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Superstar wrestler Chyna is dead at 45.

The groundbreaking female wrestler was found dead in her Redondo Beach, California apartment on Wednesday, notes CNN. Police say they were notified by a friend who found Chyna, born Joan Laurer, unresponsive.

Chyna was one of the top professional wrestlers in the 1990s and broke the glass ceiling in the sport for women. A cause of death has yet to be confirmed by the Los Angeles Police Department.

As the news spread, past and present WWE Superstars tweeted their reactions to her untimely passing.

https://twitter.com/AmyDumas/status/723074848738676736

https://twitter.com/RealPaigeWWE/status/723099981960372224

SOURCE: CNN | PHOTO CREDIT: Getty

WWE Legend Chyna Dead At 45  was originally published on globalgrind.com