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Deonna Purrazzo a professional wrestler currently signed to AEW. She sits down with Chris Van Vliet at West Coast Creative Studio in Hollywood, CA to discuss her surprise AEW debut in her home state of New Jersey, how the debut was kept secret, her TNA career which included a 30-minute Iron Woman match against Jordynne Grace and a rivalry with Mickie James, why she decided to leave TNA, why WWE didn't work out and more!

00:00 Intro
00:36 Making her AEW debut in New Jersey
02:40 Crying before she came to the ring for the first time in AEW
05:33 Wanting to live up to her own career expectations
06:19 Wrestling her 8th match in TNA
07:38 Making appearances in WWE during her first year in wrestling
08:16 Flying herself to NXT to be a part of tapings
10:25 Working for ROH and TNA to keep herself on TV
12:29 Being comfortable picking her character in Impact Wrestling
14:13 Her Virtuosa nickname
15:19 Falling back in love with wrestling because of TNA
16:07 Why didn’t she stay in TNA?
17:33 Planning the 30-minute ironman match with Jordynne Grace
20:22 Does Jordynne Grace know that she hits so hard?
21:36 Being able to share the ring with Mickie James
23:07 Taking 10 years to learn what she was truly about
24:25 What she learned wrestling Bayley in NXT
25:25 Nia Jax working with her early on in NXT
27:21 Being inspired to get into wrestling by Trish Stratus
28:22 How old was she when she decided to be a wrestler?
29:29 Which job did she do to pay off wrestling school?
30:03 How long was she in wrestling school before her first match?
30:26 Who is she looking forward to working with in AEW?
31:31 Wrestling feeling cool for the first time in a while
32:58 Remembering the first time she met Chelsea Green
34:04 How she met her husband Steve Maclin
35:45 Being a World Champion at the same time as her husband
38:51 Why doesn’t she watch her own matches?
39:47 Who does she trust to give her opinions on matches?
41:07 What are her goals going forward in AEW?
42:07 Getting used to a brand new work environment in AEW
43:56 Being called up to the WWE main roster
45:05 Wrestling Trinity for 28 minutes in TNA
45:52 Getting a ‘Women’s Wrestling’ chant during AEW Double or Nothing
46:00 Working on her fitness with Cezar Bononi
51:41 Internet comments about her physical appearance in her AEW debut
54:45 Backstage politics in NXT hurting her love of wrestling
56:51 Getting a master's degree and thinking about life after wrestling
58:49 Her work with Tunnels to Towers
01:00:15 3 things Deonna Purrazzo is grateful for

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