championship belt?

[lareeorjames]

are their any plans for a shimmer championship belt?i think that would add even more heat to the already burgoning shimmer company.

[crazedfan]

I'll just copy this to here also.

I personally don't think a title belt would be a good idea until after at least the next two volumes. I think maybe 4 more volumes, and if SHIMMER is still around, (knock on wood), then maybe the introduction of a title would work. But for now, I think introducing all the girls to us in just straight matches is the best idea.

[doiwizard]

Title belts can be tricky. If not handled correctly they can become nothing more than cheap "Bling" traded for cheap pops.

A new fed has to be very careful with how they handle a belt if they want it to have any credibility. Given the transitional nature of Indy women stars and SHIMMER's very early beginnings it might be way too soon to be thinking about crowning a champion.

Producing only a few shows and releasing DVDs of same on a delayed time table is a very smart business approach to building the foundation of a great fed and it's my opinion that a title belt is too big a leap forward.

It would be like putting the roof on a new house foundation before you built the walls.

Maybe, after a few more successful shows they can consider a tournament of some kind that can be contested again the year after that. If that goes well then on the third year have a title belt as the prize.

Until they're able to run consistant shows on at least a monthly basis there is no opportunity to build cohesive storylines revolving around a champioship.

Just my opinion.

[motosada]

I know that for my e-fed, I waited almost an entire year before having "major" (i.e.; PPV-style supercard) events or a promotional Championship, because I knew that the characters in the promotion would need ample time to get to a place where having a Championship would be prudent, and have a good foundation, based on how much the characters were driven.

SHIMMER may not need to wait a year before they can bring in a SHIMMER Championship, but I do agree that they should wait until the shows become more regular.