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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.
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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 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 Chyna (ur. jako Joan Marie Laurer[4]27 grudnia1969 w Rochester w stanie Nowy Jork, zm. 20 kwietnia2016 w Redondo Beach w stanie Kalifornia[5]) – amerykańska wrestlerka, kulturystka oraz aktorka telewizyjna i pornograficzna. Rozpoczęła karierę wrestlerki w federacji World Wrestling Federation w 1997, gdzie występowała pod pseudonimem ringowym Chyna i była określana jako „Dziewiąty cud świata”. Była również założycielką ugrupowaniaD-Generation X, dwukrotną (i jedyną żeńską) posiadaczką WWF Intercontinental Championship oraz jednokrotną WWF Women’s Championship. Była pierwszą w historii uczestniczką Royal Rumble matchu oraz turnieju King of the Ring, a także pierwszą pretendentką do WWF Championship[6]. Po opuszczeniu WWF w 2001, Chyna okazjonalnie występowała w New Japan Pro-Wrestling i Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Poza wrestlingiem, dwukrotnie pozowała w Playboyu, a także występowała epizodycznie w produkcjach telewizyjnych. Wystąpiła w sześciu produkcjach pornograficznych; zadebiutowała w 2004 w filmie „One Night in Chyna”, wraz z przyjacielem-wrestlere
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