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Kevin Owens Explains Why He Blacked Out His Twitter Account
We noted over the weekend that Kevin OWens blacked out his Twitter account after he lost the United States Championship title to AJ Styles at the Madison Square Garden event Friday night. He has taken to his account and explained his actions:
My Twitter account is blacked out to represent the future of the U.S. now that the United States Title is held by a terrible human being.
— Kevin Owens (@FightOwensFight) July 11, 2017
The United States of America deserve a champion they can be proud of. Someone good. Someone kind. Someone with dignity. That someone is ME!
— Kevin Owens (@FightOwensFight) July 11, 2017
Tonight, I begin my path to reclaiming MY Title and promise to everyone, but more importantly, the children, that I will get it back.
— Kevin Owens (@FightOwensFight) July 11, 2017
Dixie Carter Congratulates AJ Styles
After it was reported that former TNA President Dixie Carter will appear on WWE 24 – Kurt Angle: Homecoming this Monday night after RAW on the WWE Network, Carter offered her congratulations to TNA alumnus AJ Styles on winning the United States Championship from Kevin Owens Friday night at Madison Square Garden.
Carter tweeted the following in response to Matt Hardy congratulating Styles.
Here is footage of Styles capturing the title Friday night.
Gail Kim Announces Retirement at Impact Tapings
At the most recent GFW Impact tapings, Gail Kim announced she will be retiring effective at the end of 2017.
As reported by F4WOnline, Kim came out Monday during the TV tapings at the Impact Zone to address the Impact Orlando crowd. During her promo, Kim told fans that while she would be returning to the ring once medically cleared, she would hang up her boots at the end of the year. Kim has not wrestled since October 2016 after suffering a back injury, forcing her to vacate the Knockouts Championship.
Gail Kim’s Accomplishments
During her career, Kim, 40, won the Knockouts Championship a record six times for a combined 710 days. Kim is also a former Knockouts Tag Team Champion with Madison Rayne. In 2015, Kim helped Team Hardy win the TNA World Cup. In 2016, Kim became the first Knockout inducted into the Impact Wrestling Hall of Fame. She also won the WWE Women’s Championship in 2003.