Former Wrestler Chyna, Dead at 45 Yrs!!!!!!

"Chyna" aka Joanie Laurer and her ex boyfriend, Triple H.

Wow, this is sort of shocking. Former WWE wrestler Chyna, real name Joanie Laurer, was found dead at her home in Redondo Beach California, she was just 45 yrs old. No cause of death was released. Very little information was given in the Yahoo article. When Chyna was a wrestler for the WWE, she was the first woman to enter the Royal Rumble and she was the first woman to become the Intercontinental Champion. After leaving wrestling in 2002, Chyna's life seemed to take a downward trend. She appeared on a season of The Surreal Life, where they had Jose Conseco, Da'Brat, Mrs. Christopher Knight (ANTM winner), Christopher Knight, Janice Dickinson, and Peppa aka Sandy Denton. She then went to Japan for wrestling in the New Pro Wrestling circuit and she also taught english in Janpan as well. But in 2004 her life took another turn for the worst when she started doing porn. Her first porn movie was "1 Night in Chyna" which sold over 100,000 copies according to Wikipedia she and her costar, Sean Waltman, made money off it. After selling just 100,000 copies I am not sure if there was much money to be had. Not like RayJ and Kim Kardashian, who make $45,000 per month from their single porno. Chyna also appeared on Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew a couple of times, and she had gone through in-house rehab a couple of time and at one point had given up drinking. Sigh, too bad it didn't last. Joanie was an alcoholic and a drug addict. She just needed help, because she had lived such a tortured life. And now that Caitlyn Jenner is out there changing str8 people's perception of a trans woman. Joanie could have finally been free and come out to everyone as a trans woman. So sad, that she didn't get that chance.


Anyway, according to Wikipedia, Joanie was taking medication for anxiety and sleep deprivation. So I think they are trying to hint that she may died from a drug overdose. Hmmm. Very possible and it would not have been her first OD. Anyway, it's still sad that she died so young. Rest in peace Chyna.