Kendra's words of encouragement helped quite a bit, as did the pop from the crowd when Fiona's entrance music started blasting over the speakers, her name coming up in big glittering blue letters on the big screen over a reel of some of her best highlights from the year before. She made her way out of the tunnel and onto the entrance stage with a spin and a smile, holding the inner edges of her jacket and playing it cool, looking a lot less nervous than she was.

"The following contest is scheduled for one fall!" came through the speakers from the ring announcer. "Making her way to the ring now, from Seattle, Washington... [i]Fiona Chevalieeer![/i]"

Fiona made her way down the ramp with a steady stride, taking in Madison Square Garden and giving out high fives to the fans reaching for her. It was a warm reception, better than she'd expected, enough to put some more energy in her step as she reached the steel stairs and jogged up them to the ring apron. She turned, putting her back to the ropes and throwing the horns to the crowd with a grin, before ducking through into the ring and going to do the same to the other side.

She shrugged off her jacket and set it aside for a staff member to take, and soon after her entrance music faded out. Fiona took another deep breath to fight the nerves, rolling her head back and forth to loosen the neck. [i]Not a rookie anymore, it's time to show everyone what I'm capable of.[/i] No matter what happened, Fiona was resolved to fight with all the heart and energy the fans had come to expect from her, and give everyone a great match for her NMW debut.