“I’m retired”- Former WWE champion denies showing interest in joining AEW

A former WWE champion was speculated to be showing interest in AEW. However, she has denied these rumors.

Gail Kim is considered one of the greatest female performers in professional wrestling. She first made a name for herself in WWE before she moved to TNA, where she established herself as one of the top female stars in the industry. Kim is a no-nonsense person who isn't afraid to speak her mind. Recently, she found herself embroiled in controversy over comments she made about Riho's attire. Since then, fans have fired shots at her, with one person claiming that Kim had contacted several people in AEW regarding an opportunity to work for the Jacksonville-based promotion.

This prompted Gail Kim to take to social media to clarify that she received a text from AEW after she was released from TNA Wrestling. She explained that Sonjay Dutt reached out to ask her if she wanted to wrestle, but she said she was retired.

"The real news about what happened with AEW since people will lie etc. I was saving it for interviews but oh well it’s now.I got one text from AEW when I was terminated from TNA. It was from Sonjay [Dutt] and inquiring more about whether I wanted to wrestle. I’m retired. End of story."

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You can check out her tweet below:

Former WWE star Gail Kim wanted to come out of retirement against Mercedes Mone

Gail Kim hasn't stepped into the ring since 2023. However, fans still want to see her compete against some of the current top stars in the industry despite the fact that she is retired.

One fan had commented on X/Twitter that he was sad he won't get to see Mercedes Mone and Gail Kim face each other. The former WWE star replied that she had pitched the idea of coming out of retirement to Scott D'Amore when The CEO was available, but it never came to fruition.

"I pitched it once to Scott when she was available but never came to be…."

Check out her tweet below:

It will be interesting to see if Gail Kim will ever step into the ring again.

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Sunil is a pro wrestling journalist, covering AEW and WWE news stories at Sportskeeda. He holds an MBA degree in Marketing, and has nearly 7 years of experience. A wrestling aficionado since childhood, Sunil used to imitate his favorite wrestlers as a young kid, and started writing professionally about the sport via Sportskeeda’s revenue-sharing opportunity.

Sunil admires former world champions AJ Styles, Will Ospreay, and Kenny Omega for their ability to consistently deliver great matches as well as entertain crowds with their mic skills.

If ever given a chance to change a storyline, Sunil would have booked Roman Reigns to end The Undertaker’s WrestleMania streak instead of Brock Lesnar. According to him, The Tribal Chief needed the victory more than Brock Lesnar, as the latter was already an established performer when he defeated ‘Taker. He would’ve also made that as Taker’s final match.

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