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Welcome to PWInsider.com’s coverage of SHIMMER 91 at the Orlando Live Event Center in Orlando, Florida as part of WWN’s More Than Mania.
Match Number One: Cherry Bomb versus Alex Windsor
Cherry tries to attack before the bell but Alex with a kick. Alex with an Irish whip and Cherry goes down in the corner. Alex with a forearm to the back. Cherry with an Irish whip but Alex floats over and connects with an arm drag and drop kick for a near fall. Cherry with an Irish whip and she sends Alex face first into the turnbuckles and Cherry with a drop kick to the rear end that sends Alex's head into the turnbuckles. Cherry gets a near fall. Cherry chokes Alex with her jacket. Cherry gets a near fall.
Alex with a swinging neck breaker for a near fall. Cherry with a clothesline and she gets a near fall. Cherry with a sliding clothesline and she gets a near fall. Cherry with a back rake. Alex blocks being sent into the turnbuckles and Cherry with a kick and forearm. Cherry with a reverse chin lock. Alex with elbows but Cherry with a forearm. Cherry kicks Alex in the ribs. Cherry chokes Alex and the referee warns her. Cherry with a hard Irish whip. Alex with an Irish whip and she gets a near fall. Cherry with forearms. Alex with an Irish whip and elbow followed by a flying clothesline and she gets a near fall. Alex with a head butt and she goes up top.
Alex with a clothesline and she kips up. Alex with a sit out side slam and she gets a near fall. Cherry knocks Alex off the turnbuckles wtih a kick and gets the three count.
Winner: Cherry Bomb
Match Number Two: Veda Scott versus Samantha Heights versus Nevaeh versus Britt Baker
Nevaeh goes after Baker and then Veda and Samantha exchange punches. The referee demands order and then they all go for kicks at the same time. Baker and Scott go to the apron so Samantha and Nevaeh start off. Nevaeh with a waist lock and hammer lock. Samantha with a side head lock. Nevaeh with a side head lock and take down. Heights with a head scissors and Nevaeh escapes. Heights with a kick and swinging neck breaker for a near fall. Nevaeh with an Irish whip and a sunset flip into the turnbuckles for a near fall. Samantha and Nevaeh exchange forearms.
Both women with round kicks and that allows Veda and Braker to tag in. Baker with a cross body for a near fall. Baker sets for a super kick and Veda tells her not to kick her in the face. Veda with a springboard bulldog for a near fall. Veda with a reverse chin lock. Baker with elbows but Veda with a spinning heel kick. Nevaeh tags in and she kicks Baker and gets a naer fall. Nevaeh with a suplex and she gets a near fall. Nevaeh with forearms. Veda tags in and Baker wtih a drop toe hold. Veda with a round kick. Veda blocks a kick and hits a forearm. Veda with a suplex and Nevaeh breaks it up.
Nevaeh with a forearm to Veda. Samantha goes up top and hits a missile drop kick. Samantha with a running knee to Scott in the corner followed by Diamond Dust. Samantha with a sliding kick to Veda against the turnbuckle. She misses a second time and Nevaeh clotheslines Samantha. Nevaeh with a baseball slide to Baker and Scott. Samantha with a suicide dive onto Baker and Scott. Nevaeh with a kick to Samantha from the apron.
Baker with a clothesline and a Fameasser. Samantha takes care of Baker. Veda with a suplex but Nevaeh with a Tombstone Piledriver to Baker. Baker knocks Nevaeh down. Veda with a waist lock but Baker with a standing switch and rollup for the three count.
Winner: Britt Baker
Match Number Three: Leva Bates versus LuFisto
.LuFisto attacks Leva as the crowd chants for her Bob's Burgers persona. LuFisto with a chop. Leva with chops and an Irish whip. Leva with a drop kick and then she spanks LuFisto. Leva with a kick to try to get an Irish whip. Leva with a crossface. Leva with a drop kick to LuFisto and a thrust kick from the apron. LuFisto power bombs Leva onto the apron. LuFisto with a forearm to the back of the head and then to the side of the head. LuFisto gets a near fall. LuFisto with a side head lock and she sends Leva to the mat. LuFisto chokes Leva in the corner.
LuFisto with a running boot for a near fall. LuFisto gets another near fall. LuFisto with an Irish whip but she misses a splash. Leva with kicks to the leg. Leva puts LuFisto in the ropes and hits a double knee drop and she gets a near fall. LuFisto with a back elbow. LuFisto sends Leva into the corner and chops her. LuFisto misses a cannonball and Leva with a hesitation knee strike to the rear end. Leva with clotheslines and a kick followed by a knee lift.
