MLW & APW present: SHINE #5

	LOCATION: Atlantic City, New Jersey ARENA: Hard Rock Hotel & Casino - Etess Arena BROADCAST TEAM: Lauren Brooke & Pat McAfee INTERVIEWS: Charly Caruso RING ANNOUNCER:Samantha Irvine

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SHINE is back!  The cameras come up to the small, intimate setting of the venue at the Hard Rock Hotel &amp; Casino in New Jersey chanting ‘SHINE!  SHINE!  SHINE!’  The audience is right up close to the ring, creating the vibe of an old ECW show ….


We start in the ring as usual with Charly Arnolt and Shine GM Sonya Deville already in the ring …. Charly brings the crowd up to speed, announcing the HUGE win for VALkyrie at APW: Summerfest where Anna Jay &amp; Tay Conti defeated Thee Wicked to capture the UWF world tag team titles ….


With that, Sonya Deville brings out VALKyrie …. SoCal Val puts over the new UWF tag champions and then says VALKyrie’s dominance will continue tonight when Serena Deeb gives Molly Holly a wrestling lesson …. And at MLW: Zero Hour, Deonna Purazzo will win the round robin challenge and win back the MLW women’s title that she never lost!  Deonna takes the mic and puts over the new world tag champs …. This is what she had in mind when she assembled VALkyrie and they are already seeing the payoff …. Deonna says she hasn’t forgotten about Rhea Ripley either …. The world title is next for VALkyrie and she will be world champ again ….


‘THIS IS MY BRUTALITY!!!!!’  Holy shit Rhea Ripley is out to confront VALkyrie!  Rhea gives no fucks and gets right in the ring with all of them!  She gets nose to nose with Deonna, saying if she wants to be world champion again then make her move …. Deonna backs off and says she has the Round Robin Challenge to worry about …. Rhea goes down the line, calling out Serena Deeb, then Anna Jay, then Tay Conti …. She challenges ANY of them to make a move ….

Indi Hartwell’s music hits!  Indi has a scheduled match with Rhea, and she comes out …. VALkyrie takes advantage of the distraction and Deonna blindsides Rhea from behind!  VALkyrie put the boots to Ripley, and Deonna hits the Cosa Nostra!  Having done the damage, VALkyrie leave the ring and Indi is screaming that she wants her match RIGHT NOW!  The ref checks on Ripley, who is in bad shape, but Rhea shoves her away and screams ‘RING THE BELL!’  


Match 1: (UWF Women’s Champion) Rhea Ripley vs. Indi Hartwell….

Indi takes the advantage with Rhea hurt and gets several near falls …. Rhea comes back with a dropkick and then a shoot headbutt …. Indi avoids the Riptide and scores with a superkick, but when she goes up top for the elbow Rhea stops her and hits a BIG superplex!  Rhea locks on the Prism Trap and Indi can’t make the ropes and is forced to tap!





* * * * LOCKER ROOM SEGMENT * * * *

Naomi is getting ready in the locker room …. Mia Yim comes in and says she tried to show Naomi respect but Naomi wasn’t having it …. She gives her another chance and offers another handshake, but Naomi says she will see her in the ring and walks off ….


Match 2: The Bella Brand (Nikki &amp; Brie) vs. Roxanne Perez &amp; Dakota Kai ….

The Bella’s score a win in tag team action as Nikki pins Roxanne after a Rack Attack following a miscommunication between Dakota &amp; Perez …. The Bella’s continuing positioning themselves for a future tag title shot ….





Match 3: Fatal 4 Way
Naomi vs. Mia Yim vs. Lyra Valkyria vs. Tenille Dashwood ….

Yim has tried to show Naomi respect for the past several shows, stemming from Yim wanting Naomi to get away from the Bloodline and back to her roots …. Naomi has continuously refused …. Lyra Valkyria is one of the most exciting young stars to come out of Ireland since Becky Lynch …. The action is fast and furious with everyone nearly pulling out the win at some point in the match …. Tenille is the craft one, lying low and looking for an opportunity to try to steal the win …. Yim and Naomi work together several times, but then turn on each other trying to get the win …. Tenille takes our Valkyria with the Emma-mite sandwich in the corner and then locks on the Muta Lock, but Naomi breaks it up with the split-legged moonsault!  Emma with a sunset flip on Yim, but Yom is fighting it as Naomi rocks her with a superkick!  Valkyria pulls Naomi to the floor while Tenille gets the sunset flip on the dazed Yim and gets the 3 count! ….


