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01/06/08 TNA Final Resolution PPV - Orlando, Florida - Awesome Kong vs. Gail Kim - Championship No DQ
Kong charged Kim as she was on the apron, but Kim jumped down. Kim grabbed Kong's ankle and pulled her to the floor. They started brawling on the floor. Kong drilled her with a clothesline on the floor, then cleared the announcer's table. She teased a powerbomb on the table, but Kim fought back with a kick. Kong tossed Kim into the ring and smothered her with a boot to the throat. Kong snaps Kim across the mat by the hair, then choked her with a boot to the chin.

The announcers said an associate of Kong's from Japan was in attendance, according to rumors. Kong continued to work over Kim, who fought back with elbows. Kim tried to come off the ropes but was nailed with a spinning back fist. Kim fell backwards over the ropes, hanging upside down, before being shoved to the floor. Kim grabbed at her knee. Kong followed her to the floor.

Kong dragged her around ringside, but Kim began fighting back. Kong just slapped her down. Kong followed her around the ring, stalking her prey. She picked up Kim by the legs and swung her into the guard rails headfirst.

They brawled in the crowd. Kim fought back but was tossed onto the steps of the bleachers. Kong dragged her into the bleachers and choked her throat. Kim continued to fight back. She grabbed a plastic bottle from a fan and began beating Kong with it. Kong tossed her down the stairs to the floor. Kim fights back and dumps Kong over the railing back into the ringside area.

Kim grabs Kong with a hammerlock, then runs her shoulder into the ringpost. Kong just shakes it off and slaps down Kim. She rolls Kim into the ring and beats her down. Kong grabs a chair and drills it down but Kim moves and Kong slaps herself with it. With Kong dazed on the floor, Kim went to the top rope and dove off. Kong still caught her and tossed her into the ring. Kong beats Kim down with a punch to the back.

Kong grabbed Kim by the hair and beat her with a series of back fists. Kong went for a powerbomb, but Kim rolled out of the way to the mat. Kong went for a sitdown splash but missed. Kim avoided a charge in the corner. Kim came off the top but was caught. Kong nailed an inverted sitdown powerbomb, but Kim kicked out at the last second. Some in the crowd booed that, believing it was the finish.

Kong wasn't happy with the referee's count and powerbombed Slick Johnson. Kong went to the floor and got a chair, then nailed Johnson with it. Kim grabbed the chair and began beating Kong in the head with it. Kim went to the top and nailed a splash off the top, but the referee was out. Kim called for a second referee and Rudy Charles hit the ring. He counted, but Kong kicked up at the last second.

Kong nailed a chokeslam on Kim, who kicked up. Kong grabbed Charles and went to powerbomb him but Kim rolled up Kong, who crashed backwards with Charles atop of her. Charles counted three and Gail Kim got the victory.

Brutal, fun and a unique finish. This was officially the first great match of TNA for 2008. Kong tried to go after Kim after the match but security and some of the other Knockouts hit the ring to separate them. The crowd chanted "TNA." PWinsider.com


01/08/08 Internet News - Awesome Kong vs. Gail Kim Rematch Announced
TNA's official website announced earlier today that a Gail Kim vs. Awesome Kong championship rematch will be taking place on this Thursday's edition of Impact:

GAIL KIM VS. AWESOME KONG REMATCH SIGNED FOR THURSDAY'S "iMPACT!" By Bill Banks

Immediately following Sunday's "Final Resolution" Pay-Per-View event, TNA Wrestling management informed TNAwrestling.com that a rematch has been made for this Thursday night on "iMPACT!" as Gail Kim will once again defend the Women's Championship against Awesome Kong!

Following the all-out brawl between Gail and Kong on Sunday night, apparently both TNA femme fatales demanded another bout take place ASAP to settle their issues - and management has obliged by signing a title rematch for Thursday night's broadcast!

Tune in to "iMPACT!" at 9pm for two hours of Total Nonstop Action featuring the aftermath of Final Resolution and the rematch between Gail Kim and Awesome Kong! Rajah.com


01/10/08 TNA Impact! - Orlando, Florida - Awesome Kong (272 lbs.) vs. Gail Kim (125 lbs.) - Knockout Title Match
Tenay did the tale-of-the-tape on Kong vs. Gail. Awesome Kong then slowly walked out to the ring first. Suddenly, a woman in traditional Middle Eastern clothing came out behind her. She slowly walked to the ringside area as Kong entered the ring focused on the match. Gail came out next and held up the Women's Title before slowly walking to the ring favoring her neck from the PPV beating. Jeremy Borash handled the formal ring intros. Borash couldn't finish Gail's intro before Kong charged her in the corner to start the match.

