SHIMMER – WOMEN ATHLETES News for 10.19.09

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

 

Headlines:
- Volume 25 released today on DVD!
- Only 32 tickets left for November 8th tapings!
- First 24 wrestlers have been announced!
- Lance Storm web site commentary about SHIMMER!
- Women of Wrestling Podcast #3 now online!
 
 
VOLUME 25 DVD RELEASED BY RING OF HONOR!
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This afternoon, Ring of Honor released SHIMMER Volume 25 on DVD! This brand new DVD title is now available at http://www.rohwrestling.com/ for immediate worldwide shipping.

SHIMMER- WOMEN ATHLETES Vol. 25 (DVD)
Item# SH025

Description:
1. Tenille vs. Jetta (w/ Lacey)
2. Four Corner Survival: Kellie Skater vs. Portuguese Princess Ariel vs. Cat Power vs. Rachel Summerlyn
3. Nikki Roxx vs. Melanie Cruise (w/ Annie Social)
4. Rain (w/ Lacey) vs. Jennifer Blake
5. Cheerleader Melissa vs. Jessie McKay
6. LuFisto vs. Amber O’Neal
7. Grudge Tag Team Match: Portia Perez & Nicole Matthews vs. Allison Danger & Daizee Haze
8. Mercedes Martinez vs. Serena Deeb
9. SHIMMER Tag Team Title Match: Ashley Lane & Nevaeh vs. Sara Del Rey & Amazing Kong
10. SHIMMER Title Match: MsChif vs. Wesna Busic (w/ Annie Social)

Features:
Region 0 DVD. Will play anywhere in the world.

Regular Price: $14.95
Click on the link below to order SHIMMER Volume 25.

http://www.rohwrestling.com/shoponline.asp?point=moreinfo&catid=252&id=3220
 
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For the entire SHIMMER DVD section of the ROH web site, visit the following link…

http://rohwrestling.com/shoponline.asp?point=products&catid=252
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ONLY 32 TICKETS LEFT FOR 4TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW!
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Just 32 tickets remain available for the SHIMMER 4th Anniversary Show before it sells out.
 
SHIMMER – WOMEN ATHLETES returns to live action on Sunday, November 8th, 2009 at the Berwyn Eagles Club (6309 26th Street) in Berwyn, IL, just outside Chicago. Bell time is 2pm. Doors open at 1pm. This event will celebrate SHIMMER’s 4th Anniversary, as Volumes 27 & 28 of the SHIMMER DVD series will be filmed during the course of the event.

Front row seating to November 8th is already SOLD OUT. General admission seating is still available, at a cost of $20 plus $1 shipping per ticket. You can order tickets online right now by using the PayPal buttons at the link below.

http://visuex.com/shimmer/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=44

Alternately, you may order tickets by mail order (check or money order). If you wish to place a mail order for tickets, please E-mail dave_prazak@yahoo.com for instructions.

The first 24 wrestlers for the taping have been unveiled and are pictured on the new glossy SHIMMER promo cards. Anyone, anywhere in the world, can be sent FREE glossy promo cards in the mail by simply E-mailing shimmernews@yahoo.com with your full name and postal mailing address.
 
Already announced for the November 8th tapings…
 
SHIMMER Champion “Your Soul’s Tormentor” MsChif
SHIMMER Tag Team Champions “The Canadian Ninjas” Portia Perez & Nicole Matthews
Amazing Kong
Ariel
Jennifer Blake
Wesna Busic
Cheerleader Melissa
Melanie Cruise
Daffney
Allison Danger
Sara Del Rey
Ayako Hamada
Malia Hosaka
Jetta
Ashley Lane
Mercedes Martinez
Jessie McKay
Nevaeh
Cat Power
Rain
Nikki Roxx
Kellie Skater
Tenille
 
…plus more to be added!

Mark your calendars! Sunday, November 8th!
 
 
Discuss the 11/8 SHIMMER tapings in the following thread at The SHIMMER Forum…
 
http://shimmerwomen.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=shimmer&action=display&thread=3282
 
 
 
LANCE STORM COMMENTARY ABOUT SHIMMER
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Everyone at SHIMMER would like to thank Lance Storm for his kind words and endorsement of our product in his latest web site commentary. Visit http://www.stormwrestling.com/ for more on Lance’s current thoughts, as well as Storm Wrestling Academy in Calgary.
 
Courtesy of http://www.stormwrestling.com/101709.html
 
October 17, 2009
Before I start I want to offer my condolences to the friends and family of Captain Lou Albano who passed away earlier this week. I never had the opportunity to meet Captain Lou during my career so I don’t have any personal stories or insight to offer, but never the less was saddened to hear of his passing. RIP Captain Lou…thank you for your contributions to the business I love.

Not a ton of other stuff to talk about today but I have a few things I want to plug that I think a lot of you would enjoy checking out.

ROH has released the 2 Night “Death before Dishonor VII” DVDs. “Death before Dishonor VII” were the two shows in Toronto, Ontario this past July that I work for Ring of Honor. These two events feature what will probably be the last 2 matches of my career. The July 24th event featured fellow Canadian Kevin Steen and me squaring off against Chris Hero and Davey Richards, and the July 25th event featured a singles bout between Chris Hero and myself. I just watched both matches back for the first time, and can tell you I was very happy with my performance in both matches.

When I wrote about these matches right after doing them I commented that I wasn’t what I once was, but looking back that was only half true. After watching them back I feel the work rate and quality was still there, I just had to work a lot harder to get there. In the past I would have been able to do those matches without effort and had a lot left in the tank when they were done. At 40 I had to give it everything I had to keep up with the younger guys and the tank was definitely on empty when it was over. In some ways though, this actually added to the match, especially the single with Hero. I think the sweat and fatigue added some realism to my selling and the credibility of the match, it helped tell a perfect story. I’m very proud of these matches, I hope you check them out.

