April Jeanette Mendez
Acting
Born: March 19, 1987 (age 39) · Union City, New Jersey, USA
Highest Rated
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
Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery
2014
Rabid
2019
Blade of the 47 Ronin
2022
WWE WrestleMania 31
2015
WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
2012
WWE WrestleMania XXX
2014
WWE WrestleMania 29
2013
Sacramento
2025
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
2013
WWE: Unreal
2025
WWE WrestleMania 42 – Saturday
2026
WWE SummerSlam 2014
2014
Photos (3)
Movies (41)
Elimination Chamber
AJ Lee
Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery
AJ Lee (voice)
WWE WrestleMania 31
AJ Lee
WWE Wrestlepalooza 2025
AJ Lee
Wrestlemania's Greatest Moments
AJ Lee
WWE WrestleMania XXX
AJ Lee
WWE WrestleMania 42 – Saturday
AJ Lee
Rabid
Kira
Sacramento
Arielle
WWE Survivor Series 2012
AJ Lee
WWE WrestleMania 29
A.J. Lee (Valet)
WWE SummerSlam 2013
A.J. Lee
WWE No Way Out 2012
A.J. Lee (Ringside)
WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
A.J. Lee (Valet)
WWE Survivor Series 2013
A.J. Lee
WWE Survivor Series 2014
AJ Lee
WWE Battleground 2013
A.J. Lee
WWE Survivor Series 2011
AJ Lee
WWE SummerSlam 2014
A.J. Lee
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
AJ Lee
WWE Battleground 2014
A.J. Lee
Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30
AJ Lee
WWE Elimination Chamber 2014
A.J. Lee
WWE Payback 2013
A.J. Lee
WWE Money in the Bank 2013
A.J. Lee
Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals
AJ Lee
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2012
AJ Lee (Appearance)
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013
A.J. Lee
WWE Elimination Chamber 2013
A.J. Lee (Ringside)
WWE SummerSlam 2012
A.J. Lee (Raw G.M.)
WWE: The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2012, Volume 1
AJ Lee
WWE Night of Champions 2014
A.J. Lee
WWE RAW 1000
2012
WWE Hell In A Cell 2014
AJ Lee
WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015
AJ Lee
Survivor Series: WarGames
AJ Lee
WWE Night of Champions 2013
A.J. Lee
WWE Hell in a Cell 2013
AJ Lee
Then, Now, Forever: The Evolution of WWE’s Women’s Division
A.J. Lee
Elimination Chamber: Post-Show
AJ Lee
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2014
AJ Lee
TV Shows (17)
Raw
AJ Lee · 33 eps
Raw
32 eps
WWE NXT
22 eps
WWE NXT
AJ · 3 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Girlfriend (voice) · 1 eps
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
AJ Lee · 39 eps
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
AJ · 19 eps
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
46 eps
WWE Main Event
AJ Lee · 11 eps
WWE Main Event
6 eps
WOW - Women of Wrestling
AJ Mendez · 52 eps
WOW - Women of Wrestling
1 eps
WWE: Unreal
2 eps
Wrestlemania Rewind
AJ Lee · 4 eps
WWE This Is Awesome
AJ Lee (archive footage) · 1 eps
FCW
AJ Lee · 3 eps
The Evolution of Punk
April Brooks · 4 eps
