WWE Icon Chyna: A Sad End to a Glittering Career - PART 1

Chyna was a WWE legend, but the end of her career was marred by a huge betrayal.
Chapters
0:00 Intro to a Legend
0:49 Triple H
2:10 Pressure to be Femme
4:00 Wrestling Men
5:10 Broken Heart
6:30 Lies and Betrayal
7:30 Fired
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[@VICE-TV]

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[@cliftonbowers6376]

My ex brother in law was wwf promoter during this time ..😮

[@davidpeters2625]

Chyna not only passed away from an OD, she also died of a broken heart. So sad and heartbreaking the way that she passed away. Even more gutwrenchingly pathetic was that out of all of the D Generation-X members, the only one that attended her funeral was Sean "Xpac" Waltman. R.I.P. Chyna, the wrestling community will forever miss you.....

[@rem10921]

Not even billy gunn??? I thought them two were the best of friends. I bet if wrestling fans knew of the funeral hundreds would probably would have went

[@davidpeters2625]

@@rem10921 well I do know that Stone Cold, despite not being a part of DGX, thought the WORLD of Chyna......

[@MichaelJr561]

Had the biggest crush on chyna look at her she had the look the body the size she was dominant in and out of the ring with playboy covers being the first woman to enter the men's royal rumble match she also won the intercontinental Championship and the wwf women's Championship she was a true trailblazer and icon RIP ninth wonder of the world gone but never forgotten 🙏🕊❤

[@stephaniereece5757]

Yep

[@davidpeters2625]

@@SychoSam very shallow people with secrets they will carry with them to the grave, sadly 😥

[@jdlc9215]

This woman had a kind heart and a kind soul. She was done so beyond dirty, it's insane. But her legacy is all over the Women's Division, you can NEVER deny that.

[@mantistoboggan2599]

Anyone who tried to deny her influence is delusional

[@Veratril]

​@@mantistoboggan2599never gonna glorify a person who did porn th same way wwe doesn't glorify sick benoit

[@dazzaMusic]

She also brought it on herself it was reported that she was insanely difficult to work with especially after fighting and winning male championships she definitely had a trailblazing career but at that time she couldn’t go any further.

[@chlorophyll6154]

She destroyed her own career, trying to say her the best like saying ted Bundy is a priest

[@KnuxDeluxe]

RIP lovely lady

[@naiiago9414]

To the little me, Chyna was the Xena warrior princess of wrestling. I was always in awe of her strength. I will never forget those moments. R.I.P.

[@MsMizz1]

I remember thinking she was Xena for a bit as a kid. RIP❤

[@A1trizzy]

Spot on

[@jamardns77]

I literally thought they were the same person when I was a kid😂

[@CallmeTorib]

Me too!!!! And I was obsessed with her (them)

[@myfriendisaac]

Her physique, the all-black attire, the menacing ‘silent assassin’ persona, EVERYTHING! Chyna was INSTANTLY iconic when she stepped in the ring 👑🖤💪🏽

[@MelancoliaI]

She just had this charismatic presence. She didn't have to say a word and she instantly had everyone's attention. Kind of a blessing and a curse, really

[@Lukenukem8732]

Looked like a man

[@beezytalkingshit9319]

That's why they called her the 9th wonder of the world

[@shotarosbae4life]

​@@Lukenukem8732 so does your mother

[@Lukenukem8732]

@@shotarosbae4life okay

[@Diorvelli]

She was treated so terribly. And even after she was gone they tried to bury her character. She deserved so much more than she was given

[@jordanflores5687]

She made the attitude era what it was?!?!?!? Stop it

[@SunnyDiegoProduction]

@@jordanflores5687I don’t know anything about wrestling, because of the fact it’s homoerotic lol but I do know about Chyna! Never seen any of the matches but she was above any other wrestler at that time. So yeah, she made that whole “attitude era”! Despite being buried by the company, many people still remember her. She was awesome, too bad women were not supposed to be better than men at that time, that was her only fault.

[@jordanflores5687]

@@SunnyDiegoProduction well you admitted to not knowing so I can't blame you for being 100000% wrong how you can form an opinion without knowing anything about wrestling is confusing but ok she didn't make the attitude era sorry and women aren't better than men not in that field

[@dragonmaster909]

So true

[@chlorophyll6154]

That was BS, she didn't do anything, she's the one who ruined her career

[@ohbitch94]

It’s a shame she was never put in the hall of fame until after she had passed away. She truly deserved to give a speech and get her vindication

[@MelancoliaI]

And then they couldn't even give her her own spot like she deserved, she only got in for being a part of DX

[@nyteowl8069]

They waited for her to pass on purpose which is so messed up. They couldn't get over her corn history and the possibility of her doing something like that again.

[@boobierubi8567]

Chyna will always be an icon . First woman to enter royal rumble , first women to win the intercontinental championship , first women to enter king of the ring,highest selling playboy , and she really brought a unique talent to women’s wrestling . Back in the 90s women were having bra and panties matches but Chyna was body slamming guys . ❤❤❤RIP Chyna ❤❤

[@lishalanee6916]

Chyna was definitely the blueprint. 👏

[@julsc2106]

Yes and wrestling is real

[@boobierubi8567]

@@julsc2106 no but the injuries are real , the power is real , Chyna lifting men over her head is real . She had strength and can’t deny that .

