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AJ Lee
Born (1987-03-19) March 19, 1987 (age 37)[1]
Union City, New Jersey[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)AJ[2]/A.J.[3]
AJ Lee[2]
April Lee[1]
Miss April[1]
Billed height5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)[3]
Billed weight107 lb (49 kg)[1]
Billed fromUnion City, New Jersey[3]
Trained byJay Lethal[1]
DebutSeptember 29, 2007[1]

April Jeanette[4] (born March 19, 1987) is an American professional wrestler. She is signed to World Wrestling Entertainment,[4] where she was part of the third season of NXT. She also competes in their developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling under the name AJ, and is the reigning FCW Florida Divas Champion.[5]

She has performed for several Northeast-based independent promotions including VPW, NWS, and ACE as well as the all-female promotion Women Superstars Uncensored, where she was one half of the WSU Tag Team Champions along with Brooke Carter, known as The AC Express.

Professional wrestling career

Training

Shortly after graduating from high school, Jeanette researched wrestling schools, and enrolled in one a mile away from her house.[6] To pay the tuition, she began working full-time, and became an official wrestling student in March 2007.[6]

Women Superstars Uncensored

On October 11, 2008 Miss April made her debut for Women Superstars Uncensored (WSU). She teamed with Malia Hosaka to participate in the tournament to determine the inaugural WSU Tag Team Champions. The pairing advanced to the second round, where they were defeated by The Beatdown Betties. On February 7, 2009 Miss April and Brooke Carter defeated The Beatdown Betties (Annie Social and Roxxie Cotton) to win the WSU Tag Team Championship. On April 11, 2009 Miss April and Jay Lethal were crowned the WSU/NWS 2009 King and Queen of the Ring after defeating Jana and Danny Demanto in the final of the tounament.[6]

World Wrestling Entertainment (2009–present)

Jeanette signed a contract with World Wrestling Entertainment on May 5, 2009, and was assigned to Florida Championship Wrestling, WWE's developmental territory.[4] Jeanette made her FCW television debut at the August 14, 2009 tapings under the name April Lee as a face in a fatal four-way match also including Serena Mancini, Alicia Fox, and Tiffany.[7] She began challenging for the 'Queen of FCW' title, and on February 4, 2010, Lee defeated Serena to win the crown.[8] In the first round of a tournament to determine the inaugural FCW Divas Championship, Lee defeated Tamina on April 29, but was defeated by Serena in the semi-finals on May 20.[9][10] At the June 10 television tapings, Lee challenged the FCW Divas Champion Naomi Night to a match, but was unsuccessful in winning the championship.[11] Night went on to retain her FCW Divas Championship by defeating both Lee and Serena in a triple threat match. On FCW's 100th episode, Lee fought Night to a double countout in a match where both Diva's titles were on the line.

In June 2010, she appeared at Raw house shows, acting as the hostess, and also acted as the ring announcer at an FCW show.[1][12] On November 18, she lost to Rosa Mendes in a title match, making Mendes the new 'Queen of Florida'.[13] On December 16, AJ defeated Naomi to win the Florida Divas Championship.[5] Her victory made her the first FCW Diva to hold both the Divas Championship and the title of Queen of FCW.[14]

NXT (2010)

On August 31, 2010, it was announced that she would be part of the third season of NXT under the name A.J., with Primo as her Pro.[15] She appeared on the first episode of season three on September 7, teaming with Primo to defeat rookie Diva Aksana and her Pro Goldust in a mixed tag team match.[16] The following week she suffered her first loss when she and Primo were defeated by Kaitlyn and Dolph Ziggler.[17] Over the next two weeks, A.J. won three challenges, and on the October 5 episode of NXT she and Kaitlyn were tied for the number of challenges won.[18][19] Kaitlyn received immunity from elimination in the poll based on crowd reaction.[20] A.J. was eliminated from the competition on the November 23 episode, despite winning a competition and a match earlier in the show.[21][22] She returned to NXT for the season finale, where she teamed with The Bella Twins to defeat Alicia Fox, Aksana, and Maxine.[23]

