After joining WWE in 2009, she was assigned to its developmental system, Florida Championship Wrestling, where she spent the following two years before getting called up to the main roster.
В мае 2009 года она подписала контракт с World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), и была отправлена на Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), подготовительную площадку WWE, где стала выступать под именем Эй Джей Ли.