We hit the halfway point today, in our countdown of the top FFW stars of 2013. Like said earlier, this installment has a pretty significant international flavor as we get closer and closer to the Top 50
HANNA ELLIOTT
2013 Record: 0-5-1
Nobody was better at feeling sorry for herself than Hanna, who could take months to recover from even the most simple of losses. She had plenty of opportunities throughout 2014 against some stiff compeition, but ultimately couldn't capitalize on any.
TIFA HEAFY
2013 Record: 3-3
The pressure's on for Tifa, as she finished the year off by winning FFW's "One To Watch", an award that puts her in the same camp as Eileen Amaro and Caroline Stark. Her near win in the TV Title ladder match is a testament to her promise, and she's pretty much guaranteed to start her 2014 PPV Schedule off with a win.
DESTINY CAMPBELL
2013 Record: 5-2
Save for a close loss to Misty for the TV title, Destiny didn't exactly face a murderer's row in 2013, but she got the job done more often than not, including a win over Candi that launched her into title contention. It's a given that she'll be challenging for the belt again in 2014.
STARDUST
2013 Record: 2-2
THe pretty half of the Future Shock Season X Champions seems to also be the most levelheaded member of the group. Of course, that's if you don't count Obama, and, well, why wouldn't you count the 2013 Most Influential?
METEORA
2013 Record: 2-2
Despite winning Season X, the Rudos found themselves in the shadow of the runner ups- Witches' Brew, who went on to win the Unity titles. It hardly maters, to be honest, the Mexicans are carving out their own niche in FFW, one crime against humanity at a time.
CARA STONE
2013 Record: 0-1
Cara entered 2013 the Ultraviolence Champion, but a quick upset to Emma MacNamara at Cold Blooded changed that. It only got worse- Cara lost her cool and badmouthed the company during the Extreme Envy special, and was shown the door as a result. Last I heard, she's somewhere in the independent circuit, and there's a lot of women in FFW who'd love to have her back.
SOPHIA BLACK
2013 Record: 3-11
For a few weeks in the early summer, it looked like Sophia was finally going to turn the corner, culminating at Unstoppable with a win over Jo McFarlane and Neon. But things slowly began to go downhill after theat, and Sophia went back to her old form, losing five in a row to end the year.
STACEY
2013 Record: 1-3-1
It's a pretty far fall when you start the year running lackey work for the same woman who screwed you out of the FFW Championship six months prior, but that's where Stacey was. SHe never really recovered, going on hiatus before coming back and suffering the first true falls of her FFW tenure to Serafina and Crystal Hilton. At least she's doing better in SVW... albeit with Legendary to back her up.
MILEENA SAVAGE
2013 Record: 3-8
Mileena hit the ground running with an upset win over Claire Black and a runner up position in the Extreme Envy battle royal. After that, things went downhill with losses to Arabella and Stephanie Sullivan, as well as a rematch to Claire Black. Nonetheless, she remains as antagonistic as ever, and closed the year on a strong note, being runner up in the No Surrender Chase For the Crown.
SOPHIE RICHARDS
2013 Record: 2-1-1
It was a strangely uneventful year for the former TV Champion- Sophie's only purpose in FFW seemed to be ridding the company of Desirae Kain. She accomplished that at Unstoppable IV, and neither she nor Desi has been seen in the ring since. That changes next month- Sophie was the lucky woman to draw a main event match against Wendy Briese at Byte This V.
NEXT UP: What could have been, what never was, what might be soon, and please go away stupid British lady.
We're back!
So after a brief hiatus because WEndy forced me to train for a match that saw a guy walk out after ten minutes (and Christmas), we're back to resume the X-travaganza countdown, as we march towards the #1 spot. We've covered spots 71-106, whch means now, finally, we have less women remaining to rank than women on the roster. You have no idea how much of an accomplishment that is.
CHRISTELLE GILLET
2013 Record: 2-2
I actually kept getting emails asking where the hell Gillet was. Which is weird, because if you're a fan, you'd want her to not appear for as long as possible. Gillet only had four matches in 2013, the most memorable being the epic flamout by Marie Reynolds, in which Christelle stopped her from beating up a referree. With her new French Supremacist attitude, Christelle may make a run at the No Surrender title in 2014
FREYA KANE
2013 Record: 0-5
Poor Freya couldn't win a single match in her FFW tenure, but it wasn't for lack of trying as she got stuck up against some of the most notorious cheaters in the company. After having her career terminated thanks to a brutal injury suffered at the hands of Mika Demidov, she's looking towards a career in announcing. She should be pretty good.
ALLISON SULLIVAN
2013 Record: 1-5
Another year, another name change for Allison, who seems to be one hell of a cheerleader with an identity crisis. She's now part of the faction known as Motor City Steele, so it's a pretty good guess what her last name is going to be by the end of 2014. And the Sheffields die a little more inside.
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MICKEY SCARBOROUGH
2013 Record: 1-2
THEYRE BACK! Sadly, not in FFW, but the Scarborough Fair will be returning to SVW after being ran out of the company by Anger Management. It's a credit to their ability that the FFW Champion herself bursts into tears and flees at the mere thought of them ever getting back in the ring. Also, I know for a fact that Mickey is not going to hold her higher ranking over Raquel in any way shape or form.
JEM MICHAELS
2013 Record: 2-3
No Holding Back joined FFW after a long, successful Indy career hoping to make that next step. As of yet, they haven't managed to do that, although they have shown some flashes of brilliance, particularly in their last two matches, both wins.
ARABELLA BLACK
2013 Record: 4-1
The Chainsaw Bunny has been great in the ring this year... when she's actually gotten in the ring. She's made decent pushes towards the Evolution and Unity Championships in what few matches she's had. She'll get that chance to get an Evolution shot at One Night Stand
MISS DEMEANOR
2013 Record: 1-0
Miss Demeanor only had one match in FFW, but what a match it was!- the Ten Femme Chaos match against the Power Trip. Demeanor acquitted herself well, and helped her team to a glorious victory.
ANGELA HINCHCLIFFE
2013 Record: 3-2
Angela's first official match in FFW ended with her having tea thrown in her face by Laura Steele. They ended the year with two consecutive victories of Crystallized Steele, in a most cathartic fashion.
PAYTON ST. PIERRE
2013 Record: 1-2
PayDirt's second FFW tenure came to an end much like the first one- with her being released for being positively out of control in going after Kinsey Robinson after a loss for a Chase for the Crown. Before that, she actually managed to win two out of three against Penny Buchanan. Yeah... THAT Penny Buchanan.
CRYSTAL HATE
2013 Record: 1-14
And you thought Michelle Taylor had the most losses? Crystal did face much tougher competition, and got that head to head win over Michelle back in July, but outside of that, 2014 has not been her year. Still, as long as she's in that tag team with Laura Hate, she'll at least be making people hate her, and hate is better than apathy.
NEXT UP: The countdown takes an international flavor with Brits, Canadians, Mexicans, and Australians! And the FFW Champion that never was.
