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Here it is, by popular demand, the Official SHIMMER Discussion Thread! I'd been thinking, for a while, that there should've been one of these but, until now, I couldn't be bothered to make one myself (SHIMMER also needs to invade the 'Women of Wrestling' section but that's another story). I know that there are quite a few closet wimminz rasslin' marks knocking around WF, so it's time for you to come out of the woodwork and report in.

Some things that might need discussing:

- SHIMMER 33 is now available, for pre-order, here. I don't know who does the covers for SHIMMER DVDs but they've been awesome lately. They put ROH's dismal efforts to shame...
- Ayako Hamada recently parted ways with TNA. I'm presuming that she'll go back to Mexico or Japan on a full-time basis. There's a good chance that means that she won't be appearing at future SHIMMER tapings. Sad times.

- On a more positive note, here's a picture of Misaki Ohata:

Not sure what else needs discussing? Feel free to chime in with whatever you want, on the subject of SHIMMER - past, present and future.
 
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You Can download almost every SHIMMER Match with the EMULE Filesharing-Program.

Shimmer Vol 37 looks great on th Paper, 38 not so much....

Funny enough, 39 looks awesome while 40 doesn't seen as great too.

So far, I'm hearing that 3S and Athena are really gaining momentum (maybe not in victories for Athena, but in terms of crowd reception).


That's really great to hear.

Wait WHAT!!!!

New Tag Champs... Again?


Da Haze finally has a belt in SHIMMER...


As does Nakagawa...
 
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So far, I'm hearing that 3S and Athena are really gaining momentum (maybe not in victories for Athena, but in terms of crowd reception).
Getting hit with a Kudo Driver is almost as good as a victory.

What is the meaning behind the name 3S?
Seven Star Sisters. It's a reference to this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanabata .

Is Ayako Hamada a SHIMMER-Regular now? Or will she return to japan (I know she had a match a few months ago) soon?
She's pretty much a regular. SHIMMER's schedule is so light that she can be in Japan and SHIMMER at the same time.
It's testament to how much Hamada believes in the whole SHIMMER project that she's willing to fly halfway around the world to wrestle in front of 180 people, when she has wrestled in front of thousands, been on international TV and all the rest of it.

Wait WHAT!!!!
That might seem like it's come out of nowhere and happened overnight but remember, in kayfabe time, that's like a six month title run.

It is definitely a surprise though. I would have liked to have seen the Ninjas run through some of these new teams or at least chase 3S and have some really good matches. I don't think there has been a truly great tag match (or feud) in SHIMMER yet.

Full spoilers, courtesy of www.diva-dirt.com .

SHIMMER: VOLUME 37

SPARKLE: Bonesaw Jessie Brooks def. Jett Riley with a double underhook DDT.

SPARKLE: Brittany Force def. Rhia O’Reilly. Force pins Reilly with her feet on the ropes.

Kellie Skater issues an open challenge which is answered by MsChif.

1. MsChif def. Kellie Skater via Desecrator.

2. Mena Libra def. Courtney Rush with a bridging Samoan drop.

Interview with Christina Von Eerie. She says she's really happy to get a chance to learn from Sara Del Rey and Cheerleader Melissa. She’s interrupted by Del Rey, who proceeds to beat her up all the the way to the outside of the arena.

3. LuFisto def. Tomoka Nakagawa with the Downward Spiral.

Mercedes Martinez promo. She vows to defeat Madison Eagles and become the new SHIMMER Champion.

4. Regeneration X (Allison Danger & Leva Bates) def. Jamilia Craft & Mia Yim. Regeneration X are wearing Dr. Who inspired outfits. Regeneration X win via Lungblower/Lovelace Choker combo on Craft.

Backstage interview with Melissa. She says she deserves a shot at the title since she beat her last volume. Madison Eagles interfers and tells Melissa to work her way back into the title picture. Madison vs Mercedes is announced as the main event.

5. Christina Von Eerie comes out and says she’s excited to be at SHIMMER. Von Eerie then calls out Sara Del Rey for a match. Von Eerie wins via countout after Del Rey misses a capo kick on the outside. Post-match a brawl ensues. All of the referees have to come out and break it up.

6. Cheerleader Melissa def. Athena with a Kudo Driver.

In another return, Rebecca Knox returns to a standing ovation. She says she will not return as a in-ring competitor, but as a manager. She then introduces Saraya and Britani Knight. Saraya and Britani cut an amazing promo. Saraya and Britani make an open challenge, which is answered by Nikki Roxx and Ariel.

