The Shimmer Championship is a

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Shimmer Women Athletes Shimmer Women Athletes (often referred to and stylized as SHIMMER) is an American, Chicago-based independent women's professional wrestling promotion which held its first event on November 6, 2005. Established by Dave Prazak and run by both him ...

, and has also been defended on shows of sister promotions

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and

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. Championship reigns are determined by

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, in which competitors are involved in

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rivalries. These narratives create

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s between the various competitors, which cast them as

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and heroines.

History

Shimmer was founded by

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and

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in 2005. Originally, the wrestlers had matches for competition or personal rivalries, with no prize on the line. After nearly two years, a championship for the promotion was launched. The title was created on June 2, 2007, and it was put on the line during a two-night, single-elimination tournament in Berwyn, IL. In the finals

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defeated Lacey to become the first champion.

Inaugural championship tournament (2007)

The tournament was held over two nights on June 1 and June 2, 2007 at the Eagles Club in

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. The first two rounds were held on the first night, with the semis and final held on the second. The first and second rounds were filmed for release on '' Volume 11'', while the semi-finals and finals were filmed the next night for '' Volume 12''. The tournament brackets were: ¹:

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was listed as an 'International Wildcard' entry, having never competed in Shimmer before.
²: Alicia substituted for

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, who was unable to make it to the building in time for her match due to a car accident.

Reigns

Combined reigns

As of ,

References

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