By Matthew Roscoe • 07 October 2022 • 0:11
BREAKING: Former WWE star Sara Lee dies suddenly aged 30. Image: Sara Lee/Instagram
Former WWE star Sara Lee died suddenly aged 30, her mother announced on Thursday, October 6.
Taking to Facebook, her mother wrote: “It is with heavy hearts we wanted to share that our Sara Weston has gone to be with Jesus. We are all in shock and arrangements are not complete.
“We ask that you respectfully let our family mourn. We all need prayers, especially Cory and her children.”
A day prior to her sudden death, on Wednesday, October 5, Lee posted to Instagram: “Celebrating finally being healthy enough to go to the gym 2 days in a row 👏🥳 first ever sinus infection kicked my butt.”
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sara Lee (@saraann_lee)
A post shared by Sara Lee (@saraann_lee)
Tributes poured into social media.
“This was Sara Lee’s final post on Instagram, even more heartbreaking reading the caption…”
This was Sara Lee’s final post on Instagram, even more heartbreaking reading the caption… pic.twitter.com/k87OUCSlq7 — Wrestle Ops (@WrestleOps) October 6, 2022
This was Sara Lee’s final post on Instagram, even more heartbreaking reading the caption… pic.twitter.com/k87OUCSlq7
— Wrestle Ops (@WrestleOps) October 6, 2022
“2015 Tough Enough winner, Sara Lee has passed away. She was 30-years-old. RIP.”
2015 Tough Enough winner, Sara Lee has passed away. She was 30-years-old. RIP. pic.twitter.com/2QriqSYpft — Wrestle Features (@WrestleFeatures) October 6, 2022
2015 Tough Enough winner, Sara Lee has passed away. She was 30-years-old. RIP. pic.twitter.com/2QriqSYpft
— Wrestle Features (@WrestleFeatures) October 6, 2022
“I send my deepest condolences to her family during this tough time. Sara Lee will always be tough enough.”
I send my deepest condolences to her family during this tough time. Sara Lee will always be tough enough. https://t.co/i8E7l2bYgM — Kyle White (@KyleLBAnimal91) October 6, 2022
I send my deepest condolences to her family during this tough time. Sara Lee will always be tough enough. https://t.co/i8E7l2bYgM
— Kyle White (@KyleLBAnimal91) October 6, 2022
“I can’t imagine what her family must be feeling right now. May Sara Lee’s beautiful soul rest in peace💔”
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Sara wrestled for WWE between 2015 and 2016 after she was crowned the female winner of the sixth season of the WWE competition Tough Enough in 2015 – which earned her a one-year contract with World Wrestling Entertainment.
Lee leaves behind her husband, former WWE wrestler Wesley Blake, daughter Piper and son Brady.
Former WWE wrestler Bull Dempsey (Bull James) shared a link to a GoFundMe, with the caption: “Every little bit helps. RIP Sara ❤️”
Every little bit helps. RIP Sara ❤️https://t.co/4JE5NhiXce — Bull James (@RealBullJames) October 6, 2022
Every little bit helps. RIP Sara ❤️https://t.co/4JE5NhiXce
— Bull James (@RealBullJames) October 6, 2022
The GoFundMe page read: “We’re all shocked and saddened by the sudden death of Tough Enough winner Sara Lee.
“As her loving husband, Cory, picks up the pieces and continues to raise their 3 children, the last thing anyone in that position wants to be worried about is money and paying for a funeral and everything else that comes along with it.
“The wrestling community has always been one to come together in the wake of tragedy and this is no different. Every penny raised from this will go directly to Cory and the kids.
“Thank you all in advance. RIP Sara, you were one of the good ones. – Bull.”
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