chyna found dead - chyna cause of death

A WWE star who became one of the most popular female wrestlers in history has been found dead at the age of 45.
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Chyna, whose real name was Joan Marie Laurer, was found dead in Redondo Beach, southern California, on Wednesday.
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Police said they were called by a friend who had become concerned at not hearing from her for several days.

Chyna was the first woman to compete in the Royal Rumble
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In a statement, Sergeant Shawn Freeman said: "The exact nature and cause of the death, as well as the general time of death is under investigation by the Los Angeles County Coroner's department."
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Chyna's manager Anthony Anzaldo toldNBCshe had been "found lying peacefully" on her bed.
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According to Chyna's website, she turned to fitness to escape a difficult childhood and rose to be considered a female "pioneer" in the male-dominated sport of wrestling.
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She billed herself as the "Ninth Wonder of the World" - her wrestling predecessor Andre the Giant had already called himself the eighth.
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The peak of her fame was in the late 1990s when she became the first woman to compete in the Royal Rumble.