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Welcome to PWInsider.com's coverage of Shine 43 where we will see which of the sixteen women in the Shine NOVA Tournament will advance to Sunday.
Before the tournament starts, we have a Sparkle Showcase Match.
Matrch Number One: Kikyo versus Lea Nox in a Sparkle Showcase Match
Nox with a rollup for a near fall. Nox with another ollup for a near fall. Nox with a La Magistral for a near fall. Kikyo with a chop and she sends Nox into the corner. Kikyo with shoulders and a chop. Kikyo misses a splash and Nox with a knee and snap mare followed by a kick for a near fall. Nox with forearms. Kikyo with a forearm but Nox with a head scissors for a near fall. Kikyo with a splash to the back and she stands on Nox's back. Kikyo with a suplex.
Kikyo with a clothesline. Kikyo uses her size advantage and connects with a series of seated splashes to teh back. Nox with a thrust kick and standing moonsault for a near fall. Kikyo with a snap mare and a knee to the head. Kikyo with a Michinoku Driver for the three count.
Winner: Kikyo
After the match, Kikyo picks Nox up and it appears that nothing good will happen but she offers her hand to Nox.
Trevin Adams is in the ring with Frankie Gastineau and the Shine NOVA Title Belt.
The sixteen participants in the tournament are:
Priscilla Kelly
Veda Scott
Leah Vaughan
Amanda Carolina Rodriguez
Stormie Lee
Aja Perrera
Kiera Hogan
Shotzi Blackheart
Dynamite Didi
Aria Blake
Jordynne Grace
La Rosa Negra
Candy Cartwright
Robyn Reid
Holidead
Ivelisse
Veda Scott takes the mic before Priscilla Kelly comes to the ring. Veda reminds everyone that she opened Shine 1. That means she has the longest undefeated streak in the history of Shine. Tonight and Sunday, as she advances in the tournament and wins the title, she will be your champion forever and ever. Veda says she will never be pinned in a Shine ring.
Match Number One: First Round Tournament Match: Veda Scott versus Priscilla Kelly
They lock up and Veda with a wrist lock but Kelly with a reversal. Kelly takes Scott to the mat and Veda with a rollup but the referee was out of position to make the count. Veda wants to do a test of strength but she has second thoughts. Veda with a side head lock. Kelly with a hammer lock but she grabs the hair and is forced to release the hold. They lock up again and Veda with a forearm and Irish whip but Kelly with an elbow. Kelly with an arm drag off the turnbuckles. Kelly with an enzuigiri for a near fall. Veda with a jaw breaker and a springboard face buster and kicks to Kelly.
Veda chokes Kelly in the ropes and chops Kelly. Veda with more chops but Kelly with chops of her own. Veda with a kick and she gets a near fall. Veda slams Kelly's head into the mat and chokes her. Veda chokes Kelly with her boot while she talks to the referee. Kelly with a slpa but Veda with a slap of her own. Veda with a snap mare and then . . . she gives Priscilla a back rake. Kelly with kicks to the back. Veda blocks a kick and takes Kelly down.
Veda with a single leg crab. Veda sets for a scorpion but Kelly with a rake of the eyes to get out of the hold. Veda avoids a punch and connects with forearms across the chest. Veda goes to the apron and Kelly with a slap and Veda slaps back. They continue to exchange strikes on the apron and Kelly spits in Veda's face. Veda with a chop. Kelly with a clothesline on the apron as both women go to the floor.
They both return to the ring and Kelly with a forearm and back fist followed by kicks for a near fall. Kelly sets for a Tiger Driver but Veda escapes. Veda with a kick and snap mare for a near fall. Veda with kicks and a Shining Wizard for a near fall. Veda goes for a Saito suplex but Kelly blocks it. Kelly with a belly-to-back suplex followed by a side Russian Leg Sweep and a head scissors submission. Veda taps out.
