Page 318 – Gogoplata
Sabrina had the match won but the ref took off for some reason! In MMA and wrestling, you’re taught to keep fighting until the ref stops you and the bell rings, which is why Sabrina kept up the move even though Xtina was most definitely surrendering.
Here’s the champ, Brenda Rua’s thoughts on the Gogoplata:
“What a surprise! This is an advanced technique from the ne waza of judo and I’m amazed to see her go for it. I’ve had no clue she was even working on it. But she made it look easy. I’m impressed. I’m impressed she slipped it in on me too. Hmmmph!”
Sabrina shows she can talk tough, but still shows the good girl streak for breaking the hold without getting instruction to do so. Basically, doing the right thing. She’s pretty mad that Zach the ref isn’t paying attention. He’s got some explaining to do!! The match continues. What do you think Sabrina’s going to find on Monday?
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Here’s a video of the gogoplata (sorry I couldn’t find one with girls. 😛 )
NOOOOOOoooooo….*inhales* this can not be good for Sabrina, taking bets on whether it is the Belles or Saprano coming to the ring. So Sabrina had the match won till now…..>.< great twist! Call me a pessimist, I am going to say poor Sabrina, *hopes for dragon intervention and counts down the minutes till next update*
Oh what the heck!? You NEVER let go of a move like that especially if you have the match won and whatever is distracting the ref isn’t getting involved in the ring! Ridiculous…*shaking my head*
Something is cooking and so far it hasn’t been good for Sabrina.
Oh, Alan, that is just being cruel to your character, hehe. I suspect a distraction by Hell’s Belles, and would like for the save by Sun as mentioned previously, but we shall see what happens on Monday.
hmmm!! many angles here…
another possible angle is Zack..
308,310 and 314.. Xtina is talking with the referee and then 314.. Zack didn’t disqualify Xtina for that rabbit punch.. could it be Zack and Xtina are BFF.. more like Sabrina and Vincent?
Zack knew that Xtina gonna tap on a gogoplata, instead Zack acted his way.. more professional than the WWE, dust in the eye.. hahaha!!
could it be Marina Ortiz coming down and distructing the referee…
but I really really predicting that… Hell’s Belles coming to the ring,…hahaha!!
another angle is that since this two are fan favorites.. a Xtina fan rush to the ringside area and the security and referee quickly tried to push her out from the arena… hahah!! Cool! he’s not a ‘Ultragirl’ Sabrina Mancini fan..
clear on Panel 2-4: non of the crowd cheered! Sabrina winning.. surely some incident is there…making Xtina tapping out! is non-official.. only Dawn and Jeff saw.. but I doubt Jeff Crew will tell the truth..
Breaking the ice on the next episode.. is that Sabrina saw a fan is mad that Sabrina making Xtina taps.. Sabrina will be shock.. just like episode 217.. a fan don’t like Sun.. could it be here.. that a Fan don’t like Sabrina and rushed into the ringside?
another angle.. is Krystin Moline!! Krystin is the definition of technician.. def tech! Krystin might be jelous on Sabrina applying a gogoplata..
(Funny and Silly Angle)
Brooke walked towards to Zack.. Brooke is wearing the usually..
Brooke said to Zack “I want my top back! from Sabrina!”
here’s one though on Xtina Carpenter…
Xtina can make someone submitt, but couldn’t resist a submission move thrown to her…
here a thought on ‘Ultragirl’ Sabrina Mancini…
I ‘kinda’ on Sabrina Mancini… I accepts she a high flyer… executed a 630 splash off the top turnbuckle, ranhei…flipbottom (standing moonsault to an sideslam) now a gogoplata…
I really love the voting incenives….
But Xtina carrying!!! oh!! can’t belive it…
forgot to add another angle..
(Future Angle)
Sara Valentine rush to Xtina’s aid.. mybe for a possible tag team…’School girls X’ or maybe ‘Shoujo X’ heheheh!! I like their combination on tag team..
Sara executed a After School special, then a quickly tag by Xtina.. Xtina applied the sharpshooter.. hheheh!!
