‘As Long As The Crowd In Person Is Happy’ – Sol Ruca Reveals How She Deals With Online Negativity As A WWE Star

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Sol Ruca has revealed how she deals with online negativity as a WWE star, focusing on the in-person perception over the online reaction.

At WWE Clash in Italy, Sol Ruca claimed her first main roster championship, defeating Becky Lynch to become the new Women’s Intercontinental Champion.

Called up to the main roster in April of this year, Ruca has been a WWE star since 2022 and has revealed how she deals with negative comments from fans during the Clash in Italy Recap show, saying:

“Even in NXT, we get people who are watching our every move, and people who are leaving hate comments and all this negativity. Being up on the main roster, you have more eyes on you, which means more hate, but it also means more love.

“It is something that I have had to kind of navigate, because it wasn’t something I thought of when I got signed, that it was going to be like ‘Oh, this means there will be more eyes and more people trying to nitpick everything.’

“At the end of the day, especially with people on social media, that’s just a small percentage of our fanbase. As long as the crowd in person is happy, and everyone backstage is happy with what I do, then that’s fine with me.”

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Becky Lynch took to Twitter to share her first comments since losing the Women’s Intercontinental Championship, blaming Sol Ruca’s footwear and Jessika Carr for what transpired.

Dissenting Voices

Be it positive or negative, criticism can often be a valid form of opinion.

No performer is likely to expect nothing but love for the thing that they put their heart and soul into, yet some critics pursue the notoreity of negativity, seemingly being emboldened by some social media platforms and their associated algorithms.

While posts shared on social media are likely to see positive comments, even the most innocuous of posts can be met with negativity, some of which borders of the hateful and hurtful.

The author Ashley ‘Dotty’ Charles explored this topic in Outraged, suggesting that the “sport of outrage” has seen valid points drowned out by a wave of negativity, leading to many, not just in wrestling, to turn their backs on social media, limit their output or just ignore it completely.

For many of those with negative comments, there’s little thought of the consequences of their words and an army of individuals willing to get behind such views.

Focusing on the reaction of the live audience and those backstage, as Sol suggests, is a valid approach. It’s the fans in attendance who witness the action close up. There’s also something to be said for the power of the cheers and boos of the live audience over the sound of tapping on a touchscreen.

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