1990s WWE wrestling star Chyna dies in Southern California

1990s WWE wrestling star Chyna dies in Southern California

Chyna, the WWE brilliant who in the 1990s became one of the best-known and most-popular changeable able wrestlers in history, has died, authorities said.

Police in Southern California said they were responding to a 911 alarm from a acquaintance of above WWE wrestler Chyna if they begin her asleep in her Redondo Beach apartment.

A acquaintance had gone Wednesday to analysis on Chyna, whose absolute name is Joan Marie Laurer, afterwards she had bootless to acknowledgment her buzz for a few days, Redondo Beach badge said in a statement. The acquaintance told the 911 abettor that Laurer wasn't breathing.

The 46-year-old Laurer was asleep if admiral arrived, badge said. Several media outlets address that she was 45.

Neither badge nor coroner's admiral accept appear any could cause of death.

A coroner's investigator was still at the area with the physique backward Wednesday night, according to Los Angeles County coroner's Lt. Larry Dietz. He said he had no added advice on the death.

The tall, muscle-bound, raven-haired Laurer billed herself as the "9th Wonder of the World" because her angry antecedent Andre the Giant had already alleged himself the eighth.

She was a affiliate of the angry band that dubbed itself "D-Generation X," generally wrestled adjoin men and at one point was the WWE women's champion.

On her official website a account acquaint Wednesday night reads, "Today we absent a accurate icon, a absolute activity superhero. Joanie Laurer aka Chyna, the 9th Wonder of the World has anesthetized away. She will reside always in the memories of her millions of admirers and all of us that admired her."

Laurer was a built-in of Rochester, New York and accelerating from the University of Tampa in Florida afore demography up wrestling.

She joins a continued account of WWE able wrestlers who accept died almost young, including Rick Rude, Curt "Mr. Perfect" Hennig, the Ultimate Warrior and Owen Hart.

After abrogation the WWE in 2001, Laurer airish for Playboy and appeared in developed films and on absoluteness TV, including the shows "The Surreal Life" and "Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew."

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