Ashley Massaro, Survivor China contestant and WWE superstar, dead at 39

Ashley Massaro competed in Survivor China more than a dozen years ago on the Zhan Hu tribe as a WWE Superstar. She was 39 years old.

PEOPLE has reported Ashley Massaro,Survivor: Chinacastaway and former WWE Superstar died on Thursday morning. The details of her death remain undisclosed as of press time, although it is not considered a criminal case according to a spokesperson for the Suffolk County Police Department. She was 39.

Survivorfans know her as a player who had a rough start during the show’s 15th season, falling ill very early on. She was almost the first player voted out of the game but persevered through her hardships. Ashley drew the ire of tribe leader Dave, who she thought prioritized the wrong things in building the tribe’s shelter.

She and Dave got into many arguments during her six days in the game but her drained physique and reliance on Dave as a tribe leader did not win Ashley any favors. Ashley was voted out unanimously from her tribe as she finished in 15th place on Day 6.

Outside ofSurvivor,Ashley’s career as a wrestler saw her with a brief stint in the WWE primarily acrossRawandSmackdown,where she would feature such signature moves as a headscissor takedown and a monkey flip, with finishers such as a diving crossbody and a diving elbow drop. She performed for the WWE from 2005 to 2008.

She recently got back into wrestling for the NYWC in New York, announcing herre-entry on Twitterjust a few months ago. She has stayed connected to her fans of bothSurvivorand wrestling, tweeting thatshe was answering fan mailjust yesterday.

Ashley Massaro is the fifth formerSurvivorcastaway to have died during the span of the show’s almost 19 years on the air. Other deceased castaways includePalau’sJenn Lyon,Borneo’sB.B. Andersen,Blood vs. Water’sCaleb Bankston, andGabon’sDan Kay.

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