[@brierose1607]

As little girls, my sisters and I loved Chyna! She was a pioneer for women in the wrestling industry. I feel bad that she was done wrong. Rest in peace Joanie! ♥️😢🙏🕊️

[@Queenofdacastle]

Yes everyone loved her!! I did t even watch wrestling at that point but still payed attention to her, she was special ❤😊

[@ROSUJACOB]

Couldn't agree more,as a female in transition I look upto Joanie. I love 🐈 😻 🐈‍⬛️.

[@MV-ew6ty]

Ditto! 😢

[@marinothegreatsan]

​@@ROSUJACOBwho gives a fu..,boy!

[@ROSUJACOB]

@@marinothegreatsan your reply means a lot f boy 😇

[@azn2luv123]

Whats even more horrible was that when Chyna was fired from WWF, the contracts at the time did not allow wrestlers to move over to over companies for at least a couple of years due to wcw vs wwf. So her downward spiral was also led due to her not being able to continue her art and to wrestle. Its so sad. They took her man and her passion of wrestling. RIP

[@kenrickeason]

I will never be able to wrap my mind around that someone who is an "Independent Contractor" still have to abide by company rules when the company releases them back into the world..

[@kingerty5574]

Idk if you are aware of this, but when she left WWE she went to New Japan, one of the first women wrestlers there. She wrestled Chono, Liger and even Hiroshi Tanahashi. But supposedly X-Pac brought her drugs during that ran and that was that.

[@Andre_vyent]

and vince took her wrestling name :((

[@JesseStevenTrumm3992]

@@kingerty5574I bet Vince paid him handsomely for that

[@user-kp7cj7ly8h]

Triple H a ultimate opportunist. He made roots in WWE by Stephanie and let his true love Chyna behind him

[@zenawarrior7442]

Well said. What a user. Its always the nicest people who get s$it on. 😢Poor Chyna.

[@MykaTheDevil]

She deserves a stand alone spot in the Hall of Fame. It’s nice to see that she was inducted as part of DX. Maybe that was their way of putting her in. They did her dirty. The most they could do is give her the true recognition she deserves. Without Chyna, would we have someone like Rhea Ripley for example? Ask yourself that. RIP Chyna. A true legend and inspiration to all women.

[@shanelogan630]

They use porn as the excuse when they induct Sable, Torrie Wilson etc who’ve all been in playboy and showed tits which is porn. She damn well should be there.

[@tygodhumbling4446]

I remember watching this documentary when it came out and crying my eyes out by the time it ended. I wasn’t watching when she was at her peak, but her story is one of the saddest stories in wrestling. She had everything and lost it all. All because she was betrayed by the man she loved. I truly believe she never got over that, and that’s what led to her downfall. What Stephanie and Paul did was really messed up. The least they could have done for her was apologize and gave her the induction she deserved when she was still here.

[@vickpayano]

I get some closure knowing the company is no longer there’s. In a short amount of years the McMahons will no longer have control.

[@JayJope]

@@vickpayanoTriple H and Stephanie McMahon have control… what are you on about?

[@MTiger86]

From the various docs I watched this summer about her, I think Paul was just one of many men that let her down and broke her. First was her father then Paul and those around her that failed her or only furthered her along that destructive path. Even X-Pax said they shouldn't have been together as they were both heavily addicted to drugs at the time they were together. I had thought she was doing well in China (or Japan, can't remember where she was at before coming back to USA) but seems she was spiraling there as well with a s*icide attempt but then that "manager" that seemed more interested in his own agenda instead when she came back to America, only furthered her to her end. She wasn't ready for a comeback but he kept pushing her and still has her ashes that he's making money on (unless he finally relinquished them to her mother).

[@yadiranajera4538]

Hunter never loved her then

[@maturanita]

Jean-Paul Levesque didn’t love her as much as she loved him, bottom line. Furthermore, I think he used her as a stepping stone, knowing all too well that she could draw nuclear heat, and she did. I attended several live shows in 98, and believe me, SHE was the one getting the cheers and the heat, not Triple H

[@John-bj1zx]

That's Paul for you, he wouldn't ever have been as big of a name had he not used others. Chyna, Shawn,/DX, Stephanie, and Vince all pushed him way further than he'd ever have gone otherwise. He's a good talent and had passion for the business, but that's it, just "good", every other person he ever teamed with was the real big draw, and Steph/Vince was just his ticket to politic his way into title reigns.

[@maturanita]

@@John-bj1zx very well put. Kudos

[@chriskay1449]

Wrong. He was gettibng a heavy push from the office regardless of Chyna.They wer egoing to amke him main event by hook or crook.CHyna was irrelevant to that.

[@MediCali951]

@@John-bj1zxand his father in law is a rapist and his best friend is the biggest jerk in the history of the business. WWE has some skeletons

[@jasontodd1896]

This

[@Consolous]

Chyna had so much potential and did great things, only to get betrayed by people she trusted the most.

