Chyna 690102 226082053 2008-07-16T19:17:40Z 24.109.9.205 /* Acting and modeling */ {{Refimprove|date=July 2007}} {{Infobox Wrestler |name=Chyna |image=Laurer, Joanie (2007).jpg |img_capt=Joanie Laurer at the 2007 [[Scream Awards]] |names='''Chyna'''<br />Chyna Doll<br />Chynna<br />Chynna Doll<br />Joanie Laurer<br />Joanie Lee<br />Just Joanie |height={{height|ft=5|in=10}}<ref name="OWOW">{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/c/chyna.html|title=Chyna profile|accessdate=2008-03-13|publisher=Online World Of Wrestling}}</ref> |weight={{convert|180|lb|kg|lk=on|abbr=on}}<ref name="OWOW"/> |birth_date ={{birth date and age|1969|12|27}}<ref name="OWOW"/> |death_date = |birth_place =[[Rochester, New York]] |resides=[[Los Angeles, California]] |billed= |trainer=[[Wladek Kowalski|Killer Kowalski]]<ref name="OWOW"/> |debut=1996<ref name="OWOW"/> |retired=[[October 26]] [[2002]]<br />(final match) |}} '''Chyna'''<ref name=namechange>{{cite web| url=http://www.tmz.com/2007/11/07/chyna-changes-name-tells-mcmahon-to-bring-it/| title=Chyna Changes Name, Tells McMahon to "Bring It!"| publisher=[[TMZ.com|TMZ]]| date=2007-11-07| accessdate=2007-11-09}}</ref> (born '''Joan Marie Laurer''' on [[December 27]] [[1969]])<ref name="OWOW"/> is an [[United States|American]] [[Actor|actress]] and retired [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]]. A former [[bodybuilding|bodybuilder]], she is best known for her career with the [[World Wrestling Federation]] from 1997 to 2001, where she was billed as "Chyna: "The Ninth Wonder of the World" (with the [[Eighth Wonder of the World|eighth wonder]] being [[André the Giant]]). She was notable for wrestling in [[intergender wrestling|intergender matches]]. ==Early life== As a child, Laurer and her siblings had a structured, fairly affluent upbringing. She learned to play both the [[violin]] and [[cello]].<ref name=guide>{{cite web|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_20010429/ai_n14526973|title=The parent's guide to WWF|publisher=Sunday Mirror|accessdate=2007-07-04|date=2001-04-29}}</ref> Joanie Laurer left home at age 16 for [[Spain]], under a [[scholarship]] with the [[United Nations]]. By 1987, she had graduated high school in Spain. She spent the next five years at the [[University of Tampa]], graduating in 1992 with a major in Spanish Literature.<ref name=dynasty/> During college, she also studied French and German; Laurer can converse in either language.<ref name=dynasty/> She originally wanted to use her knowledge of foreign languages to work for the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] or [[Drug Enforcement Administration]].<ref name=dynasty/> Subsequently, she joined the [[Peace Corps]], and was assigned to [[Costa Rica]] to teach literacy. After college, Laurer began to regularly enter fitness competitions. In 1996, Laurer competed in the New York City regional level of the Fitness America competition. ==Professional wrestling career == [[Image:Chyna.jpg|right|thumb|Chyna in the ring at the [[USAir Arena]], Landover, MD, [[September 15]] [[1997]]]] Joanie Laurer trained at [[Wladek Kowalski|Wladek "Killer" Kowalski]]'s [[professional wrestling school|wrestling school]] in [[Malden, Massachusetts]]. During this time, she briefly dated [[Perry Saturn|Perry "Saturn" Satullo]]. She debuted in the year 1995 and worked for various [[independent circuit|independent]] promotions as Just Joanie and Joanie Lee. ===World Wrestling Federation=== ====D-Generation X (1997-1998)==== {{Main|D-Generation X}} Laurer met [[World Wrestling Federation]] performers [[Triple H]] and [[Shawn Michaels]] in a bar in 1997. Struck by her appearance, they helped her get into the WWF. She made her WWF debut on February 16 at [[In Your House 13: Final Four]]; her character emerged unannounced from a ringside seat to viciously choke [[Terri Runnels|Marlena]], the manager of [[Dustin Rhodes|Goldust]]. Her original role in the promotion was as Chyna, the laconic enforcer/bodyguard for Triple H and later, his [[D-Generation X]] group (which included [[Sean Waltman]], a.k.a. "X-Pac"). She often helped Triple H (then, a rising villainous character) cheat to win by physically interfering in matches during his feuds with Goldust, [[Mick Foley|Mankind]], [[Owen Hart]], and [[The Rock (entertainer)|The Rock]], by executing her trademark low-blow uppercut to the crotch. At [[WWE No Way Out#1998|WWF No Way Out of Texas]] in 1998, she became the first woman to receive [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]]'s finishing maneuver, the "[[Stone Cold Stunner]]". Around this time, Laurer underwent plastic surgeries to enlarge her breasts and to re-shape her jawline. ====Intercontinental Champion (1999–2000)==== In January 1999, Chyna was the #30 entrant in the [[Royal Rumble (1999)|Royal Rumble]], becoming the first woman ever to enter the contest.<ref name=dynasty>{{cite web|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCO/is_4_2/ai_67872115|title=Chyna's Dynasty|publisher=Wrestler's Digest|author=Thomas Chamberlin|date=December 2000|accessdate=2007-07-04}}</ref> The day after the Royal Rumble, Chyna [[turn (professional wrestling)|turned]] [[heel (professional wrestling)|heel]] by betraying Triple H and aligning herself with his enemy [[Vince McMahon]] and [[Glen Jacobs|Kane]], his future opponent at [[WrestleMania XV]]. Laurer teamed with Kane in her WWF in-ring debut at the [[In Your House#St. Valentine's Day Massacre|St. Valentine's Day Massacre]] [[pay-per-view]] against former allies [[Sean Waltman|X-Pac]] and Triple H. At WrestleMania XV, Chyna turned on Kane in his match by helping Triple H defeat him, appearing to rejoin DX. Chyna and Triple H, however, turned against DX later that evening when they helped [[Shane McMahon]] defeat DX member X-Pac. The duo became part of [[The Corporation (professional wrestling)|The Corporation]] and later Shane McMahon's [[Corporate Ministry]], feuding with faces such as [[Stone Cold Steve Austin|Steve Austin]], Kane, X-Pac, and [[The Rock (entertainer)|The Rock]]. Following the dissolution of the Corporate Ministry, Chyna remained at Triple H's side. In late 1999, Laurer became a [[Face (professional wrestling)|face]] again during her long feud with [[Jeff Jarrett]]. At [[WWE Unforgiven#1999|Unforgiven]], she had a match for the [[WWE Intercontinental Championship|WWF Intercontinental Championship]] against Jarrett, which she lost. The next night, Chyna and [[Debra Marshall|Debra]] took on Jeff and [[Tom Prichard]], hoping to be rewarded a re-match at [[WWE No Mercy#1999|No Mercy]]. She defeated Jarrett for the title in his last WWF match, a [[Professional wrestling match types#Hardcore-based variations|Good Housekeeping match]], on October 17 at No Mercy, in the process becoming the first and only woman to win the Intercontinental Championship.<ref name=sun>{{cite web|url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2003560001-2005201210,00.html|author=Lilsboy|title=The truth about Chyna|publisher=The Sun|accessdate=2007-04-12|date=May 2005}}</ref> She also gained the services of his valet, [[Stacy Carter|Miss Kitty]]. According to her autobiography ''If They Only Knew'', Laurer claims that Jarrett demanded (and received) $250,000 from [[Vince McMahon]] in order to lose the title cleanly to a woman. His contract had expired on [[October 16]] [[1999]], and he was therefore not contractually obligated to appear on the [[pay-per-view]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingReviews/jan30_chyna-can.html|author=John Powell|title=Chyna's book for fans only|accessdate=2007-05-14|date=2001-01-30}}</ref> If he had not appeared, the WWF would have been criticized for [[false advertising]], and the lineage of the title would have been broken. Chyna then feuded with [[Chris Jericho]] over the belt, defeating him at the [[Survivor Series (1999)|Survivor Series]], but losing the title to him at [[WWE Armageddon#1999|Armageddon]]. The two faced off again in a match on the December 28 edition of ''[[WWE Friday Night SmackDown!