SHINE ON! (Part I) by Patric "Captain" Arnold

I have to say watching SHINE (www.shinewrestling.com) from the beginning has really impressed me. I started around SHINE  8 at the urging of the Radiant Rain and Nikki Roxx. I had no idea what to expect. This was not only my first Indy event, but also my first all female show. 

The first thing I saw was event hostess Daffney Unger. This alievated any fears I had. If Daffney was hosting and Rain and Roxx were on the card this was going to be good. And just listen to the line-up I was treated too.... Su Yung vs Brittany Savage, Brandi Wine vs Jayme Jameson, Satana vs Sojo Bolt, NIKKI ROXX vs MERCEDES MARTINEZ, PIck Your Posion (hardcore) LEVA BATES vs KIMBERLY, Career vs Respect REBY SKY vs JESSICA HAVOK, and then there was still the big main event.... Valkyrie ( Radiant Rain, Ivelisse, & Made In Sin) vs Amazing Kong, Angelina Love, Mia Yim, and Christina Von Eerie!!!

Normally, I'd say I picked the perfect IPPV to come in on but they're all really just as good if not better! But my ride with the SHINE bug was just being.... They had VIP events were you could meet n greet with the wrestlers and party afterwards. I had to do this! Everyone that I loved in TNA and WWE and wondered where they'd gone.... were all now found in SHINE.......AND I could meet them!

So I planned a special trip out to SHINE 10! But the news got better and better.... there was now a tournament to crown the first ever SHINE Champion! The 2nd set of qualifiers would be taking place that night! Satana vs Kimberly! Nikki Roxx vs Allison Kay w/ April Hunter! Leva Bates vs Taylor Made w/ April Hunter! Mercedes Martinez vs Mia Yim! Jessica Havok vs Portia Perez ( Havok's Qualifying Spit On The Line) and then the main event..... Radiant Rain vs Angelina Love ( Say What? In the first round one of these two would be knocked out? Oh my...). Oh and there's an after party for VIPs! 

So I went and the action was amazing. With a live crowd and a great seat to hear the wrestlers it's an even better experience (which I didn't think was possible). The after party was great I got to meet the woman who would become the first ever SHINE Champion, Radiant Rain! My first time and I already met a superstar! It's easy to see why they picked her to be Champion.... She's smart, elegant and deadly all in one. True class act. 

The next up was the other half of the main event.... Angelina Love! Two former KOs and it's only been like 5-10 mins after the main event. And she was trying to be cool like me so she wore a pink shirt too! 

And what SHINE would be complete without meeting then event hostess (now All-Star Squad Manager) Daffney! You could not pick a better face for the company she was polite, nice, charming and acted like we were old friends. What a way to represent SHINE! If I was on the line about SHINE at all she certainly reeled me in and made fall in love with SHINE. 

And there was the opportunity to meet everyone. Unfortunately I had a prior commitment so I couldn't stay, but I already knew I'd be back....