4. She Appeared In New Japan And TNA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtCLD0_BCgk Many presumed that when Chyna left the then-WWF in late 2001 she left the pro wrestling business altogether. Instead, she was actually in a wrestling ring as recently as 2011. Following her run in Vince McMahons company, Joanie Laurer made some appearances for New Japan Pro Wrestling throughout 2002. Debuting for NJPW at their 30th anniversary show, she served as the referee in a tag match between the Steiner Brothers and Hiroshi Tanahashi and Kensuke Sasaki. She would then go on to become an in-ring competitor before having her final New Japan match as part of a tag team along with a fake Great Muta. The Ninth Wonder of the World would then go on to appear in TNA briefly in 2011, where the storyline was Mick Foley bringing her in to tag with Kurt Angle against Jeff Jarrett and Karen Jarrett at the companys Sacrifice PPV.
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