It is with great sadness that we report on the passing of Joanie Laurer, best known to wrestling fans as “Chyna”. She was just 45 years old. With brief runs in TNA and New Japan following, Chyna was undoubtedly famous for her time in the WWE between 1997 and 2001, where she debuted as a manager for Shawn Michaels and Triple H in D-Generation X, before making the transition to the ring and becoming the first female Intercontinental champion. After wrestling, she had a career in the adult movie business, and had also been an English teacher in Japan. Our…
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It is with great sadness that we report on the passing of Kris Travis, at the age of just 32. Travis was a stalwart on the UK scene, and had wrestled for a huge number of promotions since debuting in 2002. In late 2014, he featured as part of the second series of TNA’s British Bootcamp, and had been picked as one of the finalists in the series that was won by Mark Andrews. However, in October 2014, after the series had been taped, Travis was diagnosed with stomach cancer and underwent surgery. The British (and indeed, the worldwide) wrestling…
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