Deonna Purrazzo (born June 10, 1994) is an American

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currently signed to

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, where she is a former two-time Impact Knockouts World Champion and a former

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. She also appears in

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(AAA) — with which Impact has a partnership — where she is a former

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. She is also a former Ring of Honor Women's World Champion, making her a four time women's world champion. Purrazzo began her career in 2012, wrestling in various independent promotions, eventually appearing national promotions Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) and Ring of Honor (ROH). She also worked for the Japanese promotion

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(Stardom). In 2018, while under contract with ROH, she was announced to be part of the independent event All In. Later she signed a contract with WWE and was assigned to the

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. However, she was released in 2020. After her release, Purrazzo signed with Impact Wrestling (the former TNA) and quickly rose through the ranks in the women's division, and would become a four-time women's champion between Impact, AAA, and ROH.

Early life

Purrazzo was born on June 10, 1994 in

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. She grew up in

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and attended

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.Varsallone, Jim
"Mae Young Classic alternate Purrazzo helps lead ROH Women of Honor"
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'', August 25, 2017. Accessed August 21, 2018. "Born in Livingston and raised in Jefferson, New Jersey, Purrazzo is also attractive and vied for the title of Miss New Jersey USA....Purrazzo is a graduate of Jefferson Township High School."

Personal life

In 2020, Purrazzo started dating fellow Impact wrestler and

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native Steve Maclin. On February 12, 2022, Purrazzo announced that she and Maclin were engaged. They tied the knot on November 10, 2022. She considers fellow wrestlers

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and

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as her best friends.

Professional wrestling career

Early career (2012–2016)

Purrazzo started training at the now defunct D2W Pro Wrestling Academy in December 2012 after she spotted an advertisement for it. She made her in-ring debut in 2013. Purrazzo left D2W in 2014, alongside trainer Damian Adams. Both continued training at Team Adams Training facility in Northern New Jersey. She has attended extra training sessions alongside

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in Louisville, Kentucky.

Ring of Honor (2015–2018)

Purrazzo is co-credited with starting the "rebirth" of ROH's women's division (officially called Women of Honor), as her ROH debut match against

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(in Baltimore, Maryland on July 25, 2015) was ROH's first women's match in roughly a decade. Although losing the contest, this match set the tone for what was to come in WOH. In December 2015 at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Purrazzo teamed with Hania "The Howling Huntress" in another losing effort against

and

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. Purrazzo made an appearance at the

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in April 2016 where she teamed with

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in a tag team match against Solo Darling and

, but lost via submission. On the December 14 episode of ROH's Women of Honor Wednesday webseries, Purrazzo returned to face off against

in a winning effort. Purrazzo made her first appearance on ROH TV episode that aired on December 10, 2016. Purrazzo defeated

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. On June 23, 2017, at Best in the World, Purrazzo teamed with Mandy Leon in a losing effort against

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and Sumie Sakai. During the following night's TV tapings, Purrazzo wrestled a three-way match against

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and

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, and was pinned by Karen Q. On the July 29 tapings (uploaded on YouTube on September 6), Purrazzo lost a singles match to Klein, following interference from Karen Q, who attacked Purrazzo during and after the match. On October 13, at Global Wars: Pittsburgh, Purrazzo teamed with Leon and Jenny Rose in a winning effort, against

, Faye Jackson and Sumie Sakai. On January 11, 2018, Purrazzo signed a contract with ROH. Purrazzo was a featured participant in ROH's Women of Honor Championship tournament, held in the spring of 2018. At ROH Manhattan Mayhem 2018 she won together with

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in a tag team match against Jenny Rose and

. Purrazzo advanced to the quarterfinals of the Women Of Honor Championship tournament by defeating Holidead, then was eliminated by

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. Purrazzo left Ring of Honor on July 1, 2018.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2014–2017)

Purrazzo made her TNA wrestling debut during the May 10, 2014 taping of

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, losing a singles match against

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at Knockouts Knockdown II. Deonna returned to TNA on January 8, 2016 at the One Night Only: Live PPV and participated in a number one contender's gauntlet match, where she was eliminated by

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. She made a third appearance on March 17, 2016 at Knockouts Knockdown IV where she lost to

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. On January 19, 2017, episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Purrazzo faced Brooke in a losing effort. Purrazzo was also featured in an ''Xplosion'' match, losing to

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World Wonder Ring Stardom (2017–2018)

Purrazzo made her

debut, on January 29, 2017. Purrazzo teamed with Christi Jaynes and

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in a

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, with the trio defeating Kagetsu,

and

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. On February 4, Purrazzo teamed once again with Baszler and Jaynes in another winning effort against Arisu Nanase,

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and

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. On February 11, Purrazzo and Baszler defeated HZK and

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and

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and

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, in a

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. On February 18, Purrazzo teamed with Baszler and Jaynes in a winning effort against AZM, HZK and Shirai in a six-woman tag team match. On February 23, Purrazzo unsuccessfully challenged Storm for the

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. Purrazzo returned to Stardom in June 2018.

