Crystal Selane and Buffy Wilson were both on the bubble. Selane entered ACW with a lot of hype, immigrating from Russia along with her “partner-in-crime” Bridgete Kournova. Neither had lived up to the hype nor the expectation and they had fallen under criticism from competitors and members of management. Buffy Wilson was also a victim of hype. The niece of ACW legend Taylor Wilson, Buffy had received a tryout based on her relationship with Taylor and many believed she lacked the skill-set to compete at the highest level. With Taylor Wilson having yet another fallout with management, Buffy appeared to be on her own. This match, therefore, would seem to be a turning point for both competitor’s career.

The battle began upstairs as Buffy went on the attack. She sprung at Crystal like a leopard, but the smaller girl anticipated the move and easily sidestepped it. Buffy left herself exposed and Crystal jumped on top the bed and delivered a powerful elbow to the midsection.

Buffy buckled under the blow as all of the air seemed to help escape her lungs. As she drew her legs up to try to regain her breath, Crystal attacked her ribs with jumping elbow drivers. With a surprising precision, she employed the maneuver again and again to the spot Wilson left unprotected.

Finally, Buffy was able to yank her opponent off of the bed by a handful of hair. She was still in immense pain, however, and could only curl up in a ball, trying to blunt the stabbing pain and to relieve her struggle for breath. Crystal had no intention of giving up however and sprung back into action.

With more punishment coming, Buffy looked for an avenue of escape. She delivered an elbow of her own into the midsection of the flying Selane but the wind taken out of her solar plexus took the wind out of her sails. Crystal pounced on top of Buffy and tried to wrap her legs around the slim blondes midsection, looking once again to limit the supply of oxygen. Buffy fought hard to shake her off and shook the smaller girl often.

Weakened to the point of collapse, Wilson crawled toward the edge of the bed hoping to make a dash to the stairs. Selane laughed mockingly, taunting her in Russian and grabbed the back of WIlson’s hair. Wilson howled in pain, causing Selane to surge in a spasm of laughter.