Chyna
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
134
Gender
Female
Birthday
1969-12-27
Day of death
2016-04-20 (46 years old)
Place of Birth
Rochester, New York, USA
Chyna
Biography
Joan Marie Laurer (stage name Chyna) 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."
Known For
Raw
Raw
3rd Rock from the Sun
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
The Tyra Banks Show
Relic Hunter
Pacific Blue
WWE SmackDown
WWE SmackDown
Then, Now, Forever: The Evolution of WWE’s Women’s Division
Fear Factor
WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
WWE St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House
Best Week Ever
WWE Heat
WWE Heat
WWE: Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House
WWE Tough Enough
WWE Over the Edge: In Your House
WWE Fully Loaded: In Your House
Losing Control
Celebrity Deathmatch
Tracker
WWE No Way Out 2000
WWE Survivor Series 1999
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
WWE Rebellion 2000
WWE Old School
The Huntress
WWE Royal Rumble 2000
Brown Sugar
WWE Royal Rumble 1999
White T
Illegal Aliens
WWE Ground Zero: In Your House
Cougar Club
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
TKO
Biography: WWE Legends
The Surreal Life
Alien Tracker
WWE WrestleMania 13
WWE SummerSlam 1998
WWE Insurrextion 2000
WWE SummerSlam 1997
WWE This Is Awesome
Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew
101 Reasons Not To Be A Pro Wrestler
WWE In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell
WWE Armageddon 1999
WWE Mayhem in Manchester
Beyond the Mat
WWE Backlash 2000
Frank McKlusky, C.I.
WWE WrestleMania 2000
WWE King of the Ring 2000
WWF Fully Loaded 2000
WWE Hall of Fame 2019
WWE Royal Rumble 1998
WWE Fully Loaded 1999
WWE Unforgiven: In Your House
Gary & Mike
WWF: The Rock - Know Your Role
WWE King of the Ring 1998
WWE No Mercy 1999
WWE One Night Only
WWE Judgment Day: In Your House
WWE Unforgiven 2000
On the Line
WWE King of the Ring 1997
WWE King of the Ring 1999
WWE WrestleMania XV
MADtv
WWE Capital Carnage
WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship
Lita: It Just Feels Right
TNA Sacrifice 2011
Mick Foley: Madman Unmasked
WWE Judgment Day 2001
WWF: D-Generation X
WWE Armageddon 2000
WWE Judgment Day 2000
WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions
WWE No Mercy 2000
Alien Fury: Countdown to Invasion
WWE No Mercy (UK) 1999
Vice Versa: Chyna
Reality Bites Back
WWE Liv Forever
I demoni dello sport
Vice Versa
Out in the Ring
The Surreal Life: Fame Games
WWE D-Generation X: In Your House
Midnight Money Madness
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
WWE Unforgiven 1999
WWE SummerSlam 2000
WWF: Divas in Hedonism
WWE Survivor Series 2000
WWE WrestleMania XIV
WWE Rebellion 1999
Best Of Raw • Volume Six
WWE Badd Blood: In Your House
WWF: The Rock - The People's Champ
Come Get Some: The Women of the WWF
WWE SummerSlam 1999
WWE Over the Edge
Hunter: Back in Force
WWF: It's Our Time
Robot Wars Grand Champions
WWE: Monday Night War Vol. 1: Shots Fired
WWE Backlash: In Your House
YouShoot: Chyna
NJPW The Spiral
Trantasia
Wrestling with Chyna
WWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede
Just Another Romantic Wrestling Comedy
The Rock's Most Electrifying Matches
Playboy: Joanie Laurer Nude
Playboy: Joanie Laurer, Nude Wrestling Superstar
Nothing Better Than Parody 5
Avengers XXX: A Porn Parody
Superheroes 2
Nothing Better Than Parody 7
She-Hulk XXX: An Axel Braun Parody
1 Night in China
Chyna Is Queen of the Ring
Another Night in China
Backdoor to Chyna
