Post by hermitboy on Nov 7, 2005 0:29:21 GMT -6
Here are the show results & my general thoughts on the matches & show in general. This is from my memory, as I didn't write the results down or take notes. Also, I don't recall the exact moves used for victory in all matches.
First, I missed the dark match as the couple I was going to the show with were having an argument & I wasn't sure if I would be going at all. I can't drive cuz of a broken ankle so they were my only hope.
Anyway, I got there after the start of the first official match, so I can't comment on that or the dark match.
Show #1
Match 1 - Shantelle Taylor def. Tiana Ringer. Just heard her announced as winner & didn't get to see anything but the last seconds of the match
Match 2 - Team Blondage def. Cindy Rogers & Nikki Roxx with a roll-up and help from other partner outside of the ring holding her hand for leverage. Not sure which one got the pin (they both look alike to me, as do Lacey & Rain). Also, it may have been the lights, but Nikki Roxx looked almost like an albino with her white-ish blonde hair and extremely white skin. And I thought I don't get outside enough. Anyways, decent match but nothing special. I was a little disappointed at this point, but that was about to change with the next match
Match 3 - Ariel def. Rain with a Diamond-Cutter like move. Lots of stiff chops (esp. from Ariel) in this one. Very good match, 2nd or 3rd best of the night.
Match 4 - Lexie Fyfe def. Christie Ricci. Missed the start as I was in the washroom. Solid match overall with some stiff offense from Fyfe.
Match 5 - MsChif def Cheerleader Melissa. Lots of stiff action in this one with some unique holds by Melissa. She had MsChif trapped in some kind of Bow & Arrow type submission move, with MsChif down on the mat, and pulled MsChif's leg back far enough that she was able to hit her on the head with her own boot!!! AMAZING!!! Also, Melissa put her in a stretch move on the outside on the guardrail. Mschif's back was bent across the guardrail for about a minute or more & this looked sick!!! In one of the very few high-risk moves of the night, MsChif slightly tremendous a springboard moonsault off the second rope when she almost slipped through the ropes, regained her balance, did the moonsault & caught Melissa in the head with her knee. 2nd or 3rd best match of the night.
Match 6 - Allison Danger def. Beth Phoenix. Some comedy spots in this one. I didn't even know it was Danger until she was introduced as she looks & acts totally different than in ROH, more of a fun babyface. Decent match.
Match 7 - Sara Del Ray vs. Mercedes Martinez went to a 20 min. draw. They shook hands & hugged after the match. MUST SEE / MATCH OF THE NIGHT...nuff said.
Match 8 - Daizee Haze def. Lacey. Another solid match. Crowd seemed split as some fans booed Daizee obviously because of her turn on Gen-Next the night before. She was playing the babyface & was slapping the hands of the fans at ringside until someone yelled "You screwed Matt". She just looked at him, with a dumbfounded look, and replied "Who?". Funny. Because of the split crowd you had people chanting both "DAIZEE" & "LACEY" at the same time, making it impossible to tell who was getting the most chants as they both sound the same.
Intermission
Show # 2
Match 1 - Cindy Rogers def. Krissy Vaine. Chants for Rogers "We Love Buns". She even did a butt bump & a corner butt splash for the fans during the match. Decent match, nothing special.
Match 2 - Nikki Roxx def. Lexie Fyfe. Good match but some jackoff in the crowd kept yelling out smart-ass comments about Fyfe's big butt like "Thunderthighs" and "Your ass looks like a waterbed" plus more. While funny at first, it started to annoy me & others as he yelled out more fat comments her way & it pretty much ruined the match for me. I hope they can edit his stupid-ass comments from the DVD so he won't get any more of the attention he so desperately wanted to attain.
Match 3 - Christie Ricci def. Amber O'Neal. Ok match. The same jackoff kept yelling through this one calling O'Neal "Paris Hilton wannabe" & she replied "Paris Hilton wants to be me". He finally shut up after yelling out one more stupid comment "Amber, does the rug match the curtains?". O'Neal had a temper tantrum after the loss.
