| Sol Ruca | |
|---|---|
 Hampton in 2024 | |
| Birth name | Calyx Harmony Hampton |
| Born | August 26, 1999 Ontario, California, U.S. [1] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Sol Ruca [2] |
| Billed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Billed weight | 139 lb (63 kg) |
| Billed from | Ontario, California |
| Trained by | WWE Performance Center [3] |
| Debut | 2022 |
Calyx Harmony Hampton (born August 26, 1999) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Sol Ruca.
Hampton was a part of a new batch of recruits signed to the WWE Performance Center in March 2022. [3] She had no previous experience with professional wrestling, 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 on June 24, teaming with Solo Sikoa to defeat Grayson Waller and Tiffany Stratton. [4] She made her televised debut on the September 27, 2022 episode of NXT 2.0 , defeating Amari Miller. [5] In December, Ruca gained viral fame for her innovative finisher, a springboard backflip cutter dubbed the Sol Snatcher. [6] 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. [7] In April, Ruca was one of the wrestlers injured by a mystery assailant. [8] This was done to write her off television as she ruptured her ACL, which required surgery. [9]
Ruca returned from injury at NXT Roadblock on March 5, 2024, attacking Blair Davenport, who had injured Ruca, during her match against Fallon Henley. [10] On the April 2 episode of NXT, Ruca defeated Davenport. [11] 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. [12] [13] At NXT Battleground, she participated in a six-women ladder match to crown the first NXT Women's North American Champion, but she failed to win the title. [14]
Hampton has one brother, Koda. [1] Through her father, Hampton is of African-American descent. [15] In 2017, she graduated from Western Christian High School in Upland, California. She majored in Human Physiology at the University of Oregon. [1]
Hampton is currently in a relationship with English professional wrestler and fellow WWE talent Tyler Bate. [16]
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