April Jeanette Mendez
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
All Movies (41)
- WWE WrestleMania 42 – Saturday2026 · as AJ Lee
- Elimination Chamber: Post-Show2026 · as AJ Lee
- Elimination Chamber2026 · as AJ Lee
- Survivor Series: WarGames2025 · as AJ Lee
- WWE Wrestlepalooza2025 · as AJ Lee
- Sacramento2025 · as Arielle
- Rabid2019 · as Kira
- Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals2019 · as AJ Lee
- Then, Now, Forever: The Evolution of WWE’s Women’s Division2018 · as A.J. Lee
- Wrestlemania's Greatest Moments2018 · as AJ Lee
- WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 20152016 · as AJ Lee
- WWE WrestleMania 312015 · as AJ Lee
- WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 20142014 · as AJ Lee
- WWE Survivor Series 20142014 · as AJ Lee
- WWE Hell In A Cell 20142014 · as AJ Lee
- WWE Night of Champions 20142014 · as A.J. Lee
- WWE SummerSlam 20142014 · as A.J. Lee
- WWE Battleground 20142014 · as A.J. Lee
- Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 302014 · as AJ Lee
- WWE WrestleMania XXX2014 · as AJ Lee
- Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery2014 · as AJ Lee (voice)
- WWE Elimination Chamber 20142014 · as A.J. Lee
- WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 20132013 · as A.J. Lee
- WWE Survivor Series 20132013 · as A.J. Lee
- WWE Hell in a Cell 20132013 · as AJ Lee
- WWE Battleground 20132013 · as A.J. Lee
- WWE Night of Champions 20132013 · as A.J. Lee
- WWE SummerSlam 20132013 · as A.J. Lee
- WWE Money in the Bank 20132013 · as A.J. Lee
- WWE Payback 20132013 · as A.J. Lee
- WWE WrestleMania 292013 · as A.J. Lee (Valet)
- WWE Elimination Chamber 20132013 · as A.J. Lee (Ringside)
- WWE: The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2012, Volume 12013 · as AJ Lee
- WWE Royal Rumble 20132013 · as AJ Lee
- WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 20122012 · as AJ Lee (Appearance)
- WWE Survivor Series 20122012 · as AJ Lee
- WWE SummerSlam 20122012 · as A.J. Lee (Raw G.M.)
- WWE RAW 10002012
- WWE No Way Out 20122012 · as A.J. Lee (Ringside)
- WWE WrestleMania XXVIII2012 · as A.J. Lee (Valet)
- WWE Survivor Series 20112011 · as AJ Lee
All TV Shows (19)
- Hot Ones Versus2024 · as Self
- WWE This Is Awesome2022 · as AJ Lee (archive footage)
- The Evolution of Punk2016 · as April Brooks
- Wrestlemania Rewind2014 · as AJ Lee
- The JBL and Cole Show2012 · as AJ Lee
- WWE Main Event2012 · as AJ Lee
- WWE Main Event2012
- WWE NXT2010
- WWE NXT2010 · as AJ
- FCW2008 · as AJ Lee
- WOW - Women of Wrestling2000 · as AJ Mendez
- WWE Friday Night SmackDown1999 · as AJ Lee
- WWE Friday Night SmackDown1999 · as AJ
- WWE Friday Night SmackDown1999
- Raw1993 · as AJ Lee
- Raw1993 · as Self
- Raw1993
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Girlfriend (voice)
- WWE Pay Per View1985