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SHINE 52 iPPV REPORT: FOUR WAY TAG TITLE MATCH, A BIG RETURN TO SHINE, THE TITLE TOURNAMENT PARTICIPANTS ARE ANNOUNCED

By Richard Trionfo on 2018-07-21 00:01:00

Welcome to PWInsider.com’s coverage of Shine 52 from the Orpheum in Ybor City, Florida.  Tonight, Shine celebrates its Sixth Anniversary.

Trevin Adams announces that LuFisto has surrendered her championship and there will be an Eight Woman tournament at Shine 53.   After each match, a participant in the tournament will be announced.

Match Number One:  Alex Garcia versus Dynamite Didi

They shake hands before locking up and Alex takes Didi to the mat.  They hold on to the collar and elbow and Didi takes Alex to the mat.  Didi with a waist lock and Alex drops down for a rollup and she gets a near fall.  Didi gets a near fall.  Alex with a wrist lock.  Alex with an arm drag but Didi with a leg sweep and she gets a near fall.  Didi with forearms and a shoulder tackle.  Alex with a drop kick.  Alex with a splash into the corner and then she hits a cross body for a near fall.  Didi with a wheelbarrow gourdbuster for a near fall.  Didi with chops in the corner.  Alex with a kick but Didi with a forearm.

Didi sends Alex into the turnbuckles and chops her again before getting a near fall.  Alex with a punch and kick followed by forearms.  Alex gets a near fall.  Didi with kicks in the corner.  Alex with a sunset flip for a near fall.  Didi with a clothesline and she gets a near fall.  Didi with a boot to the midsection and Didi goes to the turnbuckles.  Didi misses a leg drop when Alex moves.  Alex with forearms and chops.  Garcia with a head scissors take down and she goes for a monkey flip but Didi puts Garcia on the turnbuckles.  Alex with a bulldog for a near fall.  

Didi with a rolling cutter in the ropes and then she gets Alex up for a TKO and the three count.

Winner:  Dynamite Didi

The first entrant in the Shine Tournament at Shine 53 is the current Shine NOVA Champion Candy Cartwright.

Match Number Two:  Tesha Price versus Jenna

Before the match starts, Rain makes her way to the ring and she tells everyone that these are her students, her wrestling babies.  She says she will be watching from the commentary position and wishes them luck.

They lock up and Jenna sends Tesha to the mat.  They lock up again and Tesha is sent to the mat again.  Tesha with a waist lock but Jenna sends her to the mat again.  Jenna misses a splash into the corner and Tesha with kicks to the leg.  Tesha with more kicks and a chop.  Tesha uses the ropes for leverage on an arm drag.  Jenna with a punch to send Tesha to the mat.  Jenna with a chop.

Tesha with forearms but they have no effect.  Jenna pushes Tesha down but Tesha with a head scissors to send Jenna to the mat.  Jenna with a forearm and she stands over Tesha.  Jenna poses and then she picks Tesha up by the hair before doing some dips and slamming Tesha to the mat.  Jenna does some push ups as well.  Tesha kicks Jenna in the corner but Jenna tosses Tesha across the ring by the hair.  Jenna tosses Tesha across the ring again by the hair.  Jenna with a splash into the corner and she pulls Tesha out of the corner.

Jenna gets a near fall.  Jenna does some curls and then she hits a fallaway slam.  Jenna catches Tesha and hits a back breaker for a near fall.  Jenna with a back breaker and then she stretches Tesha.  Jenna with an Irish whip and she charges into the corner but Tesha moves and Jenna hits the ring post shoulder first.  Tesha goes for a sunset flip but Jenna does not go over.  Tesha with double sledges to the back followed by a drop kick.

Tesha with a running back elbow into the corner and she hits a second one.  Tesha with a roundoff into a round kick in the corner.  Tesha with a bulldog but Jenna with a power bomb.  Jenna walks across Tesha's chest and then she goes to the turnbuckles but misses a Vader Bomb.  Tesha goes up top and hits a seated splash for the three count.

Winner:  Tesha Price

After the match, Rain goes to the ring to congratulate Tesha and she wants Jenna to come back into the ring.  Rain wants Jenna and Tesha to shake hands and they do but Jenna does not appear to be happy to do it.

The second participant in the Shine Tournament at Shine 53 will be current Shine Tag Team Champion Ivelisse, and she will face Candy Cartwright in the first round.

