Deonna Purrazzo does not have any answers about her free agency yet.
Deonna Purrazzo has been with IMPACT Wrestling since 2020. During her time with the company, she has held the IMPACT Knockouts Championship three times, and she has captured the Knockouts World Tag Team Championship. Earlier in December, Fightful Select reported that Deonna Purrazzo was set to explore free agency once her contract expires and she hits the open market on January 1.
Speaking on Gabby AF, Purrazzo was asked about her free agency.
“I wish that I knew anything, but I don’t [laughs]. The last couple weeks have been really interesting because obviously, we’ve seen tons of stuff about my contract status come out on social media, and I’ve not really addressed it too much because I don’t really have anything to say yet, and I’ve been able to have some really great conversations with people all across the board," Purrazzo said.
Purrazzo continued by describing how her work in IMPACT has changed the trajectory of her career and validated her. She stated that she felt like it changed the perception of her following her run in NXT. Purrazzo went on to emphasize that her heart is full for IMPACT/TNA, so the decision will be difficult no matter what.
"The only thing I can say is, I feel validated, and I feel like the work that I’ve been able to put in at IMPACT has really changed the entire trajectory of my career and the perception of me. Going into IMPACT, I had, I think my time in NXT deemed me a little bit difficult, a little bit outspoken, a little bit maybe cocky or overconfident, and I think that I’ve been able to rehab that image of myself and show able to show people like, no, I’m a team player. Yes, of course, I want to be the champion, and I want to be at the top, but I can also be a champion and handle all the responsibilities that come with that. It’s opened a lot of doors for me going into this free agency. I don’t have an answer. I don’t have any details or anything because I just don’t know yet. There’s a lot of pros and cons to every place that I could go. Also, I will say, my heart is so full for IMPACT that whether I stay or go or whatever the case is going to be, it’s not gonna be an easy decision, no matter what my decision is. To stay is to be with my family. Obviously, my husband’s there, and I’ve had the time of my life and the career moments of my life there, but also I have to weigh is it time to maybe try to do that somewhere else. So it’s very difficult," Purrazzo said.
When host Gabby LaSpisa noted that she felt like Purrazzo was just getting started, the former champion replied by stating that she feels older than she is, as she has been wrestling for 11 years. Purrazzo also said that she could wrestle for another 11 years or stop tomorrow because she would be satisfied.
“It’s funny, I’ve been wrestling, the end of this month will be 11 years, and I’m only 29. In my brain, I’m like, I’ve been wrestling for my entire life, which I kind of have, but I feel like I’m 40. I feel like I’m so much older than I am because wrestling has aged me, I guess, and I’m around everyone who’s older than I am. So it’s funny where I’m like, I still have an entire career if I want one. I can do this for another 11 years if I wanted to, or I could stop tomorrow because I’d be satisfied," Purrazzo said.
Fightful will provide more information as it becomes available.
During an interview with In The Weeds, Tasha Steelz praised Deonna Purrazzo. Click here to see what she had to say.
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