Match 4 - Cheerleader Melissa & Tiana Ringer def. Shantelle Taylor & Ariel. Very good match as Ariel & Cheerleader Melissa are awesome again. Another rare high-risk spot as Shantelle & Ariel do a double superplex on Ringer as Melissa powerbombs both of them off the 2nd rope.
Match 5 - Allison Danger def. Rain. Crowd was mostly behind Rain in this one. A good match with some excellent submission moves by Rain. Rain was limping after the match & the ref was helping her then eventually he just picked her up & carried her away in his arms....AWWWW how sweet.
Match 6 - Beth Phoenix def. MsChif. Phoenix does some comedy spots as she is afraid to get in the ring with MsChif at first. She even goes to ringside and asks some guys to protect her from MsChif. I tried to start a "MsChif's gonna kill you" chant, but it was almost impossible getting chants started in this crowd. Only clapping seemed to be catching on. Decent match, but not nearly as good as Mschif's match against Melissa earlier. Phoenix did lay some nasty chops on MsChif just below her throat area.
Match 7 - Lacey vs. Daizee Haze vs. Sara Del Ray vs. Mercedes Martinez.
Lacey was eliminated first, can't remember who got the pin.
Daizee Haze def. Mercedes Martinez
Sara Del Ray def. Daizee Haze
Sara Del Ray was the winner of the four-way elimination match.
Sara was WAAAYY over, esp. with one guy in the crowd who went nuts when her entrance song, "The Final Countdown" by Europe, played. When she came around, he ran up to the guardrails & she gave him a high-five, which was cool. Lacey was getting booed alot more this time around for some reason, except for some poor guy in front of me who was the only one cheering for her now, weird crowd. Of course, Mercedes was over & I think most of the crowd was disappointed to see her eliminated, as it would've been nice to see her & Del Ray go at it to finish what they started in the first match.
After the match, when the wrestlers left the ring area & the announcer thanked us all for coming, the crowd started chanting "SHIMMER, SHIMMER" as the cameraman got a shot of everyone standing on their feet and chanting (I might be seen in the background shouting while holding up my crutches).
Overall, a very good solid show. DEFINITELY worth the $15 bucks & a STEAL if you had the flyer to get them for $10. I'm not sure how long the dark match lasted, but with the main show starting at 4 pm and ending at 8:50, that's nearly 5 hours of wrestling action.
The show had more of an old-school style wrestling feel to it, there were very few high-risk moves & only about 3 top rope moves, no hardcore stuff like blading or tables or weapons. A good amount of mat-based action mixed in with power moves, a good amount of stiff kicks, chops, & forearms etc. Nothing that will totally blow you away, yet nothing that will bore you. I recommend that those interested should at least check out the first 2 Vols. to see if they enjoy it. It definitely won't be wasted money.
As for the crowd & venue, the place was rather small and the reason why there weren't more high-flying top rope moves may have been because the ceiling was pretty low. You won't see any steel cage matches here.
The crowd looked to be a little bit over 100, but it wasn't that large because there were still plenty of good seats when I got there after the start of the show. Just a little over half of the crowd were the ROH and/or indy wrestling faithfuls while the rest were older folks, like 50 +. I take it this is because the Berwyn Eagles Club is one of those clubs that old guys belong to. Most of the older crowd were men, with some women scattered throughout. Just wait until you see the crowd in the front row on DVD, it won't be the usual ROH-type looking crowd for sure.
To wrap it up, I had a great time & enjoyed the show very much. While I wasn't blown away by anything in particular, I know I got my money's worth & I will definitely get the DVDs so I can see it all again (since I have a poor short-term memory & will probably forget what happened by the time it comes out).
Once again, to all of those interested in Shimmer and a women's wrestling fed that puts an emphasis on in-ring action rather than mindless T&A, (this isn't "Girls Gone Wild", it's pro-wrestling) then I recommend that you check out the DVDs when they become available. Even if the promotion's style doesn't interest you, at least you'll have the opportunity to see women wrestlers putting on actual wrestling matches.
