April Jeanette
AJ in April 2014
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| Birth name | April Jeanette Mendez |
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| Born |
March 19, 1987 Union City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Residence |
Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | CM Punk (m. 2014) |
| Website | AJMendezBrooks.com |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | AJ AJ Lee April Lee Miss April |
| Billed height | 5 ft 2 in (157 cm) |
| Billed weight | 115 lb (52 kg) |
| Billed from | Union City, New Jersey |
| Trained by |
Azrieal Florida Championship Wrestling Jay Lethal Mo Sexton |
| Debut | September 29, 2007 |
| Retired | April 3, 2015 |
April Jeanette Mendez Brooks (née Mendez; born March 19, 1987) is an American author and retired professional wrestler. She is best known for her time in WWE under the ring name AJ Lee.
Mendez's career in professional wrestling spanned from 2007 to 2015. She performed on the independent circuit in New Jersey until she was signed by WWE in 2009. After spending two years in its developmental branch, Florida Championship Wrestling, she was promoted 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 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 was voted Woman of the Year by readers of Pro Wrestling Illustrated from 2012 to 2014.
Since her retirement from wrestling, Mendez has focused on writing. Her 2017 memoir, Crazy Is My Superpower, was a New York Times Best Seller.
April Jeanette Mendez was born prematurely on March 19, 1987, in Union City, New Jersey, the daughter of Janet Acevedo and Robert Mendez. She is the youngest of three children and of Puerto Rican descent. In describing her childhood, Mendez has said that her family struggled with poverty, mental illness, and drug addiction. They lived in motels, other people's houses, and their car.
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