Deonna Purrazzo Praises Gisele Shaw, Says The Possibilities Are Endless For Her

The IMPACT Knockouts roster is often praised as one of the deepest and most talented female rosters in wrestling with a diverse group of performers that includes Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo, Jordynne Grace, Masha Slamovich, Killer Kelly, Gisele Shaw, and more. 

As a three-time Knockouts Champion, Purrazzo is one of the locker room leaders and has experience from multiple promotions to draw from when it comes to giving advice to her peers. 

Speaking to Jeremy Lambert & Joel Pearl on Fightful’s In The Weeds, Purrazzo discussed giving advice to other talent and heaped praise on Gisele Shaw. 

“I had a conversation with someone [at IMPACT Rebellion] before I wrestled, just feeling, ‘I’m a little lost, character-work maybe isn’t my biggest thing. I’m trying to work to my size.’ I just said, ‘You have to trust.’ You have to trust people putting you in these situations. Whoever is doing the creative is putting you in these situations because you can handle them. Specifically with Gisele, who over the last almost two years, has gone through a lot of ebbs and flows. She debuted as a singles star, did some stuff with Lady Frost, then was thrown in the mix with all these different tag teams, people left, she didn’t have her tag team. I think she had a really rough start in terms of getting her feet into something and really digging in. To see her flourish, we’ve all followed her story, she has an amazing diary put out to show the world, ‘this is who I am.’ I really feel that coming out, having her story out there has exemplified what she does in the ring. She is confident, she goes out there and knows exactly who she is and she oozes this aura, this larger than life star. It’s all come together over the last six months. The in-ring ability, which she’s always had, and now that, ‘I am who I am and I’m living my best life and my most authentic life. Take it or leave it,’ is the attitude she brings in life and in the ring. That, to me, is what was missing, and now that she has it, the possibilities are endless for Gisele,” she said.

Purrazzo and Shaw shared the ring at IMPACT x NJPW Multiverse United in a four-way bout that also included Masha Slamovich and Miyu Yamashita. 

Elsewhere during the interview, Purrazzo revealed when she learned that Mickie James would be relinquishing her Knockouts Championship. Fans can find her full comments by clicking here. 

Watch the full interview with Purrazzo in the video above.