FAWNatics FEEDBACK - Possible Spoilers

Fantastic card once more, and well worth the wait. I'm reader as well as writer, so I figured I'd provide my thoughts.


Cheerleaders vs. Isobel LaMont

I guess Zoe was technically there too, but really it was just LaMont powering her way through both opponents. It seemed to me that Isobel is quite eager for more in-ring action, even if Zoe appears to want her to operate purely as a bodyguard / muscle. I already sense the potential for conflict in the future, particularly if Isobel starts getting more of that attention and spotlight which Zoe craves so much. Then again, Zoe comes from a family that's the one percent of the one percent, which makes staying in her good graces a very lucrative proposition. Whatever happens in the future, in the meantime they look to be a very formidable tag team -- one that can keep opponents discombobulated with the massive style change between Zoe and Isobel.  


Dayna Ezra vs. Yoona Park

Another debuting wrestler, and a powerhouse at that, who unfortunately lost in a bit of a controversial ending. I think it's debatable whether or not Dayna could have gotten out of the last hold by herself, but what's not debatable is that she ended the match in better shape than her opponent. Perhaps a bit of a poor sport there after the end, although Yoona is just so, so irritating towards anyone who's in the ring with her that it's almost understandable. Despite Park actually managing to wrestle a squeaky-clean, babyface style without so much as a hair-pull, she just can't help but be an antagonistic, taunting jerk and it appears that she's made a bit of an enemy here when she didn't have to.


Hot & Bothered vs. Burlingames

The hits just keep on coming for Kylie's return tour. I think Vanilla Chill is personally undefeated, and the only loss that any member of H&B has taken was Jasmine in the rookie tournament. It certainly helps to roll three deep for every match when the opposing side brings only one or two, but they've gotten some pretty impressive scalps in a very short time -- LK twice, Lily twice, and now the Ace of the Black Court. Clearly their tiff with the Burlingames isn't over though (perhaps building up to a Jasmine / Lily rivalry too?), and I wonder what either Lily or Susan would do the next time around to even up the odds. 


RoY: Estrina Starfire vs. Anna Sharpe

Most unfortunate for the Singaporean star. A valiant effort, but Anna is a different level than Caity as a fighter, and there was no miracle to be had this time around. It seemed that Estrina got a little too caught up in the moment, perhaps unwisely going for the Hurricanrana with an injured back, and that was all she wrote. Definitely a galling loss for Estrina, being made to quit for the first time in her career and then being forced to suffer her own post-match humiliation. Anna and Caity advance to the finals against a pair of women with whom they probably draw a lot of comparisons, and the personality clashes alone promise a very explosive final match to crown rookie of the year.


RoY: Roulette vs. Camille Cosworth

Roulette has tricks. Many, many tricks. Camille has only one trick, but what an awesome trick it is -- Bray Wyatt's bugs and maggots have nothing on Cosworth's black-lit TRON lines. Camille also advances to the finals after a weird and wacky match that only FAWN can produce (no thanks to Yoona, but with a few subtle assists from Solene). It's perhaps unsurprising that Camille and Anna are the last two remaining, given that they are also the two who have had the most FAWN experience under their belts. Caity might do well to keep wary of her counterpart in Yoona, however, given what Park did to both Demetria and Kylie in Round One. As for Roulette, I feel really sorry for whoever's the next unfortunate wrestler to share a ring with the clown.


EA Title: Amara Singh vs. Fiona Waterford

It shocked me to see Amara get abused like that. Ever since beating Lenore on the beach she's been on an extraordinarily dominant tear, but Lady Fiona really seemed to have her number here. Upon further consideration I suppose it shouldn't have been such a surprise, especially since Fiona is an ex-IC champ who used to steamroll Shea London as well. Getting herself DQ'ed to retain is such a lowbrow thing to do too, and I can't help but wonder if Amara has only delayed the inevitable. With her performance here, Fiona could likely get herself a rematch any time she wants, and Amara HAS to go back to the drawing board to figure out how to better handle the duchess in case she comes knocking again sooner rather than later. 


Tag title: Kanes vs. Valleys

Good to see the Kanes healthy and hale after that attack by Scandalous. Other than that, it seemed to be business as usual for the Irish girls. Their teamwork is so on point and airtight that if they lived in the Pacific Rim universe, they'd be Jaeger pilots. There's no shortage of challengers in the tag division though, and I actually expected Scandalous to make another cameo appearance in this match -- if not to interfere directly, then to at least plant that seed of paranoia in the minds of the Kanes.


World Title:

Wow, what can I say? Up until now, my sympathies really laid with JJ in her feud with Maddy. Jacobs' only "crime" was to send Lisa Dream to the looney bin before Crane could get her hands on the Dream, and I really felt that Maddy was making a mountain out of a molehill. Not anymore though. Ruining someone's world title shot is about as villainous as it gets, and it seemed that Jenny even shocked herself with her actions. Hard to say whether she "saved" Veronica as she seems to think, but safe to say that her actions didn't endear herself to Maddy, or Veronica, or anyone else who trains at the Hellhole. Considering the backlash that she's sure to get, I wonder if this could potentially be JJ's start of darkness.