Yes, Audio Bulletins are back! For those unaware, our ‘Audio Bulletins’ are our version of an elite hotline or whatever but you don’t have to pay for ’em! Good deal, right? It’s been a long time since we’ve done one of these but I thought I’d run down my thoughts on SHIMMER Vol. 23, which … Read more
Mere minutes after making her U.S. television debut on TNA Impact, news has just broken that Ayako Hamada will be making her SHIMMER debut this November. This was confirmed on the new SHIMMER Twitter page. Hamada joins a long list of TNA Knockouts to pull double duty for both promotions. After seeing Hamada’s debut match … Read more
Fresh off the heels of Vol. 23, SHIMMER Vol.24 hits the market today! Notable matches include: ‘Pink Lady’ Jessie McKay making her singles debut, Nicole Matthews vs Daizee Haze in a rematch from Vol.23, with a no time limit stipulation and main eventing the card, Sara Del Rey and Amazing (Awesome) Kong vs SHIMMER Champion MsChif and Cheerleader Melissa. Head on over to rohwrestling.com to pick up your copy and see the full match listing after the cut:
We are extremely pleased to announce that Diva Dirt has acquired the distribution of a fabulous new women’s wrestling audio show, the Women of Wrestling Podcast. Hosted by the wonderful Stew Allen and Lee Burton, the show features a special guest from the world of women’s wrestling in each episode with lengthy discussion into their … Read more
You know what time it is people! Really? You don’t? Well I’ll clue you in. It’s time for another dose of SHIMMER goodness. SHIMMER Spotlight is back, bringing you profiles on the hard hitting ladies of SHIMMER. Everyone from the major players like MsChif to the up and coming rookies like Ashley Lane and Portia Perez. This week’s Spotlight is on Australian wrestler and SHIMMER up and comer, Madison Eagles:
Name: Madison Eagles
Aliases: None
Age: 25
Entrance Theme: Unknown
Finisher(s): The Soaring Eagle (Springboard moonsault); Hell Bound (Death Valley Driver onto the knee) ; Sit-out Powerbomb
Years Pro: 8
Associates: Jessie McKay; Ryan Eagles; Robbie Eagles
Accomplishments: One half of ‘The Pink Ladies’. Made her SHIMMER debut on Vol. 21 in a six-team gauntlet match
If you ask anyone who has been keeping up with SHIMMER lately who’s the one to watch, you’ll most likely hear this name: Madison Eagles, and for good reason.
Hailing from Sydney, Australia, this beauty from down under stands at 6′ 1″ and boasts quite an impressive move set. Madison made a name for herself in her home promotion, PWA, against the likes of Penni Lane, Sway and fellow SHIMMER rookie Kellie Skater in singles competition. A former dancer, Madison’s is known for her flexibility as well as her hard-hitting style. While Madison has never held a singles title, she has seen success as a tag team with former PWWA Women’s Champion, Jessie McKay, collectively known as ‘The Pink Ladies’.
In October 2008, The Pink Ladies caught the attention of SHIMMER, who booked them in a six team gauntlet match on Volume 21 to determine the first ever SHIMMER Tag Team Champions. While they were the first team eliminated, The Pink Ladies made an great impression in their U.S. debut. Volume 22 saw Madison and Jessie take on SHIMMER originals and all-around veterans, The Experience (Malia Hosaka and Lexie Fyfe). Once again, Eagles picked up a loss, but got a standing ovation from the SHIMMER audience who chanted, “Please come back” as the team exited the ring.
