AJ Lee

Quick Facts

Full Name	AJ Lee
Occupation	Wrestler
Date Of Birth	Mar 19, 1987(1987-03-19)
Age	37
Birthplace	Union City
Country	United States
Birth City	New Jersey
Horoscope	Pisces

AJ Lee Biography

AJ Lee is one of the most popular and richest Wrestler who was born on March 19, 1987 in Union City, New Jersey, United States. Former wrestler who won her first WWE Divas Championship in June 2013. After her wrestling career, she became a New York Times Best Selling author as well as a social media phenomenon with over 1 million Instagram followers.

She had an on-screen affair with John Cena.

April Jeanette Mendez (born March 19, 1987) is an American author and former professional wrestler. She is best known for her time in WWE under the ring name AJ Lee.

Her brother’s interest in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) influenced her to become a professional wrestler. With inspiration from WWE’s female wrestlers, especially Lita, she cemented her ambition at twelve years old. In 2005, Mendez graduated from Memorial High School in West New York, New Jersey. She attended New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts in New York City, where she majored in film and television production, until family and financial issues led to her dropping out six months into her studies. Afterward, she started working full-time to afford wrestling training. As an homage to her brother, who was in the U.S. Army, she once wore camouflage wrestling attire.

Her real name is AJ Mendez Brooks. She was born the youngest of three into a family of poverty. She previously dated her trainer Jay Lethal as well as WWE champ Dolph Ziggler. She married fellow wrestler CM Punk in 2014.

AJ Lee Net Worth

AJ Lee is one of the richest Wrestler from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, AJ Lee 's net worth $4 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She grew up in motels and friends’ houses, and decided to become a professional wrestler at the age of twelve.

She had a three month run as Raw General Manager from August 2012 to October 2012.

April Jeanette Mendez was born on March 19, 1987, in Union City, New Jersey. Her mother, Janet Acevedo, was a homemaker and later a home health aide, while her father, Robert Mendez, was an automotive engineer. She is the youngest of three children, and of Puerto Rican descent. In describing her childhood, Mendez said her family struggled with poverty, mental illness, and drug addiction. They frequently moved between apartments, sometimes living in motels or their car when they could not afford rent.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is AJ Lee Dating?

According to our records, AJ Lee married to CM Punk. As of December 1, 2023, AJ Lee’s is not dating anyone.

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AJ made her main roster debut on the May 27, 2011, episode of SmackDown as part of a tag team with Kaitlyn, referring to themselves as “The Chickbusters”. Along with their mentor Natalya, they feuded with the trio of Alicia Fox, Tamina Snuka, and Rosa Mendes for two months. In late July, AJ began a brief storyline on NXT Redemption as the girlfriend of Hornswoggle and feuded with Maxine. Meanwhile on SmackDown, she was attacked by Natalya, who turned on her protégé and allied with Beth Phoenix to form the Divas of Doom. AJ and Kaitlyn repeatedly lost to the Divas of Doom over the following months, upsetting Kaitlyn.

Facts & Trivia

AJ Ranked on the list of most popular Wrestler. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. AJ Lee celebrates birthday on March 19 of every year.

By November 2011, AJ was placed in an on-screen romance with Daniel Bryan, who won the World Heavyweight Championship the next month and developed heel traits. Despite AJ’s declaration of love for Bryan, Bryan avoided saying he loved her in return. On January 13, 2012, while accompanying Bryan for his title defense, she was accidentally struck by Big Show and carried off on a stretcher as part of the storyline. She returned on February 3, preventing Bryan from being attacked by Big Show. In March, Bryan started acting verbally abusive towards AJ but she stood by him. At WrestleMania XXVIII on April 1, after sharing a “good luck kiss” with Bryan, he was surprised by Sheamus and defeated in 18 seconds. Bryan blamed AJ for his loss of the World Heavyweight Championship and ended their relationship. AJ made multiple attempts to mend their relationship but Bryan spurned her and left her distraught. As a result, she attacked Natalya and Kaitlyn when they attempted to comfort her, marking her character’s transition to “mentally unstable”.

Why is AJ Lee no longer at the WWE?

Spinal Injuries forced AJ Lee to retire from the ring. Whilst she may have been burnt out after her treatment by WWE management, she was ultimately unable to compete in the ring due to injuries sustained while wrestling for years.

Will AJ Lee ever wrestle again?

AJ has instead returned in a non-wrestling role with Women of Wrestling. Whenever she is asked about a return to the ring, AJ says don’t hold your breath waiting for it to happen, but never say never.

Who did AJ Lee lose her title to?

She came down the ramp on RAW, claiming that she had no competition left after defeating “everyone” during her 295 day reign. Paige , who was the NXT Women’s Champion at the time, then challenged the champ and pinned her for the title in a fairly short match.

Will CM Punk ever return to WWE?

According to Booker T, we won’t ever see CM Punk back in WWE. WWE Hall of Famer, Booker T doesn’t think fans will see CM Punk back on WWE programming, regardless of his murky status in All Elite Wrestling.

How did AJ Lee get injured?

WWE Divas champion AJ Lee suffered a whiplash injury after a fall on the August 2 edition of SmackDown and was taken off on a stretcher.