April Jeanette Mendez
Acting • Born 1987-03-19
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.
Filmography
57 credits
Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30
Movie • 2014
AJ Lee
Sacramento
Movie • 2025
Arielle
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
Movie • 2013
AJ Lee
WWE RAW 1000
Movie • 2012
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2014
Movie • 2014
AJ Lee
WWE Survivor Series 2014
Movie • 2014
AJ Lee
WWE WrestleMania 29
Movie • 2013
A.J. Lee (Valet)
WWE Night of Champions 2014
Movie • 2014
A.J. Lee
WWE Elimination Chamber 2013
Movie • 2013
A.J. Lee (Ringside)
WWE Payback 2013
Movie • 2013
A.J. Lee
WWE Battleground 2013
Movie • 2013
A.J. Lee
WWE Survivor Series 2013
Movie • 2013
A.J. Lee
WWE Night of Champions 2013
Movie • 2013
A.J. Lee
WWE Hell in a Cell 2013
Movie • 2013
AJ Lee
WWE No Way Out 2012
Movie • 2012
A.J. Lee (Ringside)
WWE Money in the Bank 2013
Movie • 2013
A.J. Lee
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013
Movie • 2013
A.J. Lee
WWE Elimination Chamber 2014
Movie • 2014
A.J. Lee
WWE WrestleMania XXX
Movie • 2014
AJ Lee
WWE Survivor Series 2011
Movie • 2011
AJ Lee
WWE Survivor Series 2012
Movie • 2012
AJ Lee
WWE WrestleMania 31
Movie • 2015
AJ Lee
WWE SummerSlam 2014
Movie • 2014
A.J. Lee
Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery
Movie • 2014
AJ Lee (voice)
WWE: The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2012, Volume 1
Movie • 2013
AJ Lee
Then, Now, Forever: The Evolution of WWE’s Women’s Division
Movie • 2018
A.J. Lee
Rabid
Movie • 2019
Kira
WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
Movie • 2012
A.J. Lee (Valet)
WWE SummerSlam 2012
Movie • 2012
A.J. Lee (Raw G.M.)
WWE SummerSlam 2013
Movie • 2013
A.J. Lee
Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals
Movie • 2019
AJ Lee
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2012
Movie • 2012
AJ Lee (Appearance)
WWE Hell In A Cell 2014
Movie • 2014
AJ Lee
Wrestlemania's Greatest Moments
Movie • 2018
AJ Lee
WWE Battleground 2014
Movie • 2014
A.J. Lee
WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015
Movie • 2016
AJ Lee
WWE Wrestlepalooza
Movie • 2025
AJ Lee
Survivor Series: WarGames
Movie • 2025
AJ Lee
Elimination Chamber: Post-Show
Movie • 2026
AJ Lee
Elimination Chamber
Movie • 2026
AJ Lee
The JBL and Cole Show
TV • 2012
AJ Lee
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
TV • 1999
AJ Lee
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
TV • 1999
AJ
Raw
TV • 1993
AJ Lee
Raw
TV • 1993
Self
The Evolution of Punk
TV • 2016
April Brooks
WWE This Is Awesome
TV • 2022
AJ Lee (archive footage)
WWE Main Event
TV • 2012
AJ Lee
WWE NXT
TV • 2010
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Girlfriend (voice)
FCW
TV • 2008
AJ Lee
WWE NXT
TV • 2010
AJ
WOW - Women of Wrestling
TV • 2000
AJ Mendez
Wrestlemania Rewind
TV • 2014
AJ Lee
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
TV • 1999
Raw
TV • 1993
Hot Ones Versus
TV • 2024
Self