Shimmer #3

LOCATION:  York Hall (Bethnel Green in greater London)

Announcers - Renee Young & Mauro Renallo

---- ALL SHOWS AVAILABLE ONDEMAND ON THE SHIMMER YOUTUBE CHANNEL OR ON SHIMMERWOMEN.COM


--- OPENING SEGMENT ---


Bayley comes out to a HUGE pop to open the show .... she talks about tonight's main event, which is title vs title (Shimmer vs US title) .... she says she came up a little short in the Elimination Chamber but she's going to make up for it by winning the US title tonight ....

Charlotte comes out and tells Bayley she's getting a little ahead of herself .... she says that Bayley eliminating her in the Chamber match was a fluke, but reminds Bayley that it was Charlotte that kept her from winning the match .... Bayley needs to learn her place and tonight she's going to put her in her place once and for all when she takes the Shimmer title .... it doesn't matter that the painted-up freak Rosemary won the Elimination Chamber because it is going to be Charlotte that takes the world title from Kong!

This brings out Rosemary, who gets a surprisingly positive reaction from the crowd .... What about her gold?  Not only is she Knockout champion but she is also the Number 1 contender to the world title .... Charlotte says that Rosemary didn't beat her in that match, so she can't make that claim .... Rosemary likes the little match that her and Bayley have planned for tonight, but Charlotte has concerned herself with all these sheep, when she should have worried about the wolf in Shimmer .... Charlotte looks worried .... Rosemary says she has some gold too, and Charlotte can have it if she can beat her .... she wants in the match .... Bayley says yes but Charlotte says no .... The match is made a triple threat with all 3 titles on the line!


Shimmer tag team title tournament round 1:
Paige & Winter
- vs -
Beauty & The Beast (Jayme Jameson & Sage Beckett)

Paige and Winter advance when Paige makes Jameson tap out to the scorpion crosslock


Shimmer tag team title tournament round 1:
Premier Athlete Brand (Santana Garrett & Laurel Van Ness)
- vs -
Dangerous Curves (Ember Moon & Naomi)

This is a hotly contested match that goes back and forth .... Moon connects with the Eclipse on Santana, but Van Ness comes in out of nowhere to hit the curb stomp .... she pulls Santana on top of Ember and she gets the pin ....


Shimmer tag team title tournament round 1:
Femme Fatales (Billie Kay & Peyton Royce)
- vs -
Twisted Sisters (Izza Belle & Jessie Belle Smothers)

Femme Fatales advance with a little chicanery, leading to Izza Belle being taken out of the match and Royce makes Jessie Belle tap to the Coji Clutch ....



Dakota Kai
- vs -
Kelly Klein

Dakota Kai's debut has been hyped up on Twitter and the shimmer website for weeks leading up to this show .... she doesn't disappoint here, winning an impressive match against Kelly Klein by finishing her with a double stomp from the top rope ....


QUEEN OF THE RING PREVIEW:

Mauro and Renee have a segment where they break down the 2017 Queen of the Ring, which will take place on Volume 4 .... They recap past winners, including Ivelisse winning the Queen of the Ring then defeating Charlotte for the United States title in the same night .... they go over some favorites for this years match, and Sasha Banks, Rosemary, Becky Lynch, and Nia Jax's names all come up ....


4 corner survival: winner gets a spot in the Queen of the Ring
Piper Niven
- vs -
Nicole Savoy
- vs -
Shayna Baszler
- vs -
Lacey Evans

The '4 Horsewomen' of MMA (Ronda Rousey, Jessamyn Duke & Marina Shafir) are at ringside .... action is hot and heavy for about 5 minutes before we have our first elimination, as Savoy eliminates Evans with a cross-armbreaker .... Piper Niven actually looks really good in this match, as she is more than just a cookie cutter big woman .... Baszler catches her in the rear naked choke and taps her, and now we are left with Savoy and Baszler .... these two work a very Strong Style match the rest of the way with stiff strikes and submission attempts but it is Baszler that gets the win after tapping Savoy to the Kirifuda Driver ....

Mauro and Renee talk about how dangerous Baszler is as a legit fighter with over 26 mixed martial arts fights .... they speculate that the landscape of the Queen of the Ring has now changed ....



Sasha Banks
- vs -
Toni Storm

These two continue their rivalry that has developed over the last few shows in RPW .... both are liked by the fans, but Banks has gotten the better of Storm in the last few encounters .... They battle in what is probably the match of the night, going the full 20 minutes without either woman being able to put the other away .... Neither women are satisfied with the result, but both shake hands afterwards ....


Shimmer tag team titles 3 way dance:
Premier Athlete Brand (Santana Garrett & Laurel Van Ness)
- vs -
Paige & Winter
- vs -
Femme Fatales (Billie Kay & Peyton Royce)

This is a strange dynamic with 2 heel teams and one tweener team .... The fans are definitely behind Paige and Winter here .... the first elimination comes when Winter pins Van Ness following the Ice Breaker .... this leaves Paige & Winter vs Femme Fatales for the titles .... they go back and forth, but the Fatales are able to take Winter out by throwing her into the steps on the floor!  Paige is left to fight Kay & Royce alone and she holds her own .... she goes for the Scorpion Crosslock on Kay, but Royce takes her out with a spin kick .... this allows Kay to hit the Fatal Attraction (boyfriend stealer) on Paige to get the 3 count!

The Femme Fatales are the brand new shimmer tag team champions!

Winter and Paige get a standing ovation after the match, and Winter helps Paige up but then she attacks her and beats her down!  Winter then cradles Paige's head in her lap and rubs her cheek like she's a child, smiling wickedly .... trainers come out to check on Paige, but Winter won't even let them near her ....


A vignette airs for Mia Yim .... she talks about how she's a survivor, having survived domestic violence, and she's wrestled all over the world .... now she's coming to Shimmer to take her career to the next level ....

Mia Yim will be a part of Queen of the Ring at Volume 4 ....


Shimmer title vs United States title vs Knockout title 3 way dance
(Shimmer Champion) Bayley
- vs -
(Knockout champion) Rosemary
- vs -
(United States champion) Charlotte w/ Nia Jax

Charlotte and Bayley look like their scared of Rosemary to start the match, and they team up on her to start .... of course Charlotte takes the first opportunity to turn on Bayley and unleash chops on her .... Bayley battles back with elbow strikes and a missile dropkick .... Bayley up top but Rosemary shoves her off all the way to the floor!  Rosemary and Charlotte battle is out and Charlotte removes the turnbuckle pad in the corner and slingshots Rosemary into the unprotected steel!  Charlotte hits the Natural Selection but Rosemary no-sells it!  Nia tries to get involved in the match but gets mist in the eyes from Rosemary!  NIA ACCIDENTALLY CLOTHESLINES CHARLOTTE!!!!  Bayley takes Nia out with the Bayley to Belly!  But this allows Rosemary to grab her and slam her head into the unprotected turnbuckle!  Rosemary scoops her up .... RED WEDDING!!!!  1 ... 2 ... 3!!!!

Rosemary has unified the Shimmer and Knockout titles!  The camera focuses on a pissed off Charlotte as Rosemary holds up both titles and licks them as the lights in the arena go dark ....

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