If seeing my last two matches isn’t hook enough, there is also the usual GREAT ROH Action on the events, as well as an appearance by Bret Hart on the 24th event and Ric Flair on the 25th. Both DVDs are available at: www.ROHwrestling.ccom and are priced ridiculously low at $20 each.

The other thing I’d like to plug is “Shimmer”. “Shimmer” is a Women’s only Pro Wrestling organization that features some of the most talented women pro wrestlers on the planet. WWE has their Divas, and TNA has their Knock outs, but my God Shimmer has some women who CAN WRESTLE! To be honest I haven’t seen a ton of Shimmer, but the more I see of it the more I like it.

I first picked up a couple “Shimmer” DVD’s for my SWA Library, but never had the time to sit down and watch any of them. I seldom have time to just sit down and watch DVDs so they just sat on my shelf for students to check out. Earlier this year I was contacted by the Shimmer promoter and told that one of my SWA students, Tenille, was booked on their next set of DVD tapings. I was thrilled “Shimmer” was giving Tenille a shot and I was looking forward to watching her match once the DVD was released.

Well the DVD has been released and Tenille lent me her copy, so I could check out her match. The DVD is “Shimmer Vol. #23” and so far I’ve checked out about half of it and boy was I impressed. I haven’t even gotten to the Main Events yet, and I’ve seen some of the best pro-wrestling I’ve seen in a long time. Yes I purposely didn’t say “Best Women’s Wrestling” I’ve seen, because a couple of these matches are so good they stand up to any matches out there men’s or women’s.

Now I’m not saying every match is a mat classic, but even the worst Shimmer matches I’ve seen are still decent and you have to respect these girls for how hard they work. Tenille wrestled Amber O’Neil on the show and to be honest only had a decent match and she is capable of much better. She is going back for the next set of tapings (November 8th) and will likely be more comfortable her second time out and better show case her talents.

The best match I’ve seen on the DVD, so far, featured Sara Del Rey and Madison Eagles. I’ve met Sara a couple times doing ROH appearances so I’ve seen her work, but Madison Eagles I’d never even heard of before. This match blew me away. This match featured some of the best mat wrestling I’ve seen this side of Bryan Danielson. These girls were AWESOME, these girls can WRESLE. I CAN NOT praise this match or recommend this DVD enough. The DVD is priced absurdly low at $14.95 and this match alone is worth that. Guys in this business could watch these two girls work to improve their mat skills, hell if I was coming back, I’d watch this match again, for s–t to steal.

There are a ton of great women workers on this DVD including Daze Haze, who I’m also a big fan of, Amazing Kong (TNA’s Awesome Kong) and I can’t wait to check out the Main Event featuring Shimmer Champion Mischif defending her title against Serena Deeb. I haven’t had the opportunity to see either of these girls yet but if they are Main Eventing a show already this good, they must be great.

If you miss the days of Trish Stratus, Jazz, Molly Holly, etc. do yourself a favour and check out “Shimmer”, either on DVD or live. The next Shimmer taping is coming up November 8th in Berwyn, IL which is just out side of Chicago, so if you are in the area PLEASE show your support and attend this event. Details on Shimmer, the live taping, or DVDs can all be found at: www.ShimmerWrestling.ccom

Lance Storm
 
 
 
WOMEN OF WRESTLING PODCAST #3
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The Women of Wrestling Podcast returns with an epic third episode featuring former WWE Diva and TNA Knockout Jackie Haas. Here she talks about winning Tough Enough 2, that match on Raw, Ohio Valley Wrestling, Rico, love and marriage with Charlie, her… run in TNA (just where was that blackmail angle going?), returning to WWE for the WrestleMania battle royal, family, friends and the future.
 
Download it at www.diva-dirt.com/womenofwrestling
 
 
 
AYAKO HAMADA DEBUTS FOR SHIMMER NOVEMBER 8th!
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International star AYAKO HAMADA debuts for SHIMMER – WOMEN ATHLETES as part of SHIMMER’s “4th Anniversary Celebration” tapings on Sunday, November 8, 2009, at the Berwyn Eagles Club (6309 26th Street) in Berwyn, IL, just outside Chicago!

AYAKO HAMADA – Height: 5′4″ Weight: 143 lbs. Hometown: Mexico City, Mexico. Pro Debut: August 1998. Ayako Hamada has been one of the premier female professional wrestlers worldwide for much of the past decade. Mainly competing in Mexico and Japan thus far in her career, Hamada brings an exciting blend of wrestling styles to the squared circle. The daughter of wrestler Gran Hamada, Ayako’s championship accolades include capturing the Queen of ARSION title in late 2000, winning the prestigious WWWA singles championship in All Japan Women’s Pro-Wrestling during 2003, and becoming AAAW champion in GAEA during 2004. In recent years, Hamada has put much of her focus on competition in Mexico, including an impressive run with AAA. She recently inked a deal with TNA Wrestling in the United States, and is now poised to capture the attention of the U.S. wrestling world. Ayako Hamada makes her mark in SHIMMER rings beginning November 8th!

You can order tickets online right now by using the PayPal buttons at the link below.

http://visuex.com/shimmer/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=44

Alternately, you may order tickets by mail order (check or money order). If you wish to place a mail order for tickets, please E-mail dave_prazak@yahoo.com for instructions.

 

DOWNLOAD “ONE SHOT” IN HIGH RESOLUTION!
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You can download the high resolution version of Nicholas Andrews’ new SHIMMER highlight video “One Shot” (featuring clips from Vols. 19-22 of the SHIMMER DVD series) at the following location…

http://www.sendspace.com/file/rptgxb

 

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