Ivy Aster had rarely fought this alone since her debut at LAW. If Ivy was not fighting a tag match with her mentor, Tiki Lowell, then she would have support in the crowd. Either Tiki herself, or her little sister Hortensia. And if neither of them could be there in the crowd, then Ivy could at least count on them watching, ready to blow up her phone to talk about it the moment it ended.
Ivy had none of that today. She knew that Tiki and Hortensia were actually together right now, but they weren't watching the match. Tiki didn't even know that Ivy was fighting today, and Hortensia wouldn't know how it went until she was informed by the elder sister. This was all intentional though, because today was Tiki's birthday, and Hortensia was currently keeping her distracted while Ivy fought to win a present to surprise her with.
That present, was Thea Asters. She and Tiki had fought in the Semifinals of the 2023 Queen of the Ring Tournament, where Thea had cheated her way to victory. Tiki had been winning the whole match, until Thea attacked the ref, and then used the opportunity to launch a machine gun-esque barrage of blows into Tiki's crotch until Ivy's mentor was forced to submit. Once, not if, but once Ivy won this match, she would put a ribbon on Thea, and deliver her straight to Tiki for her to take payback for being so badly cheated and robbed of a spot in the finals of such a prestigious tournament.