WWE (2014–2020)

Early appearances (2014–2017)

In 2014, Purrazzo started working as extra talent for

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appearing in several skits with

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as a "Rosebud". She appeared on the November 11, 2015, episode of ''

'' where she was defeated by

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. On the November 19 episode of ''NXT'', Purrazzo lost to

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. On the January 13, 2016, episode of ''NXT'', she participated in a battle royal to determine the number one contender for the

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. She kept appearing throughout 2016, losing to the likes of Asuka, Emma, Nia Jax, and Bayley. On the December 13, 2016 episode of ''SmackDown Live'', Purrazzo was set to face

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, however, Bliss attacked her before the match began. In 2017, WWE selected Purrazzo as an alternate for its inaugural

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tournament. She wrestled on night two of the tournament in a

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, teaming with Jessica James to defeat

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and

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NXT (2018–2020)

In early April 2018 during the “WrestleMania Weekend”, WWE offered Purrazzo a contract backstage at a

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show. Though Purrazzo was still under contract to Ring of Honor, she accepted and pulled out of her match at that summer's All In pay per view (a record-setting independent wrestling event produced by what would become

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). Purrazzo’s WWE signing was reported on May 31, 2018; that same week, WWE announced she would appear in the second

. On August 22, 2018, Purrazzo fought Bianca Belair in a losing effort. During the Mae Young Classic, Purrazzo advanced to the tournament’s quarterfinals, defeating

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and

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before losing to

. On December 26, 2018, Purrazzo made her NXT UK debut, where she unsuccessfully challenged Rhea Ripley for the NXT UK Women’s Championship, after the match, Ripley attacked Purrazzo until she was rescued by Toni Storm. The following week, Purrazzo fought Storm, where, Storm managed to defeat her. On December 16, 2019, Purrazzo appeared on WWE Raw in a singles match against Asuka, where she was defeated. On the January 15, 2020 episode of NXT, Purrazzo attacked Shotzi Blackheart upon being eliminated from a battle royal by her, also turning heel for the first time. Purrazzo had an unsuccessful match with Blackheart on January 29, 2019. Purrazzo also fought Tegan Nox for the chance to qualify in a No. 1 Contender’s Ladder Match, but Nox defeated her. Purrazzo appeared on the April 6, 2020 episode of Raw in a singles match against the returning Nia Jax, where she was defeated. On April 15, 2020, WWE released Purrazzo and nearly two dozen other wrestlers and producers. During Purrazzo’s 2-year WWE run, she had only 16 televised matches. According to Purrazzo, WWE’s creative team believed she was not yet ready for television.

Return to Impact Wrestling

Knockouts World Champion (2020–2022)

After Purrazzo's WWE release,

wrestler/producer

contacted her. One month after, Purrazzo appeared on the May 26 episode of '' Impact!'' in a taped promo introducing herself as "The Virtuosa", a wrestler possessing immense technical skill and certainty of her future success. Purrazzo's in-ring debut was on the June 9 episode of ''Impact!'', attacking Knockouts Champion

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and by placing her in the

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to establish herself as a heel. On July 18 at

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, Purrazzo defeated Grace by submission to win the championship for the first time. On August 24, during the second night of the

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special, Purrazzo made her first successful title defense against Grace in the first Knockouts 30-minute Iron Man match in Impact history, winning two falls to one. At Victory Road, she had another successful title defense against

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. On October 21, it was confirmed that Purrazzo had signed a long-term deal with Impact Wrestling. At Bound for Glory, Purrazzo was scheduled to defend the Knockouts Championship against

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, however, Rae was injured which Impact hadn't provided an explanation for her absence during the show. Su Yung was the replacement for Rae and defeated Purrazzo, ending her reign at 98 days. On November 14, at

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, Purrazzo won back the title from Yung in a

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. After she and

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were eliminated in the first round of the Knockouts Tag Team Championship Tournament, Purrazzo feuded with

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and

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, beating them in successful title defenses at

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and

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respectively. On March 13, 2021, at

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, she defeated

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to retain her Knockouts title. On April 10, at

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, Purrazzo defeated

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in a Title vs. Career match, ending Jazz's in-ring career. At

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, she retained her title against

. On May 15, at

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, Purrazzo defeated Havok by submission to successfully retain her title. On June 12, at Against All Odds, Purrazzo defeated Rosemary again to successfully retain her Knockouts Championship. At