More after the cut:
Ring of Honor taped some episodes of it’s HDNet series last night, including the debut of the newest Woman of Honor — Nikki Roxx, the former Roxxi in TNA. Not sure when it will air but we’ll give you advance warning before it does: -Sara Del Rey defeated Nikki Roxx. Nikki blows like three moves … Read more
There have been murmurings of this for some time now, but the official ROH on HDNet Twitter has confirmed that the former Roxxi – Nikki Roxx – has joined Ring of Honor. Nikki is set to start with the company at their tapings this month. – Read our interview with Nikki earlier this year
Fresh off the heels of the Volume 23 release, SHIMMER has released the box and disc art for Volume 24. SHIMMER stepped into new territory, giving their roster a technicolor makeover. I gotta say, I’m loving the anime-style of the cover. Very creative and unique. I’m especially feeling Awesome Kong‘s fangs and red eyes. I’m … Read more
UPDATE: Due to conflicting schedules with contracted TNA Knockouts, the taping had to be postponed. As a result, SHIMMER will be having a double taping for Volumes 27 & 28 on Sunday, November 8th. More details as they become available. Cold sweats? Uncontrollable shaking? Whispering things like “Sara Del Rey” and “MsChif” in your sleep? Sounds … Read more
ROHwrestling.com has officially released SHIMMER Volume 23 on DVD today. The DVD features the main event of MsChif defending the SHIMMER Championship against newly signed WWE developmental talent, Serena Deeb. Also featured on the DVD is Cheerleader Melissa against Wesna Busic, in what I’ve heard is an incredible match. Full card below: 1. Nikki Roxx … Read more
After weeks and weeks of waiting, SHIMMER fans are finally treated to some SHIMMER-lite goodness on HDNet. This week the team of Neveah and Daizee Haze take on former SHIMMER Champion Sara Del Rey and current SHIMMER Champion MsChif. Check out the match below: DAIZEE/NEVEAH VS MSCHIF/DEL REY The heels enter first to a cheap … Read more
Women’s wrestling fans, there’s never been a better time to get into SHIMMER, because the DVDs are now on sale at ROHWrestling.com and you can pick them up for under $10 each! To redeem your 35% Off Coupon just follow these 2 simple steps: 1) Place an order for merchandise at www.rohwrestling.com 2) Enter the … Read more
# She’s a Diva Search reject that got future endeavored, Gail Kim was signed back which made fans suspicious, but now she’s back and she’s Wrestlicious # That was fun! Anyhoo, it looks like Wrestlicious has now signed former ECW Diva, Lena Yada! The 30-year-old [Dang, I didn’t know she was 30!] who recently worked … Read more
Our friends at Wrestlicious have sent us another batch of photos from behind the scenes of the new all-female promotion. We’ve been told that the company has a few announcements to come, and you guys will be among the first to hear the news so stay tuned!
In the meantime check out the new photos before and let us know what you think!
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After the cut, I’ve compiled a list of who the girls are in each photo:
Listen up all you SHIMMER Fans! The latest installment from the all girl promotion will be available this month. Notable appearances include SHIMMER mainstays: Sara Del Rey, Daizee Haze and MsChif, as well as  TNA Knockouts: Awesome Kong, Madison Rayne and Daffney. Former Knockout Roxxi, better known as Nikki Roxx in SHIMMER, will also be making her return to the company for Volume 23. Last, but not least, WWE’s newest developmental Diva, Serena Deeb will be challenging MsChif for the SHIMMER Championship Title. This should be a good one!
In the meantime, hop on over to Shimmerwrestling.com and get your collection up to date, if you haven’t done so already. For those of you who love a good spoiler, Volume 23 match results can be found after the cut.
