Deonna Purrazzo, one of the most decorated Knockouts in TNA Wrestling history, decided to depart the company at the end of 2023.
All Elite Wrestling‘s Deonna Purrazzo was a recent guest on INSIGHT with Chris Van Vliet. When asked about her decision to depart TNA Wrestling, Purrazzo said it just came down to feeling like she had done everything she could possibly do there.
“I just felt at the end of last year I kind of had done everything,” Deonna Purrazzo said. “I had been a three-time Knockouts World Champion, a Knockouts World Tag Team Champion. And I had carried the brand and become the Reina de Reinas champion in Mexico with AAA.
“I had went to Ring of Honor, I had main evented AEW Dynamite representing Impact Wrestling. Like, What else was there for me to do here that would continue to level me up? Just felt like I’ve worked with everybody in the locker room. I’m comfortable here. It’s time now to get out of my comfort zone.”
Purrazzo says she got comfortable in TNA
During the same interview, Deonna Purrazzo said she knows moving to AEW meant learning a new system. She believes she has a lot more to accomplish, and now feels like herself again.
“I had been comfortable at TNA for so long; I knew the system, I knew the people, I knew the position I was in. I was on top there, so there was more leeway for me to give my opinion or pitch ideas coming into AEW. You kind of need to earn those rights all over again. So I think, yes, there’s still so much left for me to do.
“I feel like I’m just now feeling like myself again. Feeling like okay, this is The Virtuosa. I’ve been there nine and a half months now. That first stretch, it was like I don’t know what I’m doing or who I am. I’m working a brand new system with television and times, and I felt really thrown off. So I feel like now I’m finally getting in a groove that will propel me.”
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