, Purrazzo was scheduled to face a mystery opponent, who was revealed to be

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, however, Purrazzo defeated her and retained her title. After the match,

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(NWA) executive producer

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invited Purrazzo to defend the title at

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, but Purrazzo give her disrespect and James kicked Purrazzo in the face. At

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, Purrazzo teamed with Matthew Rehwoldt and defeated Hernandez and Alisha Edwards in the first round,

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and

in the semifinals, and

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(

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and Rosemary) in the final to become the Homecoming King and Queen. At

, Purrazzo and Rehwoldt defeated

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and Melina. Purrazzo would eventually accept Mickie James' invite, successfully defending the Knockouts Championship against Melina at NWA EmPowerrr. At Knockouts Knockdown, Purrazzo defeated

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, James' handpicked opponent. At Bound for Glory on October 23, Purrazzo lost the title to James, ending her reign at 343 days. At

, Purrazzo attacked James after she retained the title against

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, and announced that she would invoke her rematch clause at

. At the event, on January 8, 2022, Purrazzo failed to regain the title, losing to James in a

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.This was the first time the Knockouts would main event a PPV.

Dual champion and VXT (2022-present)

On the January 10 episode of ''Impact!'', Purrazzo defeated

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in a

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to retain her AAA Reina de Reinas Championship and also win the

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. At

, she competed in the inaugural Queen of the Mountain match for the Knockouts World Championship, which was won by Jordynne Grace. On the July 21 episode of ''Impact!'', Purrazzo alongside Chelsea Green, now collectively known as VXT, faced the Knockouts World Champion Jordynne Grace and

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, which they were victorious. Ten days later, at

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event, she competed in a three-way match for the title, which was won by Grace after she made

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submit. On August 12, at the Countdown to Emergence pre-show, VXT defeated Rosemary and Taya Valkyrie to win the

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. They lost the title on October 7 at Bound for Glory to The Death Dollz (

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, Rosemary and Valkyrie), ending their reign at 56 days.

Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide

Reina de Reinas Champion (2021–2022)

On May 1, 2021 (through Impact's talent sharing agreement with AAA), Purrazzo made her Mexican wrestling and AAA debut challenging

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at ''

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''. Purrazzo won this Champion vs. Champion match, winning the AAA Reina de Reinas title while defending the

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. On April 23, 2022 at

, she lost the title to

, ending her reign at 252 days.

All Elite Wrestling (2022)

On April 1, 2022, Purrazzo would also be booked for the

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, which was held on the same night as

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; as such, she was unable to attend the event.

would then become interim champion of the ROH Women's World Championship by defeating

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. during the event, setting up for a championship unification match with Purrazzo. The match took place on the May 4 episode of ''

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'', where Purrazzo would be defeated by Martinez in the main event.

Professional wrestling style and persona

Purrazzo describes her style as "very meticulous and very methodical", looking for her

submission hold, being called "The Fujiwara Armbar Specialist". She is also nicknamed "The Virtuosa", a nickname she chose since she was looking for a moniker that would not only reflect her technical abilities in the ring, but also gave femininity, elegance, and grace to her persona.

Championships and accomplishments

* Dynamite Championship Wrestling ** DCW Women's Championship (1 time) *

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(1 time) **

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(2015, 2016) ** ECWA Year-End Award (4 times) *** Match of the Year (2016) – *** Most Popular Wrestler (2016) *** Most Shocking Moment (2016) – for winning back to back ECWA Women's Super 8 Tournaments *** Wrestler of the Year (2016) *

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** GCW Women's Championship (1 time) *

(

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) **

( 1 time) – with

** Homecoming King and Queen Tournament (2021) – with Matthew Rehwoldt ** IMPACT Year End Awards (4 times) *** Wrestler of the Year (2020) ***

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(2020, 2021) *** Knockouts Match of the Year (2021) *

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( 1 time) * Monster Factory Pro Wrestling ** MFPW Girls Championship (1 time) * New York Wrestling Connection ** NYWC Starlet Championship (1 time) * Paradise Alley Pro Wrestling ** Center Ring Divas Championship (1 time) * ''

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'' ** Ranked No. 3 of the top 150 female wrestlers in the ''

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'' in 2021 *

( 1 time) ** ROH Year-End Award (1 time) *** WOH Wrestler of the Year (2017)

References

External links

Deonna Purrazzo's

profile * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Purrazzo, Deonna 1994 births Living people American female professional wrestlers American professional wrestlers of Italian descent People from Jefferson Township, New Jersey People from Livingston, New Jersey Professional wrestlers from New Jersey 21st-century American women 21st-century professional wrestlers AAA Reina de Reinas Champions TNA/Impact Knockouts World Champions TNA/Impact Knockouts World Tag Team Champions ROH Women's World Champions