10 Things You Need To Know About WWE Divas Champion AJ Lee

7. She Was Trained By Ring Of Honor Television Champion Jay Lethal

Born and raised in northern New Jersey, AJ grew up not that far from Elizabeth, the town former TNA and current Ring of Honor star Jay Lethal called home. A tremendously talented worker almost from the moment he stepped foot inside a squared circle, Lethal was the perfect wrestler to teach the young woman her craft. One of the innovators of the X-Division in TNA and a cornerstone of Ring of Honor, Lethal had experience working a variety of styles and that helped with the development of AJ into the performer she is today. She not only learned the basics, she learned to put her own twist on them and to use variations of moves that fans have seen a million times before if she wants her work to look and feel different from that of her peers. What she learned from Lethal allowed her to develop into a hot young Indy talent that eventually caught the eye of WWE management and led to her spot in WWE developmental. Today, his influence in her work can be seen in some of the strikes that she uses, including a back kick she has been known to throw, as well as the fiery comebacks she makes as a babyface. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbQVndiX0Yo While the tri-state area is littered with wrestling schools run by old veterans, as well as Indy has-beens, AJ made the absolute right choice in seeking out Lethal and she is a better wrestler and performer for it in 2014.