Deonna Purrazzo is set to make her AEW debut on the May 4 episode of Dynamite when she defends her ROH Women's Championship against Mercedes Martinez.
Martinez is the reigning Interim ROH Women's Championship, winning the vacant title at ROH Supercard of Honor by defeating Willow Nightingale when Purrazzo couldn't compete at the event due to commitments to IMPACT Wrestling.
Speaking to Mike Johnson at PWInsider, Purrazzo commented on the upcoming bout.
"I'm excited. Nervous. I don't know how many people will be in the building in Baltimore or what the capacity is, but it will probably be the biggest crowd I've ever wrestled in front of, possibly. To have my first match in AEW as a championship match, for the Ring of Honor Women's Championship, is incredible. Over the last year and a half, there's been so much talk about what the women's crossover would be between AEW and IMPACT, and we haven't really seen anything. To be that first woman to get through Tony's forbidden door is everything I wanted. Alongside Britt, and people at IMPACT were very vocal about it, this is what we wanted. We wanted to be part of this. I don't know if it will extend further than me and Mercedes next week, but we're seeing a taste of it and that's exciting for all of women's wrestling," she said.
When AEW and IMPACT began working together, Purrazzo and Britt Baker were vocal about their desire to work together in some capacity.
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