Gail continued the match, with Gail trying to pin Victoria. Steven decided to try for an elbow drop on the back of Gail but she moved just fast enough for him to nail his own partner. Val and Steven battled outside the ring while Gail was able to get a standing hurricanrana on Victoria for the win. [owow.com]

07/11/03 Internet News
The WWE website is now advertising Gail Kim’s feature that will be on Confidential this Saturday night at 11 pm Eastern. If you are a fan that does not know much about the new Women’s Champion, you may want to check it out on The New TNN. [Richard, RajahWWF.com]

07/14/03 Monday Night Raw
Gail Kim comes out to defend her Title and her unbeaten streak against Molly Holly. Molly starts with a wristlock, but Kim rolls out. Molly trips Kim up and grabs her wrists, but Kim tosses her across the ring. Spinning neckbreaker by Molly 1-2-kickout. Molly smashes Kim's face into the mat 1-2-kickout. Clubs to the back by Molly, then a chinlock. Kim rolls up Molly with a bodyscissors for a two count, but Molly beatgs Kim back down 1-2-shoulder up. Molly chokes Kim on the ropes. Chops by Kim, then a headscissors. Kim ducks a clothesline and hits the pinning hurricanrana 1-2-3! [Fred Cook, ProWrestling.com]

07/21/03 Monday Night Raw
 Trish Stratus made her way out to the ring and this is a tag team match with Trish and Gail Kim against Molly Holly and Victoria, who was accompanied to the ring by Stevie Richards. Gail Kim started it off against Molly and Molly twisted the arm of Gail Kim and then Gail rolled out of it and returned the favor by twisting Molly's arm. While holding Molly's arm, Gail made the tag to Trish and Trish came off the second rope with a shot to the arm of Molly Holly.

Victoria went for the Widow's Peak but Trish countered it with a head scissors take down. Gail gave Molly a hurricanrana pin and Victoria nailed Gail to break up the pin. Victoria then ripped the top off of Gail, leaving her in her bra. Trish went to kick Molly but she kicked Gail and that gave Molly the opportunity to pin Gail Kim for the three count to get the win. [PowerWrestling.com]

07/25/03 Internet Rumor
The buzz making rounds around the RAW locker room last night is that Jim Ross has been one of the major pieces of the company responsible for Gail Kim’s mega push since debuting with the company. Ross has a lot of confidence in her and I believe everyone can tell that Kim is very athletically talented. [Richard, RajahWWF.com]

07/28/03 Monday Night Raw
Gail Kim made her way out to the ring as the Women's Champion and this is a one on one match with Gail Kim against Molly Holly. Molly got Gail in a front face lock and she took her down to the mat and Gail countered it into a hammer lock where both women got back to a vertical base.

Molly went for a springboard elbow in the corner but Gail kicked her in the back to knock her down and then she rolled Molly up, pinning her for a two count. Gail went for a top rope hurricanrana but Molly shoved Gail down to the mat and gave her the molly go round and a pin for the three count to win the Women's Championship! [PowerWrestling.com]

08/04/03 Monday Night Raw
Trish Stratus made her way out to the ring for a shot at the Women's Championship against the defending Champion, Molly Holly. Molly put Trish in a waist lock and then she took her down to the mat and pinned her for a one count. Molly took Trish down to the mat again and pinned her once again but got another one count.

As Trish mounted Molly on the outside of the ring and gave her a number of right hands, Victoria came out to the ringside area and attacked Trish Stratus, planting her with a spinning side walk slam, causing the referee to end the match in a disqualification.

Victoria put Trish in the ring and went to hammer away on her but Molly and Victoria got it on until the two double teamed Trish Stratus. Gail Kim then came to the ring to the aid of Trish, clearing the ring of Molly Holly and Victoria. Gail Kim then helped Trish Stratus up and then gave her a clothesline and yelled at her and slapped her across the face and gave her a spinebuster before being forced out of the ring by officials. [PowerWrestling.com]

08/08/03 Internet Rumor
Last Monday night's RAW saw the Women's Championship change hands after Gail Kim held the title for four weeks. Why didn't Kim enjoy a longer title reign?
WWE officials reportedly have been displeased with Kim's performance since she debuted on RAW in June.

