Deonna Purrazzo Stresses Importance of Patience in Women’s Wrestling Storytelling

AEW experienced notable surprises this year already, with one of them being Deonna Purrazzo’s debut for the company back in January. Purrazzo is one of the top stars in AEW’s women’s division and she has now stressed the importance of patience in women’s storytelling in pro wrestling.

Deonna Purrazzo signed with AEW in January 2024 and made her debut as a signed talent on the January 3rd edition of AEW Dynamite. She immediately inserted herself into the women’s division by targeting Mariah May and setting her sights on the AEW Women’s World Title. Currently, she is involved in a heated feud with Thunder Rosa that spans multiple AEW programs.

In a recent interview with Bodyslam.net, Deonna went into detail about the importance of storytelling in women’s wrestling. She emphasized the need for time to develop and let stories breathe, allowing fans to engage with the characters and narratives.

Deonna talked about the diversity of ongoing stories in AEW’s women’s division, including her feud with Thunder Rosa, the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament, upcoming matches like Toni Storm vs. Mina at Forbidden Door, and various other storylines involving talents like Mercedes Mone and Stephanie Vaquer.

“Yeah I think that’s what every women’s division needs… is time to tell these stories and let them breathe and let fans pick who they like and don’t like and and then do fun things like, you know, just qualification match or add different stipulations to it. I think that then there’s also, you know, we’re dealing with the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament right now and that is an opportunity to wrestle for the world championship at All In and there’s so many pieces going on in our division right now. That’s what makes a successful division is you have your stories with the champion. You have Toni Storm and Mina coming up at Forbidden Door. But then you also have this, like, underlying who’s Mariah going to pick story happening.

You have Mercedes Mone and Stephanie Vaquer wrestling at Forbidden Door. And going back and forth to CMLL, like, there’s just so much. Then you have me and Thunder. Total non-storyline happening. You have the Owen happening, like… That’s what you want to see in a women’s division. That’s a women’s division you want to be a part of. If you can’t be in the world title, you can be doing something else, building your stock to get to the world title and so I’m just, again, so grateful to be on any show, doing anything, working with anyone, and continuing to build my stock and introduce myself to this new audience.”

Purrazzo is set for action on the June 29th edition of AEW Collision and she will continue to be one of AEW’s most dependable stars whenever possible, so we’ll have to see how she remains booked in the coming weeks.

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