Dave Prazak sent out the following:

SHIMMER – WOMEN ATHLETES News for February 17, 2012

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Headlines:
– Ray to debut in 29 days!
– SHIMMER Tag Team Titles go international!
– Vols. 41 & 42 now shipping worldwide!
– EVE presents live iPPV this Saturday!

JOSHI HIGH FLYER RAY TO MAKE SHIMMER DEBUT!
We’re just 29 days away from the next live SHIMMER events in the Chicago area!  There’s nothing quite like experiencing a SHIMMER weekend live. Witness the taping of four full length SHIMMER DVDs, meet the wrestlers, and join in celebrating women’s professional wrestling with your fellow fans for an entire weekend!  SHIMMER – WOMEN ATHLETES returns to the Berwyn Eagles Club (6309 26th Street) in Berwyn, IL on Saturday & Sunday, March 17th & 18th, 2012. Volumes 45-48 of the SHIMMER series will be filmed during the course of that weekend. Bell time on Saturday, March 17th is 2pm. Bell time on Sunday, March 18th is 1pm. The events are suitable for all ages. Front row seating is already SOLD OUT for the entire weekend. General admission tickets for the shows are available, and can be purchased using the PayPal buttons on the main page of http://www.shimmerwrestling.com/ right now. You may also E-mail shimmernews@yahoo.com for mail order information if you wish to purchase tickets with a money order. General admission is available at a cost of $30 per full day of taping (two full length DVDs worth of live matches per day). We will also have tickets available during intermission of the AAW “Path of Redemption” event next weekend at 115 Bourbon Street in Merrionette Park, IL.

Several wrestlers were added to the list of officially announced competitors during the past week, including SHIMMER regulars such as Mercedes Martinez, Jessie McKay, Allison Danger, Leva Bates, and Kellie Skater. Additionally, a new member of the roster will make her debut on March 17th & 18th in Berwyn. The high flying masked sensation known as Ray will into the SHIMMER ring for Volumes 45-48! The Joshi 4 Hope office secured one of the most athletic women on the joshi scene in Ray to join their group for the March SHIMMER weekend. Ray previously appeared on S-Ovation events promoted under the IBUKI banner, and is currently a featured attraction on Ice Ribbon, JWP, and REINA events in Japan. With a fast paced, exciting style in the ring, Ray is very unique addition to what has become a very global SHIMMER roster of talent. Check out a highlight video of Ray in action at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPK3H-PsS9Y

Already officially announced for participation in the SHIMMER 45-48 weekend are…

SHIMMER Champion Cheerleader Melissa
SHIMMER Tag Team Champions Ayumi Kurihara & Ayako Hamada
The 1st SHIMMER Champion “The Queen of Wrestling” Sara Del Rey
The 2nd SHIMMER Champion “Your Soul’s Tormentor” MsChif
Former SHIMMER Tag Team Champions The Canadian Ninjas
“The Wrestling Goddess” Athena
Christina Von Eerie
Hailey Hatred
Saraya Knight
“The Latina Sensation” Mercedes Martinez
“Everybody’s Favorite Girlfriend” Jessie McKay
Ray
Allison Danger
Leva Bates

Look for more talent to be officially announced during the remaining weeks. Over 30 of the top female wrestlers from around the world will be a part of the festivities!

In addition to SHIMMER on 3/17 & 3/18, our friends at AAW will present “Epic: The 8th Anniversary Event” on that Friday evening, 3/16, also at the Eagles Club. Signed to be a part of that event will be a trios tag team bout of Sara Del Rey & The Canadian Ninjas vs. MsChif & Christina Von Eerie & Athena. Visit http://www.aawrestling.com/ to secure your tickets to the AAW show.  Plan ahead, and join us live and in person for one of the biggest weekends of 2012 for Chicago wrestling, just four weeks away!