Kim's debut was largely built up with her "Matrix" promos and with WWE's description of Kim as a "female version of Rey Mysterio." However, those who were high on Kim before she debuted feel she has not delivered on her hype. Kim may be sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling to polish her wrestling ability. [Jay Johansson, PowerWrestling.com]

----- Word has it that the reason WWE turned Gail Kim against Trish on RAW is that the creative team was baffled that she didn't get over too well in her initial face run, so tried to give her a more interesting program. [Ben Johnson, ProWrestling.com]
 

08/11/03 Monday Night Raw
Trish Stratus made her way out to the ring for a triple threat women's match for the Women's Championship with Molly Holly defending the title against both Gail Kim and Trish Stratus.

Terri caught up with Gail and asked her why she did what she did last week? Gail said now she wants to talk to Gail Kim, huh? Where was Terri the night she won the Championship and the night Trish kicked her in the face? Now that Gail has the attention of Trish Stratus and the WWE, she's going to show everyone who Gail Kim really is.

Trish knocked Molly down in the ring and then she got out of the ring and went after Gail Kim, giving her two forearms and then rolling her into the ring. Trish knocked Molly down once again and then planted Gail with a spinebuster and a pin for a two count. Molly and Gail Kim gave Trish Stratus a double team suplex and then they continued to double team her in an attempt to eliminate her from the competition.

Molly "directed traffic," telling Gail to nail Trish as she was stuck in the tree of woe but Molly knocked her down with a vicious clothesline and pinned her for the three count to retain the title.  [PowerWrestling.com]

08/15/03 Internet Rumor
Previous reports indicated that Gail Kim was sent back to OVW for further in-ring training. However, it seems that Kim reports to OVW only when she is not working house shows or television programs. This is the case with La Resistance, and as well as others. [Henry Walk, TheWrestleHolics.com]

08/18/03 Monday Night Raw
Trish Stratus made her way out to the ring and she's up against Molly Holly for the WWE Women's Championship. Trish and Molly locked it up in the center of the ring and Molly put Trish in a wrist lock and then she twisted away on her arm and yanked on it and then pulled her down to the mat by the hair. Molly went to the top rope for the Molly Go Round but Trish knocked her down and then pulled her down from the top rope with a head scissors.

Trish gave Molly a spinebuster and then Gail Kim came out and Trish knocked her down on the apron with a kick and then she went to the ring apron and knocked Gail down to the arena floor with a shoulder block. Trish went to the top rope for a cross body but missed it and Molly pinned Trish for a two count but Gail Kim pulled Molly off of Trish and then hammered away on her, causing the referee to end the match in a disqualification. Molly and Gail Kim fought until WWE officials broke it up. [PowerWrestling.com]

08/25/03 Monday Night Raw
Trish Stratus made her way out to the ring for a one on one match with Trish Stratus against Gail Kim. As Trish made her way out to the ring, Gail Kim attacked Trish from behind on the outside of the ring and beat her down at ringside. Trish Stratus planted Gail Kim with a vicious spinebuster and then she pinned Gail but only got a two count. Moments later, Trish hit Gail with the "chick kick" and then she pinned Gail for another two count. Trish Stratus planted Gail Kim with the Stratusfaction and then pinned her for the three count to get the win.

As Trish was celebrating, walking down the aisle, Molly Holly came out and attacked Trish Stratus, knocking her down to the floor. Molly Holly then got in the ring and it looked as if she was going to attack Gail Kim but instead, she just stared her down.