Personal life

Jeanette was born in Union City, 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.[6] As a tribute to her brother, who was in the army, Jeanette sometimes wears camouflage wrestling attire.[6] Jeanette was previously in a relationship with her trainer Jay Lethal.[24]

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "A.J. Lee". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2010-09-11.
  2. ^ a b "FCW roster". Florida Championship Wrestling. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
  3. ^ a b c "A.J." World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
  4. ^ a b c Martin, Adam (2009-05-05). "WWE signs new developmental talent". WrestleView. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
  5. ^ a b c "FCW roster". Florida Championship Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2010-12-23. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Miss April". G.L.O.R.Y. Wrestling. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
  7. ^ Spears, Michael (2009-08-14). "April Lee FCW debut". PWInsider. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
  8. ^ a b "Florida Championship Wrestling roster". Florida Championship Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2010-11-06. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
  9. ^ "April 29, 2010–Florida Championship Wrestling – TV Tapings (Airdate 5/16) in Tampa, Florida at the FCW Arena". Online World of Wrestling. 2010-04-29. Retrieved 2010-07-22.
  10. ^ "May 20, 2010–Florida Championship Wrestling – TV Tapings (Airdate 6/6) in Tampa, Florida at the FCW Arena". Online World of Wrestling. 2010-05-20. Retrieved 2010-07-22.
  11. ^ "June 10, 2010–Florida Championship Wrestling – TV Tapings (Airdate 7/4) in Tampa, Florida at the FCW Arena". Online World of Wrestling. 2010-06-10. Retrieved 2010-07-22.
  12. ^ "June 16, 2010–Florida Championship Wrestling in Deland, Florida". Online World of Wrestling. 2010-06-16. Retrieved 2010-07-22.
  13. ^ "Champions Roll Call". Florida Championship Wrestling. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
  14. ^ "AJ makes FCW History". Florida Championship Wrestling. 2010-12-16. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
  15. ^ Caldwell, James (2010-08-31). "Caldwell's WWE NXT Results 8/31: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of NXT Season 2, Week 13 – Season Finale". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2010-09-01. Primo introduced her [sic] Rookie, A.J. It's A.J. Lee
  16. ^ Bishop, Matt (2010-09-07). "WWE NXT: Season 3 opens with burials, botches, more". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
  17. ^ Bishop, Matt (2010-09-15). "WWE NXT: All-time burial continues". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved 2010-09-15.
  18. ^ Bishop, Matt (2010-09-21). "WWE NXT: Welcome to The Gong Show". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
  19. ^ Bishop, Matt (2010-09-28). "WWE NXT: Head-scratching show carries on". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
  20. ^ Bishop, Matt (2010-10-05). "WWE NXT: First elimination on tap, Vickie battles Kaitlyn". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved 2010-10-08.
  21. ^ Martin, Adam (2010-11-24). "Latest elimination from WWE NXT is..." WrestleView. Retrieved 2010-11-24.
  22. ^ a b Bishop, Matt (2010-11-24). "WWE NXT: AJ sent home in a shocker". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved 2010-11-24.
  23. ^ Bishop, Matt (2010-11-30). "WWE NXT: Season 3 mercifully ends with new breakout diva crowned". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
  24. ^ Meltzer, Dave (September 6, 2010). "Sept. 6 2010 Observer Newsletter: UFC 118 in-depth, early Luna bio, WWE responds to Cade, Tony Borne". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, CA: 11. ISSN 1083-9593. April Jeanette, 23, started wrestling independently in New Jersey after graduating high school. While doing independents, she attended NYU's Tisch School of the Arts in New York City. She's got by far the most wrestling experience, and will be far and away the best in-ring worker. She's small and has the cute look, and was at one time the girlfriend of TNA's Jay Lethal. She is now dating E Fedder Rated R Legend
  25. ^ Martin, Adam (2010-11-24). "NXT Results - 11/23/10". WrestleView. Retrieved 2010-11-24. A.J. then slapped on her octopus submission

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