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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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#264 ·
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I've never bought a shimmer dvd but that cover looks awesome. I think I'll have to. Any other shimmer shows I should check out?
Anything from vol.28 (Hamada vs Del Rey) up is top quality. It seems every taping the quality gets better. And since the joshis joined shimmer (vol.29) there havent been any bad volumes.
 
#268 ·
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Damn, that's an amazing cover.
 
#271 ·
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OH MY GOD

Gerweck.net said:
Kana to make SHIMMER debut in October



One of the most controversial and talked about female professional wrestlers in Japan is set to compete in the United States for the very first time. Kana, who is currently a regular roster member of both Yoshihiro Tajiri’s SMASH promotion and the Pro-Wrestling WAVE organization, will be a part of live events promoted by both SHIMMER Women Athletes and CHIKARA during the first two weekends of October!

Known for her explosive striking ability and lethal kicks, Kana is prepared to make her mark on American soil against the top female athletes SHIMMER and CHIKARA have to offer. Kana made her professional wrestling debut in June of 2004 as a member of the AtoZ promotion. Among her accomplishments during subsequent years was co-holding the NEO Tag Team Championship with partner Nanae Takahashi during late 2009. Kana is currently part of an ongoing tournament in SMASH to determine their first Women’s Champion.

The SHIMMER events featuring Kana will take place on Saturday & Sunday, October 1st & 2nd at the Berwyn Eagles Club, 6309 26th Street in Berwyn, IL, just outside Chicago. Volumes 41-44 of the SHIMMER DVD series will be filmed during the course of that weekend. Visit http://shimmerwrestling.blogspot.com/p/events.html to purchase advance tickets to the October 1st & 2nd SHIMMER shows.

The CHIKARA events featuring Kana will take place on Friday & Saturday, October 7th & 8th. The October 7th event, titled “Small But Mighty,” will take place at the Mid-Atlantic Sportatorium, 1813 Frank Holt Drive in Burlington, NC. Visit http://www.chikarapro.com/oct-7-2011.php to purchase advance tickets to the Burlington show. The October 8th event, titled “Klunk In Love,” will take place at the Kingsport Civic Auditorium, 1550 Fort Henry Drive in Kingsport, TN. Visit http://www.chikarapro.com/oct-8-2011.php to purchase advance tickets to the Kingsport show.

For those who may be unfamiliar with Kana’s style, you can view a highlight video of Kana at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueymgBc5nSQ right now.

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to catch Kana’s first American appearances live and in person!


For more information on SHIMMER:

http://www.shimmerwrestling.com/

http://www.twitter.com/shimmerwomen

For more information on CHIKARA:

http://www.chikarapro.com/

http://www.twitter.com/chikarapro

For more information on Kana:

http://kana-kana.jp/

GET YOUR TICKETS FOR OCTOBER!
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On Saturday at the AAW event in Berwyn, IL, SHIMMER – WOMEN ATHLETES announced the addition of The Canadian Ninjas and Kellie Skater to the list of talent appearing on the Volumes 41-44 tapings!

SHIMMER returns to live action on Saturday & Sunday, October 1st & 2nd, 2011, at the Berwyn Eagles Club (6309 26th Street) in Berwyn, IL, just outside Chicago. Bell time on Saturday, October 1st is 2pm. Bell time on Sunday, October 2nd is 1pm. Two full length DVD releases in the SHIMMER series will be filmed during each day of taping. The events are suitable for all ages.

Front row seating is already SOLD OUT for both days. General admission tickets can be purchased using the PayPal buttons at http://tinyurl.com/shim41to44tix at a cost of $30 per full day of taping (essentially $15 per DVD worth of live matches). Be advised that we’re already down to double digits in terms of the remaining seats for each day. If you plan on attending, be sure to get your tickets in advance.

