WWE (2016–2020) in 2020 In October 2016, Melo was announced as having signed with WWE and reported to the
WWE Performance Center. She took part in the inaugural
Mae Young Classic, during which she lost to
Lacey Evans in the first round of the tournament. Conti appeared on television on the October 11 episode of
NXT, interfering in a
triple threat match between
Nikki Cross,
Peyton Royce, and
Liv Morgan on behalf of
The Undisputed Era (
Adam Cole,
Bobby Fish, and
Kyle O'Reilly) to prevent Cross from winning the match. This led to a match between Conti and Cross on the November 1 episode of
NXT, where Conti lost. On April 8, 2018, Conti performed during the pre-show of
WrestleMania 34, competing in the
WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal, becoming the first female Brazilian to compete on the evening of WrestleMania. Later in the year, Conti qualified for the
2018 Mae Young Classic tournament after she defeated
Vanessa Borne. She defeated Jessie Elaban in the first round but lost to
Lacey Lane in the second round. On April 20, 2020, Conti was released from her WWE contract as a result of budget cuts due to the
COVID-19 pandemic. Like all other talent released, she remained under the 90-day no compete clause, which expired on July 23, 2020. Conti later revealed in an interview that she had been unhappy for months at WWE and wanted to be released, but the company initially would not grant her a release out of fear she would go to
All Elite Wrestling (AEW).
All Elite Wrestling (2020–present) On August 4, 2020, Melo appeared on AEW as Tay Conti, participating in the
AEW Women's Tag Team Cup Tournament: The Deadly Draw and teaming with
Anna Jay. The team, known officially as TayJay, defeated
Nyla Rose and
Ariane Andrew in the quarterfinals but lost to
Ivelisse and
Diamante during the semi-finals. On the August 26 episode of
Dynamite, she received a contract from the stable
The Dark Order to join them. On September 9, AEW announced that Conti had signed with the company. On the January 13, 2021, episode of
Dynamite, Conti competed for the
NWA World Women's Championship for the first time, and was defeated by
Serena Deeb. In the following weeks, Conti earned a title match for the
AEW Women's World Championship, but she was not successful in beating the champion,
Hikaru Shida, on the April 21 episode of
Dynamite. In September, Conti and Anna Jay began a feud with
Penelope Ford and
The Bunny in a series of singles and tag matches on
Dynamite and
Rampage. On November 13, Conti fought again for the AEW Women's World Championship, this time facing defending champion
Britt Baker at
Full Gear but came up unsuccessful. The TayJay/Bunny & Ford feud came to a head when the team of Jay and Conti defeated the team of The Bunny and Ford in a
street fight on December 31 on
Rampage. On March 6, 2022, at
Revolution, Conti faced
Jade Cargill for the
AEW TBS Championship in a losing effort. After months of feuding, on May 29 at
Double or Nothing Conti teamed up with
Sammy Guevara and
Frankie Kazarian in a trios mixed tag team match facing
American Top Team's Ethan Page,
Paige VanZant and
Scorpio Sky, which Conti's team lost. On June 15, at
Road Rager, Conti along with Guevara, joined the
Jericho Appreciation Society, turning heel. On August 12 on
Rampage Quake by the Lake under the new ring name Tay Melo, teamed up with Guevara defending the
AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship against
Dante Martin and Skye Blue which they successfully retained. Melo and Guevara then started a feud with
Ruby Soho and
Ortiz, trading wins during August before defeating them at
All Out due to interference from Anna Jay. The feud between Melo and Soho resumed on the November 30 episode of
Dynamite, leading to a match at
Winter Is Coming where Soho defeated Melo. The feud continued with Melo and Jay defeating Soho and
Willow Nightingale on the December 28 episode of
Dynamite; Soho and Nightingale however defeated Melo and Jay on the January 11, 2023, episode of
Rampage in a street fight. After a two-year absence from television, Melo made her return to AEW on June 4, 2025 at
Fyter Fest, where she saved
Anna Jay from an attack from
Megan Bayne and
Penelope Ford, turning
face in the process and reuniting TayJay. The following week at
Summer Blockbuster, TayJay defeated Bayne and Ford. On July 12 at
All In, Melo competed in the women's
Casino Gauntlet match, which was won by
Athena.
Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (2022) On April 30, 2022, Conti made her AAA debut teaming with
Sammy Guevara to defeat
Los Vipers,
Maravilla and Látigo, and Sexy Star II and
Komander to win the
AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship at
Triplemanía XXX. For most of the match,
La Parka Negra would wrestle in Guevara's place. == Other media ==