Post by chrisv on Jun 2, 2006 13:17:05 GMT -6
DVD Review: Shimmer Women’s Athletes, “Volume 3,” 021206
By Chris Vetter
Shimmer Women’s Athletes returned to Berwyn, Ill., on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2006, for two tapings. The first taping, dubbed “Volume 3” was recently released on DVD. This venue is an Eagles Club, and someone recently described it to me as “looking like your parents’ basement,” with its yellow lighting and wood veneer paneling.
Like the first two volumes, this show was taped with multiple cameras, and editing is good. The crowd was about 150; I’m told the paid crowd was about 110. The total attendance was up from the first Shimmer taping in November.
On commentary is promoter Dave Prazak, calling the entire show solo. (On the first two DVDs, Allison Danger joined Prazak on commentary.) Prazak said that Danger was busy preparing for her match.
Sound is a bit disappointing here, as the crowd noise went in and out a few times during the show. Lighting is good.
The show opened with the same montage & video used in Volumes 1 & 2; no new footage was compiled for this opening. It was weird… essentially advertising women who weren’t at this taping.
(1) Rain defeats Nikki Roxx at 9:13. Good opener. Roxx is from New Hampshire, and she wore purple & black. Rain is the heel. Prazak noted that Rain is 0-2 in Shimmer competition, and I like that wins and losses are being kept track of, and are important! They traded armbars, and Nikki hit a shoulder tackle and a headscissors takedown for a nearfall. Rain hit an impressive Lungblower for a nearfall, and she kicked at Roxx’ back. Rain hit a dropkick on the lower back as Roxx was tied in the ropes. Roxx came back with a Mafia Kick. Rain hit a backbreaker over her knee for a nearfall, then she applied a fishhook on Roxx’ mouth at 5:00.
Rain stayed on top with a hard clothesline for a nearfall, and she jawed with the ref about slow counts. Roxx hit some hard chops. She avoided the Raindrop/inverted DDT, and she hit a nice Northern Lights Suplex for a nearfall at 7:30. They traded hard chops, and Roxx hit a dropkick. Roxx got a Victory Roll for a nearfall. Rain put Roxx on her shoulders and hit a nice Electric Chair/fallaway slam with a bridge for the pin. Impressive. **
(2) Cindy Rogers defeats Tiana Ringer and Amber O’Neal in a three-way elimination match at 7:22. NOTE: At the live taping, this match went fourth. By moving it down the card, I think Prazak is acknowledging this was not a very good match. The women broke my one rule of an elimination match… they broke up each other’s pinfall attempts. (Why would you do that if you are in the ring? If someone is getting pinned, that means you are one step closer to winning the match! Breaking up a pin in an elimination match simply does not make sense, especially when a face is breaking up the pin between two heels.) Prazak acknowledged this, saying, “This is elimination style, so I guess they are trying to do each other a favor and not get eliminated.”
Rogers wore black pants and a green top. Tiana wore purple. Amber is the prissy Southern girl from North Carolina, and she wore hot pink and came out to Madonna’ “Material Girl.” Prazak said that O’Neal’s partner at the first taping, Krissy Vaine, has signed a WWE contract. He also noted that Beth Phoenix, who also wrestled at the first taping, has signed with WWE. “That frees up some roster spots,” Prazak said.
The heels jumped Rogers immediately, but Rogers hit a double dropkick, then she hit some clotheslines. O’Neal accidentally chopped Ringer. Ringer hit a guillotine legdrop on Rogers. O’Neal and Ringer took turns chopping Rogers. Rogers hit a nice facebuster over her knee on Ringer. Rogers then nailed an X-Factor/faceplant on O’Neal and pinned her at 5:04 (the ref screwed up the pinfall here, too.) Tiana hit a nice spinebuster on Rogers for a nearfall, but Rogers came back with a Dragon Sleeper, and Ringer tapped out. 1/2*
(3) Lorelei Lee defeats Malia Hosaka at 11:53. Lee flew in from Florida. Hosaka is billed as from Hawaii, and she is muscular and mean! Hosaka wore a red & black one-piece outfit. Lee, the face, wore a yellow top and blue trunks. Hosaka, who has really long hair, immediately complained to the ref that Lee was pulling her hair. Prazak said that Hosaka has 19 years of wrestling experience, while Lee has only been wrestling 1 and a half years. He noted that Lee got a match here after a tryout performance at an FIP show.
