1. Taynara Melo Guevara is a Brazilian professional wrestler and judoka.
19 Facts About Tay Melo
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Tay Melo is signed to All Elite Wrestling, where she performs under the ring name Tay Melo and was a member of the Jericho Appreciation Society.
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Taynara Melo de Carvalho was born on June 9,1995, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Tay Melo has a brother and two sisters, one of whom is adopted.
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Tay Melo holds a black belt in judo and a blue belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
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Tay Melo briefly went to law school in Brazil and participated in trials for the Brazilian Olympic team at the 2016 Summer Olympics prior to joining WWE.
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Tay Melo began her athletic career in artistic gymnastics in CR Vasco da Gama, but soon migrated to martial arts.
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Tay Melo initially fought for the judo team Brasil vale ouro and later joined Brazilian sports and education NGO Instituto Reacao, led by Olympic judoka Flavio Canto.
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Tay Melo joined the Brazilian team and participated in the European circuit in Portugal and Germany.
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In October 2016, Tay Melo was announced as having signed with WWE and reported to the WWE Performance Center.
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Tay Melo made her professional wrestling debut as Taynara Conti at WrestleMania Axxess in Orlando, Florida on April 1,2017, competing against Sarah Bridges in a losing effort.
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Tay Melo took part in the inaugural Mae Young Classic, during which she lost to Lacey Evans in the first round of the tournament.
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Tay Melo defeated Jessie Elaban in the first round but lost to Lacey Lane in the second round.
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On January 3,2025, following a 22 month hiatus from wrestling, Tay Melo made her in ring return and debut for Stardom at New Year Dream where she teamed with Mina Shirakawa and faced the team of Athena and Thekla but were defeated.
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Tay Melo appears as a main cast member for AEW All Access.
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In November 2021, Tay Melo revealed that she was no longer married, and that the couple had been separated "for a long time".
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Tay Melo had been in a relationship with fellow professional wrestler Sammy Guevara since January 2022.
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On November 28,2023, Tay Melo gave birth to a daughter named Luna Guevara.
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Tay Melo is a fan of MMA, often comments on the events and fights of these events on her social media, in addition to having declared that she is open to a challenge of fighting MMA in the future and that she has visited a UFC Gym several times.