A few minutes later in the backstage area, Molly Holly had Gail Kim by the throat and she said that incase Gail forgot, not only is Molly the Women's Champion, but she is the one that got Gail into the WWE. Now she's got two choices; either Gail can keep fighting Molly and Molly can keep knocking her down or they could team up and take out who stands in their way, Trish Stratus. Molly asked Gail what's it going to be? Gail said that Trish doesn't stand a chance and then Molly Holly went on her way.  [PowerWrestling.com]

09/01/03 Monday Night Raw
Trish Stratus made her way out to the ring for a tag team match with Ivory against Gail Kim and Molly Holly. All four women started it off by brawling in the ring and Gail Kim and Ivory started it off in the ring as the legal contestants.

Ivory gave Molly a sunset flip into a pin and she almost got the three count but Gail Kim broke it up with a drop kick to the back. Molly and Gail Kim gave Trish Stratus a double team power bomb from the second rope and then Molly pinned Trish for the three count to get the win. Ivory got in the ring to attend to a fallen Trish Stratus and Molly attacked her and then Gail and Molly gave Ivory a double team DDT to leave her laying.  [PowerWrestling.com]

09/05/03 Internet News
A new contest for "2003 Babe of the Year" has started which includes: Dawn Marie, Gail Kim, Ivory, Jackie Gayda, Jacqueline, Jazz, Lita, Molly, Nidia, Sable, Shaniqua, Stacy, Terri, Torrie, Trish and Victoria. You can vote for your favorite babe at babe.wwe.com. [owow.com]

09/08/03 Monday Night Raw
Trish's music hit in the arena and she made her way out to the ring with Jacqueline for a tag team match against Gail Kim and Molly Holly! Molly started the match off in the ring against Jacqueline and the two locked it up and Molly put Jackie in a side headlock and then Jackie whipped Molly off the ropes but Molly came back with a hard shoulder block to send Jacqueline down to the mat.

Trish went for the Stratusfaction on Gail but Molly got in the way and Trish grabbed Molly with a head scissors and took her down to the mat at the same time as taking Gail down to the mat. Trish jumped at Molly and Gail with a cross body but they caught Trish and launched her to the outside of the ring. Molly then got out of the ring and rolled Trish into the ring and Gail pinned her for the three count to pick up the win. Molly Holly and Gail Kim dominated a fallen Trish Stratus by giving her the double team DDT.  [PowerWrestling.com]

09/12/03 Internet News
Just got my latest issue of Raw Magazine (October 2003) in the mail, and for you female wrestling fans, it's a great read. First we have the Fantasy Warfare column with a match up between Moolah and Jazz, an interesting article on the ascent of women's wrestling, and a short article on Sensationsal Sherrie. But the best part is the articles and pictorials on Dawn Marie, Gail Kim, Ivory, Jacqueline, Jazz, Lita, Molly Holly, Nidia, Sable, Stacy Keibler, Terri, Torrie, Trish Stratus and Victoria. That's right a jam packed issue with nothing but the women! [owow.com]

09/15/03 Monday Night Raw
Trish Stratus made her way out to the ring for a No Holds Barred Handicap Match with Trish Stratus against Gail Kim and Molly Holly! Trish Stratus gave Gail and Molly a drop kick to knock them down to the mat and then she whaled away on both Trish and Molly with a number of chops. Trish went for a cross body but Gail and Molly caught her and went to launch her to the outside of the ring but Trish safely landed on the apron. Molly hit Trish with the Molly Go Round and then she pinned her for the three count to pick up the win.

After the match, Gail Kim and Molly Holly continued to beat up on Trish Stratus and Molly grabbed two steel chairs and she and Gail laid Trish on the chair and then Gail held the other chair over her face and Molly went to the top rope but quickly came down as Lita stormed to the ring to make the save for Trish Stratus! Lita gave Molly a vicious DDT and then she gave Gail Kim a power bomb to lay her out. Lita then took her shirt off and then she gave Molly the Twist of Fate as the fans went nuts! After disposing of Molly and Gail, Lita attended to a fallen Trish Stratus.  For Pics - Click Here.

