Deonna Purrazzo recently spoke with Gabby LaSpisa about becoming the inaugural ROH Women’s Pure Champion. Purrazzo defeated Billie Starkz in the finals of the tournament at Final Battle back on December 5 at the GalaxyCon weekend held at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio.
Purrazzo said that winning the title was the perfect way to end a really bad year for her:
“I’m a Ring of Honor kid. I’ve been a part of this company for 10 years in some way, shape or form. I am a former Ring of Honor Women’s World Champion. Back in 2020, I really didn’t think going to Ring of Honor would ever be a possibility for me again. I think that to come full circle and now be the first ever Pure Women’s Champion is something that I think I define what this title means in my style of wrestling and how I’ve adapted it through the years. It was kind of like the perfect way to end what I might call a really crappy year.”
Purrazzo said she was ‘really shocked’ she won the title had and had questioned if there was still a place for her in pro wrestling:
“I was really shocked. But again, I feel like I’ve questioned myself and if there’s a place for me in wrestling anymore so much this year. I’ve really had to go back to like my roots and go back to the indies because I felt like I wasn’t getting enough reps. When I was getting reps, I wasn’t confident in myself and I wasn’t putting out the best version of The Virtuosa that I could. I just think throughout the year, I’ve really had to like grind and kind of like mole around in the s— so I can get to the top. It was a really defeating year in terms of is there a place for The Virtuosa in this new wrestling landscape, in this new company. I think that the Pure Women’s Championship is definitely my style of wrestling. Ring of Honor is my heart and my soul and so to see where this women’s division is and now to be a part of leading it is really special and has made all of the trials and tribulations this year, the doubt, the worry and the insecurity worth it.”
You can watch the full interview below:
Quotes are courtesy of Fightful.