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Sol Ruca
Birth nameCalyx Harmony Hampton
Born (1999-08-26) August 26, 1999 (age 25)
Ontario, California, U.S.
RelativesPaul A Hampton (father)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Sol Ruca
Billed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Billed weight139 lb (63 kg)
Billed fromHonolulu, Hawaii
Trained byWWE Performance Center
Debut2022

Calyx Harmony Hampton (born August 26, 1999) is an American professional wrestler signed to WWE, where she performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Sol Ruca.

Early life

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Calyx Harmony Hampton was born in Ontario, California, on August 26, 1999.[1] Her father, Paul A Hampton, is an African-American musician.[2][3] She has a brother named Coda.[1] Hampton graduated from Western Christian High School in Upland, California in 2017. She then majored in Human Physiology at the University of Oregon, where she also competed in gymnastics.[1]

Professional wrestling career

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WWE (2022–present)

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Hampton was part of a group of new recruits signed to the WWE Performance Center in March 2022.[4] She had no previous wrestling experience, instead coming from an acrobatics and tumbling background.[1] She made her in-ring debut under the ring name Sol Ruca at a house show in Jacksonville, Florida, on June 24, 2022,[5] teaming with Solo Sikoa to defeat Grayson Waller and Tiffany Stratton.[6] She made her televised debut on the September 27, 2022 episode of NXT 2.0, defeating Amari Miller.[7] In December, Ruca gained viral fame for her innovative finisher, a springboard backflip cutter dubbed the Sol Snatcher.[8] On the January 24, 2023 episode of NXT, Ruca and Alba Fyre faced Kayden Carter and Katana Chance for the NXT Women's Tag Team Championship in a losing effort.[9] In April, Ruca was one of the wrestlers injured by a mystery assailant.[10] This was done to write her off television as she ruptured her ACL, which required surgery.[11]

Ruca returned from injury at NXT Roadblock on March 5, 2024, attacking Blair Davenport, who had injured Ruca, during her match against Fallon Henley.[12] On the April 2 episode of NXT, Ruca defeated Davenport.[13] Two weeks later, Davenport cost Ruca her match against Lola Vice after knocking Ruca off the top rope. Later that night backstage, Ruca demanded NXT General Manager Ava to schedule a No Disqualification match against Davenport at Week 1 of Spring Breakin'. Ava accepted the demand and scheduled the match as a Beach Brawl, which Ruca won.[14][15] At NXT Battleground on June 9, she participated in a six-woman ladder match to crown the inaugural NXT Women's North American Champion, which was won by Kelani Jordan.[16] On the June 25 episode of NXT, Ruca defeated Arianna Grace to earn a title match against Jordan at NXT Heatwave. At the event on July 7, Ruca failed to win the title from Jordan.[17][18] On the August 20 edition of NXT, Ruca competed in a six-woman gauntlet match to determine the number one contender for Roxanne Perez's NXT Women's Championship at No Mercy. She eliminated Adriana Rizzo and Wren Sinclair during the match, but was defeated by the eventual winner Jaida Parker.[19] On the September 10 episode of NXT, Ruca answered TNA Knockouts World Champion Jordynne Grace's championship open challenge, which ended in a no-contest after Ruca and Grace were both taken out by Wendy Choo and TNA Wrestling's Rosemary.[20]

Personal life

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Hampton is currently in a relationship with English professional wrestler Tyler Bate.[21]

