AJ Lee
AJ Lee (born March 19, 1987, Union City, New Jersey, real name April Jeanette Mendez) is an American wrestler, author, actress and screenwriter who is mainly known for winning first WWE Divas Championship in June 2013.
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What is the age of AJ Lee? Her age is 37 years (as of 2024) She was born on March 19, 1987, Union City, New Jersey, United States to a Christian parents Robert Mendez, Janet Acevedo.
AJ Lee is also known for her theajmendez Instagram account where she posts her daily life vlog, beautiful picture, fitness and her lifestyle. On the platform she has amassed over 1.1 million followers.
Gender | Female |
Full Name | April Jeanette Mendez |
Nicknames, Stage name | AJ Lee, AJ Mendez |
Age in 2024 | 37 Years |
Date of Birth | March 19, 1987 |
Birthplace | Union City, New Jersey, United States |
Profession | Actress, Wrestler, Author, Screenwriter and Internet Celebrity |
Religion | Christianity |
Nationality | American |
Zodiac Sign | Pisces |
Education Qualification | Graduated from the Tisch School of the Arts |
Height | 5’2″ (feet) or 1.58496 (m) |
Weight | 52 kg |
Father | Robert Mendez |
Mother | Janet Acevedo |
Brother (1) | Name Not Known |
Sister | She does not have a sister |
Marital Status | Married |
Marriage Date | June 13, 2014 |
Husband | Phil Brooks, professionally known as CM Punk |
Kids | No |
Net Worth 2024 | $10 million |
Height and Weight
When it comes to physique, female wrestler AJ Lee’s height is 5 feet 2 inches and her weight is 52 kg. She has an athletic body and lovely appearance with black eyes, long black hair with fair skin. She looks very attractive and beautiful.
Religion and Nationality
The 5 feet 2 inches tall, American wrestler AJ Lee (AJ Mendez) follows Christianity and her nationality is American. If we talk about her astrological sign, she belongs to Pisces zodiac sign.
AJ Lee Education Qualification
She graduated from the Tisch School of the Arts in New York in 2006.
School | She attended Memorial High School, New Jersey from 2001 to 2005. |
College/University | In 2005, AJ Lee enrolled in Tisch School of the Arts in New York and graduated from there in 2006. |
Highest Qualification | Graduate |
AJ Lee Family: Father, Mother, Siblings
AJ Lee was born to a well-educated Christian parents. Her father’s name is Robert Mendez who was an automotive engineer and her mother’s name is Janet Acevedo who was a housewife. If we talk about siblings, the wrestler has a sister Erica Mendez and brother named Robert Mendez.
AJ Lee Husband, Children
AJ Lee is a married woman and her husband’s name is Phil Brooks who is mainly known as CM Punk. She and CM Punk, an American professional wrestler and actor, married on June 13, 2014
She and her husband Phil Brooks are enjoying their marital life in Chicago, Illinois. Currently (2024) The two do not have any kids.
AJ Lee Net Worth 2024
AJ Lee has an estimated net worth of $10 million (as of 2024). She has earned a lot of fame as well as a lot of money from his profession.
His primary source of income is wrestling, screenwriting and other businesses. From all this she earns a good amount and lives a luxurious lifestyle.
Biographical Facts About AJ Lee
AJ was born and raised in New Jersey.
The female wrestler spent most of her childhood time in Union City, New Jersey with her parents and sibling. She completed her schooling at Memorial High School, New Jersey in 2005 and for higher studies she got admitted to Tisch School of the Arts in New York.
In 2006, She earned a degree from NYU Tisch School of the Arts.
Childhood
She was born in a poor family. Her family struggled with poverty, drug addiction, mental illness and poverty. When she was a child, the financial condition of her family was very bad.1
She did not even have money to pay the room rent. Due to inability to pay rent, they move from one apartment to another. Sometimes they lived in motels or cars because they did not have money to pay for room rent.
She suffered a lot in childhood.
In her school time, AJ asked a guy for date when she turned 19 but her first date did not go well.
First date at the age of 19
In 2005, she got admission in New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, where she learned about the film and television industry and studied in depth about their production.2
She specializes in film and television production.
As per the sources, AJ was only 20 years old when she joined the wrestling world. She started his wrestling career in 2007 with New Jersey’s independent circuit.