In all likelihood something will be meeting ‘Brina’s face any moment now:
A chair
A kendo stick
Someone’s boot
A ladder?
well i admit i was surprised she managed to lock it in and get Xtina to tap just like that. i notice in panel 2 Brina’s shoulders were down but no way there would have been a three count before Xtina tapped. Xtina probably didn;t even realize she had Brina’s shoulders down. I’m going with the Angel Soprano appearance, nothing else would make the ref run off like that in panel 3.
as far as breaking the hold goes it’s a face tradition to break the would-be winning hold to go see why the ref’s not paying attention. generally this should result in Xtina trying to use a schoolgirl for the pinfall- using the tights optional- while Sabrina’s distracted. Then toss off some cocky “well if you would have kept your mind on the match rookie you would have won.” if/when she does get the pin on Sabrina.
i still think Xtina is coming away with a win- though it’d be ironic if Angel comes in and steals the win, eliminating both of them leading to some embarrassed face bonding between Xtina and Sabrina afterwards when they realize they’re both out of the tourney.
speaking of Angel Soprano with Hell’s Belles coming.. is kinda like money in the back.. cashing in, when both her opponent are hurt… but still there’s not a hundred percent win..
the hundred percent win is.. the winner.. then the Hell’s Belles ambush the winner and Katherine executed a running powerbomb, then Angel Soprano cash in her Bonus life…
speaking of the Hell’s Belles.. could there be a trick in the Hell’s Belles.. using Angel Soprano as subtitute? I mean…now if it’s for the easy pin 1……..2……3. Chloe, Katherine and Jennifer destroy Angel Soprano.. and switching in Jennifer Needles in..
they reason out that Angel Soprano can’t wrestle due to accident.. Jennifer Needles will substitue..
I doubt it’s Hell’s Belles only because, if I was De Sade I would want Sabrina to have to fight twice in Paris, once against me where I could really do some damage, and practically guarantee a win for Kat in the TV Tourney.
Sabrina about to win, now things have to happen. Damm Ref, I guess whatever happen, Sabrina going get through this. I guess it just getting interesting. Hate it if Sabrina not in the final but I guess she will get another way to get a title shot, if she didn’t get to the final.
In terms of amazing Gogoplata’s Shinya Aoki has some of the best ones out there. Not only has he successfully done it in Pride from Guard. But also from Mount. Both are first times in a professional MMA event.
If Zach is getting a hot dog in the middle of the match, he needs to be shot. Ring bell, count to three, keep it a fair fight and ALWAYS eat before you go to work… just common knowledge… I could see one of the Hell’s Bells making an entrance or something…
Wel… Now’s Xtina’s chance to show if she’s ‘not one of the bad guys’ like she said. Will she honor her surrender, or take a cheap shot? I feel like I don’t know her well enough to answer that yet. *waits anxiously for Monday*
ok serously, this ref needs to be fired, he looking right at a possable submission and he walks away! you shouldn’t step away from soemthing like that unless somone coems in the ring and nails one of them. his attention shouldn’t be lsot on the match he should be reffing so soon!
Gogoplata – that sure looks like a mean one! Gag-a-yak, gag-a-poluza – either way, I don’t think that Sabrina’s recovered enough to handle whatever surprise distracted the ref at such a critical point in the match. Anyway, if the ref didn’t call the match over, then it isn’t, whether or not Xtina tapped out…
I’d hardly call you evil for this cliff hanger. Evil would be doing this and then taking a week or three off. Ummm, you’re not planning on that, are you?
You guys have some great guesses as to what is the reason behind Zach’s distraction. We’ll find out on Monday!
Jabberwocky, she did win the match! But no ref to call it! Ugh, that’s a heartbreaker for sure. Good bets there but there’s also a chance that Angel is already a member of Hell’s Belles from their deal earlier.
It’s true, RAWF and that’s why Sabrina was going to leave the hold on but her conscious got the best of her, despite her surly tone. She didn’t want to potentially injure Xtina because the ref wasn’t around. Zach has some ‘splain to do!
Picky, you’re probably right about that. 😉
Heh, Chris, it’s true that I make characters twist. XD Good guesses on Hell’s Belles and/or Sun appearance. They’re both due for an appearance aren’t they? lol
Wow, MGC! You got the all the theories covered! lol The Brooke one is funny. XD From ref douchery, to Marina to Krystin to Hell’s Belles, to fans to Sara…maybe Sun with the swerve? I like the Angel scenario where Hell’s Belles turn on her. That seems like them.