Championships and accomplishments

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "2021 Acrobatics & Tumbling Roster profile". GoDucks.com. Archived from the original on July 31, 2023. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  2. ^ "Paul Hampton @tallpaulmortgage". Instagram. Retrieved June 11, 2024. Father of @solrvca
  3. ^ "#WWENXT is proud to celebrate and honor #BlackHistoryMonth". Instagram.com. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  4. ^ "WWE welcomes newest class of recruits to the WWE Performance Center". WWE. Archived from the original on March 30, 2023. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  5. ^ "Sol Ruca". WWE. Archived from the original on March 24, 2024. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  6. ^ Middleton, Marc (June 25, 2022). "WWE NXT House Show Results from Jacksonville, FL 6/24/2022". Wrestling Headlines. Archived from the original on August 19, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  7. ^ Moore, John (September 27, 2022). "9/27 NXT TV results: Moore's review of Wolfgang and Mark Coffey vs. Josh Briggs and Brooks Jensen in a Pub Rules match, Ilja Dragunov vs. Xyon Quinn, NXT Women's Champion Mandy Rose vs. Fallon Henley in a non-title match, Tony D'Angelo vs. Wes Lee, Nikkita Lyons vs. Kayden Carter, Brutus Creed vs. Damon Kemp". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on November 30, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  8. ^ Gaydos, Ryan (December 19, 2022). "Sol Ruca is using her past as star gymnast to forge her own WWE path: 'This is exactly what I should be doing'". Fox News. Archived from the original on July 31, 2023. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  9. ^ Moore, John (January 24, 2023). "1/24 NXT TV results: Moore's review of the NXT Women's Championship Summit with Roxanne Perez, Gigi Dolin, and Jacy Jayne, Katana Chance and Kayden Carter vs. Alba Fyre in a handicap match for the NXT Women's Tag Team Titles, Tiffany Stratton vs. Indi Hartwell, Elektra Lopez vs. Wendy Choo, Thea Hail award ceremony". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on June 6, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  10. ^ Moore, John (April 25, 2023). "4/25 NXT TV results: Moore's review of Carmelo Hayes vs. Grayson Waller for the NXT Title, Indi Hartwell vs. Roxanne Perez vs. Tiffany Stratton for the NXT Women's Title, Bron Breakker vs. Andre Chase, Josh Briggs and Fallon Henley vs. Brooks Jensen and Kiana James, Cora Jade vs. Lyra Valkyria, Tony D'Angelo and Stacks Lorenzo vs. Pretty Deadly in a Trunk Match, Oba Femi debuts". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on October 20, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  11. ^ Carey, Ian (April 27, 2023). "WWE NXT's Sol Ruca sidelined with torn ACL". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Archived from the original on August 16, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  12. ^ Moore, John (March 5, 2024). "NXT TV results (3/5): Moore's review of NXT Roadblock with Carmelo Hayes vs. Tony D'Angelo for a shot at the NXT Title, Kabuki Warriors vs. Lyra Valkyria and Tatum Paxley for the WWE Women's Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on March 10, 2024. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  13. ^ Moore, John (April 2, 2024). "NXT TV results (4/2): Moore's review of Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams have a final face-off on the Stand & Deliver go-home show, three-way match to determine the challengers for the NXT Tag Team Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on April 3, 2024. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  14. ^ Moore, John (April 16, 2024). "NXT TV results (4/16): Moore's review of Carmelo Hayes vs. Trick Williams in a steel cage match, Ridge Holland vs. Joaquin Wilde, Sol Ruca vs. Lola Vice, Noam Dar vs. Dijak". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on April 21, 2024. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  15. ^ Moore, John (April 23, 2024). "NXT TV results (4/23): Moore's review of Spring Breakin' Night One with Ilja Dragunov vs. Trick Williams for the NXT Championship, Roxanne Perez vs. Lyra Valkyria vs. Tatum Paxley for the NXT Women's Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on April 24, 2024. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  16. ^ Moore, John (June 9, 2024). "NXT Battleground results: Moore's live review of Trick Williams vs. Ethan Page for the NXT Championship, Roxanne Perez vs. TNA Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace for the NXT Women's Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on June 10, 2024. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  17. ^ Moore, John (June 25, 2024). "NXT TV results (6/25): Moore's review of Tag Team Turmoil for a shot at the NXT Tag Titles, NXT Champion Trick Williams vs. Shawn Spears in a non-title match, Tony D'Angelo vs. Nathan Frazer for the NXT Heritage Cup". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  18. ^ Powell, Jason (July 7, 2024). "NXT Heatwave results: Moore's live review of Trick Williams vs. Ethan Page vs. Je'Von Evans vs. Shawn Spears for the NXT Championship, Roxanne Perez vs. Lola Vice for the NXT Women's Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  19. ^ Lopez, Joshua (August 20, 2024). "WWE NXT Results 8/20/24". Wrestling Headlines. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  20. ^ Moore, John (September 10, 2024). "NXT TV results (9/10): Moore's review of Trick Williams vs. Pete Dunne in a Last Man Standing match for a shot at the NXT Title, Nathan Frazer and Axiom vs. The Street Profits for the NXT Tag Titles, Giulia vs. Chelsea Green". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  21. ^ Ryder, James (December 20, 2023). "NXT Wrestlers Seemingly Go Public With Their Relationship". Web is Jericho. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  22. ^ "PWI's 2023 Award Winners: Full List - Sacnilk". January 18, 2024.
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