That of course depends on the expectations of the person who is paying for it, but an easy way to assess it is how you feel at the end of the hour.   There have been times I knew I was in for a long miserable hour within the  first few minutes.  There have been rare occasions when I wished it would never end.  This is an account of one of those rare exceptional occasions. 

Africa has been wrestling primarily out of Los Angeles for the last few years.  She has done video matches for KenStar, Tigra, Silver Sun and Premier Productions (recently as Tania).  She was a track star in high school and college, and has been involved with bodybuilding for several years.  She always loved to wrestle as well, and has just decided to do a little touring in addition to local sessions in L.A. 

I've long admired her videos - she has fearlessly taken on giants like Joanne  Needham, Zee, Joanne Lee and many others, male and female -  for the last  few years - and I arranged to meet her with much excitement, and anticipation  of her style from repeated tape viewings. 

A seemingly small but demure young lady answered the door of the hotel  room, wearing a baggy black silk warmup outfit, and judging from the way  she looked, she appeared to be about 150 lbs. - not the 185 that I had seen  demolishing the large male K.C. on a recent video.  But the smiling face of  the lady swept away all doubts that she really was Africa !  I don't think I'm exaggerating in saying that she is the prettiest woman I have ever seen on  a wrestling mat, or on a posing stage as well.  Beautifully toned light brown  skin, long flowing straight black hair cascading down her back, small but  expressive soulful brown eyes and a cute little nose, her dazzling white  teeth seemed to cast a surreal glow about her. 

As I was starting to change into my gear, she slowly and methodically slipped off the jacket of her outfit, and I wasn't fully prepared for what I was about to see - cut and ripped 17" biceps, on a massively muscled and  exquisitely sculpted upper body.  Africa has been known for having devastating strength in her lower body (27" thighs), but now she was a double threat.  What was amazing was that fully clothed she seemed so sleek and lean, but in her two piece wrestling gear, she was in better shape than many competitive bodybuilders I have met over the past 3 years.   And she seemed to grow to her full stature of 5'7", 185 pounds of muscles that have to be seen to be believed.  

Africa has been maintaining a daily regimen of working out, cardio and nutrition, and there is not a single hint of steroids on her phenomenal body.   She is a 100% natural woman who is very dedicated to her training. And  this vision is topped off with a face that could easily grace the covers of  any fashion or modeling magazines.  Her beauty is stunning. 

And this lady wrestles too  ? 
 

1. She loves to wrestle ! She will give you a full hour of action, and her stamina is sustained at a frenzied peak throughout.  She is willing to start falls on her feet, knees or even college style, depending on what you prefer.  We tried a little of everything, and she was effective in any position.   2.  She can take you down in a variety of ways.  Headlocks seem to be the standard operating procedure for the majority of wrestlers, and Africa's headlocks are very devastating, especially with a 17" boulder pounding into your head.  She did some bearhug takedowns which were so effective against the larger Joanne Lee, some leg sweeps that had me flying into the air as if I was an ash tray, and some collegiate style waist takedowns. When she is on top, with her 185 lbs. sitting on your stomach, staring down and smiling at you, enjoy the view,  cuz you aint going nowhere.  And there are times that you don't want to.... 
    
2. Her scissors are among the best in the business, and her power increases gradually with great affect.  Africa has solid and muscular 27" thighs - the most powerful legs I have ever experienced -  and has the best developed calves I have seen on any wrestler as well  (I've heard much debate in the newsgroups on the lack of calf size on black bodybuilders, but Africa is an impressive exception).  Her grapevine is the most devastating I have ever faced. Her head scissors are punishing whether you are caught in her thighs or calves. She also has a delightful way of laying on her side while you're trapped and trying to escape.  She crosses her hands and tilts her smiling face as she quizzically says to you (in various combinations) "are you planning on going anywhere? do you actually think you're getting out of this? are we going to have to do this for an hour? this can get boring? can't I get any kind of challenge?  this is really much to easy for me, don't you want me to work just a little ?"
    
3. Her match psychology is phenomenal. I think one of Africa's greatest attributes is how she can maintain a running dialogue with you - not so obviously cloying like some of the women who do fake domination videos, but a cool and sultry series of comments that grow in their gentle humor, and shows that no one should be taking these activities so seriously.  An endless stream of consciousness ensues (if you want her to do that - and you should!) with more comments like "Is this the best you can do, can't you even make a little bit of an effort to get out? oh, you are trying? oh, sorry,  I couldn't tell if you were trying".  You can't help but enjoy this matter-of-fact dialogue. 
    
4. She is so strong that she can easily dominate you for the entire hour and provide you with no offense. Some women prefer matches like this. However, Africa loves to wrestle as well, and will give you a few chances to try to mount some sort of offense against her. Every now and then she would slightly roll over so that I could maneuver her to the mat. Looking up, she would start using her psychology on you --- "I like it like this, it's nice when someone can finally get on top for a change, do you think you're going to be there long, do you actually think you did that yourself, do you know why I like this position? because I'm going to have to beat you now. Do you think you can count to 3 before then?"  You have to hear her to believe it.  And try as you might to prevent her boasts from becoming a reality, she clenches those pearly whites and drives her massive upper body up at you, where she will then clamp on a bearhug, headlock or scissors (head or body) and it's only a matter of time. Then the chatter continues - "I really thought you would have fought a little harder than that, were you just letting me do that so easily because I'm a woman", etc. 
    
5. She prefers competitive and semi-competitive wrestling, and can do some magnificent posing as well. She is especially proud of her biceps and you will find yourself wanting to put her in positions to show them off to full advantage. Please do not ask her to face sit (if I were into that, she'd be my first choice) or do any fantasy stuff - she is very serious about her wrestling, and is not into that other stuff at all.   

I've long admired Africa through her videos, and was glad to see that my opinions were justified after meeting her.  She is a dynamic, intelligent, beautiful and very conscientious wrestler and bodybuilder who should certainly be high on your  "must see" list - and you will definitely be looking forward to subsequent meetings with her.  My highest and most enthusiastic endorsement!