I'm still getting the freezing at the point before the wrist straps, and no one from the IRC has been able to help.
Edit: Perhaps I should explain it more. Y'see, I get the fighter folder, put the textures in there, make sure every one is replacing, make the .pac version of each one that needs it, and delete the ones that don't work (according to stacksmash. I got the ]ee[ hacks mere seconds before it went down) when I run it on gecko 1.8, it freezes at the previously mentioned point. I've tried removing the fighter folder, and I can still run Brawl+ fine. (doing it right now, in fact) But when I try to add the fighter folder, which is in PF, the problem reoccurs. I've even tried using different textures from a different guy, but no dice. So, if anyone could help, that'd be great.