Chapter 9-Page-19-Reconsider
Sep20
on September 20, 2013
at 12:02 am
Chapter: Chapter 9 - Second Chances
Characters: Angel Soprano, brenda rua, Callie, Gabrielle Reni, Jennifer Needles, Kat Smith, Michael Welker, Rose Ryoko, Sabrina Mancini, Snow Kitten, Vincent
Location: Angel Dome arena
The Belle’s have been ejected from ringside! Michael’s starting to feel some regret about Vince as his Special Guest Referee. Michael will have to leave the confines of the skybox and its company of Brenda, Snowy, Rose, Gabrielle and Callie.
For more of their sordid history, check this LINK.
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This doesn’t bode well for either Kat or Sabrina. Vote to see what’s coming up on Wednesday!
These issues would have been great things to address… months ago, and not in the middle of a match as the referee. Michael misjudged. Badly. This is the opposite of entertainment.
At least Gabrielle is shown to be very unimpressed, and considering this is yet another major screw-up I have to wonder how long Michael is going to remain employed. Then again, Michael does fill the role of ‘incompetent authority figure’, though it still begs the question of why Gabby keeps him around when he keeps making very stupid decisions.
So, anyone think Michael is channeling Russo? Though to be fair Russo probably wouldn’t acknowledge that the match turning into a debacle as a bad thing.
What other major screw-up? Professional life ones, I mean. His personal life ones don’t count, that’s his business. Plus, whether this is a screw up or isn’t remains to be seen.
His Personal Life screw ups directly involved his Professional Life and created Professional screw ups, so they most defiantly count.
Correction. It was elements of his professional life (Brooke) that screwed up his personal life. Tell me of these professional screw-ups you speak of.
Considering how Michael’s personal life screw-ups are considered professionally unethical and in the end resulted in professional consequences for the women involved, I’d have to say that the distinction you’re making is specious.
I did, in my previous comment XP
Cheating on his fiancée (personal) with an employee (professional) which lead to a very messy and very public fallout (personal and professional) which directly led to one of the companies hottest (in terms of support, momentum and merch sales) talents being exiled while things cooled down (Professional).
Do you really think Gabby was/is happy about having to outsource one of her biggest money makers to the competition, on the other side of the world, immediately after said talent just won a huge PPV Main Event, because her second couldn’t keep it in his pants with the talent?
That is a Professional Screw Up on an epic scale.
I think Blitz and Sammie made the argument pretty well… just to reiterate, his personal life can’t be distinguished from his professional life when they directly overlap. Michael cheats, that’s personal, but when it’s with a wrestler for the company he’s an executive for, that crosses into professional. If nothing else, it shows a glaring conflict of interest.
Whew! For a moment I thought you were going with my sordid story. I mean you were talking about ratings and all LoL But for that you’d need a Univision time slot. Muy Caliente!!!
But what could Michael have in mind? This could be hot too!
This is a PG comic. Your sordid story isn’t suitable for younger children. Or older ones. Or adults.
That’s what I’m say’n. Folk have to pay, just like you pay every time you’ve been in the ring with me.
Yeah but once I’ve gotten past the smell it’s usually smooth sailing.
Ratings? That’s it?
Referee is getting involve too early..
not a good rating..
I mean it can’t just be as simple as ratings. That could just be what he’s telling Gabriella, maybe he has another motive.
Wheels within wheels.
“It’s best for business”
Only it isn’t, Michaels brainstorm is killing the Main Event and turning the focus away from the competitors.
Sport is never, ever about the Officials. Not to sound all mean, but they are supposed to be invisible XP
I thought you were the main course of the evening. I heard there was a spicy dish …
I totally wrote this last spring!
From a lower camera angle, you’d have seen a look of concern on my face in panel two. Crazy refs are unpredictable.
In panel six, however, it’s apparent that this ref is unlikely to have return bookings, so I can just observe the proceedings with amusement.
Why is Brenda on long skirt?
Panel2 and 6: is that orange hair female is Rose Ryoko..
I can see Brenda, there
why is Callie there?
is it Callie ad Brenda are enemies?
I’m there because Gabrielle recognizes it’s important to keep top talent happy.
As for Brenda and me, I don’t think “enemy” would be the word either of us would use to describe the other. The words we probably would use would have a fair few bleeps in them, but “enemy” is too simple by half, and not really accurate.
In any case, I am a consummate professional, and while Brenda is more the reverse, she gives a good account of herself nonetheless. Neither of us are going to be at each other’s throats just because we’re in the same room together, (especially with Gabrielle right there!)
And for your first question, Brenda has probably gone for the long skirt because she wants to cover up her flabby thighs, but a muumuu would be too obvious.
Errr I think I’m on the sofa with snow snuggled up. So Callie just insulted the wrong person. But that’s her m.o. She’s a Brit after all. Use a shotgun and even the most myopic point of view has a chance of striking something.
As for why Callie is there? Well Gabs wanted to boost Marina’s confidence. Now even Marina can look down on someone xD
The person on the couch appears to be about the same size as Snowy. That’s definitely not you.
Snow wouldn’t be snuggling with another, unless it was to snatch their snack LoL
Snow wouldn’t snuggle with her tag team partner?
Everyone’s listed from left to right. Snow and Rose are showing off their tag team-ness. XD
😀
Vincent RUSSO! Of course! It’s TNA 2006-2012 all over again! Which just confirms that Gabrielle Reni = Dixie Carter. At least Gabrielle doesn’t harbor fantasies of being an on-screen character. But this match is DOA, and for once it’s not Sabrina’s fault.
