7 Former WWE Superstars whose careers took off after leaving the company

#1 Deonna Purrazzo had a short WWE tenure

Deonna Purrazo worked Total Nonstop Action (TNA) and other promotions before joining WWE for a proper run in 2018. Before 2018, Purrazzo appeared for WWE in different capacities, like a "Rosebud” with Adam Rose.

Purrazzo had a decent run in NXT and got a few matches on RAW before being released by the company in April 2020. She was part of the batch of superstars released during WWE’s efforts to cut costs during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Purrazzo appeared on the Busted Open podcast and spoke about being true to herself following her release from the company.

“I don’t care that WWE fired me, or didn’t want me, or didn’t think I was good enough! I think I’m good enough,” Purrazzo expressed. “And if IMPACT believes I’m good enough... if Japan thought I was good enough, I’m good enough! And I just needed to get back to believing in me and believing in the little girl who wanted to be here her entire life.”

It did not take Purrazzo long to find employment after her release from WWE. She joined IMPACT Wrestling and presented herself as “The Virtuosa.” Since then, Purrazzo has been on a dream run and has managed to create a huge fanbase for herself.

She has won the IMPACT Knockouts Championship twice and is among the top female wrestlers competing in the industry. Purrazzo has proved her doubters wrong and has managed to become one of the most valuable wrestlers outside WWE.