Lee cranked on Hosaka’s arm and applied a cross-armbreaker. Hosaka hit some chops, and she growled at the ref and at the crowd. She hit a nice spin kick to Lee’s face and she applied a Camel Clutch. She tossed Lee across the ring by Lee’s hair at 4:30. The sound kept going in and out during this match; that’s distracting!
Lee got her knees up to block a body splash, and Lee hit a dropkick for a nearfall and a Camel Clutch. Hosaka hit some spin kicks to the stomach, and she yelled at the ref some more. Lee applied a Figure Four at 8:30, and the crowd begged for Hosaka to tap, but she made it to the ropes. Hosaka applied a bodyscissorslock. Lee won it with a rollup. *1/2
* Immediately after the match, Lexie Fyfe hit the ring, and Fyfe & Hosaka began to beat down Lee. Cindy Rogers ran to ringside to make the save, setting up a match for the second taping.
(4) Lexie Fyfe defeats MsChif at 10:41. Prazak immediately talked about MsChif’s battle with Cheerleader Melissa at Volume 1. Fyfe wore all black, and she’s a bit heavier & older than most of the women here. MsChif wore her Goth black outfit, and she has black & green hair. Fyfe was too scared to tie up with MsChif early on. MsChif let out a loud scream, and Fyfe said, “She broke my eardrum!” They did some basic standing switches, and MsChif did a cool cartwheel to escape an armbar. MsChif was on top early, as she applied a Muta Lock at 3:00, but Fyfe made it to the ropes. MsChif also applied a mid-ring Octopus.
Fyfe came back with some rolling suplexes and a Boston Crab in the center of the ring. MsChif hit a nice Reverse Rana for a nearfall at 6:00. Fyfe applied a pendulum and she hit some chops. MsChif hit some doublestomps on the back in the corner. Suddenly, Cheerleader Melissa sauntered to ringside at 9:30, which distracted MsChif. MsChif hit an inverted DDT for a nearfall. Melissa grabbed MsChif’s foot, which allowed Lexie to hit an RKO/spinning Ace Crusher for the pin. That match was more hard-hitting than I remembered, and I liked it more on tape. *1/4
(5) Cheerleader Melissa defeats Shantelle Taylor at 17:40. Good match. Melissa wore a blue singlet, and she has a lofty, snooty arrogance aura. Taylor is blonde with a pink outfit. Prazak talked about how Melissa has toured Mexico, Japan and Europe. Prazak then said that Rebecca Knox has just arrived at the building, as the weather that kept so many wrestlers at home (Arial, Lacey, Mercedes Martinez) had delayed Knox.
They opened by trading some good mat wrestling, and Melissa cranked on the arm. This is good but methodical mat wrestling early on. Melissa opened the match up a bit with a chop and a flying forearm into the corner at 8:30, and she tossed Taylor headfirst into the corner. Taylor came back with some big chops and a cartwheel-back-elbow. Melissa hit a nice back suplex, and both women were down at 10:00. Some in the crowd began cheering for the heel, Melissa.
Melissa hit a hard clothesline and a reverse Texas Cloverleaf at 13:30, but Shantelle reached the ropes. Shantelle fired back with some stiff forearms and chops. These women hit hard! Taylor hit a dropkick. Melissa won it by wrapping Shantelle around Melissa’s back and hitting a sideslam for the pin. **1/2
(6) Rebecca Knox defeats Allison Danger at 22:54. Tremendous match. My first time seeing Knox, who has short blonde hair and a thick Irish accent, and she reminds me of actress Keira Knightley. Knox wore dark green, and Danger wore black. Prazak said he had seen her on a few DVDs and he was impressed. They shook hands and both were faces. They traded armholds, and this is some more good mat wrestling. Knox cranked on Danger’s left knee, and she applied a modified Figure Four, then we had a standoff. Danger hit some hip tosses into an armbar at 11:00.
Knox did a leapfrog, and she collapsed in pain, clutching at her ankle, and she burst into tears! Prazak and several refs ran to ringside and went to help Knox from the ring. Danger opened the ropes to help Knox leave the ring. Of course, Knox turned and NAILED Danger with a hard kick, and the crowd went nuts! (Sure, we knew it was coming, but the heel turn was still fun!) Prazak shouted, “Oh come on, there’s no call for that!” The crowd chanted, “What a b*tch!” Knox hit some chops; Danger returned some harder chops. The crowd began to get on Knox, chanting, “You talk funny!” and “USA!” Knox began SCREECHING at the ref when she didn’t get three-counts. She hit a spinning neckbreaker for a nearfall at 18:00.
