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"LATINO HEAT' EDDIE GUERRERO
Eduardo Gory Guerrero was
born on October 9, 1967 in Mexico. He is the son
of wrestler Gory Guerrero. His older brothers
Chavo, Hector and Mando Guerrero were also
wrestlers. He was trained by his father and made
his pro debut in 1987. In the late '90s, he
would both team and feud with his nephew Chavo
Guerrero Jr. Eddie passed away on October 13,
2005. He is survived by his wife Vickie and
three daughters, Shaul (14), Sherilyn (9), &
Kaylie Marie (3).
AAA & ECW:
Eddie started his career in Mexico. He got his
first taste of International fame at the AAA PPV
When Worlds Collide in 1994. Eddie and Art Barr
lost their hair that night when they lost a
match to El Hijo del Santo & Octagon. After
that, he was signed by ECW where he competed in
many classic matches against Dean Malenko. He
would leave ECW at around the same time as both
Malenko and Chris Benoit in the summer of 1995.
WCW:
He won his first belt in WCW at Starrcade 96
when he beat Dallas Page. In 1997, he feuded
with Rey Mysterio over the Cruiserweight Title.
Their match at Halloween Havoc was voted the
match of the year by the fans of WCW. He missed
the first half of 1999 when he was involved in a
car accident. His four years in WCW also saw him
as part of The Filthy Animals and Latino World
Order.
The Radicalz:
In January 2000, Eddie left WCW with Malenko,
Benoit, and Perry Saturn and they formed a group
called the Radicalz. In his first WWE match, he
suffered an arm injury and missed several
months. He then worked an angle where he was in
love with Chyna. He was caught cheating on her
and they had a feud. In 2001, his personal
problems forced him to leave the WWF for a
while. When he returned, he was quickly arrested
for a DUI and was released.
His Most Difficult
Battle:
Unfortunately, any discussion of Eddie will
have to involve his drug and alcohol usage. His
problems were responsible for the car accident
he was involved in while in WCW and his release
from the WWE. It appeared that he had won his
battle with drugs. This battle was the focal
point of both his autobiography and DVD entitled
Cheating Death and Stealing Life. The
documentary part of the DVD was broadcast on UPN.
The Triumphant Return:
Eddie returned to the WWE in April 2002. On
February 5, 2004, Eddie reached the top of the
mountain when he beat Brock Lesnar to win the
WWE Championship. WrestleMania XX ended with
Guerrero as the WWE Champion and his friend
Chris Benoit as the World Heavyweight
Championship celebrating in the ring together.
Guerrero lost the belt a few months later. He
would go on to win the tag team titles with Rey
Mysterio only to turn on him and fight over the
custody of Rey's son Dominick.
A Very Sad Ending:
After his feud with Rey, he would go on to
team up with the World Heavyweight Champion
Batista. He was trying to convince the fans he
had changed his way. On November 13, 2005, he
was scheduled to fight Batista and Randy Orton
at a TV taping for the World Heavyweight
Championship. Instead, he was found dead in his
hotel room. Earlier in the week, he celebrated
his fourth anniversary of sobriety. He died of
coronary heart disease.
ECW, WCW, & WWE/F Title
History:
ECW
TV Title
4/8/95 – Dean Malenko
7/28/95 – Dean Malenko
Sources include: Pro
Wrestling Illustrated Almanac,
Obsessedwithwrestling.com, WWE.com, &
PWInsider.com
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