April Jeanette Mendez
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 19, 1987 (age 39)
- Birthplace
- Union City, New Jersey, USA
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.
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Filmography
Elimination Chamber: Post-Show
Movie · as AJ Lee
Elimination Chamber
Movie · as AJ Lee
WWE WrestleMania 42: Saturday
Movie · as AJ Lee
It's Complicated
Movie · as Lorena
Sacramento
Movie · as Arielle
WWE Wrestlepalooza 2025
Movie · as AJ Lee
Survivor Series: WarGames
Movie · as AJ Lee
WWE: Unreal
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Hot Ones Versus
TV · as Self · 1 ep
WWE This Is Awesome
TV · as AJ Lee (archive footage) · 1 ep
Rabid
Movie · as Kira
Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals
Movie · as AJ Lee
Then, Now, Forever: The Evolution of WWE’s Women’s Division
Movie · as A.J. Lee
Wrestlemania's Greatest Moments
Movie · as AJ Lee
WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015
Movie · as AJ Lee
The Evolution of Punk
TV · as April Brooks · 4 eps
WWE WrestleMania 31
Movie · as AJ Lee
Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30
Movie · as AJ Lee
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2014
Movie · as AJ Lee
WWE Survivor Series 2014
Movie · as AJ Lee
WWE Night of Champions 2014
Movie · as A.J. Lee
WWE Elimination Chamber 2014
Movie · as A.J. Lee
WWE WrestleMania XXX
Movie · as AJ Lee
WWE SummerSlam 2014
Movie · as A.J. Lee
Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery
Movie · as AJ Lee (voice)
WWE Hell In A Cell 2014
Movie · as AJ Lee
WWE Battleground 2014
Movie · as A.J. Lee
Wrestlemania Rewind
TV · as AJ Lee · 4 eps
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
Movie · as AJ Lee
WWE WrestleMania 29
Movie · as A.J. Lee (Valet)
WWE Elimination Chamber 2013
Movie · as A.J. Lee (Ringside)
WWE Payback 2013
Movie · as A.J. Lee
WWE Battleground 2013
Movie · as A.J. Lee
WWE Survivor Series 2013
Movie · as A.J. Lee
WWE Night of Champions 2013
Movie · as A.J. Lee
WWE Hell in a Cell 2013
Movie · as AJ Lee
WWE Money in the Bank 2013
Movie · as A.J. Lee
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013
Movie · as A.J. Lee
WWE: The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2012, Volume 1
Movie · as AJ Lee
WWE SummerSlam 2013
Movie · as A.J. Lee
WWE RAW 1000
Movie
WWE No Way Out 2012
Movie · as A.J. Lee (Ringside)
WWE Survivor Series 2012
Movie · as AJ Lee
WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
Movie · as A.J. Lee (Valet)
WWE SummerSlam 2012
Movie · as A.J. Lee (Raw G.M.)
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2012
Movie · as AJ Lee (Appearance)
The JBL and Cole Show
TV · as AJ Lee · 1 ep
WWE Main Event
TV · as AJ Lee · 11 eps
WWE Survivor Series 2011
Movie · as AJ Lee
WWE NXT
TV · as AJ · 22 eps
FCW
TV · as AJ Lee · 3 eps
WOW - Women of Wrestling
TV · as AJ Mendez · 52 eps
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
TV · as AJ Lee · 39 eps
Raw
TV · as AJ Lee, Self · 33 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Girlfriend (voice) · 1 ep