It is June 23rd, 2024 at 10:00 PM and the coordinator of this grand scale gauntlet, Silver the Hedgehog has announced an exhibition match to test things out and make sure everything doesn't fall apart the next day. He looks in the colosseum of people in picks out the guy he's had a burning hatred for for the longest time, Sonic the Hedgehog.

Silver: Hey, blue boy! It's about time we settled things, eh? Unless you're too scared?