Bodybuilder and WWE star grew so massive she gave men run for their money before sad end

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Read more: Naseem Hamed looks unrecognisable ringside at Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk fightBass, who was also known for appearances on The Howard Stern Show and Days of Our Lives, even won the National Bodybuilding Championship in 1997.The following year she started a professional wrestling career with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and later the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), since rebranded to the WWE.Bass, who married Richard Fuchs in 1985, made her debut on WWF as Sable’s bodyguard at Wrestlemania XV in 1999 before striking up a mixed tag team with Val Venis.Her last match was in 2002 before she filed a lawsuit against the organisation for sexual harassment, claiming she was sexually assaulted backstage by a fellow wrestler.

However, the case was dismissed in court.Following a few years wrestling independent events and taking bookings, Bass was admitted to hospital in 2006 after suffering from steroid-related pancreatitis.

Doctors advised her not to train intensely causing her to lose most of the muscle she had gained.Her health struggles continued over the intervening years until 2017.She was hospitalised on February 16 of that year after being found unconscious at her apartment.

Bass was declared to be medically brain dead and was taken off life support. She died the following day at the age of 52.Her husband had died in his sleep years prior in 2013 and when Bass passed away, she was in a relationship with her “soulmate” Kristen Marrone, who shared news of her tragic death on Facebook.Kristen wrote: “A few days ago Nicole got very sick.