April Jeanette Mendez
Acting
- Born:
- 1987-03-19
- Place of birth:
- 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.
Known For
Filmography
It's Complicated
WWE WrestleMania 42: Saturday
Elimination Chamber: Post-Show
Elimination Chamber
Survivor Series: WarGames
WWE Wrestlepalooza 2025
WWE: Unreal
Aimee Comes First
Sacramento
Hot Ones Versus
Blade of the 47 Ronin
WWE This Is Awesome
Rabid
Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals
Then, Now, Forever: The Evolution of WWE’s Women’s Division
Wrestlemania's Greatest Moments
The Evolution of Punk
WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015
WWE WrestleMania 31
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2014
WWE Survivor Series 2014
WWE Hell In A Cell 2014
WWE Night of Champions 2014
WWE SummerSlam 2014
WWE Battleground 2014
Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30
WWE WrestleMania XXX
Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery
Wrestlemania Rewind
WWE Elimination Chamber 2014
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013
WWE Survivor Series 2013
WWE Hell in a Cell 2013
WWE Battleground 2013
WWE Night of Champions 2013
WWE SummerSlam 2013
WWE Money in the Bank 2013
WWE Payback 2013
WWE WrestleMania 29
WWE Elimination Chamber 2013
WWE: The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2012, Volume 1
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2012
The JBL and Cole Show
WWE Survivor Series 2012
WWE Main Event
WWE SummerSlam 2012
WWE RAW 1000
WWE No Way Out 2012
WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
WWE Survivor Series 2011
WWE NXT
FCW
WOW - Women of Wrestling
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
Raw
LIVE with Kelly and Mark