The details surrounding Chyna's death continue to be a mystery, but E! News learns the late WWE star was prescribed various medication prior to her untimely death. 
 
 According to her manager, Anthony Anzaldo, the late wrestling icon (real name Joanie Laurer) was taking prescription drugs, including sleeping medication and medication for anxiety. However, he made sure to note that they were legally prescribed by a doctor and pharmacists. 
 
 The coroner's office is investigating all aspects of the time and cause of death. 
 
 Although Chyna herself said she was in a "good place" prior to her passing, Anzaldo tells E! News she was also very "emotional." 
 
 "It's been very emotional for her these past few months. She was shooting her documentary and at times it was stressful. But she was doing OK. She was doing yoga and a lot of amazing things." ||||| The death of the former WWE wrestler Chyna is being investigated as a possible overdose, the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office has confirmed. 
 
 Chyna, whose real name is Joan Laurer, was found dead at her California apartment in Redondo Beach by a friend after she had been unreachable for a few days. Police confirmed that there were no signs of foul play, and confirmed that initial signs showed Chyna had died before being found by her friend. 
 
 "From the preliminary investigation, it appears that the deceased passed away prior to being discovered by the friend," the Redondo Beach Police Department said. 
 
 The County Coroner have since confirmed that her death is being investigated as a possible overdose, with Chyna known to have taken illegal substances in the past as she struggled with life after leaving the WWE. 
 
 County Coroner spokesman Ed Winter confirmed to USA Today that early investigations suggest that a drug overdose is responsible for Chyna’s death, though a full autopsy will be completed in the next two days and toxicology reports will come back in the coming weeks. 
 
 Prescription pills were found at the scene by police, although they were not open, and there was no evidence of a suicide or a suicide note. The Coroner’s office also confirmed that no illicit drugs were found at the scene. 
 
 A Redondo Beach Police statement read: “On April 20, 2016, Redondo Beach Police Officers were dispatched to an apartment unit in the 900 block of Esplanade. The Redondo Beach Police received a 9-1-1 call from a friend of the apartment unit resident that the female inside was not breathing. The friend told Redondo Beach Police that the female had not answered her phone in a few days, and went to the location to check on her welfare. 
 
 “Officers arrived on scene and discovered a deceased female inside the location. There are no indications or signs that the death was a result of foul play. From the preliminary investigation, it appears that the deceased passed away prior to being discovered by the friend. 
 
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 “The deceased female has been identified as Joan Lauer, 46 year[s] of age [she was actually 45]. Joan Laurer was also known as “Chyna�? and was a professional wrestler and entertainer. 
 
 “The exact nature and cause of the death, as well as the general time of death is under investigation by the Los Angeles County Coroner’s department. Events leading up to the death of Joan Lauer is under investigation by the Redondo Beach Police Department to assists in the determination if the death was natural or accidental. Further details of the death investigation are not being released at this time.�? 
 
 Chyna remains the only female wrestler to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship – a belt she won twice during her stint with the WWE from 1997 and 2001 – and also featured in other promotions such as New Japan Pro Wrestling and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. 
 
 Chyna made her WWE debut in 1997 as an enforcer for Triple H, and continued to work with the current executive vice-president of talent, live events and creative of the WWE when he formed the legendary stable D-Generation X with Shawn Michaels as well as The Corporation faction. 
 
 She went on to hold the Women’s Championship for 231 days in 2001, which came after her stints as Intercontinental champions in October 1999 and August 2000. She left the company following her final appearance at the Judgement Day pay-per-view in 2001. 
 
 Chyna also embarked on a career in pornography from 2004, and it’s known that her work in the adult industry is why she has not been added to the WWE’s Hall of Fame. ||||| Laurer as "Chyna" in 1999. (Photo: Titan Sports Inc) 
 
 Joan Laurer, who gained fame as the wrestler "Chyna," had not answered her phone for days before her body was found in a friend’s apartment on Wednesday, the Redondo Beach (Calif.) police said in a news release. Laurer was 46. 
 
 “Officers arrived on scene and discovered a deceased female inside the location,” Redondo Beach police Sgt. Shawn Freeman said in a news release Thursday. “There are no indications or signs that the death was a result of foul play. From the preliminary investigation, it appears that the deceased passed away prior to being discovered by the friend.” 
 
 Laurer’s death was reported to the Los Angeles County coroner’s department as a possible overdose, department spokesperson Ed Winter told USA TODAY Sports. 
 
 An autopsy is expected to be conducted over the next two days, Winter said. The full results – including the cause of death – will not be finalized until the toxicology tests are complete, which could take weeks. 
 
 “Events leading up to the death of Joan Laurer is under investigation by the Redondo Beach Police Department to assist in the determination if the death was natural or accidental,” Freeman said. “Further details of the death investigation are not being released at this time.”
– Chyna's sudden death at age 46 was reported to the Los Angeles County coroner's office as a possible overdose, a spokesperson for the department tells USA Today. No further details of the former WWE wrestler's cause of death were given, but an autopsy was being done this week. The official cause could take weeks to finalize as toxicology tests are also done. In a press release, police said Chyna hadn't answered her phone for days before being found dead in her California apartment Wednesday. As Us Weekly notes, Chyna had publicly struggled with substance abuse in the past. The Independent reports that police found unopened prescription pills at the scene, but no illegal drugs. E! reports that Chyna had been taking sleeping pills and anxiety meds prior to her death, but they had been legally prescribed by a doctor, her manager says.