Korean Canadians - Gail Kim (Paperback)

Chapters: Gail Kim. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 53. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Gail Kim (born February 20, 1977) 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 TNA Women's World Champion thus making her the first female to hold the WWE Women's Championship and the TNA Women's World Championship. She left TNA in August 2008 and re-debuted in WWE in March 2009. After obtaining her degree from Ryerson University, Kim decided to become a professional wrestler and joined Ron Hutchinson's "School of Pro Wrestling" in Toronto. She received supplementary training from Rob Etchevarria at the "Squared Circle Pro Wrestling Gym." She debuted in December 2000, wearing a mask and wrestling as "The Queen of the Cats" La Felina in the Southern Ontario-based Apocalypse Wrestling Federation and was eventually unmasked by Tracy Brooks in a "Mask versus Hair" match. Kim worked on the Canadian independent circuit for two years, wrestling for promotions such as Border City Wrestling. Kim was introduced to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) employee Nora Greenwald (known on-screen as Molly Holly) by Jason Sensation in 2001; Greenwald encouraged Kim to send her vide...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=69010