AEW and ROH President Tony Khan recently spoke at length about Deonna Purrazzo during the ROH Death Before Dishonor media call. Purrazzo has been absent from both AEW and ROH programming for several months, leading to questions about her status with the company. Khan expressed his desire to bring her back into the fold and outlined his plans for her, which include the upcoming ROH Women’s Pure Championship Tournament.
“I like Deonna a lot and I think she is a very talented wrestler. I do value people trying to get reps in AEW or ROH or internationally. Deonna is a really great wrestler and when she came to AEW, she had a lot of success. She still could find her footing here and do really well. It’s think Deonna had gone down to Mexico, and this is something you can grow and learn from, and had an experience down there that wasn’t positive with our partners… I like Deonna a lot and I’ve been looking at this show as an opportunity to work Deonna back in. I really want to get Deonna going again. It’s okay if something doesn’t go well, and I want to give somebody an opportunity to come back from something, and I think Deonna is a really good wrestler. Having one match that doesn’t go great shouldn’t be the end of a run or change anything.”
Khan also praised Purrazzo’s recent positive attitude and stated that he wants to reward her professionalism with a significant opportunity in the Pure Championship Tournament.
“I think Deonna is an excellent wrestler and she’s gonna be in the Pure Championship Tournament. I really want to get Deonna going again. I say these things because I think she’s a really good talent and person… Deonna has been really positive of AEW and I want to give Deonna a good opportunity. I’m still very interested in Deonna wrestling… Based on the positive sentiment she’s been putting out there and her wanting to do the work, and the body work she’s put up in her career and what I know she’s capable of at her best, absolutely, I want to give Deonna opportunities.”
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