Deonna Purrazzo believes Mercedes Mone has only helped to elevate the AEW women’s division since her arrival in Tony Khan’s promotion.

Speaking on a recent edition of the “SHAK Wrestling” podcast, The Virtuosa commented on Mone’s impact on the women’s division, the fan criticisms of Mone, and more.

You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:

On Mercedes Mone’s impact on the women’s division: “She’s such a strong presence in our division and she bring so much more attention, and eyes, and fans to our division… To see her and Willow absolutely smash it, they — it was phenomenal what they did at Double or Nothing. I think validated that same — for us it validated her, but I think it validated a bit for herself again, and sometimes I think that’s more important.”

On fan criticisms of Mone: “I feel like Mercedes has been there and done it all. There’s no exposing anybody in this situation, only elevating them, and I — just — the internet sometimes just drives me insane! I can’t, I can’t!”

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