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Laurer, Joanie 1970-

(Chyna, Joanie Marie Laurer)

PERSONAL: Born December 27, 1970, in Rochester, NY; daughter of Joe and Tina Laurer. Education: University of Tampa, B.A. (with honors), 1991.

ADDRESSES: Agent—c/o Author Mail, HarperCollins Publishers, 10 E. 53rd St., 7th Fl., New York, NY 10022.

CAREER: Professional wrestler with World Wrestling Federation (WWF) under name Chyna, 1997–2001, appearing regularly on television broadcasts of WWF tournaments and in wrestling videos. Actress in movies, sometimes under her wrestling name, including Beyond the Mat, MCA/Universal, 1999; Alien Fury: Countdown to Invasion, Paramount, 2000; On the Line, Miramax, 2001; and Frank McKlusky, C.I., Buena Vista, 2002. Actress in television series, including Third Rock from the Sun, Pacific Blue, Mad TV, Fear Factor, The Nick Cannon Show, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, The Howard Stern Show, The Martin Short Show, Street Smarts, and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. Contributed voice in video game WWF Attitude, Acclaim Sports, 1999; created workout videos, including Chyna Fitness

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Chyna

American professional wrestler and bodybuilder (1969–2016)

For the river, see Chyna (river). For other uses, see Chynna and China (disambiguation).

Chyna^[10] (born Joan Marie Laurer; December 27, 1969 – April 17, 2016) was an American professional wrestler, fitness model, bodybuilder, actress, adult actress and television personality.

Chyna first rose to prominence in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in 1997, where she was billed as "The Ninth Wonder of the World"^[11] (André the Giant was already billed as the eighth). A founding member of the stableD-Generation X as the promotion's first female enforcer, she held the WWF Intercontinental Championship (the only female performer they wrote to do so) twice and the WWF Women's Championship once.^[6] She was also the first woman to participate in the Royal Rumble match and King of the Ring tournament, in addition to becoming number one contender to the WWF Championship.^[12] She is considered one of the biggest stars of the Attitude Era.

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Laurer started training at a wrestling school in Massachusetts under the tutelage of Killer Kowalski, a Windsor-born heel whose colourful career dated back to the 1940s and who is perhaps best noted for a knee drop that ripped off the cauliflower ear of Yukon Eric. Kowalski’s school had produced dozens of pros, including Paul Michael Levesque, the New Hampshire native who, after stints as Terra Ryzin and other forgettable characters in lesser outfits, got over in the WWF as Hunter Hearst Helmsley, better known today as Triple H. Laurer had only a year of ring experience when she met Levesque and Shawn Michaels after a show in 1996 and they lobbied the WWF to sign her. In the run-up to Wrestlemania 35, Triple H told ESPN Radio that it was a hard sell. “When her role as my bodyguard was first being brought up to Vince, it was heavily resisted. ‘No one is going to believe in that,’ [McMahon said]. Chyna and I had to push really hard. Then her impact was undeniable.”

Chyna’s run with the WWF was unprecedented and to this point unparalleled. She needed no backstory to draw in fans, he