Leva with a Northern Lights suplex for a near fall. Leva with a flap jack and she gets a near fall. LuFisto with a Death Valley Driver for a near fall. LuFisto puts Leva on the turnbuckles and connects with a forearm. Leva with forearms to the back. Leva with a double stomp but she gets a near fall. LuFisto misses a clothesline and Leva with a kick. LuFisto puts Leva on the turnbuckles. LuFisto runs into a boot and LuFisto with a back rake and a Burning Hammer for the three count.
Winner: LuFisto
After the match, LuFisto attacks Leva and Solo Darling comes to the ring with a chair and LuFisto leaves.
Lenny Leonard makes his way to the ring for an interview segment. Lenny starts off by thanking everyone for coming to the WWN shows.
Lenny brings out the Heart of Shimmer Champion Nicole Savoy.
Lenny brings up Nicole's victory in last year's Heart of Shimmer tournament in Dallas. Nicole mentions she tore her ACL and she is undergoing rehab. She says that she will be back for the July Shimmer shows.
Lenny asks why is Nicole here due to her injury.
She says it would not be Shimmer without her. Nicole mentions she has a manager's license and she brings out her Trifecta teammate, Shayna Baszler.
Shayna says there were a number of things to be successful. She needed to be devastating in the ring. She had to align herself with like minded people, like Nicole Savoy. To get the respect they needed, they needed a locker room leader and mentor. That is why she sought the help of Mercedes Martinez.
Mercedes makes her way to the ring.
Mercedes says your favorite champions and wrestlers are in the ring so you should be bowing down to the best. Tonight, her awesome, shiny title is on the line against Candice LeRae. Who does she think she is? She has lost more matches than she won. How does she deserve at title match. There are better opponents who deserve a chance to be in the ring with her, especially on Wrestlemania weekend. There will not be a title match so the joke is on you.
Candice LeRae comes to the ring and Mercedes and Shayna attack Candice.
Santana Garrett makes her way to the ring and the referee starts the next match.
Match Number Four: Santana Garrett versus Shayna Baszler (with Nicole Savoy)
Santana with suplexes and she gets a near fall. Santana with a satellite head scissors take down. Shayna goes to the floor to talk to Nicole. Shayna with a knee to Santana. Shayna kicks Santana and chokes her in the ropes. Shayna with a side salto and a second one for a near fall. Shayna puts the arm on the mat in a 90 degree angle and she kicks the arm. Santana with forearms but Shayna with chops and a forearm in the corner. Shayna misses a running knee and hits teh turnbuckles.
Santana goes for the arm drag using the ropes and Shayna counters into a Fujiwara arm bar. Santana gets to the ropes and Shayna escapes the hold. Shayna chokes Santana in the corner. Shayna runs into an elbow. Santana with a rope assisted arm drag followed by a handspring back elbow into the corner but Shayna blocks it and she applies a sleeper on the turnbuckles. The referee admonishes Shayna and Santana with a kick. Santana goes for the handstandcanrana but Shayna blocks it and pulls her up. They exchange forearms and Shayna with a Boston crab. Santna with kicks to Baszler.
Shayna moves when Santana goes for the handspring moonsault but Shayna moves. Shayna with a suplex into a choke and Santana taps out.
Winner: Shayna Baszler
Match Number Five: Jessicka Havok versus Cat Power
They lock up and Havok backs Cat into the corner and gives a clean break. Cat with a shoulder tackle that does not knock Havok down. She goes for a second one and has the same result. They each connect wtih forearms. Cat with a knee but Havok with a running shoulder tackle and back breaker. Havok chops Cat against the apron as the match stays on the floor. Havok puts Cat in a chair and chops her. Havok with a running boot against the guardrails.
Havok goes for another running boot but misses when Cat moves. Cat sends Havok into the apron. Cat with a running chop to Havok. They return to the ring and Cat rakes the back. Cat with a shoulder in the corner followed by a clothesline in the corner. Cat chokes Havok and the referee warns her. Cat gets a near fall. Havok with forearms but Cat with a jaw breaker and a running boot to the head for a near fall.
Havok goes for a choke slam but Cat escapes and applies a sleeper. Havok backs Cat into the turnbuckles but Cat holds on. Havok hits a choke slam for a near fall. Havok wtih a series of kicks and forearms and kicks in the corner. Havok with a running boot and she follows with two more. Cat with a side Effect for a naer fall. Havok with elbows to keep Cat from getting her on her shoulders. Havok with an Air Raid Crash for the three count.
Winner: Jessicka Havok
Match Number Six: Shotzi Blackheart versus Nicole Matthews
Nicole with a waist lock and take down and then she slaps Shotzi in the back of the head. They lock up again and Nicole with an arm bar and take down. They lock up again and Nicole with a hammer lock and fireman's carry. Nicole with a kick. Shotzi with an Irish whip. Nicole with a neck breaker. Shotzi tries to use the ropes for an arm drag but Nicole pushes her off the ropes to the floor. Nicole sends Shotzi into the guardrails.
