Page 236 – Quick Match
Wow, that ended pretty quickly, eh? And as of right now, we don’t know who actually won! But there is a winner. Take a guess? XD We’ll find out for sure on Friday.
I think everyone is pretty surprised that this one is over before it started. This is looking pretty bad for Brooke/Aphrodite considering she’s the last one in the Rookie House without a win. And judging from her last insult, she might have to polish up on that too.
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Voting incentive!
This being the first of the month, voting is REALLY important since the playing field is pretty even and the opportunity to get pretty high on the board is there. It’s a great way for you to help out and get Rival Angels some exposure. Win/win I say. Oh yeah, and there may be a sneak peak there for Friday!
Monica, Monica, Monica. You have to make sure your shoulder is up when you bridge. Most likely “Worst in Rival Angels” Brooke gets her win.
Ugh. Hopefully Amanda Breaker comes in and ends Brooke’s career. If Brooke wasn’t such a speed bump (with an extra pair bolted on her chest) she may be passable but as it is she is stinky.
Monica! Monica!
Panel 2: ‘GoDDess Aphrodite’ Brooke Lennox thought that, Monica can’t lift her. Monica just lifted a 160lbs Brooke.. hehehe
but on the votin incentives, why is Monica arguing with the referee? could it be that the referee change the decision? could this be a screw job making Brooke the winner? then again! Brooke is behind Monica with the bell.
This is a squash match!
if Brooke wins, that will be very disappointing! we all saw Monica pinned Brooke. Brooke’s both shoulder down on the mat, then this screwjob, reverse the decision. just because Michael wants her ‘GoDDess’ to win.. it’s sad that Monica loss, the screwjob happen..
BOOOOO! Brooke! BOOOOO! Brooke!
Holy cow! Aphrodite got squashed! Apparently Monica Rumble just channelled the spirit of Takeshi Morishima as she end this match quickly using Backdrop Drivaaaaahhhh!!!
first of everything!
Cool! Squash match!
Second thing!
Cool! screwjob!
but a screwjob for Monica, it’s kinda hard to swallow..
What’s going to happen next? I mean after the Friday’s update? will Monica Rumble quits Rival Angels? I really to see more on ‘Mighty’ ‘Poke Mon’ Monica Rumble..
here’s one thought:
Sabrina, Brooke and Krystin are favored in the commission’s office.. like Krystin coming in ready for Sara, while Sara isn’t ready to face Krystin.. the the screwjob on Monica, also puts Sabrina in a hot spot, in which the Hell’s Belles got angry.
I kinda think Commissioner Gabrielle used them, to scrumble the locker room. put more tention, and in which making the these three favors..
I don’t know if Sun is taking sides, as for now I haven’t saw the Commissioner and her assistant favored Sun yet. the tag team, is made and requested by Sabrina.
Well, all I can say is the old showbiz adage to Brooke: “You can’t screw an audience.” She’s gonna have to dedicate herself to some training, and to do that, she might just have to turn to Sabrina. But I’d honestly like to see Brooke apply herself and really win one. Think she can do it?
Okay… we’ve seen this far too many times. German Suplex. Pin. Both people have their shoulders down. Both get one shoulder up. From the look of panel three, this is what happened. Therefor to continue the situation: Ref in ring calls one person as the winner. Someone else sees the other person had a shoulder up from an opposite view and stops it. What happens next?
1: Ref wins.
2: Other person has authority and wins.
3: Restart match.
And the first two always lead to a rematch.
Considering those possibilities, I suspect that either 1 or 3 will happen since the only likely outside person to interfere is Michael. I don’t see the commish getting involved and I doubt anyone else has the authority to overturn the rsult, but they -might- be able to get it started again.
It’s also possible the ref sees neither shoulder up, then it comes down to the fed rules. Either the person on top wins, or the person controlling the hold wins. And different feds do it different ways. We don’t know which it is in the Angels fed.
Still… I like the odds. Of the results that end the match, Aphrodite has the advantage, since if the ref calls in Monicha’s favor, Michael may well point out Aphrodite had her shoulder up too, but it’s less likely anyone will help Monica.
I tend to agree with Picky here. I fear Monica pinned herself by not keeping her shoulders off the mat when she bridged.
As for Brooke’s comment in the final panel: “You’re not smart.” Pot, meet the Kettle. It too is black. She ain’t exactly a genius herself (no matter how things might look in the delusional reality of Brookeworld).