|SmackDown!]]'', which ended controversially with both wrestlers pinning each other. As a result, then "head of authority" [[Stephanie McMahon|Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley]] declared them co-champions. At the [[Royal Rumble (2000)|Royal Rumble]], Jericho and Chyna defended the title against [[Bob Holly|Hardcore Holly]] in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic non-elimination matches|triple threat match]] to determine the Intercontinental Champion, which Jericho won. Afterwards, Laurer briefly teamed with Jericho. ====Eddie Guerrero; Playboy covergirl (2000)==== Not long after losing the Intercontinental title, Laurer became the on-screen girlfriend of then-heel, [[Eddie Guerrero]]. Guerrero and Laurer, originally heels, became very popular during the summer of 2000, with Guerrero dubbing her his "Mamacita". The couple both faced off against [[Sean Morley|Val Venis]] and then-rookie [[Trish Stratus]] in an [[Professional wrestling tag team match types#Intergender Tag Team Match|intergender tag team match]] at [[SummerSlam (2000)|SummerSlam]] with the Intercontinental Championship on the line. Chyna won the match, but lost the belt two weeks later to Guerrero in a triple threat match with [[Kurt Angle]], causing friction between the two. They officially split in the autumn of 2000 after Eddie was found cavorting in the shower with two of [[Charles Wright (wrestler)|The Godfather's]] "[[prostitution|hos]]", Mandy and [[Lisa Marie Varon|Victoria]]. At the same time, Laurer posed nude for ''[[Playboy]]'' magazine's November 2000 issue; this had been facilitated by WWE Chairman [[Vince McMahon]], as a [[crossover]] marketing strategy. The strategy was based on the fact that WWE and Playboy naturally share the same primary audience—young males. Therefore, featuring a popular WWE female could give WWE large, mainstream media exposure and potential new customers, as well as give ''Playboy'' a fresh novelty draw that could help it stay afloat against rivals like ''[[Maxim]]'' and ''[[FHM]]''. Her ''Playboy'' modeling was also worked into an on-air WWE storyline, in which it drew the ire of the [[Right to Censor]] (a group of morally conservative and self-righteous wrestlers. Shortly after, Laurer was announced as injured after a [[Professional wrestling double-team maneuvers#Aided piledriver|double team piledriver]] at the hands of [[Lisa Moretti|Ivory]] and [[Sean Morley|Val Venis]]. ====Women's Champion (2001)==== Laurer returned a few weeks later and began a feud with Ivory over the [[WWE Women's Championship|Women's Championship]]. This culminated in an angle at the [[Royal Rumble (2001)|Royal Rumble]] where Laurer appeared to re-injure her neck while performing a [[Professional wrestling attacks#Handspring|handspring]] [[Professional wrestling attacks#Back elbow|back elbow]]. In order to [[sell (professional wrestling)|sell]] the injury, [[color commentator]] [[Jerry Lawler]] left the commentators' booth and entered the ring to check on Laurer's condition, something he had not done since the in-ring accident that killed [[Owen Hart]] in 1999. The highly publicized return of Laurer from the "injury" culminated in her winning the Women's Championship from Ivory at [[WrestleMania X-Seven]] in a [[Squash (professional wrestling)|squash]] match. Laurer was presented as an extremely dominant champion, defeating challengers [[Nora Greenwald|Molly Holly]] and [[Trish Stratus]] with little problem. She also defeated [[Amy Dumas|Lita]], arguably the WWF's second-toughest female at that time, at [[WWE Judgment Day#2001|Judgment Day]] in 2001. She vacated the [[WWE Women's Championship]] in the process, as this was Laurer's final WWF match. During her contract re-negotiations, it was said that Laurer was unhappy with the pay she was offered, and that she was expected to resume performing mainly in women's matches (instead of against men). The relationship between [[Triple H]], her former real-life boyfriend, and [[Stephanie McMahon]] (with whom Laurer claims he had an [[affair]] and then left her for), was another major factor in her departure.