AJ Lee

Is AJ Lee the figment of some Manga-geek’s adolescent imagination? She’s an avid video gamer, regularly thumbs through comic books and wears the scuffs on her Chuck Taylors with pride. But don’t be fooled. This unpredictable young woman is not as innocent as she looks.

Although she stands a petite, 5-foot-2, AJ is a fierce competitor with an energetic, high-flying style that poses a threat to any Diva. This bold New Jersey native first introduced herself to the WWE Universe on the third season of WWE NXT. She finished in third place, but won many WWE fans with her lucha-inspired moveset and indomitable fighting spirit.

A year after debuting on SmackDown in May 2011, AJ was pivotal in the 18-second outcome of the World Heavyweight Championship Match at WrestleMania XXVIII with a kiss to her beau, Daniel Bryan. The couple’s subsequent breakup sent AJ into an emotional tailspin, and went on to become romantically entangled with WWE’s top Superstars, including CM Punk, Kane and even John Cena.

Following a brief and controversial stint as Raw’s General Manager — a tenure marred by controversy due to her increasingly erratic behavior — AJ found herself in the arms of the brash Dolph Ziggler. Coincidentally enough, it was in the femme fatale’s home state that The Showoff “cashed in” his Money in the Bank contract on Alberto Del Rio to become the World Heavyweight Champion just one night after WrestleMania 29.

It wasn’t long before AJ claimed a championship of her own. After winning a No. 1 Contender’s Divas Battle Royal on Raw, AJ defeated former friend Kaitlyn to ensnare the Divas Title, and would go on to hold that prize for a record-shattering 295 days until she was unseated by NXT Women’s Champion Paige the day after WrestleMania 30.

AJ and Paige soon became “frenemies” collided in a Divas Title rematch at WWE Battleground with AJ coming out on top. The title changed hands between the crafty competitors twice more, first at SummerSlam and again at Night of Champions, their rivalry intensifying with each grueling encounter.

AJ defended the Divas Championship against Paige in their fierce collision at WWE Hell in a Cell, and barely remained titleholder when she capitalized on a serious gaffe by The Diva of Tomorrow and her one-time associate, Alicia Fox.

After playing mind games with AJ leading up to their bout at Survivor Series, Nikki Bella got the last laugh when Brie Bella shockingly aided her sister in defeating AJ, ultimately costing her the Divas Championship. As AJ attempted to earn her fourth championship reign at WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs ... and Stairs, Nikki stole a victory after spraying the challenger in the face with a substance in a concealed spray bottle. Stepping away from the ring for several weeks, AJ returned on the March 2 Raw, saving her former nemesis Paige from a two-on-one attack by The Bella Twins. Have AJ and Paige formed a new, formidable partnership? 

Even though it’s impossible to predict what AJ will do next, one thing remains a constant: she will always keep us guessing.