Match Number Three:  Amber Nova versus Brandi Lauren

They lock up and Brandi backs Amber into the corner and Brandi with a break.  They lock up again and Amber with arm drags into an arm bar.  Brandi with an Irish whip and Amber floats over and gives Brandi an arm drag into an arm bar.  Amber with an Irish whip but Brandi puts Amber on the apron and then drops her on the top rope to send her to the floor.  Brandi with a drop kick through the ropes.

Brandi kicks Amber and gets a near fall.  Amber pushes Brandi and Brandi kicks Amber in the chest.  Brandi chokes Amber in the ropes and the referee warns Brandi.  Brandi gets a near fall.  Brandi with a back elbow for a near fall.  Brandi with a Dragon stretch but Brandi releases the hold and kicks Amber.  Brandi slams Amber's head into the mat.  Amber kicks Brandi in the corner but Brandi with a double sledge to the back.  Brandi with an Irish whip but Amber floats over and applies a sleeper.  Brandi backs Amber into the turnbuckles to get out of the hold.  Amber with a kick to the back and then she goes to the turnbuckles for a head scissors but Brandi sends Amber into the turnbuckles.

Amber with drop kicks and a Northern Lights suplex for a near fall.  Amber with a crucifix into a sunset flip for a near fall.  Amber with a guillotine but Brandi backs Amber into the turnbuckles.  Amber kicks Brandi away and Amber with a cross body for a near fall.  Brandi gets a near fall.  Brandi with the Rings of Brandi to force Amber to tap out.

Winner:  Brandi Lauren

The third entrant in the Shine Championship Tournament at Shine 53 is current Shine Tag Team Champion Mercedes Martinez.

Match Number Four:  Shine NOVA Championship Match:  Candy Cartwright (with Kiera Hogan and Dementia D’Rose) versus Leva

Candy wants to know what the deal is with Leva's outfit tonight and she laughs about it.  Leva shoots her with a liquid and Candy freaks out.  Candy misses a clothesline and she tries for a second one and gives Candy a drop toe hold.  Leva with a drop kick followed by a snap mare and kick to the back.  Leva with another kick to the back followed by a leap frog neck snap.  Leva runs into a boot from Candy and Candy with forearms.  Candy misses a running forearm into the corner and Leva wit a forearm and a rolling clothesline for a near fall.

Candy with an Irish whip and she misses a splash into the corner.  Leva with a side slam for a near fall.  Candy with a Northern Lights suplex for a near fall.  Leva with a suplex and bridge for a near fall.  Candy tosses Leva's gun at her and when she puts it down Candy with a kick followed by a DDT for a near fall.  Candy with a suplex and Kiera approves.  Candy with a catapult into a single leg Boston Crab.  Leva gets to the ropes and Candy releases the hold.  Candy with a neck breaker and she gets a near fall with a Jericho cover.  Candy misses a handspring leg drop and Leva hits a Codebreaker followed by a lungblower.  

Leva with chops followed by round kicks and a thrust kick.  Leva with more kicks followed by a back heel kick for a near fall.  Leva with a drop kick followed by a double knee strike.  Leva goes up top and hits a double stomp to the back.  Leva gets a near fall.  Candy sends Leva into the ropes and Candy hits a 619.  Candy goes up top and hits a cross body for a near fall.  Leva with a pedigree for a near fall.  

Leva goes up top and Kiera runs around to the other side of the ring to distract the referee.  Candy with a snap mare driver for the three count.

Winner:  Candy Cartwright (retains Championship)

The fourth entrant in the Shine Championship Tournament at Shine 53 is Stormie Lee.  Lee will face Mercedes Martinez in the first round.

Match Number Five:  Kimber Lee versus Su Yung

They circle each other and Kimber wants a test of strength.  Su obliges and they try for the early advantage with the leverage.  Su backs Kimber into the ropes but Kimber backs Su into the turnbuckles.  They go around the ring and Su gets a near fall.  Kimber gets the advantage and gets a near fall.  Su backs into the corner.  Su screams at Kimber and it forces Kimber into the corner.  They have another test of strength and Kimber with a kick and waist lock take down.  Kimber gets a near fall.  Su grabs the kendo stick and the referee tells her to put it down.  

They have another test of strength and Su gets the advantage and a near fall.  Su gets another near fall.  Su gets a third near fall and Kimber with a bridge.  Su leaps on Kimber and gets another near fall.  Kimber rolls to the floor and Su goes for a suicide dive but Kimber with a round kick.  Su reverses an Irish whip and Kimber is sent into the support beam.  Su sends Kimber into the apron.  

