Request: WWF Magazines 1998, 1999, 200. WWE magazine 2003, 2004
Unfortunately I don't have anything past 1997 at the moment. Once I get more caught up with what I do have, I'll put those years on my list to look out for! :)
Image description and transcription by @hostilecityshowdown under the readmore <3
Image Description: A multi-page magazine spread. The first page is headed by a greyscale photo of dumbbells, over top in pink capital letters are the words "THE CHYNA SYNDROME." In black stamped, Impact font: "WHAT MAKES THIS WOMAN TICK?" The article was written by Lou Gianfriddo in July 1997 and a quote from him reads:
"Ever since she manhandled Marlena, director of former Intercontinental Champion Goldust, on RAW IS WAR, Chyna - the massively muscled advisor to Hunter Hearst-Helmsley - has been caught in the public's eye. It seems as if everyone wants to know about her and with good reason."
The article reads as follows: No woman has ever made such an impact on the World Wrestling Federation as has Chyna. Sure, Elizabeth - who has once married to and manager of multi-time Federation kingpin Macho Man Randy Savage - warranted great attention in the media, in part because of her managerial expertise, but mostly because of her pristine, innocent appearance.
Other women have also made a mark in the Federation, but most, if not all, were wrestlers. Everyone knew where they stood in terms of ring combat; they had - and this should not be misconstrued by anyone or any organization - their place: they were athletes. They were brave female athletes who took great pride in their profession. They competed on a nightly basis against some of the most competitive women of their era, and often did so with more intensity than some of their male counterparts.
That all changed when Chyna entered the Federation several months ago, ostensibly as a fan, at first. Few can forget the carnage this huge, athletically built woman caused when she initially made her presence felt to the world on [ITALICS] *Monday Night RAW* this past February.
There, seated at ringside, Chyna was taking great interest in the Intercontinental Championship match between Goldust and Hunter Hearst-Helmsley. During the match, however, she extended herself in a way no one ever should. When Marlena drifted near her clutches, Chyna - who weighs in at approximately [...]
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[...] 180 pounds of shredded muscle - reached out and manhandled the cigar-smoking manager in a way that had never been witnessed before. Security guards rushed to the trouble spot and, with much difficulty - due in part to her size and strength - ejected her from the building.
Most people would have learned their lesson, especially after spending time in lockup. But Chyna is different. From what [ITALICISED] *World Wrestling Federation Magazine* has discovered, Chyna bonded herself out of jail and promptly drove herself to the next city where the Federation superstars were scheduled to compete. Then, once again on [ITALICISED] *RAW*, Chyna showed the world her mean streak by jumping the barricades... and getting to the petite director yet again.
This time, Chyna left a lasting impression: her assault was so vicious and unexpected that Hunter Hearst-Helmsley had to stand up and take notice. The Greenwich Snob was in the market for a bodyguard and, in his opinion, no one could fit the bill better than this she-beast!
Since then, Chyna has catapulted into the spotlight. She has shown that fear is a word and emotion that she does not care to learn. On several occasions, she has stood toe-to-toe with such monolithic federation superstars as Bret "Hit-Man" Hart - former three-time Federation champion - and even, more recently, the Undertaker. Moreover, she has even tangled with superstars of the opposite sex during matches in which her man Hunter has competed. For example, [...]
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... she bodyslammed Bart Gunn during his match with Hunter some time ago on [ITALICISED] *RAW IS WAR.*
This magazine wanted to know what makes Chyna tick. With that in mind, we did some extensive research into her background.
Chyna, as we discovered, has been an athlete her entire life. In fact, we learned that her powerlifting exploits are world-renowned. She has officially bench-pressed 320 pounds and has a deadlift in the mid-400 range, all at a bodyweight of 181 pounds. Chyna, we are told, is also a fully licensed female boxer; she's said to have accomplished this before Kristy Martin came along.
With so much athletic talent, Chyna then directed her energies to perhaps the most physically demanding physical challenge of sports: professional wrestling. True, some may scoff at the notion, but it goes without saying that wrestling is one of the most taxing endeavors any athlete can undertake. As for Chyna? Well, her natural athletic abilities and power served her well when she appeared at the door, gym bag in hand, of Walter "Killer" Kowalski's wrestling school in suburban Boston, Massachusettes. From the start, she was one tough - and mean - cookie.
From what we are told, other women [in the wrestling camp] wouldn't get in the ring with her because she would simply beat the !@#$ out of them! But, it got even worse. Knowing her size and ring manner, few - if any - women wanted to compete against Chyna, we're told. It got so bad that Chyna, in an attempt to merely wrestle, took measures to the extreme!
She had to start wrestling 'in drag'. Wearing a bodysuit and [...]
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[...] slicking her hair back so that nobody would know she was a woman... she began to wrestle men. One of our sources, who has asked to remain anonymous, told us that not only was this the greatest thrill of Chyna's career... but that she also broke some bones along the way!
