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Chyna (born Joan Marie Laurer; December 27, 1970)〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher=IAFD.com )〕〔〔 is an American former professional wrestler, actress, bodybuilder, and pornographic film actress. Laurer first rose to prominence in the professional wrestling promotion the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1997, where she performed under the ring name Chyna and was billed as the "Ninth Wonder of the World" (André the Giant was already billed as the eighth). A founding member of the stable D-Generation X, she held the WWF Intercontinental Championship (the only female performer to do so) twice and the WWF Women's Championship once. She is also the first woman to participate in the Royal Rumble and King of the Ring events, as well as to become number one contender to the WWF Championship.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Top 25 Most Impactful Women: Chyna )〕 With pinfall victories over several prominent male wrestlers – including multiple-time world champions Triple H, Chris Jericho and Jeff Jarrett〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Chyna: Profile & Match Listing )〕 – Chyna has left "a lasting legacy as the most dominant female competitor of all time".〔 Since leaving the WWF in 2001, Chyna has wrestled sporadically, most notably with New Japan Pro Wrestling in 2002 and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in 2011. Outside of wrestling, Laurer has appeared in ''Playboy'' magazine twice, as well as numerous television shows and films. In 2005, Laurer was a cast member on VH1's ''The Surreal Life'', which led to several other celebrity reality appearances on the network, including ''The Surreal Life: Fame Games'' in 2007 and ''Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew'' in 2008. She is also known for her tumultuous relationship with fellow wrestler Sean Waltman, with whom she made a sex tape released commercially in 2004 as . She has since starred in a further five pornographic titles, and is a two-time AVN Award winner. ==Early life== Joan Marie Laurer was born in Rochester, New York,〔 to parents Janet and Joe Laurer.〔Laurer, Joanie. ''If They Only Knew'', 34–36.〕〔Laurer, Joanie. ''If They Only Knew'', 31–32, 79.〕 She had two older siblings: Kathy and Sonny.〔 After her parents divorced when she was approximately four years old, Laurer had three different stepfathers and one stepmother.〔 According to Laurer, her first stepfather threatened suicide at one point,〔 and her biological father, who once accidentally stabbed her mother in the thigh with a bread knife, had a problem with alcoholism.〔 From 1973 to 1983, Joanie Laurer, her siblings, and her mom moved several times.〔 As a child, Laurer learned to play both the violin and cello. Laurer would later claim that in seventh grade she was sexually kissed by a much older teacher who worked at her school.〔Laurer, Joanie. ''If They Only Knew'', 98–99.〕 At age thirteen, while attending Penfield High School, Laurer began purging after she ate.〔Laurer, Joanie. ''If They Only Knew'', 63.〕 She left home at age sixteen after her mother tried to force her into a drug rehabilitation facility, going instead to live with her biological father.〔Laurer, Joanie. ''If They Only Knew'', 74–75, 77.〕 That same year, she began working out, and because her abdominal muscles were so strong, she did not feel any pain when she developed an ovarian tumor.〔 She finished her last year of high school in Spain.〔Laurer, Joanie. ''If They Only Knew'', 115.〕 She attended the University of Tampa,〔Laurer, Joanie. ''If They Only Knew'', 122, 127.〕 graduating in 1992 with a major in Spanish Literature.〔 During college, she also studied French and German (she can converse in either language〔) and later claimed during this time she was raped by two men after getting drunk at a party.〔Laurer, Joanie. ''If They Only Knew'', 129.〕 She also was a member of the ROTC.〔 She originally wanted to use her knowledge of foreign languages to work for the Federal Bureau of Investigation or Drug Enforcement Administration.〔 Subsequently, she joined the Peace Corps and was assigned to Guatemala.〔Laurer, Joanie. ''If They Only Knew'', 130.〕 After returning from abroad, she held several different jobs: a cocktail waitress in a strip club, singer in a band, and a 900-number chat line worker.〔Laurer, Joanie. ''If They Only Knew'', 18–19.〕 In her mid-to-late 20s, while living in the Florida Keys, Laurer took a six-week class to train to be a flight attendant.〔Laurer, Joanie. ''If They Only Knew'', 15–16.〕 On the way to her first flight, however, she was in a car accident and spent four days in the hospital.〔Laurer, Joanie. ''If They Only Knew'', 22–23.〕 After recovering from the accident, Laurer's sister Kathy helped her get a job selling beepers, and both women also worked as belly dancers.〔Laurer, Joanie. ''If They Only Knew'', 138–139.〕 After college, Laurer began to regularly enter fitness competitions. In 1996, Laurer competed in the New York City regional level of the Fitness America competition.〔Laurer, Joanie. ''If They Only Knew'', 225–228.〕 Because of her large size compared to the other women, Laurer usually finished in last place.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chyna」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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