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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 19, 1987
Place of Birth
Union City, New Jersey, USA
Also Known As
- AJ
- AJ Lee
- April Lee
- April Jeanette
- April Mendez
- AJ Mendez
- A.J. Mendez
- A.J. Brooks
- A.J Lee
- A.J. Lee
- AJ Brooks
- A.J Brooks
- A.J Mendez
- AJ Punk
- A.J Punk
- A.J. Punk
- AJ Cena
- A.J Cena
- A.J. Cena
- Эй Джей Ли
April Jeanette Mendez
0.6 Popularity
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
6.5
AJ Lee
Survivor Series: WarGames
2025
5.7
AJ Lee
WWE Wrestlepalooza
2025
6.1
Arielle
Sacramento
2025
6.0
AJ Lee (archive footage)
WWE This Is Awesome
2022
5.8
Kira
Rabid
2019
9.0
AJ Lee
Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals
2019
10.0
A.J. Lee
Then, Now, Forever: The Evolution of WWE’s Women’s Division
2018
10.0
AJ Lee
Wrestlemania's Greatest Moments
2018
8.0
April Brooks
The Evolution of Punk
2016
10.0
AJ Lee
WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015
2016
Credits
Survivor Series: WarGames
as AJ Lee
2025
6.5
WWE Wrestlepalooza
as AJ Lee
2025
5.7
Sacramento
as Arielle
2025
6.1
WWE This Is Awesome
as AJ Lee (archive footage)
2022
6.0
Rabid
as Kira
2019
5.8
Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals
as AJ Lee
2019
9.0
Then, Now, Forever: The Evolution of WWE’s Women’s Division
as A.J. Lee
2018
10.0
Wrestlemania's Greatest Moments
as AJ Lee
2018
10.0
The Evolution of Punk
as April Brooks
2016
8.0
WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015
as AJ Lee
2016
10.0
WWE WrestleMania 31
as AJ Lee
2015
8.0
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2014
as AJ Lee
2014
6.3
WWE Survivor Series 2014
as AJ Lee
2014
6.8
WWE Hell In A Cell 2014
as AJ Lee
2014
6.9
WWE Night of Champions 2014
as A.J. Lee
2014
7.2
WWE SummerSlam 2014
as A.J. Lee
2014
7.5
WWE Battleground 2014
as A.J. Lee
2014
6.8
Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30
as AJ Lee
2014
8.4
WWE WrestleMania XXX
as AJ Lee
2014
7.8
Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery
as AJ Lee (voice)
2014
7.3
Wrestlemania Rewind
as AJ Lee
2014
0.0
WWE Elimination Chamber 2014
as A.J. Lee
2014
6.7
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013
as A.J. Lee
2013
7.5
WWE Survivor Series 2013
as A.J. Lee
2013
6.2
WWE Hell in a Cell 2013
as AJ Lee
2013
7.3
WWE Battleground 2013
as A.J. Lee
2013
7.2
WWE Night of Champions 2013
as A.J. Lee
2013
6.9
WWE SummerSlam 2013
as A.J. Lee
2013
7.8
WWE Money in the Bank 2013
as A.J. Lee
2013
7.6
WWE Payback 2013
as A.J. Lee
2013
7.0
WWE WrestleMania 29
as A.J. Lee (Valet)
2013
7.6
WWE Elimination Chamber 2013
as A.J. Lee (Ringside)
2013
6.7
WWE: The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2012, Volume 1
as AJ Lee
2013
7.0
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
as AJ Lee
2013
7.5
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2012
as AJ Lee (Appearance)
2012
8.0
🎬
The JBL and Cole Show
as AJ Lee
2012
0.0
WWE Survivor Series 2012
as AJ Lee
2012
7.4
WWE Main Event
as AJ Lee
2012
7.9
WWE SummerSlam 2012
as A.J. Lee (Raw G.M.)
2012
7.7
WWE RAW 1000
2012
0.0
WWE No Way Out 2012
as A.J. Lee (Ringside)
2012
7.3
WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
as A.J. Lee (Valet)
2012
7.9
WWE Survivor Series 2011
as AJ Lee
2011
7.4
WWE NXT
2010
6.8
WWE NXT
as AJ
2010
6.8
FCW
as AJ Lee
2008
0.0
WOW - Women of Wrestling
as AJ Mendez
2000
6.7
WWE SmackDown
as AJ Lee
1999
7.5
WWE SmackDown
as AJ
1999
7.5
WWE SmackDown
1999
7.5
Raw
as AJ Lee
1993
6.8
Raw
as Self
1993
6.8
Raw
1993
6.8
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Girlfriend (voice)
1988
5.4