Chapter 02-Page 9-Unwanted Invitation
Challenge issued. Challenge refused. Will the match happen despite Shannon’s ascent and for the #1 contender’s match? Wait and find out!
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I don’t blame Shannon at ALL here. Putting her #1 contendership on the line risks losing everything if she loses, but gaining absolutely nothing if she wins. She literally has ZERO incentive to risk it.
It’s true! Shannon doesn’t have anything to win per se, but she knows that the perception is that Brenda is a better wrestler. She even knows that by no accepting Brenda’s challenge, she might appear weak, but she doesn’t care. She just wants a title shot! And she doesn’t want to lose it now.
If she had a championship heart, she’d accept. You want to be the best, you stand ready to prove you’re the best. She’ll see that and appreciate the opportunity.
Somebody’s getting greedy.
Wow. That’s some seriously impressive justification-gymnastics there. Worthy of even the most entitled and self-absorbed heel. Well done, Brenda. Well done. 🙂
Errr… ummm… well… I’m just standing up for Truth, Justice and the American way.
but you’re a celt 😉
The American way is apparently hypocrisy, naked self-interest and office politics.
…not like we didn’t all know that, I suppose.
I am on your side Brenda. The Rock, Austin, Roman Reigns, Daniel Bryan, Cena, & Punk did the same thing in the face runs. So FUCK the haters & do what you can to get what rightfully belongs to you from the cheater of all cheaters.
*I* believe that the fans DO want to see Brenda vs Shannon, eventually. The fact that the #1 contender’s spot could be on the line would only more exciting for the fans.
The ideal match is a title fatal four way between Brenda vs Shannon vs Yvonne vs Cote. That way either Cote can murder Yvonne & conquer the title that Gabby seems to want so badly or Brenda regains what rightfully belongs to her within the Fatal Four before encountering the so-called unstoppable Cote.
While I won’t deny that a Brenda vs Shannon match would be incredible to see, kind of strong handed here by Brenda. I mean, Title matches come few and far between for some people, and Shannon’s not about to lose this one to anybody.
It wouldn’t have seemed so strongarmed if Shannon had only accepted. I feel like I’m channeling my inner JBL, which I don’t care for. 😛
AH LUVIT, MAGGLE!
F*** off Brenda.
Et tu, Brute?
You Fuck off Tyrannus, you piece of dead Jurassic Park reject. Yvonne s the cheater who constantly cheats due to outside help & eye raking behind referee’s backs. Just another Trump wannabe since she is a Wall Street Gimmick bitch. Brenda got cheated, so she should KILL EVERY BITCH until she gets what rightfully belongs to her, just like ROMAN REIGNS did when he got cheated & KILLED Triple H & The LON.
I have to object to your first sentence, but everything else is cool. Remember to be cool to your fellow reader and fan. 😀
You should say that to him since he said it first. lol
And suddenly it’s Bash at the Beach ’96 and I’m Bobby Heenan and you’re all realizing I was right all along.
I knew you were old as the hills; but sand dunes too?
Brain was underappreciate as a futurist.
Is Brenda trying to get herself fired ? I mean no means no, right ?
Brenda’s usually in good standing with the front office, but we’ll get a look from the Skybox next update how Gabrielle and Michael are taking it.
Love you jie jie but you’re being a bit bratty about this thing. That’s my job.
I learned from the best, mei mei 😀
All in good time. Is not having me in the locker room anymore not helping you stay grounded?
“Sure, Brenda. You can have your match .. AFTER I win the title.”
It’s like this brother. The best title of the best wrestling venue in the world should be held by the best wrestler. As you all well know, it’s not at the moment. Yvonne is a puffed up manager. She’s good at that. And I’m happy she found her niche there. She’s not pretty enough to be a valet after all. Is Shannon? Maybe. I’ve always rooted for her and I think she can be the best.
But she should prove that she is now by beating the best. And, well, that’s me isn’t it…
And this is why the world loves redheads.
You can get a bottle for red hair, but you can’t bottle redhead.
I agree with this sentiment.
Seems to me that you and the Prof should wrestle over a belt, not a number.
Nope. The best is not you. That would be Yvonne. You know, the champ? The one who beat you? The one who outsmarted you? The one with the belt?
