Newell and Alize confront Melo and Jay on AEW Collision

Nixon Newell, formerly known in WWE as Tegan Nox, and Miranda Alize made a surprise appearance on the October 25 episode of AEW Collision, confronting the tag team of Tay Melo and Anna Jay and setting up a future tag match between the two pairs. The segment unfolded during a backstage interview in which Melo and Jay were promoting their role in AEW's inaugural Women's Tag Team Championship tournament when Newell and Alize interrupted and challenged them.

The exchange briefly revisited past history. Newell reminded Melo of a 2019 NXT encounter between them, and the segment ended with both teams agreeing to meet in the ring. No date was announced for the match, though AEW's upcoming dual tapings of Dynamite and Collision this week were identified as likely opportunities to schedule it. Tay Melo and Anna Jay are already slated to face Penelope Ford and Megan Bayne in the tournament's first round, part of an eight-team, single-elimination bracket that begins on the October 29 episode of AEW Dynamite.

Newell's Collision appearance is her first national television outing since she was released by WWE in November 2024. She returned to the independent circuit in March 2025 and has...