First, a quick reminder: this woman was a force of nature. She was the first female to enter the Royal Rumble, the first to hold the Intercontinental Championship, and probably the first to make a grown man in a leotard whimper. But while she was busy breaking down gender barriers in spandex, her real-life body was screaming for a break.
Turns out, building a physique like a granite fridge takes a massive toll. Chyna reportedly used anabolic steroids and other performance enhancers for years—not just to look good, but to survive the ring. That habit, combined with a long history of injuries, led to a world of pain she tried to drown out with prescription pills. It’s like her body was a monster truck that she kept hot-rodding until the engine just gave up.
The Unlikely Suspect: A Cold + A Party
Here’s where it gets bizarre. On the night she died, Chyna wasn’t partying like a rock star. She had a cold. I’m not joking—the woman who once fought The Rock was felled by a sniffle. To deal with it, she took a mix of Valium (for anxiety), Ambien (for sleep), and a little booze. That’s basically the "I’m going to die nap" cocktail.
The official cause of death was "accidental overdose" from a combination of chlordiazepoxide (an anti-anxiety med) and temazepam (a sleep aid). Oh, and diazepam, hydroxyzine, and nordiazepam were also found in her system. That’s a pharmacy’s worth of "oops." The coroner said the alcohol pushed her already-depressed breathing over the edge. Basically, her body hit the "system shutdown" button.
But wait—there’s more. Her doctors had recently prescribed her a massive dose of testosterone because her hormone levels were "near zero" from years of steroids. Imagine your own body forgetting how to make its own male hormones. That’s like your car’s alternator saying, "Nah, I’ll just use the battery forever." It was a recipe for disaster.
Wrestling star Chyna dead at 45 | wbir.com
