Deonna Purrazzo On Mickie James’ Last Rodeo, James’ Impact On Her Own Career

Mickie James is putting her career on the line against Jordynne Grace in a Title vs. Career match at Impact Hard to Kill, and Deonna Purrazzo has weighed in on James’ “Last Rodeo.” James has been on a run where she has vowed that her next loss will be her last match, and Purrazzo discussed the run as well as how James has helped her out in an appearance on Counted Out with Mike & Tyler. You can see some highlights below, per Wrestling Inc:

On James’ impact on her own career: “She’s been wrestling 20-plus years, she’s done it all, and I think that having someone with that experience — I was actually talking to her the other day and I said, ‘You know, if you give someone advice or you say I like this better or what about this, and we tweak this,’ how could I ever argue that you’re wrong?”

On the person who ends James’ career getting a boost: “I think that would be career-defining. You know, Tasha Steelz says, ‘I’m the greatest to beat the greatest,’ right? She beat Mickie James for the Knockouts World Championship, but I think that’s been game-changing for Tasha, it kind of leveled her up a little bit. The person who gets to say, ‘I retired Mickie James,’ what bigger thing is there to do besides win the IMPACT Knockouts Championship, which after Hard To Kill you might have the opportunity to do?”