Paper champion sighting, and it’s sans belt! Shouldn’t she have to carry the belt everywhere she goes so people know who’s champion? Unless she’s not? But that doesn’t explain why the Flying Ragdolls are there–oh, boss’s pet. Never mind.
GAH!!
I feel so sorry for ‘Brina and super angry (fist o’ furious fury) towards everyone responsible for this BEEP up.
*HEAVY SIGH*
No-one worth their salt wants to win a title like this.
*shakes head*
*****
BABY ‘BRINA WATCH UPDATE!!
Baby ‘Brina is a Milk Demanding Monster!!
Very Tiring.
*snooze*
I think someone needs an Ultrakick. Michael or Vince. Or both.
*****
D’aww!
Ummm Scuffles. I hate to break it to you. But I don’t think you could hit an ultra kick on them. I recommend I leaping snap kick for all Smurfs.
…
*Bonks Brenda*
I approve of this!
Owww! Hey! Come here ya rug rat!
Well I was gonna get Brina to ultrakick them. But I’d be willing to try it myself! Getting kicked in the sternum instead of the chin is still gonna hurt, even if it’s not quite so devastating!
… And stop chasing Sammie or I might hafta try to prove it!
I co-sign on Scuffles comments. XD
Yeah…I think the boss saw this coming and that Micheal didn’t think this idea through. 🙁
Although, it is nice to see Vincent try to level the playing field for this fight for once. Plus, he does have a point about Kat being suspended for that fight against Sabrina in the alley back in Season 1. 🙁
I wonder what other changes are in store for this battle ?
I think Vince has some legitimate points, but he’s not going about them in the best way. Of course, Michael gave him a referee uniform.
What other changes are in store for this match? Let’s find out!
He’s right, and she also avoided jail.
The Belles got away with murder that last time.
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I’ll give this some love on Monday’s update.
So, Michael is Vince Russo? That would explain a lot, actually 😛
I have this feeling that there’s more to his motivation in bringing Vincent back than he’s letting on, though. I have a nagging suspicion that this situation Sabrina’s been put in (damned if you do, damned if you don’t) was deliberate. Maybe it’s just me…
>_>
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Sabrina IS in a crap spot.
Well, interesting…Michael’s obviously trying to man up months after the fact. But it’s wrecking the match, and that’s what everyone paid to see. Pacing’s gonna be off, and neither Kat nor Sabrina will appreciate that. I know every match is just a promo for another match, but this one’s definitely going to have to be redone.
Also would be interesting to know what happened in that mass confrontation scene with Kat and whatsis backstage. Big beatdown?
Your imagination is better than anything I could come up with. Just know that Brenda and Yvonne actually worked together during that bit.
Just saw the VI. This match is approaching trainwreck status.
Yeah it’s like the fast count over on the WWE side of the tracks that the ref did for the beard against the snake.
(Don’t go there. Don’t do it! This is a family show.)
(I’m sure I have no idea what you’re talking about, and whatever it is I have no idea about, you should be ashamed of :P)
I’m just trying to figure out what that idiot in the stripes is going to get hit with first, an Ultra Kick or a Powergirl Powerbomb. Then after him, Michael’s going to be next.
I think Donny is running the numbers action on this. XD
You kidding me, I could run the numbers AND the show, and still end up doing a better job than Michael
Hmmmm, so this was all Michael’s idea? Is he still trying to get Sabby fired? Because I’m pretty sure he broke more rules than she did – with my Brooke!
Yep, this was Michael’s clever idea. 😛 Vince’s stupidity almost got Sabrina fired, not anything malicious, at least then. After all, she hasn’t spoken to him since the alleyway.
Michael HAS broken many rules (with Brooke!) but when you’re second-in-command, you can get away with a lot.
i sense the gabby annoyance level is beginning to rise. though technically vincent IS doing the proper thing by ensuring it’s a 1 on 1 encounter by kicking out the rest of the Belles. though as Angel pointed out they hadn;t done anything at that point. also considering it’s Angel i’m surprised she didn’t let “yet” slip into the end of that sentence.
VI- how horrible! the ref got a mote of dust in his eye at that particular completely non-cooincidental moment like that!
Black Widow once set up like this. I pinned her twice and got her to tap to both my Celtic Lace and my Celtic Knot. Then she pinned me. Luckily it was not for a belt, only to get her a shot. I guess there was a lot of dust in that old arena.
Oh that tricky Bitsy. I also remember a match with tricky Bitsy vs Champ and Sassy.
Silly Brenda! Don’t let go til the bell rings! If it doesn’t ring she’s just gonna cry!
You underestimate Angel’s canniness! XD
Man, Gabrielle’s annoyance level is about to go full meltdown. Let’s watch.
So, is this a wrestling match or an episode of Dr. Phil that guilt the opponent into forfeiting because they knew they were wrong? You see Sabrina in the background giving a shrug as if she has no clue what is going on either.
Excellent catch with Sabrina’s posture!!
I don’t know about Dr. Phil. I mean, I’m trying to think in what situation Kat would feel guilty about what they did to Sabrina.
I think it would be guilt by association in this case…
Aaaaand at this point, Michael & Vincent might BOTH be in the unemployment line after this! I don’t even think a team of Russo & Bischoff would hire them!