This week Rachel and Kath look at Chyna’s wrestling career and cultural impact. They talk feminism, the Attitude Era, sweet muscles, and being treated like shit. Plus: relationships, how much Dr. Drew sucks, Eddie Guerrero, and, of course, Jeff Jarrett.
Materials Discussed Include: Chyna Video Package on Raw 2/21/1998 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-9qqj7EhIE), Chyna Talks/”DX Split” on Raw 8/10/1998 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jQL7c0JWPg), Chyna in the Royal Rumble 1/24/1999 (WWE Network), Chyna vs Jeff Jerrett in a Good Housekeeping Match for the Intercontinental Championship at No Mercy 10/17/1999 (WWE Network), Chyna vs Eddie Guerrerro in the King of the Ring Tournament 6/19/2000 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvMp3n2qnEc), Chyna and Eddie Guerrero fanvids (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RM5hJQ-Ga0k, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzuyEStTGNM), Chyna vs Ivory for the WWF Women’s Championship at WrestleMania 17 4/1/2001 (WWE Network), “The Great Fall of Chyna” 9/15/2016 (https://thelab.bleacherreport.com/the-great-fall-of-chyna/), “Wrestling with Demons: The Story of Chyna’s Final Days 2/2/2017 (https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/ezjyem/wrestling-with-demons-the-story-of-chynas-final-days)
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