Sara Lee, one of the winners of the 6th season of WWE's Tough Enough reality competition television series, has sadly passed away at the age of 30. Lee's passing was announced by her mother Terri in a Facebook post shared on Thursday (October 6).
"It is with heavy hearts we wanted to share that our Sara Weston has gone to be with Jesus," Terri Lee captioned an image of her late daughter. "We are all in shock and arrangements are not complete. We ask that you respectfully let our family mourn."
Sara Lee won Tough Enough in 2015 (fighting off competition from the likes of Chelsea Green, Mandy Rose, and Sonya Deville in the process) and was rewarded with a one-year WWE contract. After signing with the company, Lee reported duty at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando and subsequently competed in eight matches on the NXT developmental brand. Lee parted ways with WWE upon the expiration of her contract in September 2016.
The cause of Lee's passing is yet to be revealed. She posted a gym selfie on Instagram the day before her death was announced.
Lee was married to former WWE Superstar Wesley Blake (Cory Weston). The couple had three children, the youngest of whom was born last year.
Lee hadn't worked a match since leaving WWE. Her final match took place in August 2016 when she teamed up with current WWE SmackDown Women's Champion Liv Morgan to take on Aliyah and Billie Kay in a losing effort at an NXT live event in August 2016.
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