Awesome Kong Talks Interest In WWE, Leaving TNA, & More

Monday Night Mayhem radio with Awesome Kong
Hosts: Big Mosh, Blade, Todd Vincent
Recap by Paterson from New Jersey
Available at MondayNightMayhem.com.

How the transition has been for Kong since leaving TNA several months ago: "The transition has been great. I've been taking better care of my body and easing up on the wrestling and my schedule a bit, and I have the opportunity to pick and choose when and where I work, so that has been fabulous. I'm also going back to basics, and going back to Japan this week, and just reinventing and bringing back a more aggressive Kong."

How she believes TNA as a company/as a whole changed from her debut in the fall of '07 to her departure in the month of March and if she can now envision herself returning to TNA after the chain of events over the past week: "Well, there were some differences towards the end. They have offered to leave the door open should I want to come back, and that is something I'm also open to. Just right now, I came to this before all the changes happened. People think that because I left right when the changes happened, that I left because of the changes, and that's not really so.

"This was gradually coming on, and I my body needed a break, and I just needed to regroup and figure out exactly how I wanted my character to go and the direction I wanted it to go. It's (TNA) definitely a different product in the little that I have watched. The X-Division isn't has prominent as it used to be, and that was one of the reasons I came to TNA. When I was Japan, the X-Division DVD's were like crack on streets. That has changed a bit. So I'd like to see that come back full force. They're trying new things, and I wish them well, and hopefully the things they are trying works out for them."

How the Knockouts division changed/altered over the course of the past three years during her time in TNA: "When I first came to TNA, there was an ambiance that everyone was a team. Backstage, everyone supported one another, we were all together as one, and we worked together as one to grow as a company. Everyone was putting in back-breaking work and putting in their all, because we were depending on one another to make something big happen. I think when things started to get bigger, I guess people got comfortable. I won't say cocky, but maybe a little comfortable, and the fire wasn't there anymore. People just got comfortable where they were or discouraged and stagnant."

Playing the role of "mediator" amongst the TNA Knockouts, the rumors of the current TNA Knockouts locker room environment, and her thoughts on Tara's forthcoming TNA departure: "I've heard idle reports about the locker room musings. When I was there, things like that didn't go on. Not to say people didn't have disagreements, but when I was there/if something came up, I would usually step in and be a mediator for whatever was going on, because we would like to keep a harmonious vibe in the locker room.

"It's very important to come to a happy workplace, so when I was there, I did my best to make sure everyone was emotionally safe and physically safe in the ring. When I worked with Tara, I found her to be very professional, and if she had a opinion that varied from someone else, I found her to voice that opinion in a professional manner. These reports that I'm hearing, they may be true, and I've heard things have changed since I left. The air there has changed; it's a different air from when I first arrived that."

The WWE's interest right now in her, what she can bring to the table if hired by World Wrestling Entertainment, and the likelihood/chances of herself, Gail Kim and Tara (as Victoria) together again as part of WWE's Divas division: As far as Tara, Gail, and I working together in the future, I believe Tara would have a great chance of going back to the WWE. She started there, and I believe they would take her back. As for myself, their product is a bit different, and I don't fit the 'diva model' per say. I do believe that if I was there, I would back them a lot of money. They have some of the most creative minds in professional wrestling, and I believe if they choose to pick me up, that everyone would make money all around."

Her message to her fans around the world and her reaction to the tremendous support she has received throughout the past week: "I lace my boots up for my fans. The years I spent in Japan put a lot of damage on my body, and there are things I want to do outside of wrestling. I would like to become a mother someday, and that's a whole adventure on its own. The fans are what keep me going, who want to see more, and they keep my name out there. I get Facebook messages everyday, I get Twitter messages every day, people sending me e-mails on my website all the time wishing that I was back in ROH, or WWE, or TNA.

"I lace my boots every time for the fans...that's why I'm still in the game. I do have outside interests, as I just established a non-profit foundation, and there's many I want to accomplish before this life is over, because I plan on living my life till the wheels fall off, and wrestling is a big part of it. I've put a lot of time into it, and the fans have put a lot of time into me, and I would never want to abandon them. So I'm taking this time to figure out exactly how I would pursue furthering my career in wrestling."