Knox stayed on top with some European Uppercuts. Danger hit a Russian Legsweep, and both women were down, and the crowd rallied behind Danger. Danger hit a backbreaker over her knee for a nearfall, and she hit some stiff forearms. Knox hit an impressive T-Bone Suplex for a nearfall at 22:00. Danger went for a Shimmering Warlock/step-up enziguri, but she missed. Knox then nailed a Michinoku Driver/Falcon Arrow for the pin. Excellent women’s match, and I’m again impressed how Prazak stresses wins & losses, as he notes this was Danger’s first Shimmer loss. ***
* Brief clips of the main events from Volume 1 and Volume 2 aired before the main event. Prazak said we still don’t know who is the better wrestler between Sara Del Ray and Mercedes Martinez.
(7) Sara Del Ray defeats Daizee Haze at 19:48. Sara Del Ray came from California, and she wore a red & white & blue outfit. She came out to Europe’s “The Final Countdown.” Haze is a small blonde, and she wore green & yellow, and she’s tremendously popular in the Midwest. This is a face-face matchup, and the crowd is split. They traded some nice mat wrestling and reversals, and Prazak does a great job in calling all this great mat action. In a funny spot, Sara Del Ray couldn’t kip up! The crowd demanded that ref Bryce Remsburg try showing her how it’s done, so Bryce did a kip up. Funny, as the crowd chanted, “You got served!”
At 6:00, they did a test of strength. Sara bent Daizee backward over Sara’s knees! Ouch. Sara hit a backbreaker over her knee. Haze came back with a satellite headscissors takedown. Sara hit some Yokozuna-style buttdrops to the chest, then she slingshot Haze’s throat across the bottom rope at 11:30 for a nearfall. They traded chops in a corner, and Sara hit a nice Samoan Drop for a nearfall. Haze hit some stiff forearms, and she got a nice sunset flip, almost a hurricanrana, off Sara’s shoulders. The crowd was loud and vocal!
Haze hit a spin kick to the head for a nearfall at 18:00. Haze hit a missile dropkick, and both women were down. Haze hit a Heart Punch and a hurricanrana for a nearfall. However, Sara Del Ray won it with an impressive German Suplex and a bridge for the pin. This match got, and deserved, a standing ovation from the crowd. **3/4
* Sara Del Ray cut a backstage promo, clearly exhausted, and this must have been right after her match. “I’m the number one female wrestler in the world,” Ray proclaimed. She made a challenge to Mercedes Martinez to meet her at the Volume 5 taping in a no time limit match!
* Prazak said there would be a rematch between MsChif and Cheerleader Melissa on Shimmer Volume 4.
* Daizee Haze gave a backstage promo, saying she was upset at Rebecca Knox for faking an ankle injury. “What were you trying to pull?” she said. Haze challenged Knox to a one-on-one match at Shimmer Volume 4.
Final thoughts: DVD runs 2 hours, 9 minutes. This was a good show. I checked lengths of matches, and none of the matches were edited down from the live taping. As I expected, the larger crowd at Volume 3 made for a more enjoyable viewing experience than the smaller crowd at the Volume 1 & 2 taping. (And wait until fans see the packed crowd at the 5 & 6 taping!)
I liked Danger-Knox the best here, as Knox did a great job of selling the ankle injury, and she turned out to be an awesome heel! Some really good mat wrestling before the ‘injury,’ too. That match narrowly beat out Sara Del Ray-Haze, which was quite good. The Melissa-Shantelle match also was quite sharp.
The only match that I thought was significantly better on tape than live was MsChif-Fyfe; it was just more hard-hitting and better action than I recalled.
I really don’t like only one person on commentary. That said, if anyone can handle doing it solo, it’s Prazak. He’s so knowledgeable on all the women, their moves, calling the offense, and mixing in background of the women from their other promotions, and from their past matches in Shimmer, while also dropping hints of future storylines. A lot of promotions should try to find someone who can imitate his style.
I love that Shimmer has promos, but I would love to see some of them interspersed through the show, breaking up some of the action.
I truly believe that wrestling fans who ‘don’t like women’s wrestling’ will change their mind after seeing a Shimmer event. While I still think Volume 1 is the best of the three released so far (but I think volumes 4 and 5 are the best overall), this is a good show, and it gets my recommendation. Purchase it at www.rohwrestling.com for $15.
