Chyna, pioneering woman pro wrestler and ‘9th Wonder of the World,’ found dead at 45

[smilesammich 10,727]

Henry Ford might be famous for saying, “We live many lives,” but former professional wrestler, pornographic actress and ESL teacher Joanie “Chyna” Laurer, who was found dead Wednesday at 45, truly embodied it.

Chyna, who the Associated Press reports was found dead in her apartment in Redondo Beach, Calif., would break the glass ceiling for women in professional wrestling in the 1990s before becoming a pornographic film actress after a private sex tape was leaked. Wanting to escape from the adult film world, she moved to Japan to teach English and center herself before returning to the U.S. last year.

No cause of death has yet been determined. KTLA reported that police were called to her apartment after receiving a 911 call from a friend who dropped by to check on her after not hearing from her for several days.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/04/21/chyna-former-professional-wrestler-turned-adult-film-star-turned-esl-teacher-dead-at-45/?tid=pm_national_pop_b

[Transborderwife 4,666]

Is it insensitive to say I'm not surprised? I've read a few reports suspecting an overdose ?

[smilesammich 10,727]

Is it insensitive to say I'm not surprised? I've read a few reports suspecting an overdose ?

she was awesome back when i was into wrasslin. but i would assume one of her vices took her out, yeah. at 45 i don't think it was natural.

[Transborderwife 4,666]

She was great back in the day I agree. Unfortunately the world of wrestling produces a lot of addicts.

[smilesammich 10,727]

She was great back in the day I agree. Unfortunately the world of wrestling produces a lot of addicts.

lots of pain meds. inevitable.

[OriZ 3,165]

Surprised it took her this long, actually. She had many demons.

[smilesammich 10,727]

Surprised it took her this long, actually. She had many demons.

yeah. i had no idea she had been teaching english in japan until recently.

[smilesammich 10,727]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hvbOyU2jv4

@2:05

[OriZ 3,165]

lol. Sad Eddie's already dead.

[smilesammich 10,727]

yeah, he's been dead for a while.

[OriZ 3,165]

yeah, he's been dead for a while.

The tragedy about it was that he WAS actually already sober for 2 years before he died, and WWE gave him another chance, he had the awesome match with Benoit(who himself is also dead) at Wrestlemania, was very over with the crowd and they had some real big plans for him...and then it just caught up to him, or his heart rather.

Edited April 21, 2016 by OriZ

[smilesammich 10,727]

The tragedy about it was that he WAS actually already sober for 2 years before he died, and WWE gave him another chance, he had the awesome match with Benoit at Wrestlemania, was very over with the crowd and they had some real big plans for him...and then it just caught up to him, or his heart rather.

yeah but i don't think it was alcohol that killed him. steroids or something similar.

[Transborderwife 4,666]

Heart attack so likely a combination. Benoit's death was a sad tragic one.

Supposedly one of the reasons Edge quit was to get away from the drugs. His spinal injury didn't hurt either.

[smilesammich 10,727]

yeah but benoit is a chump, because he took his family with him. f benoit.

[Rob L 3,811]

yeah but i don't think it was alcohol that killed him. steroids or something similar.

are you implying that there is fakery in the WWE?