Sara Lee, former WWE wrestler and 'Tough Enough' winner, dead at 30

Sara Lee, a 2015 winner of the World Wrestling Entertainmentreality competition series “Tough Enough,” has died, according to a statement from her mother shared on social media. She was 30.

“It is with heavy hearts that we share the news that our Sarah Weston has gone to be with Jesus,” her mother, Teri Lee, wrote in a statement. “We are all in shock and arrangements are not complete. We ask that you respectfully let our family mourn.”

Sara Lee was married with Westin Blake, a former WWE wrestler. They have three children together.

CNN reached out to WWE for comment.

“I think my fans can kind of relate to me because I’m a normal girl,” she told the Midland Daily News newspaper in Midland, Michigan, after being voted by fans as the female “Tough Enough” winner. “I’ve just been myself.”

According to the paper Lee was from Hope, Michigan and was a 2010 Meridian high school graduate. She was also a member of the track team. She was also a powerlifter.

Lee was awarded a contract worth $250,000 by the WWE, but was released in 2016.

“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 missed greatly,” tweeted wrestler Chelsea Green. “The photo to the left is how I will forever remember Sara Lee - smiling, laughing, and carefree.”

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

“You were so good in so many ways. You loved your family members and friends so deeply. you were so giving, warm and selfless,” WWE wrestler Nikki A.S.H. tweeted. You made me giggle. We would always pick up where we left off, no matter how far apart we were. I love you Sara.”

“Sara Lee was one of the sweetest people I’ve met and her smile lit up a room. My love and hope for strength goes to Cory, and their three beautiful children,” Shawn Bennett, a WWE referee tweeted.