{"id":1679404,"date":"2022-10-08T08:04:45","date_gmt":"2022-10-08T12:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1679404"},"modified":"2022-10-08T08:05:21","modified_gmt":"2022-10-08T12:05:21","slug":"sara-lee-former-wwe-wrestler-and-tough-enough-winner-dead-at-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sara-lee-former-wwe-wrestler-and-tough-enough-winner-dead-at-30\/","title":{"rendered":"Sara Lee, Former WWE Wrestler and \u201cTough Enough\u201d Winner, Dead at 30"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsara-lee-former-wwe-wrestler-and-tough-enough-winner-dead-at-30%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1679404&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Former wrestler Sara Lee, winner of the WWE\u2019s Tough Enough series, has died at the age of 30, according to her mother.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a8d-pre\">\u201cIt is with heavy hearts that we share the news that our Sarah Weston has gone to be with Jesus,\u201d her mother, Teri Lee, said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe are all in shock and arrangements are not complete. We ask that you respectfully let our family mourn,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Lee informed her Instagram followers that she had been suffering from a sinus infection. After that, though, she also said she felt well enough to resume her workouts at the gym.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a8d-pre\">\u201cCelebrating finally being healthy enough to go to the gym 2 days in a row,\u201d\u00a0she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CjTpeCKJPDJ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote<\/a>. \u201cFirst ever sinus infection kicked my butt.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>No official cause of death has been relieved.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWWE is saddened to learn of the passing of Sara Lee,\u201d the wrestling organization wrote in a statement. \u201cAs a former \u2018Tough Enough\u2019 winner, Lee served as an inspiration to many in the sports-entertainment world. WWE offers its heartfelt condolences to her family, friends and fans.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WWE is saddened to learn of the passing of Sara Lee. As a former &#8220;Tough Enough&#8221; winner, Lee served as an inspiration to many in the sports-entertainment world. WWE offers its heartfelt condolences to her family, friends and fans. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jtjjnG52n7\">pic.twitter.com\/jtjjnG52n7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1578213935911616512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Lee was married to fellow WWE wrestler\u00a0Cory James Weston, aka Wesley Blake, during his time as a wrestler.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"a8d-pre twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Heartbroken for the Weston Family. Sara Lee was one of the sweetest people I\u2019ve met and her smile lit up a room. My love and hope for strength goes to Cory, and their three beautiful children. <\/p>\n<p>If able, please donate below.  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jxMH5KpPEj\">https:\/\/t.co\/jxMH5KpPEj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shawn Bennett (@BennettWWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BennettWWE\/status\/1578155002442518528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My heart is absolutely broken \ud83d\udc94 . I am lost for words and I am still in absolute shock. I love you and will miss you eternally Sara Lee. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DZueVhj2Mm\">pic.twitter.com\/DZueVhj2Mm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Athena is All Elite (@AthenaPalmer_FG) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AthenaPalmer_FG\/status\/1578235736754556930?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Fellow wrestler Bull James has organized a GoFundMe for the Weston family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re all shocked and saddened by the sudden death of Tough Enough winner Sara Lee,\u201d James\u00a0wrote. \u201cAs 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"a8d-pre\">Lee wrestled on independent circuits after her one year with the WWE. A native of Hope Township, Michigan, Lee wrestled under the stage name \u201cHope.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Donations to the GoFundMe effort can be made <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/sara-lee-memorial-fund\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former wrestler Sara Lee, winner of the WWE\u2019s Tough Enough series, has died at the age of 30, according to her mother. \u201cIt is with heavy hearts that we share<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1679406,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1679404","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1679404","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1679404"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1679404\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1679406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1679404"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1679404"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1679404"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}