Trinity vs. Deonna Purrazzo Knockouts title rematch set for Impact Emergence

A rematch for the Knockouts title is official for Impact Emergence as Trinity will defend against former champion Deonna Purrazzo.

The streaming special is set for Sunday, August 27th from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

In her first attempt at winning the title, Trinity (the former Naomi in WWE) defeated Purrazzo at this month’s Slammiversary, ending Purrazzo’s third title reign.

On Thursday’s Impact on AXS TV, Purrazzo came out to the ring to deliver the challenge after Trinity & Dani Luna picked up a tag team win:

In another new bout announced Thursday, Time Machine (Impact World Champion Alex Shelley, KUSHIDA & Chris Sabin) will team with Josh Alexander to take on Bully Ray, Moose, Brian Myers & X-Division Champion Lio Rush.

After things started simmering last Thursday, the eight-man bout was made Thursday after KUSHIDA and Shelley defeated Moose and Myers. Ray started attacking Shelley which brought out Alexander to even the odds. Rush then joined the fray and attacked Shelley which brought out Sabin to even things out and run Rush off. 

It was Sabin’s first appearance since Rush jumped him before their Slammiversary match which saw Rush defeated a weakened Sabin for the title. KUSHIDA has the next shot at Rush after winning an Ultimate X match at Slammiversary.

Alexander has yet to wrestle since March due to a torn triceps that forced him to relinquish the Impact World title. There is also intrigue between himself and Shelley as the former has made his intentions clear that he wants his title back.

Here’s the current card:

  • IWGP World Champion SANADA in action
  • Impact Knockouts Champion Trinity defends against Deonna Purrazzo
  • Time Machine (Alex Shelley, KUSHIDA & Chris Sabin) and Josh Alexander vs. Bully Ray, Moose, Brian Myers & Lio Rush
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Josh Nason
Josh Nason

Since 2011, Josh has been a contributing editor to Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline.com and also hosts the Punch-Out podcast. He has also written for Fight Magazine, Bloody Elbow, Bleacher Report, and other websites. He's a 2000 graduate of the University of Maine, worked in pro sports, and once was an indie ring announcer.