April Jeanette Mendez

About

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...

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RawSeries • 1993WWE NXTSeries • 2010WWE Friday Night SmackDownSeries • 1999WWE Main EventSeries • 2012WOW - Women of WrestlingSeries • 2000WWE: UnrealSeries • 2025Wrestlemania RewindSeries • 2014RabidMovie • 2019Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania MysteryMovie • 2014WWE WrestleMania 42: SaturdayMovie • 2026Blade of the 47 RoninMovie • 2022WWE WrestleMania XXXMovie • 2014SacramentoMovie • 2025WWE WrestleMania 31Movie • 2015WWE WrestleMania 29Movie • 2013WWE WrestleMania XXVIIIMovie • 2012WWE Royal Rumble 2013Movie • 2013WWE Survivor Series 2011Movie • 2011WWE Elimination Chamber 2013Movie • 2013WWE SummerSlam 2014Movie • 2014WWE SummerSlam 2012Movie • 2012