Winner: Priscilla Kelly (advances to face the winner of Leah Vaughan versus Amanda Carolina Rodriguez)
Match Number Two: First Round Tournament Match: Veah Vaughan versus Amanda Carolina Rodriguez
They lock up and Rodriguez with a rollup for a near fall. They lock up and Leah pushes Amanda out of the corner. Leah avoids Amanda and suggests she needs some hygiene assistance. Amanda slaps Leah and Leah kicks Amanda to the floor. Amanda hits Leah from behind and Amanda with arm drags. Amanda with a drop kick. Amanda rolls into the corner and she gets Leah to flinch and Amanda with a slap followed by a bulldog. Leah goes to the floor.
Amanda with a suicide dive into the forbidden zone of the Orpheum. Leah trips Amanda on the apron and sends her back into the ring. Leah gets a near fall. Leah kicks Amanda. Leah chokes Amanda in the corner. Leah goes to the turnbuckles and chokes Amanda in the corner. Leah with a chop and a half nelson. Leah gets a near fall. Leah with a side slam and she gets another near fall. Leah with a cobra clutch but Amanda with a jaw breaker and chops. Amanda with an Irish whip and Leah returns to the Cobra Clutch and hits a side Russian leg sweep for a near fall.
Amanda pushes Leah away and Leah pushes back. Amanda misses a clothesline and both women go to the mat when they both go to the hair. Leah and Amanda alternate with chops before sending the other to the mat. Amanda with chops and she sends Leah to the mat. Leah with a drop toe hold and Amanda gets to the ropes. Amanda sends Leah to the mat and then she runs Leah into the turnbuckles. Amanda sends Leah into the turnbuckles. Amanda takes Leah's deodorant and she puts it in Leah's face. Amanda with a kick for a near fall when Leah grabs the ropes.
Amanda goes to the turnbuckles and Leah stops her. Leah with running knees to Amanda in the turnbuckles. Leah goes for a quebrada but Amanda moves. Amanda with a DDT for a near fall. Leah blocks a kick and takes Amanda to the mat and applies a Camel Stretch and Amanda taps out.
Winner: Leah Vaughan (Advances to face Priscilla Kelly in the second round)
Match Number Three: First Round Tournament Match: Stormie Lee versus Aja Perrera
Stormie goes to the floor when the bell rings and takes a seat in the crowd. She tells Aja she will wait until Aja is serious. Lee returns to the ring. Lee demands that the referee check Aja. Lee charges at Aja and Aja moves. Aja with a leg lariat and she gets a near fall. Aja with a cartwheel to avoid Lee. Aja with kicks to send Lee to the mat and she follows with a boot to the head and a back splash to Lee for a near fall.
Lee with a kick and she mocks Aja. Aja with forearms but Lee with a kick. Lee kicks Aja and connects with a knee. Lee chokes Aja in the corner. Lee with a running back elbow into the corner. Lee misses an elbow into the corner and Aja sends Lee into the turnbuckles and kicks the turnbuckles. Aja goes for a German suplex but Lee blocks it. Lee with a reverse DDT for a near fall.
Lee with a forearm to the back but Aja with an inside cradle for a near fall. Aja with a fallaway slam for a near fall. Aja with a clothesline and a back heel kick and a kick to the head. Aja with a head scissors driver. Aja with a running knee to the head for a near fall. Aja with elbows to Lee followed by a Schwein for the three count.
Winner: Aja Perrera (advances to face the winner of Keira Hogan versus Shotzi Blackheart)
Match Number Four: First Round Tournament Match: Kiera Hogan (with Aria Blake and Candy Cartwright) versus Shotzi Blackheart
They lock up and Blackheart wit a hammer lock. Hogan with a reversal and take down. They lock up again and Shotzi with a side head lock. Blackheart with a wrist lock and Hogan with a reversal and wrist lock of her own. Hogan bridges in the wrist lock. Hogan with a front face lock. Blackheart with a wrist lock into a hammer lock. Blackheart with a side head lock but Hogan with a side head lock of her own. Blackheart with a top wrist lock and take down into a submission but Hogan escapes. Blackheart with forearms.
