Former WWE star Chyna was found dead yesterday at a home in Los Angeles. Police are investigating it as a possible overdose.

She was only 45. Her real name was Joanie Laurer.

According to sources, she had not been seen or heard from for a few days. A friend went to check on her and found her unresponsive in the bedroom of her home and called police.

Chyna was a huge part of WWE's "Attitude Era" in the '90s. She started out as a bodyguard for the group D-Generation X, which included Shawn Michaels and Triple H.

Because of her size and physique, she would often fight guys in the ring. She even won the Intercontinental Championship from Chris Jericho.

She became Triple H's girlfriend in real life, until he ditched her for the boss' daughter, Stephanie McMahon. Because of that whole situation, Chyna was fired from WWE in 2001, and struggled on and off with addiction.

She posed for "Playboy" in 2000. She actually did porn from 2004 to 2013.

She recently spent time in Japan, teaching English.

Lately, she'd been talking about getting into the WWE Hall of Fame. In an interview, her ex-boyfriend Triple H said she deserves it, however, they couldn't put her in because of her work in porn.

 

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