Deonna Purrazzo Names Janai Kai, Marina Shafir as Pure Title Foes

Ring of Honor women's pure champion Deonna Purrazzo has named two wrestlers she wants to see step up for a shot at her title: Janai Kai and Marina Shafir, Fox News' OutKick reported Thursday.

Purrazzo has held the belt for 343 days, according to OutKick, which published Ryan Gaydos's report on Nov. 13, 2026. The count places the start of her reign in early December 2025, when she beat Billie Starkz for the title at Ring of Honor's Final Battle event, per the outlet.

Who has Purrazzo named as her preferred challengers?

OutKick's report identifies Janai Kai and Marina Shafir as the two wrestlers Purrazzo singled out as challengers she would like to see go after the pure championship. The outlet frames the pair as the names Purrazzo pointed to directly when asked about potential opponents for the title.

How long has Purrazzo held the Ring of Honor pure title?

343 days, according to OutKick's Thursday count. That stretch covers nearly a full calendar year since Purrazzo's win over Starkz, making the pure championship one of the longer-standing reigns on Ring of Honor's current women's roster, based on the length OutKick reported.

How did Purrazzo win the belt?

Purrazzo took the title from Billie Starkz at Final Battle, Ring of Honor's event referenced in OutKick's report. The outlet's published material does not include additional details of that match beyond identifying the opponent and the event.

What is Ring of Honor's Final Battle?

Final Battle is the Ring of Honor show where Purrazzo won the pure championship from Starkz, according to OutKick. The portion of the outlet's report made available does not go further into the event's card or other results from that night.

Has a match against Kai or Shafir been scheduled?

Nothing in OutKick's report indicates Ring of Honor has booked a date for Purrazzo to defend the pure title against either Kai or Shafir. The report presents the two names as Purrazzo's own stated preference for challengers rather than a confirmed matchup on an upcoming card.

For wrestling fans tracking Ring of Honor's title pictures, the pure championship operates as a separate lineage from the promotion's other women's belts, and Purrazzo's public call-out of specific names is a common way titleholders in the promotion signal who they see as credible next challengers. Whether Ring of Honor acts on either suggestion will depend on future show announcements, none of which appear in the sourced report.

OutKick's full writeup, including any additional context Purrazzo offered about her reasoning for selecting Kai and Shafir, is available at the original story.

HTT News will update this report if Ring of Honor confirms a challenger for Purrazzo's pure championship.

What video accompanied OutKick's report?

OutKick's page includes a video segment titled "Deonna Purrazzo welcomes challengers for her Ring of Honor Women's Pure Championship," published alongside Gaydos's written story. The video label matches the written report's framing of Purrazzo naming challengers for the belt, according to the outlet's page. OutKick's published material does not include a transcript or further quotes from that video segment beyond the title itself.

Who wrote and published the OutKick report?

The report carries a byline from Ryan Gaydos, published through Fox News's OutKick vertical on Nov. 13, 2026, at 12:30 p.m. ET, according to the outlet's page. OutKick operates under Fox News as a sports, betting and culture site, and the Purrazzo item appears in that section alongside other wrestling and sports coverage listed on the same page. The byline and timestamp are the attribution details available in the sourced material; the report does not identify any other contributors to the piece.

What else does OutKick's report not address?

The available portion of OutKick's story does not include comments from Janai Kai or Marina Shafir responding to being named as potential challengers. It also does not detail either wrestler's recent record or ranking within Ring of Honor's women's division. Those gaps mean readers following the pure title picture have, based on the sourced report, only Purrazzo's stated preference and the 343-day reign count to go on, without confirmation from Ring of Honor on how or when the promotion might act on her call-out.

HTT News reviewed OutKick's published report for this summary and did not independently verify additional details beyond what the outlet made available. Readers seeking the full context, including any further remarks from Purrazzo captured in the accompanying video, can consult OutKick's original story directly.