This just in from the SHIMMER office: Serena Deeb has officially inked a deal with WWE. Here’s the press release: Everyone at SHIMMER – WOMEN ATHLETES would like to congratulate Serena Deeb on officially signing a contract with World Wrestling Entertainment. From the first day she stepped into a wrestling ring, it has always been … Read more
Earlier this year the ‘net was buzzing with the launch of a new all-female promotion Wrestlicious, led by Jimmy Hart with it’s hilarious and get-on-your-nerve catchy jingle embedded in all of our brains. Well Diva Dirt has teamed up with the folks at Wrestlicious to bring you exclusive content from the fledgling promotion ahead of … Read more
As I’m sure you all know, we recently started covering Ring of Honor here at Diva Dirt. ROH, the big brother of all-female promotion SHIMMER, has been featuring SHIMMER matches on their cable show as of late. We were a little late to jump on the bandwagon, so needless to say we missed a few matches. Oops. But fear not, SHIMMER fans! I’ve rounded up all the ROH/SHIMMER action that we haven’t covered here yet. Watch below as Daizee Haze takes on Sara Del Rey:
It’s been almost a month since the last SHIMMER match on Ring of Honor, but the wait is over. Watch below as SHIMMER Champion, MsChif (with the equally creepy Jimmy Jacobs) takes on former SHIMMER Tag Champ, Neveah in non-title action:  MSCHIF VS. NEVEAH When I initially heard about this match, I was positive it would … Read more
You may have heard reports that Serena Deeb of OVW and SHIMMER fame has signed to WWE. It is noted on her Wikipedia page that she recently debuted in FCW in tag match defeating Rosa Mendes and Alicia Fox. Well it turns out you can’t believe everything you read on Wikipedia (Go figure). Despite appearing in … Read more
You know what time it is people! Really? You don’t? Well I’ll clue you in. It’s time your weekly dose of SHIMMER goodness. Every weekend, I’ll be bringing you profiles on the hard hitting ladies of SHIMMER. Everyone from the major players like MsChif to the up and coming rookies like Ashley Lane and Portia Perez. So lets get to the good stuff, guys.
 
Name: Sarah Stock
Aliases: “Dark Angel”; Sarah Griffin; Sweet Sarah
Age: 30
Entrance Theme:Â Unknown
Finisher(s): La Reienera ( Modified spinning backbreaker rack); Sitout double underhook powerbomb
Associates: None
Accomplishments:Can-Am Wrestling Women’s Championship (1 time); FILL Women’s Championship (1 time)(Mexico); LLF Juvenil Championship (1 time)(Mexico); Ranked #24 on Pro Wrestling Illustrated’s Female 50
A few months months ago, news hit that TNA had signed canadian luchadora princess and SHIMMER star Sarah Stock to their roster of Knockouts. Fans of her work in SHIMMER and in Mexico were excited to see what her high-flying, lucha libre style would bring to the diverse Knockouts division. More on that later.
Stock originally started in the canadian indies, debuting in Can-Am Wrestling and winning the Can-Am Women’s Championship in her first match. Her rookie year also saw her compete in many other promotions including: Real Action Wrestling, Main Stream Wrestling and Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling. Stock’s biggest success in America came while she was in Afa Anoa’i’s World Xtreme Wrestling promotion in Pennsylvania. There she competed against fellow indy stars Charlotte Webb, Valentina and future SHIMMER phenom, Mercedes Martinez. She also participated in a high profile feud with indy wrestler Kyle Kruze, including Bra and Panties and ‘Kiss My Ass’ matches.
In 2003, Sarah moved to Mexico to further develop her skills in the ring.  Much like fellow ex-Knockout Gail Kim, Sarah found success in a masked persona known as ‘Dark Angel’. Even with the obvious language barrier, Sarah managed to put on great matches with likes of Princess Sugey and fellow American wrestler Simply Lucious. She split her time between Mexico and well known promotion Ring of Honor, where she had a match against SHIMMER mainstay Allison Danger. In December 2008, she wrestled for OVW under the ringname Sarah Griffin in a losing effort to Passion. Staying true to her roots, Stock continued to wrestle in Canada, feuding with WWE Diva and SHIMMER alumni, Nattie Neidhart.
In 2007, Stock debuted in SHIMMER as part of a tournament to crown the first ever SHIMMER champion. To the surprise of many, Sarah managed to eliminate SHIMMER originals, MsChif and Cheerleader Melissa who were favorites to win. She was eliminated by the eventual winner, Sara Del Rey, but earned a title shot in a later volume by defeating Daizee Haze. Sarah came up short once again, losing to Del Rey in a two out of three falls match.
In April, Sarah competed in two dark matches for TNA under the name Sarita. She lost to Awesome Kong, but picked up a win against former Knockouts Champ Taylor Wilde.
