Deonna Purrazzo Calls Jordynne Grace Her Toughest Opponent – Deonna Purrazzo and Jordynne Grace went to battle once more at IMPACT Rebellion with the IMPACT Knockouts Championship on the line.
Purrazzo was victorious in the bout, winning the Knockouts Title for a third time and defeating Grace in IMPACT for a third time.
The bout was a hard-hitting affair, but Purrazzo scored the win with the Queen’s Gambit.
“Jordynne is the toughest opponent I’ve ever been in the ring with. You mentally prepare for [a hard-hitting bout] a little bit before you get in the ring, but that first forearm or that first slam is just like ‘woo, here we go.’ I’m feeling it [Monday morning],” said Purrazzo while speaking to Jeremy Lambert and Joel Pearl on In The Weeds.
Elaborating on her friendships and matches with Grace, Purrazzo spoke highly of her toughest opponent.
“It’s always fun. It’s been three years since Jordynne and I shared a ring one-on-one together. In that time, I think the expectation grew of what it would mean when we finally got to challenge each other again. We were a pandemic rivalry. There were never any fans there. To revisit it at Rebellion, one of our biggest pay-per-views of the year, in Toronto, a sold-out crowd, and then we’re the main event for the Knockouts World Championship, just added to the pressure that we felt. We both talked about it earlier, ‘there is expectation,’ and we wanted to meet that expectation, and I think we did. There is mutual respect in the ring for what we both do. We grew up together in wrestling, basically, all throughout the Northeast, we were around each other. Being at IMPACT, she was one of the first people to welcome me in and take me in, and honestly, she’s one of my greatest friends now. There is that respect inside the ring and outside. That’s what makes it even more special when you have that bond, and you get to show the world that bond on screen and you can beat the shit out of each other and it’s fine. When you bring out the best in each other, that’s what makes it special. That’s exactly what Jordynne Grace and I have together,” she said.
After the bout, Grace and Purrazzo embraced before Grace left the ring to give Purrazzo her moment to shine with the Knockouts Championship.
It was a Rebellion to remember for Purrazzo, as not only did she win the Knockouts Title, her husband Steve Maclin won the IMPACT World Title.
Deonna Purrazzo Calls Jordynne Grace Her Toughest Opponent
