A major name quietly made her return to WWE at Evolution 2025, with her appearance grabbing the attention of fans on social media. During the ongoing premium live event, Melina was seen sitting in the crowd with several other legendary names.
Melina is one of the most decorated female performers of her generation, having won the Women’s Title three times and the Divas Championship twice. Although she left WWE in 2011 after a seven-year run that began in 2004, she has continued to wrestle sporadically on the indie circuit.
Melina also makes occasional appearances in the sports entertainment juggernaut from time to time. She was a surprise entrant in the 2022 Women’s Royal Rumble match, where she lasted less than a minute before being eliminated by Sasha Banks (aka Mercedes Mone).
Now, after more than three years, the 46-year-old has made another appearance for the company. She was seen sitting among the crowd at Evolution 2025. As expected, when the camera captured her, fans gave her a well-deserved round of applause.
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It remains to be seen if this leads to Melina making more appearances for WWE down the line. Fans would also love to see her possibly step inside the ring again, as she competed in her first match in May 2025 after nearly three years.
Arpit Shrivastava is a journalist who reports on pro wrestling (WWE) at Sportskeeda. He is also an assistant content manager for the AEW team and has played a pivotal role in building it from the ground up. Arpit graduated in Political Science and Mass Communication. From writing for his college magazine while being a huge wrestling fan to pursuing journalism as a career, he has accumulated five years of experience in the industry.
During the course of his career, Arpit has written nearly 4k articles, garnering over 32 million reads. Besides covering the latest stories in the world of pro wrestling, Arpit mentors several up-and-coming writers and is also responsible for assembling a stellar team for Sportskeeda’s All Elite Wrestling division. Arpit gives utmost importance to fact-based reporting as he sources information only from reliable outlets. He believes in providing relevant information to readers, allowing them to form their opinions based on legitimate facts.
Among Arpit’s favorite wrestlers is MJF. He admires The Wolf of Wrestling for his cool, anti-authoritative attitude on television. Arpit is also fond of Sami Zayn’s never-say-die approach and underdog persona. In the women’s division, he looks up to Becky Lynch for her sheer aura.
Outside of pro wrestling, Arpit is a massive history and cinema buff. He spends his leisure time reading and following tennis and cricket.
