Joanie Laurer
Known For: Acting
Gender: Female
Date of Birth: December 27, 1969
Day of Death: April 20, 2016 (46 years old)
Place of Birth: Rochester, New York, USA
Joan Marie Laurer was a former American professional wrestler, actress, bodybuilder and pornographic film actress who was under contract to Vivid Entertainment. Chyna first rose to prominence upon debuting in the professional wrestling promotion WWE in 1997, where she performed under the ring name Chyna and was billed as the "Ninth Wonder of the World" (André the Giant was already billed as the eighth). A member of the stable D-Generation X, she held the WWE Intercontinental Championship (the first female wrestler to do so) and WWE Women's Championship, and was the first female wrestler to participate in the Royal Rumble and King of the Ring events. Since leaving the WWE in 2001, Chyna had wrestled sporadically, most notably with New Japan Pro Wrestling in 2002 and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in 2011. Laurer had a strained relationship with her family. She last saw her mother at the age of sixteen, and she claimed that her father never got over her decision not to join the FBI. She also alleged that her father took out several student loans in her name and without her knowledge, leaving her with $40,000 in debt. On an episode of Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew in 2008, Laurer claimed to have a bad relationship with all of her family members, including her siblings. In September 2010, Laurer was hospitalized after overdosing on sleeping medication. As of February 2015, Laurer had reestablished a good relationship with her mother; her father died in May 2014. Laurer taught English in Japan. On February 9, 2015, during a WWE Network podcast with Steve Austin, Triple H mentioned that Chyna deserved to be in the WWE Hall of Fame but that problems with children Googling her prohibited it. After being in contact with Vince Russo she claimed in an interview that Triple H had hit her, which he later called a false statement. Death On April 20, 2016, Laurer was found dead at her home in Redondo Beach, California. She had been taking medication for anxiety and sleep deprivation. An official statement was posted to her Twitter account, saying "It is with deep sadness to inform you today that we lost a true icon, a real life superhero ... She will live forever in the memories of her millions of fans and all of us that loved her."
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WWE WrestleMania 2000
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WWE No Mercy 2000
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WWE Rebellion 2000
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WWE King of the Ring 2000
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WWF Fully Loaded 2000
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WWE SummerSlam 2000
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WWE Unforgiven 2000
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WWE Armageddon 2000
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WWE Survivor Series 2000
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WWE Judgment Day 2000
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WWE Insurrextion 2000
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WWE Backlash 2000
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WWF: The Rock - The People's Champ
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WWE Royal Rumble 2000
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WWE No Way Out 2000
Actor Ava Zurich
Alien Fury: Countdown to Invasion
1999
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Beyond the Mat
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WWF: It's Our Time
Actor Herself
Mick Foley: Madman Unmasked
Actor Chyna
WWE Fully Loaded 1999
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WWE St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House
Actor Chyna
WWE Royal Rumble 1999
Actor Chyna (Ringside)
WWE No Mercy (UK) 1999
Actor Chyna
WWE Unforgiven 1999
Actor Chyna
WWE SummerSlam 1999
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WWE Backlash: In Your House
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WWE Rebellion 1999
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WWE Over the Edge
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WWE WrestleMania XV
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WWE Survivor Series 1999
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WWE No Mercy 1999
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WWE Armageddon 1999
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WWE King of the Ring 1999
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Come Get Some: The Women of the WWF
1998
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WWF: The Rock - Know Your Role
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WWE Royal Rumble 1998
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WWE Over the Edge: In Your House
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WWE SummerSlam 1998
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WWE Fully Loaded: In Your House
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WWE King of the Ring 1998
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WWE Judgment Day: In Your House
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WWE WrestleMania XIV
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WWE Capital Carnage
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WWF: D-Generation X
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WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House
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WWE Mayhem in Manchester
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WWE Unforgiven: In Your House
1997
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Best Of Raw • Volume Six
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WWE SummerSlam 1997
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WWE D-Generation X: In Your House
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WWE WrestleMania 13
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WWE King of the Ring 1997
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WWE In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell
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WWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede
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WWE Ground Zero: In Your House
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WWE One Night Only
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