conspicuous by her exclusion!!!!!

[fasted]

While I'm a fan of the women who regularly work the Shimmer shows, many of whom I know fairly well and a number of others whom I've met and been fortunate enough to watch work live , there is one woman who is regarded by most observers as one of the premier women wrestlers in the United States. She has also toured Canada, Mexico, Japan, England, the European Continent, where she recently won the Queens of Chaos Women's Championship . She is regularly regarded by numerous wrestling websites as one of the best, if not the best, independent Women wrestlers today. She has wrestled almost every woman that the Shimmer shows employ from Amber O'Neal to Lacey, Nikki Roxx, Ariel,Cindy Rogers, Mercedes Martinez, Sara del Ray, Nattie Neidhart, Alison Danger, etc. etc. Are the powers that be at Shimmer afraid of this woman or are they so parochial and small minded that they refuse to hire her though she has on numerous occasions inquired about wrestling for what many consider the premier Women's Wrestling Promotion in the U.S. today. Well,I find that a bit of on overstatement because they have steadfastly refused, with no reasonable explanation, to use this marvelously talented and immensely marketable wrestler- APRIL HUNTER!!! And until they do they will be just another promotion that is unwilling to be all inclusive, for whatever lame reason, and be as petty as so many of today's localized promotions are !

[haysihawk]

I have absolutely no interest in seeing April Hunter take up space on the Shimmer roster that can be given to other talented performers. I don't think she'd fit in well, and she's incredibly overrated.

There are many wrestlers I'd rather see get a roster spot in Shimmer before Hunter, such as Mickie Knuckles, Alexa Thatcher, Vanessa Kraven, Tanya Lee, Alere Little Feather or Alicia. I think any of them would do a lot more with the opportunity than Hunter would. I suspect there are good reasons why the "powers that be" in Shimmer have decided against using her, and I wouldn't doubt that her appearing for a "Naked Womens Wrestling League" is one of them.

Those who want to see April Hunter wrestle can watch her elsewhere. In Shimmer? No thanks.

[igby]

I'm not really interested in seeing her either. I don't like her look (the collagen-filled lips, the fake breasts, yechhh ) plus I get the feeling she would cause backstage problems.

[crapuchino]

We don't want someone that wrestles nude for NWWL in shimmer.

[chucky]

Have any of you actually seen her wrestle? So if Shimmer had a chance to bring in one of the most popular independent women's talents who has ready made fan-base, you think they should skip her? That's a great attitude towards someone that's gone from being a Stripper/Dancer to a very capable wrestler that can more than hold her own with the girls in Japan. Not to mention if you read her column, you'd find out she's one of the most intelligent people in the wrestling business. Isn't Shimmer about having the best matches and talent in the ring?

[Steven]

This is just the same as the bigger companies like WWE/TNA as they usually base on looks, not talent. Here though, some people are acting the same as they are basing whether Shimmer should use April on her what she looks like rather than the talent she has. Very strange, that while WWE won't hire many women unless they are hot, fans of shimmer are declining the fact a hot woman can join the company because of that fact, even though she is a great wrestler.

I think the reasoning for wrestling nude if just because you get a big paycheck for it. Same with those who wrestle for the trashy WEW, nice paycheck even though both arent that respectable to actual women wrestlers.

[haysihawk]

steven said:

Very strange, that while WWE won't hire many women unless they are hot, fans of shimmer are declining the fact a hot woman can join the company because of that fact, even though she is a great wrestler.

There are many wrestlers on the Shimmer roster who are hotter than April Hunter, and also better wrestlers than April Hunter. She's not very good.

[igby]

steven said:

This is just the same as the bigger companies like WWE/TNA as they usually base on looks, not talent. Here though, some people are acting the same as they are basing whether Shimmer should use April on her what she looks like rather than the talent she has. Very strange, that while WWE won't hire many women unless they are hot, fans of shimmer are declining the fact a hot woman can join the company because of that fact, even though she is a great wrestler.

I think the reasoning for wrestling nude if just because you get a big paycheck for it. Same with those who wrestle for the trashy WEW, nice paycheck even though both arent that respectable to actual women wrestlers.

a) don't think she's hot

b) she slagged off nikki roxx which is not a good way to endear yourself to SHIMMER fans

c) she may have good size and power but her skill set hasn't impressed me that much

d) i'd much rather see high flyers like melissa stripes, kayla sparks or alexa thatcher

[Steven]

Point is people don't like how WWE use how women look as reasons for not hiring, yet some are using that excuse here. As a person, I don't know what she is like and if she is a trouble maker, it is sensible to keep her away in that sense. But I don't like how people are judging by just her looks and who she has wrestled for when she is at least a mid card performer in Shimmer by her talent alone.

[number1delrayfan]

I have a couple of suggestions. Violet Flame and Brandy Alexander are superbly talented wrestlers. Also, Selina Majors (Bambi) would be a good thought.

