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|birth_name = Sara Ann Lee

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|birth_place = [[Saginaw, Michigan]], U.S

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|alma_mater = [[Delta College (Michigan)|Delta College]]

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* Hope<ref name=”final”>{{cite web|url=https://www.wwetoughenough.com/news/wwe-tough-enough-recap-august-25-2015-and-winners-are|title=WWE TOUGH ENOUGH RECAP, AUGUST 25, 2015: AND THE WINNERS ARE… |publisher=[[WWE]]|date=August 25, 2015|accessdate=August 25, 2015}}</ref>

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”’Sara Ann Lee”’ (~~born~~ June 7, 1992) is an American television personality and [[professional wrestler]], best known for her time in [[WWE]]. In 2015, she was the female winner of the [[WWE Tough Enough#Season 6|sixth season]] of the WWE competition ”[[WWE Tough Enough|Tough Enough]]”.

”’Sara Ann Lee”’ (June 7, 1992) an American television personality and [[professional wrestler]], best known for her time in [[WWE]]. In 2015, she was the female winner of the [[WWE Tough Enough#Season 6|sixth season]] of the WWE competition ”[[WWE Tough Enough|Tough Enough]]”.

== Early life ==

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In September, Lee was assigned to WWE’s [[Farm team#Professional wrestling|developmental territory]] [[NXT (WWE brand)|NXT]], based at the [[WWE Performance Center]] in [[Orlando, Florida]], to begin training.<ref name=”underdog”>{{cite web|url=https://www.wwetoughenough.com/news/sara-lee-tough-enough%E2%80%99s-greatest-underdog-story|title=Sara Lee: Tough Enough’s greatest underdog story|website=[[WWE Tough Enough]]|date=August 28, 2015|accessdate=January 31, 2016|archive-date=September 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150917040954/https://www.wwetoughenough.com/news/sara-lee-tough-enough%E2%80%99s-greatest-underdog-story|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=”pc”>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/tough-enough-finalists-join-new-recruits-performance-center-27992953|title=Tough Enough competitors join new class of recruits at the WWE Performance Center|website=[[WWE]]|date=October 28, 2015|accessdate=January 31, 2016|archive-date=August 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809230518/http://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/tough-enough-finalists-join-new-recruits-performance-center-27992953|url-status=dead}}</ref> Returning to her real name, Lee made her first appearance for NXT at a [[House show|live event]] on January 16, 2016, when she delivered a [[Heel (professional wrestling)|heel]] [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Promo|promo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2016/0116/606731/photos-tough-enough-winner-sara-lee-makes-wwe-nxt-live-event/|title=Photos: Tough Enough Winner Sara Lee Makes WWE NXT Live Event Debut, Cuts Heel Promo|author=Middleton, Marc|website=Wrestling Inc|date=January 16, 2016|accessdate=January 31, 2016}}</ref> She made her in-ring debut at the January 30 live event during a [[Professional wrestling tag team match types#Multiple man teamed matches|six-woman tag team match]], which also involved fellow ”Tough Enough” competitor [[Mandy Rose]].<ref name=”debut”/> On September 30, 2016, Lee was released from her WWE contract.<ref name=”release”>{{cite web|url=http://pwinsider.com/article/105084/tough-enough-star-released-by-wwe.html?p=1|title=TOUGH ENOUGH STAR RELEASED BY WWE|website=PWInsider|author=Johnson, Mike|date=October 2, 2016|accessdate=October 2, 2016}}</ref>

== Personal life ==

Lee married former WWE wrestler [[Wesley Blake]] on December 30, 2017.<ref name=”release”/> They had three children.<ref name=NBC/>

== Death ==

Lee died on October 5, 2022, aged 30.<ref name=NBC>{{Cite news |title=Sara Lee, former WWE ‘Tough Enough’ winner, dies at 30 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/sara-lee-former-wwe-tough-enough-winner-dies-30-rcna51159 |access-date=October 7, 2022 |website=[[NBC News]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Sara Lee, former WWE wrestler and “Tough Enough” winner, dies at age 30 |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sara-lee-died-former-wwe-wrestler-tough-enough-winner-dead-age-30/ |website=[[CBS News]] |access-date=October 8, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://wrestlingnews.co/wwe-news/wwe-tough-enough-winner-sara-lee-has-passed-away|title=WWE Tough Enough winner Sara Lee has passed away|last1=Davis|first1=Paul|work=Wrestling News|date=October 5, 2022|access-date=October 5, 2022}}</ref> In May 2023, it was deemed by the [[Bexar County, Texas]] coroner that she had committed suicide via a lethal overdose of alcohol and sleeping pills.<ref>[https://www.tmz.com/2023/05/05/wwe-tough-enough-winner-sara-lee-died-by-suicide/ WWE’s Sara Lee Died By Suicide]</ref>

== Championships and accomplishments ==

* ”'[[WWE]]”’

** ”[[WWE Tough Enough#Season 6|Tough Enough VI]]” – with [[Josh Bredl]]

==See also==

*[[List of premature professional wrestling deaths]]

==References==

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[[Category:Drug-related suicides in Texas]]

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[[Category:Alcohol-related deaths in Texas]]

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American professional wrestler (1992–2022)

Sara Ann Lee (June 7, 1992 – October 5, 2022) was an American television personality and professional wrestler, best known for her time in WWE. In 2015, she was the female winner of the sixth season of the WWE competition Tough Enough.

