Former WWE star and Survivor: China contestant Ashley Massaro has passed away at age 39. Click through the gallery for all the heartbreaking info.
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People confirmed that Ashley passed on May 16.
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Though her cause of death is unknown, a Suffolk County Police Department spokesperson said it’s not being investigated as a criminal matter.
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Authorities were called to her home in Suffolk County, New York, and she was taken to a nearby hospital, where she passed away. An autopsy will be performed.
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Ashley won the WWE’s Diva Search in 2005 and received a one-year contract with the company.
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She wrestled with the WWE until 2008.
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In 2016,
Ashley sued the WWE over allegations of sexual abuse and and brain injuries. In the lawsuit, she and 59 other former wrestlers claimed the company concealed the dangers of head injuries.
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In 2007, Ashley appeared on Survivor: China, the 15th season of the CBS show. She was the second person voted out after she got sick.
People confirmed that Ashley passed on May 16.
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Though her cause of death is unknown, a Suffolk County Police Department spokesperson said it’s not being investigated as a criminal matter.
Photo credit: Getty Images
Authorities were called to her home in Suffolk County, New York, and she was taken to a nearby hospital, where she passed away. An autopsy will be performed.
Photo credit: Getty Images
Ashley won the WWE’s Diva Search in 2005 and received a one-year contract with the company.
Photo credit: Getty Images
She wrestled with the WWE until 2008.
Photo credit: Getty Images
In 2016,
Ashley sued the WWE over allegations of sexual abuse and and brain injuries. In the lawsuit, she and 59 other former wrestlers claimed the company concealed the dangers of head injuries.
Photo credit: Getty Images
In 2007, Ashley appeared on Survivor: China, the 15th season of the CBS show. She was the second person voted out after she got sick.
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In March, Ashley had announced that she planned to return to wrestling.
