A tournament with fan-voted participants... Fiona's first instinct was that the titles should go to the best wrestler rather than having any aspect of it be a simple popularity contest, but with just a moment of thought it seemed fine. All the best wrestlers were among the most popular too, and would surely secure a place in the bracket.

On a surface level it felt like the most fair way to determine a winner, too, but just like any other match Fiona knew there'd be potential for meddling in the middle of this tournament. Management would probably welcome a bit of those sorts of tactics, as long as it gave them the kind of drama they were looking for.

She still had a lot of questions. How many would get a spot? Would the matchups and seeding be determined by the vote totals? Depending on the number of participants, Fiona wondered if she'd actually have a chance of making the cut. Opening the last show before the vote was bound to help her some, especially with how short the voting window was. While she lost the match, Fiona put on a good show against a highly-ranked opponent, and was still rising in popularity. She'd be fresh in the minds of a lot of fans going to vote.

[i]If I can sneak in, it would probably mean I'd be up against a massive challenge right away,[/i] she thought. Her fight against Elina hadn't done her confidence any favors, but she knew those were the kinds of fights she needed to have in order to keep improving. Any chance to get in the ring against tough opponents was a chance she wanted to take.