Chyna's Brain Donated for Brain Disease CTE

19 photos: Athletes and CTE (CNN)Representatives for the wrestler and entertainer Chyna confirmed that her brain will be donated for research into the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy, known as CTE. Police in Redondo Beach, California, said Joan Laurer, who went by the name Chyna, was found dead in her apartment April 20. Chyna's spokesman Anthony Anzalo said her brain will be examined by Dr. Bennet Omalu. Recently, both racing star Dale Earnhardt Jr. and women's soccer icon Brandi Chastain have promised to donate their brains for CTE research. On April 20, a friend went to check on Laurer, found her unresponsive and notified police.