Deonna Purrazzo praises the way IMPACT Wrestling wrote Eric Young out of the show.
Young worked for TNA/IMPACT from 2004-2016 before he signed with WWE and spent a few years with the company. Following his release in 3030, he returned to IMPACT, and he had been a featured member of the roster until Cody Deaner seemingly stabbed him on the December 1 episode of IMPACT Wrestling. PWInsider subsequently reported that Young is set to return to WWE.
Speaking on Counted Out with Mike & Tyler, Purrazzo was asked about the angle that seemingly acknowledged Young's exit. She emphasized that she thinks he company does a great job of bringing stars in and writing them off when the time comes. The former IMPACT Knockouts World Champion also noted that IMPACT handles writing people out in a thoughtful way.
I really think that IMPACT does a really great job of introducing people and then writing people off. We saw Dean kind of kill EY [laughs], but that’s not just what Violent By Design was. EY has been, not the heart and soul because that’s someone else’s thing, but the heart and soul of IMPACT Wrestling for 20 years. So I think that for them to do him justice all these years, then to write him off in a way that is now building somebody else, is what IMPACT does great. Great, great debuts for people, but then also really thoughtful way of saying, ‘You did what you needed to do here, you’re putting the guy over on the way out. Now, best of luck.’ So I think that I was incredible," Purrazzo said.
Purrazzo went on to describe how there's something for everyone in IMPACT, and she pointed to Violent By Design's cinematic content, Josh Alexander.s hour-long matches, and the Knockouts Division's platform as some examples. She expressed that she's excited to see fans giving IMPACT a chance and investing in what the company is doing.
"I think IMPACT does really great all across the board in any genre of wrestling, whether it’s mysterious Violent By Design stuff, whether it’s serious Josh Alexander, multiple times, he’s done hour-long matches on television, whether it’s giving Knockouts another platform for main-event pay-per-view matches or main-event television matches, 20-plus minute matches, multiple women’s segments, there’s something for everyone in what we do. So it’s really exciting to see people are giving us a chance again and really investing in what IMPACT Wrestling is doing," Purrazzo said.
Purrazzo previously reflected on her run with the Knockouts World Championship. More information is available here.
In a previous interview, Purrazzo discussed working with Mickie James. Click here to see what she had to say.
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