Joined Wrestling at very young age
She gives credit to her brother for coming into the wrestling industry. Her brother is a big fan of wrestling. Seeing her brother, she also became interested in wrestling.
In the year 2000, she started looking for wrestling schools around his area to get into industry so that he could further train himself, she also joined a wrestling school located a mile away from his home.
To pay school fees AJ Lee started working full time job.3 And thus her career moved towards wrestling with struggle and she entered the world of wrestling.
Her favorite female wrestler is Miss Elizabeth since childhood and she considers her as idol.
How she entered the wrestling industry
In 2009, AJ Lee signed a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment and reports to their farm league, Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW).
Signed contract with WWE
She is very kind hearted and animal lover. She has a very special love for dogs and other animals. One of her life’s goals is to open a rescue shelter for homeless dogs.
In honor of National Dog Fighting Awareness Day on April 8, 2015, AJ started GetTough campaign with ASPCA.4
She is a big animal lover
AJ is Christian by birth and has deep faith in Christianity. Sometimes she wears Jesus Christ locket and go to Church for prayer.
She believes in Christianity
She won many awards and titles during her Westling career.
She won WWE Divas Championship 3 times5, won Slammy Award for Diva of the Year in 2011, She was awarded by Slammy Award for Kiss of the Year in 2012 with John Cena.6
Awards
In 2015, 5 feet 2 inches tall American wrestler AJ Lee retired from WWE due to problem of ongoing back issues.7
Retirement from WWE in 2015
In September 2010, she created her Twitter account with @TheAJMendez user name. At present (2024) she has 4.7M Followers on her official Twitter account which can be easily found by just typing AJ Mendez on Twitter
Her Twitter handle link: – https://twitter.com/theajmendez
Joined Twitter
On 4 September 2010, she launched her Facebook page with WWETeamAJLee username. On the platform, she has over 2.8 million follower.
Joined Facebook
According to the published article on Sportskeeda, two years after joining WWE, first time she was in an ad#lt romantic relationship with a WWE wrestler.8
“My first year on the main roster I started dating another wrestler. Greg was my first real adult relationship and my first love. He was my first everything. He was kind, called me beautiful every day, made me birthday gifts by hand, and was close to my family. I felt safe and loved and did not regret it. Waiting until I was mature enough to handle the emotional baggage that comes with s** was worth it,” she wrote in her book.
AJ Lee
The female wrestler dated many famous WWE superstars before June 2014.
First ad#lt relationship with a fellow WWE wrestler.
During her WWE time, she made strong bond with American professional wrestler and actor Phillip Jack Brooks, professionally known as CM Punk.
After dating for few months, AJ lee and CM Punk tied the knot on June 13, 2014.9
She married CM Punk
In 2017, the Tisch School of the Arts graduated wrestler AJ Lee launched her self-titled website Ajmendez.com.
Launched official website
Apart from being a wrestler she is good author from 2017 to 2023 she launched many books such as Crazy Is My Superpower (2017), GLOW Vs the Babyface AJ Mendez (2020), Dungeons and Dragons: At the Spine of the World #2 AJ Mendez (2020), Dungeons and Dragons: At the Spine of the World #3 AJ Mendez (2020), Dungeons and Dragons: At the Spine of the World #4 AJ Mendez (2021), Wonder Woman Black and Gold #1 (2021), Dungeons & Dragons: At the Spine of the World (2021) and Dungeons and Dragons AJ Mendez (2023)
Launched many books
Even after being away from WWE, she has paid a lot of attention to his fitness and health. She takes great care of her health. AJ works hard in the gym and takes healthy meals to be fit and beautiful.
She is very fitness freak
In January 2017, she launched her theajmendez Instagram account and got verified in March 2017.
At present on her Instagram, she posts her vlog, stunning photos and videos, behind the pictures of her professional and personal lifestyle.
On the platforms she has amassed over 1.1 million follower (as of 2024)
AJ Mendez Instagram handle link:- https://www.instagram.com/theajmendez/
Launched Instagram account
In 2023, former WWE female wrestler AJ lee became a New York Times Best Selling Author of her book titled Crazy Is My Superpower: How I Triumphed by Breaking Bones, Breaking Hearts, and Breaking the Rules.10
She Became New York Times Best Selling Author
According to Wikipedia, she lives in Chicago, Illinois with her family and husband.
