Anyone like Shimmer

[mike5286]

I just got my first taste of Shimmer by watching Vol 7 and it was a very good DVD and i would reccomend people buy it if you like women's wrestling.

[Spankymac is sick of the swiss]

I've seen some matches from SHIMMER on youtube and have loved what I've seen. I'm a particularly big fan of Daizee Haze and Portia Perez.

[MGH]

I don't watch full shows, but the chunks here and there that I've seen have been very very quality and lived up to expectations. I wish ROH would bring in some newer people for the SHIMMER matches on their shows though. The crop now is great, but they're running out of match combinations FAST.

[Lenny: Smooth like Keith Stone]

I like Shimmer too. This is where Sara Del Rey really was able to get herself noticed and undoubtedly got her a main spot in ROH. When Shimmer first started, it seemed that they planned on Lacey or Daizee Haze being the top draws. They still are top draws, but Sara really stepped it up and won over the crowd in a big way.... and apparently impressed everyone in the promotion enough to get the honor of being their first champion.

Apparently TNA has scouts who are big Shimmer fans too, which is a very good thing.

[poi zen rana]

i love shimmer and am trying to work more on my shimmer dvd collection. they have some amazing talent. cheerleader melissa's matches with ms chif are quite enjoyable.

[Kae]

Shimmer's excellent. I enjoy women's wrestling, and it's the only promotion that takes it seriously.

[Cibernético II]

I've been to a couple of Shimmer shows and they're always great. Plus the place that the events are held at in Berwyn have $1 beers. Daffney just about ran me over the night she debuted there and I met Hornswoggle at the same show.

[Dr. Bolty, Disaster Enby]

I have a buddy with every volume, I really need to start mooching off his collection...

[mike5286]

My collection i only have 2 Shimmer DVD's right now 7 and 8. Also am getting 9 and 10 for Christmas and will be getting 4, 5, and 6. in the next month or so and probably will get 11, 12, 13, and 14. 15. and 16/ very soon probably in a few months

[DJ Peapod]

I enjoy Shimmer...it's good stuff. I so want the shimmer title tournament, but I have to wait after I buy books and a down payment for an apartment before I get them

[Cap'n Crud]

I really liked what I've seen of their shows My bro's a big fan of Lacey and we actually drove all the way out to Chicago for the tapings of volumes 15 and 16. My favorite wrestlers in Shimmer are Ariel, The Minnesota Home Wrecking Crew, Daffney, and Ms. Chif.

[Deleted]

* Raises Hand *

Though she's only on 2 of the DVD's released so far (she's on more of them that have been taped but not released yet), Sarah Stock (Dark Angel from CMLL) has really impressed, especially in her matches against Del Rey and Daizee Haze.

[kittylimits]

I'm dying to check them out live. I love SHIMMER.

[Andrew is Good]

My main critique of Shimmer, and I think it's something they can't really do anything about because of how often they have shows, is the lack of characters, and all the women seem to be the same and it takes away the interest. Like, Roxxi Laveau is more interesting the Nikki Roxx. Robert Roode's crazy fan is more interesting then Rain. But other then that, it's a great place to see women's wrestling, because it can be a draw. It's already been proven, with the fact that the Gail Kim/Awesome Kong feud has drawn more interest then anything else TNA is doing. And generally the women's matches get the best ratings on TNA.

[Lenny: Smooth like Keith Stone]

andrewisgood said:

My main critique of Shimmer, and I think it's something they can't really do anything about because of how often they have shows, is the lack of characters, and all the women seem to be the same and it takes away the interest. Like, Roxxi Laveau is more interesting the Nikki Roxx. Robert Roode's crazy fan is more interesting then Rain. But other then that, it's a great place to see women's wrestling, because it can be a draw. It's already been proven, with the fact that the Gail Kim/Awesome Kong feud has drawn more interest then anything else TNA is doing. And generally the women's matches get the best ratings on TNA.

Agreed, Shimmer could use some more characters. They don't necessarily need over-the-top gimmicks or anything, but giving the girls more unique identities can only help. The few ladies who do have characters like MsChif and Daizee are among the most popular ones and that's no coincidence.

Also I think they could make use of strategic heel/face turns to get the women over. I think turning Cindy Rogers heel really made people care about her way more. Same goes for Portia Perez.