Chyna Interview
Posted by David Damage on Friday, June 10, 2011
Under: Interviews
Kevin
Eck of The Baltimore Sun conducted an interview with Chyna, who
discussed her venture into the adult film industry, her experience with
TNA Wrestling and her future plans.
Venturing into the adult film
industry: "Well, in the first place, I’m not really getting back into
it. The [sex tape with then-boyfriend Sean “X-Pac” Waltman that was released in 2004] was done to me and it was degrading and violating and a really traumatizing experience.
"You
know, I think throughout my career in wrestling it’s kind of been like a
three-ring circus. It was a lot of fun and I loved every minute of it. I
loved the fans and I loved everything that I did. I branched out from
that: I wrote a book and I did Playboy and I did all these things that
were very, very successful, and I loved doing every single one of them.
So when this came up, I wasn’t necessarily thinking that I was going to
go in this direction, but because most of the things I’ve done in my
life and most of the experiences have been really great, and this
industry was kind of tarnished for me, I just felt mentally that I
wanted to experience it, to cross that barrier and see what it was like.
I’ve always taken risks and been a pioneer at different things and
experiences.
"And Vivid – I didn’t really know a whole lot about
porn at all, but I knew the company Vivid, and I knew that they had the
most beautiful women and the hottest guys and that they were a
well-known company and a reputable company, so I decided to go for it
and it turned out to be a great experience. Vivid was incredibly
professional. Not only did they pay me well, but I felt really beautiful
and sexy and it was fun. I was involved from beginning to end and there
was nothing negative about the experience. I found it to be very
empowering and it helped me therapeutically with something that I had in
my head mentally from a really bad experience and it healed me in a way
– it’s kind of crazy."
Whether her recent film release cost her a
contract with TNA Wrestling: "Well, I haven’t actually really spoken
with them since I did a television spot and the pay-per-view, but it was
never a contract on the line. They asked me to participate in the angle
of what they were doing and I thought it would be fun.
"I went
and I talked with them, and it was wonderful to see some old friends. I
was elated, and so I did it. We hadn’t really talked about a deal. I
just didn’t think that was something that I really wanted to get back
into full force. They’d have to make me a deal that I simply couldn’t
say no to, because I fought [to own the name Chyna] for years. I spent a
lot of time and a lot of money to take control of myself – which is
another reason why this movie is special to me. I own me, and nobody
tries to take my name.
"I like my freedom. For somebody to take
that from me after all these years, it would have to be something so
incredible – which I feel that I’m worth – and that didn’t seem to be
the case with TNA. But – and I don’t know where they’re coming from
because I haven’t spoken to them directly – to me, [the movie] is
material on a silver platter.
"There’s tons of stuff you could do
with this for story line or exposure or whatever. My curriculum vitae
is well-rounded [laughs]. It’s never stopped me from anything else and
if it does, too bad. Life is short and I’m going to live it."
She
also commented on whether she keeps up with wrestling these days,
whether she plans to participate in more adult films, and whether she's
concerned she'll lose fans because of her most recent film.
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