AEW’s Tay Melo is ready for her in-ring return and it will also be her STARDOM debut. She has been out of action for two years as she gave birth to her first child.
At New Year Dream, in tag team action on Jan. 3, Melo will team up with Mina Shirakawa to challenge Athena and Thekla. This will also be Athena’s debut for STARDOM.
Melo’s last TV match for AEW was a Street Fight in January 2023 where she teamed with Anna Jay in a loss against Ruby Soho and Willow Nightingale.
As for Athena, she has been the ROH Women’s World Champion now for over two years. She defeated Billie Starkz for the second year in a row at Final Battle.
The full card for New Year Dream is as follows:
- Rian & Honoka vs. Mizuki Kato & Yuma Makoto
- Nanami & Lady C vs. Saya Iida & Momo Kohgo
- Hina & Ranna Yagami vs. ZONES & Soy
- Mina Shirakawa & Tay Melo vs. Thekla & Athena
- High Speed Battle Royal: Saki Kashima vs. Yuna Mizumori vs. Waka Tsukiyama vs. Cohaku vs. Matoi Hamabe
- Hanan & Manami vs. Ruaka & Rina
- Sendai Girls Junior Title: Chi Chi (c) vs. Aya Sakura
- AZM, Miyu Amasaki & Mei Seira vs. Mayu Iwatani, Koguma & Hazuki
- Saori Anou, Natsupoi & Sayaka Kurara vs. Dump Matsumoto, ZAP & Natsuko Tora
- Maika & HANAKO vs. Yuu & Chihiro Hashimoto
- Tam Nakano vs. Unagi Sayaka
