Sol Ruca recently revealed that Triple H personally reached out to reassure her after she slipped on the ropes during a Sol Snatcher attempt in a segment with Becky Lynch on WWE Raw.
The former NXT Women’s North American Champion opened up about the incident and the mental toll of social media criticism during an appearance on The Ringer Wrestling Show.
Ruca discussed how online reactions can heavily affect wrestlers mentally, even when most feedback is positive. She admitted that negative comments tend to stick with performers despite overwhelming support.
“Social media is tough, especially with the trolls and people hating,” Ruca said. “I feel like a lot of us just want to know what people think. We want to know if people like our matches. We want to know if they’re invested and whatnot. But I feel like it doesn’t matter how many good comments we see, if we see one of those bad ones that strikes a nerve, we’re just like ‘Oh my God, I’m the worst. I did terribly.’”
She acknowledged that handling criticism is an ongoing battle for wrestlers.
“Yeah it’s just something you have to learn to work through, I think it’s going to be an ongoing thing. I don’t think any of us are ever going to completely get over that.”
Triple H Reaches Out After Botched Spot
Ruca reflected on the widely discussed moment where she tripped on the ropes while attempting her Sol Snatcher finisher during the Raw segment. Triple H contacted her afterward and immediately tried to calm any concerns she had.
“I did have Triple H call me after my debut with Becky and the promo and stuff and he was like, ‘I just want you to know you did a great job.’ I was like ‘Yeah, I’m just gonna stay off social media, not 100% happy with how it turned out.’ But he was like ‘We think you did amazing, don’t worry about it, don’t go on social media.’”
The support from WWE’s Chief Content Officer clearly meant a lot to Ruca, who said the conversation helped her tune out the negativity surrounding the moment.
“He really just gave me that ok of like ‘You’re fine, don’t care what people say, we think you did amazing and just keep doing what you’re doing.’”
WWE later edited the segment clips before posting them across social media platforms.
Sol Ruca is set to face WWE Women’s Intercontinental Champion Becky Lynch at Saturday Night’s Main Event on May 23.