Officially announced thus far for October 1st & 2nd: SHIMMER Champion Madison Eagles, SHIMMER Tag Team Champions Daizee Haze & Tomoka Nakagawa, Sara Del Rey, Cheerleader Melissa, Serena Deeb, MsChif, Mercedes Martinez, Nikki Roxx, “Portuguese Princess” Ariel, Allison Danger, The Canadian Ninjas, Kellie Skater, and Kana. Look for more talent to be announced during the coming weeks. Over 25 of the top female professional wrestlers from around the world will gather in Berwyn for Volumes 41-44!


Mark your calendars! SHIMMER is back October 1st & 2nd in Berwyn!

Discuss the SHIMMER 41-44 tapings in the following thread at the SHIMMER Forum…

http://tinyurl.com/SHIM711news
 
#274 ·
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It was only a matter of time before Kana stepped into a SHIMMER ring, hopefully she can put some renewed interest back into the promotion (at least for me anyways). Might fly out to the tapings, but I don't know the capacity of the Berwyn Eagles Club so they may sell out pretty quick. I expect SHIMMER to pull the Shirai Sisters soon enough as well and maybe we can get a Triple Tails 6 Man Tag against some SHIMMER talent. Now that is a volume I would invest in.
 
#276 · (Edited)
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Kana is not a big deal. She is just a wrestler in the womens division on the Smash WWE wannabe promotion in Japan. She couldn't put any butts in seats in a Womens company in Japan. She is contributing a lot to the slow killing off of the all womens promotions over there, they even turned it into a storyline.

There is a joke. Kana is magic, she makes Joshi fans disappear.
 
#277 ·
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Kana is not a big deal. She is just a wrestler in the womens division on the Smash WWE wannabe promotion in Japan. She couldn't put any butts in seats in a Womens company in Japan. She is contributing a lot to the slow killing off of the all womens promotions over there, they even turned it into a storyline.

There is a joke. Kana is magic, she makes Joshi fans disappear.
Appearently Ozaki disagrees with you, she started booking Kana for Oz Academy again. Kana's first appearance since the Passion Red outfall. Even the S-Ovation girls started working with Kana again.
 
#278 ·
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SHIMMER Volume 37

- MsChif is back and looked better than she has for a while. Had a cool ring jacket too.

- Mena Libra has potential.

- LuFisto-Nakagawa was good. Again a SHIMMER original begins to return to form.

- Very solid new gimmick for Danger/Bates. Leva's ring work is getting better. She needs to keep it cartoonish IMO.

- CVE-SDR was built up by an earlier segment, where Del Rey threw Von Eerie out of the locker room. The veteran was shown bullying the younger girl while everyone just sat there awkwardly, not wanting to say anything. They also play upon the fact that both girls are from California. Good stuff.

- CVE won a decent match, with the first old school finish of the night (a lucky countout). Lot's of good booking on this show. Not just your typical finisher-123 stuff.

- The Knight Dynasty were fucking awesome. Saraya is the epitome of a ring general. They got tons of heat, had great characters and used a couple of old school tactics. One of which led to Ariel being DQ'd for using a foreign object, that had been thrown in by (Knights' manager) Rebecca Knox. Really had the crowd throughout.

- Deeb's spear is a great finisher.

- Hamada-McKay was perfect but too short (if that makes sense). It's a must-see match but, ideally, they could have done with more time, to play around with. One of the downfalls of having 11 matches on a show.

- 3S vs. Ninjas is one of the better SHIMMER tag matches ever. Lot's of good tag wrestling on this show. Prazak is obviously commited to developing that division now. Judging by the spoilers, that was a theme of this whole set of four shows. Crowd popped hard for the title switch but I'd question the wisdom of taking the belts off the Ninjas, when it's too early for it to lead, directly, to a break-up. The fact that the Ninjas beat themselves with Funky Cold Medina was, again, a very clever bit of old school wrestling psychology.

