April Jeanette Mendez
Actor
Born March 19, 1987 in Union City, New Jersey, USA
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.
Filmography
WWE WrestleMania 42 – Saturday
AJ Lee
Elimination Chamber: Post-Show
AJ Lee
Elimination Chamber
AJ Lee
Survivor Series: WarGames
AJ Lee
WWE Wrestlepalooza
AJ Lee
Aimee Comes First
Sacramento
Arielle
Hot Ones Versus
Self
Blade of the 47 Ronin
WWE This Is Awesome
AJ Lee (archive footage)
Rabid
Kira
Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals
AJ Lee
Then, Now, Forever: The Evolution of WWE’s Women’s Division
A.J. Lee
Wrestlemania's Greatest Moments
AJ Lee
The Evolution of Punk
April Brooks
WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015
AJ Lee
WWE WrestleMania 31
AJ Lee
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2014
AJ Lee
WWE Survivor Series 2014
AJ Lee
WWE Hell In A Cell 2014
AJ Lee
WWE Night of Champions 2014
A.J. Lee
WWE SummerSlam 2014
A.J. Lee
WWE Battleground 2014
A.J. Lee
Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30
AJ Lee
WWE WrestleMania XXX
AJ Lee
Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery
AJ Lee (voice)
Wrestlemania Rewind
AJ Lee
WWE Elimination Chamber 2014
A.J. Lee
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013
A.J. Lee
WWE Survivor Series 2013
A.J. Lee
WWE Hell in a Cell 2013
AJ Lee
WWE Battleground 2013
A.J. Lee
WWE Night of Champions 2013
A.J. Lee
WWE SummerSlam 2013
A.J. Lee
WWE Money in the Bank 2013
A.J. Lee
WWE Payback 2013
A.J. Lee
WWE WrestleMania 29
A.J. Lee (Valet)
WWE Elimination Chamber 2013
A.J. Lee (Ringside)
WWE: The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2012, Volume 1
AJ Lee
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
AJ Lee
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2012
AJ Lee (Appearance)
WWE Survivor Series 2012
AJ Lee
WWE Main Event
AJ Lee
WWE SummerSlam 2012
A.J. Lee (Raw G.M.)
WWE RAW 1000
WWE No Way Out 2012
A.J. Lee (Ringside)
WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
A.J. Lee (Valet)
WWE Survivor Series 2011
AJ Lee
WWE NXT
FCW
AJ Lee
WOW - Women of Wrestling
AJ Mendez
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
AJ Lee
Raw
AJ Lee
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Girlfriend (voice)
WWE Pay Per View