The Champ retains! Big time win for the champ and what does that put her win streak at? Six in a row? That’s what champions do, they win.
Rival Angels in Shadowgirls?
Eh, not the best title, but once again Sabrina enters the wonderful world of Shadowgirls by having her own special card in their new, fast-paced card game from Th3rd World Studios called, ‘Please, Don’t Wake Dagon’. To get a look at Sabrina’s card, I’m going to send you over to the Facebook Fan Page as opposed to TWC and voting. BEWARE OF THE EXTREME ADORABLENESS! If the spirit moves you, give us and/or the picture a LIKE.
The Widow becomes just another victim of the Celtic warrior’s reign as champ. Thus begins the speculations about who would be best fitted to be the number one contender; maybe a certain boss Damager or a certain Catgirl let the rumour mill and in fighting begin.
And some of you had your doubts. Like I said earlier it’s not how the match goes but how the final move turns out.
OMG!!! What a match! What art! What a story! Congrats boss. I hardly know what to say. (Shush y’all. It can happen LoL) But you’re reached new heights in my book. Onward and upward.
Black Widow is one amazing wrestler and I’d be surprised if she goes to the back of the line, not after an effort like that. It’s not to say there aren’t others who deserve a shot. Watching them all work through this is going to be very thrilling.
All I can say about that is NEXT!
When did you get so many curves?
When did you miss the turn? <grins>
Brenda Rua got quad pack.. for pack abs.. hahah
while Snowkitten have kitty abs.. meow meow.. hehe
Which do you like more MGC? Petting the kitten or pounding the rock?
I called it! Fantastic match. Great art and great action, Albone. You built up to that finale very, very well.
Brenda earned the right to hang onto that belt a little bit longer, for sure. Huge display of strength and skill against a bigger, stronger opponent with plenty of skill of her own. Very impressive and very exciting.
The only draw back to her winning is that I’ll have to keep dusting that big belt. If she had lost then all I would have to do is try to clean her sweaty clothes.
Before I get to review this match, let’s do a recap. Some ratings may have changed.
“LOL” Monica Rumble vs. “Miss Rival Angels” Brooke “Aphrodite” Lennox: ***. Pretty good blowoff match to start the night. We all knew Rumble wasn’t winning, but for a minute, you almost thought she was. It did everything it needed to do.
The
BellaYork Sisters vs. Brandy Brandt and Vanessa Holiday: *1/2. The York Twins are a tag team now. That’s all you got out of this match. Moving on.TV Championship Finals: “Ultragirl” Sabrina Mancini vs. “Powergirl” Katherine Smith: ***. May have been a spotfest early on, but turned into a respectable match with a kick to the peach. Other than yet another tease of a Hell’s Belles breakup, not much to say here. Mancini may know her flippies, but she’s got a lot to learn.
Rampage vs. Loretta Diaz vs. Veronica Silver: **. No Needles means no point to this match. However, after what happened before, it did pick up the fans’ spirits to see Silver win.
Nikki Foxx and Kyra Gold (a subsidiary of Damage Inc.) vs. Victoria Buckingham and “Professor” Shannon McCourt: ***. Of course, it also helps to see some good wrestling to save your PPV, and Damage Inc. delivers.
Last Woman Standing Match: “The Definition of Technician” Krystin Moline vs. “Sassy Schoolgirl” Sara Valentine: ***1/2. Nice garbage match, though they do need to change the rules. The directionless Moline may have found her way.
Tag Team Championship: Black and Blue vs. The Kawaii Girls: 1/2*. This match should have been a dud the way the Fangirls stunk the place up. Guess that Rumble Award went to their heads. Not even throwing one of them into the crowd could save this match from being the worst match of the night. Good thing the Towers of Terror showed up and wrecked everything when they did.
Sun Wong vs. Eva Sirkowski-Carpenter: ****. Match of the night. Funny how a simple 1-on-1 match outshines all the stipulations. It also helps when the two wrestlers facing each other are good.
World Championship: Brenda “What’s my nationality again?” Rua vs “The Black Widow”
Jeanette Lee(too skinny)Sonya Thomas(too small)Aileen Wuornos(oh dear God, why?) Jane Generic (there we go): ***.If it looks like a world championship match, walks like a world championship match, and talks like a world championship match, yet everybody went to the concession stands when they heard this match was up next, does it even matter? They tried so hard into making us believe that this was a main event match, yet we knew better that it was a bathroom break with potential. It was a Brenda Rua match after all, and Rival Angels is in dire need of main eventers. Watch either Carmichael or de Sade get another crack at the belt.
Hmm, that Shoulder Wheel looks familiar…oh, dear God, no!
WID-NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Dang it well done,Brenda. and nice finisher This Pay Per View continues to shine. I knew Blackwidow was in trouble after I saw the panic in her face. Any way excellent match despite what Anime fanboy above me said
JSN, your harsh. No soup for you.