Kimber with a chop and she goes to the apron and hits a cannonball on Su.  Su with a palm strike to Kimber and Su drags Kimber around the ring and to the bar.  Kimber chops Su in one of the chairs and Su chops back.  They fight onto the stage with Kimber throwing a series of forearms and Su with forearms of her own.  Kimber moves the chairs for a lane so she can throw Su from the stage into the ring.  Su gets back to her feet and she sends Kimber off the stage to the floor.  Su with a cannonball onto Kimber and both women are down on the floor.

They both get back into the ring but they are still down so the referee restarts his count.  Kimber with a waist lock but Su with an elbow.  Kimber with a forearm to the back of the neck.  Su with a forearm to the back of the neck.  Kimber with a forearm to the back of the neck as they continue to run the ropes.  Su with a palm strike to the back of the head.  Su chokes Kimber in the ropes.  Kimber with forearms to the back.

Su and Kimber go face to face and they throw forearms aplenty.  They go back and forth with Su gaining the advantage.  Su grabs the kendo stick but the referee warns her again.  Kimber takes the kendo stick and hits a series of round kicks followed by two German suplexes.  Kimber sets for a third German suplex and hits it and gets a near fall.  Kimber sets for a German into the turnbuckles but Su escapes and Su sends Kimber into the turnbuckles with a German suplex.

Su with the mandible claw on Kimber and she has Kimber on the turnbuckles.  Kimber with a head butt to send Su to the mat.  Su runs into a boot and Kimber with another kick that sends Su to the mat.  Kimber goes to the turnbuckles and hits a swanton but Su with a crucifix rollup for the three count.

Winner:  Su Yung

After the match, they shake hands to show respect for each other.

It is time for intermission.

The fifth entrant in the Shine Championship Tournament is Santana.

Match Number Six:  Xandra Bale versus Jordynne Grace

They lock up and Grace backs Bale into the corner and gives a clean break.  Bale with a waist lock and Grace with a wrist lock.  Bale rolls through and reverses into a side head lock.  Bale with a head scissors take down and Bale tries for a monkey flip but Bale is put on the turnbuckles.  Bale kicks Grace and then hits a missile drop kick.  Bale with a suicide dive.  Bale sends Grace into the ring and Grace rolls to the floor.  Bale comes off the apron and is caught by Grace and Jordynne runs Bale into the ring post.  Grace with a side slam onto the apron and she gets a near fall.

Grace with a delayed vertical suplex into a jackhammer for a near fall.  Grace with a kick to the back and a bear hug.   Bale with an elbow but Grace sends Bale to the mat and gets a near fall.  Grace with another near fall.  Grace with a forearm to the back and then she connects with a series of shoulders in the corner.  Grace sends Bale to the mat and gets a near fall.  Grace returns to the bear hug but Bale boxes the ears to escape.  Grace with a boot and she sends Bale into the turnbuckles.  Grace misses a double jump Grace Bomb.  Bale with a rollup for a near fall.  Bale with a back heel kick and a boot to the head.

Bale with a snap mare and a kick to the chest for a near fall.  Bale leaps over a charging Grace and Grace goes for a pump handle slam but Bale blocks it and hits a series of clotheslines to the chest and back.  Grace with a pump handle Michinoku Driver for a near fall.  Grace puts Bale on the turnbuckles but Bale kicks Grace away and hits a blockbuster for a near fall.  Bale sets for a fisherman's buster but Grace blocks it and hits a suplex.  Grace has a clothesline blocked and Bale with an octopus.  Grace with a forearm to the back and Grace applies a bear hug and Bale taps out.

Winner:  Jordynne Grace

After the match, Grace asks for the mic and she says she has been hearing the names of the participants in the Shine Title Tournament.  Jordynne says she is not in the tournament.  She says it is no surprise that Shine Management has its favorites.  They are all pin up models.  Jordynne says she is putting Shine Management on notice.  She says she should be in the tournament because she is one of the best, if not the best in the locker room.

The sixth entrant in the Shine Tournament is Priscilla Kelly.  Kelly will face Santana in the first round.

Match Number Seven:  Shine Tag Team Championship Match:  Elimination Match: Las Sicarias (Ivelisse and Mercedes Martinez) #TeamSPAM (Aja Perera and Aerial Monroe) versus Twisted Sisterz (Holidead and Thunder Rosa) versus Cutie Pie Club (Dementia D’Rose and Kiera Hogan [with Candy Cartwright])

Ivelisse and Martinez taunt the other teams with the belts before the match starts.  

