April Jeanette Mendez
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
53
Gender
Female
Birthday
1987-03-19 (38 years old)
Place of Birth
Union City, New Jersey, USA
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
Raw
Raw
Raw
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
WWE NXT
WWE NXT
WWE SmackDown
WWE SmackDown
WWE SmackDown
WWE Main Event
WOW - Women of Wrestling
Sacramento
WWE Elimination Chamber 2013
WWE Elimination Chamber 2014
Wrestlemania's Greatest Moments
Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery
Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30
WWE This Is Awesome
WWE SummerSlam 2013
WWE Survivor Series 2012
WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
WWE SummerSlam 2012
WWE SummerSlam 2014
Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals
The JBL and Cole Show
WWE Survivor Series 2014
WWE Money in the Bank 2013
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
WWE WrestleMania 31
WWE Wrestlemania Rewind
WWE Battleground 2014
Rabid
WWE Battleground 2013
WWE WrestleMania 29
WWE Night of Champions 2013
WWE Wrestlepalooza
WWE: The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2012, Volume 1
WWE Hell In A Cell 2014
FCW
WWE RAW 1000
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2014
WWE Night of Champions 2014
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013
WWE WrestleMania XXX
WWE Payback 2013
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2012
Then, Now, Forever: The Evolution of WWE’s Women’s Division
WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015
The Evolution of Punk
WWE Survivor Series 2013
WWE No Way Out 2012
WWE Survivor Series 2011
WWE Hell in a Cell 2013
