New Wrestling Series KAYfABE in Development by Gail Kim, Christy Hemme, and Lita

Gail Kim, Christy Hemme, and Amy Dumas (Lita in WWE) recently launched a Kickstarter fundraiser for the development of a new female-led wrestling series called “KAYfABE.”

Karlee Perez (Catrina in Lucha Underground), Jimmy Jacobs, Chavo Guerrero, former WWE writer Tom Casiello, and former WWE and Impact Wrestling producer David Sahadi were also revealed to be involved in the development of this new proposed series.

On the official Kickstarter page, this new series was stated to be “an edgy, racy, cinematic television series about a female led professional wrestling start-up. This show is a dramatization and collection of female stories inspired by real life events.”

It was also stated that episodes in the series are currently planned to be one hour in length and would feature both story and in-ring action.

The fundraiser has an initial goal of $400,000 for the production of a pilot episode and an overall goal of $4.8 million for the production of an eight-episode season.

Official synopsis:

KAYfABE is a one hour professional wrestling show that is 50 percent story and 50 percent in ring action. It is an edgy, racy, cinematic television series about a female led professional wrestling start up. This show is a dramatization and collection of female stories inspired by real life events.

AND YES, this is still at its core, a wrestling show with world-class, in-ring action!

But, in this unique narrative, we take you behind the curtain, into the locker room and outside of the arena. So what does that even mean? What are you watching? Why are these stories worth a shit!?

Because we present them with no filter! You get drama, passion, humor, love, anger, frustration and real life challenges. Plus, we address the 800-pound elephant in the room, and in the current landscape of the world… abuse of power, manipulation, injury, addiction, inequality and the euphoric high of pursing your life’s passion that clouds every damn decision.

So who are “we”?

We are first and foremost storytellers. A collection of wrestling insiders… outsiders… outcasts… enthusiasts and renegades. Comprised of current and former wrestling talent, writers, producers, directors, cinematographers and production talent from the entertainment and professional wrestling industries. A synergistic DREAM team if you will.

At the heart of this team is Gail Kim, Amy Dumas and Christy Hemme…. the first female talent in professional wrestling to move behind the camera as producers, agents and on the creative writing team.

A trailer for the proposed series was also released on Kickstarter:

At the time of this report, the fundraiser has raised $53,360 out of the $400,000 needed with thirty-four days remaining.