- Eagles vs. Martinez was a really good title defense. Eagles was forced to wrestle the challengers match (street thuggery), which always makes sense, in a title defense. They brawled all over the venue, old school falsies came into play (Eagles bounced out of the ring on Merc's finish) and the Champ somehow scraped out a win, despite being covered in lumps and bumps with a bust nose. One of those "now you're a champion" defenses.

Really good show, that showed lots of promise for the future. Plenty of fresh ideas, all over the product.
 
#280 ·
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Kana's awesome. As is SMASH. It's certainly not a "wannabe WWE promotion". Yes, it's a Engrish translation of Sports Entertainment but it's a deliberate attempt to create an alternative to traditional puro. It's not some lazy, copycat thing. It's more of a parody, if anything.

SMASH's women's wrestling is great. I'm a big fan of Kana, Syuri, Makoto, Serena, Mio & Io Shirai and others that have appeared on their shows.

I can't help but think that you edited "J-Diva" out of your post for a reason. If you're going to play "that guy", at least commit to it.
 
#281 ·
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SMASH's women's division isn't successful. It's just a novelty. The people who watch SMASH always complain about not wanting the women on the show. KANA is a J-Diva and they don't draw or make big money for anyone like the old stars of Joshi who were strong. People don't want to pay to see J-Divas just like they don't Divas. They avoid shows with Divas and J-Divas, people want strong Joshi.
 
#282 ·
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While not strictly about SHIMMER, Mercedes Martinez wrestled Lexxus for 73 minutes last night at the WSU DVD tapings.

That's not a typo. SEVENTY-THREE minutes.
 
#287 ·
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Not a match on this planet cam hold my attention for 73 minutes. Didn't Martinez participate in an 70 or 80 minute Ironwoman match in WSU before?
I don't know, Chikara's Ciberneticos are pretty fun, and some of them have gone for well over 60 minutes (one was an entire show).


But, I'll check out the match, nonetheless. I liked the Martinez/Orsini, so hopefully this one doesn't disappoint either.
 
#285 ·
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Yeah she went 70 minutes with Angel Orsini. I really don't see why they did a match that long other than to say they did a match that long. I'm a few shows behind on WSU so I haven't seen Lexxus yet but I just don't understand it from a booking point of view. It made sense for Mercedes and Angle to go that long because it was a blow off match for a long running feud but this is the first meeting between these two I think so where do you go from there, if they have another match they can't really go longer and if either wins in a 'normal' time then it just makes you wonder why they couldn't beat each other quicker the first time round.
 
#286 ·
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I thought the 70minute Mercedes/Orsini match was also too long, they could've easily make it a "normal" 60minute ironwoman match. This match sounds more like a gimmick with the sole purpose of breaking that 70minute record. I hope they arent going to try to break this record every year.
 
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email said:
SHIMMER - WOMEN ATHLETES News for August 17, 2011

Courtesy of the SHIMMER Yahoo Group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/shimmerwrestling/

Follow SHIMMER on Twitter
http://www.twitter.com/shimmerwomen

Headlines:
- More names announced for Vols. 41-44 tapings!
- Just over six weeks left until SHIMMER returns to Berwyn!
- Volume 37 show shipping; Volume 38 on its way!


NEW TALENT ANNOUNCED FOR OCT. 1ST & 2ND!
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This week, SHIMMER - WOMEN ATHLETES is proud to announce the addition of HIROYO MATSUMOTO, NEVAEH, YUMI OHKA, and HAILEY HATRED to its next set of DVD tapings, just over six weeks away!

SHIMMER returns to live action on Saturday & Sunday, October 1st & 2nd, 2011, at the Berwyn Eagles Club (6309 26th Street) in Berwyn, IL, just outside Chicago. Bell time on Saturday, October 1st is 2pm. Bell time on Sunday, October 2nd is 1pm. Volumes 41-44 of the SHIMMER DVD series will be filmed during the course of the weekend, with two full length DVD releases taped each day. The events are suitable for all ages.

