Deonna Purrazzo Slams Women Who Body-Shamed Her After AEW Debut

Deonna Purrazzo didn’t just get hit with hateful body-shaming after her AEW debut—what stunned her most was where some of the hate was coming from.

During her emotionally charged interview with The Mighty Pursuit, the five-time world champion revealed that many of the most vicious comments came from other women. As a woman in a physically demanding, image-driven industry, Purrazzo expected a certain level of empathy—or at least basic understanding. Instead, she got the opposite.

“The women comments are the most crazy to me. Because again, like I’m just so like—women empower women—and I just could never tear… I don’t think I could tear, I don’t think I have it in me to tear someone down about their physical appearance.”

She pointed out the difference between constructive feedback and deeply personal jabs. For Purrazzo, the line is simple: if you can’t fix it in 10 seconds, keep it to yourself.

“There’s some kind of quote that says like, ‘If they can’t change it in 10 seconds, then you just shouldn’t say it.’ You know, if my hair was sticking out and you were like, ‘Hey,’ you know, I could change that. Or if there was something in my teeth from breakfast, I could change that instantly.”

But what she faced online was nothing close to helpful or kind.

“When you say, ‘You need to lose 10 pounds,’ or, ‘You need to do this,’ that’s not something I could change in 10 seconds. So why should we point it out?”

The part that hit her hardest wasn’t just the content of the criticism—it was the betrayal of seeing women turn against one of their own.

“I just don’t have that in me. There’s a lot of things I don’t like about a lot of people, but it’s never coming from a physical standpoint.”

For Purrazzo, it wasn’t just about respect—it was about shared human experience.

“The women comments get me the most fired up because I’m like, you’re a woman and you should be able to relate on some kind of level to me, no matter what profession you’re in or where you are in your life.”

And then, she cut right to the root of her frustration:

“Like, what are you doing? That’s the one that drives me the most crazy.”

Deonna Purrazzo didn’t just push back on trolls—she’s holding up a mirror to the parts of the wrestling world and its fan culture that still feed on tearing people down. Especially when it’s women turning on women, she’s not letting it slide. She’s asking the real questions—and demanding better.

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