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Former WWE wrestler and mother of three Sara Lee dead at age 30: Lee’s mother says ‘we are all in shock’
- Lee’s mother Terri announced on Thursday that the former Tough Enough star had passed away, saying the family was “in shock” but did not give a cause of death
- Lee was the female winner of the sixth season of WWE’s reality show competition in August 2015, winning a one-year WWE contract
- For the past five years she has continued her wrestling training in Orlando, Florida, and her last Instagram post was in her gym clothes
- ‘Celebrate being finally healthy enough to hit the gym 2 days in a row – the very first sinus infection kicked my ass,’ she wrote on Wednesday
- Lee was married to former WWE superstar Wesley Blake (real name Cory Weston), and the couple have three children
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Former WWE wrestler Sara Lee has died at the age of 30, her mother announced on Thursday.
Lee, who won the sixth season of WWE’s reality show competition Tough Enough in August 2015, posted a photo of herself in gym clothes the day before her death.
“To finally celebrate being healthy enough to hit the gym two days in a row — the very first sinus infection kicked my ass,” she wrote.
Lee’s mother Terri announced the news on Facebook, but did not say how she died.
“It is with a heavy heart that we want to share that our Sara Weston has passed away to be with Jesus,” she wrote.
“We are all in shock and the agreements are not complete. We respectfully ask that you allow our family to grieve. We all need prayers, especially Cory and her children.’
Sara Lee posted her latest image to Instagram on Wednesday (above), with the caption: ‘Finally being healthy enough to hit the gym 2 days in a row – the very first sinus infection kicked my ass’
Lee was married to fellow wrestler Cory Weston, and the couple had three children
Lee was married to Cory Weston, who went by the wrestling name Wesley Blake, and the couple had three children.
Born in Hope Township, Michigan, Lee was a competitive high school powerlifter and studied medical ultrasound at Delta College in Bay City, Michigan.
She competed on the WWE reality TV show and was declared the winner by fan vote, with the prize of a $250,000 one-year contract with WWE.
She left the franchise in 2016 and has since trained in Orlando, Florida, with Team Vision Dojo.
Lee and Weston married in December 2017.