Thank You Dave Prazak & all the great talent & people involved with Shimmer for putting on a great show for us to enjoy.
First, I missed the dark match as the couple I was going to the show with were having an argument & I wasn't sure if I would be going at all. I can't drive cuz of a broken ankle so they were my only hope.
Anyway, I got there after the start of the first official match, so I can't comment on that or the dark match.
Show #1
Match 1 - Shantelle Taylor def. Tiana Ringer. Just heard her announced as winner & didn't get to see anything but the last seconds of the match
Match 2 - Team Blondage def. Cindy Rogers & Nikki Roxx with a roll-up and help from other partner outside of the ring holding her hand for leverage. Not sure which one got the pin (they both look alike to me, as do Lacey & Rain). Also, it may have been the lights, but Nikki Roxx looked almost like an albino with her white-ish blonde hair and extremely white skin. And I thought I don't get outside enough. Anyways, decent match but nothing special. I was a little disappointed at this point, but that was about to change with the next match
Match 3 - Ariel def. Rain with a Diamond-Cutter like move. Lots of stiff chops (esp. from Ariel) in this one. Very good match, 2nd or 3rd best of the night.
Match 4 - Lexie Fyfe def. Christie Ricci. Missed the start as I was in the washroom. Solid match overall with some stiff offense from Fyfe.
Match 5 - MsChif def Cheerleader Melissa. Lots of stiff action in this one with some unique holds by Melissa. She had MsChif trapped in some kind of Bow & Arrow type submission move, with MsChif down on the mat, and pulled MsChif's leg back far enough that she was able to hit her on the head with her own boot!!! AMAZING!!! Also, Melissa put her in a stretch move on the outside on the guardrail. Mschif's back was bent across the guardrail for about a minute or more & this looked sick!!! In one of the very few high-risk moves of the night, MsChif slightly tremendous a springboard moonsault off the second rope when she almost slipped through the ropes, regained her balance, did the moonsault & caught Melissa in the head with her knee. 2nd or 3rd best match of the night.
Match 6 - Allison Danger def. Beth Phoenix. Some comedy spots in this one. I didn't even know it was Danger until she was introduced as she looks & acts totally different than in ROH, more of a fun babyface. Decent match.
Match 7 - Sara Del Ray vs. Mercedes Martinez went to a 20 min. draw. They shook hands & hugged after the match. MUST SEE / MATCH OF THE NIGHT...nuff said.
Match 8 - Daizee Haze def. Lacey. Another solid match. Crowd seemed split as some fans booed Daizee obviously because of her turn on Gen-Next the night before. She was playing the babyface & was slapping the hands of the fans at ringside until someone yelled "You screwed Matt". She just looked at him, with a dumbfounded look, and replied "Who?". Funny. Because of the split crowd you had people chanting both "DAIZEE" & "LACEY" at the same time, making it impossible to tell who was getting the most chants as they both sound the same.
Intermission
Show # 2
Match 1 - Cindy Rogers def. Krissy Vaine. Chants for Rogers "We Love Buns". She even did a butt bump & a corner butt splash for the fans during the match. Decent match, nothing special.
Match 2 - Nikki Roxx def. Lexie Fyfe. Good match but some jackoff in the crowd kept yelling out smart-ass comments about Fyfe's big butt like "Thunderthighs" and "Your ass looks like a waterbed" plus more. While funny at first, it started to annoy me & others as he yelled out more fat comments her way & it pretty much ruined the match for me. I hope they can edit his stupid-ass comments from the DVD so he won't get any more of the attention he so desperately wanted to attain.
Match 3 - Christie Ricci def. Amber O'Neal. Ok match. The same jackoff kept yelling through this one calling O'Neal "Paris Hilton wannabe" & she replied "Paris Hilton wants to be me". He finally shut up after yelling out one more stupid comment "Amber, does the rug match the curtains?". O'Neal had a temper tantrum after the loss.
