Joan Marie Laurer

Biography

Chyna was a pioneering professional wrestler born Joan Marie Laurer in Rochester, New York, in 1969. She rose to fame in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1997 as "The Ninth Wonder of the World," holding multiple championships and becoming one of the Attitude Era's biggest stars with victories over prominent male wrestlers. After leaving the WWF, she continued wrestling sporadically before passing away in 2016.