POWER X RANKINGS: November 2013

The Power X Inspirational thought of the month.

Slow it down some no split clown

Bum, your old hit sound dumb, hold it now, crown 'em

Where you found them at got 'em 'round town

Coulda drowned in and it woulda floated bloated

Voted sugar coated loaded hip shooter

Draw for the poor free coffee at the banks

Hit through the straw none more for me, thanks

That blanks the raw that dang sure stank lit

Sank passed the pit for more hardcore prank spit

Crank it on blast, roll past front street

Blew the whole spot like some old ass with skunk meat

These kids is too fast, juiced off a junk treat

Who could get looser off a crunk or a funk beat?

Something is starting today

Where did he go? Why you wanted to be?

Well you know, November has come

When it's gone away

-      “November Has Come” Gorillaz

November has come indeed.  The leaves and temperatures are falling, its getting dark at five o’clock, and the football races are getting into high gear.  Oh, and we’re now less than four weeks away from Thanksgiving, and FFW’s own Thanksgiving tradition- the last PPV of the year Anarchy.  Thirteen matches are going to be lined up, everywhere from the debut of Emi Yamamoto to what should be a spectacular two out of three falls tilt for the FFW Championship.  We’ll be trying to get a good preview up after the last Velocity goes off the air.

A whopping sixty-six women qualified for the Power-X this month, an all time high.  As usual, the focus is to be on the Top 40, which saw surprisingly little turnover, with only two new faces.  We also saw an unusually low number of women drop off the rankings completely.  Those are, with their final rankings in brackets:

KARA HARRINGTON [50^th]

ALLISON SULLIVAN [55^th]

LISA RICHARDSON [57^th]

All three girls remain employed by FFW, so look to see them back on here sooner than later.  Now… without further ado, the largest POWER-X Rankings EVER!

#66- TARYN ROBINSON [-5]

#65- MICHELLE TAYLOR [-3]

#64- ASHLEY WHITMORE [NEW]

#63- SARAH RICHARDSON [-3]

#62- HANNA ELLIOTT [-3]

#61- KANNA HAROSHI [NEW]

#60- CINDY WARREN [NEW]

#59- CHRISTELLE GILLET [-3]

#58- STACEY [NEW]

#57- LOLLIPOP [NEW]

#56- APRIL EVANS [-7]

#55- TABATHA BELMONT [-1]

#54- CRYSTAL HATE [-3]

#53- TIFA HEAFY [=]

#52- ARABELLA BLACK [-6]

#51- CANDI [-3]

#50- FREYA KANE [+2]

#49- JEMIMA MICHAELS [-5]

#48- LAURA STEELE [-1]

#47- NANCY DIETZ [+11]

#46- ANGELA HINCHCLIFFE [-4]

#45- DESTINY CAMPBELL [-7]

#44- NICOLE KNIGHT [-1]

#43- SOPHIA BLACK [-4]

#42- HAYLEY DARK [-5]

#41- MILEENA SAVAGE [=]

