Sol Ruca sat down with Nikki and Brie Bella on The Nikki and Brie Show this week and walked through the full story of how she got from Disney productions and Guitar Hero to holding the WWE Intercontinental Championship.
That’s a career path not many people would have predicted.
Sol grew up in Southern California. Surf culture was a real part of her world from early on. Wrestling wasn’t in the picture yet. She built her early resume in entertainment, with credits tied to Disney classics and Guitar Hero. Most people with that background end up in Hollywood, not a wrestling ring.
Shawn Michaels changed that with a phone call. The WWE Hall of Famer personally reached out to recruit Sol to the company. She walked listeners through exactly how that conversation went, according to The Nikki and Brie Show’s Instagram caption for the episode. Michaels has spent years helping identify and develop new talent for WWE, and Sol is one of the names he brought in.
Being recruited by someone with that kind of standing in the business carries real weight. Sol has made the most of the opportunity. She’s now the WWE Intercontinental Champion, one of the company’s most recognized titles and one that’s been held by some of the biggest names in the sport.
The Bella twins gave her space to cover the whole arc. The conversation went beyond championships and recruitment stories. Sol’s California background and her surf culture roots came up as part of the discussion. The episode also got personal. Dating green flags was one of the topics, and that gave the conversation a lighter feel alongside all the career highlights.
The biggest hook in the caption is the dream match Sol hasn’t had yet. She told Nikki and Brie which opponent she’s still hoping to face. The show isn’t giving that name away in the caption. That’s a solid reason to find the episode and hear it from Sol directly.
The full episode is available through the link in The Nikki and Brie Show’s Instagram bio.
Nikki and Brie Bella have built their podcast into a reliable platform for in-depth conversations with WWE figures and people from their world. The format gives guests room to tell longer stories. Sol has a lot of ground to cover, and by the sound of it, the episode gave her space to do it.
She’s a compelling figure in WWE right now. A current champion with roots in surf culture, Disney, and Guitar Hero. It all started with a call from Shawn Michaels.
