Fiona had returned to her apartment in New York City after the show in Austin, and for that Saturday she took the entire day off for rest and recovery and a bit of a mental reset. She'd trained extremely hard the previous week in the lead up to her battle against Elina Zamora, only to get pummeled throughout the match and fail to even get Elina to a two-count on her one pin attempt. Kendra had been eager to keep training, wanting to be ready for when she got back in the ring herself, and even suggested they start working with Keysha in the practice ring, but Fiona needed at least a weekend to step away, take a breather, and get her strength back.

Her apartment wasn't huge, but of course living in the city was expensive, and Fiona would have to move right back out if she ever lost her NMW contract. Most 21-year-olds were either in campus dorms, living with multiple roommates, or still stuck with their parents, so Fiona considered herself extremely lucky. The view wasn't bad, her neighbors were quiet, and it was a short trip to the NMW facilities.

She had no plans to even go outside today, though. It was the kind of muggy summer New York day that Fiona wanted no part of, spending the whole day with her hair tied up, no makeup, an oversized t-shirt on, and pants that would only go on when she needed to pick up the food she planned to order in. She had a backlog of video games and a TV show or two to catch up on.

Of course, the day wasn't totally free of NMW, though, as she kept an eye on the time so as to not miss the special livestream announcement from Brent Christi and Mark Trenton. Curled up and comfy on her couch, she flipped the TV over to the stream, grabbing her nearby phone to text Kendra. [i]Stream's live. You watching?[/i]

"The crowning of its first champions" caught her attention, and Fiona listened as a tournament was announced. [i]So that's how they're going to do it.[/i] She was surprised, actually, as a tournament felt like it left a lot up to chance, when so much seemed to be riding on who these first champions would be. Fiona liked the sound of it, though.