Gail Kim and Molly Holly were shown with Eric Bischoff and they were complaining and Eric said that he doesn't know where she came from. The last time he checked, he fired her and he doesn't know how she got into the building. Stone Cold showed up, saying that he hired Lita back. As far as Molly and Gail wanting a piece of Trish Stratus, that's what she's going to get. At Unforgiven, it's going to be Molly Holly and Gail Kim vs. Trish Stratus and Lita at Unforgiven! Gail Kim said that she can't believe that she slept with the RAW GM. Stone Cold said "come again?" and Gail said that's OK because it's not the first time.  [PowerWrestling.com]

09/21/03 Sunday Heat
Gail Kim and Molly Holly were shown backstage and Gail was complaining about all she hears is Trish Stratus. She said that they deserve all the attention, not Lita and Trish. Molly said that tonight after their match, the only thing people will be talking about is how Gail and Molly destroyed Trish and Lita. Molly and Gail then sat down to discuss tonight's match. [PowerWrestling.com]

09/21/03 Unforgiven PPV
Gail Kim's music hit in the arena and she made her way out to the ring for a tag team match with Molly Holly against Trish Stratus and the returning Lita. This past Monday night, Lita made her return to the WWE by making the save for Trish Stratus, who was getting beat down by Gail Kim and Molly Holly. From there, a match was made for tonight with Lita teaming up with Trish Stratus against Gail Kim and Molly Holly.

As Lita and Trish were doing their intro poses, Molly and Gail attacked them both and Gail disposed of Trish and then she went after Lita but Lita decked her with a hard right hand to send her down to the mat. Trish Stratus ducked down to the mat and Lita jumped off her back, squashing Gail and Molly in the corner with a clothesline, shades of the old Hardy Boyz double team move.

Gail Kim had Trish Stratus in a dragon sleeper and Trish worked her way to the corner and then she climbed the ropes and flipped over to give Gail a reverse DDT to break the hold. Trish then crawled over in an attempt to make the tag but Molly snuck over to Lita's corner and pulled her down from the ring apron to cost Trish the tag. As a result, Lita's mouth was busted opened after hitting the ring apron.

Lita planted Gail with a power bomb and as she stood over Gail, Molly gave Lita a shot to the neck from behind. Molly then went to the top rope for the Molly Go Round but Trish pulled her down with a head scissors. Lita gave Molly Holly a reverse twist of fate and then she went to the top rope and came off with the moonsault and a pin for a three count to pick up the win!  [PowerWrestling.com] For Pics - Click Here.

09/22/03 Monday Night Raw
Molly Holly's music hit in the arena and she made her way out to the ring as the Women's Champion and this is a rematch from Unforgiven with Molly Holly and Gail Kim against Trish Stratus and Lita in a tag team match. Trish Stratus started it off in the ring against Gail Kim and the two locked it up in the center of the ring and Trish took Gail down with a side headlock and then Gail got out of it and countered with a mat head scissors.

Molly Holly went for a suplex on Lita but Lita flipped over and planted Molly with a reverse DDT. As Trish and Molly fought to the outside of the ring, Lita planted Gail with the Twist of Fate and then she pinned her for the three count to get the win. [PowerWrestling.com]

09/29/03 Monday Night Raw
In the ring, Terri said that there's only one word to describe the diva she's about to introduce and that is Lita! Lita's music then hit in the arena and she made her way out to the ring as Terri held Lita's book in her hand. Terri said that before they begin, while Lita was out with a broken neck, not only did she find time to start her own animal rescue organization but she also spent time to write her own autobiography and it is available tomorrow. Terri asked Lita how it feels to be back? Lita said that she has to start by saying 'what's up, Chicago?' Lita said yes, she had a broken neck but she doesn't want to talk about it anymore or hear about it anymore. She is so past that. If she was not ready to be here, then she wouldn't be here so like it or not, she's back. And nothing is going to stop her from...

