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WWE wrestling legend Chyna died aged
45 due to a 'possible overdose', it has been claimed. Chyna - real name
Joan Marie Laurer is believed to have been found in her bedroom at her home in
Redondo Beach, California on Wednesday.
Police are investigating suspicions the champion fighter died of a drug overdose.
The 'true icon's' death was
announced in a statement, which was posted on her official Twitter account and
signed by 'Felix'.
It said: 'It is with deep sadness to
inform you today that we lost a true icon, a real life superhero... the 9th
wonder of the world has passed away. She will live forever in the memories of
her millions of fans and all of us that loved her.'
Redondo Beach Police Officers said
they attended the house after receiving a 911 call from a friend.
They said: 'The Redondo Beach police
received a 911 call from a friend of the apartment unit resident that the
female inside was not breathing.
'The friend told [police] that the
female had not answered her phone in a few days, and went to the location to
check on her welfare.
'Officers arrived on scene and
discovered a decreased female inside the location. From the preliminary
investigation, it appears that the deceased passed away prior to being
discovered by the friend.'
There are no indications or signs
that the death was a result of foul play, officers added.
Storming onto the wrestling scene in
1997, Laurer quickly earned the nickname 'Ninth Wonder Of The World'.
Her profile on WWE brands her 'the
most dominant female competitor of all time'.
She was the first woman to win the
WWE Championship, and was the first woman to compete in the organization's
Royal Rumble contest.
Among her many accolades, she
boasted victories over leading male wrestlers such as Chris Jericho and Eddie
Guerrero and she was one of the founding figures in D-Generation X.
Beyond wrestling, which she quit in
2001, Laurer was a vegan and an animal lover.
She also dabbled in acting, and
performed in six porn movies between 2004 and 2013.
In 2005 she appeared in the reality
show The Surreal Life.
And she wrote an autobiography If
They Only Knew, which made it onto the New York Times bestseller list.
In 2010, she was hospitalized after
overdosing on sleeping pills. It came two years after she appeared on Celebrity
Rehab With Dr Drew in 2008 to discuss her battle with drugs and her fractured
relationship with her mother.
After her 2010 overdose, Laurer
moved to Japan to teach English. It is not clear when she returned to the
United States.
According to her website, a
documentary was made, or being made, about the woman behind the
headlines.
Earlier this week, Laurer posted a
13-minute video on her YouTube page that showed her speaking with a croaked
voice, breathing heavily and slurring her words as she made herself a
smoothie.
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