7. The Knight Dynasty def. Roxx and Ariel via DQ, after Saraya tried to hit Ariel with brass knuckles and Ariel grabbed them and got caught hitting Saraya with them. The Knight Dynasty has crazy heat from the crowd. Maybe even more heat than the Ninjas.

8. Serena Deeb def. Daizee Haze via spear.

9. Ayako Hamada def. Jessie McKay with the AP Cross.

Next is the Canadian Ninjas vs the Seven Star Sisters (Misaki Ohata and Hiroyo Matsumoto) for the SHIMMER Tag Team Championship.

10. Seven Star Sisters (Ohata & Matsumoto) def. the Canadian Ninjas (Perez & Matthews) to become new SHIMMER Tag Champs. Roll-up after the Ninjas miss the Funky Cold Medina.

11. Madison Eagles def. Mercedes Martinez via Hell Bound to retain the SHIMMER Championship in a match that went all throughout the crowd. Martinez exits to a standing ovation from the audience.

SHIMMER: VOLUME 38

1. Daizee Haze def. Courtney Rush with a tiger suplex.

2. Tomoka Nakagawa def. Jessica James with a fisherman suplex.

After the match, Daizee came out proclaiming that Tomoka was a ‘winner’ and that they were undefeated as a tag team. Another tag team enters the title picture.

3. Nikki Roxx and Ariel def. Regeneration X (Allison Danger and Leva Bates) with a double roll up. Regeneration x was dressed in V For Vendetta fashions and made several Doctor Who references. Lots of comedy in this match.

4. Sara Del Rey def. Christina Von Eerie with the Royal Butterfly. Back and forth match that saw Christina almost win with a submission. Very hard hitting.

5. Cheerleader Melissa def. Melanie Cruise with the Air Raid Crash in what was a hard hitting match with a lot of power moves.

Amber Gertner interviews Madison Eagles about future challengers. Madison brushes off Amber’s suggestion of Cheerleader Melissa.

Canadian Ninjas cut a promo on how unfair it is that a brand new tag team beats them when they have beat other headliners. Serena comes out and encourages the crowd to chant “former champs”. Serena reminds Portia that she cheated when she defeated her before.

Serena said she had a partner to challenge them. She brings out various women who wish to challenge them. Jessie McKay is Serena’s partner. The Ninjas call her a “Bella twin with an Australian accent” and encourage her to practice being “sexy, smart and powerful” while the real wrestlers wrestle.

6. Jessie McKay & Serena def. the Canadian Ninjas. All out brawl begins the match. The match ends with Portia and Serena brawling to the backstage area and Jessie getting the win over Nicole with the Boyfriend Stealer. Afterwards, Nicole gives Jessie a beatdown before leaving.

7. Mercedes Martinez def. Rachel Summerlyn with a Fisherman Buster. Best part of the match say Mercedes reverse a top rope suplex into a bulldog.

MsChif comes out for an interview with Amber Gertner. MsChif demands a rematch for the title. Madison appears and says she is not wrestling tonight. MsChif says she isn’t a true champ and Madison attacks her. Title match!

8. Madison Eagles def. MsChif to retain the SHIMMER Championship with the Hell Bound.

9. Seven Star Sisters (Misaki Ohata and Hiroyo Matsumoto) def. Britani and Saraya Knight in what was the best match of the evening. Ohata and Matsumoto are very over and the Knight Dynasty may have the most heat in SHIMMER history.

10. Ayako Hamada def. Ayumi Kurihara with two AP Crosses in a row. Kurihara kicked out of the first AP Cross. Many will say this is the best match of the night. Many spots have to be seen to believed. Ayako thanked the crowd after and said that the Japanese people will never give up.

SHIMMER: VOLUME 39

SPARKLE: Rhia O’Reilly & Jett Riley def. Brittany Force & December. O’Reilly pins Force after a crossbody.

1. Kellie Skater def. Courtney Rush with a running neck snap.

2. LuFisto def. Sassy Stephie (with Madamoiselle Rachelle) with a modified STO.

3. Rachel Summerlyn def. Mena Libra via Texas Cloverleaf.

4. Seven Star Sisters def. Nikki Roxx and Ariel to retain the tag titles. Hiroyo Matsumoto got the pin after a exploder suplex on Roxx.

5. Mercedes Martinez def. Britani Knight via Fisherman Buster.

6. Daizee Haze and Tomoka Nakagawa def. Mia Yim and Jamilia Craft after Tomoka reverses a kick from Mia into a fisherman suplex.

