OFFICIAL RESULTS RECAP - SHIMMER DEBUT TAPING
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SHIMMER - WOMEN ATHLETES presented its debut event on Sunday, 11/6 at the Eagles Club in Berwyn, IL. The first two SHIMMER DVD releases were filmed during the course of the show. Here's what went down...
Before the taping began, JIMMY JACOBS won a dark match "Come as you are Rumble" with 30 second entry intervals. The match also featured ALEX SHELLEY, AUSTIN ARIES, MATT SYDAL, DANNY DANIELS, CLAUDIO CASTAGNOLI, DELIRIOUS, TRIK DAVIS, BRAD BRADLEY, BRYCE BENJAMIN, and DAN LAWRENCE.
All eighteen of the women wrestlers competing on the show were brought out to the ring. ALLISON DANGER welcomed fans to the SHIMMER debut event on the microphone, and all of the wrestlers posed for a group photo.
1. SHANTELLE TAYLOR def. TIANA RINGER with a missile dropkick off the top rope.
2. "Team Blondage" KRISSY VAINE & AMBER O'NEAL def. CINDY ROGERS & NIKKI ROXX when Vaine pinned Rogers with illegal leverage from the floor courtesy of O'Neal.
3. ARIEL def. RAIN following the Dariel (modified Diamond Cutter).
4. LEXIE FYFE def. CHRISTIE RICCI with the Attitude Adjuster (TKO).
5. MsCHIF def. CHEERLEADER MELISSA following the Desecrator.
6. ALLISON DANGER def. BETH PHOENIX with a cradle.
7. SARA DEL REY wrestled MERCEDES MARTINEZ to a twenty minute time limit draw which earned a standing ovation from the fans in attendance.
8. DAIZEE HAZE def. LACEY in the main event of "SHIMMER Volume 1" with a heart punch/snap mare driver combo.
A brief intermission was taken between the filming of the two DVD releases.
1. CINDY ROGERS def. KRISSY VAINE via submission with the TCB.
2. NIKKI ROXX def. LEXIE FYFE following the Cruncher.
3. CHEERLEADER MELISSA & TIANA RINGER def. ARIEL & SHANTELLE TAYLOR when Melissa pinned Ariel after the Air Raid Crash.
4. CHRISTIE RICCI def. AMBER O'NEAL with a northern lights suplex.
5. ALLISON DANGER def. RAIN with the Shimmering Warlock (shining enzugiri).
6. BETH PHOENIX def. MsCHIF after sweeping MsChif's free leg on a Desecrator attempt, and then hitting the Beth Valley Driver.
7. SARA DEL REY def. LACEY & MERCEDES MARTINEZ & DAIZEE HAZE in the four-way elimination match main event of "SHIMMER Volume 2." Lacey was the first wrestler eliminated, after Mercedes hit the fisherman buster to score the fall. Daizee eliminated Martinez with a heart punch/Yakuza kick combo. Finally, Del Rey pinned Haze following a butterfly suplex/powerslam variation to win the contest.
The DVDs filmed during the course of the event will be available during the month of December through Ring of Honor.
Look for action photo galleries on the SHIMMER web site from photographers Mary-Kate Grosso and Scott Romer later this week, as well as posed photos by photographer Jill McKee.
Thanks to all who attended the taping live! A special thanks to both Ring of Honor and All American Wrestling for helping make the SHIMMER debut a success. We look forward to returning to the Chicagoland area for the second SHIMMER taping in early 2006.
Ring of Honor returned to Chicago Ridge, IL on the previous night, Saturday, 11/5. A special SHIMMER attraction match was part of the dark match portion of the show. LACEY (seconded by Rain, Cheerleader Melissa, and Tiana Ringer) defeated SARA DEL REY (seconded by Daizee Haze, Shantelle Taylor, Allison Danger, and MsChif) after hitting the Implant DDT.
Keep checking the SHIMMER web site for more photo galleries from the taping during the coming days.
www.shimmerwrestling.com/