Former Women's Intercontinental Champion and rising WWE star Sol Ruca has changed up her look, swapping her iconic curly blonde hair out for braids.

She debuted the new look on her Instagram Stories. Ruca had her hair pulled back in braids instead of her usually free-flowing look.

Sol Ruca debuts a new look ✂️ pic.twitter.com/4uJTNJaYtj

— WrestlingWorldCC (@WrestlingWCC) September 18, 2026

Ruca tagged Orlando-based stylist Jojo Larae, who appeared to do the work. It remains to be seen whether or not she will bring the look to the next WWE taping she is part of.

Before her professional wrestling career, Ruca was a gymnast at the University of Oregon. She started her wrestling training in 2022.

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Her in-ring debut was on June 24, 2022, at an NXT live event. A few weeks later, she would make her proper debut at NXT Level Up on July 15. She lost to Kiana James in her first televised match.

Ruca's career would begin to take off in 2024, and she became a double champion in 2025. First, she defeated Candice LaRae to win the Women's Speed Championship in April, and she later won the vacant NXT Women's North American Championship in a ladder match.

After almost 200 days as champion, Ruca would relinquish the now-retired Speed Championship. She later lost the NXT Women's North American Championship to Blake Monroe, who pinned Zaria, who was defending the title on Ruca's behalf.

Zaria turned on Ruca, launching their feud. The rivalry would culminate with a “Last Woman Standing” match at NXT: Revenge. Ruca lost, ending her time in the developmental brand.

She would then jump to the WWE main roster in April 2026 on the Monday Night RAW after WrestleMania 42. Ruca challenged then-Women's World Champion Liv Morgan to a match, losing thanks to Zaria. The following month, she beat Becky Lynch at Clash in Italy to win the Women's Intercontinental Championship. Her reign would last 57 days before she lost it to Raquel Rodriguez.