The fact that you keep telling anyone who’ll listen different doesn’t make it any more true, but take heart. some serious training and while you work your way up the ranks until you deserve a shot again and I’m sure that next time you’ll at least put on a good show before the inevitable defeat. 😀
If you’re so easy to please that you’ll accept a cheat for a champ, I’m guessing you’e cheap too. You’ll find Callie’s number… well… most everywhere really. It’s right under “For a good time”
Yvonne is not the best The best Manager, the best stable leader, the best stockholder, the best leader, BUT NOT THE BEST because BRENDA IS THE BEST WRESTLER. Yvonne needed her girls to take the title & needed to cheat to keep the title, that is the same as Edge with his Edge Heads or Rollins with J&J but on their own, they are Main Eventers when compared to a ELITE Main Eventer to Rua.
In the words of Bobby Heenan: It’s not cheating if you don’t get caught. Wise words from a wise man.
(As an aside, dear lord it feels good to let out my inner heel here. Always preferred running heels back when I participated in e-wrestling 😀 )
I was always a babyface in the E-Fed world (The Latin Dragon Carlos Rosario) but I was said to do great RPs as my heel charaters (His evil rich mother The Hell Kat Katrina Rosario & her Tarot Card reading henchwoman Demonica Martinez). lol
But yeah, I am the face that crushes your heel beneath my foot. lol
gee ex-champ that’s some cena level after mysterio finally won the title and demanding a title match later the same night type channeling there. fortunately the prof- as her name indicates, unlike Rey, is smart enough not to fall into the trap of preparing for an unexpected match with nothing at stake for her.
but does ivory tower level influence force da prof into the match anyway? or is Brenda going to start ambushing the prof every week until she agrees to the match? dun dun DUN!
Ugh, Cena did that? I don’t recall.
Brenda doesn’t need to ambush in-ring or in-interview Shannon to get a title shot, but that doesn’t mean she won’t have to work for it.
yeah rey just beat the miz for the post -cm punk leaving Chicago with the title and going home cause his contract was up that night after beating cena- for it “new” WWE title. I forget if this was before or after TNA did the same thing with AJ Styles though in AJ’s case he actually did leave the company, barring losing the “unification” match a few weeks later.
they did a tourney over a couple of weeks and it was Rey mysterio vs the miz (to start the show which should have gotten my spider senses tingling). rey wins and as he’s being interviewed after the match cena interrupts and does the “hey gratz on winning rey. but a real fighting champ like you wouldn’t mind putting the title up against me TONIGHT!”
rey tries the “i just had a match and you’re fresh, maybe next week?” thing and cena does the usual cena manhood insults (disguised as face fighting spirit stuff cause both are technically faces during all this) until rey accepts. cena wins the title in the main event at the end of the night and becomes the new champ.
Boo to that storyline with Cena and Rey. That just smacks of, ‘I didn’t want to do the tourney, so gimmie a shot now.’
At least with this, it isn’t for the title, 😛 #SplitHairs
Rey was never WWE’s top ideal for a champion JPIV. The only reason why Rey was World Champion to begin with was to mix in to the death of Eddie Guerrero. Punk & Cena was the main stars within that storyline along with Del Rio & The Rock, so Rey was never really involved in that storyline at all & I LOVE Rey.
i’m aware that rey was usually only champ in the hopes of a boost in the ratings from Hispanic viewers but this sequence happened in 2011 and eddie died in 2005 way after the “win it for eddie” thing (which was a large part of the story of rey’s record long rumble win in 2006) had passed.
the way it worked out storywise it would have been better if the Miz had won so at least cena pulls this on a heel (who would be delusional enough after beating cena at mania thanks to the rock to fall for the bit) instead of one of his friends.
like albone said- if cena wanted the title match so bad he could have entered the tourney.
instead of taking advantage of a fellow face (and friend) the second the tourney was over. and even worse rey just sat there and took it. I don’t even think he ever got a rematch but I could be wrong (see cena: “contractually obligated rematches after he beats faces for title, the rock” if i’m right though 😉 ) on that.
I really dont see the greedy part on Brenda..
