Tay Melo Removed From AEW Roster Page

Months after requesting her release, Tay Melo appears to have finished up with All Elite Wrestling. She was removed from the AEW roster page on November 11.

Melo's AEW exit appeared to be a foregone conclusion after she asked AEW CEO Tony Khan to be granted her release from the promotion following TayJay's match with Divine Dominion over the AEW Women's Tag Team Championships on the June 6 episode of Collision. Khan noted ahead of AEW Redemption in mid-July that he planned to grant Melo her release.

"With Tay, Tay had said she wanted to step away from wrestling. She said, 'I love AEW and I love the people here, but I want to step away from AEW and step away from wrestling.' That's what she told me. That wasn't in 2025, that was weeks ago at Collision after she wrestled against The Divine Dominion. She came to me after the match and said, 'I would like the release.' I was taken aback. We had a very nice talk… We haven't had an unpleasant conversation ever. I've always had a very good relationship with Tay. She has asked about stepping away recently. It hasn't been a long thing, and also, I haven't kept her here. Since that talk I haven't brought her back, booked her, and I am going to give Tay that release," Khan said.

Tay Melo debuted for All Elite Wrestling in August 2020 and spent much of her time with the promotion in a tag team with Anna Jay, while she also served as the manager of real-life husband Sammy Guevara in 2022 and 2023.

Melo was absent from AEW TV from May 2023 to June 2025 due to giving birth and raising her and Guevara's daughter. Melo was only booked sporadically upon her return, though, wrestling 17 matches until she asked for her release.

Melo's future plans are currently unknown, but she noted in September 2026 that she had not retired from professional wrestling.