Starz‘s Stephen Amell-led professional wrestling drama Heels has revealed a primary take a look at the character performed by former WWE celebrity AJ Mendez (aka AJ Lee).
On Twitter, Starz shared various pictures that includes the brand new faces coming to the Duffy Wrestling League in Heels Season 2. Initially is Mendez, who will fittingly be enjoying a wrestler on the present. Mendez joins a solid record that additionally consists of her husband and fellow wrestler CM Punk (actual identify Phil Brooks), who performed Ricky Rabies in Heels Season 1. Moreover, Starz has revealed first appears to be like on the characters performed by Josh Segarra (Arrow) and Emmy Raver-Lampman (The Umbrella Academy).
Below the identify AJ Lee, Mendez had a six-year profession with sports activities leisure big WWE. She initially signed with the corporate in 2009 earlier than being referred to as as much as the primary roster in 2011. Mendez subsequently held the WWE Diva’s Championship thrice, tying Eve Torres for essentially the most reigns with the now-defunct title. Mendez retired from in-ring competitors and departed WWE in 2015.
Since hanging up her boots, Mendez has turned her consideration to different professions, akin to appearing. For example, she appeared alongside the aforementioned Brooks within the 2019 horror movie Rabid. Mendez can also be connected to look within the upcoming highway journey comedy Sacramento reverse Kristen Stewart and Michael Cera. Furthermore, Mendez co-wrote the script for the 2022 Netflix movie Blade of the 47 Ronin.
Heels Returns for Season 2 in July 2023
Heels premiered on Starz in August 2021. Season 1 ran for a complete of eight episodes by the next October. The sequence stars the aforementioned Amell alongside Alexander Ludwig. The 2 play a pair of brothers vying for management of their late father’s skilled wrestling federation in Georgia.
Heels Season 2 premieres on Starz on Friday, July 28.