40	GABRIELLE CRIMSON	+5	Gabby’s suffered her first singles loss on the FFW roster, but it hardly hurts her.  Not with that massive chance at the Future Shock Championship coming up against Ignis
39	JESSIKA HEXSTAR	-9	Jess’ only activity in the last month was nearly being drowned by Kinsey Robinson.  Oh, and having sex on Gayle Briese’s grave.  Ew.
38	KATHERINE STRYFE	-9	The apathy has fully set in for Katherine Stryfe, who, after being shellacked by a fired up Eileen Amaro, has resorted to bitterly rooting against people she doesn’t like instead of doing anything positive for her own career
37	CAROLINE STARK	NEW	You can’t get much better a return to FFW than Caroline.  After putting the Blondetourage in their place, she came into Indomitable a house of fire and walked out with the proverbial Crown- and a date with Tara Thunder
36	SAMARA STEELE	-2	A bummer for Samara, who had a six-match winning streak snapped by Camilla in the quarterfinals of the Femme For All.
35	UNDINE	SAME	Undine didn’t seem quite as fired up to be returning home when FFW went to Cardiff, but she still helped her team get the win over Sudden Impact.  Elemental Fury is the frontrunner in the new Trios Division
34	STARDUST	-1	Not sure how much it’s going to do towards another Unity shot, but the Rudos were certainly… innovative in their win over Crystallized Steele.  Never seen an Ass-Bomb before.
33	CAMILLA PAZZINI	+7	Chunks run to her ‘rightful place’ atop the card came to an unfortunate premature end at the hands of Cinderella Demidov.  Without a date for Anarchy, Camilla’s going to be cooling her jets for another couple months, it seems
32	STARLA MCCLOUD	NEW	Starla returns to the rankings after taking a tough loss to Caroline Dallins at Indomitable.  That was most definitely not the way she wanted to make her long-awaited return to the No Surrender Division.
31	CLAIRE BLACK	SAME	Quiet month for Claire, who had a three match winning streak snapped against Elemental Fury in Wales.  She and the DeCaros can get together and get back against them in about a week and a half
30	STEPHANIE SULLIVAN	-4	Postponing her title shot didn’t end up doing her much good, as she was unable to take the No Surrender championship away from Tara Thunder.  Not quite sure where she goes from here.
29	METEORA	+3	I don’t think even Of Poets & Prophets or the Blondetourage as adept at royally pissing people off as the Rudos are.  Meteora seems slightly more of an instigator, although Stardust is hardly innocent.
28	KINSEY DECARO	-1	Poor Kinsey’s taking it on all sides.  On one hand, she’s got Hexstar and Chernobyl trying to kill her at every turn.  On the other hand, she’s part of what’s brewing as a massive rivalry between Sudden Impact and Elemental Fury.  Kinsey’s going to be a very busy woman.
27	LEONA VEGA	-3	Leona’s dropped a bit on idling, but she’s still riding a four match winning streak heading into November.  Oh, and her tag partner isn’t doing too badly, either.
26	CASEY ATHERTON	-9	Five and a half months and two successful defenses is hardly anything to sneeze at, but I’m not entirely sure about Casey’s decision to not pursue a rematch with Ignis.  I’m not 100% certain she’s ready to move up to another division.
25	REBECKA HATE	+3	Making the semifinals of the Femme For All is remarkable, and she showed tremendous heart in continuing to battle even after being tazered by Laura Steele.  I think Anarchy is going to be very, very fun times for her.
24	IGNIS FUTURE SHOCK CHAMPION	+13	Heck of a month for Megan Leavenworth, who made a triumphant return to Wales with her sisters, then followed up by knocking of Casey for her first ever FFW Singles Championship.  She should be favored in her first defense as well.
23	KELLY MCGUFFIN	-7	Kelly drops substantially on idling, although that’s going to change with two huge matches coming up in November.  A concern though- Kelly’s got one more chance to get a rather nasty monkey off her back, and she’s busy arguing with Christopher Kane on who’s better at jumping off a turnbuckle?
22	STEPHANIE DALLINS	+1	Of course is happy that her own partner got to be the first woman to pin Aimee Easter.  But she’s also got to remember she was denied the exact same opportunity to do that by Easter & Lightning.  Think she’ll be remembering that in the coming week?
21	SERAFINA DECARO	-1	Serafina continues to remain a puzzle, struggling against Jodie Gray and the Leavenworths, but then turning around and stopping Stacey’s return dead in its tracks.  She almost seems like a calmer, more rational version of Big Match Jenny
20	JODIE GRAY	-11	Jodie’s been tweeting the lyrics to Katy Perry’s “Roar” in an attempt to hype herself up.  Considering how she got bounced out of the Femme For All, perhaps she should try “The One That Got Away”
19	JO MCFARLANE	SAME	Jo’s won seven out of her last nine, and it’s paid off, as she’s been guaranteed an upcoming shot at the Future Shock Championship again.  If there’s a Most Improved category at this year’s Awards, Jo is certainly a frontrunner