7. Jessica James def. Athena via Hard Boiled Egg.

Backstage interview with Jessie McKay. Jessie is interrupted by Nicole Matthews, who calls her a Diva.

8. MsChif def. Saraya Knight via Desecrator.

9. Serena Deeb def. Portia Perez via DQ after Portia hits her with a cookie sheet. After the match, Serena is carried out by the referees.

Backstage segment: Danger is looking for Leva Bates. The Knight Dynasty and Rebeeca Knox run out of the lockerroom. Danger finds Leva laid out. Danger challenges Britani Knight to a singles match.

10. Nicole Matthews def. Jessie McKay in a two out of three falls match. Nicole scores the first pin with a roll up pulling the tights. Second fall goes to Jessie, after three Schoolgirl Crushes. Nicole scores the final pin with Roll the Dice to pick up the win.

11. Ayako Hamada and Cheerleader Melissa def. Sara Del Rey and Madison Eagles when Ayako rolled Madison up for the pin.

SHIMMER: VOLUME 40

Main event will be Hamada vs Eagles for the SHIMMER Championship.

1. Kellie Skater def. Taylor Made.

2. Rachel Summmerlyn def. Bonesaw in a pretty sloppy, slow paced match.

3. Mercedes Martinez def. Christina Von Eerie with the Fisherman Buster. Both women were very over.

4. MsChif def. Melanie Cruise with the Desacrator in a surprisingly even match.

5. Jessie McKay defeated Athena with the Boyfriend Stealer. Lengthy back and forth between the two which saw Athena kick out of the Schoolgirl Crush and Jessie kick out of Athena’s top turnbuckle stunner.

6. The Knight Dynasty def. Regeneration X due to Knox interference. After the match Leva did a crossbody off the top turnbuckle on to the Knights while Danger goes on the attack against Knox. Allison Danger lays Knox out with a Shimmering Warlock. Probably the weakest of the Knights matches. Hopefully these two will face off again when Leva is less green.

7. Sara Del Rey def. Jessica James with the Royal Butterfly. Jessica nearly won the match several times with a string of submission moves. Crowd very into this match.

8. Serena Deeb def. Cheerleader Melissa, Lufisto and Portia Perez. First half saw Portia avoid Serena until she couldn’t anymore. Melissa and Lufisto brawl backstage as Serena destroys Portia. Serena hits the spear to pick up the win. However, the win was a controversial one as Portia had her foot on the rope.

9. Ayumi Kurihara def. Nicole Matthews with a belly to belly suplex. Very back and forth match.

10. Tomoka Nakagawa and Daizee Haze def. 3S for the Shimmer Tag Team Championships. Long match with oodles of nearfalls. Cryssi and Eric screamed ourselves hoarse at the result.

11. Madison Eagles b. Ayako Hamada to retain the Shimmer Championship. Hamada kicked out of Hellbound, but Eagles gave her another one for the win.
 
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Everyone wants Melissa to win the championship so badly. When it happens the Eagles club will explode.
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#205 ·
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SHIMMER 36 random thoughts

Bonesaw is terrible. Not a great way to start a DVD.

Mercedes is a pretty damn good talker.

Mercedes is violent. Starting to love her, and her rough-around-the-edges persona, more and more.

Melissa and Hamada are amazing. So much presence.

Leva is improving gradually. She waaay over, so she's won half the battle.

Veronika Vice looked like a female Shane Douglas, in the black and yellow, black and yellow, black and yellow.

Was Portia drinking Monster during that promo?

Looks like Skater somehow got through the wellness tests again.

Really enjoyed Skater-Ohata. I mark hard for both of them. The Fairy Lock is fucking badass.

Athena has a ton of potential.

Ninjas FTW.

Good use of retrospective video clips on this volume.

Daffney is fucking amazing. She might be the most well-realised character in female wrestling.

A Golf Club FFS!

The “I Quit!” match kinda lost the crowd when they went out of sight of a lot of the people.

Summerlyn is nothing special IMHO.

“Building curfew”...awesome time limit for the Elimination tag.

Some cool spots, like the double dives, Arabian Armdrags, multi-woman stuntrider stretch and the Octuple DDT.

Hamada's a real ring general. You can see that she has everyone's respect and that she directs most of the traffic, when she's in the ring. One of the best wrestlers anywhere in the world.

Melissa pins the champ after a chaotic but, nonetheless, fun match.

Not a must-see volume tbh. I'll probably re-watch Ohata-Skater at some point though. Martinez-Roxx and Aussies-Ninjas stood out too.
 
