Tay Melo has been granted her release from AEW and is now a free agent. AEW removed her profile from its roster page.
Melo asked Tony Khan for her release after her match on the June 6 episode of AEW Collision. She told Khan she loved AEW and the people there but wanted to step away from the company and from wrestling.
Khan said the request surprised him, but the conversation was friendly. He said he had not booked Melo since then because he planned to grant the release.
In September, Melo removed “wrestler” from her Instagram bio, which led to speculation that she had retired. “Nope, I didn’t retire,” Melo said at the time.
Melo has not said when she might return to the ring or where she will go next.