WWE NXT Favourite Returns To Action After 10 Months

Having last wrestled in April 2023, this NXT favourite was back in action over the weekend.

By Andrew Pollard / February 11, 2024

WWE

Having been out of action since April of last year, NXT's Sol Ruca wrestled her first match in ten months over the weekend.

In addition to fan footage of Ruca back in action, the star herself took to X to celebrate this return.

Wooohooo it’s good to be back ? #NXTCrystalRiver

Advertisement
— Sol Ruca (@SolRucaWWE) February 10, 2024

Taking place on Friday from the Crystal River Armory in Florida, that return saw Sol Ruca team with Brinley Reece in a losing effort against Chase U's Thea Hail and Jacy Jayne.

Prior to this, Ruca's last match was a successful tag team outing, where she and Dani Palmer - herself out of action after requiring double hip surgery - picked up a win over Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson at an April 2023 live event. Sol's most recent TV contest was earlier that month, losing to Tiffany Stratton.

In storyline, Sol Ruca was written off TV after being one of several talents injured by Blair Davenport. As such, it'll be interesting to see whether the 24-year-old has Davenport in her crosshairs as and when she returns to NXT TV. In reality, Ruca suffered an ACL tear in April and underwent surgery on 2 May.

Authored by Andrew Pollard

Senior Writer

Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main day job, his role as the lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Adrienne Barbeau, Rob Zombie, Katharine Isabelle, Leigh Whannell, Bruce Campbell, and Tony Todd, to Kevin Smith, Ron Perlman, Elijah Wood, Giancarlo Esposito, Simon Pegg, Charlie Cox, the Russo Brothers, and Brian Blessed, to Kevin Conroy, Paul Dini, Tara Strong, Will Friedle, Burt Ward, Andrea Romano, Frank Miller, and Rob Liefeld, to Bret Hart, Sting, Mick Foley, Ricky Starks, Jamie Hayer, Britt Baker, Eric Bischoff, and William Regal, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, Brian Flynn, Denis Smith, Gary Bennett, Karl Connolly, and Bryan Robson - and that's just the tip of an ever-expanding iceberg. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is co-host of the Fearless in Devotion podcast, which won the Club Podcast of the Year gong at the 2024 FSA Awards.

Posted On: 11th Feb 2024

In this post:

Sol Ruca