In Kong's most revealing interview of her career, she also goes in-depth with The Big Mosh and "The Chairman of the Board" on her candid and uncensored thoughts on the potential "dream match" between herself and the current WWE Women's Champion "The Glamazon" Beth Phoenix (and just how close we are to having that become a reality), having the opportunity to meet with Jim Ross and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin at the Cauliflower Alley Club recently (and the influence both have had on her career), how Gail Kim's TNA departure affected the locker room and the Knockouts division especially, what she has in store for the Ring of Honor fans this Saturday night at The Manhattan Center in New York City (as part of "Supercard of Honor V"), the concept behind her teaming up with Raisha Saeed in TNA, whether being a face or heel was more satisfying for her career, and so much more. You've heard the dirt throughout the past week and enough "Bubba" references to last a lifetime...now it's time to hear Kong's comments on her past, her present, and her future exclusively on Monday Night Mayhem's "Sweeps Month." Follow the path of Kong via her official Twitter account (located at awesomekong (awesomekong) on Twitter), plus you can also meet the former TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champion (along with Bret "The Hitman" Hart, Tommy Dreamer, and many of your favorite superstars) Saturday, May 22nd at the Big Time Wrestling WrestleFest 2010 at The Marriott in Fremont, CA. For more information (including how to be both the convention and the live wrestling show), log onto Big Time Wrestling.

ok I'm not reading all of that lol

good luck to her if she goes to WWE....although i truly wish she wouldnt.

I will love to see her in WWE. As long as they use her to her full potental.

Here's a shortened version Vixen xD

Credit: Diva-Dirt

Former TNA Knockouts Champion, Awesome Kong appeared on Monday Night Mayhem this week commenting further on her current plans and whether she is interested in working for WWE. On the subject she said:

As for myself, their product is a bit different, and I don’t fit the ‘diva model’ persay. I do believe that if I was there, I would back them a lot of money. They have some of the most creative minds in professional wrestling, and I believe if they choose to pick me up, that everyone would make money all around.

Meanwhile, commenting on recent rumours that Knockout, Tara has been ‘difficult’ backstage at TNA, she says:

When I worked with Tara, I found her to be very professional, and if she had a opinion that varied from someone else, I found her to voice that opinion in a professional manner. These reports that I’m hearing, they may be true, and I’ve heard things have changed since I left.

She also comments that she could see Tara, who will finish with TNA this month, returning to WWE in the near future. “I believe Tara would have a great chance of going back to the WWE. She started there, and I believe they would take her back,” she commented.

yea I wasn't reading that novel either but Kong in WWE would INSTANTLY improve the diva division.

Thanks, Hailey

rofl @ her saying WWE has the most creative minds

yeah i still dont want her in diva land..but w/e.


no more SHIMMER for her though her and Del Ray are THE best women's tag team ever. no more of their awesomness

I think she ment wwe has some of the most predictable & boring minds.

Would WWE hire her though, come on, I mean, I can't stand Mickie, but they thought she was tubby at one point.

they thought Cherry was fat too

Exactly, but, I still think there was more to the way she was, I just didn't really see her as a "diva" WWE liked the women to be, which was more than half the other women at the time.

I don't watch TNA, but Awesome Kong's the bigger one right?
I just can't see WWE hiring her & if they did, they would mess her character up so bad with some terrible storyline. Also, you know, they won't have her beat the shit out of someone like Kelly Kelly, so, I wouldn't be suprising if they had her "hold back" or something. I know I don't watch the crap anymore, but the company is just so shity, I have to put my say.

LiE wrote:

I don't watch TNA, but Awesome Kong's the bigger one right?
I just can't see WWE hiring her & if they did, they would mess her character up so bad with some terrible storyline. Also, you know, they won't have her beat the shit out of someone like Kelly Kelly, so, I wouldn't be suprised if they had her "hold back" or something. I know I don't watch the crap anymore, but the company is just so shity, I wouldn't be suprised if they did do something like that.

that is exactly why i dont want her there. they would tone her down and ruin her monster character.

and yeah Kong was the big girl in TNA.

I was going to try and read all of it, but my white bread was getting flakey, si I'll read it all a little later.

I read it all.

It was a good read so people should not be so lazy!

I really want her in WWE. That would be so awesome. I hope it happens by the end of the year.

i agree that if Kong was in the WWE a lot more focus would be put on the divas, which is obv a good thing.

and as for her taking better care of her body. hopefully she meant not wrestling as much...cos i dont want her dieting to try and fit the diva mould

clearly though it dont matter about a diva mould, if WWe are interested right now, they are interested in her as she is

I'm not opposed to Kong signing with WWE but I just don't think it's a good idea maybe back then in the Golden era but I don't think now would be a good time for her but then again I may be wrong idk.