{"id":122134,"date":"2024-01-04T19:34:49","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T00:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=122134"},"modified":"2024-01-04T19:34:49","modified_gmt":"2024-01-05T00:34:49","slug":"deonna-purrazzo-signed-all-elite-wrestling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/01\/04\/deonna-purrazzo-signed-all-elite-wrestling\/","title":{"rendered":"Deonna Purrazzo is #AllElite"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During <em><strong>AEW Dynamite<\/strong> <\/em>this week, former 3-time <strong>IMPACT! Wrestling<\/strong> Knockouts World champion <strong>Deonna Purrazzo<\/strong> confronted <strong>Mariah May<\/strong> following the former <strong>Club Venus<\/strong> member&#8217;s <strong>AEW<\/strong> in-ring debut match and called out <strong>Toni Storm<\/strong> for a future AEW Women&#8217;s World championship match.<\/p>\n<h3>Officially Elite<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It&#8217;s official: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DeonnaPurrazzo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@DeonnaPurrazzo<\/a> is ALL ELITE!<\/p>\n<p>What a great moment for the hometown hero, The Virtuosa TONIGHT on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TBSNetwork?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TBSNetwork<\/a> on Wednesday Night <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEWDynamite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AEWDynamite<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3ALoe6b1OT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/3ALoe6b1OT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TonyKhan\/status\/1742729636327354546?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 4, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>There were rumors about the New Jersey native showing up in <strong>All Elite Wrestling<\/strong> since her time with IMPACT! Wrestling came to a close at the end of 2023. <strong>Tony Khan<\/strong> posted a graphic on Twitter promoting the arrival of Purrazzo, an incredible addition to the women&#8217;s roster of\u00a0 AEW.<\/p>\n<h3>Enticing Competition for &#8220;The Virtuosa&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>Deonna finally makes her way to the land of the &#8220;KhanVerse,&#8221; which has been long overdue. Their women&#8217;s division could use someone like her to help continue the revamp of women&#8217;s wrestling in All Elite Wrestling like we&#8217;ve seen over the past few months with the likes of &#8220;Timeless&#8221; Toni Storm, <strong>Julia Hart<\/strong>, a returning <strong>Thunder Rosa<\/strong>, <strong>Willow Nightingale<\/strong>, and <strong>Riho<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not going to lie; Purrazzo accomplished everything she could during her stint in IMPACT! Wrestling, and those <strong>WWE<\/strong> rumors wouldn&#8217;t go away since <strong>Triple H<\/strong> is always trying to get an upper hand over Tony Khan and All Elite Wrestling.<\/p>\n<p>All Elite Wrestling will eventually give &#8220;The Virtuosa&#8221; a big push, but she has to get acclimated to the landscape within the women&#8217;s division. I&#8217;m pretty sure we&#8217;ll see Deonna teaming with her best friend, Zee dentist (<strong>Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D.<\/strong>), now that both are in the same promotion, along with the inevitable Purrazzo vs. <strong>Skye Blue<\/strong> match.<\/p>\n<p>Deonna going to AEW will work out greatly for both sides in the long run since her character is easy to book, and her wrestling skills back it up every time she steps in a squared circle. Give it a year, and we&#8217;ll be calling her an AEW Women&#8217;s World Champion.<\/p>\n<p>She&#8217;s definitely getting a run as TBS champion. In closing, AEW picking up &#8220;The Virtuosa&#8221; was one of the smartest things they&#8217;ve done regarding the women&#8217;s division. Looking forward to seeing what Deonna Purrazzo brings to All Elite Wrestling.<\/p>\n<p>Also, in the words of <strong>Ricky Bobby<\/strong>, &#8220;if you aren&#8217;t first, you&#8217;re last.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/h3>\n<p><em>Header photo \u2013 AEW \u2013 Stay tun<\/em><em>ed to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world. As well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.\u00a0 You can catch AEW Dynamite on Wednesday nights at 8 PM ET on TBS. AEW Rampage airs on TNT at 10 PM EST every Friday night. AEW Collision airs Saturday at 8pm Eastern on TNT. More AEW content available on their\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@AEW\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During AEW Dynamite this week, former 3-time IMPACT! Wrestling Knockouts World champion Deonna Purrazzo confronted Mariah May following the former Club Venus member&#8217;s AEW in-ring debut match and called out Toni Storm for a future AEW Women&#8217;s World championship match. Officially Elite It&#8217;s official: @DeonnaPurrazzo is ALL ELITE! 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