A&E’s Biography: WWE Legends to Chronicle the Life and Death of Chyna

The new Chyna documentary will air on A&E on March 5th.

A&E’s Biography: WWE Legends series will next take on the Ninth Wonder of the World. Before her controversial exit from the company and untimely death, Joanie “Chyna” Laurer had forever changed the professional wrestling business by showing what female performers could be capable of in the ring, serving as an inspiration for women in wrestling that continues to this day. From her debut in WWE as a “bodyguard” for Triple H through her rise as one of the most popular superstars of the “Attitude Era,” Biography: WWE Legends will explore some of Chyna’s most memorable moments of her life and career. You can get a sneak peek at the documentary ahead of its premiere on March 5 by watching the preview below.

“She set the table for every woman what came after her,” fellow WWE legend Lita says in the preview clip. “For me personally, she encouraged me, she believed in me, and she told me any dream I had, anything I wanted to do in the company, that I could do that.”

Beth Phoenix, who became the second woman to ever enter the men’s Royal Rumble match following Chyna first doing so years prior, added, “I feel sad that Joanie didn’t really get to see how much she meant to these next generations, myself being one of them.”

The preview clip also features footage of when Chyna was posthumously inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as part of the group D-Generation X. Along with the other members of the group (Shawn Michaels, X-Pac, Billy Gunn, and Road Dogg), Triple H can be seen giving great credit to Chyna for the success of the group, which in turn helped him continue to succeed greatly in the years that followed.

“I wouldn’t be where I am without her in my career, DX wouldn’t be where it is,” says Triple H, before the fans can be heard thanking Chyna with a heartwarming chant.

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Chyna’s Story Will Be Told at A&E

Chyna joined WWE in 1997. Her fame grew exponentially as a founding member fo the popular stable D-Generation X, and she would go on to start competing with the men in wrestling matches. Over the next handful of years, she became one of the era’s most popular stars, but it all seemed to end just as quickly as it began due to behind-the-scenes drama in 2001. At the time, she was romantically involved with Triple H, who’d broken up with her to pursue a new relationship with Stephanie McMahon – the daughter of company head Vince McMahon. She never returned to WWE for any subsequent appearances, though she had been campaigning for a WWE Hall of Fame nomination in the years leading up to her death.

Biography: WWE Legends featuring Chyna will air on Sunday at 8/7c on A&E.