April Jeanette Mendez
Acting
Born: 1987-03-19 in Union City, New Jersey, USA
Biography
April Jeanette Mendez (born March 19, 1987) is an American professional wrestler and author. As of September 2025, she is signed to WWE, where she performs under the ring name AJ Lee. Mendez began her professional wrestling career in 2007 in New Jersey's independent circuit. She signed with WWE in 2009 and spent two years in its developmental branch, Florida Championship Wrestling, before her promotion to the main roster. In 2012, she rose to prominence through storylines with her "mentally unstable" character, such as high-profile relationships and a three-month stint as the General Manager of Raw. In subsequent years, she won the Divas Championship a record-tying three times[a] and held the title for an overall record of 406 days. She also won the Slammy Award for Diva of the Year in 2012 and 2014, and readers of Pro Wrestling Illustrated voted her Woman of the Year from 2012 to 2014. She initially retired from in-ring competition in April 2015, but returned to WWE over a decade later in September 2025.
Known For
Raw
AJ Lee
Raw
Self
Raw
WWE NXT
WWE NXT
AJ
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
AJ Lee
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
AJ
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Girlfriend (voice)
WWE Main Event
AJ Lee
WWE Main Event
Hot Ones Versus
Self
WOW - Women of Wrestling
AJ Mendez
WOW - Women of Wrestling
Wrestlemania Rewind
AJ Lee
WWE: Unreal
WWE: Unreal
Self
FCW
AJ Lee
WWE This Is Awesome
AJ Lee (archive footage)
Elimination Chamber
AJ Lee
WWE Wrestlepalooza 2025
AJ Lee
WWE WrestleMania XXX
AJ Lee
Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery
AJ Lee (voice)
WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
A.J. Lee (Valet)
Rabid
Kira
WWE WrestleMania 31
AJ Lee
WWE WrestleMania 42 – Saturday
AJ Lee
WWE WrestleMania 29
A.J. Lee (Valet)
WWE SummerSlam 2013
A.J. Lee
Sacramento
Arielle
The Evolution of Punk
April Brooks
WWE SummerSlam 2014
A.J. Lee
WWE Money in the Bank 2013
A.J. Lee
Survivor Series: WarGames
AJ Lee
WWE Survivor Series 2013
A.J. Lee
Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals
AJ Lee
WWE Elimination Chamber 2013
A.J. Lee (Ringside)
WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015
AJ Lee
WWE Hell in a Cell 2013
AJ Lee