Chris
By Chris Vetter
Shimmer Women’s Athletes returned to Berwyn, Ill., on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2006, for two tapings. The first taping, dubbed “Volume 3” was recently released on DVD. This venue is an Eagles Club, and someone recently described it to me as “looking like your parents’ basement,” with its yellow lighting and wood veneer paneling.
Like the first two volumes, this show was taped with multiple cameras, and editing is good. The crowd was about 150; I’m told the paid crowd was about 110. The total attendance was up from the first Shimmer taping in November.
On commentary is promoter Dave Prazak, calling the entire show solo. (On the first two DVDs, Allison Danger joined Prazak on commentary.) Prazak said that Danger was busy preparing for her match.
Sound is a bit disappointing here, as the crowd noise went in and out a few times during the show. Lighting is good.
The show opened with the same montage & video used in Volumes 1 & 2; no new footage was compiled for this opening. It was weird… essentially advertising women who weren’t at this taping.
(1) Rain defeats Nikki Roxx at 9:13. Good opener. Roxx is from New Hampshire, and she wore purple & black. Rain is the heel. Prazak noted that Rain is 0-2 in Shimmer competition, and I like that wins and losses are being kept track of, and are important! They traded armbars, and Nikki hit a shoulder tackle and a headscissors takedown for a nearfall. Rain hit an impressive Lungblower for a nearfall, and she kicked at Roxx’ back. Rain hit a dropkick on the lower back as Roxx was tied in the ropes. Roxx came back with a Mafia Kick. Rain hit a backbreaker over her knee for a nearfall, then she applied a fishhook on Roxx’ mouth at 5:00.
Rain stayed on top with a hard clothesline for a nearfall, and she jawed with the ref about slow counts. Roxx hit some hard chops. She avoided the Raindrop/inverted DDT, and she hit a nice Northern Lights Suplex for a nearfall at 7:30. They traded hard chops, and Roxx hit a dropkick. Roxx got a Victory Roll for a nearfall. Rain put Roxx on her shoulders and hit a nice Electric Chair/fallaway slam with a bridge for the pin. Impressive. **
(2) Cindy Rogers defeats Tiana Ringer and Amber O’Neal in a three-way elimination match at 7:22. NOTE: At the live taping, this match went fourth. By moving it down the card, I think Prazak is acknowledging this was not a very good match. The women broke my one rule of an elimination match… they broke up each other’s pinfall attempts. (Why would you do that if you are in the ring? If someone is getting pinned, that means you are one step closer to winning the match! Breaking up a pin in an elimination match simply does not make sense, especially when a face is breaking up the pin between two heels.) Prazak acknowledged this, saying, “This is elimination style, so I guess they are trying to do each other a favor and not get eliminated.”
Rogers wore black pants and a green top. Tiana wore purple. Amber is the prissy Southern girl from North Carolina, and she wore hot pink and came out to Madonna’ “Material Girl.” Prazak said that O’Neal’s partner at the first taping, Krissy Vaine, has signed a WWE contract. He also noted that Beth Phoenix, who also wrestled at the first taping, has signed with WWE. “That frees up some roster spots,” Prazak said.
The heels jumped Rogers immediately, but Rogers hit a double dropkick, then she hit some clotheslines. O’Neal accidentally chopped Ringer. Ringer hit a guillotine legdrop on Rogers. O’Neal and Ringer took turns chopping Rogers. Rogers hit a nice facebuster over her knee on Ringer. Rogers then nailed an X-Factor/faceplant on O’Neal and pinned her at 5:04 (the ref screwed up the pinfall here, too.) Tiana hit a nice spinebuster on Rogers for a nearfall, but Rogers came back with a Dragon Sleeper, and Ringer tapped out. 1/2*
(3) Lorelei Lee defeats Malia Hosaka at 11:53. Lee flew in from Florida. Hosaka is billed as from Hawaii, and she is muscular and mean! Hosaka wore a red & black one-piece outfit. Lee, the face, wore a yellow top and blue trunks. Hosaka, who has really long hair, immediately complained to the ref that Lee was pulling her hair. Prazak said that Hosaka has 19 years of wrestling experience, while Lee has only been wrestling 1 and a half years. He noted that Lee got a match here after a tryout performance at an FIP show.