As of this writing Sarah has yet to officially debut for the company. It’s rumored that she was slated for the top babyface slot, but was bumped for the incoming Victoria/Tara. Personally, I would rather see Sarah make moves in WWE. With her high flying arsenal, she could easily be the Evan Bourne of the Divas’ roster. I think she could breathe new life into the increasingly stale Raw title picture by pushing talent like Beth Phoenix, Mickie James and even Maryse to a whole new level. Â
As usual, here’s a vid or two to get you familiar. Enjoy!
Last month, Melanie got to talk to former Knockout and current SHIMMER star Roxxi about her release from TNA, backstage altercations and more. Well since that was a resounding success, I’ve decided to try my damnedest to bring you more exclusive interviews from the world of SHIMMER. Vote below for the SHIMMER star you’d like … Read more
I know that we don’t usually cover Ring Of Honor on Diva Dirt, but they’ve thrown us a curveball in the form of a triple threat match. Watch below as SHIMMER Stars Sara Del Rey and Daizee Haze take on SHIMMER Champion MsChif in a 3-way match: ROH/SHIMMER 3-WAY Steven’s Thoughts: If you aren’t a … Read more
Were you guys watching ECW last night? If so, you might be wondering who that mysterious woman standing in the hallway was when Finlay was heading to the ring. Upon further research, it has been revealed the randomly placed Diva is none other than Serena Deeb. In case you’re not familiar, Serena is a 6-time … Read more
After a brief hiatus, SHIMMER Spotlight is back! In case you’ve been living under a rock, SHIMMER Spotlight is a Diva Dirt exclusive where we highlight talent from everyone’s favorite all-girl promotion, SHIMMER. This week we’re featuring one half the new SHIMMER tag team champions, Portia Perez.Â
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Name: Portia “Frickin'” PerezÂ
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Aliases: XstasisÂ
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Age: 21Â
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Entrance Theme: ‘Edge of Seventeen’ by Stevie NicksÂ
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Finisher(s): Kosher Pickle (Flipping Inverted Double Underhook Facebuster); School’s Out(Swinging Reverse STO); SuperkickÂ
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Associates: Nicole MatthewsÂ
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Accomplishments: GCW W.I.L.D Champion (1 time); MEW Women’s Champion (1 time); SHIMMER Tag Team Champion (1 time – current) – with Nicole MatthewsÂ
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If you ask Portia Perez what phrase describes her perfectly, you can be sure her response will be ‘totally frickin’ awesome!’ and I agree. While Portia is short on years (and inches), this Ottawa native has half a decade of experience under her belt.Â
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Portia made her debut at sixteen, working indy shows in Canada. A year later the Canadian youngster began taking booking in the states. 2006 saw her debut in Mexico as masked luchadora, Xstasis as well as her official SHIMMER debut in a dark match against Daizee Haze.Â
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In the three years since her SHIMMER debut, Portia has definitely made her mark. After being sidelined with a broken hand, courtesy of MsChif, Perez returned to SHIMMER starting a feud with top star and co-founder Allison Danger. She even tried to attack Danger while she was pregnant.Â
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Along with fellow Canadian Nicole Matthews, (collectively known as the Canadian NINJAs) Portia has managed to win the SHIMMER Tag Team Championship from Ashley Lane and Neveah at the last SHIMMER taping. Portia also had a TNA dark match against current Knockout Champion Angelina Love in December. You can also try to spot her in the Wrestlicious videos (she’s in the school girl outfit)Â
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If had to pick between TNA and WWE for Double P, I would pick TNA. Even with their overcrowded roster, I think she would be able to shine more there than in WWE. I wouldn’t be surprised if TNA offered Portia a contract sometimes soon. Taylor Wilde, Sarah Stock and Madison all had dark matches before being offered contracts.Â
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So do guys find Portia Perez ‘frickin awesome’? Would you like to she her in the big leagues? As always, here’s a few vids to get you familiar:
Good News SHIMMER fans! A new SHIMMER compilation video has hit YouTube and it’s awesome! The video features clips from Volumes 19-22 and a cool 80’s song to boot. Look for familiar faces like Roxxi, Awesome Kong, Cheerleader Melissa, Sarah Stock (Sarita) and Madison Rayne who became one half the inaugural SHIMMER Tag Team Champions … Read more