THE death of WWE Superstar Chyna has left wrestling fans across the world devastated - and angry.
Ever since it was confirmed that the 45-year-old had been found dead at her California home, social media timelines have been filled with tributes to the iconic athlete.
But along with the praise has been plenty of vitriol aimed at WWE head honcho Vince McMahon.
The wrestling boss and Chyna, real name Joanie Laurer, had a tense relationship, and fans believe that he let their personal issues get in the way of her achieving all of her professional ambitions - and potential.
Last August, Chyna revealed that her decision to pose naked in the November 2000 issue of Playboy stopped her from becoming the first ever female WWE World Champion.
Speaking to the Bell 2 Bell Podcast she said: "It was actually in the pipeline and ready to happen, but when Playboy came along and wanted me to pose for them, I had to make a choice.
"Vince told me that if I did Playboy, I could never be world champion.
"I’m a woman, I like to feel pretty and liberated (and be able to kick some ass too), so I chose Playboy and was never World Champion."
But it wasn't only her decision to peel off for the men's mag that destroyed her relationship with Vince - whispers from fans and insiders hint that the reason was much more personal.
Fans of WWE, formerly WWF, are only too aware that Chyna was romantically involved with wrestler Triple H for four years from 1996 - but their relationship ended around the time he was scripted to have an on-screen relationship with Stephanie as part of a storyline... in 2000.
While Triple H - real name Paul Levesque - claims he and Joanie had broken up when his feelings for Stephanie became genuine, many suspected he betrayed her with his boss' daughter.
Triple H and Stephanie's love affair formed the backbone of many of the show's storylines, with the couple marrying on screen in October 2003.
If the whispers are true, it would explain Chyna's sometimes aggressive displays of strength against the puppetmaster of the World Wrestling Entertainment empire.
In 1999, fans' hearts were in their mouths when she almost DECAPITATED her boss during a Corporate Royal Rumble match.
As she threw him from the ring, his head got caught in the ropes, causing him to nearly garotte himself on live TV.
An arm wrestling match that same year saw her smash his hand in to the table - but only after Vince, who had clearly orchestrated the scenario so that he wouldn't be seen to be beaten by her - was knocked on the arm by an over-eager onlooker.
After leaving the ring, some say forced out by Vince so his daughter could continue with her relationship guilt-free, Chyna posed again for Playboy in 2002 before releasing a home made sex tape starring her and wrestler boyfriend X Pac in 2004.
Filmed during a trip to the Far East - and inspired by Paris Hilton's film, cheekily titled One Night in China - the tape was marred in controversy.
While she agreed with the tape's release, she denied she ever signed on the dotted line, although her ex, real name Sean Waltman, was adamant she picked up $100,000 (£69,700) from the deal.
A year after its release, she was arrested for domestic assault after alledgedly beating Sean.
Days later, she was arrested after stripping naked and jumping in to a fishtank in a New York club, and weeks later she made a shambolic appearance on The Howard Stern Show where she revealed she wanted to stop taking drugs, but wouldn't turn down a line of cocaine.
More porn followed with 2009's Another Night In China, and in 2011 she signed a professional deal with Vivid Video.
She told Wrestling News Live's Fall Out Show: "I am totally psyched and I'll tell you why. I haven’t felt like this since I was on top of my wrestling days, right before my departure.
"I had just done my book and I did Playboy and it was the total high of my life. I loved every day and I woke up every day to do all that. It was tremendous.
"I had been doing little movies here and there and a couple of reality shows but this, when this opportunity came up, I was like 'yeah', I didn't have to think twice about it.
"I was insecure for about two minutes and then I thought, 'why on earth would you not do this?'"
By EMMA GRITT, Senior Showbiz Reporter
16:27, 21 Apr 2016
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THE death of WWE Superstar Chyna has left wrestling fans across the world devastated - and angry.
Ever since it was confirmed that the 45-year-old had been found dead at her California home, social media timelines have been filled with tributes to the iconic athlete.
But along with the praise has been plenty of vitriol aimed at WWE head honcho Vince McMahon.
The wrestler was found dead at her Californian home
The wrestler was found dead at her Californian home Getty
The wrestling boss and Chyna, real name Joanie Laurer, had a tense relationship, and fans believe that he let their personal issues get in the way of her achieving all of her professional ambitions - and potential.
Last August, Chyna revealed that her decision to pose naked in the November 2000 issue of Playboy stopped her from becoming the first ever female WWE World Champion.
Speaking to the Bell 2 Bell Podcast she said: "It was actually in the pipeline and ready to happen, but when Playboy came along and wanted me to pose for them, I had to make a choice.
WWE boss Vince McMahon is said to have fired Chyna so his daughter could date her ex
WWE boss Vince McMahon is said to have fired Chyna so his daughter could date her ex Getty
"Vince told me that if I did Playboy, I could never be world champion.