<ref name=sun/> She left World Wrestling Federation on [[November 30]] [[2001]], several months after contract negotiations had broken down and she had been taken off of television. [[Jim Ross]] later confirmed that she was not fired, but rather chose to leave for personal reasons.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jrsbarbq.com/blog/2007/07/08/jr%e2%80%99s-bar-b-q-opening-the-duke-and-the-mick-well-represented-negative-comments-addressed-head-on-powerbombs-kane-jr-in-the-dungeon-with-stu-bar-b-q-pizza-jushin-liger-droz/ |title=Jim Ross' Blog|author=Jim Ross|accessdate=2007-07-08|date=2007-07-08}}</ref> ===Independent circuit and New Japan (2001-2004)=== Laurer's in-ring career after WWE was quite limited. In 2002, Laurer joined [[New Japan Pro Wrestling]]. She made her first appearance at the New Japan Thirtieth Anniversary Show, refereeing a bout between the [[Steiner Brothers]] and [[Hiroshi Tanahashi]] and [[Kensuke Sasaki]]. In September and October 2002, she wrestled four matches for the promotion. After losing to [[Masahiro Chono]] on [[October 14]] [[2002]], Laurer performed her final match on [[October 26]] [[2002]], teaming with the [[John Hugger|Fake Great Muta]] in a loss to Hiroshi Tanahashi and [[Kenzo Suzuki]]. Laurer also was scheduled to appear on a 2004 talk show hosted by [[Jon Dalton|Jonny Fairplay]], on a [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]] (TNA) pay-per-view, but she did not appear due to an illness. ==In wrestling== *'''Finishing moves''' :*'''''Pedigree''''' ([[Facebuster#Double underhook facebuster|Double underhook facebuster]]) - Adopted from [[Triple H]] :*'''[[Professional wrestling throws#Sleeper slam|Sleeper slam]]''' :*'''[[Powerbomb#Release powerbomb|Standing release powerbomb]]''' *'''Signature moves''' :*[[Professional wrestling attacks#Low blow|Kneeling low blow]] :*[[Professional wrestling attacks#Handspring|Handspring]] [[Professional wrestling attacks#Back elbow|back elbow]] followed by a [[DDT (professional wrestling)|DDT]] :*[[Professional wrestling throws#Gorilla press drop|Gorilla press drop]], sometimes into a [[Professional wrestling throws#Gorilla press slam|slam]] :*[[Powerslam#Front powerslam|Running front powerslam]] :*[[Professional wrestling attacks#Testicular claw|Testicular claw]] :*[[Professional wrestling throws#Hurricanrana|Hurricanrana]], sometimes to an [[Professional wrestling throws#Headscissors takedown|oncoming opponent]] :*[[Professional wrestling attacks#Spear|Spear]] :*[[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Diving crossbody|Diving crossbody]] :*[[Suplex#Superplex|Superplex]] :*[[Neckbreaker#Swinging neckbreaker|Swinging neckbreaker]] *'''Wrestlers managed by Laurer''' {| |valign=top | :*[[Debra Marshall|Debra]] :*[[Eddie Guerrero]] :*[[Monty Sopp|Billy Gunn]] | valign=top | :*[[Chris Jericho]] :*[[Glen Jacobs|Kane]] :*[[Stacy Carter|The Kat]] | valign=top | :*[[Shane McMahon]] :*[[Shawn Michaels]] :*[[Brian Gerard James|Road Dogg]] | valign=top | :*Triple H :*[[Sean Waltman|X-Pac]] |} *'''[[Music in professional wrestling|Entrance themes]]''' :*''"Break it Down"'' by the [[Chris Warren (musician)|DX Band]] :*''"No Chance in Hell"'' by [[Jim Johnston (composer)|Jim Johnston]] :*''"Higher Brain Pattern''" - used with Triple H until it Was Remixed to "My Time" :*''"My Time"'' by the DX Band :*''"Who I Am"'' by Jim Johnston ==Championships and accomplishments== *'''International Wrestling Federation''' **IWF Women's Championship (1 time) *'''Pro Girls Wrestling Association''' **Rookie of the Year (1996) *'''[[World Wrestling Entertainment|World Wrestling Federation]]''' **[[WWE Intercontinental Championship|WWF Intercontinental Championship]] ([[List of WWE Intercontinental Champions|3 times]]) '''(Only female champion)''' **[[WWE Women's Championship|WWF Women's Championship]] ([[List of WWE Women's Champions|1 time]]) *'''[[Playboy]]''' **[[Cover Girl]] (2 times) *'''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]''' **PWI