9 WWE Stars Who Posed Naked For Playboy

Joanie Laurer was the very antithesis of the sort of 'Divas' WWE would later seek with explicit intent to feature in titillating scenarios. A muscle-bound Amazonian trained under the tutelage of Killer Kowalski, 'Chyna' was unlike any woman previously seen in the company, and one who could realistically stand on par with the men. Yet despite being cast from such a unique mould - and with the aid of extensive cosmetic surgery - she surprisingly became one of the industry's prototypical Playboy pinups.

The 'Ninth Wonder of the World's first shoot for Hefner's mag was one of its best selling issues of all time, boosted by the perfect mélange of wrestling's Attitude era boom and the piqued curiosities of its predominantly male fandom. Even after leaving WWE, Chyna's stock was sufficiently high to feature in a sequel issue, before she gradually transitioned into the adult industry full-time. Laurer was far from the typical Playboy pinup - and perhaps that's what made her one of its most important.