Video interview with AEW wrestler "The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo.
Purrazzo, 29, is a very accomplished pro wrestler, one of the best going today. A technical student of the game (very meticulous and very methodical in the ring), she ranked No.7 of the top 250 women's wrestlers in the PWI Women's 250 in 2023. She was No.3 in 2021.
Purrazzo, an Italian American, was born in Livingston, New Jersey. She has a twin brother, Dominic. She is a graduate of Jefferson Township High School and also lived in Hackettstown.
Purrazzo started her pro wrestling journey at age 19, excelling at a young age. She was trained by Damian Adams, Hutsler Rip Rogers and Robbie E. at the D2W Pro Wrestling Academy and later Team Adams Training Center in Northern New Jersey and Ohio Valley Wrestling in Louisville, Kentucky.
Purrazzo, who debuted in December 2013, won the ECWA title and back-to-back Super 8 Chick Fight tournaments. She also won the Game Changer Wrestling title, TNA Impact Wrestling Knockouts title three times, TNA Impact Wrestling Knockouts tag team titles (with friend Chelsea Green), TNA Impact Wrestling Homecoming King and Queen Tournament (with Matthew Rehwoldt), Lucha Libre AAA Reina de Reinas title, Lucha Libre World Cup 2023 Women's Division Winner Team USA (with Jordynne Grace and Kamille), Monster Factory title, New York Wrestling Connection title, Paradise Alley Pro Wrestling title, Ring of Honor title.
Instead of wrestling at "All In" in Chicago in 2018, which led to the formation of All Elite Wrestling, Purrazzo opted to sign with WWE. She wrestled in NXT, but that did not work out. Creative differences. It happens.
Purrazzo then signed with TNA Impact Wrestling, and her Virtuosa persona was born. She elevated her game with it, reinvigorating her soul for the profession, while reigniting her drive and passion.
After a strong run (2020-23) with TNA Impact Wrestling, Purrazzo explored her worth. She met with Tony Khan, and she signed with AEW, making her AEW debut as a signed talent in January 2024. She worked a match there in 2022, but as a full-time AEW talent, she is a regular and also wrestled in May in Las Vegas during AEW's fifth-year anniversary show "Double or Nothing," pinning former champ Thunder Rosa.
Purrazzo displays elaborate ring attire, introducing new pieces/new looks on major shows. She can be seen on AEW Dynamite (8 p.m. Wednesdays TBS); AEW Rampage (10 p.m. Fridays TNT); AEW Collision (8 p.m. Saturdays TNT). The AEW women's division features Champ Timeless Toni Storm, Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D., Mercedes Mone, Willow Nightingale, Athena, Thunder Rosa, Saraya, Taya Valkyrie, Mercedes Martinez, Red Velvet, Diamante, Ruby Soho, Julia Hart, Kris Statlander, and Serena Deeb.
Purrazzo is also a self-proclaimed history nerd, recently earning a bachelor's degree in History from Southern New Hampshire University. Her thesis on The Cold War. She is the Queen of knowledge of The Cold War.
While training at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, she met her future husband Steve Maclin, who is also from New Jersey. A U.S. Marine, he currently wrestles for TNA Wrestling, where he is a former champion. They have two dogs.
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