10 AEW Vs. Impact Matches That COULD Happen
5. Hikaru Shida Vs. Deonna Purrazzo
With a partnership between AEW and Impact Wrestling very much on the horizon, thoughts will obviously turn to the potential champion vs. champion matches. It makes a lot of sense, obviously, and the two promotion's respective women's champions are excellently matched.
Dissertations have been written about the problems faced by AEW's women's division, and such negativity no longer holds any weight. The division hasn't set the world alight but that has not been the fault of its champion. Hikaru Shida has been one of the breakout stars of AEW's first year and will continue to gain new fans with every passing match.
How WWE couldn't find anything to do with Deonna Purrazzo will never fail to baffle me. The Virtuoso has it all; ability, technique, looks and charisma. How could the world's largest wrestling promotion fail to see what is so obvious? Impact Wrestling hasn't made the same mistake, and Purrazzo is now in her second Knockouts Championship reign.
Shida and Purrazzo are exceedingly well-matched, not to mentioned well-versed in the intricate goings-on between the ropes. This could be the match that both women need at this point in their respective careers.