Former WWE Star Comments On Upcoming Free Agency

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Former WWE star and former IMPACT Knockouts World Champion Deonna Purrazzo has commented on her upcoming free agency.

Since being released from WWE in 2020, Deonna Purrazzo has become one of the top stars in IMPACT Wrestling.

During her three years with the promotion, Purrazzo has captured the IMPACT Knockouts World Championship three times, and won the IMPACT Knockouts Tag Team Championship alongside Chelsea Green.

Early in December 2023, Fightful Select reported that “The Virtuosa” was set to become a free agent once his contract expires on January 1.

Speaking on Gabby AF, Deonna Purrazzo was asked about her upcoming free agency. She answered:

“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,”

Describing how her work in IMPACT Wrestling has changed the trajectory of her career and validated her, Deonna said:

“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,”

After host Gabby LaSpisa stated that she felt that Deonna was just getting started, Deonna replied:

“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,”

Deonna Purrazzo competed in her last IMPACT Wrestling match when she teamed with Gisele Shaw in a loss to Trinity and Jordynne Grace at Final Resolution 2023.

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