One of the main points coming out of Triple H’s interview with Steve Austin on his podcast last week was the comment that Joanie “Chyna” Laurer’s porn antics could exclude her from a potential WWE Hall of Fame induction. In response to being mentioned on said podcast, Laurer has given a candid, lengthy interview with Vince Russo of PyroAndBallyhoo.com, accusing Triple H of domestic violence and giving in-depth detail on how the pair’s relationship broke down back in the day.
For those unaware, it is well-known that Laurer was one of the last to find out that Paul Levesque was having an affair with Vince McMahon’s daughter, Stephanie. During the interview, Laurer discusses the affair and recalls an incident where she had confronted Levesque with her suspicions that something was going on behind her back, only for her to claim she was then assaulted:
“So I think Hunter’s plan was to get me to leave the relationship first and then that way he can start dating Stephanie and like everything would be cool. So I would ask Hunter time and time again, I figured it was better just to address the problem and ask him honestly and I would have to believe his answer, so we got into a heated argument, we were not getting along, I told him ‘I know something’s going on. Don’t tell me something’s not going on.’ He swiped my hand, I swiped his hand, he hit me. I went back like Jerry Springer and then I was like OK that’s the deal breaker for me, the relationship is now over, so now I have to leave. After that, I know that he was crying and I know that he felt bad that he hit me, and my first initial reaction was to get up, and like I don’t know, I was just in shock and it felt like a Jerry Springer moment, it was very surreal, and I just couldn’t believe that he hit me. But he knows that like I don’t stand for physical violence, albeit we’ll get to that after with Sean [Waltman], so I knew at that point I had to leave, but I needed some sort of closure so when he was gone I started looking all over the house, and I looked into his, long story short, I looked into his briefcase and I found a love letter from Stephanie that had [been] dated a year back, so the whole time they were doing the storyline basically they were together.”
Laurer then returned to a familiar incident which she previously corroborated in Matthew Randazzo V’s book Ring Of Hell that immediately upon finding out that Hunter was cheating on her with the boss’s daughter, she rang Vince McMahon to inform him, only to be told in no uncertain terms not to create any noise:
“And I immediately called Vince McMahon, and got him out of a meeting that he was in and he said ‘Chyna, what’s so important that you have to talk to me right now.’ I told him, because in my mind I was thinking he doesn’t know, of course Hunter’s not going to be dating his daughter, it’s secret, he’s gonna be on my side right? Well, doh. He said, ‘Well, I hope you don’t lose your job over this.'”
Chyna then discusses the backstage environment on the first Monday Night Raw after her break up with Hunter, saying that he gave her the cold shoulder and never spoke to her again until years later when he picked up her then boyfriend Sean Waltman from rehab. She also said Stephanie McMahon pulled her aside and gave her a good ticking off at the time.
In response to allegations that Hunter had hit Joanie Laurer in their relationship years ago, Paul Levesque provided the following statement:
“The false statements and reckless allegations made by Joan Laurer (aka Chyna) on a recent podcast about a physical dispute are a complete fabrication. While Joan has had significant struggles in life, this does not justify making such claims.”
We will let you guys judge who is telling the truth – sound off below…