Monica strikes me as the impulsive type rather than unintelligent. The kind of person who jumps into a situation with both feet before thinking things through. Probably has a thing about proving that she’s every bit as tough as anyone else and then some due to her size, or lack thereof. I imagine that’s probably gotten her in trouble more than once in the past.
I would say though that both girls had their shoulder up, but monicas shoulder was away from the ref, so perhaps she couldnt see. I hope this is the answer, because if monica gets screwjobbed by brooke, shes gonna blame all the angels even more, when really i would want to see her on their side AGAINST GoDDess Aphrodite.
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Point of thought – could someone come out in favour of Monica? We have already seen that she has more friends than we thought in the locker room, maybe someone in higher places likes her too? could be the start of an interesting twist.
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To Salazen – i have a feeling its not going to be number one unless that ref wants a pice of both Brooke and Monica (and i sure wouldnt, if Monica can lift Aphrodite then she can lift her too) so my best guess is screwjob or restart with Brooke getting an upper hand since her head is in it more now
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We want more mini meatballs!
If Brooke were to win only thanks to a mistake made by Monica… I think that wouldn’t glorify her at all! And it’s not a question of being smart or not. Rather lucky or not, I figure. When I think at what she could do if she were a bit more willing, I find it a waste 😉
I kinda think referee is bias here..
coz Monica got pimples, while Brooke got bigger chest, and constantly being pretty as she would.. it will distract the referee.. and making Brooke the favor..
wait a minute!! I know that referee! he’s the one who called the match. Katherine VS Monica.. blonde hair and white skin.. That’s him.. the clue is Vote ‘Rival Angels’
linking it to episode 122.. That’s the referee..
why are the referee screwing Monica like this?
Okay, to clarify slightly, since the ref is positioned to see Aphrodite’s shoulders, he’s got a clear view of whether the shoulder that appears to be up is actually raised or not. He cannot see the shoulder Munchkin Monica has lifted so I expect that he’ll call in Aphrodite’s favor, or, if someone challenges him and can prove it, he might restart the match.
Either way, if the voting incentive is a hint… I smell Aphrodite with a big advantage because The Mighty Midget is too busy arguing to see she’s about to get clobbered and if the match does restart, guess who likely gets an easy pin after… *snicker*… the bell rings.
You guys should be refs. You’re blind! Monica’s got her off side shoulder up. I saw it! I did! LoL
In panel 4, I see Monica’s shoulder up on the count of 2. Brooke gets hers up on the count of 3, I’d call it as a restart or a Monica win, definitely not a Brooke win. But that’s what I saw, what the ref saw may be another story.
As for Brooke, I’d call this a mix of working too hard on the style and not enough on the substance, and an inability to switch gears fast enough. She wasn’t mentally ready for a fight with a real wrestler as opposed to an angry girl from the crowd (which is what I think she was calling for). But whether the defeat sticks or not (I’m going to guess not, because the one thing Brooke IS good at is slithering out of trouble when everyone’s distracted), Brooke really needs to put in some hard training before her little fantasy world implodes for good.
Not that I actually LIKE Brooke, but will we be seeing some of her backstory the way we’ve seen the other Upstarts’? It might give a better handle on why she is what she is.
Hi this action is great , Krystin finally won a match, Brooke looks like she won a match, I got a question when is Sabrina going to challenge Valley Doll? I have good reason to ask because on her site, she brag a lot but the matches I seen her wrestle were quite easy and action is kind of cheesy, please talk to her creator let this match go on,,, Thanks Shawn
As all of the above, I too would be concerned about Monica losing the match due to a common mistake in a suplex pin. However, if you look at the second panel of the count-out, you can see clearly that Monica’s left shoulder is up!
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Now, from where the ref is counting, one could argue that he could not see her shoulder up, true. But I bet he could see her, pardon my French, rack… actually, rack is Italian. Anyhow, it would be a bummer if Aphrodite won…
Hey everyone and Happy Canada Day! Â Thanks for voting! Â Currently #2 on Webcomics Planet and #40 on TWC! Â Feel free to vote again on either or both if you like. XD Â Now to jump into a controversial finish.
Picky, Brooke is kind of stinky, isn’t she? Â At least at wrestling. Â I think its obvious from our angle that Monica got her shoulder up. Â Maybe Brooke just got too cute or lazy? Â She did take a hard hit in panel 3.