Lee cranked on Hosaka’s arm and applied a cross-armbreaker. Hosaka hit some chops, and she growled at the ref and at the crowd. She hit a nice spin kick to Lee’s face and she applied a Camel Clutch. She tossed Lee across the ring by Lee’s hair at 4:30. The sound kept going in and out during this match; that’s distracting!
Lee got her knees up to block a body splash, and Lee hit a dropkick for a nearfall and a Camel Clutch. Hosaka hit some spin kicks to the stomach, and she yelled at the ref some more. Lee applied a Figure Four at 8:30, and the crowd begged for Hosaka to tap, but she made it to the ropes. Hosaka applied a bodyscissorslock. Lee won it with a rollup. *1/2
* Immediately after the match, Lexie Fyfe hit the ring, and Fyfe & Hosaka began to beat down Lee. Cindy Rogers ran to ringside to make the save, setting up a match for the second taping.
(4) Lexie Fyfe defeats MsChif at 10:41. Prazak immediately talked about MsChif’s battle with Cheerleader Melissa at Volume 1. Fyfe wore all black, and she’s a bit heavier & older than most of the women here. MsChif wore her Goth black outfit, and she has black & green hair. Fyfe was too scared to tie up with MsChif early on. MsChif let out a loud scream, and Fyfe said, “She broke my eardrum!” They did some basic standing switches, and MsChif did a cool cartwheel to escape an armbar. MsChif was on top early, as she applied a Muta Lock at 3:00, but Fyfe made it to the ropes. MsChif also applied a mid-ring Octopus.
Fyfe came back with some rolling suplexes and a Boston Crab in the center of the ring. MsChif hit a nice Reverse Rana for a nearfall at 6:00. Fyfe applied a pendulum and she hit some chops. MsChif hit some doublestomps on the back in the corner. Suddenly, Cheerleader Melissa sauntered to ringside at 9:30, which distracted MsChif. MsChif hit an inverted DDT for a nearfall. Melissa grabbed MsChif’s foot, which allowed Lexie to hit an RKO/spinning Ace Crusher for the pin. That match was more hard-hitting than I remembered, and I liked it more on tape. *1/4
(5) Cheerleader Melissa defeats Shantelle Taylor at 17:40. Good match. Melissa wore a blue singlet, and she has a lofty, snooty arrogance aura. Taylor is blonde with a pink outfit. Prazak talked about how Melissa has toured Mexico, Japan and Europe. Prazak then said that Rebecca Knox has just arrived at the building, as the weather that kept so many wrestlers at home (Arial, Lacey, Mercedes Martinez) had delayed Knox.
They opened by trading some good mat wrestling, and Melissa cranked on the arm. This is good but methodical mat wrestling early on. Melissa opened the match up a bit with a chop and a flying forearm into the corner at 8:30, and she tossed Taylor headfirst into the corner. Taylor came back with some big chops and a cartwheel-back-elbow. Melissa hit a nice back suplex, and both women were down at 10:00. Some in the crowd began cheering for the heel, Melissa.
Melissa hit a hard clothesline and a reverse Texas Cloverleaf at 13:30, but Shantelle reached the ropes. Shantelle fired back with some stiff forearms and chops. These women hit hard! Taylor hit a dropkick. Melissa won it by wrapping Shantelle around Melissa’s back and hitting a sideslam for the pin. **1/2
(6) Rebecca Knox defeats Allison Danger at 22:54. Tremendous match. My first time seeing Knox, who has short blonde hair and a thick Irish accent, and she reminds me of actress Keira Knightley. Knox wore dark green, and Danger wore black. Prazak said he had seen her on a few DVDs and he was impressed. They shook hands and both were faces. They traded armholds, and this is some more good mat wrestling. Knox cranked on Danger’s left knee, and she applied a modified Figure Four, then we had a standoff. Danger hit some hip tosses into an armbar at 11:00.
Knox did a leapfrog, and she collapsed in pain, clutching at her ankle, and she burst into tears! Prazak and several refs ran to ringside and went to help Knox from the ring. Danger opened the ropes to help Knox leave the ring. Of course, Knox turned and NAILED Danger with a hard kick, and the crowd went nuts! (Sure, we knew it was coming, but the heel turn was still fun!) Prazak shouted, “Oh come on, there’s no call for that!” The crowd chanted, “What a b*tch!” Knox hit some chops; Danger returned some harder chops. The crowd began to get on Knox, chanting, “You talk funny!” and “USA!” Knox began SCREECHING at the ref when she didn’t get three-counts. She hit a spinning neckbreaker for a nearfall at 18:00.
