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This is the opening match from Shimmer volume 19 abd was a Royal Rumble-style match with thirty second intervals between entrances and every woman wrestling on the tapings participating. It was announced that the winner would be receiving a title shot in the Volume 19 main event. Normally I'm not a huge fan of battles royale, but with the thirty second intervals things were moving at such a rapid pace that it didn't have time to get boring. There was a scary elimination early, as Serena Deeb went over the top at a bad angle and seemingly landed on the ring steps. (I couldn't get a good look at exactly what happened from my seat.) She showed no ill effects of the landing later on, though. Nikki Roxx made her return to the promotion in this match, which was announced in advance through the company's website. Unannounced, however, was LUFISTO, who ran in out of nowhere to a great reaction. Another surprise was the debut of Veronika Vice, a young talent from the Great White North. LuFisto and Cheerleader Melissa engaged in a massive forearm battle in the center of the ring that may have received the longest sustained heat of anything on the first half of the tapings. Sara Del Rey was on the match and dominant, using the look she recently adopted in Ring of Honor and wrestling a new, more violent style based on the likes of Bull Nakano and other badass heels from the glory days of Joshi.
credit:
Ryan Byers
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