[@bigchees3850]

Potential? She injured ever person she stepped in the ring with. She was the nia jax of the 90s lol

[@tamzidmohsinkhan3333]

@@bigchees3850 lol yet she was inspiration of plenty of female stars like Beth Phoenix , Rhea Ripley , Kamille , Raquel Rodriguez & even Jade Cargill . So nope she was not even like Nia Jax who always injured every talents nonstop

[@RickyWatter32]

Let’s not forget she falsely accused someone or grape tho

[@RickyWatter32]

@@bigchees3850lol casual fans don’t know she was trash in the ring. Amazing superstar though. I loved her

[@bigchees3850]

@tamzidmohsinkhan3333 dude, go look at her track record. Can say she's worse than nia. Literally everyone she worked got hurt nia only injures 90% of her opponents lol

[@Gen-yh1jz]

In my opinion she was the best thing in wrestling. No woman can replace her, a legend.

[@kunalm15]

She is a big part of my childhood. I started watching Wrestling in 1997 just before the DX angle begun. She was a major player in the attitude era, she was still likeable when she dropped down to the women’s division. Alas she was removed out from the then WWF so unceremoniously. She deserved better.

[@BusinessMan1619]

Betrayal hurts. She was a legend. RIP Joanie. We miss you.

[@chlorophyll6154]

Nobody betrayed her lmfao

[@spidermikasa9321]

Cheating is betrayal@@chlorophyll6154

[@masonorosco1090]

@@chlorophyll6154 Triple H betrayed her. The guy is a straight up snake with no loyalty to anyone but himself. God knows how many Wrestler's he screwed over to climb that corporate ladder. If I were a Wrestler in the WWE he'd be the last person I would trust.

[@chlorophyll6154]

@@masonorosco1090 clearly you never watched WWE, you just sympathy with this girl Vice milk on, you're truly disgusting when you don't ever know anything, Chyna ruined her own career, first of all she was stiff and unsafe to work with and the biggest reason during the peak of her career, for some reason she thinks it wise to make a pron video with X Pac, WWE management did a lot of effort to delete all the copies, this was first major things she did during under contract with WWE, still Triple H fault?

[@strnglhld]

@@chlorophyll6154Cheating is betrayal by definition bozo lmfao

[@ObiWanIsCool]

Chyna's story mirrors that of early athletes that broke the color barrier in some ways. Without Chyna, we probably don't have awesome Superstars like Beth Pheonix, Bianca Belair or Rhea Ripley.

[@DSMTheEditor]

👏👏👏

[@TonyDracon]

never heard of those last 2 lol

[@codster9]

Tessa Blanchard

[@ObiWanIsCool]

@@TonyDracon the last 2 are current superstars

[@carlossosa1359]

Yes they would you really posted this

[@nfapeng187]

I met both triple H, and Chyna many years ago. When i was 18 I worked at the airport in Pittsburgh. I asked for a Autograph from Triple H. He wanted nothing to do with me. But Chyna at least did give me one. I don't have it anymore but I do have that memory. Met a few wrestlers when I worked there.

[@aliaunsyed9248]

This definitely needs to be a Dark Side episode. Chyna was an absolute revolutionary.

[@Kerorofan1990]

It pisses me off Triple H gets so much praise for starting the "Women's resolution" in wrestling. Forgetting how he blackballed his ex from the business and cheated on her to shack up with the boss's daughter.

[@chriskay1449]

LOL he in no way blackballed her. She blackballed herself with her massive drug habit and he wasn't married to her, so he wasn't cheating either. YOu Chyna stans are so far removed from reality it is pure LOL.

[@Will_kid_cortez]

Did HHH make her do the p0rn? 😂 once she did that it was a wrap

[@MediCali951]

Yup. What do you expect from fans that support a rapist owner

[@NinjaRabbit29]

@@chriskay1449 You keep replying to people like you have a bone to pick with Chyna or something, are you okay

[@jcman-lp6lg]

From what I've heard the both of them had a very toxic relationship. Forgot who said it, I think it was one of her friends? I mean I understand HHH no longer wanting a part in it but, he should have ended it better than that instead of cheating on her. I can understand wanting out but cheating?

[@LibertarianGalt]

Out of all the people cancelled, I can't believe Howard Stern survived unscathed so far

[@Aster_Risk]

Cancelling doesn't work. Dirtbags like Howard will never face any real consequences.

[@vg4life]

He’s jewish, nuff said

[@melissawright1979]

He was so vile towards Chyna. To her face and behind her back. He tried to get Steph and HHH to slag her off on his show and they both wouldn't go there.

[@gregbrady8454]

Its because he's Jewish and that's the truth

[@kc-lp6wg]

His comments to her made me so angry. She deserved so much better from so many!

[@jotjotzzz5357]

The media treated her so badly. She was amazing and will be a legend. RIP.

[@mantistoboggan2599]

Chyna was so ahead of her time. You can see her finger prints all over women’s professional wrestling and I wish she was alive to see it.

