Former pro wrestler and actress Chyna found dead

By Shawn Price  Former pro wrestler, reality TV star and actress Chyna, was found dead Wednesday in her Redondo Beach home, her manager said. She was 46.
Redondo Beach police responded to a call from Chyna's manager and the manager of the apartment building she lived in, Lt. Todd Heywood said. Officers found her dead on her bed. No were no signs of foul play, Heywood said.
The cause of death is being investigated.

In a statement, police said a "friend told Redondo Beach Police that the female had not answered her phone in a few days, and went to the location to check on her welfare."

Born Joan Marie Laurer, Chyna was a body builder in her teens in her hometown of Rochester, New York, and could reportedly bench press 325 pounds. After graduating from the University of Tampa in Florida, she joined World Wrestling Entertainment in the late 1990s and was once the women's champion.

She also posed for Playboy, went on to make mainstream and adult films and wrote a bestselling autobiography "If They Only Knew," in 2001. She was featured in the reality TV shows The Surreal Life and Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew.

Her manager said she had been prescribed medication for severe anxiety and sleep deprivation, but said he didn't know if it was a factor in her death.

She's the latest of several pro wrestlers to die young, including Rick Rude, Curt "Mr. Perfect" Hennig, the Ultimate Warrior, Balls Mahoney and Owen Hart.

Former pro wrestler and actress Chyna found dead

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