Hey MGC! Â I don’t think this is a squash match. Â Monica did two moves and its over and Brooke got one in, so its not like Monica dominated. Â IMO. Â The sneak preview is just that, I can’t really say anymore. 😉 Â I think we’ll find out soon that there is still some resentment from the other Angels towards the Upstart girls. Â But from whom? Â To believe that Gabrielle doesn’t have Sun in her pocket because of the tag match would be silly. Â Sun and Gabrielle both know it. The ref will have some explaining to do on Friday.Â
It looks that way, ps2kid!
Great question, darkmark. Â I think we’re going to see Brooke address that very question come next chapter. 😉
Salazen, you always have some great thoughts on the action. Â Even if they’re not always on the money (which you have a habit of doing) they’re always awesome. Â Again, I can’t really comment too much on what you have here because I don’t want to ruin anything. Â I’m glad you are familiar with the double pin scenario here. XD Â Michael IS always a wild card, isn’t he?
LOL SteinerB! Â Brooke needs to work on her insult skills with her wrestling ones. Â You got a great read on Monica and her brashness. Â It usually is a strength but sometimes its not enough. Â It’s very possible that this match could go either way, or with a restart.
Ha ha, T-M! Â I think win, lose or restart, we’ll get some more Monica Mini-meatballs in the future. And I think we’ll see some help come Monica’s way before too long. Â She’s a spunky girl, so while that doesn’t endear her to everyone, certain people favor that, like Amanda Breaker for example.Â
Right on, Jul. Â Brooke’s still kind of fumbling around a bit, so I think just about everyone is going to be surprised with the outcome of this contest. Â Solid thoughts on Brooke though, if it goes her way.
LMAO Champ! Â Clearly we need you in a zebra sports bra reffing the action. XD
Cookie Ogre, I find that a lot of readers dislike Brooke but still find her interesting like yourself. Â I believe that next chapter, we might see Brooke start to address her wrestling career a bit. Â Good eyes with seeing Monica getting her shoulder up and Brooke’s shoulder possibly making the count. Â Can Brooke survive this one? Â If not, she’s the only Upstart girl without a win. Â Might make for a long week.
Hey Shawn! Â Krystin is +1 in the Win column, maybe her buddy Brooke makes it too? Â I think a match between Sabrina and Valley Doll would be outstanding. Â There’s a few guys I think that write for Valley Doll so its just a matter of working something out. Â It’d be a great match though, eh? 😉
Oscar, I understand your misgivings. Â For Monica to lose like that would be heartbreaking, especially against Aphrodite. Â Yes, lots of ‘objects’ in the way of the shoulders, but its the hazard of the game! XD
I’m gonna plump for Monica [i]unless[/i] the ref saw what she was doing there with the legs in which case Aphrodite will win.
Prestwick! Â I used your sign idea in the last panel. XD Â It’s a mystery who wins this one. Â After Friday, it should be much clearer.Â
we dont want to wait till friday!!!!
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i gotta say, i think this single page has jumped the meatball into my top five R.A wrestlers
I hate those finishes to matches. I guess it works in that there will be a rematch and it makes you want to buy that PPV, but it’s like going to a ball game and seeing it get called in the fifth inning. Brooke getting the win on a technicality doesn’t do anything for her; she needs to hit some moves and win a match on her own merits. She seems like she could be a good wrestler, but she needs to take her opponents serious. prep for her matches and really push herself in the ring like Sabrina does.
BTW, M.G.C. Those aren’t pimples. They’re freckles. It’s a cuteness factor. 😉
@salazen
oh!
I kinda forgot, my mistake for freckles to pimples..
and frdckles for cuteness factor, I don’t get it. hehe
Ha, T-M! I know it, but that’s part of the process. Â The anticipation. 😉 Â Monica has endeared herself to alot of readers because of her spunkiness.
Ken, I don’t normally like those finishes either, but I thought it’d be cool to introduce it here in Rival Angels. Â Hopefully, it’ll have a better reconciliation than what we’re used to. 😉 Â Your thoughts on Brooke mirror a lot of other folks, that she needs to buckle down and get it together. Â Expect some further developments on that front next chapter.
@ Salazen, I agree on the freckle cuteness factor. 🙂
Well, loving to hate certain people is what heels/villains is all about, and movies/literature/this comic/politics would be dull without them.
Brooke needs to realise that not everything can be solved with a blumpkin
hahaha my sign! MY SIGN! Brooke does indeed live in a Convict Colony!