Deonna Purrazzo spent over three years in TNA Wrestling before she made her AEW debut back in 2024. Despite her success in TNA, Purrazzo has now admitted she was upset over the company not acting sooner to re-sign her when her contract was expiring.
While speaking on the Lightweights podcast, Deonna Purrazzo explained how she ended up signing with AEW and cleared up some confusion people had. While she was finishing her time with TNA Wrestling, she got permission from Scott DAmore, about 90 days before her contract ended, to talk to other companies.
Around the beginning of October 2023, she asked him if it was okay to reach out to AEW or WWE, since no one had talked to her yet about renewing her contract. She didnt want to break any rules and wanted to do things the right way.
Scott DAmore told her it was okay, since she wasnt trying to start with another company until January 1st, after her deal ended. After that, she got in touch with Tony Khan. They had a Zoom call in early December to talk about what she wanted and what AEW had in mind.
Purrazzo was then asked if she was upset that TNA didnt try to keep her earlier and she said it was a little bit of both. Her original contract was for two years, with a third year that IMPACT could add if they wanted.
When those two years were up, she told them she wasnt sure she wanted to stay and asked if they could skip the third year. At first, they said she could look at other options, but then they decided to keep her for one more year. She ended up being thankful for that because she felt it all worked out.
However, when it came time to talk about a brand-new contract after that third year, she was disappointed. Purrazzo felt like she gave everything to IMPACT, her time, energy, and loyalty and had been one of their top stars for over three years. She didnt understand why they waited so long to say they wanted to keep her.
By the time they finally did at the end of November, Purrazzo had already started to move on. The communication felt confusing, and it made her feel like maybe they thought she wanted to leave. In the end, she admitted that she really was upset.
As for Purrazzos time in AEW, she recently threw shade at the company for her lack of TV time. Regardless, well have to see if she will return to AEW television in the future, but its clear Purrazzo was just upset with how TNA handled her departure and thats not going to change anytime soon.
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