TNA parent company files lawsuit against Gail Kim
TNA Wrestling parent company Anthem Wrestling Exhibitions, LLC has filed a lawsuit against a member of the company’s own Hall of Fame.
As first reported by PWInsider, and confirmed through documents publicly available from the Nashville Chancery Court in Davidson County, Tennessee, Anthem filed a suit against Gail Kim on January 10, 2026.
According to PWInsider’s report, the lawsuit stems from Kim informing Anthem after she was released from the company in March 2025 that she believes she has “legal claims against (Anthem) for violations of the Florida Private Whistleblower Act.”
Anthem has gone to a Tennessee court seeking a ruling that the dispute should be governed by Tennessee law rather than Florida law, and to declare that Kim was an independent contractor throughout her time working with the company.
Anthem is also asking the court to rule that Kim may not bring claims against the company under Florida statutes, including the Florida Private Whistleblower Act referenced above, as well as the Florida Civil Rights Act, or under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Anthem is being represented by attorney Caroline D. Spore. Kim does not currently have an attorney listed on the court record.
Court documents show that Kim was served on January 12, 2026, at an address in Florida via a private process server.
Kim was released from her role with TNA Wrestling in March following a combined 17 years with the company across two separate stints. In June, Fightful reported that she was backstage at a set of WWE NXT tapings, though it was not known at the time whether she had been offered a role. She mentioned in December that she had to turn down an offer from the company.
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