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.
Filmography
It's Complicated
2026 · Movie
WWE WrestleMania 42: Saturday
2026 · Movie
Elimination Chamber
2026 · Movie
Elimination Chamber: Post-Show
2026 · Movie
Survivor Series: WarGames
2025 · Movie
WWE Wrestlepalooza 2025
2025 · Movie
WWE: Unreal
2025 · Series
Aimee Comes First
2025 · Movie
Sacramento
2025 · Movie
Hot Ones Versus
2024 · Series
Blade of the 47 Ronin
2022 · Movie
WWE This Is Awesome
2022 · Series
Rabid
2019 · Movie
Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals
2019 · Movie
Then, Now, Forever: The Evolution of WWE’s Women’s Division
2018 · Movie
Wrestlemania's Greatest Moments
2018 · Movie
The Evolution of Punk
2016 · Series
WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015
2016 · Movie
WWE WrestleMania 31
2015 · Movie
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2014
2014 · Movie
WWE Survivor Series 2014
2014 · Movie
WWE Hell In A Cell 2014
2014 · Movie
WWE Night of Champions 2014
2014 · Movie
WWE SummerSlam 2014
2014 · Movie
WWE Battleground 2014
2014 · Movie
Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30
2014 · Movie
WWE WrestleMania XXX
2014 · Movie
Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery
2014 · Movie
Wrestlemania Rewind
2014 · Series
WWE Elimination Chamber 2014
2014 · Movie
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013
2013 · Movie
WWE Survivor Series 2013
2013 · Movie
WWE Hell in a Cell 2013
2013 · Movie
WWE Battleground 2013
2013 · Movie
WWE Night of Champions 2013
2013 · Movie
WWE SummerSlam 2013
2013 · Movie
WWE Money in the Bank 2013
2013 · Movie
WWE Payback 2013
2013 · Movie
WWE WrestleMania 29
2013 · Movie
WWE Elimination Chamber 2013
2013 · Movie
WWE: The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2012, Volume 1
2013 · Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
2013 · Movie
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2012
2012 · Movie
The JBL and Cole Show
2012 · Series
WWE Survivor Series 2012
2012 · Movie
WWE Main Event
2012 · Series
WWE SummerSlam 2012
2012 · Movie
WWE RAW 1000
2012 · Movie
WWE No Way Out 2012
2012 · Movie
WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
2012 · Movie
WWE Survivor Series 2011
2011 · Movie
WWE NXT
2010 · Series
FCW
2008 · Series
WOW - Women of Wrestling
2000 · Series
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999 · Series
Raw
1993 · Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Series