The tragic and sudden death of WWE wrestler Sara Lee, 30 years and mother of three

'The news about Sara Lee is true'
Wrestler Sara Lee died at age 30
Sara Lee's cause of death so far unknown
Health problems
She kept training
Healthy to train but...
...she passed away the next day
Her mother: 'Let our family mourn'
30 years old and three children
Happily married
'Tough Enough' won
$250,000 prize
Contract ended a year later
A new phase in her life
Farewell to colleagues
A happy family... a painful death
'The news about Sara Lee is true'

"Unfortunately, the news about Sara Lee is true. Rest in peace." That's how 'Wrestling News' confirmed the shocking reports that had been circulating of wrestler Sara Lee's death.

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Wrestler Sara Lee died at age 30

Sara Lee, a former WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) fighter, died at the age of 30.

Photo: saraann_lee / Instagram

Sara Lee's cause of death so far unknown

The causes of her death are still unknown, but several theories are already doing the rounds on social media.

Photo: saraann_lee / Instagram

Health problems

In fact, Sara Lee was not going through the best of times, healthwise. She herself had confirmed this situation on Instagram. The wrestler told her followers about a complicated sinus infection she'd been suffering from.

Photo: saraann_lee / Instagram

She kept training

Despite her health issues, Sara Lee shared images of herself in the gym up to a day before her death. In her last post, she celebrated the fact that she had made some small progress in her training.

Photo: saraann_lee / Instagram

Healthy to train but...

"Celebrating finally being healthy enough to go to the gym 2 days in a row," she posted." First ever sinus infection kicked my ****."

Photo: saraann_lee / Instagram

...she passed away the next day

Tragically, a day later, Sara Lee lost her life for reasons that, at the moment, neither her husband nor her family has made public. In the photo, we see the wrestler together with Westin Blake, her husband.

Photo: saraann_lee / Instagram

Her mother: 'Let our family mourn'

Sara Lee's mother, Terri Lee, wrote about her young daughter's death on Facebook. She asked that the press "let her family mourn" after confirming the news both on the social media platform and E! Online.

Photo: Terri Lee / Facebook

30 years old and three children

Those who will mourn Sara Lee's death most of all are the three children she had with WWE star Westin Blake.

Photo: saraann_lee / Instagram

Happily married

Married since 2017, the couple were the parents of Piper (2017), Brady (2019), and Case Oliver (2021).

Photo: saraann_lee / Instagram

'Tough Enough' won

Sara Lee became famous in 2015 when she won the sixth edition of 'Tough Enough,' a reality show produced by WWE where the winner gets a professional contract with the company.

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$250,000 prize

While winning a contract of $250,000 and forming part of the NXT roster, she only participated in live, non-televised events.

Photo: saraann_lee / Instagram

Contract ended a year later

In 2016, Sara Lee was fired from WWE due to showing a lack of results in the ring, as reported by 'PWInsider' that year.

Photo: saraann_lee / Instagram

A new phase in her life

Coinciding with her dismissal from professional wrestling, Sara Lee announced that she was expecting her first child with Wesley Blake.

Photo: saraann_lee / Instagram

Farewell to colleagues

Several fighters have said their goodbyes to Sara Lee on social media. They include Chelsea Green and Nikki ASH.

Photo: thewestinblake / Instagram

A happy family... a painful death

A simple look at Sara Lee's family's Instagram accounts will show you how happy they were with the five of them. Now, there will only be four.

Photo: thewestinblake / Instagram

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