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Champs Moose and Deonna Purrazzo in South Florida to hype Impact Wrestling’s return to The 954

Jim Varsallone
·4 min read

IMPACT Wrestling stars Moose and “The Virtuosa” Deonna Purrazzo traveled to South Florida on Jan. 11-12 to speak with media in advance of IMPACT Wrestling’s AXS TV tapings at the Charles F. Dodge City Center in Pembroke Pines, southwest of Fort Lauderdale.

TV tapings are Jan. 21-22, and both are open to the public.

For tickets: Jan. 21: http://bit.ly/IWFLFri

Jan. 22: http://bit.ly/IWFLSat

Combo, both days: http://bit.ly/IWFLCombo

Here is my video interview with Impact Wrestling World Champion Moose as he discusses Impact Wrestling, Florida, Hard 2 Kill, Football, Gronk, Roman Reigns, Pro Wrestling, Mr. Hughes, MMA, Dan Lambert, Shoes, Wife, Volleyball and more.

Here is my video interview with AAA Reina de Reinas Champ and former two-time Impact Wrestling Knockouts Champ “The Virtuosa” Deonna Purrazzo as she discusses Impact Wrestling, Florida, Mickie James, Hard 2 Kill Main Event, Rok-C, Steve Maclin, Dogs, Family, Singing and more.

Impact Wrestling on AXS TV from The 954

This marks the first time IMPACT Wrestling returns to Broward County in almost 10 years.

The action both nights will be taped to air on IMPACT’s flagship weekly TV show, “Impact!,” which is Thursdays (8-10 p.m. ET) on AXS TV in the U.S., Fight Network in Canada and Impact Insiders on YouTube.

The Charles F. Dodge City Center (601 City Ctr Way, Pembroke Pines, 33025) previously hosted New Japan Pro Wrestling. For info, call 954-392-9480.

Web: https://www.charlesfdodgecitycenter.com/

About Moose

Moose, 37, is the current IMPACT Wrestling Champion.

He is in his first World Championship run after winning the title at the Bound For Glory pay-per-view in Las Vegas in October.

Quinn Ojinnaka, the real-life Moose, played for four teams over seven seasons in the National Football League, including the New England Patriots, before transitioning to pro wrestling, making his debut in 2012.

His NFL career included time as teammates with legendary quarterback Tom Brady while playing for one of the best NFL head coaches in history, Bill Belichick. An offensive tackle/guard, Ojinnaka played in 62 NFL games after playing at Syracuse University.

He was selected in the fifth-round of the 2006 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons. Moose and Bill Goldberg are the only former NFL players from the modern era to have gone from the NFL to become the World Champion of a pro wrestling company. In fact, there are only four others in addition to Moose and Goldberg to have ever gone from the NFL to World Championship glory in pro wrestling, including Bronko Nagurski, who is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The others are: Ernie Ladd, Dick the Bruiser and Gus Sonnenberg.

Sports Illustrated in November spotlighted Moose and his record-setting journey from the NFL to IMPACT World Champion: https://tinyurl.com/r8hdutuy.

About “The Virtuosa” Deonna Purrazzo

Purrazzo, 27, is a former two-time Impact Wrestling Knockouts Champion and current Reina de Reinas Champion for AAA, based in Mexico.

Impact Wrestling Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo.
Impact Wrestling Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo.

A New Jersey native who has been wrestling professionally since 2013, Purrazzo was ranked No. 3 of 150 female wrestlers in Pro Wrestling Illustrated’s Women’s 150 in 2021.

IMPACT Wrestling in Florida

“IMPACT Wrestling and pro wrestling as a whole has a long, rich history in the state of Florida, so everyone is thrilled to return to the Sunshine State,” IMPACT Executive Vice-President Scott D’Amore said in a release. “Florida was the company’s home for many years; it’s great to return.”

IMPACT was last in South Florida in March 2014 for the Lockdown pay-per-view at the University of Miami in Coral Gables.

All the IMPACT stars will be in Fort Lauderdale for the January shows, including all of the reigning IMPACT champions: World Champion Moose, Knockouts World Champion Mickie James, World Tag Team Champions The Good Brothers, X-Division Champion Trey Miguel, Knockouts World Tag Team Champions The IInspiration and the Digital Media Champion Jordynne Grace.

Plenty of title-contenders also will be in action in Fort Lauderdale, including Matt Cardona, W. Morrissey, Eddie Edwards, Brian Myers, Chris Sabin, Eric Young, Heath, Rhino, Josh Alexander, Rich Swann and more. Former IWGP champ “Switchblade” Jay White is scheduled as well.

All of the Knockouts will participate in Fort Lauderdale, including Rosemary, Madison Rayne, Deonna Purrazzo, Tasha Steelz and others.

Impact Wrestling Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo.
Impact Wrestling Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DeonnaPurrazzo

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deonnapurrazzo/

IMPACT’s flagship weekly TV show, “Impact!” is Thursdays (8-10 p.m. ET) on AXS TV in the U.S., Fight Network in Canada and Impact Insiders on YouTube.

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