Jody Threat came to Ring of Honor, she saw the ROH Women’s Pure Championship, and she was conquered by Deonna Purrazzo. The Wild Child’s ROH debut ended in defeat.
Threat’s name is buzzworthy on the free agent market as a quality wrestler and a former champion in TNA. Threat and Dani Luna teamed as Spitfire to capture the Knockouts tag titles twice. When Luna recently joined AEW, there was clamor to see if Threat would follow suit.
Threat debuted on the latest edition of ROH TV (ep. 191) to challenge
Pure champion Deonna Purrazzo in a Proving Ground match. A win or draw would earn Threat an official title shot.
Technical wrestling is not Threat’s brand of violence. Purrazzo forced her opponent to use two rope-breaks early. Threat is a brawler. There was a mental adjustment to the Pure rules when Threat stopped short of a closed-fist punch. Later, she was caught up in the moment to deliver that knuckle sandwich out of instinct.
In end, Purrazzo prevailed through the art of Pure wrestling. The Virtuosa was shafted by the sloppy referee, but she quickly turned that moment into victory. Threat hoisted Purrazzo up into the fireman’s carry position. Purrazzo grabbed the top rope with both hands. The referee ruled that as an official rope-break. However, the ref never forced Threat to release the position. What’s the point of being penalized for a rope-break if the rope-break isn’t enforced to break the action? Threat kept Purrazzo in the fireman’s carry and swung her opponent for the Pop Shove It finisher. Purrazzo countered to transition the motion into an armbar. Threat tapped out with 4:22 remaining on the 10-minute time limit clock.
Threat had a good showing in her ROH debut. She brought power, personality, and presence in the ring. Anyone that’s watched her wrestle before knows that she would fit into the AEW style. Time will tell if Threat becomes All Elite.
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