"I’m a woman, I like to feel pretty and liberated (and be able to kick some ass too), so I chose Playboy and was never World Champion."
video Chyna and Vince McMahon arm wrestle thumbnail
Chyna and Vince McMahon arm wrestle
Fans are angry at Vince McMahon for treating Chyna badly
Fans are angry at Vince McMahon for treating Chyna badly Getty
But it wasn't only her decision to peel off for the men's mag that destroyed her relationship with Vince - whispers from fans and insiders hint that the reason was much more personal.
Fans of WWE, formerly WWF, are only too aware that Chyna was romantically involved with wrestler Triple H for four years from 1996 - but their relationship ended around the time he was scripted to have an on-screen relationship with Stephanie as part of a storyline... in 2000.
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While Triple H - real name Paul Levesque - claims he and Joanie had broken up when his feelings for Stephanie became genuine, many suspected he betrayed her with his boss' daughter.
Stephanie McMahon and Triple H
Stephanie McMahon and Triple H Getty
Triple H and Stephanie's love affair formed the backbone of many of the show's storylines, with the couple marrying on screen in October 2003.
video Chyna nearly decapitates Vince McMahon in Corporate Royal Rumble thumbnail
Chyna nearly decapitates Vince McMahon in Corporate Royal Rumble
If the whispers are true, it would explain Chyna's sometimes aggressive displays of strength against the puppetmaster of the World Wrestling Entertainment empire.
In 1999, fans' hearts were in their mouths when she almost DECAPITATED her boss during a Corporate Royal Rumble match.
In WWE promo shot in late 90s
In WWE promo shot in late 90s Zuma Press
As she threw him from the ring, his head got caught in the ropes, causing him to nearly garotte himself on live TV.
An arm wrestling match that same year saw her smash his hand in to the table - but only after Vince, who had clearly orchestrated the scenario so that he wouldn't be seen to be beaten by her - was knocked on the arm by an over-eager onlooker.
Her Playboy cover remains one of mag's top sellers
Her Playboy cover remains one of mag's top sellers
After leaving the ring, some say forced out by Vince so his daughter could continue with her relationship guilt-free, Chyna posed again for Playboy in 2002 before releasing a home made sex tape starring her and wrestler boyfriend X Pac in 2004.
Filmed during a trip to the Far East - and inspired by Paris Hilton's film, cheekily titled One Night in China - the tape was marred in controversy.
While she agreed with the tape's release, she denied she ever signed on the dotted line, although her ex, real name Sean Waltman, was adamant she picked up $100,000 (£69,700) from the deal.
She made her porn film with X Pac
She made her porn film with X Pac WWF
A year after its release, she was arrested for domestic assault after alledgedly beating Sean.
Days later, she was arrested after stripping naked and jumping in to a fishtank in a New York club, and weeks later she made a shambolic appearance on The Howard Stern Show where she revealed she wanted to stop taking drugs, but wouldn't turn down a line of cocaine.
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Tokyo Chyna appears in rambling last YouTube video
Chyna's porn film was the top seller of 2006
Chyna's porn film was the top seller of 2006 Wikipedia
More porn followed with 2009's Another Night In China, and in 2011 she signed a professional deal with Vivid Video.
She told Wrestling News Live's Fall Out Show: "I am totally psyched and I'll tell you why. I haven’t felt like this since I was on top of my wrestling days, right before my departure.
"I had just done my book and I did Playboy and it was the total high of my life. I loved every day and I woke up every day to do all that. It was tremendous.
Fans have voiced their anger online
Fans have voiced their anger online twitter
"I had been doing little movies here and there and a couple of reality shows but this, when this opportunity came up, I was like 'yeah', I didn't have to think twice about it.
"I was insecure for about two minutes and then I thought, 'why on earth would you not do this?'"
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WWE legend Chyna dies age 45
Her first film for the adult entertainment giants, Backdoor to Chyna, outraged her former colleagues as it parodied her time at WWE, and saw her being intimate with actors dressed like both Vince and Stone Cold Steve Austin.
But she wasn't ready to fully leave her wrestling career behind, and began vigorously campaigning to be admitted to the WWE Hall of Fame - much to the horror of Triple H, who said that her "lifestyle choice" might make it difficult to include her incase she was googled by young fans.
Chyna later claimed Triple H had hit her - which he vehemently denied.
Last August, Chyna - who had a range of breast implants named after her - hit the headlines after she confronted her ex-boyfriend Triple H at Roddy Piper's funeral, where she reportedly tried to apologise for her comments.
He didn't react well, apparently as he was worried that she was filming their encounter for a rumoured new documentary project."
However, fans think that Chyna's descent in to addiction, sleaze and controversy would never have happened had her break-up with Triple H not happened - or she had been treated better by Vince McMahon.
She went on to claim in a 2015 interview that after a meeting with him about the "Stephanie situation", she was sent home and later received a fax saying she was no longer needed.
They are also left questionning whether or not she will finally get the immortal recognition she deserves, or if her death will be used as a way for the McMahon empire to erase her from WWE history for good.
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