Molly Holly and Gail Kim made their way out to the ring with Molly as the WWE Women's Champion. Molly took the mic from Terri and Gail took the book from her. Molly said first Trish Stratus gets a new DVD and now Lita has a book? Where's Gail's DVD and Molly's book? Where's their respect? Molly is the Women's Champion for crying out loud. Lita's comeback is about to be the shortest in WWE history. Gail Kim then nailed Lita in the back of the head with her book and then she hammered away on her as she was down on the mat. Molly then joined in on dominating Lita until Trish Stratus made her way out to the ring to make the save for Lita. Victoria made her way out and pulled Trish down and then nailed Lita. Victoria then gave Trish Stratus the Widow's Peak and then Gail and Molly gave Lita a double team DDT, dropping her right on her head. Molly grabbed Lita's book and stood over Lita and tore the pages and tossed them down on Lita. [PowerWrestling.com]

10/06/03 Monday Night Raw
Gail Kim's music hit in the arena and she made her way out to the ring as Molly Holly, the Women's Champion sat down with Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler for commentary. Lita and Gail Kim locked it up in the center of the ring and Lita backed Gail Kim into the corner and then Gail reversed Lita and shoved her into the corner. Gail then went for a right hand but Lita reversed the tables on Gail and hit her in the head and then grabbed her in a front face lock and hammered away on her before giving her a suplex and a pin for a two count.

Lita signaled for the Twist of Fate but planted Gail with a vicious DDT to pick up the win. Gail Kim stood up out of her seat and looked to the ring where Lita celebrated her win over the former Women's Champion, Gail Kim. Lita signaled to Molly Holly that she wants a shot at the Women's Title.  [PowerWrestling.com]

10/13/03 Monday Night Raw
Lita's music hit in the arena and she made her way out to the ring for a six woman tag team match with Ivory and Trish Stratus against Gail Kim, Victoria and Molly Holly. Steven Richards accompanied Victoria to the ringside area. Gail, Victoria and Molly slid right into the ring and went right at it with Lita, Ivory and Trish. Ivory and Gail started it off legally in the ring and to start it off, Ivory took Gail down to the mat with a flap jack.

Lita planted Molly with the Twist of Fate and then she talked trash and Gail Kim attacked Lita from behind. Ivory gave Gail a face buster and then Victoria lifted Ivory up and spun around, giving her a sidewalk slam. Trish went for the Stratusfaction but Steven shoved Trish down to the mat and then Victoria pinned Trish for a two count. Steven then got on the ring apron and Lita pulled him down and then Steven shoved Lita into the security wall.

Victoria went for the Widow's Peak on Trish Stratus but Trish countered it into a sunset flip pin for a three count to get the win. Steven Richards got in the ring and nailed Trish Stratus in the back to knock her down and then Victoria stomped away on her. Victoria and Steven then double teamed Trish and then Chris Jericho came out to the ring and it looked as if he was going to go after Trish but he instead laid out Steven Richards and Victoria. Chris then helped a confused Trish Stratus up and smiled at her before leaving the ring. [PowerWrestling.com]

10/27/03 Monday Night Raw
Trish Stratus was shown in the backstage area on the phone and Lita showed up and Trish hung up the phone because she was checking her messages. Lita asked her if she got any good messages? Trish said her mom called and she got a couple others. Lita said Chris Jericho called, didn't he? Trish said that he did. He was wishing her luck for tonight, it's kinda nice. Lita said that she's known Chris Jericho and Christian for a while and she feels they're up to something. Lita said that she'd go and see if she can find anything out.

