Not logged in | Create account | Login
    Menu

      Authorpædia Trademarks

      Social buttons

      Languages

      Read

      AUTHORPÆDIA is hosted by Authorpædia Foundation, Inc. a U.S. non-profit organization.

    Jesse Ventura

    Sol Ruca
    Ruca in April 2025
    Birth nameCalyx Harmony Hampton
    Born (1999-08-26) August 26, 1999 (age 25)
    Ontario, California, U.S.
    Parent(s)Paul A Hampton (father)
    Sandra Brown-Hampton (mother)
    Professional wrestling career
    Ring nameSol Ruca
    Billed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
    Billed weight139 lb (63 kg)
    Billed fromHonolulu, Hawaii
    Trained byWWE Performance Center
    DebutJune 24, 2022

    Calyx Harmony Hampton (born August 26, 1999) is an American professional wrestler. As of March 2022, she is signed to WWE, where she performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Sol Ruca. She is currently a double champion, holding both the WWE Women's Speed Championship and the NXT Women's North American Championship in her first reign with each. She is the first and only woman to simultaneously hold these titles.

    Early and personal life

    Calyx Harmony Hampton was born in Ontario, California,[1][2] in the Inland Empire, on August 26, 1999.[3] She is biracial as her father is American musician Paul A Hampton.[4][5] She has a brother named Coda.[3] 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.[3]

    Hampton is currently in a relationship with English professional wrestler Tyler Bate.[6]

    Professional wrestling career

    WWE (2022–present)

    Hampton was part of a group of new recruits signed to the WWE Performance Center in March 2022.[7] She had no previous wrestling experience, instead coming from an acrobatics and tumbling background.[3] She began to work under the ring name Sol Ruca,[8] gaining viral fame for her innovative finisher, a springboard frontflip cutter dubbed the Sol Snatcher.[9] In April, Ruca wwas written off television as she ruptured her ACL, which required surgery.[10] Ruca returned from injury at NXT: Roadblock on March 5, 2024, attacking Blair Davenport.[11] Ruca defeated Davenport twice, first at NXT[12] and later, at Spring Breakin' in a Beach Brawl.[13][14] On the June 25 episode of NXT, Ruca defeated Arianna Grace to earn a title match against Jordan at NXT Heatwave on July 7 but failed to win the title from Jordan.[15][16]

    At NXT Deadline on December 7, Ruca competed in the Iron Survivor Challenge to determine the number one contender for the NXT Women's Championship, where she would lose.[17] She went on to form a tag team with fellow Iron Survivor Challenge competitor Zaria. The pair teamed up for the first time on the December 17 episode of NXT in a tag team match against The Meta-Girls (Jakara Jackson and Lash Legend) in a losing effort.[18] On the March 4, 2025 episode of NXT, Ruca and Zaria defeated Piper Niven and Women's United States Champion Chelsea Green with Ruca pinning Green.[19] As a result, Ruca received a Women's United States Championship match two weeks later but she failed to defeat Green for the title.[20] On the April 9 episode of Speed, Ruca defeated SmackDown's Michin in the final of the Women's Speed Championship #1 Contender Tournament and went on to defeat Candice LeRae for the title on April 11 (aired April 16 on tape delay) to win her first championship.[21][22] At NXT Stand & Deliver on April 19, Ruca won the vacant NXT Women's North American Championship in a six-woman ladder match also involving Zaria.[23] On the April 29 episode of NXT, she defended her NXT Women's North American Championship against Karmen Petrovic and retained her title with Zaria by her side.

    Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2024)

    On the September 10, 2024 episode of NXT, Sol 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 Rosemary and NXT's Wendy Choo.[24] On the September 26 episode of Impact!, Ruca made her Total Nonstop Action Wrestling debut where she teamed with Grace to face Choo and Rosemary in a tag team match. The match ended in a no contest after Tasha Steelz and Masha Slamovich interfered in the match.[25] On the October 10 episode of Impact!, Ruca, Grace and Slamovich defeated Choo, Rosemary and Steelz in a six-woman tag team match.[26]

    Championships and accomplishments

    References

    1. ^ "Ontario's Sol Ruca is the NXT woman up in WWE". Daily Bulletin. March 29, 2023. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
    2. ^ Rueter, Sean (December 24, 2022). "Sol Ruca's viral finisher gets a name". Cageside Seats. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
    3. ^ a b c d "2021 Acrobatics & Tumbling Roster profile". GoDucks.com. Archived from the original on July 31, 2023. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
    4. ^ "Paul Hampton @tallpaulmortgage". Instagram. Retrieved June 11, 2024. Father of @solrvca
    5. ^ "#WWENXT is proud to celebrate and honor #BlackHistoryMonth". Instagram.com. Archived from the original on March 7, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
    6. ^ Ryder, James (December 20, 2023). "NXT Wrestlers Seemingly Go Public With Their Relationship". Web is Jericho. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
    7. ^ "WWE welcomes newest class of recruits to the WWE Performance Center". WWE. Archived from the original on March 30, 2023. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
    8. ^ "Sol Ruca". WWE. Archived from the original on March 24, 2024. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
    9. ^ 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.
    10. ^ 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.
    11. ^ 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.
    12. ^ 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.
    13. ^ 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.
    14. ^ 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.
    15. ^ 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.
    16. ^ 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. Archived from the original on July 14, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
    17. ^ Powell, Jason (December 7, 2024). "NXT Deadline results: Powell's live review of Trick Williams vs. Ridge Holland for the NXT Title, Iron Survivor Challenge matches, Jaida Parker vs. Lola Vice in an NXT Underground match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
    18. ^ Moore, John (December 17, 2024). "NXT TV results (12/17): Moore's review of Trick Williams vs. Eddy Thorpe for the NXT Championship, Nathan Frazer and Axiom vs. Mark Coffey and Wolfgang for the NXT Tag Titles, Oba Femi vs. Axiom". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
    19. ^ Moore, John (March 4, 2025). "NXT TV results (3/4): Moore's review of Tony D'Angelo vs. Shawn Spears for the NXT North American Title, Chelsea Green and Piper Niven vs. Sol Ruca and Zaria, Kelani Jordan vs. Jaida Parker, Jordynne Grace vs. Cora Jade". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
    20. ^ Moore, John (March 18, 2025). "NXT TV results (3/18): Moore's review of Trick Williams vs. Eddy Thorpe in an NXT Underground match, Chelsea Green vs. Sol Ruca for the Women's U.S. Title, Ricky Saints vs. Ridge Holland". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
    21. ^ Powell, Jason (April 9, 2025). "WWE Speed - Michin vs. Sol Ruca for a shot at the WWE Women's Speed Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
    22. ^ Boone, Matt (April 11, 2025). "Spoiler: WWE Title Changes Hands Before SmackDown Goes Live On April 11". Wrestling Headlines. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
    23. ^ Moore, John (April 19, 2025). "NXT Stand & Deliver results: Moore's live review of Oba Femi vs. Trick Williams vs. Je'Von Evans for the NXT Title, Stephanie Vaquer vs. Giulia vs. Jordynne Grace vs. Jaida Parker for the NXT Women's Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
    24. ^ 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. Archived from the original on September 11, 2024. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
    25. ^ TNA Wrestling Staff (September 26, 2024). "TNA iMPACT! on AXS TV Results: September 26, 2024 – TNA Wrestling". TNA Wrestling. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
    26. ^ TNA Wrestling Staff (October 10, 2024). "TNA iMPACT! on AXS TV Results: October 10, 2024 – TNA Wrestling". TNA Wrestling. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
    27. ^ "PWI's 2023 Award Winners: Full List - Sacnilk". January 18, 2024. Archived from the original on February 3, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
    28. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (October 15, 2024). "Toni Storm Tops 2024 PWI Women's 250, Jordynne Grace And Rhea Ripley Round Out Top Three". Fightful.com. Archived from the original on December 13, 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
    Credit: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sol_Ruca

    Explore other authors