Gail avoided Kong's pre-match attack, but Kong nailed a spinning back fist to the face. They fought to the floor where Kong threw Gail on the entrance ramp. They moved to the stage area where Kong measured Gail for a big splash against the wood boards supporting the stage, but Gail moved and Kong went crashing through the wood. Referees spilled to ringside to check on Kong as they cut to a break.

They returned with neither lady counted out despite being on the floor for three minutes. Back in the ring, Kong ran over Gail with a hard clothesline to the throat. Kong went for a corner move, but Gail blocked and nailed a tornado DDT in center ring. Gail made a cover for a nearfall. She then came off the top rope with a leaping back splash for a nearfall. Gail then went to the corner and pointed down at the lady. That gave Kong an opening for a chokeslam when a distracted Gail came off the top rope. Kong dropped Gail with a double underhook for a close nearfall. Gail then came back with kick strikes. She went for a top rope huracanrana, but Kong blocked into a powerbomb. She maintained contact with Gail and executed a second powerbomb, she then finished off Gail with a third powerbomb for the pin and the win to capture the belt. PWtorch.com  For Pics - Click Here.


01/11/08 Internet News - Gail Injured
Gail Kim suffered a minor concussion in the TNA Knockouts Championship match against Awesome Kong. PWinsider.com


01/24/08 TNA Impact! - Orlando, Florida - Gail Wins TNA Knockout of the Year
Borash and Val announced the TNA Knockout of the year: Gail Kim. Gail strutted out in a bright blue top and accepted the trophy. She took the mic and thanked everyone for making her 2007 knockout of the year. Gail said she's still feeling the effects of her concussion at the hands of Amazing Kong two weeks ago. Gail said Kong is a disgrace to the Women's Title. She said all Kong cares about is hurting people to put them out indefinitely. Gail said Kong put her down, but didn't put her out.

On cue, Kong's music hit and she stormed out with her "associate", Sayed. Kim jumped her as she entered the ring, but Kong soon fought back with a headbutt to floor her followed by a spinning backfist to the head. Kong was about to execute a powerbomb, but ODB stepped out to make the save. She took a swig from his flask, then ran to the ring. Kong met her as she entered with a boot to the face and several stomps. The crowd chanted "ODB, ODB." ODB fought back with chops, but Kong leveled her with a clothesline and then a powerbomb attempt. ODB escaped and dropkicked her three times to knock Kong to the floor. Kong's handler, Saeed, stopped Kong from returning to the ring. It was risky to give that much away between those two on TV as they could have built up and sold PPV buys on the intrigue of how they'd fare against one another, but if you were going to have them mix it up, that was well done as it created a genuine sense of hope for fans that Kong may have met her physical match. PWtorch.com


02/14/08 TNA Impact! - Orlando, Florida - ODB (w/Gail Kim) vs. Awesome Kong
Crystal is in the back with ODB, who says that Sunday wasn't the first fight she lost and it won't be the last. But she did learn that she can hang with Awesome Kong, and that if they have five matches maybe she'll win three. Gail Kim pops into the picture and says that she'll have ODB's back tonight and make sure Sayid doesn't interfere. ODB says that's fine, but to remember that she's not just another pretty face. She seemed to be channeling a bit more angry intensity than usual, which works surprisingly well with her.

ODB jumps Kong before she makes it to the ring, but Kong just powers her down. Kong goes for a chair but doesn't connect with it. ODB busts out some elbows to the gut and a couple of Polish Hammers. She knocks Kong back against the guardrail, but when she charges Kong steps aside. They fight into the crowd. [Commercial Break]

We come back as Kong rolls ODB into the ring. ODB tries to come off the ropes but Sayid trips her up. ODB goes to unmask her, but Kong makes the save. Gail Kim gets in Sayid's face, which draws Kong to the outside. She tosses Kim into the barricade, but that gives ODB time to recover in the ring. She rallies briefly, but Kong takes her down with a clothesline. Kong goes too near the ropes, and Gail Kim grabs onto her. She and ODB trade shots on Kong, but when Kim tries to hold Kong ODB accidentally clotheslines Kim instead. Kong takes advantage with an Implant Buster for the win.
After the match, ODB blames Kim for the loss. Kim tries to explain as ODB shoves her a couple times. Kim finally has enough and shoves back, but before things can escalate Angelina Williams and Velvet Sky intervene.
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02/21/08 TNA Impact! - Orlando, Florida - Gail Kim/ODB vs. Jackie Moore/Roxxi Laveaux
Backstage: Crystal tried to make peace between Gail Kim and ODB in an interview. Gail said they had some communication issues, but they're on the same page tonight. Gail said they have a common goal of taking out Amazing Kong. ODB said she will go through anybody to get to Kong.

