10 Terrifying Transformations Caused By Wrestling
8. Chyna
The last days of the 'Ninth Wonder Of The World' were tragically chronicled in a Vice documentary that itself didn't appear to have the best interests of the former Intercontinental Champion at heart.
Various people had seemingly controlled much of Joanie Laurer's life shortly before she passed, but an inability to remain entirely free of her drug and alcohol dependancies seemed to result in the internal belief that she couldn't be left alone.
A series of physical changes during her WWE run went largely unreported on at the time due to the rampant success of the gimmick, but her aesthetic alterations became one of just several parts of her life zeroed in on by various vultures keen to make money from her remarkable life and legacy. As a performer, Chyna was a force of nature. By the end, and with more physical miles on the clock than ever, she was being forced into doing more than she ever should have needed to do.