What do you guys think?

[fling]

I'd love to see April Hunter included. She's one of the more credible wrestlers on the scene as far as her resume, has earned her stripes and what she does in the ring looks real. I don't see much of a difference between NWWL and WWE really. It's a paycheck I'm sure. If a girl is a wrestler then she works in Japan and Mexico, which Hunter also does.
As far as her personality, I don't know much about her but she seems fan friendly. If she's "slagged" anyone, it's possible they did something to deserve it. We don't know, but I wouldn't rule it out.

Mickie Knuckles is another I wouldn't mind seeing in Shimmer. She's tough and everything looks credible in the ring. I haven't seen Thatcher yet but have heard good things about her.

But bringing it back to topic I think April Hunter would be a good addition and conspicuous it is. Either way she's a solid wrestler and has the looks to go as far as she wants.

[nykk]

I thought SHIMMER was for females.

But seriously, all the baggage she would bring is barely worth it for an exceptional performer, and definitely not for a mediocre one.

[varan619]

fasted said:

Are the powers that be at Shimmer afraid of this woman or are they so parochial and small minded

Are these the only choices? Afraid or parochial? Parochial and small-minded are the same thing.

fasted said:

they refuse to hire her though she has on numerous occasions inquired about wrestling for what many consider the premier Women's Wrestling Promotion in the U.S. today.

How do you know this? Did she post it on a blog? Tell you on the phone?

Are you April Hunter?

fasted said:

Well,I find that a bit of on overstatement because they have steadfastly refused, with no reasonable explanation, to use this marvelously talented and immensely marketable wrestler- APRIL HUNTER!!!

I find your opinion of April Hunter to be an overstatement. She hasn't even wrestled for Shimmer!

Seriously, one person does not a promotion make. You come on here and say Shimmer will continue to be mediocre despite the amazing group of talent they have assembled. Melissa, Haze, Knox, Danger, Shantelle, Ringer, Lacey, Rain, MsChif, Lexie, Malia, Kong, Nikita, LuFisto, Nattie, Del Rey, Martinez.......

But they're all just average without April Hunter. Right.

I'm not against April Hunter being a part of Shimmer. But Shimmer is the premier Women's Wrestling Promotion in the U.S. today. They don't need anyone else to achieve that status.

They simply need to keep doing what they have been doing. Putting on excellent wrestling shows with excellent female talent. If that means bringing April Hunter in, than so be it. But if that means keeping April Hunter out, for whatever reason, than that's fine as well.

As far as "immensely marketable" goes, Shimmer already has many equally marketable performers on their roster. The only performers that they could add at this point that I could see having an immediate and immense marketing impact would be former WWE Women's champions.

[laceysangel]

The fact that she's popular and a one of the most if not the most well-known indy female wrestler out there could do great things for Shimmer. However, I agree she is overrated and I have never really been a fan. Sara Stock is someone I would die to see in Shimmer though.

[arwrestling]

fling said:

As far as her personality, I don't know much about her but she seems fan friendly. If she's "slagged" anyone, it's possible they did something to deserve it. We don't know, but I wouldn't rule it out.

I don't want to satrt anything here, especially on my first post. And I want to say that April Hunter is the BOMB and really is one of the best wrestlers (male or female) out there today, and nobody can deny that.

I also feel that SHIMMER is packed with excellent talent and would love to see April compete there as well, but I am not sure she would fit in. It would be like having a Triple H type of wrestler in ROH. Just doesn't work well.

I would actually prefer, as much as I am a friend (at least I hope so) to April Hunter, I would prefer to see people like Alicia, Alere Little Feather, etc in SHIMMER, just because of the style.

Now as for the quote, I have heard this story straight from the mouth of April herself, in an interview she did (can't remember where but it was recent). Now, again, I don't want to star stuff but, and it relates to the preciously mentionned Nikki Roxx, the reason April Hunter has "slagged" Nikki was exactly as mentionned in the quote, she deserved it. Nikki apparantly took bookings only for her while the duo were a tag team. She would take secret bookings and keep them from April, jet off to Mexico and let April find out for herself. She was NOT a team player. April never said anything negative about Nikki, just that she wanted a FULL TIME PARTNER, not someone who could "backstab" her (not a direct quote btw). She found that in Talia (another one who could be great in SHIMMER).

Again this is not to start anything at all, I'm just stating what I know, from what was said anyway, as fact.

I just wanted to add aswell that whoever had mentionned womething about WEW and it was bad or whatever, something to the fact that April worked there and that was not good...

Just remember, nearly every member of SHIMMER has worked for WEW at some point or another, some are actually still working for them.

WEW has good matches, and great SHIMMER quality wrestling for many matches, they just use sex to market the product. April Hunter, Talia, Amber O'Neal, whoever the WRESTLERS are more often than not DO NOT participate in the "sex" stuff. They are there to wrestle, real matches, fully clothes.

I'm out. Ciao.