Ms. Jackie came to the ring, then Roxxi LaVeaux came out as her tag partner. Tenay brought up the deal from a few weeks ago where Kip fired her from VKM, which has now disbanded. ODB came out, followed by Gail Kim for tag action.

Before the match, ODB offered Gail a shot from her flask, but Gail turned it down. More for ODB. The bell sounded and the fans chanted for ODB. Gail started things against Jackie, though, and fired away on Jackie with clotheslines and dropkicks. Roxxi and ODB took tags, then ODB slapped Roxxi across the chest. Roxxi ducked a chop, but walked into an overhead slam. Jackie then caught ODB from behind, leading to the heel divas ganging up on ODB in the ring. They cut to a break with Jackie working over ODB.

Roxxi was working on ODB out of the break. Tenay said we'll hear from Christian later in the show. The ref then disallowed a tag from Gail when he didn't see it, so they went back to work on ODB. Gail eventually took a legit tag at 7:00 and cleaned house. She tossed Jackie across the ring with a running arm drag off the corner ropes, then gave Roxxi a crossarmbreaker for a nearfall. The action broke down, then Gail accidentally gave ODB a missile dropkick. Suddenly, Roxxi gave Gail an overhead slam for the win.

Afterward, ODB and Gail had a shoving match. Things got heated and a catfight broke out in the ring until refs and security hit the ring to break them up. They had a pretty good pullapart brawl that got the crowd into the segment. Suddenly, ODB was on the floor, then Gail came off the top with a splash onto ODB and some security peeps. The fight continued on the floor as they battled onto the ramp. PWtorch.com


02/28/08 TNA Impact! - Orlando, Florida - Awesome Kong (w/Raisha Saeed) vs. Angelina Love (w/Velvet Sky)
Roxxi Leveaux told Love that she expects something bad to happen in this match. Love has Rudy Charles check Kong for weapons, and then jumps her as he does so. She hits some strikes, and then goes what looks like a Jawbreaker, and Kong just stands there as Love dangles from her neck. Love goes for a Cross Body Block, but Kong catches her and drives her back into the turnbuckle. She picks her up and knocks her back down a few times. She locks in something like a Camel Clutch for a bit. She tries to attack Love in the corner, but Love catches her with her legs and lays in some kicks. Love finally nails that Jawbreaker, but when she tries to follow up with a Cross Body Block off the top rope Kong catcher her again. Love slips out, but Kong just nails her with a Spinning Back Fist. She follows it up with an Implant Buster and then an Awesome Bomb for three.

After the match, ODB appears on the ramp and says that in ten days they'll find out who's the knockout of all knockouts. As she taunts Kong, Gail Kim attacks Kong from behind. She goes for a Cross Body Block, but just bounces off. ODB comes in and tries to help, but Kong beheads her with a clothesline. When she sets up for an Awesome Bomb Kim climbs up ODB's back and kicks Kong in the face. The two of them double-team Kong, attacking her with Double Clotheslines, Doubles Dropkicks, and Double Spears, before finally dumping her over the top rope. Once Kong leaves, Kim and ODB get into a shoving match, but security intervenes before things can escalate. PWtorch.com


03/09/08 TNA Destination X PPV - Norfolk, VA - Awesome Kong vs. ODB vs. Gail Kim
Kong overpowered both ODB and Kim early. Kim legdropped Kong as ODB held over over the top rope. Kong fell to the floor. ODB and Kim then battled, exchanging leverage pin attempts. Kim got the better of ODB and then climbed to the top rope. Instead of diving at ODB, she turned to dive at Kong on the floor. Kong caught her. ODB then dove onto both of them, prompting a "TNA, TNA" chant to break out. ODB and Kim returned to the ring and fought with Kong recovering at ringside. ODB gave Kim an overhead suplex, then she patted her breasts. Kim came right back with a big spear. She punched ODB repeatedly in the corner, but ODB lifted her. Kim escaped and yanked ODB to the floor.