Hogan with an arm drag but Blackheart with a forearm of her own. Blackheart goes for a clothesline but she cannot take Hogan down. Blackheart with chops in the corner. Blackheart with a guillotine into a front face lock. Hogan with a drop kick. Hogan sends Blackheart into the turnbuckles and chokes her in the ropes. Hogan with a snap mare and kick to the back for a near fall. Hogan kicks Shotzi in the corner. Hogan with an Irish whip and she runs into a boot from Blackheart. Blackheart with a head scissors int he ropes and goes to the floor.
Shotzi with a forearm to Blake on the floor. Hogan with a snap mare and kick to the back for a near fall. Hogan punches Blackheart in the corner and hits a suplex. Hogan with an Irish whip and clotheslines into the corner. Hogan with a drop kick to Blackheart in the corner for a near fall. Blackheart with a belly-to-back suplex and both women are down. Shotzi with kicks and an enzuigiri. Blackheart charges into the corner with an elbow and then hits a drop kick for a near fall. Shotzi with a Sharpshooter but Hogan gets to the ropes.
Hogan puts Blackheart on the turnbuckles but Blackheart with a forearm and a missile drop kick. Blackheart gets a near fall. Hogan with a kick and swinging neck breaker for the three count.
Winner: Kiera Hogan (Advances to face Aja Perrera in the second round)
Match Number Five: Once in a Lifetime Contender's Match: Dementia D’Rose versus Brandi Lauren versus Daisy versus Natalia Marcova vs Maria Maria
Branid goes after Maria and then everyone else joins in and Maria goes to the floor. Brandi and Dementia battle while Natalia and Daisy square off. Natalia with a kick and Irish whip but Daisy with a forearm. Brandi kicks Dementia. Natalia with an Irish whip and bulldog to Daisy for a near fall that is broken up by Brandi. Brandi with a back heel kick and bicycle kick but Natalia rolls to the floor. Dementia with a seated splash to Brandi in the corner for a near fall. Dementia puts Daisy and Brandi in the corner. Natalia is sent into the corner as well. Maria Irish whips Dementia into the corner and she hits a splash on everyone.
Maria with a drop kick to Dementia. Brandi drops Maria on the top rope. Daisy, Dementia, Brandi, and Natalia rotate forearms but Dementia has had enough and she goes after Natalia. Natalia with a clothesline to Brandi. Natalia kicks Maria and hits a spinning sit out gourdbustert. Dementia with a spinning gourdbuster to Daisy. Brandi with a cutter to Dementia. Maria with a discus clothesline to Brandi for the three count.
Winner: Maria Maria
After the match, Maria is interviewed by Trevin Adams about her victory. Maria does not understand Trevin so he asks for a translator. Maria says she is very very excited to face LuFisto.
Speaking of the Shine Women's Champion, LuFisto makes her way to the ring.
LuFisto is given the mic. She says she is not dressed to fight now, but she says her Spanish is not too good. She is happy that Maria Maria, the lucha star and biggest puta won. LuFisto says Maria can dream. She has two days and then on Sunday, she will see her.
Maria says LuFisto won't wrestle her on Sunday. She kicks LuFisto and hits a stunner. Maria removes her mask and it is Allysin Kay.
Match Number Six: First Round Tournament Match: Dynamite Didi versus Aria Blake (with Kiera Hogan and Candy Cartwright)
They have some words after the bell rings and Aria with a slap and they go back and forth until Didi gets a few near falls. Blake with a leg sweep and near fall. Didi with a leg sweep and near fall. Black with an inside cradle for a near fall. Didi with a near fall. They go back and forth. They want to do a test of strength and Didi with the advantage. Blake gains control and Didi has to bridge. Didi gets back to a vertical base and Blake has to bridge. Blake with a monkey flip and each get near falls. They hold on for the test of strength.
Didi blocks a kick and she sends Blake's boot into her own head. Didi gets a near fall. Didi slaps Blake and hits a handspring splash for a near fall. Blake rakes the eyes and sends Didi to the mat. Blake gets a near fall. Blake with a kick to the back into a reverse chin lock and Lotus Lock. Didi leans back and gets a near fall. Blake with a kick to the head and Didi goes to the floor. Blake teases a dive to the floor but stops in the ring. Blake with a forearm and they return to the ring.
