Now that Helena had made her entrance, it was Megumi's turn. Many were expecting her music to be played, but somehow, it wasn't played. The commentators at the announcer's table seemed confused. No music was played, and Megumi Mutoh didn't show any sign of appearing from the entrance. It felt like Megumi wasn't going to emerge after all, considering that the people at the ringside began talking amongst themselves about Megumi potentially no-showing in a PPV.
While the crowd was getting restless, the arena suddenly went dark. The announcers expressed their surprise, though the dark didn't last long. A few seconds later, the lights went back up. Before the lights went out earlier, Helena was the only one in the ring, but after the lights returned, there was another one in the ring, standing right behind Helena. It was Megumi Mutoh, but something seemed different about her. She was unmistakably Megumi, but her appearance seemed different than usual.
She displayed a rather unhinged smile, and there was some kind of facial marking on her face. Seeing this, the bell keeper immediately rang the bell, starting the match. The crowd went ballistic by the sudden appearance of this new 'Megumi'.