Knox stayed on top with some European Uppercuts. Danger hit a Russian Legsweep, and both women were down, and the crowd rallied behind Danger. Danger hit a backbreaker over her knee for a nearfall, and she hit some stiff forearms. Knox hit an impressive T-Bone Suplex for a nearfall at 22:00. Danger went for a Shimmering Warlock/step-up enziguri, but she missed. Knox then nailed a Michinoku Driver/Falcon Arrow for the pin. Excellent women’s match, and I’m again impressed how Prazak stresses wins & losses, as he notes this was Danger’s first Shimmer loss. ***
* Brief clips of the main events from Volume 1 and Volume 2 aired before the main event. Prazak said we still don’t know who is the better wrestler between Sara Del Ray and Mercedes Martinez.
(7) Sara Del Ray defeats Daizee Haze at 19:48. Sara Del Ray came from California, and she wore a red & white & blue outfit. She came out to Europe’s “The Final Countdown.” Haze is a small blonde, and she wore green & yellow, and she’s tremendously popular in the Midwest. This is a face-face matchup, and the crowd is split. They traded some nice mat wrestling and reversals, and Prazak does a great job in calling all this great mat action. In a funny spot, Sara Del Ray couldn’t kip up! The crowd demanded that ref Bryce Remsburg try showing her how it’s done, so Bryce did a kip up. Funny, as the crowd chanted, “You got served!”
At 6:00, they did a test of strength. Sara bent Daizee backward over Sara’s knees! Ouch. Sara hit a backbreaker over her knee. Haze came back with a satellite headscissors takedown. Sara hit some Yokozuna-style buttdrops to the chest, then she slingshot Haze’s throat across the bottom rope at 11:30 for a nearfall. They traded chops in a corner, and Sara hit a nice Samoan Drop for a nearfall. Haze hit some stiff forearms, and she got a nice sunset flip, almost a hurricanrana, off Sara’s shoulders. The crowd was loud and vocal!
Haze hit a spin kick to the head for a nearfall at 18:00. Haze hit a missile dropkick, and both women were down. Haze hit a Heart Punch and a hurricanrana for a nearfall. However, Sara Del Ray won it with an impressive German Suplex and a bridge for the pin. This match got, and deserved, a standing ovation from the crowd. **3/4
* Sara Del Ray cut a backstage promo, clearly exhausted, and this must have been right after her match. “I’m the number one female wrestler in the world,” Ray proclaimed. She made a challenge to Mercedes Martinez to meet her at the Volume 5 taping in a no time limit match!
* Prazak said there would be a rematch between MsChif and Cheerleader Melissa on Shimmer Volume 4.
* Daizee Haze gave a backstage promo, saying she was upset at Rebecca Knox for faking an ankle injury. “What were you trying to pull?” she said. Haze challenged Knox to a one-on-one match at Shimmer Volume 4.
Final thoughts: DVD runs 2 hours, 9 minutes. This was a good show. I checked lengths of matches, and none of the matches were edited down from the live taping. As I expected, the larger crowd at Volume 3 made for a more enjoyable viewing experience than the smaller crowd at the Volume 1 & 2 taping. (And wait until fans see the packed crowd at the 5 & 6 taping!)
I liked Danger-Knox the best here, as Knox did a great job of selling the ankle injury, and she turned out to be an awesome heel! Some really good mat wrestling before the ‘injury,’ too. That match narrowly beat out Sara Del Ray-Haze, which was quite good. The Melissa-Shantelle match also was quite sharp.
The only match that I thought was significantly better on tape than live was MsChif-Fyfe; it was just more hard-hitting and better action than I recalled.
I really don’t like only one person on commentary. That said, if anyone can handle doing it solo, it’s Prazak. He’s so knowledgeable on all the women, their moves, calling the offense, and mixing in background of the women from their other promotions, and from their past matches in Shimmer, while also dropping hints of future storylines. A lot of promotions should try to find someone who can imitate his style.
I love that Shimmer has promos, but I would love to see some of them interspersed through the show, breaking up some of the action.
I truly believe that wrestling fans who ‘don’t like women’s wrestling’ will change their mind after seeing a Shimmer event. While I still think Volume 1 is the best of the three released so far (but I think volumes 4 and 5 are the best overall), this is a good show, and it gets my recommendation. Purchase it at www.rohwrestling.com for $15.
Chris