Blake gets a near fall. Didi with kicks in the corner followed by a shoulder. Blake is put in the ropes and Didi sets for a kick to a potentially unplesant part of the body and she kicks Blake. Didi with a handspring into a cutter in the corner for a near fall. DIdi with a running hip into the corner. She misses on a second attempt and Blake with a rollup for a near fall. Blake with a Codebreaker for a near fall. They exchange forearms.
Didi with a German suplex and Aria with a suplex and both get a near fall. Both women go for cross body presses at the same time and both fall to the mat. Hogan distracts the referee and Candy sprays something in Didi's face and Blake gets the three count.
Winner: Aria Blake (Advances to face winner of Jordynne Grace versus La Rosa Negra in Round Two)
Match Number Seven: First Round Tournament Match: Jordynne Grace versus La Rosa Negra
Rosa with a side head lock but Grace with a side head lock take down. They lock up and Rosa with a side head lock. Rosa with a wrist lock and arm wringer. Rosa with a hammer lock using the leg. Grace uses the ropes to reverse the hold and snap mare Rosa into a cover for a near fall. They lock up and Rosa with a wrist lock. Grace with a reversal and Rosa with a reversal into a side head lock take down. Rosa with a drop toe hold and she spanks Grace.
Rosa with a drop kick and elbows in the corner. Grace with an Irish whip but Rosa with an elbow out of the corner followed by leg drops for a near fall. Rosa with kicks to the back. Grace takes Rosa down to the mat and gets a near fall. Grace with a front face lock and suplex. Grace holds on and hits another suplex and gets a near fall. Grace with a bear hug and then Grace picks up Rosa for a suplex and a near fall.
Grace with a kick but Rosa with a kick and knees. Rosa with a leaping hip strike in the corner. Rosa with a running shoulder into the corner. Grace with an Irish whip but she misses a splash into the corner. Rose runs Grace into the corners. Rosa with a spinebuster for a near fall. Rosa with a flip leg drop to Grace and she goes to the turnbuckles. Rosa goes up top but Grace press slams Rosa. Grace tells Rosa to get up and Grace with a bear hug and Rosa tries to fight out of it. Rosa with a DDT to escape.
Grace kicks Rosa and then floats over and hits a running double knee strike followed by a running elbow into the corner. Grace blocks a kick in the corner and hits a forearm. Grace puts Rosa on the turnbuckles. Grace sets for a superplex but Rosa pushes Grace off teh turnbuckles. Amanda Carolina Rodriguez comes out to distract Rosa and Grace with a running power bomb and jackknife cover for the three count.
Winner: Jordynne Grace (Adavances to face Aria Blake in the Second Round)
Match Number Eight: First Round Tournament Match: Candy Cartwright (with Aria Blake and Kiera Hogan) versus Robyn Reid
They lock up and Reid with a series of slams. Reid with a gourdbuster. Reid misses a clothesline and Candy with a rollup for a near fall. Reid with a Samoan drop for a near fall. Reid with forearms. Candy with a Northern Lights suplex for a near fall. Reid with an Irish whip but Candy with an elbow and cross body for a near fall. Candy sends Robyn into the turnbuckles but Robyn with a chop. Candy with a sunset flip and head scissors take down.
Candy with forearms in the corner followed by an Awesome Clothesline and bulldog. Candy with a bow and arrow but she does not elevate Reid over her so Reid can escape and get a near fall. Reid with elbows to escape and Reid with forearms and a clothesline for a near fall. Candy with a flatline into the ropes and a 619. Candy goes up top. Reid with a forearm. Candy with a forearm and Reid with shots of her own. Reid with a fisherman's buster and both women are down.
Reid with clotheslines and a neck breaker for a near fall. Reid gets Candy on her shoulders and Hogan distracts the referee but Blake's attempt to interfere backfires. Candy gets the three count.
