Tay Melo

Tay Melo
Melo in March 2024
Birth nameTaynara Melo de Carvalho
Born (1995-06-09) June 9, 1995 (age 29)[1]
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Spouse(s)
  • Jorge Conti
    ​
    ​
    (m. 2017; div. 2021)​
  • ​
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    (m. 2022)​
Children1
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Tay Conti[2]
Tay Melo[2]
Taynara Conti[3]
Taynara Melo
Billed height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)[4]
Billed fromRio de Janeiro, Brazil[3]
Trained byDustin Rhodes
WWE Performance Center[5]
DebutApril 1, 2017 (2017-04-01)[6]

Taynara Melo Guevara (née de Carvalho and formerly Conti; born June 9, 1995) is a Brazilian professional wrestler and judoka. She is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where she performs under the ring name Tay Melo (/ˈtaɪ/) and was a member of the Jericho Appreciation Society. She also appears in AEW's Mexican partner promotion Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), where she is a former AAA World Mixed Tag Team Champion with real life husband Sammy Guevara.

Prior to joining AEW, Melo performed for WWE on the NXT brand as Taynara Conti from 2017 to 2020.

  1. ^ @TayConti_ (June 9, 2020). "I'm 25... God is amazing!!!" (Tweet). Retrieved April 2, 2021 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference AEW was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Conti was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Taynara Conti". WWE. Archived from the original on October 29, 2018. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Class2016WWEPC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Taynara Conti". Archived from the original on October 15, 2007. Retrieved November 9, 2017.