Awesome Kong Announces Her Retirement From Pro Wrestling At NWA EmPowerrr
During tonight's NWA EmPowerrr pay-per-view, Awesome Kong announced that she is retiring from pro wrestling.
She made a surprise appearance at the event during a Gail Kim promo. Awesome Kong saved Gail Kim before an attack by Taryn Terrell, Jennacide, and Paola Blaze.
After that according to F4Wonline, she grabbed a microphone and told Gail Kim that she was her greatest foe and there was no other way to end her career than being in the ring with Kim. She then announced that she was done.
Awesome Kong is a former NWA Women's Champion and a two-time Impact Knockouts Champion. She's wrestled in several promotions such as Impact Wrestling, AEW, WWE, ROH, Shimmer, and All Japan Women's Pro Wrestling.
Below you can see several reactions to Kong's surprise appearance and retirement:
They carved the path that we were inspired to follow..
We chose TNA/@IMPACTWRESTLING as our home in this Realm for many reasons, Children..
Here are two of them.. #WeAreImpact #EMPOWERRR https://t.co/Thz40D5spR
— Rosemary, The Demon Assassin (@WeAreRosemary) August 29, 2021
SO SPECIAL 😭 https://t.co/UK9cIEOoNu
— Shazza McKenzie (@Shazza_McKenzie) August 29, 2021
How it started vs. how it's going
The two icons who lit the flame that sparked a revolution sharing a very special moment at @nwa #EMPOWERRR @gailkimITSME @MeanQueenK pic.twitter.com/lSsVmZ2t4h
— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) August 29, 2021
— s ü y ü n g (@realsuyung) August 29, 2021
You heard right!! 🚨
AWESOME KONG is at #EMPOWERRR!! 👀@MeanQueenK
— NWA (@nwa) August 29, 2021
Yes @SeanRossSapp the reports are true my Fathead cried #NWAEmpowerrr pic.twitter.com/pDlZ376Oq7
— David LaGreca (@davidlagreca1) August 29, 2021
— 💀N Y L A R O S E🥀 (@NylaRoseBeast) August 29, 2021
#thankyouawesomekong pic.twitter.com/RiCimGZoXH
— 💀N Y L A R O S E🥀 (@NylaRoseBeast) August 29, 2021
I caught up with the legendary @gailkimITSME to discuss the emotional moment in the ring with #AwesomeKong as Kong announced her retirement from the ring.
Watch that moment and so much more from #NWAEmpowerrr on @FiteTV @nwa #EMPOWERRR pic.twitter.com/fIE2YqYN4A— Josh Shernoff (@SoSaysShernoff) August 29, 2021