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April Jeanette Mendez

April Jeanette Mendez

Actor · Born March 19, 1987 · Union City, New Jersey, USA

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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.

Acted in 51

2020s

  1. 2026

    WWE WrestleMania 42: Saturday

    AJ Lee

  2. Elimination Chamber: Post-Show

    AJ Lee

  3. Elimination Chamber

    AJ Lee

  4. 2025

    Survivor Series: WarGames

    AJ Lee

  5. WWE Wrestlepalooza 2025

    AJ Lee

  6. Sacramento

    Arielle

    67
  7. 2022

    WWE This Is Awesome

    AJ Lee (archive footage) · 1 episode

2010s

  1. 2019

    Rabid

    Kira

    52

  2. Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals

    AJ Lee

  3. 2018

    Then, Now, Forever: The Evolution of WWE’s Women’s Division

    A.J. Lee

  4. Wrestlemania's Greatest Moments

    AJ Lee

  5. 2016

    The Evolution of Punk

    April Brooks · 4 episodes

  6. WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015

    AJ Lee

  7. 2015

    WWE WrestleMania 31

    AJ Lee

  8. 2014

    WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2014

    AJ Lee

  9. WWE Survivor Series 2014

    AJ Lee

  10. WWE Hell In A Cell 2014

    AJ Lee

  11. WWE Night of Champions 2014

    A.J. Lee

  12. WWE SummerSlam 2014

    A.J. Lee

  13. WWE Battleground 2014

    A.J. Lee

  14. Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30

    AJ Lee

  15. WWE WrestleMania XXX

    AJ Lee

  16. Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery

    AJ Lee (voice)

    66

  17. Wrestlemania Rewind

    AJ Lee · 4 episodes

  18. WWE Elimination Chamber 2014

    A.J. Lee

  19. 2013

    WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013

    A.J. Lee

  20. WWE Survivor Series 2013

    A.J. Lee

  21. WWE Hell in a Cell 2013

    AJ Lee

  22. WWE Battleground 2013

    A.J. Lee

  23. WWE Night of Champions 2013

    A.J. Lee

  24. WWE SummerSlam 2013

    A.J. Lee

  25. WWE Money in the Bank 2013

    A.J. Lee

  26. WWE Payback 2013

    A.J. Lee

  27. WWE WrestleMania 29

    A.J. Lee (Valet)

  28. WWE Elimination Chamber 2013

    A.J. Lee (Ringside)

  29. WWE: The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2012, Volume 1

    AJ Lee

  30. WWE Royal Rumble 2013

    AJ Lee

  31. 2012

    WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2012

    AJ Lee (Appearance)

  32. WWE Survivor Series 2012

    AJ Lee

  33. WWE Main Event

    AJ Lee · 11 episodes

    66

  34. WWE SummerSlam 2012

    A.J. Lee (Raw G.M.)

  35. WWE RAW 1000

    Movie

  36. WWE No Way Out 2012

    A.J. Lee (Ringside)

  37. WWE WrestleMania XXVIII

    A.J. Lee (Valet)

  38. 2011

    WWE Survivor Series 2011

    AJ Lee

  39. 2010

    WWE NXT

    AJ · 22 episodes

    72

2000s

  1. 2008

    FCW

    AJ Lee · 3 episodes

  2. 2000

    WOW - Women of Wrestling

    AJ Mendez · 52 episodes

Wrote 1

Produced 1

2020s

  1. 2025

    Aimee Comes First

    Producer

Appearances2