Kong then entered the ring and grabbed Kim by her hair, yanking her around. She collided with her and knocked her hard to the mat. Kim came back with a crucifix attempt. Kong blocked it and went for her spinning backfist. Kim blocked it and gave Kong a jawbreaker with her knees. Kong fired back with a hard clothesline and threw Kim shoulder-first into the ringpost. ODB returned to the ring and low-dropkicked Kong's ankle. Kong ducked an ODB enzuigiri attempt and lifted her by the throat and slammed her to the mat. Kim returned to the ring and she and ODB took turns punching Kong. Kong remained on her feet. ODB pulled out her flask and took a swig. Kim did the same. Tenay said, "You gotta be kidding?" Kim winced at the taste.

They double missile dropkicked Kong to take her down. ODB and Kim broke up each other's pin attempts, though, then went after each other. Kim clotheslined ODB to the mat. Kong lifted Kim, but ODB schoolboyed Kong for a near fall. It would have been a tough call as Kim was on top of Kong, also, during the pin attempt. Kong gave Kim an Implant Buster. Kon then splashed Kim of the second rope. ODB dove over Kong to break up the pin. It was really awkward, as Kong still had Kim covered and Kim's shoulders were still down, but the ref just stopped counting. Kong stood up, absorbed two ODB chops to her chest, and gave ODB an Implant Buster. Kong went for a splash off the second rope, but ODB moved. ODB attempted a comeback. She dove off the second rope with a Thesz press for a two count. Saeed tripped ODB. ODB grabbed her by her scarf. Kong pulled ODB into the ring and gave her an Awesome Bomb for the win. PWtorch.com


03/13/08 TNA Impact! - Orlando, Florida - Gail Kim vs. Velvet Sky (w/Angelina Love)
Backstage: Borash brought in Gail Kim for an interview. Borash asked Gail about being put on the back burner. Gail took exception to that and said the thing between her and Awesome Kong is far from over. She said the issue is between them, and no one else. Gail told Kong to find her first or face some serious consequences.

Gail dominated in the early going. Velvet begged off, but caught Gail with a drop toe hold into the bottom rope. Velvet followed with a DDT at 2:00 for a nearfall. She tried to follow with a corner splash, but Gail moved and Velvet ate the turnbuckles. Gail went on the offensive as the girls in the crowd kept screaming. Angelina then hopped on the apron to distract Gail, but Gail finished off Velvet with a Celtic Cross for the win.

Post-match: Gail and Angelina had a shouting match, which led to a shoving match. Love and Sky tried to double-team Gail, but she smartly bailed to the outside. Or maybe not. Awesome Kong jumped Gail from behind and smashed her into the ring apron. Kong then gave her a two-hand Khali bomb in center ring. Kong tried to finish her off with an Awesome Bomb, but Gail slipped out and nailed a jawbreaker. She then speared Kong and mounted her for right hand blows. From behind, though, Raisha jumped Gail with the Knockouts Title belt. She then gave Gail a Curb Stomp. Kong picked up Gail and set her up for the Awesome Bomb, but ODB's music hit and she stormed the ring with chair in hand. Kong and Raisha bailed from the ring and ODB stood tall in the ring. PWtorch.com


03/20/08 TNA Impact! - Orlando, Florida - Angelina Love/Velvet Sky vs. ODB/Gail Kim
We got clips of what happened last week in regards to both teams. ODB and Love started things off. Tenay mentioned, for only the second time tonight, next week’s first live Impact. Both girls went down and both nipped up at the same time. So why does ODB keep patting her boobs? Sky tagged in, and was taken down with a drop-toe hold. Kim came in and hit a nice European uppercut. I think there were some “Gail Kim sucks” chants. The blondes tried some double-teaming, but it didn’t faze Kim. Crossbody off the second rope, but Kim didn’t go for the pin. Arm-drag by Kim. She tried to run the ropes, but Sky kneed her in the back. That allowed Love to get a kick to the face. Double-team elbowdrop and Sky got a two-count. Facebuster out of the corner from Sky. Snap-mare and a seated dropkick by Love & Sky. Blocked kick by Kim, followed by a clothesline. Both ladies were down and Love was able to make the tag first, but Kim eventually tagged ODB. She cleaned house. Faceplant on Velvet Sky for what looked like a three, but apparently Love got enough of ODB to break it up. Sky hit a jaw-breaker on ODB, but ODB caught Sky on a cross-body attempt and hit a running powerslam for the win.

Tenay plugged the fan voting to see who will face Kong for the title next week. Roxxi Laveaux came out and chased Love & Sky off after the match. Giving her a make-over is one of the best ideas TNA has had in a while. PWtorch.com


03/27/08 TNA Impact! - Orlando, Florida - Awesome Kong vs. ODB TNA Knockouts Title Match
Borash brought in Gail Kim and ODB to announce the winner of the online voting. Borash said they were separated by fewer than 500 votes. And the winner is...ODB. Gail was mad initially, but then shook her hand and told her to get the job done.

