WWE Star Matt Cappotelli Dies 💐 at 38

The co-winner of the wrestling reality series 'Tough Enough' had been battling cancer. 

Former WWE star Matt Cappotelli, a winner of the wrestling reality competition series Tough Enough, died Friday after a battle with cancer, his wife announced. He was 38.


In a Facebook group dedicated to supporting her husband, Lindsay Cappotelli wrote, "Today my love-my strong, sweet, beautiful love-took his last breath at 3:30 a.m. and went Home to be with Jesus...exactly one year after his brain surgery. You think you can be prepared for this when you know it’s coming, but you just can’t. The only person who’s comfort I want right now is the one who can’t give it to me. I miss him so much. I know where he is now is so much better, but it doesn’t change how much I miss him."

The WWE also posted the news of Matt Cappotelli's death, calling him "a promising Superstar" in a tweet. Matt Cappotelli was one of the co-winners of the third season of WWE's wrestling competition series Tough Enough. Matt Cappotelli shared his 2003 win with John Hennigan, who was later known as John Morrison, the WWE said in an article on its website about Matt Cappotelli's death.