Deonna Purrazzo
Deonna Lynn Purrazzo (born June 10, 1994) is an American professional wrestler signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) since January 2024. She is best known for her tenures with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) from 2014 to 2017 and 2020 to 2023, where she is a former three-time TNA Knockouts World Champion and a former TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Champion. She also appeared in Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) from 2021 to 2023 and Ring of Honor (ROH) from 2015 to 2018, where she is a former AAA Reina de Reinas Champion and ROH Women's World Champion, respectively, making her a five-time professional wrestling women's world champion.
| Deonna Purrazzo | |
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Purrazzo in 2019 | |
| Birth name | Deonna Lynn Purrazzo |
| Born | June 10, 1994 Livingston, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Southern New Hampshire University (BA) |
| Spouse(s) |
Steve Maclin (m. 2022) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Deonna Deonna Purrazzo |
| Billed height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) |
| Billed weight | 165 lb (75 kg) |
| Billed from | Hackettstown, New Jersey |
| Trained by | Damian Adams WWE Performance Center Rip Rogers Robbie E |
| Debut | December 6, 2013 |
Purrazzo began training in December 2012, and then started wrestling in various independent promotions the following year, eventually appearing in national companies TNA and ROH. She also worked for the Japanese promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom from 2017 to 2018. After making various appearances for WWE beginning in 2014, she signed with the company in 2018 and was appointed to its developmental brand NXT, but was released in 2020. Purrazzo then re-signed with TNA, which had been renamed to Impact Wrestling in 2017, and quickly rose through the ranks in the women's division, and also appeared in AAA through a partnership with Impact. After leaving Impact at the end of 2023, which reverted to its TNA name in January 2024, Purrazzo signed with AEW that same month.