There was definitely a buzz in the building prior to the opening bell. In the opening minute, ODB went for the Hogan on Andre slam, but Kong fell on top of her for a nearfall. Tenay said they've tried to do some research on Raisha's background, and they discovered she has some wrestling background through her training in Japan. Kong slapped on a Camel Clutch at 3:00, but ODB knocked her away with a few fist smashes. Kong then went for a big splash off the ropes, but ODB moved just in time. They did the spot sequence where ODB tried to knock Kong off her feet, but King wouldn't go down. She then went up top for a Thesz Press to finally knock Kong off her feet for a nearfall. Kong looked vulnerable here, and ODB nailed a face plant for a nearfall at 5:00. ODB then grabbed her breasts to power up, apparently, but Kong suddenly nailed her with a spinning back-fist out of nowhere. She then smashed ODB with the spinning Awesomebomb for the win. Whoa. PWtorch.com


04/10/08 TNA Impact! - Orlando, Florida
Crystal is in the back with ODB and Gail Kim, and she wants to know if they'll be on the same page at Lockdown. Kim says that they've realized that they're their own worse enemies. The time will come when they'll figure out which of them is better, but that time's not now. Now they're going to work together to end Kong's dominance. ODB says that Raisha Saeed must be pretty ugly to wear that thing over her face, so at Lockdown she's going to rip it off so they can have an ugliness contest. PWtorch.com


04/13/08 TNA Lockdown PPV - Lowell, MA - Awesome Kong/Raisha Saeed vs. Gail Kim/ODB
Raisha was sporting a full veil covering her face, with only a small cut for her eyes. Crowd was definitely into ODB. Radican checked in that ODB had a bigger pop than Gail during intros. The match started with Kong and ODB, then Gail tagged in and demanded to fight Raisha. Raisha showed off her wrestling skills by dominating Gail for a few minutes. Gail then nailed a dropkick, followed by a head scissors for a nearfall. Kong gave Raisha control again by smashing Gail into the cage wall behind the ref's back. Raisha took Gail up top, then climbed up the cage and kicked Gail's head into the wall repeatedly. That was sweet. ODB eventually got a hot tag at 6:00 and attacked Raisha. The action broke down, then Raisha took Gail up top. She went for a powerbomb, but Gail blocked and nailed a huracanrana from the top of the cage. Great spot, but the action picked up again. Kong accidentally took out Raisha with the spinning back fist, then Gail drop kicked Kong across the ring. ODB then came off the top rope with a splash on Raisha for the pin and the win.

Excellent women's match, which we shouldn't be surprised by anymore. They've been carrying the undercard for months. PWtorch.com


05/01/08 TNA Impact! - Orlando, Florida - ODB & Gail Kim vs. Angelina Love & Velvet Sky
Tenay brought out Angelina Love and Velvet Sky for an in-ring interview. Before Tenay could get going, they rubbed his tie seductively. Tenay then talked about the rules of the divas gimmick match at the PPV. His pick up line: "Are you ready to make...the ultimate sacrifice?" C'mon, Mike. Angelina then cut a promo about the make-over where someone gets her head shaved. She said they have some other candidates. They showed a Photoshopped picture of Gail Kim, then ODB with bald heads. This continued with Velvet saying none of the people in the building will only be able to look at the Beautiful People, but never touch.

ODB and Gail interrupted, then ODB said she could put her hands all over those big fake funbags. There is only one ODB. She then shoved Angelina down to the mat, and Gail shoved Velvet to the mat. Angelina and Velvet bailed to the outside. Apparently there was a nipple slip, as the camera blurred out Angelina's left breast. ODB said that since the hookers don't have any customers tonight, they can have a match tonight and leave them in their favorite position... flat on their backs. And here I thought this was a family show.

ODB took a hot tag and cleaned house on the Beautiful peeps. Again, the babyface celebrated to the camera instead of continuing the attack, which allowed the heel to attack from behind. No matter, though, as Gail and Angelina ended up on the outside, and ODB finished off Velvet with a running powerslam for the pin and the win.

Post-match, the Beautiful peeps tried to attack the winners, but they cleared Velvet and Angelina from the ring. Suddenly, Roxxi LeVeaux came to ringside and threw Angelina back into the ring. Angelina found herself cornered in the ring, so she took a round of punishment before Roxxi delivered the Voodoo Drop. PWtorch.com


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