Chavo was forced to act as a slave for Eddie following a loss to him in March 1998, but after a few weeks, would exhibit some erratic behavior. He defeated Dean Malenko at Starrcade, but lost the title the next night to Ultimo Dragon.Įddie would feud with Booker T in the early part of 1998, which led to a feud with his nephew Chavo Guerrero following his loss to Booker. He would get it back just two weeks later, and defeated Mysterio on consecutive PPVs. Late in the year at Halloween Havoc, Eddie lost the title in a mask vs. In the summer and fall, he transitioned to the Cruiserweight division, feuding again with Jericho and beating him for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship. He would feud with the nWo's Syxx and Scott Norton, along with Chris Jericho and old ECW rival Dean Malenko, who would beat Guerrero for the US title. Guerrero would feud with Ric Flair and Diamond Dallas Page throughout 1996, defeating Page to win the WCW United States Championship at Starrcade 1996. He lost to Shinjiro Otani, but Team WCW would win the series. Eddie would be a part of Team WCW for their showdown with New Japan Pro Wrestling at Starrcade 1995. His PPV debut was in the 60-man World War 3 battle royal for the WCW title, where he finished ninth. Guerrero returned to WCW later in the year (he actually wrestled for the company briefly in 19) alongside Dean Malenko and Chris Benoit. Eddie made such an impact in his brief stay, the crowd chanted "please don't go" and the wrestlers carried both men around the ring. Guerrero would lose the title back to Scorpio in August, and in his final WCW bout, went to a time limit draw in a two out of three falls match with Malenko. He would go on to have a series of matches with Dean Malenko, resulting in him losing and regaining the title in a one week span in July. Guerrero also toured Japan in 1993 as the second incarnation of Black Tiger, though he was not nearly as successful.Įddie would compete briefly for ECW in 1995 in his debut bout, he defeated 2 Cold Scorpio to win the ECW World Television Championship on April 8. Barr and Guerrero were to head to ECW together in 1995, but Art died in November 1994. Considered the Four Horsemen of Mexico, they feuded with El Hijo de Santo and Octagon, culminating in a classic match at When Worlds Collide in 1994, losing to Hijo de Santo and Octagon in a Hair vs. The two, combined with Konnan, Chicano Power, and Madonna's Boyfriend, would form Los Gringos Locos (The Crazy Americans), openly supporting the United States in front of Mexican crowds (think the Hart Foundation of a few years later). Guerrero would turn on Santo and form La Pareja del Terror (The Pair of Terror) with Art Barr, arguably the most hated duo in the history of lucha libre. In Mexico, he wrestled primarily for AAA, teaming with El Hijo de Santo as a rebooted version of La Pareja Atomica (The Atomic Pair, originally consisting of El Santo and Gory Guerrero). Eddie wrestled collegiately for New Mexico Highlands University before moving down south to Mexico to follow the footsteps of his uncle Enrique, cousin Javier, and his brothers Chavo Sr., Mando, and Hector. He was just 38.īorn Octoin El Paso, Texas, Eddie would attend wrestling events his father Gory wrestled in the El Paso Count Coliseum, and during intermissions, he and Chavo would wrestle one another. I don’t follow pro wrestling but 38 is far too young to die.10 years ago today, Eduardo Gory Guerrero Llanes, best known to his many fans as Eddie Guerrero, was found dead in a hotel room in Minneapolis, Minnesota. UPN also aired a special last year on his life, “Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story.” The program chronicled Guerrero’s childhood and his struggle with drug addiction that almost cost him his job, family and life. Last year, he became the second wrestler of Hispanic heritage to be WWE champion, though he lost the title four months later. Guerrero was a featured star on the UPN series “WWE Smackdown!” and son of Mexican wrestler Gory Guerrero. “Eddie was a wonderful, fun-loving human being. “This is a huge loss,” said WWE chairman Vince McMahon. Guerrero was married and had three children. His nephew said Guerrero was open about past drug and alcohol abuse but had been sober for four years. An autopsy was planned to determine how Guerrero died. There were no apparent signs of foul play, police said. His nephew, fellow WWE wrestler Chavo Guerrero, and hotel security at the Minneapolis Marriott City Center forced their way into the room and found him. Eduardo Gory Guerrero, 38, didn’t respond to a wake-up call Sunday morning, authorities said. Eduardo Gory Guerrero, a star on the WWE circuit, died yesterday at the age of 38, apparently of natural causes.Ī World Wrestling Entertainment star was found dead in his hotel room Sunday in Minneapolis, where he was scheduled to appear that evening in a WWE show.
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