Calyx Harmony Hampton (born August 26, 1999) is an American

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currently signed to

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, where she performs on the

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under the

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Sol Ruca.

Early life

Calyx Harmony Hampton was born in

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, on August 26, 1999. Her father,

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, is a musician. She has a brother named Coda. Hampton graduated from Western Christian High School in

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in 2017. She then majored in Human Physiology at the

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, where she also competed in

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Professional wrestling career

WWE (2022–present)

Hampton was part of a group of new recruits signed to the

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in March 2022. She had no previous wrestling experience, instead coming from an acrobatics and tumbling background. She made her in-ring debut under the

Sol Ruca at a

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, on June 24, 2022, teaming with

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to defeat

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and

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. She made her televised debut on the September 27, 2022 episode of '' NXT 2.0'', defeating Amari Miller. In December, Ruca gained viral fame for her innovative finisher, a springboard backflip cutter dubbed the ''Sol Snatcher''. On the January 24, 2023 episode of ''NXT'', Ruca and

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faced

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and

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for the NXT Women's Tag Team Championship in a losing effort. In April, Ruca was one of the wrestlers injured by a mystery assailant. This was done to write her off television as she ruptured her ACL, which required surgery. Ruca returned from injury at NXT Roadblock on March 5, 2024, attacking

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, who had injured Ruca, during her match against

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. On the April 2 episode of ''NXT'', Ruca defeated Davenport. Two weeks later, Davenport cost Ruca her match against

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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

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, which Ruca won. At NXT Battleground on June 9, she participated in a six-woman

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to crown the inaugural NXT Women's North American Champion, which was won by

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. 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. On the August 20 edition of ''NXT'', Ruca competed in a six-woman gauntlet match to determine the number one contender for

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's NXT Women's Championship at No Mercy. She eliminated Adriana Rizzo and

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during the match, but was defeated by the eventual winner Jaida Parker.

Personal life

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

Championships and accomplishments

*'' Pro Wrestling Illustrated'' ** Rookie of the Year (2023)

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ruca, Sol 1999 births Living people 21st-century African-American sportspeople 21st-century African-American women 21st-century female professional wrestlers American female professional wrestlers African-American professional wrestlers Professional wrestlers from California Sportspeople from Ontario, California