AEW 'hopeful' to land Deonna Purrazzo in free agency

Former Impact Knockouts Champion and current free agent Deonna Purrazzo has reportedly talked with AEW about a contract, according to Fightful.

The outlet also reported AEW is "hopeful" they can sign the 29-year-old and that AEW is her preferred destination.

On the WWE side, Fightful reported Purrazzo has had contact with the industry leader but that "most if not all" of WWE's free agent talks were put on hold until 2024 kicked off. Purrazzo spent parts of 2015 through 2020 in WWE NXT with a handful of main roster appearances.

Purrazzo has appeared in an AEW ring once before, losing the Ring of Honor Women's title to Mercedes Martinez on an early-May Dynamite in 2022 that was originally hoped for that year's ROH Supercard of Honor.

That was during the time when Purrazzo was under Impact contract and had also wrapped up a run as AAA Reina de Reinas titleholder. Additionally, AEW head Tony Khan was just a few months into his ownership of ROH and didn't have Purrazzo under contract.

Purrazzo wrapped up with Impact at year's end and was on the losing end of a tag team match at December's Final Resolution.