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That crowd kind of like Athena...they cheered kind of hard for her offense.
 
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Summerlyn is the worst recurring wrestler on the Shimmer shows at the moment, not at bad as the fat old ladies tagteam from the older DVDs. Bonesaw is bad but she at least looks like she can fight, needs to develop some character. Every match with Summerlyn is a toilet break, her feud with Daffney was painfully dull.
 
#210 ·
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SHIMMER - WOMEN ATHLETES returns to the Berwyn Eagles Club (6309 26th Street) in Berwyn, IL on Saturday & Sunday, October 1st & 2nd, 2011. Volumes 41-44 of the SHIMMER DVD series will be filmed over the course of that weekend.

We're announcing the dates this far in advance to give everyone plenty of time to set the dates aside, request time off from work, and start saving money for a potential trip to Chicago. If you've never been to a SHIMMER taping live, but have always wondered what it would be like to catch our shows in person, you've got several months notice to plan ahead and make the trip for these events!

Front row tickets will go on sale in a few weeks. More details will be announced soon.

Mark your calendars! SHIMMER is back October 1st & 2nd in Berwyn!
 
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Anyway, Shimmer must be only having two sets of tapings this year instead of three like the owner said at the last tapings. They were going to have twelve DVDs instead of the usual eight.
 
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SHIMMER WORLD NEWS - April 2011

Might as well limp in with one of these, just as the month ends. So much important stuff has happened, this past month, that this is mostly going to be a retrospective, with only one or two bits from the weird and wonderful drawer...

WARNING: This post may contain SPOILERZ.

You can also read previous updates by clicking on your chosen month, below.


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> 'SHIMMER: Volume 36' is still available to buy from ROH's online store. It features an all-star 4-on-4 Elimination Tag main event. You can grab you copy here.

> As always, you can see the Ring of Honor Store's full list of in-stock SHIMMER DVDs here. Unfortunately, the latest sale doesn't apply to SHIMMER releases.

NOTE: Volumes 32 & 34 are temporarily unavailable. They are in the process of being re-stocked.

> History was made, this month, with the first ever SHIMMER Tag Team Title defense on an ROH show. Daizee Haze & Tomoka Nakagawa defended against the Joshi duo of Ayumi Kurihara & Hiroyo Matsumoto.


The title defense was the second of two great SHIMMER matches, that were showcased during the two-part 'Honor Takes Center Stage' extravanganza. You can still order the replays, of the shows, here. Once purchased, the shows can be watched as many times as you like, at your leisure, for as long as the internet exists.

The 'Honor Takes Center Stage' DVD release should probably appear within the next six weeks.

> Haze & Nakagawa were defending their gold after being the beneficiaries of a second separate title change on the eventful SHIMMER 37-40 tapings.

> The tapings (of which full spoilers were posted here) also featured various debuting talents.

California girl Christina Von Eerie had this to say, about her first SHIMMER experience...



> Pro Wrestling EVE stars The Knight Dynasty (of Saraya & Britani Knight) also made their first appearances, to a reception that was described by SHIMMER booker Dave Prazak as “nuclear heat”.

It seems that Britani has made a big impact with the WWE office too. Her recent try-out caused some of the dirtsheets to jump the proverbial gun, by announcing that she had signed a deal. Whether or not she has, it has yet to be officially confirmed.

Johnny Ace is probably fapping his brains out, as we speak...


> One SHIMMER star that is confirmed to now be under WWE contract is Tenille Tayla. Australian Tenille trained under Canadian veteran Lance Storm and she can be seen featuring in his new reality show 'World of Hurt'. The first episode, of which, airs tomorrow (Sunday May 1st) at 3pm MST/5pm EST. You can see a video preview below...



Lance also discussed the show, and Tenille, in more detail on Dave Lagana's 'Promote This!' podcast.

> Another Woman Athlete put pen to paper with WWE, not too long ago, and her first appearance is now almost upon us.

WWE, to their credit, have done a fantastic job of establishing her new “Kharma” gimmick, with a series of promotional vignettes. The third of which, you can see here...



The woman in question is, of course, Amazing Kong.

> Ring Belles has been looking back at some of Kong's finest career moments, in anticipation of her big debut. The latest of these looks at her feud with Christy Hemme from her TNA days.

> Daffney's lawsuit aside, the main SHIMMER-related news, coming out of TNA this month, is the end of the record-breaking Knockouts title run of Ashley Lane (AKA Madison Rayne). Her 188 day tenure as champion came to an abrupt end, when a one-armed Mickie James defeated her in a mere 34 seconds.