ranked her '''#235''' of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the year in the [[PWI 500]] in 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwi50099.htm|title=Pro Wrestling Illustrated Top 500 - 1999|accessdate=2008-05-05|publisher=Wrestling Information Archive}}</ref> **PWI ranked her '''#106''' of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the year in the PWI 500 in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwi50000.htm|title=Pro Wrestling Illustrated Top 500 - 2000|accessdate=2008-05-05|publisher=Wrestling Information Archive}}</ref> ==Acting and modeling== Laurer modeled [[nudity|nude]] for ''[[Playboy]]''; her first issue, which featured a pictorial of her, was purportedly one of the ten best-selling issues in the magazine's history. In 2002, following her departure from the WWF, Laurer also appeared in a ''Playboy'' [[adult documentary]], entitled ''Joanie Laurer Nude: Wrestling Superstar to Warrior Princess'', which followed Laurer on the set of her second ''Playboy'' nude pictorial. Laurer was also the host of [[Robot Wars|Robot Wars: Grand Champions]] on [[The New TNN]] in [[2002]]. On [[August 31]] [[2006]], Laurer appeared on ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live]]'' as a singing barber singing with three other veterans. Laurer also appeared on ''The Howard Stern Show'', ''Queer Edge'', and ''[[Opie and Anthony]]''. In November 2006, Joanie announced a new musical project with the band "Plastic Jones". [[Image:Joanie Laurer.jpg|right|thumb|Chyna autographing her issue of ''Playboy'', on [[October 8]] [[2007]].]] In January 2007, Laurer conducted an interview with ''Lifted'' magazine in which she talked about finding religion, overcoming a past full of drugs and violence, and promoted her new movies and TV series ''[[The Surreal Life: Fame Games]]'', which began to air on [[VH1]] in January 2007. The filming took place in April 2006, during which she formed a close friendship with actress [[Brigitte Nielsen]]. Her elimination from the show, which occurred in the seventh episode, was controversial. [[Andrea Lowell]] had accumulated the lowest score in the "Celebrity Call-Back-A-Thon" challenge, but she manipulated [[Lisa Kennedy Montgomery|Kennedy]], the judge, to increase her score and got Laurer eliminated in the process. ==Reality-show and other media appearances== In 2001, Laurer was a guest on a special celebrity edition of ''[[Fear Factor]]''. Each contestant played for a charity of his or her choice; she garnered $25,000 for the Freedom Families Scholarship Fund. Her competition included [[Brooke Burns]], [[David Hasselhoff]], [[Kelly Preston]], [[Donny Osmond]], and [[Coolio]] (the winner). She also appeared on the celebrity game show, ''[[Hollywood Squares]]'', where she was introduced as "Joanie Laurer of [[New Japan Pro Wrestling]]". She also appeared on ''[[MTV Cribs]]'', showing off her home. The following year, Laurer was reportedly up for a part in ''[[Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines]]'', but lost out on the role to [[Kristanna Loken]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_20030708/ai_n12510942|title=Terminatrix won't totally dematerialize|author=Cindy Pearlman|publisher=Chicago Sun Times|accessdate=2007-07-04|date=2003-07-08}}</ref> In 2004, Laurer and her then boyfriend, the semi-retired pro wrestler [[Sean Waltman]], made a sex tape. Eager for a repeat success, the company that released [[Paris Hilton]]'s [[celebrity sex tape]] obtained the footage, edited it, and released it under the name ''[[1 Night in China]]''. The video sold over 100,000 copies, with both Laurer and Waltman earning a share of the profits, and boosted both their careers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/19/fashion/sundaystyles/19tapes.html?ex=1300424400&en=fa8b001c1b104856&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss|title=Sex, Lawsuits and Celebrities Caught on Tape|author=Lola Ogunnaike|publisher=New York Times|accessdate=2007-02-11|date=2006-03-19}}</ref> In early 