Deonna Purrazzo previews the IMPACT Knockouts Championship match at IMPACT Rebellion.
At IMPACT x NJPW Multiverse United, Purrazzo earned a spot in the IMPACT Knockouts World Title match at IMPACT Rebellion by defeating Miyu Yamashita, Gisele Shaw, and Masha Slamovich in a four-way match. The title bout has been surrounded by some uncertainty, as reigning champion Mickie James has been sidelined by a rib injury. If James is cleared to compete, she will defend the gold against Purrazzo and Jordynne Grace at the pay-per-view. If not, Grace and Purrazzo will battle it out in a singles match for the gold.
Purrazzo and Steve Maclin were jointly interviewed by Fightful's Sean Ross Sapp, and they were asked their opinions as to which one of them won't win their title match at IMPACT Rebellion. Purrazzo noted that she believes the odds are in her husband's favor, as she's set to compete in a triple threat match unless Mickie James is unable to participate due to an injury.
“Well, it’s also a possibility that it’s not a triple threat. So the odds are not in my favor in terms of not knowing what my match is going to be going in there. I’ll only have three days to prepare. Then, if it is a triple threat, I don’t actually have to lose to lose. So I think the odds are in my husband’s favor," Purrazzo said.
Purrazzo went on to share her thoughts on the matchup, and she pointed out that Grace has never defeated her. However, she also admitted that she has never won a match against James, so the three-way is set to gave a compelling dynamic. Purrazzo then described how she'd like to face Grace in a singles match, as she called the former champion her favorite opponents.
“I had said last night on IMPACT as well that Jordynne Grace has never defeated the Virtuosa Deonna Purrazzo, but the Virtuosa has never defeated Mickie James. So the dynamic here in who comes out the victor, if it is a three way, is very interesting. Unless Mickie pins Jordynne, then we’ve seen that, but if Jordynne beats me or I beat Mickie, this is a first time thing. This is history making for the three of us and our dynamic. So I think that whichever way it swings—triple threat, singles match—it’s interesting. Jordynne Grace and I haven’t even been in a singles match since our last, which was the first ever Knockouts Iron Man match. So I would love for it to be a singles match because she’s my favorite opponent. She’s one of my favorite people. I just think that it’s going to be very interesting if we get to revisit that, what we put out there and what the outcome ends up being," Purrazzo said.
Purrazzo recently discussed her goals. Click here to see what she had to say.
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