Published: Nov 20, 2025 by Dave Adamson | Last Updated: Nov 20, 2025 by Dave Adamson
Dave has been a website writer for WrestleTalk since October 2022, having previously written for Den of Geek, among a number of wrestling, movie and television-related sites. Dave has been around the independent wrestling scene for more than a decade, including behind-the-scenes.
AEW
An AEW star has addressed their recent championship tournament defeat, reflecting on a five-year journey that brings them to the present.
The November 19 episode of AEW Dynamite saw two matches in the inaugural Women’s World Tag Tournament.
With Timeless Love Bombs (Toni Storm & Mina Shirakawa) defeating Alex Windsor & Riho, their opponents for the Semifinals were chosen in the other match on the show.
That match saw TayJay (Tay Melo & Ann Jay) take on the team of Marina Shafir and Megan Bayne, both of whom had featured in the first-ever women’s Blood and Guts match last week.
It would be Shafir and Bayne who would proceed to the Semifinals, with Tay Melo sharing her thoughts after the loss.
In a post shared on Twitter, Melo looked back on her past with Anna Jay, taking fans back to discussions they had some five years ago, writing:
“Tonight was hard.
“When the world shut down during COVID, Anna and I used to talk about one day competing for these tag belts.
“Five years later, that dream finally became real… and losing in the first round hurts in a way that’s hard to explain.
“We believed in this moment so much. We poured so much of ourselves into this team, into growing together, into giving everything every time we stepped in the ring.
“Sometimes things don’t go the way you hoped ,even when your heart is all in.
“It is what it is.
“But I’m grateful for everyone who’s been on this journey with us and for all the love you’ve shown.
“Thank you for caring as much as we did.
“I love you, @annajay___”
The post would also be shared on Instagram, with photos of the pair together and ‘TayJay’ themed babywear, along with a comment from Sammy Guevara, reading:
“TayJay Forever ❤️”
Melo returned to AEW television earlier this year, with her first match in nearly two years taking place at June’s Summer Blockbuster.
During her absence, Melo and Guevara welcomed their first child into the world, with their daughter, Luna, being born in November 2023.
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