AJ Lee

AJ Lee
Photograph of AJ Lee
Lee in 2014
Born
April Jeanette Mendez

(1987-03-19) March 19, 1987 (age 37)
Union City, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupations
  • Author
  • screenwriter
  • professional wrestler
Years active2007–present
Spouse
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(m. 2014)​
Ring name(s)
  • AJ[1]
  • AJ Lee
  • April Lee
  • Miss April
Billed height5 ft 2 in (157 cm)[2]
Billed weight115 lb (52 kg)[3]
Billed fromUnion City, New Jersey[2]
Trained by
Debut2007
RetiredApril 3, 2015
Signature
a.j.
Websitetheajmendez.com

April Jeanette Mendez (born March 19, 1987) is an American author, screenwriter and retired professional wrestler. She is best known for her time in WWE 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 retired from in-ring performing in 2015. Mendez's 2017 memoir, Crazy Is My Superpower, was a New York Times Best Seller.

  1. ^ "AJ bio". Florida Championship Wrestling. Archived from the original on February 24, 2011. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "AJ Lee bio". WWE. Archived from the original on April 6, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
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