Deonna Purrazzo (born June 10, 1994) is an American professional wrestler of Italian descent. Purrazzo has appeared for various American independent promotions, as well as appearances in TNA, NXT, WWE, and Ring of Honor.
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Professional wrestling career
Training and early career (2012-2014)
Purrazzo started training at the now defunct D2W Pro Wrestling Academy in December 2012 after she spotted an advertisement for it. She made her in-ring debut in 2013.
Purrazzo left D2W in 2014, alongside trainer Damian Adams both continued training at Team Adams Training facility in Northern New Jersey.
She has attended extra training sessions alongside Rip Rogers at Ohio Valley Wrestling in Louisville, KY.
Independent circuit (2014-2016)
Purrazzo made her Puerto Rican wrestling debut on December 16, 2016 in Bayamon, PR for World Wrestling League at their event "Christmas in PR" owned by Savio Vega.
Ring of Honor (2015-present)
Purrazzo is credited with starting the "rebirth" of Women of Honor, making her debut in a match against Mandy Leon in Baltimore, MD July 25, 2015. Although losing the contest, this match set the tone for what was to come in WOH, introducing Taeler Hendrix, as well.
In December 2015 at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, PA Purrazzo teamed with Hania "The Howling Huntress" in another losing effort against Mandy Leon and Sumie Sakai.
Purrazzo made an appearance at the Ring of Honor Supercard of Honor X in April 2016 where she teamed with Amber Gallows in a tag team match against Solo Darling and Mandy Leon, but lost via submission. On the December 14 episode of ROH's Women of Honor Wednesday webseries, Purrazzo returned to face off against Sumie Sakai in a winning effort.
Purrazzo made her first appearance on ROH TV episode that aired on December 10, 2016. Purrazzo successfully defeated Candice LeRae.
On June 23, 2017, at Best in the World, Purrazzo teamed with Mandy Leon in a losing effort against Kris Wolf and Sumie Sakai. During the following night's TV tapings, Purrazzo wrestled a three-way match against Karen Q and Kelly Klein, and was pinned by Karen Q. On the July 29 tapings (uploaded on YouTube on September 6), Purrazzo lost a singles match to Klein, following interference from the evil Karen Q, who attacked Purrazzo during and after the match. On October 13, at Global Wars: Pittsburgh, Purrazzo teamed with Leon and Jenny Rose in a winning effort, against Britt Baker, Faye Jackson and Sumie Sakai.
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2014-2017)
Purrazzo made her TNA wrestling debut during the May 10th, 2014 taping of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, losing a singles match against Brooke at Knockouts Knockdown II.
Deonna returned to TNA on January 8, 2016 at the One Night Only: Live PPV and participated in a #1 Contender's Gauntlet Match, where she was eliminated by Awesome Kong. She made a third appearance on March 17, 2016 at Knockouts Knockdown IV where she lost to Madison Rayne.
On January 19, 2017, episode of Impact Wrestling, Purrazzo faced Brooke in a losing effort. Purrazzo was also featured in an Explosion match, ultimately losing to Chelsea Green.
WWE (2014-2017)
Purrazzo started working as extra talent for WWE appearing in several skits with former talent Adam Rose as a "Rosebud." She appeared on numerous occasions, starting in 2014, on both RAW & Smackdown, as well as Live Events & PPV's.
Purrazzo appeared on the November 11, 2015 episode of NXT and was defeated by Nia Jax. On the November 19th edition of NXT, Deonna lost to Asuka. On the January 13, 2016 episode of WWE's NXT, she unsuccessfully participated in a battle royal to determine the number one contender for the NXT Women's Championship. She fought two more times in January, losing to Asuka and Emma. She appeared again in February, losing again to Asuka and once more in April, losing to Nia Jax. In June, she lost in a competitive contest to Bayley.
On the December 13, 2016 episode of SmackDown Live, Purrazzo was set to face SmackDown Women's Champion Alexa Bliss, however, the match never started as Bliss attacked her before the bell.
Purrazzo was selected as an altnerate for the inaugural Mae Young Classic tournament where she competed on night two of the tournament in a dark match. Alongside Jessica James, Purrazzo was victorious via Fujiwara against Nicole Matthews and Barbi Hayden.
Deonna received an official WWE Tryout held at the WWE Performance Center in February 2016.
World Wonder Ring Stardom (2017-present)
Purrazzo made her World Wonder Ring Stardom debut, on January 29, 2017. Purrazzo teamed with Christi Jaynes and Shayna Baszler in a Six Man Tag Team match, with the trio defeating Kagetsu, Kris Wolf and Viper.
On February 4, Purrazzo teamed one again with Baszler and Jaynes, in another winning effort against Arisu Nanase, Jungle Kyona and Natsuko Tora.
On February 11, Purrazzo and Baszler defeated HZK and Io Shirai, and Toni Storm and Zoe Lucas, in a Three Way Tag Team match.
On February 18, Purrazzo teamed with Baszler and Jaynes in a winning effort against AZM, HZK and Shirai in a Six Man Tag Team match.
On February 23, Purrazzo unsuccessfully challenged Storm for the SWA World Championship.
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Personal life
Purrazzo grew up watching wrestling with her twin brother, Dominic. She states seeing Steve Austin hit someone with a chair over the head had "awestruck" her and once she saw the likes of Trish Stratus and Lita she knew she could one day wrestle too.
Purrazzo was a competitive cheerleader for nearly 12 years and was captain of her Varsity team in 2012 when she become a one time National Champion at The American Masters. She cites watching All Star Cheerleading as one of her biggest hobbies outside of wrestling.
Admittedly, Purrazzo is a history buff. She currently attends County College of Morris where she studies History Education.
In 2015, Purrazzo competed in the Miss New Jersey USA pageant.
Purrazzo is currently in a romantic relationship with fellow Ring of Honor talent and Bullet Club member, Marty Scurll.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Fujiwara armbar
- Brainbuster
- Signature moves
- Headbutt
- High knee followed by a Russian legsweep
- Three Amigos (Two rolling vertical suplexes followed by a German suplex)
- Headscissors takedown into a Russian legsweep combination
- Handstand often used to escape various holds
Championships and accomplishments
- Dynamite Championship Wrestling
- DCW Women's Championship (1 time)
- East Coast Wrestling Association
- ECWA Women's Championship (1 time)
- ECWA Super 8 ChickFight Tournament (2015, 2016)
- Match of the Year (2016) - vs. Karen Q on October 22, 2016
- Most popular wrestler (2016)
- Most shocking moment (2016) - for winning back to back ECWA Women's Super 8 Tournaments
- Wrestler of the Year (2016)
- Game Changer Wrestling
- GCW Women's Championship (1 time, current)
- Monster Factory Pro Wrestling
- MFPW Girls Championship (1 time)
- New York Wrestling Connection
- NYWC Starlet Championship (1 time)
- Paradise Alley Pro Wrestling
- Center Ring Divas Championship (1 time, current)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked No. 34 of the top 50 female singles wrestlers in the PWI Female 50 in 2017
References
External links
- Cagematch Profile
- Deonna Purrazzo on Facebook
Source of article : Wikipedia
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