Current residence
She made her film debut in Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery in 2014 as a voice artist. The movie was a direct-to-DVD animated comedy mystery film
film debut in 2014 with Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery
In 2015, AJ Lee played Trish in a short film Madden: The Movie.11
Madden: The Movie
In 2016, she featured in a television show called The Evolution of Punk.
The Evolution of Punk
From 2016 to 2023 she worked in many movies. She played Kira in a Candian body horror film Rabid in 2019.
In 2023, AJ Lee portrayed Elle Dorado in Heels12, drama television series about professional wrestling created by Michael Waldron
Worked in many films
She is a great role model for those women who want to enter the world of wrestling or are preparing for wrestling. She did not give up his goal even after facing many difficulties.
If we look at her character, she puts her own happiness and aspirations ahead of society’s neglect. She also promotes self-love and acceptance
Role Model
She consistently remained one of the top wrestlers in WWE from 2007 to 2015. and she always puts on an exciting show.
She was one of the top wrestlers in WWE
In 2016, she was honored with the WWE Warrior Award in recognition of her advocacy for the mental health community.
Warrior Award
She is mostly known as AJ Lee but her birth name is April Jeanette Mendez. The wrestler is also famous as AJ Mendez
Birth name is AJ Mendez.
- AJ is the executive producer and color commentator of ViacomCBS series WOW: Women of Wrestling.
- She is co-founder of scrappyheartproductions.com.
Lifestyle
Does AJ have a dedicated Wikipedia page? | Yes, apart from Wikipedia, she has dedicated profile on WWE, IMDb, Wrestlingdata.com, Cagematch.net etc. |
Does AJ consume alcohol? | Not Known |
Does AJ smoke? | No |
Does AJ know cooking? | Yes |
Does AJ drive? | Yes |
Does AJ watch movies? | Yes |
Does AJ swim? | Yes |
Will AJ comeback in WWE? | Not Known |
Favorite Things
AJ Favorite Dressing Color | Hot-Pink and Kelly-Green |
AJ Favorite Food? | Mac & Cheese |
AJ Favorite Actor? | Johnny Depp |
AJ Favorite Actress? | Not Known |
AJ Favorite Dancer? | Not Known |
AJ Favorite Singer or Rapper? | Not Known |
AJ Favorite Social Media Platform? | Instagram, Facebook, Twitter |
AJ Favorite Movie? | Not Revealed |
AJ Favorite Television Show? | Not Revealed |
AJ Favorite Television Actor? | Not Revealed |
AJ Favorite Travel Destination? | Not Known |
AJ Favorite Candy? | Not Known |
AJ Favorite Wrestlers? | Serena Deeb |
Hobbies
- Writing
- Traveling
- Watching movies and television reality shows
- Playing video game
- Playing with her pet dog
- Reading comic books and anime
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References/Sources
- AJ Mendez Brooks writes about turning perceived flaws into strengths ↩︎
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120617173725/http://www.northjersey.com/arts_entertainment/WWE_Diva_AJ_Lee_No_Way_Out_Meadowlands_Female_World_Wrestling_.html ↩︎
- Miss April’s G.L.O.R.Y. Wrestling Profile ↩︎
- Join the ASPCA and Professional Wrestler AJ Lee to #GetTough on Dog Fighting ↩︎
- Where is 3-time WWE divas champion AJ Lee now? ↩︎
- Slammy Awards Rewind: AJ Lee Wins ‘Diva of the Year’ and ‘Kiss of the Year’ (2012) ↩︎
- Is AJ Lee set for a WWE comeback following CM Punk’s return? ↩︎
- 12 men/women former WWE Superstar AJ Lee has been romantically linked with in real life ↩︎
- How CM Punk & AJ Lee Got Together & Ended Up Getting Married ↩︎
- A Conversation with AJ Mendez – Thought Economics ↩︎
- VIDEO: A.J. Lee featured in new “Madden ’16” movie trailer ↩︎
- ‘Heels’ Season 2 Trailer: Jack & Ace Continue Their Fight Over Late Father’s Legacy ↩︎