Gisele Shaw is ready to make an impact at TNA Hard To Kill.
IMPACT Wrestling announced Shaw is the first confirmed participant in the Knockouts Ultimate X match at Hard To Kill on January 13.
Shaw commented on the announcement, writing the following on Twitter:
“What a way to start my new year! I’m so ecstatic to be a part of this match. A first for me and a first for the company,” Shaw wrote. “We have already made history!! I’m just getting started!! Happy New Year!! ??? #Quintessential #QuintessentialX #historymaker
The following matches have also been confirmed for the TNA Hard To Kill match card:
Rich Swann vs. Steve Maclin
Eddie Edwards and Brian Myers (with Alisha Edwards) vs. Eric Young and Frankie Kazarian
Digital Media Championship (No DQ): Tommy Dreamer (c) vs. Crazzy Steve
World Tag Team Championship: ABC (Chris Bey and Ace Austin) (c) vs. The Rascalz (Zachary Wentz and Trey Miguel) vs. Speedball Mountain (Mike Bailey and Trent Seven) vs. Grizzled Young Veterans (Zack Gibson and James Drake)
Knockouts Ultimate X match (#1 contender for TNA Knockouts title): Gisele Shaw vs. TBA
Dirty Dango (with Alpha Bravo and Oleg Prudius) vs. PCO
X Division Championship: Chris Sabin (c) vs. El Hijo del Vikingo vs. Kushida
Knockouts World Championship: Trinity (c) vs. Jordynne Grace
TNA World Championship: Alex Shelley (c) vs. Moose
Turn it around
During a recent interview with WrestleZone Managing Editor Bill Pritchard, Gisele Shaw explained why she has chosen to not only embrace the word, but also make it a defining characteristic of her wrestling persona — “The Quintessential Diva.”
“So when I started wrestling, obviously the word diva had such a bad connotation to it [in some circles]. It is kind of nice that people mention that I reclaimed it or put a positive spin to it. For me, growing up, the ‘diva’ meant so much to me. I looked up to these people who were strong, confident women, who would just weren’t given the opportunity, let’s say. I feel like it’s kind of nice that I’m representing that,” Shaw said.
“And I go, ‘You know what? Being a diva means that you’re beautiful, confident, strong, independent, and you can kick butt in the ring.’ So, hopefully, people see that now and then they’re like, ‘Okay, let’s not have the dirty, bad connotation for the diva.’ Turn it around.”
