{"id":146594,"date":"2025-11-19T21:52:04","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T02:52:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=146594"},"modified":"2025-11-19T21:52:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T02:52:04","slug":"will-throwing-in-the-towel-be-the-breaking-point-between-nxts-zaria-and-sol-ruca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/11\/19\/will-throwing-in-the-towel-be-the-breaking-point-between-nxts-zaria-and-sol-ruca\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Throwing in the Towel Be the Breaking Point Between NXT’s Zaria and Sol Ruca?"},"content":{"rendered":"

For weeks now, Zaria and Sol Ruca haven\u2019t exactly been on the same page. Before Halloween Havoc, Ruca suffered an injury, leading her to be unable to compete at the premium live event. She was due to defend her NXT Women\u2019s North American Championship against Blake Monroe, but that didn\u2019t happen. However, Zaria defended the title in her place, which led to Monroe becoming champion.<\/span><\/p>\n

She announced she would defend the title at NXT Gold Rush, marking her first championship defense. With Ruca medically cleared, she got her rematch<\/a>\u00a0at Madison Square Garden. The match was good, but the ending was very unexpected. With Ruca in a submission hold, Zaria voluntarily\u00a0threw in the towel\u00a0for her friend.\u00a0Afterwards, the two argued backstage over what had just happened. Will the move be looked at as a protective one, or will it be the beginning of the duo\u2019s downfall?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Zaria was Looking Out for Her Friend<\/h2>\n

For\u00a0nearly a\u00a0year now, Zaria and Ruca have been\u00a0tag\u00a0team partners. They know what each other is good at, not good at, and how\u00a0they\u2019re\u00a0feeling at any given moment.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0clear\u00a0they are successful because of their ability to communicate with each other. Ruca just came\u00a0off of\u00a0a leg injury. She\u00a0probably\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0at\u00a0one hundred percent even though she was medically cleared.\u00a0That\u2019s\u00a0why Zaria\u00a0threw in the towel\u00a0for her. It\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0a malicious move, like Izzi Dame to Tatum Paxley.<\/span><\/p>\n

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No!<\/p>\n

Not like this!<\/p>\n

Zaria just thew in the towel for Sol Ruca, Blake Monroe is still the Women’s North American Champion… \ud83d\ude14 pic.twitter.com\/UW8MXJzKCd<\/a><\/p>\n

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