April Jeanette Mendez
Known for: Acting
Born: March 19, 1987
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
44 movies · 13 TV shows, newest first
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It's Complicated
2026
6.1
WWE WrestleMania 42 – Saturday
2026
7.2
Elimination Chamber: Post-Show
2026
7.1
Elimination Chamber
2026
6.7
Survivor Series: WarGames
2025
6.0
WWE Wrestlepalooza 2025
2025
7.9
WWE: Unreal
2025
10.0
Aimee Comes First
2025
6.3
Sacramento
2025
8.8
Hot Ones Versus
2024
6.4
Blade of the 47 Ronin
2022
7.3
WWE This Is Awesome
2022
5.8
Rabid
2019
9.0
Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals
2019
10.0
Then, Now, Forever: The Evolution of WWE’s Women’s Division
2018
10.0
Wrestlemania's Greatest Moments
2018
8.0
The Evolution of Punk
2016
10.0
WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015
2016
8.0
WWE WrestleMania 31
2015
6.3
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2014
2014
6.8
WWE Survivor Series 2014
2014
6.9
WWE Hell In A Cell 2014
2014
7.2
WWE Night of Champions 2014
2014
7.5
WWE SummerSlam 2014
2014
6.4
WWE Battleground 2014
2014
8.4
Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30
2014
7.9
WWE WrestleMania XXX
2014
7.3
Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery
2014
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Wrestlemania Rewind
2014
6.7
WWE Elimination Chamber 2014
2014
7.3
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013
2013
6.2
WWE Survivor Series 2013
2013
7.1
WWE Hell in a Cell 2013
2013
7.1
WWE Battleground 2013
2013
6.9
WWE Night of Champions 2013
2013
7.8
WWE SummerSlam 2013
2013
7.5
WWE Money in the Bank 2013
2013
7.1
WWE Payback 2013
2013
7.6
WWE WrestleMania 29
2013
6.7
WWE Elimination Chamber 2013
2013
7.0
WWE: The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2012, Volume 1
2013
7.2
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
2013
8.0
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2012
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The JBL and Cole Show
2012
7.3
WWE Survivor Series 2012
2012
7.9
WWE Main Event
2012
7.6
WWE SummerSlam 2012
2012
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WWE RAW 1000
2012
7.1
WWE No Way Out 2012
2012
7.9
WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
2012
7.4
WWE Survivor Series 2011
2011
6.7
WWE NXT
2010
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FCW
2008
6.7
WOW - Women of Wrestling
2000
7.4
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
6.8
Raw
1993
5.6
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988