INCOMING! ONE NIGHT STAND Preview, Part 3

SILVER AND GOLD.  SILVER AND GO- WAIT... THEY DON'T MAKE SILVER TITLE BELTS?  JUST GOLD THEN.  

If the bottom of the card showcased the new talent, while the middle of the card showcased the rising stars, the upper card is all about the belts, baby.  Four of them, up for grabs in an interesting array of matches that will make up the true meat of One Night Stand.  Three of the contests consist of rematches in one form or another, and some of the company's biggest, fiercest rivalries will be highlighted next Saturday night. 

WHAT'S AT STAKE: The Ultraviolence Championship, which Alysson won at Anarchy and successfully defended against Kate Steele in the last show of the year.  Marla got her shot via dominating Season 11, the Ultraviolence Season, defeating Natalya Demidov and Lana Star in the Thunderdome, and again beat Natalya in her official debut.  

EXPERT ANALYSIS: If you read part 2 carefully enough, you already know my prediction for this match, and boy did I get a backlash for it.  But... but... Marla's a rookie and Alysson's experienced and a way better wrestler and... agreed.  BUT (and,  it's a bigger but than Rose Jenkins), there's something about Marla that makes her more dangerous than your typical rookie, even a Future Shock Champion.  She's broken the system.  She's using cheat codes, and there's nothing anyone can do about it because Marla has taken the "anything goes" aspect of the Ultraviolence division to such an extreme that I don't think its possible for anyone- and that includes Alysson, to properly be prepared for it.  For Lee, this isn't a match so much as a trap waiting to snap shut on Gardner, who's going to be unable, and probably unwilling, to do what it would take to break it.  Do I like it?  No.  Do I hope whatever happens backfires on Marla so thoroughly she gets launched into orbit?  Yes.  Am I holding my breath?  Nope

PROJECTED WINNER: Marla Lee

WHATS AT STAKE: The Unity Championships, defended for the first time by the Brew, who won the belts on November 9.  The Meanest Girls have made zero secret since they joined in July that they were gunning for the Unity, and have shot up the tag ranks, although they were defeated in their last tag match by the Rockin' Kittens.  

EXPERT ANALYSIS: It's tough to sneeze at the Blondetourage- you can't combine talent and arrogance and flat out bitchiness into two people that easily.  But here's the problem- Witches Brew has been dealing with shit like this from day one, particularly Sunny, who's been clobbered upside the head by a briefcase and placed in an attempted burro-scheisse video.  Which leaves you wondering- what is it that the Meanest Girls can do that the Brew hasn't already managed to overcome?  I'm sure there's an answer somewhere, but until I hear it, I'm thinking it's going to be a booty shaking night. 

PROJECTED WINNER: Witches Brew

WHAT'S AT STAKE: The Evolution Championship, won by Easter at Anarchy and defended for the first time as Eileen cashes in her rematch clause.  Which means the winner gets a nice two month reign before walking into the total crapshoot that is the Elimination Chamber.  Oh, and something about Eileen's boyfriend actually being a plant by Easter who betrayed her at Anarchy which, combined with the title loss, mindfucked her into a complete breakdown lasting nearly the entire month of December and emerging only at WWC when Eileen turned up a giant seething ball of Tsunamirage.  ...Saying stuff like that just is weird without Crystal Hilton's name being involved. 

EXPERT ANALYSIS: Yeah, here's the funny thing about the 'nice' girls of wrestling, such as Amaro, Whitmore, Briese, etc.  They're actually not all that fun to be around when they're ragingly pissed off, and they're even less fun to be around when they're ragingly pissed off and have carte blanche to beat the ever loving holy hell out of you.  So Aimee's basically facing a rageball who has no restrictions on what she can do to her, and the champions advantage is eliminated.  Aimee's best hope is to either use Eileen's rage against her, and goad her into doing something stupid, or to fall back on her fellow T.R.U.T.H members to screw things up, in which case I totally volunteer to second Eily myself because Tommy makes a funny little chirping sound when you punch him in the face.  Aimee's about to learn that mindfuckery always comes at a price. 

PROJECTED WINNER: Eileen Amaro

WHAT'S AT STAKE: Anytime the website says there's a rumor that this is a #1 Contenders match... It's a number one contenders match.  Also a rematch of one of the most momentous matches of 2013, the Femme For  All Semifinal when Mika stunned Camilla to advance, and essentially vault herself like three tiers up on the FFW Totem Pole.  It was also the latest in a growing line of disappointment for Pazzini, who struggles to recover from a VERY mediocre 2013 and back to winning ways in 2014. 

EXPERT ANALYSIS: So mediocre, that I'm a bit surprised this is being talked about as a potential #1 Contenders match to the FFW Championship, because, in all honesty, Camilla just hasn't been all that good since her sister injured her a year ago.  Meanwhile, the popular opinion seems to be that Demidov got lucky, and isn't really a Femme For All Finalist quality wrestler- although that probably has to do more with the fact that people just don't like her than any realistic assessment of her talents.  Either way, Mika's going to have another chip on her shoulder, and unless Camilla's screwing over of Val at Anarchy and subsequent tirade was her erasing some sort of mental block, I think she's in prime shape for another 'upset'. 

PROJECTED WINNER: Mika Demidov

WHAT'S AT STAKE: The FFW Championship, of course, won by Wendy from Val at Sin & Sacrifice, and successfully defended against the same at Anarchy- although primarily due to a cheap shot by Val's former friend Camilla Pazzini, which gave Val this additional chance.  Scarlett's in due to winning the Femme For All, making this a triple threat dream match where the winner takes home the hardware.   And the distinction of being Queen of the Gingers.  And, quite honestly, it's a triple threat dream match that I'm not sure we'll ever see in this context again, so emerging with bragging rights is going to be pretty important here. 

EXPERT ANALYSIS:  This one is so tough to call, because you are honestly looking at three women so similar, it's going to be tough to seperate them (For those in the cheap seats, Wendy will have green, Scarlett red, and Val purple).  Val's the most powerful, but probably the weakest high flyer.  Wendy's the best technician and submissionist, but the worst on power, while Scarlett's probably the best high flyer, but weakest on submissions.  But even in those categories, there is very little separation.  Ultimately, this will come down to whoever comes through in the clutch.  I never pick against my client, and I won't now, but unless you have a vested emotional interest in one competitor or another, my best advice to you is to sit back and watch what might be the best pure wrestling match in FFW history. 

PROJECTED WINNER: Wendy Briese