From there, Chyna set her sights on the World Wrestling Federation.
"I was looking for someone to watch my back and someone who wasn't going to back away from anybody," said Hunter Hearst-Helmsley. "That was Chyna. She proved to me that she'd take a whack at any man or woman, regardless of the circumstances!
"The world has never seen an athlete like her," he goes on. "And I can guarantee that no one ever will!"
image description: a two-page magazine spread, reading at the top "checking into the heartbreak hotel." from the middle of the pages to the right is a photograph of the in-ring heartbreak hotel set consisting of a curtain rod with red drapes framing a neon heartbreak hotel heart shaped sign. shawn michaels lounges on a red heart shaped bed full of red pillows shaped like kissy lips. a little bit of big daddy cool diesel can be seen in black leather at the right most edge but is mostly cut off. on the left page is an article that reads:
"To use an insider's term, Shawn Michaels is "good on the stick." That's an expression wrestlers use to describe an athlete who's as captivating standing behind a microphone as he is wrestling for the title on pay-per-view. Michaels' charisma, vocabulary, and cutting wit earned him his own interview segment on the World Wrestling Federation broadcasts: The Heartbreak Hotel. A typical outfit for the program: leather chaps, a jacket bedecked with mirrors and chains, and a fiery red variation of an old motorcycle cap. Shawn made no secret of the fact that the Heartbreak Hotel was a promotional tool for himself. When Diesel was still working as the Heartbreak Kid's bodyguard, he loomed in between the set's neon letters and cheesy furniture. To this day, Michaels' interview segments are rated among the most entertaining moments in the World Wrestling Federation lore."
The match between Federation Women's Champion Alundra Blaze and Bull Nakano at SummerSlam did little to quell the tension between these two remarkable athletes.
They are still wrapped up in the heat of battle, and as it looks, they will continue to war until one party gains a decisive victory over the other. There are many reasons for the extreme combativeness between Blayne and Bull. Several years ago, for instance, the women ferociously competed against one another while in Japan - which is home to Nakano. Many in wrestling regard their matches in Japan as some of the best on record. They wrestled in scores of scorching contests, most of which ended without a clear-cut victor. At first, the Japanese fans shunned Blayze. They didn't seem to care for her attractive Western looks or that she had a respected aerial attack in her arsenal. However, as time passed, the fans grew to admire her skills and her ability to overcome adversity to the point where the Japanese consider Alundra a goddess in the Land of the Rising Sun.
By the summer of 1993, Blayne completed her contractual obligations in Japan. Realizing that she hadn't competed domestically since the start of her career, Alundra boarded the first plane to the United States, where she would eventually reach the same lofty status as she did abroad
Her reputation as a top-notch female competitor followed Alundra. Thus, when the Federation Championship Committee established a tournament to determine a new Women's Champion in late 1993, Alundra Blayze garnered an impressive first seed placing. Her talents served her well. During the tournament, which was covered on Monday Night Raw, Alundra overcame some of North America's finest female athletes, such as Heidi Lee Morgan, whom Blayze beat in the tournament final to win the coveted crown.
Alundra was an instant hit with the fans, most of whom hadn't witnessed female wrestling action in quite a while. To that end, matchmakers signed a title match between Blayze and Leilani Kai - a veteran wrestler - at WrestleMania X last March.
Blayze used WrestleMania X as a springboard to catapult her wrestling career to greater heights. Although Kai was a tough customer, Alundra was simply too strong, too cunning and too quick. She beat Kai to retain the championship.
The news of Alundra's success soon reached Japan, where Nakano's wrestling career was reaching epic proportions. She easily defeated any woman who challenged her and did so with regularity. Left without a "real" challenge, the lure to meet Alundra on her own turf became irresistible for Nakano.
That's where Luna Vachon fits into the picture. Unable to speak a word of English, Nakano (through her translator) contacted Luna, who at the time was competing against Blayze on the WrestleMania Revenge Tour. Bull's spokesperson asked Vachon to be Nakano's manager and trans-lator for her forthcoming trek in the Federation.
The two women fit together like two peas in a pod or - more precisely - like two nuts in a shell Luna sold Federation matchmakers on Nakano's wrestling ability, and within days after her arrival, Luna secured her protégé a title shot against Blayze during a live installment of Raw.
The match was blistering. Nakano, who tips the scales at an impressive and dense 220 pounds, used her mass and power to her advantage. Initially, Blayze was taken aback by Nakano's aggressiveness but soon rebounded with her aerial skills and sharp wrestling ability, despite the fact that the match ended inconclusively.
As a result, a rematch was inked for SummerSlam, where the two women engaged in another brutal battle, with Alundra retaining the title by - as some have said - "the skin of her teeth."
The feud has not come to an end, and whether or not it will lies in Bull's tenacity to win and Blayzers ability to overcome her most salient obstacle. Fate will decide who wins this battle of the century once and for all.
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