Chyna

Chyna born as Joan Marie Laurer was an American professional wrestler fitness model bodybuilder actress adult actress and television personality Born in Rochester New York Chyna first rose to prominence in the World Wrestling Federation now WWE in 1997 where she was billed as The Ninth Wonder of the World André the Giant was already billed as the eighth A founding member of the stable DGeneration X as the promotions first female enforcer she held the WWF Intercontinental Championship twice and the WWF Womens Championship once 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 She is considered one of the biggest stars of the Attitude Era With singles victories over several prominent male wrestlers including multipletime world champions Triple H Kurt Angle Chris Jericho and Jeff Jarrett she left what WWE called a lasting legacy as the most dominant female competitor of all time After leaving the WWF in 2001 she wrestled sporadically with New Japan ProWrestling NJPW in 2002 and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling TNA in 2011 The latter was her final appearance in the ring Outside of wrestling Chyna appeared in Playboy magazine twice plus numerous television shows and films She was considered a sex symbol In 2005 she was a cast member on VH1s The Surreal Life which led to several other celebrity reality appearances on the network including The Surreal Life Fame Games in 2007 and Celebrity Rehab with Dr Drew in 2008 Chyna was also known for her tumultuous relationship with fellow wrestler Sean Waltman In November 2007 she legally changed her name to Chyna and from early 2012 until mid2015 she taught English in Japan In 2019 Chyna was posthumously entered into the WWE Hall of Fame as a member of DGeneration X making her the first woman to be inducted as a part of a group or team