INCOMING!: Breaking Point 02.08.14 Preview (Raleigh, NC)

HRM... I WONDER WHAT A CATTLE PROD HERE WOULD FEEL LIKE... 

Welcome to Raleigh, home of the North Carolina State Wolfpack, which is in turn the home of fat shirtless guys acting weird. 

No, seriously.  I'm not kidding. 



With that kind of enthusiasm, small wonder we're heading there in the wake of One Night Stand, where I'm almost certain we'll have a row of shirtless Carolinians spelling out TARA THUNDER. 

Sorry Alysson, your name's too long, and really, they just don't have that many friends. 


FUJIKO MINE vs. CINDY WARREN
Mine (pronounced Mi-NAY, as in Mi-NAY Mouse), makes her long awaited debut against a hometown girl, who is a NCSU grad and nurse, and currently undefeated in FFW with a win over Kanna Haroshi (LMAO T.R.U.T.H.).  After being punked by fellow newcomer Veronica Taylor in her hometown, I doubt Fujiko is all that reserved about doing the same to Warren in hers.  Except this will be awesome, instead of rage inducing.  
PROJECTED WINNER: Fujiko, unless Cindy has some penchant for getting upset wins over Japanese.  Then again, we're not all that sure Fujiko IS Japanese.  I think she is.  I don't know.  She kinda looks... maybe?  Either way, she wins.

SUMMER vs. SHAELIN O'HARA
The Former TV Champion returns to FFW after over a years absence, and comes in a heavy favorite against the winless O'Hara.  Summer's one of the nicest women in the business, unless you get a little frisky on her booty, as poor Bryan Deas found out.  No spankings! 
PROJECTED WINNER: Here's the thing about O'Hara- when you're this big of an underdog, you have two options.  One is to whine about it, and keep making promises about 'showing everyone', the other is to shut up, grit your teeth, train your ass off, and gloat like a motherfucker after you pull the upset.  Guess which route works more often, and guess which route Shaelin went. They don't match. Summer takes this. 

VALENTINA LOZANO vs. RHEA LASKARIS
Two women who think they're Goddesses square off here.  Valentina of course being the goddess of edible nail polish, while Rhea is the goddess of dead mechanical bulls.  And when they fight- hoo boy!  It's the best episode of Xena ever! 
PROJECTED WINNER: The only way you're going to beat Rhea is by evading her power, and well, let's be honest, Valentina's too arrogant.  She'll dodge Rhea a couple times, maybe even get a good one over on her, then act like she's won the FFW World Heavyweight Championship.  And then Rhea catches her, and roll credits. 

NEVEAH SUMMERS vs. DESTINY FIGGINS
God, we sure are hyping up the new talent tonight, aren't we?  This is a carryover from ONS, where Neveah cemented her role as the strongest of the newcomers, while Figgins got a bit lost in the shuffle.  Now, one on one, this is a great chance for Figgins to shine, with more room to move about the ring. 
PROJECTED WINNER: Like I said, Neveah is the best of the newcomers right now, and until proven otherwise.  I think this is going to be a heck of a match, but I need to see Destiny proving she can actually beat Neveah before I push my chips in on her. 

MISTY WHITMORE vs. LAURA STEELE
It'll have been eight days since Laura rammed that Rod of Sophistication (read: Cattle Prod) into Adam's chest, and 80% of the FFW locker room will still be wanting her dead.  Misty drew the short straw, having been booked against Laura even before the incident happened.  Whitmore better work fast- she may be on a clock with allthe angry women backstage. 
PROJECTED WINNER: Better be Misty, because if Laura wins, that puts her in a TV title match, and I don't think any of us could bear to think of that happening. 

TARA THUNDER vs. ALYSSON GARDNER
Definitely an interesting mix of conflicting styles here.  Tara may be the best technician in FFW, and Alysson's got a belt that says she's good at thwacky-time, although we've seen Aly put on a few awesome tech shows herself when she needs to. 
PROJECTED WINNER: Gardner hasn't lost a match since Septemer (six matches ago) or taken a fall since June (nine matches ago).  But it's so damn hard to pick against Tara, who pretty much only loses to Caroline Stark or Wendy Briese.  This one's going to be close,and certainly deserving of a main event, but in the end, I think Tara has the reserves to add another big name to her resume.