All eight women are in the ring as the bell rings to start the match.  Holidead with a double clothesline to Monroe and Perera.  Ivelisse and Martinez square off with Holidead and Thunder Rosa.  Ivelisse sends Holidead into Thunder Rose but Monroe and Perera send Ivelisse and Holidead to the floor.  Perera with a suicide dive.  Monroe teases a dive but does not do it.  D'Rose comes behind Monroe and connects with forearms.  D'Rose runs into a back hand.  Monroe with a forearm to D'Rose followed by a flatline for a near fall.  Perera tags in and chops D'Rose.  Perera trips D'Rose and Hogan tags in.  Perera with a forearm and she puts Hogan in the tree of woe.  Hogan covers up and Perera hits her in the midsection and kicks her to get a near fall.

Perera with forearms and chops to D'Rose but D'Rose with a back breaker.  Monroe with forearms to Hogan and D'Rose.  Hogan with a kick and she hits a running back elbow followed by a hip attack into the corner by D'Rose.  D'Rose and Monroe go to the floor.  Perera sends Perera into the ropes and Cartwright hits Perera with the belt and Hogan pins Perera.

Aerial Monroe and Aja Perera Eliminated

Rose with a rollup on Hogan.  Hogan with a near fall.  Rosa with a rollup for a near fall.  Rosa and Hogan push each other and then they connect with drop kicks.  Holidead and D'Rose tag in and they connect with forearms and shoulder tackles at the same time.  They both go for clotheslines.  D'Rose pulls Holidead down and gets a near fall.  Holidead with an Irish whip and Hogan tags in and goes to the turnbuckles.  Holidead with a bear hug and she runs Holidead into the corner.  Holidead tags in Ivelisse after Ivelisse and Martinez avoid the tags.  Martinez knocks D'Rose off the apron.

Ivelisse with a rolling mare into a round kick and Martinez with a brainbuster.  Ivelisse pins Hogan.

Kiera Hogan and Dementia D'Rose eliminated

Martinez and Ivelisse punch Rosa and Holidead.  Holidead is sent to teh floor.  Martinez with a back elbow to Rosa followed by an elbow from Ivelisse and a Yakuza Kick from Martinez.  Ivelisse with a Northern Lights suplex on Rosa for a near fall.  Ivelisse with a super kick to send Holidead to the floor.  Ivelisse with punches and forearms to Rosa.  Ivelisse with a suplex for a near fall.  Ivelisse with shoulders in the corner and Martinez tags in.  Martinez with a chop and she chokes Rosa in the corner.  Martinez knocks Holidead of the apron.  Martinez with a guillotine.  

Rosa gets to the ropes and Martinez has to release the hold.  Martinez goes for a slam but Rosa escapes and tags in Holidead.  Martinez with a drop toe hold and Ivelisse tags in and kicks Holidead to get a near fall.  Ivelisse with a sleeper but Holidead backs Ivelisse into the turnbuckles.  Iveliss with a front face lock bomb into a guillotine.  Holidead gets to the ropes.  Holidead pushes Ivelisse away.  Ivelisse with a forearm and Holidead fires back.  Ivelisse with an octopus.  Holidead with a side slam to escape.  Holidead runs Ivelisse into the turnbuckles and chokes her.  

Holidead draws Martinez into the ring to allow for a double team.  Rosa tags in and they hit a series of moves into the corner followed by a clothesline off Holidead's back for a near fall.  Rosa with chops and she stomps on Ivelisse.  Rosa with a drop kick and gets a near fall.  Ivelisse with strikes but Rosa stops her and sends Ivelisse into Holidead's boot.  Holidead tags in and puts Ivelisse in the tree of woe.  Holidead with forearms.  

Rosa tags back in and kicks Ivelisse.  Rosa knocks Martinez off the apron and hits a drop kick.  Holidead drops Rosa onto Ivelisse and Martinez breaks up the cover.  Holidead with kicks to the hamstrings followed by an elbow into a rocking chair.  Holidead kicks Ivelisse in the back of the head and tags in Rosa.  Rosa kicks Ivelisse.  Ivelisse with a chop and Rosa chokes Ivelisse in the ropes.  