Prestwick, is there an option for ‘all of the above?’ XD I like the ladder option.
jpiv, once the gogoplata is locked in, it’s crazy impossible to escape. The reason why it’s so powerful is because the person usually taps out immediately because not only can’t they breathe, but they’re being choked. Check the youtube clip for example. But yeah, Xtina’s cockiness did her in. She never believed Sabrina to be a thread like that. You got some great guesses and observations here. Angel coming, possibly stealing the win ala Edge, leaving Xtina and Sabrina to put bygones behind them. The scenario where Xtina wins is good too, though ‘dirty face’ I think. Not heel, but yeah, not baby face.
Sean, great point. De Sade knows what’s at stake and she’s got a personal beef with Sabrina that is right up there with the Belles getting TV Championship gold. It’s going to take a bit for everything to play out but if you’re not going anywhere, I think you’re going to dig it. 😉
Adam, that’s the spirit! Just when we thought she was going to the finals…uh, something happened. We’re not sure yet what it is, but we’ll know more on Monday.
Kurt, the gogoplata is nasty!! Rough move and hopefully a surprise coming from Sabrina. As far as what Zach’s up to, we’re going to find out on Monday. Dirty dealings? Shenanigans?
Hey Lora! Yeah, we’re all kind of waiting to see what happens next, especially with Xtina. She’s supposed to be a good guy, certainly a fan favorite but we’ll see how this plays out on Monday.
Jenn, I hear you and Zach’s one of the good ones! Supposed to be, anyways. Some readers think that maybe he’s on the take. Or maybe something or someone has his attention? In either case, very bad timing for Sabrina.
GhostEraser, you got it, it’s very mean! Sabrina’s still woozy from the beating she’s taken so she’s not in any shape for more surprises. The ref got called away at just the most opportune moment. Coincidence? Maaaaybe. It’s crazy how the cliffhanger worked out. I didn’t plan it for it to post on Friday like that. XD No worries, no break taking from updates any time soon. 😉
Yep, this is a choke, not a strangle. Maybe the powers that be are coming down and we get a ruling on whether it’s legal. Wouldn’t that be a twist?!?
aww no I want sabrina to win.. if this ends in a schoolboy ‘ll be super sad 🙁
How much abuse can Sabrina’s arm take? She’s a machine. I hope she ices that thing when she gets home.
Champ, that is a very good thought! Michael (for Gabrielle) could be giving what for. Super twist. XD
Drew, there’s still hope for our little Sabrina, though she really did have this locked up. No matter, what she proved her toughness to Xtina.
Trevor, she’s going to need a couple ice packs, for her arm and head. She’s tough though and after some rest, should be good to go. Should be.
I guess I failed to touch on what Xtina will do next, which is a pretty good question. Firstly, she has to recover from being nearly choked out (really, if Sabrina hadn’t chose to even the score by releasing the hold, she could’ve had Xtina knocked out and laying on the canvas for the ref to see when he turned around). She is supposed to be face, which would usually mean she doesn’t just go for a cheap win, but then again, she was being pretty cocky before. In another fun scenario, if there is some sort of heel interference going on meant to distract Sabrina, wouldn’t it be nice if Xtina chose to pay Sabrina’s fair play back by taking out whomever is interfering out of respect? I’d mark for something like that: book it, Alan.
Albone, sorry for not wishing you a happy second birthday the other day! (My net is still screwy and I can rarely do anything useful with it, hence the lateness :S) It seems like not so long ago that you were turning three hundred XD As someone else noted at the time, two years of full size, full colour updates, three times a week, never missing a single one, is an amazing accomplishment!
RAWF, the fact Sabrina let go of the hold actually made me like her more – I always like to see athletes put honour above victory. It’s not war. A loss can be avenged later. But breaking someone’s neck can’t be undone.
jpiv, I’ve never really gotten why it counts as a pinfall when someone pushes his or her own shoulders against the mat for torque. Sure, in fake wrestling it’s good for all sorts of storytelling, but in a real combat sport exceptions like that tend to be overlooked in my experience. Even though Xtina is above Brina and Brina’s shoulders are down, Xtina is still very clearly NOT pinning Brina.