> In a random merch update, LuFisto has a new T-shirt, available from her online store. Unsurprisingly, it's one for the Japanophiles of the world.

> In related news, Serena Deeb will be returning to the Orient for a trifecta of shows, this weekend. Serena will wrestle on April 30th, May 1st and finally on May 3rd in a one-on-one confrontation with the much-hyped Kana.

> Keep an eye on www.shimmerwrestling.com for an official release date for 'SHIMMER: Volume 37'.

> The only truly fitting way to end this entry, is for us to remember that April 2011 also saw the death of the only male ever to appear on a SHIMMER main show (not counting officials). That being 'Sweet 'n' Sour' Larry Sweeney. The following video clip shows Sweeney operating at the top of his game...



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Shirley Crabtree III's on her 'A' game there. LuFisto has a new shirt, verdict: it's pretty good.
 
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I hope I handled the review with the proper amount of respect. It's always touchy covering a company for the first time. Don't want to offend them or their fans.

Shimmer Vol 36 Review!
Loved that review. You made a lot of really valid observations - one good example being the way the intimate atmosphere is integral to the shows.

You're a very succinct writer. Every sentence seems to count. That's a difficult discipline and I feel as though I've lost my own sharpness, when it comes to that kind of writing. I find it a lot easier to write long stuff that goes off on tangents. In terms of wrestling, to write a full show review, that really satisfied me, I'd have to write about 5,000 words.

No-one wants to read that and it's too tiring to do so, whenever you see me posting reviews on here, they'll either be a detailed review of just one particular match or bits of random brain activity, that I've scribbled down while watching the whole show, posted verbatim.

You've struck a good balance, between the two, there. I think most readers would rather have something that's more like poetry-cum-tweets nowadays.
 
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Thanks Shirley. I think you're 100% correct about the way people want a quicker bit-sized review. For my King of Trios reviews I went a little more off the path, and the response was that I need to maintain my more "succinct" style as you put it. Growing up throughout school I always had problems with making my point too early when it came to reports and what not, and I never reached the word/page limits. Luckily it seems to be a positive in real world writing for the most part.

Your random thoughts post from the other day was what really inspired me to watch Shimmer. I'm very glad I did too. I think that also goes for your longer reviews. The more in-depth reviews definitely have an audience, although it may not be as large, it's probably a lot more of an intimate group (kind of like Shimmer shows!).

Also Taz rules (even though he's a Mets fan haha)!
 
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Growing up throughout school I always had problems with making my point too early when it came to reports and what not, and I never reached the word/page limits.
I've always naturally been the opposite. I had to cut a big chunk of notes (that would have probably amounted to 2,500 words when written in full) out of my 10,000 word uni disseration, for example. For what it's worth, when writing longer stuff, some things to bear in mind IMO are:

- When you're going into a war, don't fire off all of your bullets on the first day.
- Make your notes and identify gaps in your knowledge before writing it all out, in full. Do more research. Always have too much stuff.
- I like to foreshadow the ending, at the beginning. Give people a good reason to read to the end, without shooting your load completely.
- Come up with an overall theme or "angle", that you can always fall back on when you're struggling. Use interesting stuff, that relates to this, to flesh out the tricky middle bit.
- Lay it all out in a skeleton and then write it out in long sentences. Spread out your heavy artillery equally.
- Use segues between sections/paragraphs. Even if they're cheesy or really tenuous.
- Add as many coats of varnish as you can be bothered too, after you've "finished".

Basically, plan ahead. I never, ever write things from start to finish. I write bits of random stuff down, put it in an order and then everything grows outwards from those starting points, until it all connects up.

I've got an unfinished Melissa vs. Matthews review that might hit all of those bullet points properly, if I ever finish it off.

There you go...see...unnecessarily long post lol.
 
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Yeah I know what you mean. I find when I do take more notes, and pace myself, that I definitely come up with too much content. When I used to review sports a lot, I felt like I was always leaving something out from my notes because I could just go on forever about what I thought. I guess it just depends on the subject in some ways, but all those are good tips. The foreshadowing in the open and tying it up in the conclusion is definitely one of those arts I'm always trying to master.

Melissa v Matthews sounds like the perfect face/heel dynamic. Which volume is that on?
 
