Various: Tay Melo on Her In-Ring Return at Stardom New Year Dream 2025, Thelka Issues Challenge to Athena for ROH Women’s Title, TNA Reportedly Signed New TV Deal with NESN

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Jan 3, 2025

Tay Melo Comments on Her In-Ring Return at Stardom New Year Dream 2025

As noted before, Tay Melo has been out of action for AEW since March of 2023 due to maternity leave reasons over the birth of her first child and was medically cleared for an in-ring return this past summer. Melo was scheduled to make her in-ring return at Stardom’s New Year Dream 2025 event on January 3rd in Tokyo, Japan.

Friday’s Stardom event featured Athena & Thekla defeating Melo & Mina Shirakawa in a tag team match.

Following her match, Stardom held a post-match backstage interview with Melo and Shirakawa. One of the topics discussed included Melo’s thoughts about making her in-ring return in almost two years.

“I really have no words, I’m a crybaby. So I just cry because I’m so happy. I don’t even have anything to say. It’s like so cliche, but it’s really, it’s just a feeling like I’m exploding. I want to scream, I’m so happy to be in the ring. My first match back after so long with Mina, Athena, Thekla, just like big names and I’m there. I’m with the best. We lost, but I know I did good. I will keep training. I will do better. I’m just so happy, grateful because Mina helped me so much. Everybody was so nice. I’m literally in love with Japan. Maybe I’ll move here soon. I really love Japan. So I’m just so grateful.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com

Thelka Issues Challenge to Athena for ROH Women’s Title at Stardom New Year Dream 2025 Event

Friday’s Stardom New Year Dream 2025 event in Tokyo, Japan also featured Thelka issuing an official challange to Athena for her ROH Women’s World Championship.

Following Thelka and Athena’s tag team victory at the event, Stardom held a post-match backstage interview with the two. During the interview, Thelka issued the challenge and Athena responded back rejecting the idea. Thelka responded back stating “We’ll see about that.”

TNA Reportedly Signed New TV Deal with NESN

TNA Wrestling reportedly recently signed a new television deal with cable network New England Sports Network (NESN), according to PWInsider.

Johnson reported that TNA Impact! is currently scheduled to debut on NESN on Saturday and weekly episodes to air from 12PM to 2PM EST on Saturdays and replays from 12AM to 2AM on Sundays on the network.

NESN currently airs Ohio Valley Wrestling’s OVW TV series on their network and had aired ROH TV in the past.

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