Brenda requested a challenge,
now.. if Brenda have a number 1 contender…
let say Shannon wanted to challenge , Brenda surely accept it
Brenda is a fighting champion…
#BRENDARUAFAN
If Shannon thinks she deserves to challenge for the belt, then why is she so hesitant to face the former champ?! (still channeling JBL, but prefer to think of it as Jesse Ventura.)
Jesse Ventura will always be better than JBL. Just like no manager ever will be better than Bobby the Brain. These are just simple, unalterable laws of nature. 🙂
FACT as much as water is wet or that the sun rises every morning in the East.
I always like Randy Savage on the announcers Table to be honest back when he with young Vince.
Macho was a fine announcer. 🙂
Pppfffff Brenda the old bat can’t win the big ones so she gotta steal chances from the younger talent now. get back of the line with SOME grace Brenda you’re embrasing yourself.
It’s not like there’s any older talent for her to steal from…
How old is she?
Timeless.
I do frequently compare her to a stopped clock.
Jenn, so thrilled to see you’re still around. 🙂 I always enjoyed your matches.
Oh! Who let the dog out?
There is SOME precedent, for this I think. Jeff’s chase for the WWE title, but one I remember more was when Chyna, I think had the #1 Contender spot for the World Title. Triple H sweet talked her and reminded her about the jewelry she had on her hand and asked for her spot. Then Mankind came out and asked her if she had the Ovarian Fortitude to let him challenge her for it. I can’t remember how it played out, and not saying anyone was right or wrong there, but that it has sort of happened before though not necessarily a direct influence on this update or story.
Was Prof and Yvonne already scheduled?
Shannon won the Contender’s match
Shannon won a Fatal Fourway, that included its own slightly controversial finish, in that Victoria tapped out to her friend and sometimes tag partner, Shannon before Kat could finish her pin. Of course, there’s nothing to say that Callie wouldn’t have kicked out. Who’s to say?
http://www.rivalangels.com/comic/chapter-15-page-22-unification/
Katherine Smith should have won that match, that way Brenda would have won, which we would get Brenda vs Helles Belles Katherine Smith with her girls at ringside. Again, Sabrina has a story with Kat (who she never beaten yet), so with Katherine somehow beating Brenda for the title & being a 2 title holder, Sabrina would then be the next in line to face Katherine, that way Sabrina can finally beat Katherine & be the 2nd women in RAW to be a 2 title holder.
Yes, but have they already announced or scheduled Shannon’s title shot?
Scheduled yes, per Gabrielle. It was to be announced by Shannon, but it got interrupted.
It wouldn’t be the first time that a challenger lost out on their #1 spot.
http://www.mmafighting.com/2015/9/14/9321007/morning-report-ufc-miesha-tate-ronda-rousey-holly-holm-dana-white-conor-mcgregor-mma-news
True, but I don’t think it is common. not entirely rare either. I was unclear on if it was scheduled already because it seemed so from Gabrielle but with this incident I was wondering. If the championship match is already scheduled then I don’t think it matters what Brenda says at this point as she is still going to get a shot after Shannon and whoever else Gabrielle wants. Provided she maintains or improves her current ranking. 2 cents, please 🙂
After reading that article I can see why Tate took a back seat, though several factors are different with the case we have here with Brenda and Shannon. Brenda is more like Tate in this instance having lost to Yvonne twice as Tate did to Roussey. And, as far as I know Yvonne has not defended her belt against Shannon making her case more akin to Holms’s.
Brenda is determined not to get TATE’D! Next update should explain more about what Gabrielle’s thinking about this potential audible.
The Darkside beckons to Brenda…
It’s got its hooks in a few faces, eh?
Brenda has a point. Weather or not the match happens isn’t up to Shannon, it’s up to the management in charge. And odds are that a match like that will bring in big ratings is something they old hi yer than weather or not Shannon has anything to gain from the fight. Shannon can look at it this way, it will be excellent practice for her title match.
I like Becky Linch too, though lately I’m in love with Aska from NXT. They could make her a babby face for the diva’s division like Cena witch means a Wresilmania victory is possibal but I don’t see it being likely with Triple H pandering to his old buddy Rick Flar’s daughter. I just see WWE as having zero respect for there talent now a days. Bringing guy’s like Sting and the Dudley’s back but giving then no titles or PPV wins. They even have AJ Styles and Austin Aries back but the Question is will they get the recognition they deserve?
