WWE NXT star Sol Ruca readies for emotional match against Zaria at Stand & Deliver

Sol Ruca and Zaria were inseparable for much than a twelvemonth arsenic the 2 became acquainted faces successful WWE NXT.

But arsenic Ruca began to emergence into a apical contender for title golden successful NXT, Zaria would miss a fewer opportunities to get a loop for herself. Ruca won the Women’s Speed Championship and the NXT Women’s North American Championship implicit the past year. As 1 rival rises, 1 indispensable descend and the duo, lovingly known arsenic ZaRuca, would yet interruption up.

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Zaria and Sol Ruca look connected successful ringing during NXT astatine the WWE Performance Center connected Feb. 3, 2026 successful Orlando, Florida. (Conor Kvatek/WWE via Getty Image)

Zaria speared Ruca earlier her women’s title lucifer against Jacy Jayne successful February, ending the squad and sparking a feud that volition culminate successful an affectional lucifer Saturday astatine Stand & Deliver – the biggest amusement of the twelvemonth for NXT.

Ruca told Fox News Digital determination were a fewer bittersweet feelings going into the match, conscionable knowing what the 2 person been done together.

"Yeah, definitely. This lucifer isn’t conscionable a modular match. This is astir america and our communicative – started disconnected arsenic champion friends," she said. "I mean, to beryllium honest, I forced her to beryllium my person due to the fact that she didn’t truly privation to beryllium my person to statesman with, but yeah, it evolved and we accomplished a batch of really, really, chill things together. But determination on the way, jealousy got involved. And I tin recognize jealousy – it’s wholly normal. Everyone deals with it. But I conscionable can’t recognize utilizing that jealousy and letting it fester and turning into resentment and hatred alternatively of utilizing it to substance your idiosyncratic growth.

"And I’m not saying that I was cleanable successful this, but I’m not the 1 that speared my spouse and deed that F5 connected her title opportunity. This is astir jealousy. This is astir resentment. Some radical accidental I was selfish, and sure, possibly I was a small selfish. But this is us, and it’s not gonna beryllium a modular match. It’s gonna person emotion. It’s gonna person vigor and grit. And I mean, hopefully, I propulsion retired the win, but she knows maine really, truly good and I cognize her really, truly good truthful it tin spell either way. But I’m excited to hopefully conscionable enactment this past us."

Sol Ruca looks connected successful ringing during NXT astatine the WWE Performance Center connected February 3, 2026 successful Orlando, Florida. (Matt Pendleton/WWE via Getty Images)

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Ruca, who is usually the instrumentality favorite, has began to perceive boos from the crowd.

She admitted that she didn’t precisely spot wherefore she was connected the receiving extremity of immoderate of the jeers.

"Again, I don’t spot however idiosyncratic who’s conscionable trying to support going with their momentum tin beryllium the bottommost successful this benignant of situation," she said. "It’s similar having a person and being like, ‘Hey you’re doing truly good astatine your job. You request to halt due to the fact that I privation to bash truly good successful my job.’ You know? I don’t cognize I don’t consciousness similar that’s mean oregon healthy. So, I mean, sure, I could person taken the clip to beryllium down with her and inquire her astir however she’s feeling with everything, but she’s rather hard-headed and she knows she’s not the champion astatine communicating feelings successful that benignant of way.

Sol Ruca enters the ringing during NXT astatine the WWE Performance Center connected June 17, 2025 successful Orlando, Florida.  (Kevin Sabitus/WWE via Getty Images)

"I don’t deliberation I’m needfully successful the wrong. I don’t deliberation she … I mean, she kinda is successful the wrong. I don’t know, I consciousness similar it could spell either way. Sure, I could person been a small spot selfish, but I would alternatively beryllium selfish than idiosyncratic who’s jealous of their champion friend. That’s each I person to accidental astir that."

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NXT Stand & Deliver volition instrumentality spot astatine The Factory successful St. Louis, Missouri. The lawsuit volition statesman astatine 7 p.m. ET and tin beryllium seen connected YouTube.

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