INCOMING! One Night Stand Preview, Part 1 (Milwaukee, WI)

SLIGHTLY LESS EMBARRASSING THAN LOSING TO SHAELIN O'HARA 

Alright.  So with just eleven days to go until FFW's first Pay-Per-View Special of the year (and perhaps the most anticipated match in company history), tensions are running high.  Fifteen matches are set to go down, with forty women stepping into that ring over the course of the evening.  Four titles are on the line, while three belts will also be deciding their next contender.  Add in a few grudge matches, a little bit of filler, and viola!  A card for the ages. 

With such a big card, a simple incoming column just isn't good enough, so we'll be going a bit more in depth here.   As such, we'll also be dividing it up into three sections, with today's focusing on the lower third of the card.   A lot of new wrestlers are in here, as well as some of our less... successful ones. 

Yeah, lookie.  We have our own graphics here.  Not as awesome as FFW's, but hey.  I'm a columnist, not a graphix artist. 

WHAT'S AT STAKE: Ah, the feeling of dread before the Future Shock Season Champion makes her debut.  The past couple of seasons, we've been lucky (Marla, The Rudos).  Before that, we had Desirae Kain and April Evans, so just because you won the season doesn't mean you're going to be a success.  A lot of that hinges on tonight- if Lilly makes her debut a win, the odds of her career being a successful one go way higher, and vice versa on a loss.  For Shaelin, it's proving the doubters (i.e. me) wrong.  Many figure she'll never win so much as a match in FFW.  Pulling it off against the Season 12 Champion will be a hell of a way to prove people wrong. 

EXPERT ANALYSIS: But who the hell are we kidding here?  Shaelin is bad in the ring, and utterly clueless about her place in this industry outside of it.  This is going to be an easier fight than Lilly had in Future Shock, and there is no way in hell Ryan Shef's sister is going to choke in her debut.

PROJECTED WINNER: Lilly Sheffield 

WHAT'S AT STAKE: Mercy made a couple mistakes in her intro matcha against Candi, but ended up with the win, and certainly has a promising chance to be something in FFW.  Meanwhile, Crystal eagerly awaits the chance to match last year's win total in her first contest of 2014. 

EXPERT ANALYSIS: Of all the influx of new talent that is coming into FFW, Vargas is one of the most hyped and for good reason- she is an extremely decorted veteran.  And while we've all seen minor-league success fail to transfer to FFW before, Mercy is so far doing all the right things.  Look for her to pound the hapless Hate into oblivion here, and move to 2-0.

PROJECTED WINNER: Mercedes Vargas

WHAT'S AT STAKE: More than you think.  A lot of people discount these newcomer four-way matches as simply filler, but in truth, this is how we seperate the women wrestlers from girls who want to roll around a ring.   Impress here, and suddenly your name is on that coveted TV Title contenders list. Also, Summers and Lindsay seem to have a bot of a past with each other.  And I don't think it involved sipping milkshakes down at the drug store. 

EXPERT ANALYSIS: Two of these women have yet to so much as get in the ring, which always makes for a bit of a tough call.  Hope surprised in the last multiple person match she was in, but I just have a feeling she's going to be outclassed here.  Figgins fancies herself a daredevil... which seems to bite one in the ass more often than not in a match like this.  It seems Neveah's already got a win over Abigail from before FFW, and is the only one of these four with a win yet in FFW.  So while I'm a bit concerned about buying into her own hype, I'll go ahead and take at least a free sample.  

PROJECTED WINNER: Neveah Summers

WHAT'S AT STAKE: For Tifa, this is the kind of match that only really matters if you lose.  Still, it's always fun to beat up a Loveheart, and she's getting her PPV salary to do it.  And it's a chance for her to live up to her award.  You wanna be the one to watch, Tifa?  Make us watch you.  Show us all you can do against a defenseless opponent.  Should be entertaining. 

EXPERT ANALYSIS: With all due respect to Tifa, I'm not wasting my time on this.  So instead... here's my clients daughter Theresa to give her analysis. 

SEVEN YEAR OLD GIRL ANALYSIS: Tifa will kill her, duh. Now give me my ice cream back before I tell Mom. 

PROJECTED WINNER: Tifa Heafy 

WHAT'S AT STAKE: Like the fatal four-way earlier, this provides two newcomers a huge chance to move up and stand out.  But it goes beyond that- this shit's personal.  Remember, going into Episode 3 of Future Shock Season 12, Laine's fate was on the wall.  She played Riddick for a complete sucker, chained her to the ropes, won immunity by countout, and Riddick was sent packing in her place.  Adira's wanted revenge ever since, and even though the fans denied her the chance, now she gets it.  But Laine sprung another sneak attack on her at Velocity, right after Adira's debut win over Hope Dawson. 

EXPERT ANALYSIS: I don't think there's too much dispute among the FFW Faithful that Adira's the better wrestler.  But Laine is clearly in her head, and so far, Riddick hasn't acted all that well about it.  If DJ can incite her into doing something hotheaded, the night is going to end badly for her.  If she can keep her cool, her chances go way up.  It all comes down to- is Riddick using these two weeks  to stew, or to prepare? What signs we have suggest Adira's doing the right things, and we'll be seeing her the winner Saturday Night. 

PROJECTED WINNER: Adira Riddick