Winner: Candy Cartwright (Advances to face winner of Ivelisse versus Holidead in the Second Round)
Match Number Nine: First Round Tournament Match: Ivelisse versus Holidead
Ivelisse with a kick and Holidead says she likes it rough. Ivelisse with a kick to the upper chest but Holidead runs Ivelisse into the corner. Holidead stays on her feet and they stay locked in a collar and elbow. Ivelisse with a rana. Holidead wants a test of strength. Ivelisse with kicks but Holidead with a chop and she locks both hands. Ivelisse with kicks and head butt to the midsection. Ivelisse with an arm drag and springboard arm drag that sends Holidead to the floor. Ivelisse goes for a baseball slide but Holidead pulls out the ring skirt to stop Ivelisse. Holidead runs Ivelisse into the ring post.
Holidead sends Ivelisse into the apron. Holidead with a forearm and chop. Ivelisse with an elbow but Holidead sends Ivelisse into a ringside chair. They return to the ring. Holidead chokes Ivelisse. Holidead with a leg drop on the apron. She gets a near fall. Holidead yells at the referee and then hits a Samoan drop. Holidead with knees to the midsection followed by a gutbuster. Holidead gets a near fall. Holidead with a camel clutch. Holidead gets Ivelisse on her shoulders but Ivelisse with a crucifix for a near fall. Ivelisse with a round kick to the head. Ivelisse with kicks to the chest.
Ivelisse gets a near fall. Ivelisse chokes Holidead but Holidead gets to her feet and Ivelisse releases the hold. Ivelisse with forearms and a DDT for a near fall. Ivelisse with a verion of the Ring of Saturn but Holidead gets a near fall. Ivelisse with a guillotine but Holidead runs Ivelisse into the turnbuckles. Holidead is sent into the apron and Ivelisse with a forearm and running elbow. Holidead sends Ivelisse into the turnbuckles.
Holidead kicks Ivelisse in the corner and counts along with the referee. Ivelisse with a rocking chair and she drops Ivelisse to the mat. Holidead with a suplex and she gets a near fall. Holidead with a Cloverleaf but Ivelisse makes it to the ropes. Ivelisse kicks Holidead but Holidead kicks back. Holidead with a back breaker on her shoulder but Ivelisse does not tap. Ivelisse with a rollup for a near fall. Holidead with a forearm to the back.
Holidead sends Ivelisse into the turnbuckles. Holidead with a forearm and Irish whip followed by a clothesline for a near fall. Ivelisse with a knee bar and she kicks Holidead but Holidead gets to the ropes. ivelisse returns to the choke and she rolls Holidead over. Ivelisse with a head scissors and punches to the head but Holidead does not give up. Holidead escapes and slaps Ivelisse in the back.
Holidead with a knee to the midsection as Ivelisse comes off the ropes. Holidead with a clothesline. Holidead gets a near fall. Ivelisse with a kick to the head for a near fall. Ivelisse with a series of round kicks to Holidead against the ropes. Ivelisse with forearms. Holidead with an Irish whip. Ivelisse with a round kick and a head scissors from the corner. Holidead stops a shoulder tackle attempt. Ivelisse with clotheslines and a cross body off the turnbuckles for a near fall. Ivelisse rolls through into a round kick for a near fall. Ivelisse signals for the destroyer but Holidead with a spinebuster for a near fall.
Holidead with a forearm to the back followed by a Tomikaze but she can only get a near fall. Holidead argues with the referee. Ivelisse with a kick to the head followed by a spinning heel kick but Ivelisse can only get a near fall. Holidead wtih a near fall and then Ivelisse with an inside cradle for a near fall. Ivelisse with another near fall. Ivelisse with a rollup for a near fall. Holidead with a cover for a near fall. Holidead slaps Ivelisse and Ivelisse slaps back. They exchange strikes as the 20 minute time limit expires.
Time Limit Draw (Neither Woman Advances)
After the match, Candy Cartwright comes out to the ring to do a victory lap with Kiera Hogan and Aria Blake behind her since she has advanced to the semifinals.
Shine returns on Sunday at 8:00 PM Eastern with the second night of the NOVA Title Tournament plus LuFisto versus Allysin Kay for the Shine Championship.
Holidead and Ivelisse grabs Aria Blake on the floor and bring her into the ring and attack her. Ivelisse snap mares Aria around the ring and then Holidead kicks her in the chest.
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