Holly on the ‘Real’ Chyna and Jeff Jarrett Holding WWE Hostage

On April 20th, 2016, the world of professional wrestling lost one of it’s biggest stars, Joan Laurer, known better to fans as Chyna.

The ‘Ninth Wonder of the World’ broke down the barrier of many stereotypes, and we look back on her time in Attitude Era WWE fondly.

Transitioning from Triple H’s sidekick and bodyguard, Chyna’s star began to rise in 1999. She became the first woman to enter the Royal Rumble.

Greater things would come. In October, she entered a feud with the then Intercontinental Champion, Jeff Jarrett. This is where our stories begin.

Being thrust into a three-way feud for the belt after Chyna won it off Jarrett, Holly witnessed many of the backstage controversies going on at the time.

It was one of the featured matches at the No Mercy pay-per-view, and Chyna was going to make history by becoming the first female IC champion.

“The PPV was on Sunday, and it turned out that Jeff’s contract had expired the day before. He walked into the arena for the PPV without his gear and went straight to Vince."

“Shane McMahon was really vocal — he was cussing Jeff Jarrett out and was ready to beat the sh** out of him!”

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