Who Should Deonna Purrazzo Sign A Contract With In 2024?
Highlights
- Deonna Purrazzo is a talented professional wrestler who has achieved success in multiple promotions, including TNA and NXT.
- TNA provided Purrazzo with a platform to showcase her abilities and she became a major player in the company, winning multiple championships and feuding with top wrestlers.
- Purrazzo has two potential options for her next career move: returning to NXT, where the women's division has been presented strongly, or staying with TNA and continue to be one of their biggest assets as the company grows.
In 2024, Deonna Purrazzo will enter the free agent market in professional wrestling. Purrazzo is certainly a name that has drawn attention from many, specifically since she signed with TNA back in 2020. There, she became a three-time TNA Knockouts World Champion and one-time TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Champion with Chelsea Green. She is an incredible talent, with technical skills and ability that put her in the upper echelon of professional wrestling. Now, she will explore where the next chapter of her professional wrestling career will take her next. With so many options open for her, where would be the best place for Purrazzo to take her talents next?
Deonna Purrazzo Has Wrestled In NXT & TNA
Deonna Purrazzo Is A Multi-Time Champion In Numerous Promotions
Purrazzo entered professional wrestling in 2013, defeating Jana at D2W Season’s Beatings 4. Ever since, she has continued to grow. She wrestled for a variety of independent promotions, as well as making appearances for TNA and NXT. In 2018, she signed a contract with WWE and officially became a member of the NXT roster. She had some notable matches, including NXT UK Women’s Championship matches against Rhea Ripley. Purrazzo was released in 2020, with her last match being against Nia Jax on an episode of RAW. Shortly afterward, she joined TNA.
TNA is really where Purrazzo began to shine and show what she could do in professional wrestling. After a few appearances and winning the Knockouts World Title, it was officially announced that she signed with the company. At this point, TNA was regrowing and rebuilding after years of mismanagement. Something that was always a shining point in the company was the Knockouts division. They provided women with much more of a stage and time than their other competitors on television had. Purrazzo was a perfect addition to an already stacked roster, and she quickly became a major player in the company.
Throughout her career in TNA, Purrazzo feuded and fought with the likes of Mickie James, Jordynne Grace, Jazz, Trinity, Havok, Rosemary, and more. She consistently put on some of the best matches of the night and was featured in numerous main events. In addition, when Chelsea Green re-signed with TNA, the real-life friends went on to win the TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Championships. In singles competition, she won the TNA Knockouts World Title three times. Outside TNA, she was also incredibly successful. She captured the ROH Women’s World Title by defeating Roxanne Perez (formerly Rok-C). She also won the AAA Reina de Reinas Championship from Faby Apache. It seems as if Purrazzo has done it all so far in her career. However, there are numerous routes that her career can take her next as a free agent.
Mickie James Vs. Deonna Purrazzo Has Been One Of Impact Wrestling's Best Feuds Ever
The battles between "The Virtuosa" and "Hardcore Country" have produced one of the greatest and most personal feuds in Impact Wrestling history.Deonna Purrazzo Could Return To NXT
WWE NXT Has Booked Their Women's Division Strongly
The two most obvious places for Purrazzo to look at are WWE and AEW. Before examining both options, it must be said that she will certainly be an incredible asset for any company she signs with. However, the question is which promotion would utilize her talents the best. AEW and WWE both have their own issues when it comes to their booking of their women’s divisions. Both have and need a lot of work. However, NXT would be somewhere that Purrazzo could certainly thrive.
Outside TNA, NXT has done one of the best jobs when it comes to the presentation of women in major North American promotions in 2023. Incredible matches have taken place there both on premium live events and on television. With talents such as Lyra Valkyria, Roxanne Perez, Blair Davenport, Cora Jade, Tiffany Stratton, Lola Vice, and more, Purrazzo would fit right in and bring something unique to NXT. She is someone that could easily be a top name in NXT and would be able to thrive there. She has the potential to really take her talents to a bigger stage in NXT.
Deonna Purrazzo Is Still A Valuable Asset To TNA
TNA Has Made Deonna Purrazzo A Star
The other option for Purrazzo would be to remain in the promotion that has helped elevate her to the point that she is at in her career. She has been one of the centerpieces of TNA for the last few years, and she could very well continue to be. With TNA’s recent revival, she is a name that the company can build around and elevate to be a big name as it grows. She is without a doubt one of TNA’s biggest assets, and they certainly should try to keep her in the company if they are able to. Ultimately, the choice of where to sign is Purrazzo’s, and it will be very interesting to see where she ends up in wrestling next.
Professional Debut | 12/6/2013 |
Notable Accomplishments | TNA Knockouts World Champion, TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Champion, GCW Women's Champion, ROH Women's World Champion, AAA Reina de Reinas Champion, ECWA Women's Champion, DCW Women's Champion |
Finisher | Fujiwara Armbar |
