The lights in the arena dimmed, and after a moment of relative stillness and silence, Fiona's music began to blare over the speakers, blue and white light bathing the fans around the stage area, who cheered at the revelation that the match's youngest competitor would be making her entrance first. Fiona came out all smiles and confidence, pointing and grinning at a large sign a fan made for her in the upper levels. She knew right away her opponents were going to get bigger pops from the crowd, with the years they'd had to establish a fanbase from their multiple accolades, but everyone in the building was looking forward to seeing Fiona wrestle too. Win or lose, her matches were never boring.

"Fiona Chevalier had a wild road to get here," Dan Rich explained after the ring announcer introduced her and she started heading down the ramp. "Her controversial round one win over Shin Choon-hee was left in the past after a brilliant performance agaisnt Tanya Redd in the extreme rules round."

"You're exactly right, Dan," Rhonda agreed. "She showed the NMW world just how tough she really is last week, and I think she'll do it again tonight."

"She'll have to," said Brent. "Surviving Tanya Redd is one thing. Surviving in a steel cage against two of the meanest NMW has to offer is another thing entirely."

Fiona passed beneath the suspended steel cage, eyes glancing up at it, exhaling a visible breath to keep herself steady and focused. She'd started to grow more comfortable with it sparring against her training partners, but Raven Veyn was going to require a whole lot more than that. As for Elina... she didn't know what to think. She hoped they could work together once the bell rung, but the more she thought about it, the more she felt like she shouldn't have said anything to her in the parking garage.

She walked up the steel steps at the corner of the ring, ducking between the ropes, her demeanor a little more serious than it usually was before a match, but she focused on her music, and finding groups of her fans in the crowd. Shaking hands with the referee and the ring announcer, she took her place in one of the corners as her theme started to fade.

"Fiona Chevalier's in the ring and looks ready for the biggest match of her career so far," Dan Rich commented. "Let's meet the first of her opponents."