Shimmer #1

LOCATION:  Pete Marovich Assembly Center (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)

Attendance: 4,243

Announcers - Renee Young & Mauro Renallo


The show begins with the arena going dark and then glowing red as a blood moon appears on the big screen ....





Ember Moon makes her long awaited debut against a former Knockout champion in Alexa Bliss .... This is a very spirited contest that is won by Moon after hitting her finished, known as the Eclipse ....





Paige wins by disqualification when Peyton Royce gets involved .... Royce and Kay attack Paige after the match when suddenly Winter hits the ring to make the save .... Royce & Kay retreat, and Paige gets up and realizes what has happened and she is confused that Winter has come out .... Winter smiles and nods at Paige and then walks off ....



The makeshift team of Kay & Klein have obvious communication issues, leading to Yim and Bates getting the win after Mia pins Klein after a package piledriver ....



Eric Young distracts Naomi, leading to Cross getting the win after the Eye of the Storm (Samoan driver)


We have a small break in the show, and out comes undisputed US Women's champion Charlotte .... Charlotte calls out Awesome Kong and says she is running from her .... No one wants to see Kong vs Nakano for the 1,000,000 time when Charlotte is the woman who is genetically superior to every other woman in the UWF .... she challenges Kong to come out and face her ....

Out comes Kong!  Kong is tired of Charlotte calling her out and is ready to get her hands on her .... Kong stomps to the ring but gets jumped from behind by NIA JAX!  What the hell?  Charlotte joins in, and together Jax and Charlotte beat down Kong!!!!  Kong keeps trying to get up, only to get knocked down again .... Charlotte finally takes her out with a Natural Selection .... Charlotte takes the world title and poses with it, then Charlotte and Nia Jax leave the ring with Kong laid out just 24 hours from her big match at Wrestlemania!!!!






A matchup of 4 relative newcomers .... Laurel Van Ness impresses here, picking up the win after pinnin Nixon Newell following a 'Seth Rollins' running curb stomp ....


Storm won the 'Heart of Shimmer' tournament to earn this title match .... both are faces, but it's clear from the beginning that neither one will back down .... There are several false finishes that lead you to believe we are going to have a new champion, but in the end Becky Lynch retains her title with a roll up pin ....

Becky celebrates with her title when the lights suddenly drop .... when they come back on standing behind Becky is ....



RED MIST to the eyes of Becky!!!!  Rosemary cackles wildly as trainers hit the ring and check on Lynch, who appears to be blinded ....


Charlotte comes out accompanied by Nia Jax, fresh off their attack of Awesome Kong earlier in the show .... Jax is there not because she is Charlotte's friend, but more like an insurance policy .... and it pays off .... the match itself is a good one, with Santana showing what made her a former knockouts champion .... Just the threat of Nia outside the ring is enough to throw Santana off her game .... Jax doesn't actually interfere though, as Charlotte is able to retain her undisputed title by forcing Santana to submit to the Figure 8 ....

After the match, Charlotte celebrates when suddenly Kongs music hits!!!!  Charlotte looks like she pissed her pants as Kong comes out limping, but Nia Jax leaves the ring and stands in the isle between Charlotte and Kong!  Kong doesn't care and she keeps coming, but dozens of officials and trainers from the back run out and get between them to keep them separate ....



This is a match over a year in the making since Bayley won the Shimmer title from Banks back before Shimmer closed up shop .... Both ladies appear to be headed in different directions though, as Bayley recently recaptured the APW women's title while Banks has struggled, losing to Becky Lynch .... the match is an instant classic, with the fans split on who they want to cheer for .... Bayley escapes the Banks Statement, while Banks kicks out of the Bayley to Belly .... in the end, it takes a Bayley to Belly off the top rope to finally put Banks away and Bayley retains the title ....

Bayley goes around ringside, hugging the young fans in attendance as the show ends and the people go home happy ....