Carmelo Hayes returns on RAW as off-screen relationship with Kelani Jordan continues

Carmelo Hayes returned on the October 12 episode of RAW, ambushing members of the Bloodline and aligning himself with Royce Keys and the 946 faction; Hayes is also in a relationship with fellow WWE performer Kelani Jordan.

Hayes rose to prominence during his stint in NXT, where he won multiple titles before being called up to WWE’s main roster in 2024. He was the third overall draft pick in the WWE Draft 2024 and has since won the WWE United States title while appearing regularly on main-roster programming. Hayes had been absent from WWE television since August, a two-month hiatus that ended with his October 12 return.

Hayes and Kelani Jordan began dating in 2023 while both were on the NXT roster, according to the report. The couple became engaged in July 2025.

Kelani Jordan signed to NXT in 2022 and progressed from a babyface character into a top heel; she is the current reigning NXT Women’s Champion. Jordan’s other accomplishments cited in the report include the Women’s North American Championship and the TNA Knockouts Championship, and she recently competed on Monday Night RAW in a Money in the Bank qualifier, squaring off against Lola Vice and Raquel Rodriguez.

On-screen, Hayes’s October 12 appearance saw him target the Bloodline before joining Royce Keys’s 946 faction. The report describes that group as a feared stable that has dominated RAW.

The couple are set to get married in October 2026; Hayes’s return to RAW has placed him in an on-screen alliance with Royce Keys and the 946 faction.