Front row seating is already SOLD OUT for both days. General admission seating to the October 1st & 2nd tapings can be purchased at http://shimmerwrestling.blogspot.com/p/events.html using PayPal. General admission is $30 per full day of taping (essentially $15 per DVD worth of live matches). You can also purchase tickets by mail, using money order. For mail order instructions, E-mail shimmernews@yahoo.com. We will also have tickets available during intermission of this Saturday's (8/20) AAW event at the Eagles Club for those who would like to pick them up in person.

Two former SHIMMER Tag Team Title holders in HIROYO MATSUMOTO and NEVAEH return to SHIMMER competition on October 1st & 2nd. After enjoying great success in the tag team ranks earlier this year, Hiroyo has expressed her intention to focus on singles competition on Volumes 41-44. After being absent from Volumes 37-40, Nevaeh, one half of the very first SHIMMER Tag Champs, looks to make her mark once again within the SHIMMER ranks come October.

YUMI OHKA comes to us from the Pro Wrestling WAVE organization in Japan. A ten year veteran of the ring, Ohka got her start in the JD Star promotion in 2001. She is currently aligned with Misaki Ohata as part of the Black Dahlia faction in WAVE. Visit http://pro-w-wave.com/ for more on Pro Wrestling WAVE.

Image (Yumi Ohka): http://tinyurl.com/ohkayumi

After breaking into professional wrestling in the Midwest region of the United States, HAILEY HATRED switched her focus to the women's wrestling scene in Japan. She relocated there with the goal of achieving great success, and made history in June of 2011 by becoming the first gaijin competitor to win the JWP Openweight Championship. Hailey will return to the United States for a brief trip to participate in Volumes 41 & 42 on Saturday, October 1st (she will be appearing for AIW in Ohio on Sunday, October 2nd). Don't miss the SHIMMER debut of Hailey Hatred! Tickets are now on sale.

Image (Hailey Hatred): http://tinyurl.com/HaileySHIM

Officially announced thus far for October 1st & 2nd: SHIMMER Champion Madison Eagles, SHIMMER Tag Team Champions Daizee Haze & Tomoka Nakagawa, Sara Del Rey, Cheerleader Melissa, Serena Deeb, MsChif, Mercedes Martinez, Nikki Roxx, "Portuguese Princess" Ariel, Allison Danger, The Canadian Ninjas, Kellie Skater, Kana, Jessie McKay, Leva Bates, Athena, Hiroyo Matsumoto, Nevaeh, Yumi Ohka, and Hailey Hatred (10/1 only). Look for more talent to be announced during the coming weeks. Over 25 of the top female professional wrestlers from around the world will gather in Berwyn for Volumes 41-44!

Over half of the tickets for these events have already been sold. Since seating at the Eagles Club is very limited, we do suggest securing your tickets in advance if you wish to attend.

In addition to the SHIMMER events that Saturday & Sunday, our friends at AAW will present a card at the Berwyn Eagles Club on that Friday evening, September 30th. Several SHIMMER talents will be featured on the AAW event, including SHIMMER Champion Madison Eagles, MsChif, and Jessie McKay. Visit http://www.aawrestling.com/ to pick up tickets to the September 30th AAW event, to make it three straight days of live wrestling at the Eagles Club!

Mark your calendars! SHIMMER is back October 1st & 2nd in Berwyn!


Discuss the October 1st & 2nd SHIMMER tapings in the following thread at The SHIMMER Forum…

http://tinyurl.com/SHIMMERoct1and2



VOLUME 37 DVD NOW SHIPPING! 38 IS ON THE WAY!
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SHIMMER Volume 37 is now available for immediate worldwide shipping directly from SHIMMER. Volume 38 will be up at http://www.shimmerwrestling.com/ for pre-order as soon as we receive a ship date, which should be any day now.


