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April Jeanette Mendez
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…
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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.
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2026
It's Complicated
Movie Lorena
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2026
WWE WrestleMania 42 – Saturday
Movie AJ Lee
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2026
Elimination Chamber
Movie AJ Lee
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2026
Elimination Chamber: Post-Show
Movie AJ Lee
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2025
Survivor Series: WarGames
Movie AJ Lee
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2025
WWE Wrestlepalooza 2025
Movie AJ Lee
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2025
WWE: Unreal
TV show
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2025
Aimee Comes First
Movie Producer
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2025
Sacramento
Movie Arielle
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2024
Hot Ones Versus
TV show Self
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2022
Blade of the 47 Ronin
Movie Writer
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2022
WWE This Is Awesome
TV show AJ Lee (archive footage)
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2019
Rabid
Movie Kira
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2019
Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals
Movie AJ Lee
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2018
Then, Now, Forever: The Evolution of WWE’s Women’s Division
Movie A.J. Lee
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2018
Wrestlemania's Greatest Moments
Movie AJ Lee
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2016
The Evolution of Punk
TV show April Brooks
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2016
WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015
Movie AJ Lee
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2015
WWE WrestleMania 31
Movie AJ Lee
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2014
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2014
Movie AJ Lee
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2014
WWE Survivor Series 2014
Movie AJ Lee
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2014
WWE Hell In A Cell 2014
Movie AJ Lee
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2014
WWE Night of Champions 2014
Movie A.J. Lee
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2014
WWE SummerSlam 2014
Movie A.J. Lee
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2014
WWE Battleground 2014
Movie A.J. Lee
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2014
Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30
Movie AJ Lee
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2014
WWE WrestleMania XXX
Movie AJ Lee
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2014
Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery
Movie AJ Lee (voice)
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2014
Wrestlemania Rewind
TV show AJ Lee
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2014
WWE Elimination Chamber 2014
Movie A.J. Lee
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2013
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013
Movie A.J. Lee
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2013
WWE Survivor Series 2013
Movie A.J. Lee
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2013
WWE Hell in a Cell 2013
Movie AJ Lee
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2013
WWE Battleground 2013
Movie A.J. Lee
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2013
WWE Night of Champions 2013
Movie A.J. Lee
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2013
WWE SummerSlam 2013
Movie A.J. Lee
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2013
WWE Money in the Bank 2013
Movie A.J. Lee
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2013
WWE Payback 2013
Movie A.J. Lee
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2013
WWE WrestleMania 29
Movie A.J. Lee (Valet)
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2013
WWE Elimination Chamber 2013
Movie A.J. Lee (Ringside)