* * * * LOCKER ROOM SEGMENT * * * *

Rhea cuts a promo in the locker room and says VALkyrie messed up and they haven’t seen the end of her ….





Match 4: Julia Hart vs. Zoey Stark….

Julia Harts style and gimmick are unique as being part of the House of Black, which is causing her to gain the attention of the fans …. The crowd is starting to scream out ‘THE HOUSE ALWAYS WINS’ during that part of her entrance song …. In MLW, Julia is mostly a manager type for the House of Black but in Shine she really gets to show what she’s got in the ring …. She has picked up wins in her last 3 matches, all by submission …. Zoey is put over for her striking and athletic ability …. The match is very good, and takes a turn when Stark connects with a stiff elbow that busts the nose of Hart open …. The sight of her own blood seems to fire Julia up, and she comes back to earn the victory after trapping Stark in the Hart-less submission for the tap out ….


* * * * LOCKER ROOM SEGMENT * * * *

AJ Lee promo …. Everyone wants to talk shit, but she has the title and that makes her the best …. Not Britt, and not YOU Deonna …. She is going to win the round robin challenge and prove that she doesn’t need a group of mean girls, or say the word ‘bitch’ every other word to prove she’s the best …. She will see them at Zero Hour ….





Match 4: Molly Holly vs. Serena Deeb w/ SoCal Val….

This is a great showcase of wrestling ability by both women, and a very technical contest …. Toward the end of the match we get a ref bump, and Deonna Purazzo comes out to get involved …. Molly turns the tide and hits the Molly-Go-Round on Deeb, but Purazzo cuts her off …. Purazzo and Deeb double-team Molly, when …..

THIS IS MY BRUTALITY!!!!!

Rhea Ripley is back out!!!!  She takes the fight to Deeb &amp; Purazzo!  Molly joins the fight!  Molly and Ripley fight off VALkyrie, sending them scurrying from the ring!  Ripley and Molly stand tall, with Molly eyeing Ripley cautiously …. The match is thrown out ….

POST MATCH: Ripley has the mic and says if Deonna wants HER title, she can come try and take it on the next Shine show!!!!  





Bayleys music hits for the next match as Rhea Ripley is leaving the ring …. You can tell by Rhea’s reaction that she is a little annoyed that her music was cut off …. Bayley and Banks come down the ramp, and Rhea stares down Bayley, who is oblivious to this as she hugs the young girls and fans at ringside …. Banks notices though, and she starts jawing at Ripley and asks if she has a problem …. Rhea tells her if she wants to jump, then jump.  She welcomes the competition …. Bayley notices what is going on and kind of leads Sasha away from the confrontation and to the ring ….



Match 5: (Shine Diamonds Champion) Mandy Rose w/ Toxic Attraction vs. Bayley w/ Sasha Banks ….

This feud between Banks &amp; Bayley vs. Toxic Attraction has been developing over the last month or so, and includes not only the Diamonds title but Banks &amp; Bayley’s tag team titles as well …. On the recent MLW show, Rose earned a victory over Sasha Banks at MLW: Day One to retain her Diamonds title, but only after a miscommunication between Banks &amp; Bayley…. This led to Bayley challenging Rose on social media for the title on this show ….

The match itself is as good as you would expect, with Rose showing herself to be a star but still just can’t put Bayley away …. The crowd wills a Bayley comeback, and she hits all her moves like the Bulldog and top rope elbow but can’t put Mandy away …. Sasha tries to get involved to help Bayley, but Bayley doesn’t want her to get involved …. This leads to Mandy almost rolling her up for a 2 count …. Bayley reverses the rollup but Mandy kicks her off into Banks and they knock heads!  Mandy hits the Rose Petal (Angels Wings) on Bayley for the 1 … 2 … Sasha pulls the ref out of the ring!  Jacey Jayne &amp; Gigi Dolin are over to fight with Sasha, but in the ring Bayley hits the Bayley to Belly!  She has the pin but the ref is distracted, allowing Gigi Dolin to slide Mandy the Diamonds title!  She KO’s Bayley!  She throws the title to the floor and makes the cover, and the ref counts 3!


Toxic Attraction celebrates after stealing another win to close the show as Sasha &amp; Bayley are upset in the ring ….