April Jeanette Mendez, popularly known as AJ Lee is a professional wrestler, who began her career in the ring in 2007. She was signed by WWE in 2009, but rose to prominence through storylines. She has won the Divas Championship three times and was voted Woman of the Year from 2012 to 2014 by Pro Wrestling Illustrated.
She retired from the competitions in 2015, however, returned to WWE after a decade in September 2025. AJ Lee has been linked to many popular WWE wrestlers on TV and in real life. Currently she is happily married to CM Punk, but let us take a look at the names linked to her.
AJ Lee’s affair with Jay Lethal
Before making it big in the wrestling ring, AJ Lee had trained under AEW’s Jay Lethal. He is one of the best wrestlers from his generation and had made a name for himself in the many championships. As per multiple reports, Aj Lee and Jay Lethal began dating each other in 2007 and pictures of the two has surfaced pointed out at their romance. However, the two eventually separated after some time.
AJ Lee’s first serious relationship was with wrestler, Trent Beretta
After she got into WWE main roster, she started dating a fellow wrestling superstar, Trent Beretta. She referred about him in her book “Crazy Is My Superpower: How I Triumphed by Breaking Bones, Breaking Hearts, and Breaking the Rules” as “Greg.” For the unversed, Trent’s real name is Gregory Marasciulo. It was her first serious relationship, and the two were very passionate about each other. However, as her career become her centre of attention, their relationship crumbled and she broke up with him.
AJ Lee’s on-screen love with John Cena turned real
During her time in WWE, AJ had many on-screen relationships and John Cena was one of them. The two even shared a lot of kisses on-screen, making them one of the most loved couples. However, as per reports, AJ and Cena’s on-screen romance soon turned into off-screen love. There were rumours that Cena and AJ were dating, but neither of then confirmed or dismissed the rumour.
However, once the diva revealed in her book that she had almost dated a WWE superstar before discovering that he was already dating another female wrestler. Though she didn’t name the wrestler, people were certain that it was Cena. Penning her relationship with him, she wrote in her book:
“I almost got wrapped up with another wrestler. While he aggressively courted me, I ignorantly giggled, enjoying the affirming attention. What I didn’t realise was that he was secretly dating another woman in the company, and she would understandably hate me forever. Since he had way more stroke than I did, I worried that he would try to have me fired after I told him to back off. But he ended up taking it like a champ.”
AJ Lee got married to wrestler, CM Punk
AJ Lee and CM Punk met in 2012, when they were paired in a romantic storyline in WWE. Their on-screen storyline featured a love triangle involving Daniel Bryan. AJ and Punk were close friends and shared personal struggles and experiences, which drew them closer together. They discussed their mental health struggles and family backgrounds. Since both their mothers suffered from bipolar disorder, they could relate to each other.
Eventually, their reel chemistry evolved into a real-life relationship, and they began dating in 2013. They tied the knot in 2014, in a private ceremony attended by close friends and family. Mentioning their on-screen pairing to off-screen love, she mentioned her book and wrote:
“We went on dating other people, supporting those relationships while not realising what we really wanted. But after living in denial, fighting all the time, my character proposing to his and then agreeing to marry someone else, and after two years of the world’s most bizarre foreplay, one day Phil and I just jumped headfirst into a serious relationship.”
AJ Lee and CM Punk have been married for over a decade now and have been supporting each other in their personal and professional endeavours.
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