New Names Make HUGE WWE Royal Rumble 2026 Splash Backstage (WWE News)
Sol Ruca was amongst those who impressed at WWE Royal Rumble 2026.
With the 2026 Royal Rumble now in the rearview mirror, a couple of names made quite the splash with WWE officials this past weekend.
Via PWInsider, those within WWE were raving about Sol Ruca and Oba Femi's performances at the Rumble. Additionally, there was also a lot of praise for Je'Von Evans, too, with there being a feeling that the Royal Rumble PLE was the start of getting some fresh faces established for the future.
In the case of Sol Ruca, she's currently still an NXT talent, where she's part of a tag team with Zaria. Previously, Ruca has worked a handful of SmackDown matches, competed at Evolution, and grabbed a win over Bayley at the Saturday Night's Main Event special that marked John Cena's retirement match at the end of last year. Sol's name is often in the mix when rumblings start up over impending NXT call-ups, and it could well be that she'll be switching NXT for Raw or SmackDown at some point later this year, whether that's as a singles act or whether that's alongside Zaria.
For Oba Femi, the Ruler has already left NXT in his dust, as the former two-time NXT Champion vacated that prize last month. Again, this is somebody who was a part of that Saturday Night's Main Event show in December, where he faced Cody Rhodes in a match that went to a no-contest due to interference from Drew McIntyre. It's now just a case of seeing which main roster brand Oba lands on.
Whereas Sol Ruca could be called up soon, and we wait to see whether it's Raw or SmackDown that nabs Oba Femi, Je'Von Evans was officially moved to Raw last month. The Young Og continues to impress, including putting in an iron man performance in the men's Royal Rumble this weekend, where Je'Von lasted for 40 minutes - just edging out Oba's 39-minute stint.