{"id":144338,"date":"2022-08-10T09:44:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T14:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=144338"},"modified":"2022-08-10T09:44:00","modified_gmt":"2022-08-10T14:44:00","slug":"8-7-womens-wrestling-army-report-deonna-purrazzo-vs-trish-adora-lufisto-vs-riley-shepard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/08\/10\/8-7-womens-wrestling-army-report-deonna-purrazzo-vs-trish-adora-lufisto-vs-riley-shepard\/","title":{"rendered":"8\/7 WOMEN\u2019S WRESTLING ARMY REPORT: Deonna Purrazzo vs. Trish Adora, LuFisto vs. Riley Shepard"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2351793383\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><h3>WWA EPISODE 8<br \/>\nAUGUST 7, 2022<br \/>\nAIRED AT BRANDARMY.COM\/WOMENSWRESTLINGARMY<br \/>\nREPORT BY HARLEY R. PAGEOT, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR<\/h3>\n<p><em>Commentary: Alyssa Marino, Lenny Leonard<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Opening theme.<\/p>\n<p>-The commentators appeared on camera and hyped LuFisto vs. Max The Impaler in two weeks. LuFisto\u2019s debut WWA match was up first.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(1) LUFISTO vs. RILEY SHEPARD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>LuFisto tied up Shepard on the mat. Arm drags from Shepard. Drop toe-hold from LuFisto and a crossbody to Shepard draped on the ropes. Camel clutch. Face wash. Curb stomp. A barrage of headbutts from LuFisto to Shepard in the corner. Shepard tried to come back but LuFisto swatted her off the apron and swept her legs. Shepard managed a missile dropkick and both women were down. Suplex from Shepard but LuFisto immediately came back with a burning hammer.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: LuFisto in 8:55.<\/p>\n<p>-Max The Impaler and Amy Rose walked down the aisle. Rose convinced Max to wait and led them away.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective: A prolonged showcase for LuFisto as Shepard barely got any offense in. Makes sense, though, as they are building to the LuFisto-Max showdown. With matches like this and our upcoming main event, WWA is starting to evolve from Women Of Honor 2.0 into Shimmer 2.0. That\u2019s a good thing. A Shimmer that actually runs frequently and can be streamed in a timely manner is a great addition to the indie wrestling landscape of 2022. Speaking of, I don\u2019t put it over enough but the WWA production is truly top-notch. The camera work is so clean and high-definition as well as the graphics, music, etc. I\u2019d put WWA on par with Impact at this point, behind only WWE and AEW in terms of production.)<\/em><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2017469039\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>-Alisha Edwards was backstage with Gia Scott. Edwards was telling Scott about her plans to start a Twitch channel. She asked Scott which video games she\u2019s into.<\/p>\n<p>-Beyond The Belles clip of Will Washington and Alyssa Marino talking to Tasha Steelz. They seemed to be hinting at a Purrazzo-Steelz match in WWA.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective: \u201c<\/em>What\u2019s The Dish With Lish?<em>\u201d was sort of awkwardly charming at first but it\u2019s quickly become pointless. I don\u2019t need the traditional format where Edwards asks one question and the wrestler then monologues for a minute but there\u2019s got to be something better we can do with this time. We didn\u2019t get any real personality from Scott here or any insight into her character.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>(2) \u201cTHE VIRTUOSA\u201d DEONNA PURRAZZO vs. \u201cTHE AFRO-PUNK\u201d TRISH ADORA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chain wrestling led to a couple stand-offs. Purrazzo yanked Adora to the mat by the hair to boos. They traded arm drags. They both ran the ropes with Purrazzo catching Adora with a back elbow. They traded forearms, then went back and forth in dodging each other\u2019s chops. Running crossbody from Adora. Sidewalk slam onto her knee but Purrazzo kicked out. Flatliner from Purrazzo into a ground sleeper. Adora rolled her into a pin, forcing Purrazzo to break the hold. Cattle mutilation from Adora. Rope break. Purrazzo wanted Queen\u2019s Gambit but Adora countered into a pin. They went back and forth with pin attempts, ending with Purrazzo pinning Adora in the ropes while also grabbing the middle rope. The referee missed both of them.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Deonna Purrazzo in 11:25.<\/p>\n<p>-Purrazzo ran off. Adora ranted off-mic. Someone handed her a mic and she said she\u2019s not going to lose anymore, she\u2019s sick of it. This is her house.<\/p>\n<p>-Backstage Adora addressed the cameras. Purrazzo claims she\u2019s the best in the world but the best doesn\u2019t pull tricks like that.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1378707266\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>-Purrazzo was found backstage. Adora wants a rematch? Tough luck. She\u2019s already packing her bags. She\u2019s got a busy schedule.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Pageot\u2019s Perspective: Really nice match, as you\u2019d expect. Adora is a strong pick for the first WWA Champion, whenever we get to that. There\u2019s been no discussion of title belts being introduced yet, which I actually appreciate. Let\u2019s continue to establish the top players and threats in WWA before we rush into a tournament.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>WWA\u2019s definitely been growing in confidence and voice as the episodes go along. They\u2019ve started announcing main events a week out and bigger matches even further out. We haven\u2019t had any documentary-style promos lately, which newcomers like Gia Scott and Riley Shepard could have benefited from, and my personal tastes always call for more vignettes and more content filmed outside of the arena. I\u2019d say those are the only real missing pieces for me. It\u2019s great that they announced Max-LuFisto four weeks out and followed it with a couple wins from them and a stare down tonight but I could use some more coloring to fill in some of these outlines and really make some memorable stories.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Next week: it\u2019s Janai Kai vs. Gia Scott.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-132622440\"><div id=\"pwtor-3326019431\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>WWA EPISODE 8 AUGUST 7, 2022 AIRED AT BRANDARMY.COM\/WOMENSWRESTLINGARMY REPORT BY HARLEY R. 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