April Jeanette Mendez
Acting
1987-03-19 · Union City, New Jersey, USA
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.
movieWWE WrestleMania 42 – Saturday
as AJ Lee · 2026 · 6.2
movieElimination Chamber: Post-Show
as AJ Lee · 2026 · 7.2
movieElimination Chamber
as AJ Lee · 2026 · 7.1
movieSurvivor Series: WarGames
as AJ Lee · 2025 · 6.5
movieWWE Wrestlepalooza
as AJ Lee · 2025 · 6.0
movieSacramento
as Arielle · 2025 · 6.3
tvHot Ones Versus
as Self · 2024 · 8.8
tvWWE This Is Awesome
as AJ Lee (archive footage) · 2022 · 7.3
movieRabid
as Kira · 2019 · 5.8
movieTrish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals
as AJ Lee · 2019 · 9.0
movieThen, Now, Forever: The Evolution of WWE’s Women’s Division
as A.J. Lee · 2018 · 10.0
movieWrestlemania's Greatest Moments
as AJ Lee · 2018 · 10.0
tvThe Evolution of Punk
as April Brooks · 2016 · 8.0
movieWWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015
as AJ Lee · 2016 · 10.0
movieWWE WrestleMania 31
as AJ Lee · 2015 · 8.0
movieWWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2014
as AJ Lee · 2014 · 6.3
movieWWE Survivor Series 2014
as AJ Lee · 2014 · 6.8
movieWWE Hell In A Cell 2014
as AJ Lee · 2014 · 6.9
movieWWE Night of Champions 2014
as A.J. Lee · 2014 · 7.2
movieWWE SummerSlam 2014
as A.J. Lee · 2014 · 7.5
movieWWE Battleground 2014
as A.J. Lee · 2014 · 6.4
movieDaniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30
as AJ Lee · 2014 · 8.4
movieWWE WrestleMania XXX
as AJ Lee · 2014 · 7.8
movieScooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery
as AJ Lee (voice) · 2014 · 7.3