[@mantistoboggan2599]

@zachsabbath1 Jordynn Grace, Bianca Belaire, Becky Lynch, Victoria/Tara, Beth Phoenix, Athena, Nyla Rose, Awesome Kong, Saraya/Paige, Taya Valkyrie, Charlotte Flair, Gigi Dolin, Jade Cargill, Nikkita Lyons, Raquel Rodriquez, Tiffany Stratton, Zoey Stark, Jody Threat, Killer Kelly, Rhea Ripley, shall I go on?

[@jayford5533]

​@@mantistoboggan2599Good list to me 😂..

[@mantistoboggan2599]

@@jayford5533 I am of the belief that HHH pushing women’s wrestling to the moon in WWE and putting over wrestlers like Rhea Ripley is his way of paying tribute to chyna. In a way it’s incredibly sweet 🥹

[@chriskay1449]

Wrong. She DETESTED womens wreslting. She saw it as beneath her. She saw it as a demotion. She did NOTHING for womens wrestling because she looked down her nose at it. Try again.

[@mantistoboggan2599]

@@chriskay1449 regardless of what she may or may not have thought of women’s wrestling at the time that still doesn’t take away the fact she is probably one of the biggest if not the biggest influence on women’s wrestling of all time. She probably turned her nose at women’s wrestling in the 90s because 1. There practically wasn’t any divison to compete in and 2. No one was on her level at the time besides maybe Alundra Blaze. Who unfortunately was long gone from wwe by the time Chyna got there.

[@XAbbeldydooX]

She was perfect the way she was. She didn’t need to change anything. I wish she felt the same and it really makes me sad how she was treated. Literally a one in a million.

[@Fifthelement203]

Chyna absolutely changed wrestling for women. She was a revolutionary and a legend. And will always be missed. Love you Chyna.

[@Rirah]

I've actually never heard of her until now, but this woman was way ahead of her time, absolutely iconic! I'm sorry to hear she got done so dirty by the industry, I hope she is at peace now.

[@Thathorrorguy12FU]

Her and Eddie were gold! One hell of a storyline! How they thought that up I have no idea but boy did it work!

[@PrithviVc]

Sadly both of them are no longer with us 🥺 Hope they got to revive their Latino Heat storyline up in heaven ❤

[@v.dickson]

They looked good together too lol

[@AceHalford]

Chyna was awesome! It didn't matter if she was hot or not, masculine or feminine, she came on screen, knew how to wrestle, and had the charisma. We're never gonna get another wrestler like Chyna ever again...... may she rest peacefully

[@grant1739]

She had zero charisma

[@DONCHILLS]

RIP. She was awesome bro. One of the best in the attitude era then she gets betrayed, played and I feel like they humiliated her. She will be missed. Legend always in my book. Hands down.

[@michaelmilsom9518]

I actually passed by her book, which was in a stand in the store I was in. I paused and read a few paragraphs and I could almost hear her words in what was written. There was a soulful sadness to it that I have never forgotten. She was a lovely person through and through.

[@Marvel-Rogue]

YOU are so STRONGLY MISSED Chyna YOUR REAL FANS will NEVER forget you ❤

[@davidlyf2508]

Truly one of the saddest stories in pro wrestling.

[@shad3128]

Sucks to see when people get done dirty man, hope she rests easy. This era was a big part of my childhood. Thanks for all the memories and crushing it out there

[@misspriss7817]

As a little girl watching wrestling, I LOVED Chyna! She was so gorgeous and I think they were just afraid of her being her unapologetic self, but it definitely weighed on her

[@abrahamarango843]

Chyna was such a beautiful strong woman and gone too soon

[@shadycnetwork]

Beautiful?

[@Marky333]

​@@shadycnetworkattraction is subjective. Plus someone can be beautiful beyond looks or appearance. Don't be a dickhead.

[@MainPrism]

​@@shadycnetworkpeople have different beauty standards. Don't be a shallow tool...

[@mercury3352]

@@shadycnetworkyou’re under average aren’t you

[@shadycnetwork]

@@mercury3352 very much but that's okay so was she

[@LAYNESTALEYISAGOD]

Absolute tragedy, Chyna was my favorite female wrestler. Such a powerful and beautiful wrestler who ran through the competition. By all accounts, an absolute sweetheart outside of the ring. Almost brings me to tears what happened to her.

[@chlorophyll6154]

She's not, stop lying

[@DelGTAGrndrs]

@@chlorophyll6154you’re delusional. Stop it

[@John-lk7mg]

He said that is was a cash upgrade 😮

[@CorneliusCharles]

I remember seeing a newspaper article about Chyna and how inspiring and great she was for breaking the glass ceiling in a male dominated world. This was in our local newspaper in Trinidad and Tobago. My country is dot on the world map but Chyna was such mega star that she transcended wrestling into pop culture and was beloved around the world not just the USA.

[@BatCaveOz]

Thank you, VICE... for keeping this classy.

[@Talib-904]

Chyna took Eddies death very hard she was in front of his grave crying non stop may they both RIP.

[@MediCali951]

So did Benoit. So did Batista. Eddie was universally loved

[@Talib-904]

@@MediCali951 agreed

[@djchillout91]

Just like Mr brodie lee or jay briscoe. 3 of the Most wholesome people in the Business gone far too soon. May they rest in peace

[@ericathewwfwcwdivastraight8906]

I was infuriated to hear that not only the WWF attitude stars didn't attend to Chyna's funeral but X Pac Melina and RVD attend this breaks my heart Chyna inspire a lot of women like me to can be strong courageous beautiful fierce WWF 's wonder woman A Amazon such a badass RIP

[@emmytea-uv5ne]

The same goes for Sherri Martels funeral. Only Booker T and Marty went.

