Page 278 – Turnabout
Oh snap! Just like that, Brooke got beat at her own game! And the fans are supporting Monica through it! One of those things where the fans are tired of Aphrodite’s cheating and attitude. It’s a big win for Monica (finally) and she’s loving every minute of it. Brooke’s none too happy about this and Amanda can hardly believe that it even happened. Brooke’s probably not sure what she’s going to do next but you can bet that she’s going to be in a bad mood.
Next update has a different spin on a very familiar locale and a few wrestlers that we haven’t seen in a while.
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YEAHHHHH!!!!!
WAY THE GO!!! ‘MIGHTY’ MONICA RUMBLE!!! YEAH!!
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panel 1: Holy!! Bribery!! come on Brooke.. I think that referee doesn’t find Brooke attractive! heheh!! after all it’s not Michael!!
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Panel 3: I kinda thought Brooke like someone to hook her pants off? Â kinda bit humiliating thought.. not in the sense of hooking the pants.. but for an angel to get a pin, without fight.. Â I mean for Brooke, when to the big league and just total out of her league.. a roll up pin..
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could this mean that Monica is stronger than ‘GoDDess Aphrodite’ Brooke Lennox?
surely a stronger wrestler can kick out from that, but Brooke?
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Panel 5: I love panel 5… MONICA WINS! MONICA WINS!! ‘Thank you Albone!!”
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And thus, Brooke learns that turnabout is indeed fairplay, especially in the wrestling world. Never underestimate the power of a surprise school boy pin and a handful of tights.
The expressions of disbelief and Monica’s celebratory leap make the last panel win.
Next update has a different spin on a very familiar locale and a few wrestlers that we haven’t seen in a while.
I may guess..
“The Chosen Red One” Jennifer Needles
Suzi ‘Love’ Cettina
Angel Soprano
Damage Inc..
Catgirls?
Towers of Terror?
Yay Monica! Boo Brooke!
is it just me or does monica rumble reminds u molly holly
Okay… jumping up and down and celebrating is a bad idea for the pipsqueak. The A Team (Aphrodite and Amanda) have no problem with cheap shots or beatdowns from what’s been shown, and heels are notoriously sore losers. Especially when beaten at their own game. Shame the Mighty Midget couldn’t win fairly, but at least she broke her losing streak.
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Now she just needs to run before they break her head. Again.
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Looking forward to the next update. Especially if the Definition of Technician is in it. 😉
Well, after being taken 2 to 1, I’d call it a fair win for Monica – and she deserved it.
I’ll be honest and consider Brooke from a wrestler point of view: she’s tall, rather fit (even if she would be better with a few extra pounds of muscle) and has quite a good panel of techniques. Basically, she’s got everything needed to become a badass in the ring… Too bad her spirit’s that low! Maybe this loss will wake her competitive spirit up? Or maybe she needs to be put on the edge of being fired to get a hold on herself? Only future will tell…
Anyway, great job Monica!!!
M.G.C – why are you so incredibly annoying? Do you try to be or are you just naturally obnoxious?
And I forgot to congratulate this referee, who’s obviously not as blind as his fellow colleagues 😉
I think Monica beating them at their own game could go one of two ways, it could start her down a path of doing things like this more often, or it could get her butt kicked. The latter is an option i cant see her being particularly fond of, but at the same timei dont think that she SHOULD get into the habit of cheating a bit here and there, tis the road that leads to being Brooke. Only, with wins.
Oh man! Its this friday! I can’t wait for this Friday! Its going to be so awesome! You’ll all love this Friday’s page naturally!
About damn time Monica got -A- win. I was afraid she would be everyone’s whipping girl throughout this comic.
ah yes the mlst devestating maneuver in wrestling history- the schoolboy/girl strikes down yet another foe. figured the ref cacthing’s Brooke’s feet on the ropes was Monica’s only hope to avoid the pin. once the not-so-dynamic duo get their bearings i think they’ll try for a little revenge but Monica’s playing it smart- on the opposite side of the ring and facing brooke and amanda so i think she’ll be able to exit stage right once the two heels make a move towards her.
either that or brooke starts yelling at Amanda for not backing her up properly and Amanda decks brooke for good measure. did like brooke’s “your very handsome” line to try and distract the ref from her cheating but this ref was having none of this. now if the ref can survive being bumped into during a match and not being laid out for the next ten minutes as a result we’ll have ourselves the most amazing ref in the business. 😉
Darn it. I demand a rematch!
Seriously, Page 279 is going to be awesome, you’ll all love it! It’ll be fantastic, grade-a awesome, incredible, super-duper-trooper-fantastic…
so what youre saying is dont bother with this friday then Prestwick?
YEAHHHHH!!!!! What a great comeback! I love the art too. The expressions are great!
::laughing with hand on stomach Napoleon-style to keep guts where they belong:: Oh, that is perfect! Personally, I think Brooke was too shocked by the fact that SHE was being fouled on for a change, or she probably would have been able to break that pin, but yeah, hoping this will shake Brooke up a little. We’ve hoped that before, though, Brooke’s Happy Place is a mighty structure that don’t rock easily.
