Joanie "Chyna" Laurer passes away

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[DD03]

That's rich, given the history...

That's, uh... hmm.

I mean.. what else is she going to say?

She speaks for all the women in the company so it makes sense for her to say it.

It'd be even more interesting if it was Triple H that said it..

It'll still be interesting to see what they do on Raw.

 

[Jumptheshark]

shocked but not surprised--she's been running down a bad path for the last few years

 

[The Gongshow]

what..

 

[OmniSens]

I am shocked and still speechless. RIP 9th wonder of the world...

They're dropping like flies

 

[weastern bias]

Just found out, this is sad

One of the iconic characters of her era, Chyna was special and important to wrestling

RIP

 

[Virtanen18]

Don't think they can. It's PG. You google her now and porn pops up like crazy.

They might mention her, but they won't make it a big deal IMO.

It'd be surprising.

Yet Xpac is on TV all the time. And it's not like it's hard to find Lana nudes. Or the countless ****ed up things WWE has done. This really shouldn't be something holding them back from acknowledging her in the way she deserves. Though it will feel kinda hollow at this point.

 

[EpochLink]

A damn shame, a real trailblazer during the attitude era.

I hope she has found peace..farewell Chyna.

 

[The Lunatic Fridge]

As if it wasn't already obvious just think about this for a second.
She just died at 45.
We're all still watching Triple H and taker still wrestle PPVs over 45+

 

[Dr Pepper]

Wow.

RIP.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

How can there be anybody that calls this unexpected?mshe wasn't going down hill she had reached the bottom of the hill she couldn't have gone lower she was at the bottom.

This is the least shocking death possibly ever

 

[ColePens]

For me, she changed wrestling for women. She was a bad ass. I hate seeing all these damn young people pass away. That is awful.

 

[sabresfan129103]

For me, she changed wrestling for women. She was a bad ass. I hate seeing all these damn young people pass away. That is awful.

You literally took the words out of my mouth. She was the 1st female wrestler who I can remember playing that role.

 

[y2kcanucks]

Quite sad, and very tragic. She no-showed her appearance at Wrestlecon during Wrestlemania weekend. She was apparently located at her airport, checked-in, but never got on to her flight. Apparently she had slurred speech and looked to be in rough shape (according to the vendor for wrestlecon). It's really too bad nobody was able to help her, especially seeing how she was struggling.

If it's been widely known that she's been struggling for a while, why didn't WWE do anything to help?

RIP. 45 is far far far too young.

 

[Dr Pepper]

Definitely broke the mold of the "diva", at least for a little while. Chyna, Luna, Nicole Bass, women of that era who weren't paraded around in bikinis, at least not every appearance.

The anti-Sable.

 

[TheMistyStranger]

As someone who heard nothing about her other than 1NiC stuff for the past 10 years, this is shocking. I had no idea she had fallen so far off the rails.

 

[bruins309]

It's really a shame how troubled she was. The business lifted her to great heights but also sent her to new lows.

She was essential to the original DX because HBK and HHH could play off her "straight person" routine; if she's not there it's just two morons screwing around. Let it be said that Chyna was probably more over than HHH until at least 1999 and she was a big part in getting Triple H to another level.

Of the original DX, both her and Rude have passed, and oddly enough both died on April 20, 17 years apart.

 

[Paris in Flames]

How can there be anybody that calls this unexpected?mshe wasn't going down hill she had reached the bottom of the hill she couldn't have gone lower she was at the bottom.

This is the least shocking death possibly ever

Yeah. I was going to say something along these lines. Unfortunately she had been going through some awful **** for years now and while it's certainly tragic, "shocking" is not really a word I think applies here.

Very sad story but at least she's found peace.

 

[Le Tricolore]

Cocaine is a hell of a drug. Heroin too. And steroids, meth, crack...

Yet Xpac is on TV all the time. And it's not like it's hard to find Lana nudes. Or the countless ****ed up things WWE has done. This really shouldn't be something holding them back from acknowledging her in the way she deserves. Though it will feel kinda hollow at this point.

X-Pac didn't accuse Triple H of sexual assault, call Stephanie a *****, accuse Vince of all sorts of things, etc. Chyna did.

 

[Dr Pepper]

She'll probably get the momentary "In memory of" treatment, after the Raw intro.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

She'll probably get the momentary "In memory of" treatment, after the Raw intro.

I HIGHLY doubt it she is blackballed and not like Warrior they made up with Warrior they never even attempted to with Chyna

 

[Loosie]

I HIGHLY doubt it she is blackballed and not like Warrior they made up with Warrior they never even attempted to with Chyna

If Stephanie McMahon and Triple H can acknowledge it on twitter, I'm sure they will acknowledge it on TV.



WWE's official twitter as well:

 

[Engebretson]

Hopefully after a troubled and broken life after wrestling (and during), she can now find some peace.

My exact thoughts when I first heard the news. Very sad to hear.

 

[jasonleaffan]

Rip very troubled person she was, but that she-hulk stuff was just brutal.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Very sad but not really surprising.

RIP Chyna