Sara Ann Lee was born on June 7, 1992, in Saginaw, Michigan, and raised in Hope Township, Michigan.^[4]^[6] She spent time in competitive powerlifting. She graduated from Meridian High School in 2010, and went on to study diagnostic medical sonography at Delta College in Bay City, Michigan.^[4]^[7]^[6]^[8]

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In June 2015, Lee was one of the 13 finalists for the sixth season of the WWE competition Tough Enough.^[7] After being at risk of elimination five times throughout the course of the competition,^[9]^[10]^[11] on August 25, Lee was chosen by fan vote as one of the winners, along with Josh Bredl, earning a $250,000 one-year contract with WWE. During the final, Lee adopted the ring name Hope and lost a singles match to Alicia Fox.^[2]^[12]

In September, Lee was assigned to WWE’s developmental territory NXT, based at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida, to begin training.^[13]^[6] Returning to her real name, Lee made her first appearance for NXT at a live event on January 16, 2016, when she delivered a heel promo.^[14] She made her in-ring debut at the January 30 live event during a six-woman tag team match, which also involved fellow Tough Enough competitor Mandy Rose.^[3] On September 30, 2016, Lee was released from her WWE contract.^[15]

Lee married former WWE wrestler Wesley Blake on December 30, 2017.^[15] They had three children.^[16]

Lee died on October 5, 2022, aged 30.^[16]^[17]^[18] In May 2023, it was deemed by the Bexar County, Texas coroner that she had committed suicide via a lethal overdose of alcohol and sleeping pills.^[19]

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^ ^a ^b ^c “WWE TOUGH ENOUGH RECAP, AUGUST 25, 2015: AND THE WINNERS ARE…” WWE. August 25, 2015. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Kiger, John (January 30, 2016). “1/30 T RESULTS FROM VENICE, FL”. PWInsider. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e “Tough Enough – Sara Lee”. WWE Tough Enough. Archived from the original on August 29, 2018. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c “MEET THE COMPETITORS AND CAST OF WWE TOUGH ENOUGH”. WWE Tough Enough. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d “Tough Enough competitors join new class of recruits at the WWE Performance Center”. WWE. October 28, 2015. Archived from the original on August 9, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
^ ^a ^b “MEET WWE TOUGH ENOUGH’S 13 FINALISTS”. WWE Tough Enough. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
^ Henry, Lindsay (August 20, 2015). “Sara Lee a finalist to win professional wrestling contract on ‘WWE Tough Enough’“. Midland Daily News. Archived from the original on October 24, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
^ Nida, Kenneth (July 1, 2015). “WWE TOUGH ENOUGH EPISODE 2 RESULTS AND RECAP”. F4WOnline. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
^ Nida, Kenneth (July 7, 2015). “WWE TOUGH ENOUGH EPISODE 3 (JULY 7) RESULTS & RECAP”. F4WOnline. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
^ Nida, Kenneth (July 14, 2015). “WWE TOUGH ENOUGH EPISODE 4 (JULY 14) RESULTS & RECAP”. F4WOnline. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
^ Sapp, Sean Ross (August 25, 2015). “WWE Tough Enough Finale Recap: Winners Announced, Cesaro And Alicia Fox Work Matches With Cast”. Wrestling Inc. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
^ “Sara Lee: Tough Enough’s greatest underdog story”. WWE Tough Enough. August 28, 2015. Archived from the original on September 17, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
^ Middleton, Marc (January 16, 2016). “Photos: Tough Enough Winner Sara Lee Makes WWE NXT Live Event Debut, Cuts Heel Promo”. Wrestling Inc. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
^ ^a ^b Johnson, Mike (October 2, 2016). “TOUGH ENOUGH STAR RELEASED BY WWE”. PWInsider. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
^ ^a ^b “Sara Lee, former WWE ‘Tough Enough’ winner, dies at 30”. NBC News. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
^ “Sara Lee, former WWE wrestler and “Tough Enough” winner, dies at age 30″. CBS News. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
^ Davis, Paul (October 5, 2022). “WWE Tough Enough winner Sara Lee has passed away”. Wrestling News. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
^ WWE’s Sara Lee Died By Suicide

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