Former World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) champ Sara Lee has died. She was 30.“It is with heavy hearts we wanted to share that our Sara Weston has gone to be with Jesus,” Lee’s mother, Terri Lee, announced her daughter’s passing in a Thursday, October 6, Facebook statement. “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 [Weston] and her children.”After the Michigan native competed in track meets and powerlifting competitions in high school, she pursued a career in wrestling.
Lee even won WWE’s 2015 “Tough Enough” contest, where the wrestling organization launched an elimination-style program to help find new talent.
After winning “Tough Enough,” Lee was awarded a one-year contract.“WWE is saddened to learn of the passing of Sara Lee,” the athletic organization tweeted on Thursday. “As a former ‘Tough Enough’ winner, Lee served as an inspiration to many in the sports-entertainment world.
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