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April Jeanette Brooks is an American professional wrestler working for WWE under the name AJ Lee.

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19 Mar, 1987

AJ Lee born in Union City, NJ

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Lee is born in Union City, NJ as the youngest of three siblings. Lee spends many years in motel rooms with her poor family. Her interest in wrestling develops at a young age due to her brother being a fan of WWE.

I didn’t have the easiest time growing up; it’s no secret. We were just poor.

1 Mar, 2007

Begins wrestling training

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Lee drops out of college due to financial issues. She begins working full-time to afford wrestling training and trains under the tutelage of Jay Lethal.

I ran into financial problems and couldn’t afford (school) anymore, so I dropped out. I’ve always wanted to entertain people, and when I was in school I was interested in creative writing, but wrestling was always there. When I ran into financial problems I just figured when life gives you lemons, you have to make lemonade.

5 May, 2009

Signs WWE contract

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Lee signs her first contract with World Wrestling Entertainment after paying $1,500 to participate in a tryout and begins working in the company’s developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling.

I began saving my money. I just thought, whether I get signed or not, they just need to see me. Fate must have taken over, because I was so skinny and didn’t know how to do my hair and makeup. I was just a blank canvas, and they took a chance on me.

31 Aug, 2010

Joins NXT

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Lee joins the all-female third season of NXT.

I’m representing all the nerds out there. You know, not every girl is into pink and heels, you can be different. I’ve never dreamed of being anything but a Diva. There’s no getting rid of me.

23 Nov, 2010

Eliminated from NXT

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Lee is eliminated from the all-female NXT Season 3 competition.

I’ve wanted this my entire life and I have fought to get here. Every step I have taken has been for this moment, to be in this ring, and there is not one thing that is ever going to stop me. So if you think that this is the last time you’ve seen AJ you are sorely mistaken because I will be back and I am going to accomplish all of my dreams.

6 Apr, 2014

Wrestlemania 30

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Wrestlemania 30 is held at Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The event is hosted by Hulk Hogan and features Danial Bryan vs Triple H, John Cena vs Bray Wyatt, Brock Lesnar vs The Undertaker (ending Undertaker’s 21 year undefeated streak), AJ Lee vs Naomi and Daniel Bryan vs Batista vs Randy Orton for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.

15 Jun, 2014

Punk, Lee marry

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Punk marries Lee during a private ceremony. The event is attended by close friends and family. The pair met while working for WWE as performers.

4 Aug, 2014

Summerslam title match added

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WWE announces Diva’s Championship match for Summerslam pay-per-view on August 17th. The bout will feature A.J. Lee putting her championship on the line against challenger, Paige.

She’s going to be full of anger and she’s going to be better than ever. The girls so far have given me a great fight. Alicia Fox on Raw the other day really, really stuck it to me! But I still came out victorious. Tamina’s always been very dominating so I’ve really had a good run so far – so I look forward to AJ

17 Aug, 2014

Paige – Lee Diva’s championship

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Paige defeats AJ Lee at Summerslam to capture the WWE diva’s championship. Paige comments.

I’ve been working my whole career to get to this point, it’s been nearly nine years now, and it was just incredible. I couldn’t stop crying, I haven’t stopped talking to my family about it, it’s overwhelming especially getting so much support from the fans and backstage. It’s been magical.