2005, Laurer debuted on ''[[The Surreal Life]]'', with house mates [[Da Brat]], [[Jane Wiedlin]], [[Adrianne Curry]], [[Christopher Knight]], [[Marcus Schenkenberg]], and [[Verne Troyer]]. She remains good friends with Adrianne Curry and made a brief cameo on her [[reality television|reality show]] ''[[My Fair Brady]]''. In March 2005, Laurer re-appeared on ''[[The Howard Stern Show]]'', where [[Howard Stern|Stern]] noted that not only did Laurer look better than she did during her previous visit, but her entire general appearance and attitude were much better. Later in the year, Laurer signed to star in a new movie entitled ''[[Illegal Aliens (film)|Illegal Aliens]]'', [[Anna Nicole Smith]]'s last movie before her death. She did a lot of promotional work for the movie, including appearances on talk shows and radio shows. On the [[November 6]], [[2007]] edition of ''[[TMZ on TV]]'', it has been documented that Laurer filed papers to change her name legally to Chyna.<ref name=namechange /> On [[Cristina's Court]], a syndicated court-themed reality show appearing on many US Fox Television Network affiliates, Chyna appeared in an episode originally airing Nov. 19, 2007 as a plaintiff in a civil dispute against a breeder of teacup chihuahuas, an exotic breed of dog, suing for $5,000. Judge Perez ruled in favor of the plaintiff, awarding $4,000. In early 2008, Laurer appeared on the VH1 reality TV show, ''[[Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew]]''. ==Personal life== In her best-selling autobiography, ''If They Only Knew,'' Laurer revealed that her [[breast implant]]s were custom-made for her after her first implants were ruptured duing a wrestling match. She had also complained to her plastic surgeon that their largest implants didn't suit her frame in the way she desired. Laurer's custom implants became the model for the Chyna 2000's, a model of breast implant now marketed to large-framed women and female bodybuilders. Laurer claims to have paid $6,000 for them.<ref name=guide/> Since 2003, Laurer has had a tumultuous relationship with semi-retired pro wrestler [[Sean Waltman]]. They were engaged for a period in 2003,<ref name=caught>{{cite web|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_20050828/ai_n15617271|author=Paige Wiser|title=Caught in the act|publisher=Chicago Sun Times|accessdate=2007-07-04|date=2005-08-28}}</ref> then broke up, then became engaged again, a pattern which continued for the next two years. In January 2005, Laurer was arrested for [[domestic violence|domestic assault]] after allegedly beating Waltman.<ref name=caught/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2005/01/29/914012.html|title=Chyna over the edge|author=Madigan, T.J.|publisher=The Calgary Sun|accessdate=2007-03-16|date=2005-01-29}}</ref> On [[February 8]] [[2007]] (the date of [[Anna Nicole Smith]]'s death), a visibly upset Laurer appeared on ''[[Larry King Live]]'' to speak about her late friend. On the program, Laurer claimed that she "knew it was coming" because of the way the media had ridiculed Smith, and she drew parallels between the plight of Anna and herself. However, the wife of the CEO of Trim Spa, Monique Goen, claimed that Smith did not consider Laurer a friend.<ref name=LarryKingLive>{{cite web|url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0702/08/lkl.01.html|title=The Death of Anna Nicole Smith - ''[[Larry King Live]]'' transcript|publisher=[[CNN]]|date=[[February 8]] [[2007]]|accessdate=2007-10-30}}</ref> Six days later, on [[February 14]] [[2007]], Laurer and [[Shane and Sia Barbi]] led an animal rights protest at the [[University of California, Los Angeles]]. The trio led other protesters to the door of the Neuropsychiatric Institute, a scientific lab where they perform tests on [[monkey]]s. The group had to be split up by the police, but not before a violent protester, who was nowhere near Laurer or the Barbi twins, shouted obscenities and attempted to harm the workers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tmz.com/2007/02/14/cops-respond-to-chyna-dolls-rabid-protest/|title=Cops