Another week, another in-memoriam special, unfortunately. Last week, one of the focal points from the Attitude era left us too soon, when Joan Laurer, best known to fans as Chyna, was found dead at the age of 45.
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The passing of Joanie “Chyna” Laurer has caused an outpouring of grief amongst wrestling fans – and those inside the business – who fondly remember her in-ring career and the massive strides she took in women being “more than just valets”, more than 15 years before the WWE’s “Diva Revolution”.
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…