Match 4 - Cheerleader Melissa & Tiana Ringer def. Shantelle Taylor & Ariel. Very good match as Ariel & Cheerleader Melissa are awesome again. Another rare high-risk spot as Shantelle & Ariel do a double superplex on Ringer as Melissa powerbombs both of them off the 2nd rope.
Match 5 - Allison Danger def. Rain. Crowd was mostly behind Rain in this one. A good match with some excellent submission moves by Rain. Rain was limping after the match & the ref was helping her then eventually he just picked her up & carried her away in his arms....AWWWW how sweet.
Match 6 - Beth Phoenix def. MsChif. Phoenix does some comedy spots as she is afraid to get in the ring with MsChif at first. She even goes to ringside and asks some guys to protect her from MsChif. I tried to start a "MsChif's gonna kill you" chant, but it was almost impossible getting chants started in this crowd. Only clapping seemed to be catching on. Decent match, but not nearly as good as Mschif's match against Melissa earlier. Phoenix did lay some nasty chops on MsChif just below her throat area.
Match 7 - Lacey vs. Daizee Haze vs. Sara Del Ray vs. Mercedes Martinez.
Lacey was eliminated first, can't remember who got the pin.
Daizee Haze def. Mercedes Martinez
Sara Del Ray def. Daizee Haze
Sara Del Ray was the winner of the four-way elimination match.
Sara was WAAAYY over, esp. with one guy in the crowd who went nuts when her entrance song, "The Final Countdown" by Europe, played. When she came around, he ran up to the guardrails & she gave him a high-five, which was cool. Lacey was getting booed alot more this time around for some reason, except for some poor guy in front of me who was the only one cheering for her now, weird crowd. Of course, Mercedes was over & I think most of the crowd was disappointed to see her eliminated, as it would've been nice to see her & Del Ray go at it to finish what they started in the first match.
After the match, when the wrestlers left the ring area & the announcer thanked us all for coming, the crowd started chanting "SHIMMER, SHIMMER" as the cameraman got a shot of everyone standing on their feet and chanting (I might be seen in the background shouting while holding up my crutches).
Overall, a very good solid show. DEFINITELY worth the $15 bucks & a STEAL if you had the flyer to get them for $10. I'm not sure how long the dark match lasted, but with the main show starting at 4 pm and ending at 8:50, that's nearly 5 hours of wrestling action.
The show had more of an old-school style wrestling feel to it, there were very few high-risk moves & only about 3 top rope moves, no hardcore stuff like blading or tables or weapons. A good amount of mat-based action mixed in with power moves, a good amount of stiff kicks, chops, & forearms etc. Nothing that will totally blow you away, yet nothing that will bore you. I recommend that those interested should at least check out the first 2 Vols. to see if they enjoy it. It definitely won't be wasted money.
As for the crowd & venue, the place was rather small and the reason why there weren't more high-flying top rope moves may have been because the ceiling was pretty low. You won't see any steel cage matches here.
The crowd looked to be a little bit over 100, but it wasn't that large because there were still plenty of good seats when I got there after the start of the show. Just a little over half of the crowd were the ROH and/or indy wrestling faithfuls while the rest were older folks, like 50 +. I take it this is because the Berwyn Eagles Club is one of those clubs that old guys belong to. Most of the older crowd were men, with some women scattered throughout. Just wait until you see the crowd in the front row on DVD, it won't be the usual ROH-type looking crowd for sure.
To wrap it up, I had a great time & enjoyed the show very much. While I wasn't blown away by anything in particular, I know I got my money's worth & I will definitely get the DVDs so I can see it all again (since I have a poor short-term memory & will probably forget what happened by the time it comes out).
Once again, to all of those interested in Shimmer and a women's wrestling fed that puts an emphasis on in-ring action rather than mindless T&A, (this isn't "Girls Gone Wild", it's pro-wrestling) then I recommend that you check out the DVDs when they become available. Even if the promotion's style doesn't interest you, at least you'll have the opportunity to see women wrestlers putting on actual wrestling matches.
Thank You Dave Prazak & all the great talent & people involved with Shimmer for putting on a great show for us to enjoy.