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When signing with WWE, you'd been advertised for All In. Do you have any regrets there?
Yeah, I think I definitely regret it, looking at how my WWE tenure turned out.
I think, for anyone, WWE is their dream job. At the time, All In was just All In. There was no AEW. We didn't know what was going to happen. It was like, "Well, do I say no to my dream job and trying my dream job?" Because I had tried for so long to get it. For me, it was like, "They've said no for so long. What if they never say yes again?" That's why I said yes. I still went to All In, I was still there. I watched from the new hotel room but I still went to the after-party and tried to support the entire show. My best friends were on the show, and it was amazing. I really felt disappointed I couldn't be a part of it.
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Looking back now, I regret not being a part of it because I thought, like, "This is my time. I'm going to be a Superstar to WWE. They're going to do something with me." Then they did nothing for two years. It's like, Well, I should have waited, realistically, but what are you going to do?"
Now, looking forward, you've wrestled EVERYWHERE! Do you have any idea where we'll see you next?
"I guess, ideally, like, I haven't been to AEW yet, so... Britt Baker is my best friend, she works there, they have a kick*** women's division now. It's a lot of people I've never worked with, and it's a brand-new product - so I would love to experience that and be part of it. "
That being said, if that's not an option, IMPACT has an amazing women's division right now. Tessa Blanchard has done some really cool things. Kylie Rae just signed there, Kiera's there, Taya... There's a really good group of girls that are doing some stuff that I would love to also be a part of. I don't know. I would love to go back to Japan, I'd love to go to Australia again. If I could wrestle in England again, I love that. It's like I would just love a shot at saying, "Screw you, WWE!" [Deonna laughs] Really!"
Thank you so much to Deonna Purrazzo for taking the time to chat with me. You can follow Deonna on Twitter here, or check out her Pro Wrestling Tees site here, and her own merchandise site here for signed prints and more.