Rosa with a chop.  Ivelisse with strikes to Rosa but Rosa chops back.  Ivelisse with a sunset flip for a near fall.  Rosa with a punch and she goes for a chin lock.  Ivelisse escapes and kicks Rosa.  Rosa with a thrust kick.  Ivelisse with a bulldog.  .  Martinez and Holidead tag in and Martinez with clotheslines.  Martinez sets for the surfboard and adds the Dragon Sleeper.  Rosa breaks up the hold and kicks Martinez.  Ivelisse with an enzuigiri to Rosa but Holidead with a Samoan drop to Ivelisse.  Holidead with a kick but she is sent into the turnbuckles, crotching Rosa.  Martinez with a German suplex on Holidead.  

Martinez and Ivelisse collide.  Holidead sends Martinez to teh floor.  Rosa with a codebreaker and Holidead with a sit out butterfly gourdbuster for the three count.

Winners:  Holidead and Thunder Rosa (New Champions)

The seventh entrant in the Shine Championship tournament is Brandi Lauren.

Match Number Eight:  I Quit Match:  Stormie Lee versus Rain (with Tesha Price)

Lee goes to the floor as soon as the bell rings.  Lee does some stretching on the floor before returning to the ring.  Lee decides that she has not properly warmed up so she goes back to the floor.  Rain grabs Lee and brings her into the ring by the hair and then tosses Lee around the ring a few times by the hair.  Rain with forearms and she chops Lee.  Rain with more chops and forearms.  Lee with punches and knees to the midsection.  Lee with forearms to the back followed by a waist lock.  Rain is asked if she wants to quit and she says no.  Lee with an abdominal stretch but Rain does not quit.

Lee returns to the abdominal stretch and adds pressure with forearms to the ribs.  Rain refuses to quit as Lee connects with crossfaces.  Lee gets Rain on her shoulders but Rain gets to her feet and she connects with a running knee to the temple.  Lee goes to the floor and Rain follows after her.  Rain with a forearm to the back and she sends Lee into the apron and follows with a chop.  Rain with a neckbreaker on the floor.  Lee refuses to quit.

Lee and Rain with forearms as they go back and forth on the floor.  Rain sends Lee into a chair.  Lee Irish whips Rain against the stage.  Lee stretches Rain around the ring post.  Rain refuses to quit despite the pain.  Rain with an uppercut to Lee and they make their way to the merchandise tables.  Lee with a forearm and Rain fires back.  Lee kicks Rain but Rain knocks Lee off the tables.  They fight to the bar and climb onto it.  Lee chokes Rain but Rain does not give up.

Rain kicks Lee and connects wit a knee to the head.  Rain with a forearm and Rain sends Lee into the merchandise area.  Lee refuses to quit.  THey make their way onto the stage and Rain sends Lee into a chair.  Lee punches Rain and Lee gets a chair.  Lee hits Rain in the midsection with the chair.  Rain refuses to quit.  Lee hits Rain in the back with the chair.  Lee kicks Rain and Rain does not give up.

Lee kicks Rain and they go back to the floor.  Rain with knees to Lee and she sends Lee into the chairs at ringside.  They return to the ring and Rain with a running elbow into the corner.  Rain with a second elbow.  Rain with a straitjacket lungblower into a straitjacket clutch.  Rain kicks Lee and then releases the hold.  Rain goes to the floor and she goes under the ring to get a kendo stick.  Rain hits Lee in the back with the kendo stick.  Rain hits Lee a second time.  Lee with a forearm and she gets the kendo stick.  Lee tries to hit Rain with the kendo stick but it bounces off the ropes and hits her in th ehead.

Rain chokes Lee with the kendo stick and Lee quits.

Winner:  Rain

After the match, officials check on Lee and take her to the back.

Jenna and Bradi Lauren come to the ring and Jenna attacks Tesha and hits a power bomb.  Lauren applies Rings of Lauren on Rain while Jenna watches.  

Brandi takes the mic and she says bye bye to Rain.  Brandi says that makes number two that she has gotten rid of.  Brandi says that you understand this fully but she is sick of people who think they are better than them.  She mentions that she is in the Shine Tournament.  She says you don't have to worry about Shine's future any more because you are looking at the next Shine Champion.  

Trevin Adams comes into the ring to tell Brandi who her first round opponent will be in the Shine Tournament.  It will be Allysin Kay.

Allysin with a forearm to Jenna and Brandi escapes the ring.  Jenna misses a clothesline and Kay with a stunner.

Thank you for following the coverage of Shine 52.  I will have my thoughts about the show on my Monday hotline in the audio section of the site.

Shine returns to action on September 6th with Shine 53 to crown a new Shine Champion.
 

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