Sara Lee, Former WWE 'Tough Enough' Winner, Dead At 30

7 Oct 2022

Lee is survived by her husband, former WWE wrestler Cory Weston, and their three young children.

Sara Lee, a past winner of WWE’s “Tough Enough” reality competition show, has died, her mother announced on Thursday. She was 30.

“It is with heavy hearts we wanted to share that our Sara Weston has gone to be with Jesus,” Terri Lee wrote in a Facebook post. “We are all in shock and arrangements are not complete. We ask that your family be allowed to mourn. We all need prayers especially Cory and her children.”

Lee won the sixth season of “Tough Enough” in 2015 by fan vote, earning a $250,000 WWE contract. To compete for the contract, contestants had to take professional wrestling training. In September 2016, she left the franchise.

She married Cory Weston, a former WWE wrestler (ring names Wesley Blake or Westin Blake) in 2017. They had three children together: a 5-year old daughter, a 3-year old son, and a baby boy last year.

Lee’s mother did not state the cause of death.

Fans and friends shared their condolences on social media. James Smith, who wrestles professionally under the name Bull James, said in a GoFundMe page for funeral costs that the community was “shocked and saddened” by Lee’s sudden death.

“RIP Sara, you were one of the good ones,” he wrote.

British pro wrestler Saraya Jade Bevis described Lee as a “very sweet human who I got the pleasure to know and work with.”

Other members of the wrestling community also sent messages:

It is so hard to believe that life is so short. Sara was awesome ???? sending love and prayers to her family and loved ones. https://t.co/h65703b2v8

— Sonya Deville (@SonyaDevilleWWE) October 6, 2022

It is hard to imagine what Wesley Blake's young children are going through. So, so tragically, Tough Enough winner & former NXT talent Sara Lee has passed away unexpectedly at the age of 30. Thinking of the entire family during this awful time #RIPpic.twitter.com/emAHpf34FO

— Gorilla Position (@WWEGP) October 6, 2022

Heartbroken for the Weston family. Sara Lee was one of the sweetest people I’ve met and her smile lit up a room. Cory and their three wonderful children are my inspiration and strength.

Please donate if you can. https://t.co/jxMH5KpPEj

— Shawn Bennett (@BennettWWE) October 6, 2022

I love you Sara Lee????

— Danielle Kamela (@danielle_kamela) October 6, 2022

No tweet or amount of words can bring back this beautiful human, but all of my heart goes out to @TheWestinBlake & their family. Sara Lee will be greatly missed. ♥️The photo to the left is how I will forever remember Sara Lee - smiling, laughing, and carefree. pic.twitter.com/XLlLFXDOcF

— CHELSEA GREEN (@ImChelseaGreen) October 6, 2022

Although I have never met Sara Lee, I always felt that she had a wonderful energy. My thoughts and prayers go out to her family. Sometimes it just doesn't make sense. ????

— Brandi Rhodes (@TheBrandiRhodes) October 6, 2022

This article was originally published on HuffPost. It has since been updated.