SHIMMER Women Athletes Volume 37 (DVD)

Description:
1. MsChif vs. Kellie Skater
2. Courtney Rush vs. Mena Libra
3. LuFisto vs. Tomoka Nakagawa
4. Allison Danger & Leva Bates vs. Mia Yim & Jamilia Craft
5. Christina Von Eerie vs. Sara Del Rey
6. Cheerleader Melissa vs. Athena
7. Nikki Roxx & Ariel vs. Saraya Knight & Britani Knight w/ Rebecca Knox
8. Serena Deeb vs. Daizee Haze
9. Ayako Hamada vs. Jessie McKay
10. SHIMMER Tag Team Title Match: Portia Perez & Nicole Matthews vs. Hiroyo Matsumoto & Misaki Ohata
11. SHIMMER Title Match: Madison Eagles vs. Mercedes Martinez

Running Time: 3 hours, 14 minutes

Price: $15.00

Click on the link below to order Volume 37 on DVD.

http://tinyurl.com/orderSHIM37DVD

Vol. 37 is the first release in the SHIMMER series to feature the new clear DVD case, with artwork viewable on both the inside and outside of the case!


Earlier releases in the SHIMMER series are still available from ROH at http://tinyurl.com/SHIMMERdvdsROH1 (the Ring of Honor web store). If you need any older SHIMMER DVD titles (between Vols. 21 and 36) which ROH no longer has in stock, E-mail shimmernews@yahoo.com for information on ordering those titles directly from SHIMMER.



TITLE BOUT SIGNED FOR SEPT. 3RD IN AUSTRALIA!
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During early 2010, Madison Eagles began her road to eventually unseat MsChif and become the third SHIMMER Champion. At that same time, rising female stars Jessie McKay and Nicole Matthews also began a competitive rivalry with one another in SHIMMER action.

Having followed similar paths in different parts of the world, both young athletes enjoyed success early in their respective careers, with McKay earning the PWWA Championship in Australia while Matthews secured the ECCW SuperGirls Championship in Canada. The two crossed paths with one another in the United States during Jessie's SHIMMER debut, and then again in a singles bout on SHIMMER Volume 30. On both of those occasions, Nicole scored the pinfall. A singles rematch soon followed, which resulted in McKay getting her hand raised in victory.

Though Matthews was the first of the two to achieve a SHIMMER Championship (the Tag Team Championship with partner Portia Perez as "The Canadian Ninjas"), McKay was the first to work her way into a shot against the SHIMMER Champion, as she took on Madison in the main event of SHIMMER Volume 35. Eagles handed Jessie the loss, courtesy of her signature Hell Bound maneuver, much like Madison has been able to do against a who's who of title challengers including Cheerleader Melissa, Ayumi Kurihara, Mercedes Martinez, and Ayako Hamada. The rivalry between McKay and Matthews has continued, with both tag team battles and a 2 out of 3 falls contest against one another earlier this year.

On September 3rd, 2011, history will be made as not only will the PWWA present its return event, but it will also mark the first time that the SHIMMER Championship will be on the line in a bout held outside of the United States! It was previously announced that Nicole Matthews will make her PWWA debut on September 3rd. PWWA and SHIMMER management have now agreed that, due to the even rivalry between McKay and Matthews in SHIMMER, both wrestlers are worthy of the opportunity to challenge Madison Eagles for the SHIMMER Championship. Thus, the first SHIMMER Title Match not held on American soil will see two of the top young female stars from different parts of the wrestling world both attempt to take the Championship from one of the most dominant women in the industry today in a three-way bout!

The PWWA event will be held at 6:30pm on September 3rd, 2011 at the home of PWA Australia, Liverpool Masonic Centre, Liverpool, NSW. Over 15 female wrestlers will be competing in the largest women’s wrestling event Australia has ever seen. Show DVDs will be available soon after the event for online purchasing.

For more information on PWWA, visit
http://www.pwaaustralia.com/
http://www.facebook.com/PWWAaustralia


Discuss the Sept. 3rd PWWA event in the following thread at The SHIMMER Forum…

http://tinyurl.com/SHIMseptPWWA


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