::sends cookies to Monica in congratulation and to the ref for actually doing ref-like things for a few well-placed seconds::
LOL MGC!  You’re welcome. 😛  Monica had position and the leverage of hooking Brooke’s pants to keep her down for the three count.  And *every* male loves Brooke, but this ref has some integrity.  As far as your guesses go, one of them will show up. Now I will reveal no more. 😉
Thanks Chris, I’m really glad that the last panel really worked. 🙂 Â Brooke has some thinking to do for sure, but we know Brooke. Â It might take a little bit for her to get it together.
Haha Picky!
Eric, I can’t say that I based Monica on Molly, but I do see the similarities. Molly is awesome!
Salazen, it sort of speaks to the core of Monica in which how she won. Â She really didn’t want to lose again and she was the victim of some cheating. Â I can’t say its right or wrong, but it’ll be fun to see what happens going forward. Â And Monica’s not out of the woods yet, but I think Brooke might be too stunned to do effectively attack Monica. Â You WILL be happy with the next update. XD
Hey Jul, glad you liked the conclusion of the match. Â Brooke’s still kind of figuring out what kind of wrestler she wants to be. Â She knows what attitude to portray, but the skills to back it up are still raw. Â Expect her to make a decision one way or the other in the coming months. Â The ref must’ve passed his eye test. Â A rarity!
Great point, T-M. Â This cheating thing could get out of control if she’s not careful and then where will she be? Â Brooke with wins? LOL Â Monica could use her goodwill she has to coast past the cheating but I don’t think she could make a habit of it. Â So, it should be interesting to see how it shakes out.
Prestwick, I can’t wait for this Friday either. 😉
Wise Mankey, Monica is on a roll now! Â She’s avoided jobber city. XD
jpiv, you can bet that Brooke wants some revenge at getting beaten by her own game. Â I don’t think Amanda will make that same mistake again either. Monica, if she’s smart, will take a bow and leave. Â That ref is really a rarity!
Jim: Done.
Hey Champ! Â I’m thrilled that you loved the page. 🙂
Right on Cookie Ogre! I’m glad you enjoyed the page so. I think you’re exactly right about Brooke and her surprise. Â Brooke will have to make a decision going forward and it should be entertaining to say the least. Â With that sort of incentive, I’m sure all of the refs will get it together. lol
Brooke just cannot catch a break. The look on her face in the last panel is priceless, though. 😉
HAHAHAHA priceless. the lil meatball showed Broke how to reall cheat and not get caught.Amanda tho big doesn’t seem teh brightest backup cause she took her eye off the ball way too soon.this just shows even with a enforcer Brooke needs to improve skillwise to really make any real impact. the meatball using the tights doesn’t mean she’ll head down the dark road. i mean there been faces who “bent” the rules before like good old Eddie. even when face he made a art of cheating .
Trevor, like any good antagonist, she’ll be back!
Jenn, it’s true that some faces cheated all the time. Â Hogan comes to mind, and like you brought up Eddie Gurerro. Â Cheat to Win! It’s just a matter of whether Monica will continue to use the ‘shortcut’ or not. Â Brooke’s going to have to make a decision soon concerning her abilities.
It does sort of come down to turnabout and fair play… in this case, Brooke has made mockery of Monica for so long that I think it reached the point that Monica just plain wanted to beat her, and if she needed to cheat, so be it.
While I don’t doubt she could have beaten Brooke in an actual match (meaning where they actually wrestled a bit before the end), this was a case of… ahem… Brooke being caught with her pants down. She was too busy arguing with the ref to pay attention to her opponent, which is ALWAYS a mistake. She got outfoxed, and frankly she deserved to be. I think this should underline that Brooke needs to take that request to Sabrina seriously… she just hasn’t shown much ring savvy at all for some time. This should, I hope, make her realize that while having a good gimmick and being good at cheating are well and good, she has to be able to back them up with solid mat skills and ring awareness, which she has let slip big time.
Eddie always struck me as more of a tweener, to call him a face, when he did mostly win by cheating, just doesnt work for me XD
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Adon, it is a painful lesson for out not-so-little Brooke to learn. Â Will she take Sabrina up on some training? Â Time will tell on that one, though the loss is fresh now. Â ‘Outfoxed’ is probably the best way to sum up her loss.
T-M, for a while there, Eddie would take a chair, throw it into his opponent’s hands and pretend to get knocked out. Â It might be a grey area or thin line, but that sort of thing was more mischevious then out and out cheating. Â Of course, he coined the phrase ‘cheat to win,’ so he definitely liked to bend the rules.
“I lie, i cheat, i steal” also suggests that hes not too fond of the straight and narrow 😉
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and come on al, who can forget that move? but the fact is that he got that chair out and he got it out for a reason other than just to have a lie down. he wanted to play whack-a-mole and he was going to keep on swinging till he hit a mole on his opponents head
though ill admit that getting his opponent DQed like that isnt cheating itself, its just damn fun XD