Editing Gail Kim (section)

== '''Return to TNA Wrestling (2011–present)''' ==

Kim returned to TNA on the October 20 episode of Impact Wrestling, attacking TNA Women's Knockout Champion Velvet Sky and aligning herself with Karen Jarrett and Madison Rayne, thus establishing herself as a villain.  On the October 27 episode of Impact Wrestling, Jarrett named Kim the number one contender to Sky's title, before she went on to defeat Tara in her first match back with the promotion.  On the November 3 episode of Impact Wrestling, Kim and Rayne defeated TnT (Brooke Tessmacher and Tara) to win the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship.  The following week they made their first title defense, defeating Mickie James and Velvet Sky.  On November 13 at TNA's Turning Point PPV event, Kim defeated Velvet Sky to win the TNA Women's Knockout Championship for the second time, making her a double champion and only the second woman in TNA history to hold both the Women's Knockout and the Knockouts Tag Team titles at the same time.  She made her first title defense on December 11 at TNA's Final Resolution PPV event, defeating Mickie James, following interference from Madison Rayne.  On the December 29 episode of Impact Wrestling, Kim retained her title against James following another interference from Rayne.

On the January 5, 2012 episode of Impact Wrestling, Kim and Rayne retained their tag team title against James and Traci Brooks.  Three days later at Genesis, Kim defeated James via disqualification to retain the Women's Knockout Championship.  On February 12 at Against All Odds, Kim successfully defended the Women's Knockout Championship against Tara in a match, during which Madison Rayne walked out on her Knockouts Tag Team Championship partner.  On the following episode of Impact Wrestling, Rayne won a battle royal to became the number one contender to Kim's TNA Women's Knockout Championship.  In the following weeks, tension between Kim and Rayne began to be teased with the two negatively interfering in each other's matches.  On the March 8 episode of Impact Wrestling, Kim and Rayne lost the Knockouts Tag Team Championship to Eric Young and ODB.  On March 18 at Victory Road, Kim successfully defended the Women's Knockout Championship against Rayne.  On the March 29 episode of Impact Wrestling, Kim and Rayne reconciled and remained together as a team.  On April 15 at Lockdown, Kim defeated Velvet Sky in a steel cage match, following a distraction from Rayne, to retain her title.  Afterwards, Kim went on a losing streak against Brooke Tessmacher, which led to TNA naming Tessmacher the number one contender to her title.

On May 13 at Sacrifice, Kim defeated Tessmacher, pinning her with her feet on the ropes, for another successful title defense.  On the following episode of Impact Wrestling, Kim successfully defended her title against Tessmacher and Velvet Sky in a three-way match.  On May 20, Kim became the longest reigning TNA Women's Knockout Champion in history by breaking Madison Rayne's previous record of 188 days. On June 10 at Slammiversary, Kim lost the title to Miss Tessmacher, ending her reign at 210 days.  Kim received her rematch for the title on the July 12 episode of Impact Wrestling, but was again defeated by Tessmacher.

On January 13, 2013, at Genesis, Kim competed in a five woman gauntlet match to determine the number one contender to the Women's Knockout Championship. Kim eliminated Miss Tessmacher, ODB and Mickie James but was eventually eliminated by Velvet Sky after referee Taryn Terrell failed to notice Kim's foot under the ropes.  On the following episode of Impact Wrestling, Kim received a rematch for Sky's number one contendership, but was again defeated. On February 14th Edition of Impact Gail teamed with Tara and Jessie in a winning effort against Party Marty and The Blossom Twins Afterward, Gail Demanded that she should receive a title shot. On February 21st edition of Impact Wrestling Kim received a title match in a Fatal Four-way Elimination match, She failed to win the title after being Eliminated by Velvet Sky, who won the match.