Report: Sol Ruca Being Booked In Clash In Italy Title Match Despite Lack Of Main Roster Pinfall Wins Was Discussed By WWE

Even WWE seemed to recognise the bizarreness of Sol Ruca's booking ahead of Clash in Italy.

According to Fightful Select, there was some internal discussion about Sol Ruca being in a title match at the May 31 pay-per-view despite the fact she hadn't won a match via pinfall on the main roster since being called up in the aftermath of WrestleMania 42. Despite the discussion, WWE decided to book Sol Ruca in a title match at Clash in Italy anyway.

Sol Ruca challenged Becky Lynch for the WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship in the semi-main event of Clash in Italy, and Ruca ended up winning the contest in a match dominated by Lynch's continued issues with referee Jessika Carr. This ultimately meant Ruca won a championship with her first pinfall win since being moved to the main roster on a full-time basis.

Sol Ruca headed to Monday Night Raw from NXT on the Raw after WrestleMania 42 and her run began with a loss to Women's World Champion Liv Morgan. Ruca then lost to IYO SKY on May 11, but the former NXT Women's North American Champion received a non-title match with Becky Lynch at the May 23 edition of Saturday Night's Main Event, with that match ending in two minutes with a DQ win for Ruca, which led to the Clash in Italy contest.