Lita was shown and she confronted Christian and asked him what the idea was behind him saving her last week? Christian said that he was reading through her book and he came across the picture of he and Lita together. It's not common knowledge that they were friends, but it's in her book so why hide it anymore? Lita said that he might be getting the wrong idea. That was a long time ago, even though there was history. Lita then said that she's got a match and she has to get ready and Christian wished her luck.

Trish Stratus made her way out to the ring for this Fatal Four Way Number One Contendership Match to determine the number one contender for Molly Holly's Women's Title for the Survivor Series! Gail started it off with a kick to the gut of Trish and then Victoria went to work on Trish as Lita took Gail down to the mat. As the match was going on, Molly Holly, the Women's Champion appeared on the stage to check out her possible competition for the Survivor Series.

Trish went for the Stratusfaction on Victoria but Steven Richards interrupted it by pulling Trish to the outside of the ring. Lita went for the Twist of Fate on Victoria but Gail Kim interrupted it and the two double teamed Lita. Victoria planted Lita with the Widow's Peak and then she pinned her but only got a two count as Gail Kim gave Victoria a hard kick to the head to break up the pin. Lita gave Victoria a big time DDT and then she pinned her for the three count to get the win! Lita celebrated her win as Molly Holly looked on from the stage and at the Survivor Series, the Women's Title is on the line with Lita challenging Molly Holly!  [PowerWrestling.com]

11/07/03 WWE Unleashed House Show Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Trish Stratus & Lita vs. Molly Holly & Gail Kim, with Special Guest Referee Victoria and Special Announcer Stacy Kiebler.

Really Good Match. I was very impressed with all four of these women. Adding Stacy and Victoria to the mix was great. The crowd was hugely into this match. Victoria ended up turning on Lita when Lita and Trish went to do Poetry in Motion (with Lita jumping off Trish's back) but Victoria clotheslined her as she was running. Molly hit the Molly-go-Round on Trish but Stacy pulled Victoria out of the ring before she could count the three. Victoria and Molly beat on Stacy. They bring Stacy into the ring but Stacy counters with a double clothesline. Lita ends up hitting a DDT on Gail and Trish hits the Stratusfear on Molly for the win (Mike Kiotta comes in to replace Victoria). After the match, Victoria tries to hit Trish with a chair but Trish ducks and Victoria hits the ropes( with the chair) and the chair flies back into her face. WINNERS: Lita and Trish Stratus in an awesome match: 4.5 out of 5 [Rajah, RajahWWF.com]

11/09/03 Sunday Heat
Gail Kim made her way out to the ring for the next match on Sunday Night Heat and she will be going one on one with former Women's Champion, Jacqueline. Gail Kim shoved Jacqueline down to the mat and taunted Jacqueline. Jacqueline got right back up and went to work on Gail Kim with some right hands and then Irish whipped Gail into the ropes and hit a flapjack on Gail Kim. Jacqueline then gave Gail a spin kick to knock her down to the mat and then delivered a baseball slide to knock her out of the ring. Jacqueline gave Gail a stun gun on the top rope and got a two count on Gail Kim. Jacqueline then whipped Gail into the turnbuckle and charged at her, but Gail hit a drop kick to the knee of Jacqueline and locked in one of the strangest submission holds I have ever seen to pick up the tap out victory. [PowerWrestling.com]

11/10/03 Monday Night Raw
Lita and Terri were shown and Terri was telling Lita that she's not here to wrestle tonight. She can't help her with Molly and Gail Kim. Lita said that she knows Terri got pulled into this last week and Lita is going to take care of the wrestling part of it. Terri told Lita that she's just scared and Bischoff showed up and told Terri to hit the bricks because he needed some time with Lita. Eric told her that he feels so bad for Lita. Lita thanked Eric for his sympathy, it means a lot. Eric said that it's not going to compare how she feels next Monday night when he takes over as the sole General Manager of RAW. He remembers that he fired her about 7 months ago but Austin brought her back. Eric then said that next week, Austin is going to be history so if he was Lita, he'd learn how to play ball with Mr. Bischoff. Bischoff left, wishing Lita good luck as Lita did her best to ignore him.

