SHIMMER FAQ
Q: What is SHIMMER Women Athletes?
A: SHIMMER is an all female professional wrestling organization based in Chicago. The goal of SHIMMER is to provide the most skilled women pro wrestlers with a forum to truly shine as athletes and perform at the most competitive level. SHIMMER management has selected an elite crop of women from around the wrestling world who are determined to show that women's wrestling isn't just a modeling contest, it's an athletic contest. Fans who are looking for a promotion that puts the focus on the actual wrestling ability of the women involved must look no further than SHIMMER.
Q: When did SHIMMER start?
A: The formation of SHIMMER was announced publicly in a press release on October 4, 2005. The first SHIMMER event was held at the Eagles Club in the Chicago suburb of Berwyn, IL on November 6, 2005. The show consisted of 18 women wrestlers from around North America.
Q: What is SHIMMER's connection to Ring of Honor?
A: SHIMMER is a "sister promotion" of ROH, much like Full Impact Pro in Florida. Ring of Honor is also the official distributor of the SHIMMER DVD series. The ROH web store at www.ROHwrestling.com is the place to purchase the newest releases in the SHIMMER series. ROH also sells SHIMMER DVDs at all of their live events. Additionally, ROH recognizes the SHIMMER Championship as its women's title.
Q: How often does SHIMMER hold live events?
A: SHIMMER typically holds between three and four tapings in a given calendar year, to produce between six and eight new DVD releases per year. Our taping season takes place between the months of April and November each year.
Q: Which wrestlers left SHIMMER due to being signed to WWE contracts?
A: Beth Phoenix, Krissy Vaine, Shantelle Taylor, Nikita, and Nattie Neidhart are the wrestlers who have left SHIMMER after being given WWE deals.
Q: Why have some SHIMMER wrestlers been able to appear on WWE and TNA shows without leaving SHIMMER?
A: All of the SHIMMER wrestlers are independent contractors. We do not have any of our talent under exclusive deals. In the past, both WWE and TNA have booked some of the SHIMMER wrestlers on a nightly basis, without signing them to contracts. For example, Mercedes Martinez and Cheerleader Melissa have both appeared for WWE while still remaining active on the SHIMMER roster.
Q: What is the difference between "Inactive," and "Alumni" status for wrestlers who have appeared for SHIMMER in the past?
A: "Alumni" status indicates a wrestler who has signed an exclusive contract with another wrestling organization which renders them no longer available to SHIMMER. "Inactive" indicates that particular wrestler has either decided to take time off from pro wrestling in general, or is still active for other promotions, but is not under any sort of exclusive contract elsewhere.
Q: Will we ever see "Alumni" or "Inactive" wrestlers in SHIMMER again?
A: The door is never closed to any wrestler who has appeared for SHIMMER in the past. If contractual status changes, or the right circumstances present themselves, anyone could potentially return to SHIMMER at some point in the future.
Q: What is SHIMMER's agreement with TNA?
A: In April of 2008, SHIMMER signed an agreement with TNA Entertainment which permits TNA contracted talent to appear on SHIMMER live events, and on the first run of each Volume of the SHIMMER DVD series. However, matches involving TNA contracted talent may not appear on the SHIMMER DVD titles released in retail. This obviously makes the first run of each SHIMMER DVD more valuable, as they will become the only way to see the complete show.
Q: Why did SHIMMER wait until Volumes 11 & 12 to crown a champion?
A: We made the decision to wait until the promotion had developed a fan base that was familiar with the various members of the roster before holding a tournament to determine a champion.
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