[@ericathewwfwcwdivastraight8906]

@@emmytea-uv5ne disgusting that organization is EVIL and cruel and despicable You understand why I despise HHH And Witch Stephanie McMahon

[@kenrickeason]

@@emmytea-uv5ne Wait until you hear about Mean Gene Oarkland's funeral.. You will be shocked at what you hear from the ones who actually was there..

[@knightowl368]

X pac was horrible to her as well...

[@Kara315]

It wasn't so much a funeral as it was a last money maker for her former manager to make money off of her. There is a reason her close friends and family weren't there. That guy was a total scam artist.

[@rarejourneys]

That WWE era in the late 90’s early 00’s were gold. Had a life size poster of The Rock in my room

[@wwewomensfan23]

I love that she always stood up for herself in the interviews🥰

[@user-oc2hy4fw6e]

She seemed like a very kind soul. Sad that her demons got the best of her. Hope she’s in a better place.

[@dixienormus6167]

Greatest female wrestler of all time

[@ladybearbaiter]

Is China a bio female? no disrespect, just curious

[@Consolous]

@@ladybearbaiter You could have just googled it.

[@KiarRushing]

@@ladybearbaiterchyna was beautiful in and out . Just cause she was big doesn’t mean anything she was very feminine.

[@The.Original.Potatocakes]

Charlotte is a better wrestler but Chyna was first to do everything! I respect and miss chyna! She seemed like a nice woman.

[@shooshpleaseahthankyou]

@@ladybearbaiter People replying to you are salty AF, ignore them. The answer to your Q is yes, she is a female aka biological woman. She was on T and other drugs hence the masculine appearances.

[@aliciamonger2920]

Chyna was always beautiful to me. And when she reconstructed her jaw she looked even more gorgeous. I can see why a woman would want to look more feminine. She was perfect just the way she was. I lost respect for Triple H and Stephanie McMahon. I've never liked either one of them. RIP Chyna. You were a hero to me when I was growing up.

[@BOMBON187]

Another reason why nobody should be loyal to Vince or any company.

[@CaptainRedbeard.]

I loved Chyna as a kid in the attitude era! ❤ She was awesome, just went down some wrong paths like most of us humans do. 😢

[@chlorophyll6154]

Just she is, not everyone

[@sawtooth808]

@@chlorophyll6154 Tammy Fitch just entered the chat, also does anybody remember what happened to Wendy Richter ?

[@chlorophyll6154]

@@sawtooth808 idk who is that

[@sandraward5564]

"Wow" this person don't know who Wendy Ritcher is the same Era that Chyna was in I even remember her. 🤔🤔💁‍♀️💁‍♀️

[@rleonekc07]

HHH did Chyna so wrong. For real. Coward move

[@MediCali951]

Paul is a little coward, everything he has is because of Stephanie not himself

[@rleonekc07]

@@MediCali951 Yup. He's a girl scout. All so he can inherit the millions

[@tonetoni8110]

Survival gentleman but I rather die a man

[@sinofusall2080]

i love how eddie said fk that, ill treat you like a woman. truly seen her smile on that segment

[@SnowWhite717_]

She was an amazing entertainer and a true human being. Unfortunate what happened to her, heartbreaking she was betrayed and lost her livelihood because of an affair. Stephanie McMahon is a disgusting person and I don’t know how she can live with what she’s partially responsible for. It would haunt me forever. Rest in Peace Joanie, you’re sorely missed. ❤

[@JonySmith-bb4gx]

Actually she created allot of issues

[@SnowWhite717_]

@@JonySmith-bb4gx So does everyone. Nobody’s perfect.

[@JonySmith-bb4gx]

@@SnowWhite717_ then she was not betrayed . She just made out difficult to work with her Jericho was annoyed by her Triple h wanted to be with her but she didn't want kids so he broke up with her Her own sister admitted it

[@BlossomField91]

@@JonySmith-bb4gx He didn't break up with her, though, he cheated for a whole year.

[@DamnWhoAsked]

Overdosed and died with a broken heart…all alone in her home. My heart breaks for this woman. She didn't deserve such a troubled life after seemingly being on top of the world at the peak of her career. Hope she is at peace and finally found her paradise.

[@backagain5216]

Loneliness is an awful thing. The world has too much cruelty in it. To the hundreds of millions that are self medicating, I wish you all the peace and love in the world.❤

[@zayalv54]

Damn we miss u Chyna

[@L.W..]

Chyna was truly my favorite when I was young! She was the reason I kept watching wrestling for years. Rest in peace love… you were an icon!

[@dhuddhul]

I used to love watching chyna matches. She deserved so much more… Thanks for making this video. 🙇

[@luffyispwn]

Rest in peace Chyna. Thank you for the memories.