Nicole continues to lecture Shotzi while chopping her. Shotzi fires back with a chop of her own. Nicole with a kick. Nicole kicks Shotzi across the chest and follows with a snap mare and kick to the back. Nicole sends Shotzi into the turnbuckles. Nicole with an Irish whip but she runs into a boot. Shotzi with a tarantula. Nicole sends Shotzi face first into the mat. Nicole with a rear chin lock. Nicole with a kick to Shotzi.
Shotzi blocks suplex attempts and she connects with knees and forearms. Nicole with a forearm in the corner and she puts Shotzi on the turnbuckles for a superplex. Shotzi with forearms and she pushes Nicole to the mat. Shotzi with a missile drop kick. Shotzi with forearms and a boot to the head followed by an enzuigiri. Shotzi with an elbow in the corner followed by a cannonball. Shotzi gets a near fall.
Shotzi with a side slam for a near fall. Shotzi wtih a Boston crab but Nicole is able to get to the ropes. Shotzi with a forearm and kick. Nicole with a clothesline and a brainbuster but she cannot take advantage of the situation and Shotzi kicks out at two. Shotzi with a reverse DDT and she goes up top but misses a back senton. Nicole with the Vancouver Maneuver for the three count.
Winner: Nicole Matthews
Match Number Seven: SHIMMER Tag Team Championship Match: Vanessa Kraven and Tessa Blanchard versus Mia Yim and Kay Lee Ray
After the challengers pose with the belts, Tessa and Vanessa attack. Mia and Tessa start things off and Mia with forearms. Ray tags in and she connects with forearms. They continue to alternate with a few forearms until Vanessa pulls Tessa to safety. Tessa yells at Vanessa. Mia and Ray go for dives but Tessa stops them. Mia kicks Vanessa but Tessa trips Mia on the apron. Mia punches Tessa and Vanessa comes into the ring and she kicks MIa aside. Vanessa pulls Tessa into their corner and Vanessa makes the tag. Vanessa picks up Mia and chops her.
Vanessa with a splash and chops. Vanessa chokes Mia in the corner and Tessa does the same while the referee deals with Ray on the other side of the ring. Vanessa with a running shoulder tackle for a near fall. Vanessa gets another near fall and tags in Blanchard. Tessa with forearms and punches and Mia tries to get in a few shots. Tessa chokes Mia in the corner. Mia goes for the leg but Vanessa stays on her feet and she tries to kick Mia. Mia grabs Vanessa and Ray with a running forearm. Mia with elbows but Tessa with a knee to the back and Vanessa with a boot for a near fall.
Tessa tags in and hits a suplex for a near fall. Vanessa with forearms from the apron and she tags in and kicks Mia. Vanessa chops Mia and Irish whips her and follows with a splash. Vanessa misses a cannonball and Ray tags in. Ray with a missile drop kick for a near fall. Ray gets another near fall. Ray goes for a back slide but Vanessa does not go over. Vanessa with a clothesline for a near fall.
Tessa tags in and applies an abdominal stretch. Mia breaks up the hold but Tessa maintains control and she punches Ray. Tessa with a snap mare and kick to the back. Vanessa tags in and punches Ray and then Tessa slaps Ray before going to the apron. Vanessa chokes Ray. Tessa tags back in and Ray punches Tessa. Tessa sends Ray to the mat using the hair. Tessa catapults Ray into a boot from Kraven and Tessa gets a near fall.
Tessa with a forearm but Ray tries for a Gory Special. Tessa with a downward spiral for a near fall. Tessa knocks Mia off the apron and but Ray sends Tessa into the turnbuckles and kicks her. Vanessa with a palm strike to Ray as she goes for a springboard move and Tessa gets a near fall. Vanessa chops Mia and hits a spinebuster. Vanessa accidentally punches Tessa when Ray moves. Vanessa does not look like she cares that she hit her partner. Tessa slaps Vanessa while Mia and Kay Lee watch.
Vanessa pushes Tessa down. Vanessa yells at Tessa and Mia and Kay Lee encourage what is going on. Mia and Kay Lee with drop kicks to Vanessa and she goes into Tessa. Mia with a double knee strike off Vanessa's back to Tessa followed by a sliding flatline to Tessa for a near fall. Mia tries for a German suplex but Vanessa blocks it. Kay Lee with a missile drop kick and Mia with the German suplex. Kay Lee misses a swanton while Mia is pulled off the apron by Tessa.
Tessa grabs the title belt and hits Kay Lee while the referee deals with Vanessa in the corner.