#222 ·
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SHIMMER 35 Random thoughts...Part I

- Cruise and James are on the actual disc itself, so it's cool that they're the first thing that you see on the show. Not too excited for the match itself though.
- Pretty much your formula big vs. little match. Only with a lot of “modified” moves.
- Chuck Norris reference on commentary.

- Summerlyn botches her promo.

- MISAKI
- I always love the reactions from the crowd, when they don't know who's coming out next. Royal Rumble-esque.
- That 10secs of mat grappling just made me fall in love with wrestling again.
- Ohata can turn anything into a jujigatame.
- Mercedes with a 30secs long vertical suplex.
- This match is already fucking awesome!
- INSANE. BRUTAL.
- A MOTYC already. One of the best <10mins matches I've seen in a long time.

- Mercedes pissed off skank promo.
- They're doing the super slomo replays, from Gabe-era ROH now? Awesome.
- McKay explains the story behind the main event well.

- Sandwiches all over the crowd for Daizee.
- Ariel's out. Suddenly everyone's hiding the sandwiches.
- Portia is on fire, “Nothing says class like having a sandwich in your pants”. Must-see DVD, so far.
- According to Portia, Nakagawa spits water in people's eyes to lubricate their contact lenses. “It's a sportsmanship thing”.
- Daizee stalls the match to eat the sandwich. Genius heel work.
- Portia: “Ariel...ruining the lunch of Daizee Haze”. After Haze attacks her with the sandwich. PMSL at this stage.
- Nakagawa is amazing. Roxx seems to have lost a step.
- Fucking great finish. Haze uses Nakagawa's water spit.
- Fun, colourful match. Haze & Nakagawa look like a legit team now.

- I mark for Laura Mattano.

- Incredible Serena/Portia promo from Volume 34. Incredible.
- Big match feel bro.
- Can't help but think that Portia has something up her sleeve here.
- Can't see myself writing much during this match. Too engrossed.
- Serena clotheslines Portia out of her top.
- Another great finish. Ref stoppage after Ninjas shenanigans.

- SKATER TIEM.
- LOL. Refuses to accept that her open challenge gimmick has ended.
- Kong.
- Seriously, this is fucking great. Skater's antics, with Portia back in the booth.
- Now Skater's in full on bump machine mode.
- Such a good match. It's so easy to do wrestling well. I don't know why so many companies have so many problems with it.

- Right, that first half was ridiculous. Too much to talk about tbh. Buy the DVD now! I need a nap after watching that.

To be continued...
 
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SHIMMER 35 Random thoughts...Part II

- Del Rey vs. Summerlyn up next...
- Lots of shouting.
- Stiff-as-fuck Kappu Kick to the back of the head.
- Digital manipulation from Del Rey. So clever. Working the left-hand of a left-handed wrestler. Innovating and improvising throughout the match.
- Portia's serious commentary is as good as her comedy.
- Another match that's definitely worth watching. Unique.

- Just thinking that I've had about three times my money's worth so far. When, suddenly, I realise that the triple main events are still to come.

- Hamada vs. Matthews – frantic with lots of kicks.
- You know the score, with these two. There's not much that I can say, that hasn't already been said about them.
- Starting to get burnt out now. Too much awesome. Need chocolate.

- Melissa-Kurihara.
- Melissa is such a smart wrestler. Much like a lot of the top SHIMMER girls.
- Kurihara's workrate is crazy. She throws dropkicks like boxers throw jabs.
- Sorry, I just want to watch this. Open Office can swivel.
- Ayumi bridges out of a pin, after a curb stomp. Austin at Wrestlemania 13 moment.
- SHE PINNED MELISSA!!!

- These highlights packages are awesome.

- I'm hoping that this will be Eagles' best title defense.
- Can't see any reason why McKay won't be in WWE before long.
- Eagles counters an octopus stretch into a standing horsecollar stretch. Brilliant.
- This is great. I'm starting to get what Eagles is all about now. Sick submissions and big throws. I don't think she has ever gotten that across properly, in SHIMMER, before. I always had her down as a straightforward tall striker.
- The whole story of the match was spot on. Classic heel vs. babyface. McKay with a never-say-die attitude. Plus the added layer of the two of them knowing each other inside out and reversing each other's big stuff.
- A heel champion winning decisively. There's a novelty, in modern wrestling.
- Much like everyone else involved with this show, Eagles and McKay both come out with their stock raised.

Honestly, this strikes me as one of those shows that you'll look back on, in ten years time, and wish that the company was still around. It reminded me of those shows where ECW would just hit home run after home run, from the top to the bottom of the card.

Making wrestling history.
 
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When is #37 coming out?
 
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