[@nothingtoseehear5012]

Chyna was so impressive that she truly transcended the boundary between 'male' wrestler and 'female' wrestler and for a great part of her career she was just Chyna, a wrestler. After her surgeries she was genuinely much more attractive and they pushed her into the women's division where she squashed everyone. This, with the end of her relationship to HHH, and the drama/beef that materialized around that (with Stephanie too), signified the end for Chyna as a character and a wrestling product.

[@kamiloalvarez5800]

thanks for the wwe at the attitude era waiting divas, chyna kinda lost what people liked about her

[@chlorophyll6154]

Because back then there were not many women or even someone who cared off

[@extrashotofespresso_]

@@chlorophyll6154how would you know that? I didn’t know you’re every where all at once.

[@revdrtiffanyfoster]

There is nothing wrong with being 5'9,chistled,and muscular like Chyna. There is also nothing wrong with being 4'11,and fit like Terri Runnels. Chyna's entire message was that women can be whomever they are,and be beautiful.

[@Nicholas-hp1si]

I actually met Chyna back in a convention sometime in 2015 I believe it was around the time after she got back from Japan and she seemed like she was turning her life around she seemed pretty happy about helping people and other stuff I wonder what happened....I mean she looked well but she's been fighting personal demons for very long time. Although none of us knew her personally so it's hard to say for sure. It's so sad the way it all turned out. RIP

[@Liverpool5095]

The thing about addiction is that the time period where the individual is doing well (as you mentioned she was) can actually end up being the most dangerous time because a large percentage of drug overdoses occur when addicts are clean and have been doing well for a while and then suddenly relapse after that long period of not using. When they relapse, they take the same amount that they always did in the past which previously was not all that much, but because they've been clean for a while, their tolerance to the drug drops dramatically, so the same amount that used to do be a normal dose ends up killing them.

[@suckit1071]

Why doesn't anyone mention the passing of her father? I got to talk with her the week before she passed away, the day her dad passed away. She was so sad man. All this time I've been thinking that was the final straw for her. I was worried she'd kill herself when she told us her dad passed away.

[@KrisBryant99]

@@Liverpool5095 I dont think it's that simple althought you do have a point but most of the time it's the CHARACTER that drives the addiction and not the addiction itself. So if a person ''relapses'' then it's likely because they never intended to stop using and considering Chyna's overall character, I could see her pride being the main focal point in her addiction until there was no point of return.

[@StivenMolotok]

Chyna was amazing, she deserved much more, both in life and career. She deserved to be treated better by the persons she trusted. I hopre Dark Side of The Ring could do an episode on her or You huys from Vice could do an even longer documentary about her story in order to show everyone who she was and what she had to go through. Thanks Vice for this video!

[@Brian-gh7fj]

At the end of the day, we are responsible for our own destructive decisions. I do believe that HHH & Stephanie situation dealt her a fatal blow that she could never quite recover from though. It’s unfortunate, I loved seeing her growing up. As a kid she seemed larger than life. It’s crazy that someone who seemed so powerful and strong could be irreparably undone by a bad breakup.

[@estrada1887]

Woah this was an amazing documentary, just finished!

[@BrodiepeinsTV]

Chyna was just as monumental for wrestling as The Rock, Stone Cold…the Hulk Hogan’s & such! Chyna quite literally owned the room! she was not only a women’s champ but an iconic champion like figure in general. It’s easy to be a fan of the men who built the industry but there’s never been nor will there ever be another female wrestler of her caliber. She made it easy to be a fan and not for the “puppies” or generalized sex appeal. She was a marvel! & one of my favorite wrestlers of all time.

[@BrodiepeinsTV]

PS…I kept watching and what I’d commented about Chyna being just as important if not more important to wrestling than Stone Cold.

[@bamagalforever]

One of my favorite human beings ever. Ever after all the abuse in her life, she had such a great heart. I love and miss her very much.

[@CleeTorres_]

I grew up watching Chyna. I adored her then and still do. What a heartbreaking end to a beautiful woman.

[@JonySmith-bb4gx]

But she did buddy herself as well. Sadly

[@anu3798]

It hurts to see such golden era getting over and our childhood heroes getting old and leaving us.. Chyna will be missed for sure and thank her for making our childhood memorable... Watching wwe fighters and their fight was no less than a dare back in those days

[@BlossomField91]

Chyna was only 46 when she died. Not old.

[@dhosea101]

Chyna was too good for the wrestling business. She was too nice for it. Sadly, like many other people, we just knew Chyna was never gonna get it together after leaving WWE. I just knew it was all going to end this way for her.