Discuss the SHIMMER 45-48 tapings in the following thread at The SHIMMER Forum…
http://tinyurl.com/shimmy4548

SHIMMER TAG TEAM TITLES GO INTERNATIONAL!
During 2011, the SHIMMER Championship was on the line outside of the United States for the first time when Madison Eagles defended it against Jessie McKay and Nicole Matthews at PWWA in Australia.  Next week will mark the first time that the SHIMMER Tag Team Championship will be on the line in a bout outside of the United States. In this case, the match will take place in Japan.  SHIMMER Tag Team Champions Ayako Hamada & Ayumi Kurihara will put the belts on the line against former champions “Seven Star Sisters” Hiroyo Matsumoto & Misaki Ohata at the “Joshi 4 Hope III” event on February 22nd at Shinkiba 1st RING. Also featured on the card are SHIMMER competitors Kellie Skater, Tomoka Nakagawa, and Yumi Ohka.

Discuss the Joshi 4 Hope III event in the following thread at The SHIMMER Forum…
http://shimmerwomen.proboards.com/index…..lay&thread=4383

VOLUMES 41 & 42 NOW SHIPPING!
Volumes 41 & 42 of the SHIMMER DVD series are now available for immediate worldwide shipping exclusively from SHIMMER itself. You can order online using the links provided below each DVD description. Alternately, if you would like to purchase DVDs from SHIMMER using a money order, please E-mail shimmernews@yahoo.com for mail order instructions.

SHIMMER- WOMEN ATHLETES Vol. 42 (DVD)

Description:
1. Mercedes Martinez vs. Leva Bates
2. Hailey Hatred & Kalamity vs. Melanie Cruise & Mena Libra
3. Four Corner Surivial: MsChif vs. Kellie Skater vs. LuFisto vs. Tomoka Nakagawa
4. Courtney Rush vs. Yumi Ohka
5. Portia Perez vs. Davina Rose
6. Nikki Roxx & Ariel vs. Nevaeh & Sassy Stephie
7. Cheerleader Melissa vs. Christina Von Eerie
8. Triple Threat Match: Jessie McKay vs. Athena vs. Mia Yim
9. Serena Deeb vs. Nicole Matthews
10. SHIMMER Tag Team Title Match: Ayumi Kurihara & Ayako Hamada vs. Saraya Knight & Britani Knight
11. Kana vs. Sara Del Rey
12. SHIMMER Title Match: Madison Eagles vs. Hiroyo Matsumoto

Running Time: 3 hours, 7 minutes
Price: $15.00
http://shimmerwrestling.blogspot.com/p/dvd-releases.html

SHIMMER- WOMEN ATHLETES Vol. 41 (DVD)

Description:
1. Nikki Roxx vs. Kellie Skater
2. Mercedes Martinez vs. Davina Rose
3. Hailey Hatred vs. Kalamity
4. Yumi Ohka vs. Sara Del Rey
5. Mia Yim vs. Kana
6. SHIMMER Tag Team Title Match: Daizee Haze & Tomoka Nakagawa vs. Ayumi Kurihara & Ayako Hamada
7. Ashley Lane vs. Nevaeh
8. Cheerleader Melissa vs. Britani Knight
9. Jessie McKay vs. Portia Perez
10. British Rounds Match: Saraya Knight vs. Allison Danger
11. Hiroyo Matsumoto vs. Nicole Matthews
12. SHIMMER Title Match: Madison Eagles vs. Serena Deeb

Running Time: 3 hours, 20 minutes
Price: $15.00
http://shimmerwrestling.blogspot.com/p/dvd-releases.html

PRO-WRESTLING EVE iPPV THIS WEEKEND!
Our friends at Pro-Wrestling EVE in the United Kingdom will present their first internet pay-per-view event this Saturday, February 18th, live from The Delphi Club in Sudbury, Suffolk.  The show is headlined by EVE Champion Jenny Sjodin defending against Alpha Female. Also featured on the card is a #1 contender’s tournament which includes Rhia O’Reilly, The Blossom Twins, Nikki Storm, April Davids, Carmel Jacob, Kay Lee Ray, and Sara-Marie Taylor. Visit the EVE web site at http://www.evewrestling.com/ for more information on the live event.

For more on the iPPV feed of the show…
http://www.diva-dirt.com/evelive/

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