Calyx Harmony Hampton (born August 26, 1999) is an American

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. , she is signed to

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, where she performs on the NXT

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under the

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Sol Ruca. She is currently a double champion, holding both the

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and the

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in her first reign with each. She is the first and only woman to simultaneously hold these titles.

Early and personal life

Calyx Harmony Hampton was born in

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, in the

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, on August 26, 1999. She is

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as her father is African American musician

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. She has a brother named Coda. Hampton graduated from Western Christian High School in

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in 2017. She then majored in Human Physiology at the

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, where she also competed in

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. Hampton is currently in a relationship with English professional wrestler

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Professional wrestling career

WWE (2022–present)

Hampton was part of a group of new recruits signed to the

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in March 2022. She had no previous wrestling experience, instead coming from an acrobatics and tumbling background. She began to work under the

Sol Ruca, gaining viral fame for her innovative finisher, a springboard frontflip cutter dubbed the ''Sol Snatcher''. In April, Ruca was written off television as she ruptured her ACL, which required surgery. Ruca returned from injury at ''NXT'': Roadblock on March 5, 2024, attacking

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. Ruca defeated Davenport twice, first at ''NXT'' and later, at ''Spring Breakin in a Beach Brawl. On the June 25 episode of ''NXT'', Ruca defeated Arianna Grace to earn a title match against Jordan at NXT Heatwave on July 7 but failed to win the title from Jordan. At

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on December 7, Ruca competed in the

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to determine the number one contender for the

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, where she would lose. She went on to form a tag team with fellow Iron Survivor Challenge competitor

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. The pair teamed up for the first time on the December 17 episode of ''NXT'' in a tag team match against The Meta-Girls ( Jakara Jackson and Lash Legend) in a losing effort. On the March 4, 2025 episode of ''NXT'', Ruca and Zaria defeated

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Women's United States Champion

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with Ruca pinning Green. As a result, Ruca received a Women's United States Championship match two weeks later but she failed to defeat Green for the title. On the April 9 episode of ''

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'', Ruca defeated

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's Michin in the final of the Women's Speed Championship #1 Contender Tournament and went on to defeat

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for the title on April 11 (aired April 16 on tape delay) to win her first championship. At NXT Stand & Deliver on April 19, Ruca won the vacant NXT Women's North American Championship in a six-woman ladder match also involving Zaria, becoming a double champion in the process. On the April 29 episode of NXT, she defended her

against

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and retained her title with

by her side.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2024)

On the September 10, 2024 episode of ''NXT'', Sol Ruca answered TNA Knockouts World Champion

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's championship open challenge, which ended in a no-contest after Ruca and Grace were both taken out by

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and NXT's

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. On the September 26 episode of '' Impact!'', Ruca made her

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debut where she teamed with Grace to face Choo and Rosemary in a tag team match. The match ended in a no contest after

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and

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interfered in the match. On the October 10 episode of ''Impact!'', Ruca, Grace and Slamovich defeated Choo, Rosemary and Steelz in a

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Championships and accomplishments

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'' ** Rookie of the Year (2023) ** Ranked No. 107 of the top 250 female singles wrestlers in the 2024 '' PWI Women's 250'' *

( 1 time, current) **

( 1 time, current) ** WWE Women's Speed Championship #1 Contender Tournament (

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)

References

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