Coming out of the Volumes 17 & 18 taping this past Saturday, here is the latest from the SHIMMER office...
* Ring of Honor announced in the 4/30 edition of its Business Notes that new SHIMMER Champion MsChif will be booked more frequently on ROH events. ROH recognizes the SHIMMER Title as the championship for its women's division.
* X-rays taken on Saturday night revealed that Allison Danger's collarbone was fractured during the Volume 17 main event. She is expected to be sidelined for roughly six weeks, give or take a few, depending on how quickly it heals.
* Ring of Honor will have both SHIMMER Volume 15 and SHIMMER Volume 16 available on
www.rohwrestling.com this Friday, May 2nd. Each title will be available at a cost of $14.95. They will be part of the merchandise update, scheduled to be added to the site during the early afternoon.
* Ticket orders placed online for the 7/5 taping during the past several weeks were mailed out this morning, Thursday, 5/1. If you are among those who ordered tickets for 7/5 online, look for them to arrive in the mail during the next few days.
* There are still a few front row reserved seats available for the 7/5 taping, at a cost of $50 each, plus $1 shipping per ticket. If you are interested in securing front row for the 7/5 taping, E-mail
dave_prazak@yahoo.com to inquire about whether or not your ticket request can still be accommodated.
* During early April, SHIMMER Women Athletes, LLC signed an agreement with TNA Entertainment, LLC, which permits TNA contracted talent to appear on SHIMMER live events and the DVD series. Though TNA talent may appear on the initial run of each Volume of the DVD series, the matches involving TNA talent cannot appear on SHIMMER DVD titles in retail. As a result, when the time comes for the retail release of SHIMMER footage filmed after the agreement was signed, those matches featuring TNA talent will not be included. At that point, the retail DVD titles will cease to be full Volumes, and will simply become compilation DVDs of matches from several Volumes, minus the matches involving TNA talent. This will obviously make the first run of each DVD title more valuable, as they will become the only method of seeing the complete show.
* Big Vision Entertainment will release SHIMMER Volume 6 (featuring matches filmed on 5/21/06 and 10/21/06) in retail on May 20th. The BVE version of Volume 6 is available directly from Big Vision Entertainment at
www.bvdvd.com already.
* Plans are in the works for several new SHIMMER t-shirts, including a few wrestler specific t-shirts, to be offered by both SHIMMER itself as well through the wrestlers directly, at live events which they appear on around the world. Look for more details concerning new official SHIMMER t-shirts during the coming weeks.
* The 4/26 taping was, financially, the most successful live event in SHIMMER company history. The live gate, merchandise sales, and concessions totaled the largest figure as of yet for a SHIMMER taping. A big thank you to everyone who attended the event and contributed to a successful night.
* Another thank you goes out to Alan Evans of Milwaukee, who is the creator of the Rival Angels comic at
www.rivalangels.com. Fans with front row seats to the 4/26 taping received a complimentary Rival Angels comic as an unexpected bonus.
* Nykk of The SHIMMER Forum premiered his latest SHIMMER music video on the video screen prior to the start of the 4/26 taping. The video, titled "The Addictive Sound," can be viewed at
http://youtube.com...p9vqo right now for free.
* Michael Anthony's Restaurant & Bar, which has been a sponsor of SHIMMER in Berwyn since the beginning, was very pleased with the turnout for the 4/26 after party. Michael Anthony's recently underwent a change in management, and things were run in a much more efficient manner on 4/26 than they had been in the past. Look for future after parties to remain at Michael Anthony's, including post-show on 7/5.
* Former SHIMMER performer Josie has made the decision to cease active SHIMMER competition, in order to pursue other goals in the pro wrestling industry. SHIMMER wishes her the best of luck in her future away from the organization.
* Wesna Busic gave a tremendous effort during her matches on 4/26, and proved why she is one of the top female wrestlers in the world today. SHIMMER plans on bringing Wesna back for future shows.
* Ashley Lane & Nevaeh earned spots on all future SHIMMER DVD tapings with their performances in tag team matches on 4/26.
* Canadian performers Jennifer Blake, Danyah, and Cat Power have all been invited back for the 7/5 SHIMMER DVD taping in Berwyn, IL. All three women showed their dedication by making the long trip in from Ontario, and then did well in their tryout matches on 4/26. We look forward to seeing what each of these women are capable of during future outings in SHIMMER competition, as they continue to grow as performers.
* Nicole Matthews impressed both management and the rest of the locker room with her outings in singles matches on 4/26, and will be given bigger opportunities in SHIMMER in the future.
* SHIMMER is always on the lookout for new female talent to add to the mix on the DVD series. Experienced women wrestlers interested in submitting demo materials for review should contact
dave_prazak@yahoo.com for further information.
* Following the 4/26 SHIMMER taping in Berwyn, IL, SHIMMER management came to the conclusion that the future DVD tapings must be shorter in length. The difficult aspect of each taping is that two full length DVDs must be filmed during the course of the show, which means it's double the length of a normal pro wrestling event. The 4/26 taping began at 4pm, and, with a 30 minute intermission, did not wrap up until 11pm. Recognizing the fact that it is exhausting for the live crowd to be there for such a long period of time, a concerted effort will be made in the future to wrap up the tapings by 10pm. The goal is to shoot two DVD releases, each of approximately 150-160 minutes in length.
* The production process has already begun for the Volumes 17 & 18 DVDs, filmed on 4/26 in Berwyn, IL. We hope to have these titles available quickly, without a lengthy waiting period like in the past. Look for Volumes 17 & 18 to be available as soon as a gap in the ROH production schedule allows.