[@user-mu2mp8ll6c]

Exactly. Very well put. Too nice for the business

[@Larry-rz4ed]

I did to ,I know her Step brother, and I tried to talk to her when she was in Japan, but she was still DEPRESSED over Paul, I'm from Rochester,NY and she was very important to Our City,even though she was from Our Suburbs, she was Our claim, R.I.P, Joanie 😪💔🙏

[@imustgoshopping6189]

@@Larry-rz4edWonder if she ate many garbage plates

[@chlorophyll6154]

Yeah too good for men around backstage area

[@Larry-rz4ed]

@@imustgoshopping6189 I know she has her Parents lived on Mt. Hope , Not very far from Nick Tahoe's 👍💯, PS glad you know about Garbage Plates they are awesome 😉

[@MikeyMike-uu3fe]

Chyna was awsome...she was NEVER BORING WHEN on the scene...Any promo any DX PROMO when Shawn or HHH are cutting a LONG PROMO IN THE RING they all fed off each other R.I.P Chyna

[@sarahmeeker1958]

Thanks 🌈 Dave! Your oration just gets better and better with each video and it’s a delight to be a viewer

[@AlexTheFollowerofJesusChrist]

I remember being a child in the late 90s I think it was 98 or 99 my moms brother my uncle was a huge wrestling fan and he was doing underground wrestling in Queens NYC and he would take me and my brother and sister to go watch him, and we even had a chance to mess around in the ring they built. I also remember he always watched WWF and I started watching it and I remember as a kid I became a huge Triple H fan but that was when he got with Stephanie McMahon and she became the womans champion and man the wrestling stories back in those days were absolutely amazing! If there is a way somehow to go and watch the old WWF episodes from the late 90s and early 2000s I would go back and watch all of them in a heart beat! Man I just finished watching this and I can't believe I didnt know the full story and I am extremely disappointed with Triple H and his decisions and actions he made, Chyna didnt deserve that man.

[@tprince361]

If you are a old school WWF/WWE fan there is no way in the world you wouldn't know who Chyna was and what she meant to the attitude era and the company. I tuned in every Monday night to watch the rattle snake, Chyna, the rock, HHH, the hardy boyz, the dudly boyz, the undertaker, kane, booker T and the list goes on. It sucks to see such great talent let go because a little love scandal.

[@KevinKillNation]

Chyna was truly one of a kind.

[@alanguages]

9th Wonder of the World.

[@commandZee]

Poor thing... Heartbreak is devastating, sometimes it's lethal. This is a good reminder to be there for our loved ones when they go through a breakup.

[@carter3369]

Chyna was THE pioneer for female wrestlers. Not those wannabes on WWE nowadays. RIP legend.

[@kevinpalmer6176]

You see how fickle that is? You gotta bring down others while trying to compliment her? & wonder why suicide is so rampant. Chyna was so awesome & there’s also a ton of awesome strongwoman today

[@MrBlack252]

​@@kevinpalmer6176I know right? That person is very negative

[@mikereyes2488]

I would honestly say that title belongs to Fabulous Moolah, but Chyna is one of the goat for sure

[@Bale4Bond]

Chyna was a valet and horrible whenever she did wrestle

[@angelelijah4164]

So you compliment Chyna but trash the women now and call them wannabes because they're doing their job? Because they happen to be women who wrestle for the same company Chyna did? Make it make sense.

[@GeeOhJayyy]

She went thru so much and lead the way for women's wrestling in so many ways

[@thejkyle]

There’s a lot of sad stories in wrestling. Chyna’s is heartbreaking.

[@TheBeaPerry]

OMG i need an hour of this. I grew up idolizing Chyna. I was in the 3rd and my mom was puzzled why i look up to this huge woman. When Spice Girls was what little girls loved back then . At a young age I saw talent. I never thought of her as someone sexy and beautiful, but someone who is in the world of sports entertainment and is just so good at it. Then later as I grew older, i realised her beauty is just a bonus. She was such a beautiful woman… and she did not deserve this ending. My heart hurts thinking about her death. Rest in Peace Joanie. We love you Ninth wonder of the world. Thank you for being such an inspiration! You are a legend.

[@heathermillsphantomlimb9314]

That’s always how you can tell whether it’s a work or real when someone leaves a wrestling company. In a work, the announcers and talent will badmouth them/talk about them during a show. When it’s real, they’re erased, like they were never there at all.

[@masterthomas7872]

I have to say, Chyna was one of a kind. I saw how much she changed in apperance and was already in love with her. When she was fired from the WWF, I was sad to hear that. Years passed, trying to get a glimpse of how she is doing, learning how her end was a more tragic way, it hurts. She broke more glass ceilings for women in wrestling than any other. RIP Chyna, you are the Ninth Wonder of the World.

[@WillBlindYouWithLight]

Joanie was such a good person. Beautiful inside and out. Gentle giant. She didn't deserve any of what she was put through. Neither did anyone else in that business, the good ones got traumatized and disposed of. Of them all, she deserved it least of all. Love you and miss you Joanie.

[@NottyGurlStyle]

I really feel for her… I been watching wrestling since a young girl and when I first seen Chyna..my mind was blown…at first I wasn’t sure if I like her or not but she grew on me and she did amazing stuff in the ring… it’s just sad when you hear the other side that we don’t see on camera then really gets you…they did her dirty and they basically kept her out of the Hall Of Fame is a shame…she did so much that she deserves her own spot.

[@MichaelJr561]

Had the biggest crush on chyna look at her she had the looks the body she stood out above the rest inside the ring and out with playboy covers and being the woman to enter the men's royal rumble match and winning the intercontinental Championship also winning the wwf women's Championship she was a true trailblazer and icon RIP ninth wonder of the world gone but never ever forgotten ❤🙏🕊

[@PetriMichelle]

I was a little girl when she started and at the time I loved Xena and Chyna was like the wrestling version. If it wasn't for Chyna I don't think I would love WWF/WWE like I did. RIP queen💜🙏

[@ashleyraymiller]

Sleep In Peace Your Legacy Was Amazing You Are Beautiful Person And Woman. Forever in the hearts of many.

