Deonna Purrazzo shares scary stalker story, police could not file report
Last summer, AEW/ROH wrestler Deonna Purrazzo went through a scary situation where she was stalked by a man who believed they were in a relationship.
Purrazzo shared the story on social media last night backing up Jordynne Grace’s call for all wrestlers and anyone in the public eye to have some type of security. In August 2025, a man drove from Connecticut to New Jersey to meet Purrazzo at WrestleCon. The man claimed that he and Purrazzo were in a relationship, and the ROH Women’s Pure Champion tried to let him down easy by informing him that he had been catfished. But the man still traveled back to Connecticut the next day so that he could be at the same wrestling show as Purrazzo.
When she got back home, Purrazzo tried to file a police report, but police were not helpful because the incident did not occur in Florida.
“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 next day, he drove back to CT to watch me wrestle at a local show,” she wrote.
“I called the Orlando Police to file a report when I got home bc I wanted it documented this man already traveled across state lines TWICE to see me. They told me since the incident didn’t happen in FL, they couldn’t file a report. This is why I train with firearms. This is why I carry pepper spray. This is why I have an alarm on my keychain.”
Grace’s original tweet came after a fan called her out for posting an Instagram video where her house could be seen in the background. In response, Grace warned any potential stalkers that she has seven dogs and a gun.
“Anyone in the public eye should have some type of security,” Grace wrote. “There are too many people with evil intentions and it’s virtually impossible to scrub your address from the internet.”
Other concerning fan incidents —
Fans overstepping their boundaries to such an alarming degree is seemingly becoming more common, or at least wrestlers are now more likely to share when it happens. Rhea Ripley recently had a fan find her phone number and text her, trying to get Ripley to meet them because they could not buy a ticket to SmackDown.
A federal stalking case involving a man who traveled from Canada to Liv Morgan’s house in 2025 wrapped up this week with the man being found not guilty by reason of insanity. Like with the Purrazzo incident, the man delusionally believed that there was a connection between him and Morgan. The man, named Shawn Chan, is being released into ICE custody and will likely be deported back to Canada.
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
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