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AEW announces signing of Tay Conti

Posted on by Joseph Currier

AEW has announced a new addition to its roster.

It was officially confirmed today that Tay Conti has signed with AEW. She made her debut for the promotion by teaming with Anna Jay in the Women’s Tag Team Cup this summer.

Conti & Jay defeated Ariane Andrew & Nyla Rose in the first round of the Women’s Tag Team Cup but lost to Ivelisse & Diamante in the semifinals. On Dynamite two weeks ago, a storyline began where The Dark Order and Jay recruited Conti and offered her a contract to join Jay in the group.

Conti (real name Taynara Melo de Carvalho) is a 25 year old who was born in Brazil and has a background in judo. In April, she was released by WWE as part of the company’s roster cuts. She signed with WWE in 2016 and had been part of the NXT roster prior to being released.

In her first match since it was announced that she’s signed with AEW, Conti will be in action against Nyla Rose (w/ Vickie Guerrero) on tonight’s post-All Out episode of Dynamite.

Taynara Conti part of AEW Women’s Tag Team Cup, four teams revealed

Posted on by Josh Nason

This story was updated at 2:45 PM Eastern.

On his weekly Saturday Night Special livestream, former AEW World Champion Chris Jericho revealed that Taynara Conti is part of the AEW Women’s Tag Team Cup tournament.

He also said the former NXT roster member teamed with Anna Jay to face former women’s champion Nyla Rose and recently signed Ariane Andrew in a match that has already been taped.

Other than the teams being chosen via random draw, not a lot is known about the eight team tournament set to start Monday on YouTube.

On Sunday’s Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer reported that Ivelisse will team with Diamante while Brandi Rhodes will team with Allie, leaving several pairings and names yet to be revealed.

Thus far, Rose, Conti, Andrew, Jay, Rhodes, Allie, Ivelisse and Diamante are the only known names of the field of sixteen women, leaving eight still to go. Brackets are also unknown at this point.

Conti was released as part of the April WWE pandemic cuts. The 25-year-old had previously left NXT in January following a disagreement only to return in mid-February working five house show/dark matches before the pandemic hit. After being out of wrestling for several years following her NXT release, Andrew debuted in a backstage segment on Wednesday where she revealed to Rose that she was her partner.

NXT Ft. Pierce, FL, live results: Taynara returns, Jorge Bolly debuts

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From the Havert L. Fenn Center in front of an estimated 300

– Joaquin Wilde def. Dexter Lumis 

– Mia Yim, Valkyrie & Rita Reis def. Jessi Kamea, MJ Jenkins & Taynara 

This was Taynara’s return to NXT after she walked out in January over what was reported as a dispute. She was wearing a top that said “Released” on it to play off the speculation over her status.

– Cezar Bononi defeated Jake Atlas 

– Marina Shafir defeated Shotzi Blackheart

– Jorge Bolly and Raul Mendoza defeated Sam Stoker and Lewis Howley 

This was the NXT debut of Bolly, aka the former King Cuerno of Lucha Underground fame and former El Hijo del Fantasma, after he signed last September.

– Kayden Carter defeated Chelsea Green (w/ Robert Stone) 

– Bronson Reed and Big Jordan defeated Tehuti Miles and Aleksandar 

– Ridge Holland defeated Rik Bugez

– Isaiah Scott defeated Kona Reeves  

Taynara Conti leaves NXT following disagreement

Posted on by Josh Nason

Image: WWE

First reported by Fightful and confirmed by our Dave Meltzer, NXT wrestler Taynara Conti left the company in mid-January after a disagreement.

As of now, it’s unclear why Conti walked out with Fightful speculating it’s financially related. Brazilian wrestling outlet WrestleBR posted a story that she refused to work the women’s battle royal on January 15th edition of NXT and was out after that. They later confirmed she is still under contract.

Conti (real name Taynara Melo de Carvalho) no longer has any references to WWE or NXT in her Twitter bio other than her actual handle. 

The 24-year-old signed with WWE in October 2016. The judo black belt and BJJ blue belt worked her first match in April 2017 and has been a fairly regular presence in the company ever since. She also competed in two Mae Young Classics and became the first female Brazilian to compete at WrestleMania as she was part of the 2018 women’s battle royal.

Six NXT wrestlers take part in WrestleMania Women’s Battle Royal

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Six wrestlers from NXT appeared in tonight’s WrestleMania Women’s Battle Royal.

Peyton Royce, Kairi Sane, Taynara Conti, Kavita Devi, Bianca Belair, and Dakota Kai were the six who took part in the match. The latter five were also in the Mae Young Classic last summer, where Sane defeated Shayna Baszler in the finals.

Devi, who is from India and reported to the Performance Center earlier this year, lost to Kai in the first round of the Mae Young Classic. WWE’s clip of their tournament match currently has 21 million views on YouTube. Conti represented Brazil in the MYC and came out with the country’s flag tonight.

Despite Royce’s inclusion, her Iconic Duo partner Billie Kay wasn’t in the WrestleMania 34 battle royal.

The NXT representatives worked together, with Belair hitting a 450 splash and Sane doing her Insane Elbow. But it came down to Sasha Banks, Bayley, and Naomi. Bayley and Banks teamed up near the end and went to slap hands when they thought they were the only two left, but Bayley threw Banks out of the ring. Naomi then reappeared, hit the Rear View, and eliminated Bayley to win the match.

Tessa Blanchard, four others confirmed for WWE Mae Young Classic

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WWE has confirmed five more wrestlers who will be participating in this summer’s Mae Young Classic.

In an announcement that was made by ESPN, it was noted that Tessa Blanchard, Abbey Laith, Taynara Conti, Kavita Devi, and Jazzy Gabert would be taking part in the women’s tournament. They join Toni Storm, Princesa Sugehit, Lacey Evans, and Sarah Logan as names already confirmed for the 32-competitor field.

Blanchard is the daughter of Tully Blanchard and the stepdaughter of “Magnum T.A.” Terry Allen. She is only 21 years old but has been wrestling since 2014. She debuted for Stardom last year and has continued to appear for the promotion.

Dave Meltzer previously reported that Blanchard was a name that had been mentioned for the tournament.

With her getting a new in-ring name yesterday, Laith seemed like a lock for the Mae Young Classic. She wrestled as Kimber Lee and was a standout on the indies before being signed by WWE. She had been using her real name (Kimberly Frankele) in NXT before the name change.

Conti is also a fairly recent WWE signing who has been given a new name. The Brazilian (named Taynara Melo) debuted in a battle royal at an NXT house show earlier this year. She has a background in judo and jiu-jitsu.

Devi is from India and attended WWE’s tryouts in Dubai this past April. She has trained with The Great Khali and has participated in weightlifting. Her being in the tournament was first revealed by the Times of India this morning.

Rounding out the list, Gabert (also known as Alpha Female) is a veteran pro wrestler from Germany. She has wrestled for wXw, Stardom, and has done a few matches for TNA. She has also competed in MMA.

The Mae Young Classic will begin taping on July 13th and 14th at Full Sail University.