AEW and ROH star Deonna Purrazzo posted the following story while responding to WWE's Jordynne Grace discussing pro wrestler safety and privacy:
Last August, a man drove 2 hrs from CT to meet me at WrestleCon, thinking we were in a relationship. I had let him down gently that he had been catfished.
— The Virtuosa (@DeonnaPurrazzo) June 19, 2026
The next day, he drove back to CT to watch me wrestle at a local show.
I called the Orlando Police to file a report when… https://t.co/IWBRwxfOCP
I've written a number of times about my concern over these situations and call on everyone in a position of power in pro wrestling to do all they can to insure the safety of talents, on and off the road.
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