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Tay Melo Teases Pro Wrestling Future Despite Impending AEW Exit

Tay Melo posts cryptic tree parable days after Tony Khan confirms he'll grant her AEW release request.

Tay Melo Teases Pro Wrestling Future Despite Impending AEW Exit
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Tay Melo shared a cryptic post on social media this past Saturday, July 25, just two days after Tony Khan confirmed plans to grant her request for a release from AEW.

Without naming the company directly, Melo told the story of a tree that began to die while kept in a pot. It bloomed again only after being planted where it was actually meant to grow.

“I had always dreamed of having a pink tree, so we ordered one. It arrived at my house in a pot. Then we placed the pot near the irrigation system and waited for the guy to come plant it.

Days went by. He didn’t show up, and my tree started to die. One morning, I looked at it and it looked completely dead. I was so frustrated. I felt like I had wasted money, time and my dream.

My husband said, ‘Why don’t we try to save it? Don’t throw it away. Let’s water it a little more.’ So every day, on top of the automatic irrigation, we used the hose and gave it extra water.

It did start to show signs of life, but it was not thriving. Then I realized something. It didn’t just need more water. It needed to be planted where it was meant to grow.

So we planted it in the ground, and a few days later, this is my tree—beautiful, blooming like it’s meant to be.

The tree only looked like it was dying because it was living in a place it was never meant to stay.

Don’t get me wrong. The pot wasn’t bad. In fact, the pot served a really important purpose. It protected the tree during the journey from the nursery to my home.

But the pot was never meant to be its permanent home. The ground was. Be grateful for the pot, but pay attention to the ground.”

During the media call ahead of AEW Redemption, Khan explained that Melo asked for her release after the June 6 episode of Collision. That night, she and Anna Jay lost to Divine Dominion in a match for the AEW Women’s World Tag Team Championship.

Khan also denied that the request had been made back in 2025. According to Khan, Melo said she plans to step away not just from AEW, but from wrestling entirely, and their conversation ended without any personal issues.

Despite that, Melo still appears on AEW’s official roster. In other words, her exit has yet to be publicly reflected by the company.