[@sidd98110]

If Stephanie's dad wasn't rich she might have been still with us.

[@neogaines2418]

Her run with Guerrero was legendary.

[@OlliePete]

Its sad because if she was born 25 years later and only just came to the WWE, she would be getting a complete different reaction than what she got in the 90s. She was questioned openly by interviewers about her physique not being feminime. People saying she was a freak or manly. What Larry king said there wasn't a question it was loaded to belittle her no matter what her reply was. But when you compare her to every other WWE diva there's ever been she's the most impressive and in my eyes beautiful. Nowadays theres many attractive females online who make a lot of money and have a lot of admirers for having the same look that chyna pioneered. Just goes to show how thickle and shallow society is. And how quickly and drastically a certain point of view can completely change. Ultimately she was kept down and condemned by 2 groups of people. Firstly men who felt intimidated by her. Manily weak men who prefer to be able to physically impose themselves on women. They couldn't do that with chyna. and secondly would be women who were jealous of that same fact. Jealous that men couldn't push her around. So instead of praising her for this strength, they would be little her saying she wasnt feminine.

[@KrisBryant99]

To be fair Chyna was always deep in her feelings where no matter who she dealt with there was no succeeding with her. Like she was more of a goth chick where you can say she won a billion dollars and she'll find a way to blame someone for that. Even Billy Gunn said that Chyna had the presence of someone who looked fun to be around but then will go 180 on you.

[@savagesfortruth]

As a women we can all relate to her for never being enough for society standards of what is beautiful and the bullying and the slander can do a lot to a person mind many women who are different are often made to look bad because they don’t fit in

[@GeekRaider]

Chyna will forever be my biggest role model in wrestling ♥️ truly incomparable 💪

[@MrRav1247]

Thanks Vice for doing this piece...

[@StevenSmith-mv4ge]

She was an absolute gem! RIP Chyna.

[@j-weava2330]

If Chyna was in the wwe today she would have been a huge megastar multiple title runs, she truly was a pure hearted soul. I love Triple H but this was his one huge mistake he ever did in his entire career.

[@wadjay1117]

Chyna stood her ground with all the top folks like Austin, Undertaker, The Rock, Mankind, DX and whoever. There was a fit for her within that whole universe. How she is remembered and was treated is very distasteful considering how valuable and larger than life she seemed at the peak of her time there.

[@crystalball6358]

Not only did she have to put up with being badly mistreated by getting into a personal relationship with HHH, various from WWE etc. but she also had to deal with a step mother and several stepfathers, a car crash on her way to work as a flight attendant, and a whole load of other stuff. RIP Joanie and thanks for the entertainment.

[@efraineaceibo747]

They basically threw Chyna underneath the bus, I personally think it is all crap that after she passed away, then they inducted her with DX reunions on Raw Smackdown anniversary

[@attiepollard7847]

Chyna threw herself over the bus by not standing with the company to make the women's movement in WWE.

[@icietaeee]

Chyna was one of the MAIN FEMALE events that fans always LOOKED forward to, bc she always brought something new to the table, it’s disheartening that to this day they won’t give her the flowers she deserves.

[@hipsterracoon2159]

All the respect to women who wrestled at 30s and earlier (such as Mae Young) but Chyna really kicked it up a notch for what should female wrestler be.. She showcased that women can be just as good as dudes, maybe even better sometimes...(don't get me wrong there some guy wrestlers who are dope, but some women wrestle circles around the guys. If you know what I mean, I'm not a native speaker so I don't know how to explain the best) so you are

[@yungluke09]

Rest in Peace Chyna, crazy this came out and I was just thinking of her.. she would be proud to see where the women’s division of wrestling is today 🕊️

[@FlexWheeler2nd]

I think when we take a step back and remember that WWE is an entertainment company, and not a competitive sports league, we realize, just like in Hollywood, you're on top of the world one minute and yesterday's news the next. When the company doesn't think you're bringing in the money anymore, or in Chyna's case, the jilted ex-girlfriend of the star now dating the boss's daughter, one wink or nod from the boss and you're erased. Sure she was a legend, but with anything in entertainment, you get fired and the next big thing is just around the corner. The whole thing of whether or not she should've been inducted into the WWE HOF long ago, come on! That HOF is just more entertainment. It's not like being inducted into Canton. From the interpersonal, relational, and moral standpoint, like Vince Russo said on his podcast the day after she died, all she wanted was closure from HHH and Stephanie, but of course they weren't going to give it to her. It hurts their bottom line, their reputation, all of that. As a die hard fan growing up in the Hulkamania days in elementary school and later again in college during the Attitude Era, I see now it's just one big circus that hyped us up, but it took a toll on the performers in terms of physical health, mental health, and life in general. Okay, I'll get off my soapbox now.

[@americanpaisareturns9051]

She deserves to be in the Hall of Fame. Her own solo spot!