Carmelo Hayes clears up timeline for wedding with Kelani Jordan
Carmelo Hayes and Kelani Jordan will tie the knot later this year.
Speaking on Battleground Podcast, Hayes cleared the air about the details of his upcoming wedding to Jordan. He addressed the engagement photos that fans mistook to be from their wedding.
“It’s going good. Kelani’s handling a lot of it. She’s on top of it and I’m giving my two cents when warranted. A lot of people thought that we already got married. I guess that was like the big thing, but the wedding is in October, everybody. Those were engagement photos and I’m super excited and we’re halfway there really.”
When asked about what it’s like to work and be in the same industry as his fiancé, Hayes talked in-depth about how they lean on each other for support and advice.
“I think it’s a cheat code. I mean, a sense of you know, you got somebody that understands kind of the ups and the downs of the business. You got somebody that, the ins and the outs, you know what I mean? There’s a lot that people don’t understand about what we do that they’ll never understand. They think that we’re just characters that go on TV, but we put in so much work and mental and emotional time and effort into everything that we do. And this game is ruthless. It takes a toll on you. And having somebody that understands that or having somebody that I guess can sympathize with the ups and the downs like even in my sense, there’s nothing that she’s going to go through or is going through that I haven’t experienced.”
The couple got engaged in July 2025 after dating for nearly two years.
Hayes lost the United States Championship to Sami Zayn on SmackDown last week. Meanwhile, Jordan’s rivalry with Jaida Parker intensifies on NXT with Parker securing victory over her on this week’s episode.
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