AJ Lee

April Jeanette "AJ" Mendez (born March 19, 1987) is an American professional wrestler. She is currently signed to WWE under the ring name AJ Lee. Considered by many to be one of the greatest women’s wrestlers of all time, AJ Lee was the trailblazer that sparked the turning point in women’s wrestling. She competed on the third season of NXT but finished fourth overall. Even though she did not win NXT she was still given a contract with the WWE and debuted in her first match for the SmackDown brand on May 27, 2011 edition where she teamed with Kaitlyn in a losing effort against Alicia Fox and Tamina.

AJ Lee held the Divas Championship 3 times in WWE, successfully retaining her title at WrestleMania XXX. the night after on Raw she was defeated and lost her title to NXT Women's Champion, Paige. On the June 30, 2014 episode of Raw, Lee returned to the WWE. She challenged Paige for the Divas Championship and won her second championship.

On April 3, 2015, it was announced that AJ decided to retire from the company.

On the September 8, 2025, episode of SmackDown, AJ Lee returned to WWE after 10 years, confronted and attacked Becky Lynch, who had been indirectly feuding with AJ’s husband, CM Punk, via her own husband Seth Rollins. AJ’s first return match took place Wrestlepalooza on September 20, where she and Punk defeated Lynch and Rollins in a mixed tag team match after she forced Lynch to submit.

 Championships and accomplishments 
 Florida Championship Wrestling
 FCW Divas Championship (1 time)
 Queen of FCW (1 time)
 Guinness World Records
 Most wins of the WWE Divas Championship (3 times) 
 First female WWE Superstar Challenge winner (2012)
 Pro Wrestling Illustrated
 PWI ranked her #43 of the top 50 female singles wrestlers in the PWI Female 50 in 2013
 Women Superstars Uncensored
 WSU Tag Team Championship (1 time) — with Brooke Carter
 WSU/NWS King and Queen of the Ring (2004) — with Jay Lethal
 Wrestling Observer Newsletter
 Worst Worked Match of the Year (2013) with Aksana, Alicia Fox, Kaitlyn, Rosa Mendes, Summer Rae and Tamina Snuka vs. Cameron, Eva Marie, JoJo, Naomi, Natalya and The Bella Twins at Survivor Series on November 24
 WWE
 WWE Divas Championship (3 times)
 Slammy Award for Diva of the Year (2012, 2014)
 Slammy Award for Kiss of the Year (2012) — with John Cena

 Other awards and honors
 National Alliance on Mental Illness Multicultural Outreach Award (2018)

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Category:1987 births
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Category:American professional wrestlers
Category:Female professional wrestlers
Category:People from Union City, New Jersey
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