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(59 works)
Raw
1993Raw
1993
Raw
1993Raw
1993
Raw
1993Raw
1993
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
WWE NXT
2010WWE NXT
2010
WWE NXT
2010WWE NXT
2010
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
WWE Main Event
2012WWE Main Event
2012
WWE Main Event
2012WWE Main Event
2012
WWE Pay Per View
1985WWE Pay Per View
1985
Hot Ones Versus
2024Hot Ones Versus
2024
WOW - Women of Wrestling
2000WOW - Women of Wrestling
2000
WWE This Is Awesome
2022WWE This Is Awesome
2022
Wrestlemania Rewind
2014Wrestlemania Rewind
2014
Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery
2014Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery
2014
Sacramento
2025Sacramento
2025
WWE WrestleMania 31
2015WWE WrestleMania 31
2015
FCW
2008FCW
2008
Rabid
2019Rabid
2019
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
2013WWE Royal Rumble 2013
2013
WWE WrestleMania 29
2013WWE WrestleMania 29
2013
WWE Survivor Series 2011
2011WWE Survivor Series 2011
2011
WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
2012WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
2012
WWE WrestleMania XXX
2014WWE WrestleMania XXX
2014
WWE Money in the Bank 2013
2013WWE Money in the Bank 2013
2013
WWE Survivor Series 2014
2014WWE Survivor Series 2014
2014
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2012
2012WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2012
2012
WWE Hell in a Cell 2013
2013WWE Hell in a Cell 2013
2013
WWE Survivor Series 2012
2012WWE Survivor Series 2012
2012
WWE Night of Champions 2014
2014WWE Night of Champions 2014
2014
WWE Survivor Series 2013
2013WWE Survivor Series 2013
2013
WWE Wrestlepalooza
2025WWE Wrestlepalooza
2025
WWE SummerSlam 2013
2013WWE SummerSlam 2013
2013
WWE WrestleMania 42 – Saturday
2026WWE WrestleMania 42 – Saturday
2026
WWE Elimination Chamber 2013
2013WWE Elimination Chamber 2013
2013
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013
2013WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013
2013
WWE SummerSlam 2014
2014WWE SummerSlam 2014
2014
Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30
2014Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30
2014
Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals
2019Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals
2019
WWE Hell In A Cell 2014
2014WWE Hell In A Cell 2014
2014
Elimination Chamber
2026Elimination Chamber
2026
WWE SummerSlam 2012
2012WWE SummerSlam 2012
2012
WWE Battleground 2014
2014WWE Battleground 2014
2014
WWE Payback 2013
2013WWE Payback 2013
2013
WWE Elimination Chamber 2014
2014WWE Elimination Chamber 2014
2014
WWE Battleground 2013
2013WWE Battleground 2013
2013
WWE RAW 1000
2012WWE RAW 1000
2012
WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015
2016WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015
2016
Survivor Series: WarGames
2025Survivor Series: WarGames
2025
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2014
2014WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2014
2014
WWE: The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2012, Volume 1
2013WWE: The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2012, Volume 1
2013
WWE No Way Out 2012
2012WWE No Way Out 2012
2012
Then, Now, Forever: The Evolution of WWE’s Women’s Division
2018Then, Now, Forever: The Evolution of WWE’s Women’s Division
2018
WWE Night of Champions 2013
2013WWE Night of Champions 2013
2013
Wrestlemania's Greatest Moments
2018Wrestlemania's Greatest Moments
2018
The Evolution of Punk
2016The Evolution of Punk
2016
Elimination Chamber: Post-Show
2026Elimination Chamber: Post-Show
2026