Fiona wasn't surprised to hear that the Deguaras were pleased with the outcome. The ringside fighting had livened up the match, which otherwise looked to be steadily heading for the expected outcome, and then Choi Minji turned everything on its head, flipping a somewhat straight up rivalry match into a talking point that would probably last right up to Fiona's next match, as well as whenever she inevitably got back into the ring with Shin.

"That is good," she agreed. "And don't worry, I'll make sure to give the fans a great performance for the second round. No one will be saying I don't belong at the end of that show." She'd be one of six remaining contestants with a chance to become Women's Champion... it still hadn't sunk in yet.

She'd been so focused on trying to beat Shin, she hadn't even allowed herself to think about her place in the bracket. Her win tonight meant that she'd be up against the winner of the match between Abby Beatific and Tanya Redd. The Rubicon Gauntlet was proving to be a gauntlet of her worst rivals, and the next fight would an extreme rules match, a brutally grueling test.

"Speaking of, I know Abby and Tanya are fighting their first round match next week. Any chance I could be ringside for that?" She braced herself for resistance to the idea, knowing it was more initiative than she'd shown so far in NMW. But some time had passed since she'd fought Abby or Tanya, and she knew she'd need every chance to study either of them if she wanted a chance to beat them in an extreme rules match. What better way than in person, right outside the ring at their match?

"I've got NMWW history with both of them, after all, and I'm sure the commentary team would enjoy asking me a few questions. I promise I won't start anything or interfere." She couldn't speak to what Aubrey or Tanya's partner, if she had one, would do, but Fiona had to figure they'd have their hands full with each other. "Maybe you could bring it up with Miss Deguara, at least."