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AEW Star Set For Long-Awaited Return To Wrestling After Nearly Two-Year Absence

Tay Melo is making her return to the ring, but not for All Elite Wrestling just yet.
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It's been nearly two years since Tay Melo has wrestled for AEW, and while that stretch is going to continue a little while longer, she is set to get back in the ring in early 2025.

An emotional Melo posted on social media Thursday morning that she's heading to Japan and will wrestle for Stardom on January 3 at New Year Dream inside the Tokyo Garden Theater. She'll be teaming with Mina Shirakawa to take on Athena & Thekla.

Tay Melo has not wrestled since she and Sammy Guevara welcomed their daughter into the world last year. She's been training for her return ever since she was cleared for action in August.

Her last match was in March of 2023 when she teamed with Guevara for a mixed tag match in Northeast Wrestling. She last wrestled for AEW two months earlier when she was still a member of the Jericho Appreciation Society. TayJay AS lost to Ruby Soho and Willow Nightingale in a street fight.

It's still unclear when Melo will make her return to All Elite Wrestling.

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RICK UCCHINO

Rick Ucchino is the Assistant Editor & Content Coordinator for The Takedown on SI. He also works full-time for 700WLW Radio in Cincinnati, Ohio as a local news and sports anchor, in addition to his time covering the Cincinnati Bengals for Sirius XM. Rick has been on the professional wrestling beat since 2019, having provided coverage for a number of outlets, including Fightful, SB Nation’s Cageside Seats and the Bleav Podcast Network. With an educational background in theater, creative writing and journalism, Rick focuses primarily on the storytelling aspect of pro wrestling, but he’s no stranger to the squared circle himself. He had the privilege of training with former WWE & WCW cruiserweight Jimmy Wang Yang for nearly two years and retired early due to back issues with a perfect 1-0 record in singles competition. Rick is a married father of two incredibly adorable children, who are budding pro wrestling fans themselves. Much to the chagrin of their mother. You can reach Rick at rwucchino@gmail.com

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