Deonna Purrazzo Recalls Negotiations with AEW – In a recent interview with Fightful, Deonna Purrazzo shed light on her decision to sign with All Elite Wrestling (AEW), emphasizing the support she received from friends and family throughout the process.
Purrazzo’s move to AEW in early 2024, following her departure from TNA/IMPACT Wrestling, sparked considerable attention within the wrestling community. With various options available to her as a free agent, speculation was rife regarding her next career move.
When questioned about any influence from friends such as Chelsea Green or Britt Baker in guiding her towards a specific company, Purrazzo emphasized the collective encouragement and backing she received from her inner circle.
“No. Everyone, they are my friends and family. They want what’s best for me and where I’m going to be happy or the most successful or I’m going to make the best decisions for me. It would have been great to be with Chelsea. It would have been great to still be with Steve. I had to come to the place where I thought my next best steps were. At the end of the day, everyone was happy I got to make that choice for me. Those doors were open for me to make that choice and it’s worked out very well since.”
Purrazzo then recalled reaching out to Sonjay Dutt about 90 days before her contract with TNA/IMPACT expired.
“I reached out to Sonjay (Dutt) and I was like, ‘My contract is coming up. We’re about 90 days out. I’ll be free as of January 1st. I’d love to talk if there is any interest in having me. Let me know what those next steps look like.’ We went back and forth a little bit. Of course, Britt did know these conversations were happening. Then, I got put in touch with Tony Khan. We talked directly at the beginning of December. We hopped on a Zoom call and it felt like it was a done deal, but of course, you never know until it actually is. It wasn’t until two or three weeks later, right after Christmas, that I got the contract to review. I kind of went back and forth about some stuff that were in it, got some things changed. We were both happy at the end of the day and I think it got signed December 31st.”
Deonna Purrazzo Recalls Negotiations with AEW
