Joanie ‘Chyna’ Laurer will have her brain donated to medical research according to her manager.
“We want to donate her brain. We want to know what made Chyna tick,” manager Anthony Anzaldo said. He said lawyers reached out to him long before Chyna’s death Wednesday to test her interest in joining a brain injury lawsuit against the WWE, reported the New York Daily News.
Chyna was found dead this past Wednesday at the age of 45 after not being heard from in several days. A friend discovered her body laying in bed with it being probable she was there deceased for a few days. A cause of death hasn’t been determined however an overdose is expected as the former wrestler had a well documented history of drug abuse.
A former champion in the WWE and founding member of the popular 90’s stable D-Generation X, Chyna was a pioneer for women’s wrestling in her own right often times competing with men while opening doors for a multitude of females in the industry.
h/t: DNA.com
