R.I.P Eddie Guerrero

Remove this Banner Ad

S

synista

Team Captain
Suspended
Oct 22, 2004
477
0
Perth
AFL Club
Fremantle
"Eddie Guerrero passes away
Nov. 13, 2005

WWE is deeply saddened by the news that Eddie Guerrero has passed away. He was found dead this morning in his hotel room in Minneapolis. Eddie is survived by his wife Vickie and his two daughters"

http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/eddieguerreropasses

__________________________________________________________

This is terrible news :(

R.I.P Eddie
 
WWE TO PAY TRIBUTE TO EDDIE GUERRERO TONIGHT
by Dave Scherer @ 12:34:00 PM on 11/13/2005

As I am sure you will all understand, the reaction to Eddie Guerrero's sudden passing has blindsided everyone I talked to in WWE this morning. The workers I have spoken to about it are just numb and shocked.

The word I have gotten is that the company has decided to make both the Raw and Smackdown shows at tonight's combined taping in Minneapolis tribute shows to Eddie. The usual format for the shows has been changed to instead incorporate tributes to Eddie.

I still can't believe he's gone.

PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE LATE EDDIE GUERRERO
by Dave Scherer @ 12:10:00 PM on 11/13/2005

I don't even know what to say about the passing of Eddie Guerrero, I really don't. As I sit here and type this, I am numb, blindsided by news I didn't see coming, from miles away. It was just Friday night that he was in the ring with Mr. Kennedy entertaining us on Smackdown, and now he's gone.

His dying, far too young, is a tragedy. There is no other way to look at it. A wife has lost her husband. Children have lost their father. Well beyond that, we as wrestling fans have lost a true champion as well, and it's just downright sad my friends.

I remember the first time I saw Eddie work, as Black Tiger for New Japan. I was a huge Japanese wrestling fan at the time and Eddie, almost literally, jumped off of the TV screen with his amazing ability in the ring. He was a guy who, the first time I saw him, I knew would be a star in the business for a long time due to the simple fact that he was an amazing wrestler. As we would later find out, there was more to him than just wrestling prowess in the ring. He also knew how to work and convey himself to the masses.

Eddie first showed the world his ability to project his character in the ring after he teamed up with Art "Love Machine" Barr as a part of the fabled "Los Gringos Locos" faction. They were the most over heel tag team in Mexico, working the fans into a frenzy with their in-ring antics and legendary feud with El Hijo Del Santo and Octagon down in AAA over a decade ago. It was clear at the time that both men had a big future ahead of them.

Fans in the US got to see them work at the "When Worlds Collide" PPV in November of 1994 and friends of mine who had not followed lucha before that suddenly understood what I had been raving about where Guerrero and Barr were concerned once they saw the show. Suddenly, lucha tapes became a huge commodity. Paul Heyman had planned to bring them into ECW and push them to the moon, but then Barr died later that month. Eddie had to deal with serious tragedy in his personal and professional life after his friend's passing. He adopted Barr's frog splash finisher in homage to Barr and came into ECW in 1995.

Watching him work at the ECW Arena was something that is hard for me, even a decade after the fact, to aptly describe. His feud with Dean Malenko produced matches that could only be described as mesmerizing, they were that good. The fluidity and grace with which Eddie moved and worked was unlike anyone I had ever seen before him, and may ever see again. All you had to do was watch him and you could tell he was a national star in the making. As an ECW fan, I knew that seeing his work up close was something that was on borrowed time. Sure enough, Eric Bischoff didn't take long to sign him to a big money deal to work for WCW, and Eddie was gone. I remember we interviewed him and Dean Malenko backstage at the ECW Arena on their last night in the company. I had spoken to Eddie before, and he was always a nice, quiet guy. But that night, he was genuinely touched by the farewell that the Arena faithful had given him, and it came across that way to me. He was a man who cared deeply about his work and appreciated those who appreciated him.

Once in WCW, the nation had the chance to watch his unparalleled abilities, and just as I thought, Eddie got over like a million bucks. His time in WCW led to his run in WWE, where he was a top character and a world champion. In the ring, there was no one like him, but putting his body on the line, night after night, would take its toll in the long run, as would the pride that he took in his work and the pressure that he put on himself to succeed.

It's no secret that Eddie had his demons. He had issues with drugs and alcohol that affected him throughout the later years of his life. The bumps that workers take throughout their career hurt more and more as the years go on. At 38 years old, there were a lot of bumps on Eddies body. It's also no secret that his run as WWE Champion took its toll on him emotionally as he put a ridiculous amount of pressure on himself to succeed. When Smackdown business was soft when he was the champ, he took it personally and it affected him more than it would most others. It was just his way, and it was a lot of the reason why he had the success that he did.

Now, he's gone, at just 38 years old. It's still so hard for me to comprehend. It hasn't sunk in really. All I can I hope out of all this is that has found peace and that the pain is gone. Rest in peace Eddie, rest in peace.

Credit: PWInsider.com

31612112712.jpg


I can't believe that he's gone & my condolences to his wife & children. :(

RIP Eddie Guerrero
 
WWE News
WWE News: Guerrero collapses and dies in hotel room, more details
By Wade Keller, Torch Editor
Nov 13, 2005, 12:42


Eddie Guerrero was found in his hotel room in Minneapolis with his toothbrush in his mouth. He apparently died while brushing his teeth. At this point, the belief among WWE personnel is that Guerrero died of heart failure.

Shortly after Guerrero's body was found and removed from the room, Chris Benoit, Rey Mysterio, Dean Malenko and Chavo Guerrero visited the hotel room to say their goodbyes. WWE wrestlers and staffers were visibly shaken and emotional while leaving the hotel to go the Target Center, the site of tonight's Raw/Smackdown taping. Word from WWE sources is that the tenor of tonight's taping will be dramatically different and that the Smackdown show will need to be revised.

Guerrero's death is now the lead story on WWE.com, under the headline "Tragic Loss". The article says that WWE is "deeply saddened" by Guerrero's death, and provides no further details on his passing.

Credit pwtorch.com

You would think that TNA & the WWE could put aside their differences and let any of their wrestlers who want to perform at this tribute show on this week's raw & smackdown. :(
 

Log in to remove this ad.

Stunned. It was only yesterday morning I posted that Eddie vs Mr. Kennedy thread. It is tragic, though not really surprising in some cases, how many wrestlers die early. He was only a year older than me so that gives me a wake up call about my mortality. RIP Latino Heat. :(
 
We get laughed at for watching it. We get told it's fake. Then we get laughed at again.

It's entertainment, but they are real people. Real things happen.

I loved Eddie. If i said i wasn't at all saddened by this, i'd be a liar.

RIP Eddie.
 

(Log in to remove this ad.)

It seems like his drug and alcohol problems finally caught up with him, and to think today was his 4th year sober too, Life sometimes isnt fair

R.I.P Eddie.
 
I concur with what people have said so far. This is just bloody awful. I was playing poker last night and I had his DVD on the TV. First time I had watched for a while. The business is worse off for his loss, a young man with three kids under 14. A very sad time indeed.

RIP Eddie
 
Im Shocked, I thought someone here was taking the ******** but i cant beleave it.

Last night i was watching this past smackdown and watching eddie cheat his way to victory.

R.I.P Eddie

:(
 

Remove this Banner Ad

R.I.P Eddie Guerrero

Remove this Banner Ad

Back
Top