Winners: Tessa Blanchard and Vanessa Kraven
Match Number Eight: Dulce Garcia versus Kellyanne
Kellyanne blocks a punch but Dulce with a chop. Kellyanne tries to stop her and Dulce with an arm drag assisted by the ropes. Dulce with another chop and Irish whip. Kellyanne with a leaping arm drag and leg sweep for a near fall. Kellyanne and Dulce both walk past on handshake attempts. Kellyanne sends Dulce to the floor and chops her. Kellyanne with a forearm to the back. Garcia with kicks. Kellyanne chops Dulce against the guardrails.
They fight into the crowd and Dulce kicks Kellyanne. Dulce grabs Kellyanne by the hair and punches her. They fight over to the back row of the seating area and Kellyanne with a chop and Kellyanne kicks her into the chairs. Dulce with a punch as they go around the crowd. Kellyanne slams Dulce's head into a chair. They go back into the ringside area and Dulce kicks Kellyanne. Dulce with a chop.
Dulce is sent back into the ring and Kellyanne gets a near fall. Kellyanne tosses Garcia across the ring by the hair. Kellyanne with a snap mare and she stands on Dulce's head. Kellyanne with shoulders in the corner. Kellyanne with a snap mare and she gets a near fall. Dulce with kicks and Kellyanne kicks back. Kellyanne teases sending Dulce into the crowd but she sends her back to the apron. Dulce with a splash off the apron. Dulce sends Kellyanne face first into the steps. Dulce with a hesitation bronco buster. She does a second one and then she gets a near fall.
Dulce with a snap mare and drop kick for a near fall. Dulce with chops against the ropes. Kellyanne misses a discus clothesline and Dulce with an Edgecution. Dulce moves when Kellyanne charges into the corner. Dulce comes off the ropes with an arm drag and then she hits a head scissors take down. Dulce with a suplex and she goes to the turnbuckles. Kellyanne stops her and she hits a backpack stunner for a near fall.
Kellyanne misses a cannonball and Dulce stomps on the midsection. Duce goes up top and hits a double stomp and hits the Three Amigo for the three count.
Winner: Dulce Garcia
Match Number Nine: SHIMMER Championship Match: Mercedes Martinez (with Nicole Savoy) versus Candice LeRae
Martinez checks with Nicole about something as the bell rings. Martinez with an arm drag and she appreciates what she has just done. Candice with a waist lock and kick followed by a monkey flip. Martinez with a punch and she sends Candice into the turnbuckles. Candice with a head scissors take down. Mercedes goes to the floor and Candice goes for a baseball slide but it does not work and Mercedes hits a hanging DDT but can only get a two count.
Martinez with boots to Candice in the corner. Martinez chops Candice in the corner. Candice with forearm to Martinez in the corner. Candice runs into a clothesline. Martinez with punches. Martinez with knees in the corner followed by forearms to the back. Martinez with a punch but Candice kicks Martinez to the mat and then she gets a near fall. Martinez with a forearm and then she goes to the ropes and tries to walk the top rope but Martinez pushes her off the apron and Candice goes to the floor.
Martinez with punches on the fllor and then she sends Candice back to the apron. Martinez gets Candice up on her shoulders but Candice gets back into the ring. Candice with forearms and a drop kick that knocks Martinez off the apron. Candice with a suicide dive. They return to the ring and Nicole grabs Candice. Martinez tries to suplex Candice back into the ring but turns it into a hanging swinging neck breaker for a near fall.
Martinez tries for a suplex but Candice gets to her feet and applies an Octopus. Candice with the GargaNo Escape. Candice gets a near fall. Mercedes with a gourdbuster out of a wheelbarrow position and she gets a near fall. Martinez kicks Candice. Martinez misses a kick and Candice with a German suplex. Nicole gets on the apron and talks to the referee. Candice gets a rollup for a near fall because the referee was distracted by Nicole.
Nicole is sent to the back by the referee. Martinez has the title belt and she hits Candice with it but the referee is still arguing with Nicole to send her to the back. Martinez can only get a near fall. Mercedes says it is over. Candice cannot get up and Martinez stands over Candice. She picks up Candice and Candice with an inside cradle for a near fall. Martinez misses a boot and Martinez with a vertical choke slam for a near fall. Candice with another rollup for a near fall.
Candice with a belly-to-belly suplex and then she goes to the ropes and walks them into a tornado DDT. Candice gets a near fall. Candice goes up top but Martinez with a punch. Martinez with a chop and she climbs the turnbuckles for a superplex. Candice with forearms and she goes for a sunset flip power bomb but Martinez holds on to the ropes. Martinez with a German superplex for a near fall.
Candice goes for a springboard move but Martinez catches her and hits a belly-to-back suplex and then Martinez gets the three count.
Winner: Mercedes Martinez
After the match, Nicole Savoy and Shayna Baszler make their way to the ring to celebrate with Martinez.
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