Leave it JSN to say some things that others are thinking, only more harsh and snide – but… and it’s a big but. I think the judgement on the Catgirls was a bit harsh, obviously for the folks at home – we missed a great deal of the back and forth as well as Snow and Ryoko’s amazing teamwork. Coming in at the end after Snowy gets tossed and B&B pull the double-team does leave one wanting more – but I would have ranked this at least above the other tag match.
Looks to me like someone lost a big bet, or maybe got their car towed?
Great victory Champ! “D Solid action between the two and now, for the Main Event of the Evening 🙂 Introducing first… (insert the rest of the UFC opening 😀 )Loking forward to another rocking performance. Go Brina~
YEAH!!!
STORY OF THE YEAR!! EPIC!! CHAPTER OF THE YEAR!! MATCH OF THE YEAR
CONGRATULATIONS!! ‘CELT WARRIOR’ Brenda Rua..
Brenda didn’t make the widow tap out.. like Brenda did on Yvonne, Chloe, Katherine and Xtina..
one ‘Kata guruma’ (shoulder wheel slam) ended Blackwidow..
Panel 1,2 and 4 are the best…
Panel 4: look at Brenda.. kneeling down, could it be she’s exhausted in the match? hehehe
since many people cheering Brenda..
THERE MUST BE A BRENDA RUA.. RIVAL ANGELS: BRENDA RUA comic.. mostly base on Brenda Rua..
it’s a must.. it must have..
COME ONE ALBONE…
Brenda knelt down when she spotted me ring side looking at her. She knows her place around me.
BOOOOO! HISSS! Black Widow was cheated! NO FAIR! BOOOOOO!
That’s all right
That’s okay
Black Widow is just a bug any way!
Yeah Brenda!
Outstanding determination and come back, jie-jie. Forgive me if I ever doubted for a second you’d pull it off.
I do feel sorry for the next girl the Black Widow faces after this (might explain why she worked over poor Loretta in J.C.’s fan fic.)
And bossman, another excellent page. Looking back, the evolution of your talent is awesome… you only get better and better.
Brenda also shuts Jeff Crew up..
hahaha
Panel 1,2, 4,5.. Jeff is silent.. hahaha
And the champ pulls out the victory in perhaps her best match to date. Why did Widow lose? Simple, she only tried to over power Brenda, while Brenda tried to beat Widow in every other aspect of the in-ring game. Way to go, Champ, you earned this victory, and the upcomming celebration
Yay, Madame Champ! Sending over chocolate decadence now! ::gets the boulangerie crew to help him take the cake diorama over to Brenda’s VIP lounge as well as a heaping platter of Triple Chocolate Brownies::
Enjoyed this one. Great shot on panel 1 and loved Bren’s victory smile later on. Guessing you’re getting ready for the biggest match of the evening. So are we.
Shoulder Wheel = Death Valley Driver + finger thrust to v*g*n*
:D:D:D:D:D
uh-oh my buzzkill senses are tingling at the sight of gabby coming into the ring to hand Brenda the belt after a tough win. “Take a breather”= “OK champ while you’re celebrating i’m about to grab the mic and announce your next opponnent”.
also the shoulder wheel doesn;t quite look like the FU/AA/Cena’s move of doom in that BW looks to be landing at a 90 degree angle to brenda as opposed to the full 180 the AA/FU delivers. also brenda maintains her grip the whole way through the move instead of letting go with the second arm as soon as she got BW off her shoulders like Cena does.
[cole] a modified AA[/cole]
Yeah. The Shoulder Wheel is definatly more Death Valley/Spiccoli Driver than FU. Maintaining the grip all the way until hitting the mat adds the extra impact. A normal Judo Shoulder Wheel throw tosses them off the shoulder down the front of the body, but since this is pro wrestling as opposed to Judo, the maintained contact for extra impact is a smart move.
looks like brenda pulled some energy out of bottom of her tank to finish that move. looks like she lucky it was a 3 cause you look dead on your feet brenda.i’m glad you won cause as i said way back.. it would been such a shame if ya got hurt… by someone else then me haha
Gee… Thanks Jenn. i think. But don’t you be thinking I’ve forgotten that I owe you for a table also. You’re on my list gf!
Huh, Sun and Sabrina lose their first matches on the same night. Clearly Paris is not their city.
What are you talking about, Trevor? Sun won. So far, Sabrina is the only Upstart to lose in Paris, but she has the ability to make up for it by shoving DeSade’s head through a steel cage
I think he’s confusing Sun and Black Widow, which is a shame since we saw the both of them on the same page about 2 pages ago. XD
@Donny and Albone: Yup, sorry. I’m an idiot. I got confused because Alan changed Sun’s costume to the Grey colors, similar to Black Widow here. I blame Alan entirely. 😛
Jabberwocky, who do YOU think should challenge Brenda next? That might make a good poll.