18	HOLLY ADAMS	+3	The Blondetourage just does not stop, taking only one loss so far in a DQ.  Holly better take a good long look at the picture above her though.  That’s her upcoming opponent at Anarchy. Gingervitis ahoy!
17	JENNIFER WILLIAMS	-6	Jenny drops on idling, and still is nursing a three match losing streak.  Hopefully that time’s paid off for her when she steps into the ring against Arabella Black
16	MADELYNE MCTAGGERT	+6	One thing to worry about… are the Blondetourage getting TOO cocky here?  Nicole Knight is no slouch, and she’s been thoroughly pissed off at the way she’s been treated.  There comes a point when the tricks run out that could put Maddy in trouble.
15	EMMA MACNAMARA	SAME	Ever since flogging Kate Steele half to death back in June, Emma’s been in almost a curse, losing five out of six.  Of course, she hasn’t exactly been facing slouches, but going down to Becka Hate was certainly indicitave of her struggles.  Perhaps having Anarchy off would do her some good.
14	CRYSTAL HILTON	-4	I don’t know what the hell Hilton’s going on about joining the No Surrender division when submissions are clearly not her strong point.  Especially with the full knowledge that she’s about to deal with a vindictive and recently embarrassed Dreamkiller.  Better focus, Rose Goddess
13	MISTY WHITMORE	SAME	After months of being used and abused by the Blondetourage, Misty needs to regain her focus.  Kelly McGuffin’s less than a week away, and then a TV title shot.  Nab those, and all the bitchiness in the world won’t diminish her gleam.
12	SUNNY KYOUN	+2	All love to Dallins, but I think Witches’ Brew’s Unity hopes rests a little more on Sunny’s shoulders.  If she’s focuses, and goes into Super Sunny mode, it’s going to take the devil of all shenanigans to keep those titles around Poets & Prophets Waists
11	ALYSSON GARDNER	+1	Downing an Ultraviolence icon is one thing.  The outgoing UV Champion is another.  But can Aly truly keep the former pitfighter Penny Buchanan down for a ten count?  That may be too tall an order for even her.
10	TARA THUNDER NO SURRENDER CHAMPION	+15	Finally, Tara is getting booked, and as a result, she’s right back in the Top 10 where she belongs.  Tara has not suffered a fall since the Iron Woman Submission Match way the hell back in March.  Guess who her opponent was?
9	MIKAELA DEMIDOV	+10	I looked through every Femme For All bracket we’ve had yet, and I can’t think of a more surprising run to the finals than Mika’s.  It’d be the mother of all Cinderella stories… if she didn’t keep annoying the piss out of everyone.
8	SCARLETT KINCAID	SAME	While one half of the FFA finals is a stunner, the other is anything but.  Scar’s run to Anarchy seemed navigable to begin with, and when Laura Steele did half her job for her and Becka gamely pressed on regardless, Kincaids ticket was punched
7	KATE STEELE	SAME	No change?  Yup.  Since May, Kate is averaging over two matches per month, which is considerably more than anyone else in FFW.  She’s obviously a commodity, so it’s kind of hard to drop her even with her less than stellar record.  Kate has faced the toughest schedule of anyone in FFW, and has fought her heart out pretty much all the way
6	AIMEE EASTER UNITY CHAMPION	-1	Aimee’s got a big November lined up, starting with defending a title, then hoping to win one.  She enters November with her ego slightly bruised thanks to Sunny Kyoun, but knowing she’s beatable will likely make her more vicious and desperate than ever.
5	VALERIE LAMB	-1	Val won’t step into the ring at all between her loss to Wendy and the rematch in Indianapolis, so you can bank on her being fresh.  Either way, we should be looking at what might be the best main event in FFW history
4	PENNY BUCHANAN ULTRAVIOLENCE CHAMPION	-1	Penny made the most of her single match in October, putting on a bonafide clinic against Sophia Black.  If she can survive Gardner, I don’t really see anyone in the division capable of bringing her down
3	LIGHTNING TELEVISION CHAMPION UNITY CHAMPION	+3	Most wrestlers get about two to three matches in a PPV cycle.  When all is said and done, Lightning will have had SIX.  And the biggest are yet to come, with her defending both of her belts in a three week span.
2	EILEEN AMARO EVOLUTION CHAMPION	SAME	So what if she lost to Tara Thunder in a No Surrender style match?  Eileen was fantastic in wrestling an unfamiliar style, and has been damn near invincible outside of that.  She’ll need to be once again, if she hopes to survive Aimee Easter’s challenge
1	WENDY BRIESE FFW CHAMPION	SAME	Generally, there’s only two things that can work Indianapolis up into a frenzy- the Colts and the 500.  Anarchy has created a same effect, as the people of the Circle City are rallying behind the hometown girl.  Believe me when I say that Wendy’s working damn hard to make sure she doesn’t disappoint them.