AJ Lee is a former professional wrestler and an author who is married to CM Punk, and here is everything you need to know about her, including net worth, salary, records and personal life

AJ Lee Facts

Birth Place	Union City, New Jersey
Father’s Name	Robert Mendez
Mother’s Name	Janet Acevedo
Star Sign	Pisces
Net Worth (2021)	$5 million
Salary (2021)	Yet to be disclosed
Age	34
Date of Birth	March 19, 1987
High School	Memorial High School
Nationality	American
Wrestling Debut	2007
WWE Debut	2009
Finisher	Black Widow
Achievements	3x WWE Divas Champion
Spouse	CM Punk (m.2014)
Children	To be updated
Nickname	Geek Goddess
Social Media	Twitter, Instagram

AJ Lee became an instant hit right after making her WWE main roster debut. In a short span of time, Lee was able to leave a huge lasting impact in the promotion. A cervical spine injury is attributed to ruining her career. Currently she is an author.

AJ Lee Net Worth and Salary

AJ Lee has a net worth of $5 million, which has been primarily through her pro-wrestling career and also being an author.

She earned around $200,000 a year during her time in the WWE. It is not exactly known how much Lee has been making as an author.

AJ Lee Wrestling career

AJ Lee made her wrestling debut in late 2009 in the New Jersey Independent Circuit. 2 years later she took her first step towards entry in the WWE, attending a tryout camp in May 2009.

Following pretty successful couple of years at Florida Championship Wrestling and NXT, Lee made her main roster debut on the 27th of May, 2011.

Her character then was set up for an on-screen romance with Daniel Bryan, that later turned towards future husband CM Punk.

However, things turned awry between Lee-Punk and Bryan. She began pitting against them and was later involved in a romantic storyline with John Cena.

In June 2013, at Payback, Lee defeated Kaitlyn to win her first WWE Divas Championship.

A couple of years later, on the 3rd of April, 2015, Lee left the WWE, primarily due to an injury to her cervical spine.

AJ Lee career as an author

AJ Lee became an author following her retirement from pro-wrestling. Till date, she has authored four books.

Her first book titled Crazy Is My Superpower: How I Triumphed by Breaking Bones, Breaking Hearts, and Breaking the Rules was released in April 2017. It became a big and an instant hit.

She then wrote GLOW vs. The Babyface, with Aimee Garcia based on the television series of the same name. It was published in June 2020, with the first of four issues being published in November 2019.

Besides this Lee has written: Wonder Woman: Black and Gold #1 and Dungeons & Dragons: At the Spine of the World.

AJ Lee Family and Personal Life

AJ Lee was born on the 19th of March, 1987 to parents Robert Mendez and Janet Acevedo. She was born in Union City, New Jersey. She has two siblings and is of Puerto Rican descent. It was her brother’s interest in WWE that got her into pro-wrestling.

On the 13th of June, 2014, Lee married fellow professional wrestler CM Punk.

AJ Lee husband CM Punk

AJ Lee’s husband CM Punk was one of the top wrestlers in the world during her stint in the promotion.

He left the promotion in 2014 on a bitter note, and then became a mixed martial artist.

After a ‘not-successful’ career as a mixed martial artist, Punk became a commentator for Cage Fury Fighting Championship.

However, he returned to pro-wrestling on the 20th of August, 2021 at AEW RAMPAGE: The First Dance.

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