Sol Ruca Wasn’t Expecting Her WWE Raw Debut, When She Found Out

Sol Ruca says she didn’t expect to make her WWE Raw debut last week and found out the same day of the show. Ruca made her debut on Monday’s show and competed against Liv Morgan. She had a good showing before Zaria came out and attacked her.

Ruca appeared on the Raw Recap with Sam Roberts and Megan Morant. She said that she didn’t know she was making her debut on Raw until a few days before, and didn’t know it would be a full match and promo until the day of. You can see the highlights below:

On How She Found Out About Her Raw Debut:

“It feels absolutely incredible. I mean, this is not what I was expecting at all. I came here to do some World matches, some media stuff, and then a few days in they were like, ‘Actually, you’re gonna be on Raw.’ And I was like, ‘Oh, okay, cool. Well, good thing I brought extra clothes in here and stuff.’ And honestly, I thought it was gonna be like a crowd shot or a backstage or what have you, and getting here, they’re like ‘Promo, match, interviews,’ all that. And I’m like, ‘All right. Like, this is it. This is my time to make my moment and prove myself.’

“And especially being in the ring with Liv Morgan, who just came off of a huge win at WrestleMania. And like her mic work, her ring work is incredible, and to be able to be put in that position, it honestly gave me a confidence boost. Like, ‘Yeah, clearly they know that I can do this and that I’m here for a reason.'”

On Having No Notice:

“Yeah, honestly, I prefer that. I like to not know because then I don’t get as nervous… I think yeah, exactly, ‘Who knows [if she’ll get the reaction she did]? Especially coming in from NXT. Like, a lot of the time people at Raw, people who watch at home don’t watch NXT as well. So coming out there coming from NXT is a big gamble, and like, ‘I don’t know if these people are gonna know who I am. I don’t know if they’re gonna care for what I have to say.’

“Again, going into Liv Morgan like, yes she is a heel, but people do love her as well. So, I’m like, I could be booed, you know? I don’t know. So yeah, going out there, you just kind of have to be confident and go for it and it definitely threw me off a little bit. Like, as soon as I said my first line they popped and I was like, ‘Okay, they know who I am.’ But it’s a learning curve going from NXT to here to listen to the crowd and be able to have a little bit slower of a pace. And like feed off the crowd and just have your moments.”

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