IMPACT Knockouts World Champion Deonna Purrazzo spoke with Fightful.com’s In The Weeds on a number of topics such as how Gisele Shaw has gone through a lot since arriving in IMPACT Wrestling and debuting as well as how Gisele had a really rough start in terms of getting her feet into something and really digging in.
Deonna Purrazzo said:
“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.”
Deonna Purrazzo also spoke about how Gisele Shaw has since flourished and how since Shaw has what was missing in her pro wrestling career and her life the possibilities are endless.
Deonna Purrazzo said:
“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.”
You can check out Deonna Purrazzo’s comments in the video below. H/T to Fightful for transcribing the above quotes.
