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

WWE NXT star Sol Ruca talks to Fox News Digital about her upcoming match against Zaria at Stand & Deliver.

Sol Ruca and Zaria were inseparable for more than a year as the two became familiar faces in WWE NXT.

But as Ruca began to rise into a top contender for championship gold in NXT, Zaria would miss a few opportunities to get a belt for herself. Ruca won the Women’s Speed Championship and the NXT Women’s North American Championship over the last year. As one competitor rises, one must sink and the duo, lovingly known as ZaRuca, would eventually break up.

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Zaria and Sol Ruca look on in ring during NXT at the WWE Performance Center on Feb. 3, 2026 in Orlando, Florida. (Conor Kvatek/WWE via Getty Images)

Zaria speared Ruca before her women’s championship match against Jacy Jayne in February, ending the team and sparking a feud that will culminate in an emotional match Saturday at Stand & Deliver – the biggest show of the year for NXT.

Ruca told Fox News Digital there were a few bittersweet feelings going into the match, just knowing what the two have been through together.

"Yeah, definitely. This match isn’t just a standard match. This is about us and our story – started off as best friends," she said. "I mean, to be honest, I forced her to be my friend because she didn’t really want to be my friend to begin with, but yeah, it evolved and we accomplished a lot of really, really, cool things together. But somewhere along the way, jealousy got involved. And I can understand jealousy – it’s totally normal. Everyone deals with it. But I just can’t understand using that jealousy and letting it fester and turning into resentment and hate instead of using it to fuel your