I’m betting on Angel Soprano for Monday, as I have been for the entire match so far. If I remember correctly her battle royale win was specifically for entry into a semi-final match, not any match. I honestly wouldn’t be too sad to see Brina out of the tournament. In two years of real time, the in-story time has only been what, six weeks? To even be in contention for a title after that short a time frame is special. Brina’s made a hell of a mark in a very short space of time. Her opportunities will come. (I know that’s no consolation to our protagonist, but I’m looking at the company as a whole 😉 )
Er, sorry for double post, and sorry for the big block of code at the top :S. I copied the text block out of MS Word. Guess I’ve learned not to do so in future!
Well, like I said (in a post the board failed to do), I didn’t see that coming. Well done, Albone. Although I was confused about the match not being over…is it still ongoing? Great voting incentive, btw.
AAAWWWw.. she tapped but the ref have been distracted… poor Brina, the victory was there. Well im thrill on whats gonna happen… Realy loved Brina sub move, she should keep it as one of her regular move. 😛
*Bitterly* Figures. Gets good like this, and now we have to wait ALL freaking weekend to find out what the Devil’s going on! Who could it be? What’s going to happen? Curse you, Boney.
well stygi i didn;t make the rules of rassslin’ but i’ve seen it happen many times. wrestler A has B in some sort of hold (surfboards seem especially famous for it) but in doing so B is technically on top of A at the time and A has his/her shoulders on the mat. so the ref has to go count the “pinfall” even though A’s the one who put themselves into that predicament in the first place and B is just along for the ride.
in this case the ref could argue Xtina’s on her knees (giving leverage/base) and because Sabrina is pulling Xtina forward with the hold it creates the illusion that Xtina is using her knees to push herself forward on top of Sabrina creating a pin situation as Sabrina’s shoudlers are on the mat. ref’s aren’t known for their brilliance after all 🙂
Cool guesses, Chris. Maybe we’ll get to see how close to the mark you are! Will do my best to mark you out. XD
Stygimoloch, thanks for the birthday/new years wishes! I’m glad you remember the huge strides that Sabrina’s made in the short amount of time that she’s been in Rival Angels. It’s a very special mark which has made that bullseye on her back that much larger? You guessing that Angel Soprano is showing up for this match? I can’t say for sure, but you do have a good memory. 😉
Darkmark, there is a lot of confusion, but the match continues! The ref didn’t see Xtina tap so it doesn’t count. Will Xtina own up to her tapping? Will it matter with whatever is distracting Zach the referee? I like the Voting Incentive too. 😉
Svan, it’s a travesty! I really look forward to going into how Sabrina acquired the move into her arsenal so you never know if we’ll see it again. Maybe even again during this match!
Tarrasque, I didn’t purposely plan it but yeah, what a spot for a cliffhanger! I think it will deliver though. We’ll get some pesky questions out of the way. XD
jpiv/Stygilomoch, for my money, Sabrina’s shoulders weren’t consistently down for longer than a second. Using the YouTube video above, his shoulders never touch the mat once while in the move which is what’s happening here. However, your points are good where one is in the mexican surfboard and shoulders aren’t counted. I think maybe a bit of common sense is applied to whether or not clear control by a wrestler can be determined. In the case of a surfboard, it’s clear that the victim is clearly not in control. Could be something for a case-by-case basis and something to consider going forward. 😉
yeah i’ve seen with taker’s version there are a few times when i think his shoulders are down long enough for a count, but the only time i can recall them ever doing it was the Angle match (or did Angle had the submission hold locked in and taker was the one doing the pinning? all i recall was that the three count and the tapping happened at the same time so nobody knew who won).
yeah Brina’s shoulders weren’t down long enough for the pin to happen before Xtina started tapping. just one of my regular refs are selectively blind deals 🙂
Ah man! Sun is gonna blow the match.
Awesome installment! I have a feeling come next episode, we’re in for an interesting surprise. Sun? Hell’s Belles? Damage, Inc? Shady ref? We’ll have to wait and see! Thanks again, Albone! Great work!