Overview
- On the Oct. 28 NXT broadcast, Sol Ruca chose to relinquish the WWE Women’s Speed Championship rather than have a stand-in defense.
- NXT General Manager Ava announced a tournament beginning Nov. 4 to crown a new Women’s Speed champion.
- Ruca posted on Instagram that she may not be cleared yet but is doing everything she can to be at the Dec. 6 Deadline event in San Antonio, and she linked to tickets.
- WWE has provided no official medical details on Ruca’s status, with reporting noting tight information control around her condition.
- The situation follows Halloween Havoc, where Blake Monroe won the NXT Women’s North American Championship by defeating ZARIA, who had volunteered to defend in Ruca’s place, and tensions flared when ZARIA stormed off after Ruca’s relinquishment decision.