Various: Gail Kim Confirms Xia Zhao Signed Contract with TNA, Delmi Exo Reportedly Signed New Contract with MLW, Indies

Oct 9, 2024

Gail Kim Confirms Xia Zhao Signed New Contract with TNA

A recent virtual fan signing event for K&S WrestleFest featured former WWE and TNA wrestler and current TNA producer Gail Kim as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Kim confirming that Xia Zhao recently signed an official contract with TNA Wrestling.

Zhao currently works under the ring name of Le Ying Lee in TNA and was formerly known as Xia Li in WWE.

“Xia’s great. She’s with us… Yes, yep (Xia Zhao signed with TNA). I’m really excited for her. She’s such a hard worker. She’s so passionate and just experiencing that first match with TNA with us because that’s all she’s had so far, was just really nice. She actually exceeded my expectations.
What a presence… I think a lot of people were surprised that she was let go (by WWE). That’s just kind of the conversations I’ve had and everyone, everyone I’ve talked to in WWE speaks so highly — from office to talent — everyone speaks highly of her… Yeah, she can (kick your ass). She’s doing an MMA thing, she’s doing wrestling. I mean, just, what a woman.”

Transcript h/t: PostWrestling.com

Delmi Exo Reportedly Signs New Multi-Year Contract with MLW

Major League Wrestling talent Delmi Exo reportedly recently signed a new multi-year contract with the company, according to Fightful Select.

It was reported that their sources stated that Exo had several months left on her current contract with MLW but both sides wanted to work out a new deal ahead of its expiration. It was reported that MLW owner Court Bauer and MLW Women’s Division Creative Director Salina De La Renta were the main people putting the new deal together.

It was also reported that MLW officials have been very happy with both Exo and Janai Kai’s work in the company, especially with their current feud for the MLW Featherweight Championship. MLW officials reportedly have been building their Women’s division around Exo and Kai.

It was also reported that Exo’s new deal will allow her to continue to work in the indies on the side.

Misc. Wrestling News & Notes

Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling recently announced that Rocky Romero and Harley Cameron will be making an appearance for the company at their October 19-20 Forged In Excellence events in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

UFC fighter Jon Jones revealed on Instagram that he held a recent training session with former WWE talent Gabe Steveson ahead of his upcoming UFC Heavyweight Championship fight against Stipe Miocic at next month’s UFC 309 event.

Legendary wrestling venue Greensboro Coliseum recently changed their name to the First Horizon Coliseum, according to PWInsider.

Marigold recently announced that they will be holding their first talent tryouts on November 9th in Japan.

Major League Wrestling recently released a new documentary based on CMLL and MLW talent Mistico.

MLW also recently announced that they have partnered with former WCW action figure manufacturer Galoob for a new MLW action figure series scheduled to arrive in 2025.

MLW also recently announced that Persephone will be making an appearance for the company at their co-promoted Lucha Apocalypto event with CMLL on November 9th in Cicero, Illinois.

In a recent interview with WFAN’s Danielle McCartain, WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle revealed that a new film based on his Olympic career is currently in production. Angle stated “I got a movie going on. Really proud of this. It’s a really great story. It’s about a kid from the streets of Pittsburgh who overcomes all these obstacles, including a broken neck, to win the Olympic gold medal. It’s only about my Olympic career, it’s not about my pro wrestling career. The directors are Ian and Eshom Nelms. They want this movie to be like a ‘Rocky’ type feel with a little bit of ‘The Fighter’ and ‘Iron Claw’ mixed in. I’m really excited about it. I’m going to be working behind the scenes for the first time. I won’t be in front of the camera. I’m really excited for the world to see it. We want to release it in theaters. It’s going to be a lot of fun for me. It’s probably the most excited I’ve been since the Olympics. Right now, we just got the script done. We’re shopping for investors, which shouldn’t be a problem. Af that, we pick the cast. This is going to happen probably in the next three months. We have a few (casting candidates), I can’t say any names, but we have a few good names we’re thinking about.” (Transcript h/t: Fightful.com)

Revolution Pro Wrestling recently announced one new match for the card of their Global Wars UK event on October 19th in Doncaster, England: