Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-26125643-20150404195634/@comment-25602483-20150406201639

Eskaver wrote: Okay, then I'll secede. I agree. But it wasn't a fight of magic and skill, lol. I wish it was. I think (key word there) that the battle was a non-physical battle for Regina. Cora says she won because when she was with Regina she had Regina in her grasp, but Rumple won in the end when he had Regina push Cora into Wonderland. That's why Cora goes to Rumple with a deal: a chance to find his son for her daughter back. If you look closely you can see it.

I would say it might be both, but with them making the gap between Regina and Rumple bigger and bigger I doubt Rumple would have trouble with Cora, since Regina overpowered Cora which means she is at least on par if not above Cora. What episode is it i'll rewatch it cause i never got that at all even after rewatching it.