Steve Austin on How Chyna Should Be Remembered

On April 17, 2016, the professional wrestling world was shaken by the news of the passing of Chyna.

On his podcast, The Steve Austin Show, Austin spoke of her impact on the sport and how her legacy should be remembered.

"When I learned [about the death of Chyna], the news just shocked me, just stunned me. I just couldn’t believe it."

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"Man, I hadn’t seen Chyna in quite some time, but she’s just one of those people… I know she’s had a rough couple of years, and I know she had a rough childhood coming up, and I don’t know the specifics of any of that, so that I won’t get into any of that.

"Man, I tell you what, I just stood around, and I was in shock. I didn’t know what to do. There was nobody to call. There’s nothing to talk about. It’s just so heavy duty.

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"Chyna was one of the funniest, sweetest people that I’ve know in the business of pro wrestling.  And I think if you go back and ask all of those people that were in that locker room when she was there, when she was hot, universally, you’re going to get thumbs up [for] her."

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