Deonna Purrazzo signs with AEW, confronts Mariah May on Dynamite

Deonna Purrazzo is All Elite.

After Mariah May defeated Queen Aminata on Dynamite Wednesday, Renee Paquette interviewed May in the ring, who was unhappy her debut was in New Jersey. That brought out Purrazzo, who is from New Jersey. She told May to tell Toni Storm that she was looking for her. May replied that she wasn’t her messenger and slapped Purrazzo, who responded by laying out May to end the segment.

Purrazzo is best known for her run in Impact Wrestling, signing there in 2020 after being released from WWE. During her time in Impact Wrestling, she held the Knockouts title on three occasions and is also a one-time Knockouts Tag Team Champion. Her last Impact match was at Final Resolution in December, where she and Gisele Shaw lost to Jordynne Grace and Trinity.

This isn’t the first time that Purrazzo has appeared on AEW Dynamite. When Tony Khan purchased Ring of Honor in 2022, Purrazzo at the time held the ROH Women’s Championship and was unable to appear at Supercard of Honor 2022. She would ultimately lose a unification match to interim champion Mercedes Martinez on the May 4, 2022 episode of Dynamite.