Congratulations, Champ! Another thrilling victory! Time to rest and relax. Maybe enjoy the rest of the show…unless someone else has plans for you. O_o
Thanks DragonMan! I’m glad you enjoyed the match.
Hey, JSN, I’m gathering that you’ve enjoyed the PPV so far? I know you rated some of the matches low but that didn’t stop you from such a thorough recap. I am glad you liked Sun vs Xtina and I too think that could be a contender for Match Of The Night.
LOL Kurt! I should totally have Bruce Buffer cameo in Rival Angels. Funny and true, when you asked me to introduce Lora on the TGT podcast, I almost thought you meant a ‘Bruce Buffer intro.’ XD
Snowy, you’re a good friend to help polish up Brenda’s belt. Good point about the one who strikes last.
MGC, I’m glad you liked the match so much and also that you picked up on some visual cues like how exhausted the victory was for Brenda and that yes, Jeff was speechless for most of this update. XD A Brenda comic would be epic. I am thinking that she should have pdf download next season, and I think it will have a unique stipulation with a worthy contender. 😉
Ashley, sometimes it’s just how it goes. It’s why we call her, ‘champ.’
Dyna, I don’t think anyone could blame you for being concerned. You’re a good friend to the champ, at least that’s what I think. You are absolutely right about fearing for the next girl who has to fight Black Widow. 😉 And thanks for the nod on the work improving!
Donny, I’m glad you dug the match! I was hoping it’d be entertaining.
Yay Cookie Ogre for the victory party in Brenda’s name! W00t
You said it, Darkmark! 😀
PS2kid, it should’ve occurred to me ahead of time that someone would look at it that way.
jpiv, I’m sure I don’t know why your ‘buzzkill sense’ would go off. I mean, Brenda won, it’s the start of her celebration…what could go wrong? Ah, crap, I should’ve posted the link to the Shoulder Wheel! I’ll have to dig up that Youtube clip…!
Loving the trash/congratulatory talk, Jenn!
I don’t want you to think because I say your art is so much improved that it was lacking before. Far from it. Only now it seems that you capture more dimension and depth and countless subtle things that make the action pop.
Yep, Brenda is pretty awesome, slamming that much bacon down. Nice match all the way around. Unlike some others posting here, I didn’t bet on any of the matches, but I’m glad Brenda came out on top again, um, I mean, that she won!
And though I haven’t said it recently, I’m very impressed with your art, Albone! I re-read some of the earlier episodes, and I can see real improvement. Although I’ve said all along that your art is great, I’ve been using my own ability as the baseline. Comparing your art now to your art then, you are producing some great stuff! Thanks again for all your hard work over the years!
One last bit regarding JSN’s comments, he’s commenting on the matches, not the storyline or the art. And he must really like the comic to put that much effort in to recapping all the matches so thoroughly.
buzzkill senses tingling because gabby isn’t about to make her first(?) ever in ring appearance just to put the belt around brenda’s waist. she could give Darth Yvonne pointers in deviousness after all.
Gabby= the Emperor?
Yvonne = Darth Vader?
If Gabby ever uses the phrase “My young apprentice” in this comic, I will melt down from the sheer awesomeness.
Yay! I knew she could pull it off. She’s my favorite redhead here. Powerful and awesome. I’m so excited. This was a great match. Let’s hope Sabrina’s final match is better in her favor. It’s time for all of that tower to fall…Also is anyone a little curious about Maddie after discovering the affair?
Woo. Go Brenda!
Well done Champion go get soem rest you deserve it it was a beauty of a match lots of recpet to you for that hard fouhgt win Brenda congrats again, and Al my friend well done give Brenda some time off after this one but good fight to you as well widow.
And now for the second main event the juicing villian Chole De’sade versus the incruptable hero Sabrina Mancini
Yay! Party in my suite! Gourmet yummies by Mr Ogre and his team. Bubblie. 8×10 autograph glossies. Maybe some post-fight commentary on highlights. I’m certain we’ll want some fan reaction and special commentary by JSN.
Ummm… huh? What’s that boss? What do you mean someone has plans?
GhostEraser, I always appreciate the comments about my art. 🙂 Glad you liked the match too. I was trying for a good balance of length, drama as well as our Upstart girls. Of course, who says Brenda’s night is over? 😉
😛 @ jpiv and Cookie Ogre
Vekara, you are of course, right to questions what’s up with Maddie. I promise you that her finding out about Brooke and Michael will not be forgotten. Brenda made a great win for the faces. Maybe laid the ground work for Sabrina to take out De Sade?
Right on, Tarrasque!
Comichero, LOL at your billing of Chloe! Glad you liked the championship match. Here’s hoping you still like it after what’s about to come next.
Champ, with you being the champ, I think lots of people, good and bad have designs on you. Which kind of person will be stepping up?