Lita's music hit in the arena and she made her way out to the ring along with Terri, who wasn't dressed for competition and they're up against Molly Holly and Gail Kim in this tag team match. Molly and Gail ran after Terri and attacked her and pulled her into their corner and then Gail gave her a side slam in the center of the ring, forcing her to legally start it in the ring.

Lita was finally tagged into the match and she unleashed on both Gail and Molly like a house of fire. Gail Kim kicked Lita right in the head and then Molly rolled Lita up from behind and hooked the ropes for the three count to get the win. Gail and Molly went after Terri and pulled her dress off and then slammed her into the security wall before leaving the ringside area. [PowerWrestling.com]

11/21/03 Internet News
HOUSTON – Nov. 18, 2003 – Gail Kim fractured her right collarbone last night while wrestling Trish Stratus in a match taped for this Sunday’s HEAT. She will miss the next four to six weeks while she recovers. “I’ve never had an injury before,” said Gail, who attended SmackDown! tonight after getting an X-ray late last night. “I’ve been hurt, but not in a permanent way.”

Her right arm in a sling, the Toronto native explained this afternoon that she wasn’t sure exactly how the injury happened. She was planning to watch a tape of the match to figure it out. In fact, Gail didn’t even realize she was hurt until after the match. Referee Jack Doan asked her if she was OK, and she said she was. But as she stood up, she felt a pain in her shoulder area. “It was more than normal discomfort,” she said. “I thought it was cartilage (damage) maybe. You could hear it cracking. It sounded like knuckles.”

Gail put on an ice bag, and as time when on, she began to notice that the pain wasn’t exactly in her shoulder, but was closer to her neck area. She went to the training room, where RAW trainer Chris Brannan and a doctor who was on hand noticed a difference in the feeling of her two collarbones. They suggested that her right one was broken, which was later confirmed through X-rays.

The Korean beauty walked around backstage remarkably calm yesterday for someone with a broken collarbone, which is said to be among the most painful breaks. “The doctor was saying, ‘If it is a collarbone (break), you must have a really high tolerance for pain.’ I said, ‘I think I do.’” At the hospital, the doctor also told her, “I have good news and bad news. The bad news is, it’s broken. The good news is, if you had to break it, it was the cleanest way to do it.”

The former Women’s Champion explained that the break was “clean,” and the bone was not displaced, which should accelerate her recovery. It would be an understatement to say that she wants to return as soon as possible. “I’m a little disappointed because I felt like I was just getting in the swing of things, especially in the ring,” Kim said. [Phil Speers, WWE.com]

11/23/03 Sunday Heat
Gail Kim's music hit in the arena as she made her way out to the ring for this main event on Heat against Trish Stratus. Trish Stratus was attacked from behind by Gail Kim to kick off the match. Gail strangled Trish in the corner and then hit a right hand to Trish and then went back to strangling her. Gail Kim then Irish whipped Trish but Trish reversed and hit a Lou Thesz Press on Gail Kim and then went to work on her with some right hands.

Trish Stratus hit a spine buster on Gail Kim but only got a two count. Gail then went for an Irish whip but Trish reversed and hit the Stratusfaction on Gail Kim to pick up the victory. It was reported earlier this week that Gail Kim picked up a broken shoulder in this match, and she will be out of action for approximately 4-6 weeks.  [PowerWrestling.com]

WebMaster's Note:  I watched this match closely, waiting for some spectacular move that may have caused the injury to Gail Kim.  There wasn't one.  Trish and Gail did nothing really our of the ordinary and you couldn't really tell which manuever had, caused the problem.  The only reason you could tell there might be an injury was when Gail Kim was holding her shoulder while laying on the mat at the end of the match and she was talking to the ref.  It appears that it was just some bad luck and falling wrong during the match.