Respond to Chyna Doll's Rabid Protest (includes video)|publisher=TMZ.com|accessdate=2007-02-15|date=2007-02-14}}</ref> On a February 2007 edition of the ''[[Bubba the Love Sponge]]'' radio show, Sean Waltman claimed that Laurer also previously dated [[Edward Leslie|Ed "Brutus Beefcake" Leslie]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/headlines/173184047.shtml|title=Sean Waltman Reveals Dating Former WWE Diva|accessdate=2007-02-11|date=2007-02-11}}</ref> ==Media== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} '''Books''' *''Chyna: If They Only Knew'', Harper Collins, New York, 2001 ISBN 0-00-712765-0 '''Movies''' *''[[Beyond the Mat]]'' (1999) *''Chyna Fitness'' (2000) *''Alien Fury: Countdown to Invasion'' (2001) *''[[On the Line (film)|On the Line]]'' (2001) *''Frank McKlusky, C.I.'' (2002) *''Joanie Laurer Warrior Princess'' (2002) *''Hunter: Back in Force'' (2003) *''Alien Tracker'' (2003) *''[[1 Night in China]]'' (2004) *''101 Reasons Not to Be a Pro Wrestler'' (2005) *''[[Just Another Romantic Wrestling Comedy]]'' (2006) *''[[Illegal Aliens (film)|Illegal Aliens]]'' (2006) *''The Last Guy on Earth'' (2006) *''Cougar Club'' (2006) {{col-2}} '''Television''' *''The Martin Short Show'' - Episode #1.44 (1999) *''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]'' - Episodes: ''The Big Giant Head Returns Again: Part 1 and 2'' (2000) *''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]'' - Episode: ''This Little Dick Went to Market'' (2000) *''[[Pacific Blue (TV series)|Pacific Blue]]'' - Episode: ''Kidnapped'' (2000) *''[[MADtv|Mad TV]]'' - Episode #6.5 (2000) *''[[MTV Cribs]]'' Episode: #13: ''Laurer, [[Tony Hawk]], and [[Usher (entertainer)|Usher]]'' (2000) *''[[Tracker (TV series)|Tracker]]'' - Episodes: ''Remember When'' (2001), ''Pilot'' (2002) *''[[Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (TV series)|Sabrina, the Teenage Witch]]'' - Episode: ''Driving Mr. Goodman'' (2002) *''[[The Nick Cannon Show]]'' - Episode: ''Nick Takes Over Fitness'' (2002) *''[[Relic Hunter]]'' - Episode: ''Antianeirai'' (2002) *''[[Whose Line Is It Anyway?]]'' - Episode #5.8 (2002) *''[[Celebrity Boxing#Second Episode|Celebrity Boxing 2]]'' (2002) *''[[The Anna Nicole Show]]'' - Episode: ''The Anna Nicole Show Holiday Special'' (2002) *''[[The Surreal Life]]'' (2005) *''[[My Fair Brady]]'' (2006) *''[[The Surreal Life: Fame Games]]'' (2007) *''[[The Tyra Banks Show]]'' (2007) *''[[Celebrity Rehab]]'' (2008) {{col-end}} ==References== {{Reflist|2}} ==External links== {{Portal|Professional wrestling|break=yes}} {{wikiquote}} {{Commons|Joanie Laurer}} *{{imdb name|id=0491321|name=Joanie Laurer}} *[http://www.gerweck.net/joanielaurer.htm Joanie Laurer at Gerweck.net] *[http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/c/chyna.html Chyna at Online World of Wrestling] {{The Surreal Life series}} <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]] --> {{Persondata |NAME = Chyna |ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Laurer, Joan Marie (birth name) |SHORT DESCRIPTION = Wrestler, actress |DATE OF BIRTH = [[December 27]], [[1969]] |PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Rochester, New York]], [[United States]] |DATE OF DEATH = |PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Chyna}} [[Category:1969 births]] [[Category:Female professional wrestlers]] [[Category:American professional wrestlers]] [[Category:Professional wrestling managers and valets]] [[Category:American female adult models]] [[Category:American female singers]] [[Category:American film actors]] [[Category:American television actors]] [[Category:Participants in American reality television series]] [[Category:People from Los Angeles, California]] [[Category:People from Rochester, New York]] [[Category:Americans of German descent]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:University of Tampa alumni]] [[de:Joanie Laurer]] [[es:Chyna]] [[fa:جونی لوئریر]] [[fr:Joanie Laurer]] [[it:Joanie Laurer]] [[ja:ジョーニー・ローラー]]