Gail Kim Quotes

When WWE announced that the women's division will be getting Tag Team Championships, I don't think there was a girl in the locker room who wasn't totally pumped.

I think with the Mae Young Classic, bringing in 30 women from all over the world shows what an impact women have in the company.

When they told all of us about the idea of NXT, for the Divas that was our first question - will there be women on the show?

The 'AEW' women's championship will be the cornerstone of the women's division. The championship will be treated with the utmost respect and prestige. We hope to inspire future female wrestlers to dream of holding such a meaningful title.

I didn't want to walk into WWE and be someone who just does bikini matches and played second fiddle to the guys. I wanted to stand out, make people excited to see women's wrestling, and show them we can be better than the men.

Female-wise, one person that I really, really, really would like to share the ring with is Gail Kim. I say that because I believe her to be one of the best women's wrestlers in the world!

With the success of the TNA Knockouts, that's when they started having their girls wrestle a lot more in WWE. I thought, 'This is a perfect time for me to come in. They care about women's wrestling.' Sadly it was just not the case.

When I came into WWE, what I said to myself was, I wanted to change the term from 'divas' to 'women.'

Impact has always had a focus on their Knockouts. Back when WWE was not so focused on their Divas, Impact was still focused on their Knockouts. They were actually the stronger women's division for a long time, and that was the place to watch a match more than a couple of minutes.

When I came in, there wasn't a bunch of women wrestlers. There was maybe one or two who came in a couple months a year.

This was something I always dreamed and wanted to be part of, when women's wrestling was freakin' cool, and now it is.

NXT women have literally changed women's wrestling, and being able to be a part of the division is great for me.

I remember, even when I started with WWE, it was a different ball game. There were all these restrictions and things we couldn't do, and now, it's really empowering to know we can do anything that we want and what the guys can do. It gives women the opportunity to show why we're more than divas and why we're WWE superstars.

I was honored to be part of the movement in the mid-2000s, and it was definitely a transitional period of women's wrestling because, you know, Lita and Trish were putting on incredible matches and main eventing even before I came up and debuted.

What All Elite Wrestling does is it just creates more opportunities for women.

I know that at 'NXT TakeOver' and the fatal four-way, we'll definitely have people saying, 'Oh my God, those were not Divas; those were superstars right there.'

When I was on SmackDown, I would say we had the most well-rounded women's division, and I think that's all because of the opportunities SmackDown gives. I think it was definitely the right place for me to start.

I want to be one of the longest reigning champions, and for our women as a whole, even if I'm not in the match, I want us to have a Main Event at WrestleMania.

It's awesome to see the evolution of the women's division in WWE.

If you're really good in the ring, there's no limits to what you can do in the WWE as a woman!

I think the success of 'Total Divas' has opened people's eyes to women in wrestling and to WWE divas.

I tip my hat to the long list of girls that have really taken wrestling up a notch.

We're a great part of the show... we're a novelty on the show. I think having one Divas match a night really makes it special, and I'm proud to be a part of it and hope to take it to the next level.

It's very cool to inspire other girls to be a WWE star.

A lot of female viewers who may not have known about wrestling or watched it before are tuning in now because of 'Total Divas.'