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Gail Kim’s New Role with Global Force Wrestling
Jeremy Borash revealed during a media called on today that Gail Kim will be an agent for Global Force Wrestling following her in-ring retirement.
“This may be known but we are happy to have on board as an agent for Impact Wrestling, who will be helping with our Knockouts, Gail Kim, who announced that she would be retiring at the end of this year,” said Borash. “So she’s going to be taking on a more behind-the-scenes role. Everybody may not know but Gail and I had a very strong friendship for the last decade. I obviously do stuff with her husband Robert Irvine, the chef. And she has an incredible mind and really somebody that’s going to take the Knockouts to the next level. So she’s in Orlando and Tampa training gals that you’re seeing.”
Borash also mentioned that GFW has signed two new established female names but didn’t reveal any information on who exactly they are. We will have to wait and find out.
Former WWE Superstar John Morrison Making GFW Debut
Former WWE Superstar John Morrison (Johnny Mundo) will make his Global Force Wrestling debut at the upcoming Impact Live Events in the New York Tri-state area.
The events take place on August 4th in Long Island, August 5th in Staten Island and August 6th in Bridgeport, CT. Jeremy Borash confirmed the news on media call earlier today.
Chris Jericho Comments on WWE Return
As previously reported, Chris Jericho will take part in the RAW brand tours on June 30th and July 1st in Tokyo, Japan. At the events he will take on Hideo Itami. Both WWE Superstars commented on their upcoming match on social media with the following remarks:
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Carmella Reacts to Her Controversial Win at Money in the Bank
As seen at tonight’s Money in the Bank event, James Ellsworth injected himself into the first-ever Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match and captured the briefcase only to give it to Carmella. There was tons of backlash on social media regarding the finish to the match.
Carmella took to Twitter and responded to her victory with the following remarks:
Hideo Itami Say He’s Not Going Back to Japan
We reported yesterday that there was rumors that Hideo Itami could be heading back to Japan when his contract with WWE expires this year. Itami denied those rumors in a short clip that WWE published on social media.
“No, I worked hard to get here,” said Itami. “One loss doesn’t mean going back to Japan. I’m not done yet.”
Next Impact Wrestling Hall of Fame Inductee
PWInsider reports that James Storm is slated to be the next inductee into the Impact Wrestling Hall of Fame this year. An announcement on social media read:
“James Storm has had a storied career, Storm has accomplished more than almost anyone on the roster! However, The Cowboy isn’t done and isn’t thinking about his Hall of Fame induction. #Slamm15”
Impact posted the following footage with comments from Storm about the induction:
False Reports of CM Punk’s Return to Pro Wrestling
There are reports going around on various accounts on social media that former WWE Superstar CM Punk has accepted 5 Star Wrestling’s offer to return to professional wrestling for one million dollars. The account these reports originated from are from a fake account that claims to be 5 Star Wrestling promoter Daniel Hinkles.
The account has been suspended and CM Punk has not accepted the offer.