Brenda’s smart. She knows the ins and outs of the business. Shannon is appropriately caught up in her first big title match, so the shock that it *could* happen is more severe.
Monday’s booking on RAW wasn’t bad, but it completely threw me. I’m a HUGE fan of Becky, loving her work as K-Knox from her SHIMMER days when she rolled with Saraya and Brittni. But HHH with the belt, Charlotte getting the jobbiest wins over a super over babyface in Becky just makes me sad. Non-plussed even. The Dudley’s jobbing out weekly is tough to watch. Sting’s WM match was so dumb that I didn’t even care anymore. I have high hopes for AJ but I feel like I will be disappointed. I remain optimitis. 😛
well the are teasing a team BAE reunion with becky and sasha which is a much better pairing than the one with the letter before this. but that’s to keep them both busy while charlotte takes on uber face(wait which show is this? day? month?) brie bella who I think has had more face/heel turns than big show AND kane combined at this point mostly because nikki refuses to play a heel anymore even when she’s supposed to be. to set up I hope a triple threat for mania.
After months of Brie jobbing, I was stunned that she won. She’d been on an ugly jobbing turn since jobbing hard to Mrs. Triple H, which was awful. But yeah, the Divas face/heel turn more than a roundabout.
I love Sasha and Becky but I don’t trust that pairing for Becky’s sake. She’s probably the most technically proficient, such a great look but she’ll probably be fed to the monsters. :/
We all know that Sasha was the star in that stable with Tamina’s only importance is being a 2nd banana to the star (Usos, AJ Lee, Naomi, Sash), while Naomi will be the diva that beats normal divas (Natalya, Alicia) yet lose to officials desired divas (Charlotte, Sasha, Becky).
Me personally, I worry about Asuka. She is KILLING it in NXT & will set to become the NEW NXT Divas champion (since Bayle will be on the Main Roster after WM). But I worry about Asuka (same with Naamura & KENTA) once they get to the Main Roster due to Vince’s theory of Asian Wrestlers. Just look back at their Asian past of both wrestlers (Kenzi, Yoshi, Gail, Kai-N-Tai) & even Asian based gimmicks (Tensai, The 80’s Asian Invasion). SO if Triple H can protect them within the WWE main stream, the I will be happy since HHH is more for them then Vince. BUT if Vince gets them within the WWE, THEY ARE SO SCREWED!!!!
c’mon albone- sting…er becky hasn’t had anyone turn on her in like a couple months now- she’s probably going through withdrawal by now. so when sasha turns on her all will be well in the becky-verse 🙂
and yeah luis I haven’t seen much of asuka but I hear she’s doing great in NXT. the thing that may save her from being “Vince’d” I think will be the fact that people will know her as asuka from NXT so if they want to hype her as one of the NXT people that have to keep her as is. all the others came in out of the cold so people didn’t really know much about them before they showed up in the WWE.
and so far a large majority of the NXT call ups have debuted with their NXT character so the odds are in her favor- unless she starts losing to rollups in two minute matches that is.
Well we can hope for the best with our NXT darlings. XD
Well people I’m surprised by some of the comments. Don’t any of you follow wrestling and know how things work. There has to be drama…
I know Albone never posted it but do you think the Catgirl’s didn’t get revenge on Black & Blue behind the scenes. They had to buy new shoes and one had to change her undies.
It’s true. Black and Blue are still steaming (see what I did there?) about the whole thing.
Only the Shadow knows for sure. Well I guess Black & Blue do too know. Don’t go hiding under my bed!
Wow, running to tell mommy about the mean old teacher who won’t give you the #1 contender’s match you want so you can lose to the real champ for the third time? Just get it over with and challenge her for a title vs. career match.
Brenda would win that match & go on to defend against Cote, who is rumored to be The Lesnar/Angle of RAW. We all know Yvonne CHEATED TWICE to get (thanks to her girls) then defend (Thanks to rakes of the eyes) the title. Yvonne can’t out power, out skill, outwrestle, or out talent Brenda….so she had to cheat & cheater never win (look at the New England Chea-triots). lol