Meet IMPACT Wrestling stars Deonna Purrazzo and Moose for a good cause, as the YMCA of Central Florida is hosting a “Day of Giving” event on May 11.
Deonna Purrazzo and Moose will be appearing from 5 to 7 PM on May 11 at the Roper YMCA (100 Windermere Road, Winter Garden, 34787). A minimum $10 donation will give you a photo or autographed item. You can also roll the dice to participate in a fitness challenge against one of the stars. For more information about the event, call (407) 656-8816.
The following is a press release from IMPACT Wrestling regarding their upcoming appearances in Florida later this week:
IMPACT Wrestling Brings 2 Nights Of High-Energy Pro Wrestling Action To The Orlando Area, May 13-14
Former NFL Player-Turned-Pro Wrestler Moose & Knockouts Star Deonna Purrazzo Will Be In Orlando on May 10-11
Special Ceremony Scheduled For May 11 At The Center Orlando, Spotlighting IMPACT’s Outreach To The LGBT Community
IMPACT Wrestling will make its long-awaited debut in Kissimmee, Florida with back-to-back nights of action-packed live pro wrestling on Friday and Saturday, May 13 and May 14 – both originating from the Osceola Heritage Park – Event Center.
The 2-night CITRUS BRAWL will feature high-energy, high-intensity action for IMPACT’s flagship weekly TV show, #IMPACTonAXSTV (Thursday, 8p.m. ET on AXS TV in the U.S., Fight Network in Canada and Impact Insiders on YouTube.)
In advance of the Orlando-area shows, former IMPACT World Champion Moose & Knockouts Division star Deonna Purrazzo will be in Central Florida May 10-11 for a Media Tour & major Press Event.
Moose is the former IMPACT World Champion, which truly was a record-setting championship run. 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 lineman, Ojinnaka played 62 NFL games after playing at Syracuse University and 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 & Goldberg to have 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 spotlighted Moose and his record-setting journey from the NFL to IMPACT World Champion: https://tinyurl.com/r8hdutuy.
Deonna Purrazzo is a 2-time former Knockouts World Champion and is now the reigning Ring Of Honor Women’s Champion. 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.
All the IMPACT stars will be in the Orlando area for the May 13-14 shows, including X-Division Champion Ace Austin and Knockouts World Champion Tasha Steelz, along with The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson), Mickie James, W. Morrissey, Eddie Edwards, Brian Myers, Chris Sabin, Eric Young, Madison Rayne, Rosemary, Rhino, Heath and Jordynne Grace, among others.
Many of the matches for the Orlando area shows will be announced in the coming weeks, but surprises are certain, too, including wrestlers making their IMPACT Wrestling debut.
Tickets for the IMPACT shows in Kissimmee, Florida:https://www.ticketmaster.com/impact-wrestling-tickets/artist/2724080
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Ahead of @IMPACTWRESTLING on Friday and Saturday…I’m excited that @DeonnaPurrazzo and @TheMooseNation will be coming to the YMCA of Central Florida’s “Day of Giving” at the Roper Y on May 11. Raising money for scholarship and outreach programs. Who will I see? #MakeAnImpact pic.twitter.com/PuxRGDc8FH
— Scott Fishman (@smFISHMAN) May 10, 2022
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