User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 260: Now We're Aiming for the Top!, Review./@comment-3061966-20111119144015/@comment-3290324-20111119153319

Dam right, I'm going to bitch and whine until I get my way!!! O there's no doubt he could have won. He managed to beat Erza before Plot Armor came into play, so while I do think she could've done better, I don't doubt that he could have beaten her. It didn't make sense and Mashima kinda failed there in multiple ways. The most obvious one being that he made her deactivate Satan Soul before taking the brunt of the explosion. Why? Satan Soul increases her durability so at the very least it could've prevented her from taking as much damage.

I'll be in adamant denial up until the second it happens, lol.