TNA Hall of Famer Gail Kim has addressed the recent social media furore directed at her after AEW’s Kenny Omega not directly accused her of attempting to secure a WWE deal.
Kim recently criticized AEW star Riho’s presentation, which prompted Omega to hit back at her, sarcastically suggesting that she was attempting to get a “TKO gift basket” without naming her. The TNA legend has now discussed her disagreement with Omega and the way his social media post triggered a barrage of abuse toward her.
“So I woke up and I used to be like sort of under the weather. In order that’s why I used to be so energetic on Twitter, and I saw the primary comment was from Kenny, and I do not follow him. So it was on my ‘for you’ because quite a bit I see quite a bit more on my ‘for you.’ And so I used to be like, he’s talking about me, and so I tweeted him back right way,” she said to “Podcast Heat Wrestling.” “I used to be like, ‘Don’t beat across the bush. If you happen to’re attempting to say something, say it.’ “Listen, you are an executive of an organization, I mean, you’re setting the tone. That is why all of the AEW fans felt prefer it was okay to come back after me. Truthfully, if he didn’t encourage that behavior, I believe that they would not be as, you understand, aggressive as they’re, truthfully.”
Kim noted how she was conscious of what she said, how she represented her company, and the sort of example she set for the remaining of the roster when she was part of a professional wrestling promotion. She revealed that the AEW star didn’t reach out to her after the bust-up on social media. When discussing the comments that sparked the social media storm, the TNA legend stated that she all the time gives her honest opinion and chooses to be her authentic self.