This award is for the Angel who shows the most promise and potential. Who do you think is going to be the ‘next big thing?‘ Vote and the winner will be announced during the Rumble Awards ceremony.
Special for Forum members: there’s an additional poll on the forums as well. If you’re a member and you want to give your favorite angel an extra nudge up the rankings be sure to visit and vote there!
The nominees are:
ULTRAGIRL SABRINA MANCINI
LIL DRAGON SUN WONG
SASSY SCHOOLGIRL SARA VALENTINE
MIGHTY MONICA RUMBLE
ANGEL SOPRANO
Cast your vote below or in the right sidebar!->
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Nothing against Sabrina or the other Wrestlers but Sun is hands down the best one in the group and awesome to look at in the ring and out 😀
What…
no Krystin Moline..
I knew there be other wrestlers get more votes than Sabrina. Both Sun and Sabrina are both great.
RANKING THE 5 CANDIDATES FOR “RISING ANGEL”:
5. ANGEL SOPRANO
-Won a 10-woman battle royal…by hiding for most of the match.
-Cashed in her Bonus Life for a shot at the title…only to get owned by Sabrina’s stuporkick.
-Is…was…okay, she never was a member of the Hell’s Belles.
+She loves hearts.
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= JOKE CHARACTER!!!
Really, she’s wasted as a heel. She loves hearts, for crying out loud! It’s like her thing.
4. “MIGHTY” MONICA RUMBLE
She has a nice rivalry with Aphrodite going on, the main character just gave her the rub at Club Redline, and she actually won a 1-on-1 match. That’s enough to secure a higher spot.
3. “SASSY SCHOOLGIRL” SARA VALENTINE
“But JSN, Sara’s the antitheses of everything women’s wrestling wants to be! Why do you have her ranked ahead of Monica Rumble and Angel Sporano?”
Because she has a better-defined gimmick as well as being a tough out so far. All of her losses in this strip are by submission. The only knock on her is that her only win is from a glorified hardcore match against a technical* wrestler. And remember, this award is for “Rising Angel”. Angel Soprano has no future and Monica Rumble could luck upon a midcard title run someday. Only Sara has the potential to go somewhere in Rival Angels without having to become one of the main characters.
*Is it just me, or does “technical” in pro wrestling really mean “They can do the holds and locks, but I can’t come up with a word to describe their entire wrestling style after that”?
2. “ULTRAGIRL” SABRINA MANCINI
Why yes, Sabrina Mancini is a lot like Reiko Hinomoto. Both are the figureheads of their respective titles, both have a high-flying style with some other stuff mixed in, and both look to have owned every single title in their organizations by the time their careers are through. And yet, as anyone who has played Rumble Roses can tell you, Reiko Hinomoto is one of the weakest characters in the game. So what does this have to do with Sabrina? There’s going to be a point when being the face doesn’t cut it anymore and you have to make a change.
Reiko had her heel turn when she got fed up with trying to live up to her mom’s legacy. I see nothing like that for Sabrina that would be believable. No, swerving us with an expected Sun turn won’t work; that’s Russo thinking, and only bad things happen when you think like that.
The only thing holding Sabrina back is if she can be a believable heel (and if there is a believable reason for her becoming a heel) when the time comes to do so. Until that time, she’s just “Ruthless Aggression” Cena being pushed to “The Champ” John Cena status.
1. “LIL DRAGON” SUN WONG
What can I say? Sun has the most potential and the brightest future out of all these picks. She can shift between face and heel without getting stale nor hurting her gimmick. Being able to wrestle doesn’t hurt. I can’t find anything wrong here.
Oh wait, yes I can: that STUPID catchphrase! It was stupid the first time she said it and repetition has just made it worse. I know, I know: wrestling fans. Still, it’s better when she’s being her snarky self instead of having to become a one-word character.
Well, that’s all I got to say about that.
JSN, that is one very thorough and well written breakdown of who you think and why they shoudl be Rising Angel! Interesting insight into how you view the girls and I think you’re going to be interested in how some things shake out in the future.
I am glad Sun is first. Sabrina should be 3rd…>,>
Who will top Sabrina apart from Sun?
Angel Saprano…oh yeah
Hell’s yeah! Kick her ass, baby!