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'''SHIMMER''' is an all women's wrestling fed based in Berwyn, Illinois, run by commentator Dave Prazak and wrestler Allison Danger. Established in 2005. It describes itself as "American Joshi" and has close ties to [[Ring of Honor]]. The SHIMMER Championship is recognized as The ROH women's championship and is defended on ROH shows. SHIMMER does their shows on DVD only but fans are allowed to attend tapings.
Several SHIMMER wrestlers have gone on to wrestle for the major promotions.
* [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]]: [[Beth Phoenix]], Nattie Neidhart (Natalya), Nikita (Katie Lea), Krissy Vaine and Shantelle Taylor (briefly), Serena Deeb (Serena), Kharma (Amazing/Awesome Kong), Brittani Knight (Paige), Tenille.
* [[TNA]]: Cheerleader Melissa (Raisha Saeed/Alyssa Flash), Nikki Roxx (Roxxi Leveaux), Shantelle Taylor (Taylor Wilde), "Dark Angel" Sarah Stock (Sarita), Ashley Lane (Madison Rayne), Rain (Payton Banks), Josey (Sojourner Bolt), Nikita (Winter), Daffney.
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* [[Aborted Arc]]: Mercedes Martinez made a [[Face Heel Turn]] as part of her feud with Sara Del Rey in the early volumes, but then got sidelined by injury. When she returned, she was back to being a face.
* [[Action Girl]] or [[Dark Action Girl]]: Pretty much the whole roster.
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* [[Waif Fu]]: Notably averted - WWE's "Divas" are trained to wrestle a more gymnastic wrestling style with lots of handsprings, headscissors, and Matrix dodges. In Shimmer, the women are more likely to trade forearms, exchange painful holds, and generally wrestle a strong ground game.
* [[World of Action Girls]]
* [[X Meets Y]]: Has been described as "''[[All Japan
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|You Gotta Have Green Hair]]: MsChif
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[[Category:Professional Wrestling Promotion]]
[[Category:SHIMMER]]
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