A WWE star who became one of the most popular female wrestlers in history has been found dead at the age of 45.Chyna, whose real name was Joan Marie Laurer, was found dead in Redondo Beach, southern California, on Wednesday.Police said they were called by a friend who had become concerned at not hearing from her for several days. Chyna was the first woman to compete in the Royal Rumble In a statement, Sergeant Shawn Freeman said: The exact nature and cause of the death, as well as the general time of death is under investigation by the Los Angeles County Coroners department.Chynas manager Anthony Anzaldo told NBC she had been found lying peacefully on her bed.According to Chynas website, she turned to fitness to escape a difficult childhood and rose to be considered a female pioneer in the male-dominated sport of wrestling.She billed herself as the Ninth Wonder of the World - her wrestling predecessor Andre the Giant had already called himself the eighth.The peak of her fame was in the late 1990s when she became the first woman to compete in the Royal Rumble.Also See:WWE on Sky SportsWWE featuresWWE videosWWE newsAuthentic Wholesale Nike Shoes . -- Playing time has been limited for Maxim Tissot this season, so the Montreal Impact defender made the most of his first scoring opportunity on Saturday. Nike Shoes China . -- About a third of the way through the regular season, the Washington Wizards are at . http://www.wholesalenikeshoeschina.com/ . In Europe, top teams seem to be largely happy with their squads after spending nearly $1 billion in the off-season. And although English league clubs are unlikely to splash cash in January, Arsenal and Chelsea could be tempted to strengthen their squads with new strikers. Cheap Air Max Shoes . But what about the officials? Every sport has officials and they also have stories about hard work and sacrifice but their accomplishments are seldom recognized by anyone outside their inner circle. Cheap Nike Air Max Shoes China . Brandon Morrow allowed five runs on six hits over three innings. He struck out two, walked one and hit a batter. Edwin Encarnacion had a two-out, bases loaded two-RBI double in the third inning.BEREA, Ohio -- Marvin Lewis wanted his previous offensive coordinator Hue Jackson to stay with the Cincinnati Bengals to eventually take over as head coach, Lewis said Wednesday.We had clearly spoke of an opportunity for Hue to stay here if he so liked Lewis said on a conference call with the Cleveland media. If thats what he chose to do, then eventually he would become the head coach.Jackson instead chose to become head coach of the Cleveland Browns.NFL.com first reported the succession story, saying Jackson and Lewis had presented the idea to Bengals owner Mike Brown. The plan had Jackson taking over as Bengals coach in 2018.Jackson, according to NFL.com, felt the situation would have been awkward.Thats Marvins football team. Been there a long time, Jackson said Wednesday. I think its hard to ever replace a best friend that way and be there waiting behind. I didnt think it was the right thing for me to do. I didnt think it would be right their team.Obviously, I will always be in ddebt to the Bengals, but I think Im where Im supposed to be right now.ddddddddddddLewis, however, said the plan would have worked.He and I are very close, Lewis said. All he wants is to win football games. We both have the same goal, and thats whats important. It would not have been an issue.Lewis affection for Jackson is readily apparent.You love him like a brother that I never had, Lewis said. I spent a lot of time with him. ... [When] we coached together, every time, [he] has always done such a great job. I think he brings out the best and challenges everybody to be the best.The pair twice coached together in Cincinnati, from 2004 to 2005 and 2012 to 2015. Lewis hired Jackson soon after he was relieved of his job as Raiders coach.This weekend wont be about Marvin and Hue Jackson, Jackson said. It will be about our football teams more so than anything. ' ' '