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|name=Eddy Guerrero
|name=Eddy Guerrero
|realName=Eduardo Gori Guerrero Llanes
|realName=Eduardo Gori Guerrero Llanes
|nicknames=El Gringo Loco, Latino Heat
|nicknames=El Gringo Loco, Latino Heat, El Rey del Suplex, El Cachorro, "The Tony Curtis of Lucha Libre"
|nameHistory=Eddy/Eddie Guerrero (debut - ), Máscara Mágica (EMLL/AAA, 06/92 - 11/92), Black Tiger (second version, NJPW, 09/93 - 10/98), El Caliente (WCW, 08/29/97)
|nameHistory=Gory Guerrero Jr. (early days) Edy/Eddy/Eddie Guerrero (debut - ), [[Mascara Magica (disambiguation)|Máscara Mágica]] (EMLL/AAA, 06/92 - 11/92), [[Black Tiger]] (second version, NJPW, 09/93 - 10/98), El Caliente (WCW, 08/29/97)
|family=[[Gori Guerrero]] (father), [[Mando Guerrero]], [[Chavo Guerrero]] and [[Héctor Guerrero]] (brothers), [[Enrique Llanes]] (uncle), [[Javier Llanes]] (cousin), [[Chavo Guerrero Jr.]] (nephew), "Vengador" [[Héctor Mejía]] (nephew)
|family=[[Gori Guerrero]] (father), [[Mando Guerrero]], [[Chavo Guerrero]] and [[Héctor Guerrero]] (brothers), [[Enrique Llanes]] (uncle), [[Javier Llanes]] (cousin), [[Chavo Guerrero Jr.]] (nephew), "Vengador" [[Héctor Mejía]] (nephew), Shaul Guerrero (daughter); see [[Los Guerreros]]
|maestro=[[Gori Guerrero]]
|maestro=[[Gori Guerrero]], [[Javier Llanes]] <ref>[[Box y Lucha 2741]]</ref><ref>[[Luchas 2000 293]]</ref>
|birthdate=[[October 9]], [[1967]] - [[Ciudad Juárez]], [[Chihuahua]]
|birthdate=[[October 9]], [[1967]] - [[El Paso]], [[Texas]], [[USA]] (billed from [[Ciudad Juárez]], [[Chihuahua]])
|obituarydate=[[November 13]], [[2005]] - [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]]
|obituarydate=[[November 13]], [[2005]] - [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]]
|debut=[[1987]] - [[Auditorio Municipal]] - [[Cd. Juárez]], [[Chihuahua]]
|debut=[[June 15]], [[1986]] - El Paso Civic Center - [[El Paso]], [[Texas]], [[USA]]<ref>[[Revista KO 1718]]</ref>
|lostmaskto=(as Mascara Magica) voluntarily unmasked
|lostmaskto=(as Mascara Magica) voluntarily unmasked
|height=5'9"/174 cms
|height=5'9"/174 cms
|weight=205 lbs/93 kg
|weight=205 lbs/93 kg
|signatureMoves=[[Frog Splash]], [[Gori Special]], [[Tope Atómico]], [[Brainbuster]], [[Swinging DDT]], [[Lasso From El Paso]]
|signatureMoves=[[Frog Splash]], [[Gori Special]], [[Lasso From El Paso]], [[Tope Atómico]], [[Brainbuster]], [[Swinging DDT]], Three Amigos
|titles=Cd. Juárez: [[LAWA World Heavyweight Title]], [[WWA World Trios Titles]] (w/ [[Chavo Guerrero]] & [[Mando Guerrero]]), [[WWA World Welterweight Title]], [[WWA International Cruiserweight Championship]], [[AAA/IWC World Tag Team Titles]] (w/ [[Love Machine]]), NJPW Junior Heavyweight Super Grade Tag League Championship (1 time) (w/ [[The Great Sasuke]], ECW TV Title (2), WCW United States Heavyweight Title, WCW World Cruiserweight Title (2), North Carolina: PWF World Tag Team Titles (w/ Hector Guerrero), WWF European Title (2), WWF Intercontinental Title (2), WWA World Cruiserweight Title, IWA-Mid South Heavyweight Title, WWE (SD) Tag Team Titles (4, 2 w/ [[Chavo Guerrero Jr]], w/ [[Tajiri]], w/ [[Rey Mysterio]]), WWE United States Title, WWE Heavyweight Title, WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2006), AAA Hall of Fame (Class of 2008),  
|titles=Cd. Juárez: [[LAWA World Heavyweight Title]], [[WWA World Trios Titles]] (w/ [[Chavo Guerrero]] & [[Mando Guerrero]]), [[WWA World Welterweight Title]], [[WWA International Cruiserweight Championship]], [[AAA/IWC World Tag Team Titles]] (w/ [[Love Machine]]), NJPW Junior Heavyweight Super Grade Tag League Championship (1 time) (w/ [[The Great Sasuke]], ECW TV Title (2), WCW United States Heavyweight Title, WCW World Cruiserweight Title (2), North Carolina: PWF World Tag Team Titles (w/ Hector Guerrero), WWF European Title (2), WWF Intercontinental Title (2), WWA World Cruiserweight Title, IWA-Mid South Heavyweight Title, WWE (SD) Tag Team Titles (4, 2 w/ [[Chavo Guerrero Jr.]], w/ [[Tajiri]], w/ [[Rey Mysterio]]), WWE United States Title, WWE Heavyweight Title, WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2006), [[AAA Hall of Fame]] (Class of [[2008]]),  
}}{{WONHOF}}
}}{{WONHOF}}


== Biography ==  
== Biography ==
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Eduardo Gory Guerrero Llanes better known in the world of wrestling as Eddie Guerrero is regarded as one of the greatest in-ring performers of all time. He is member of the Guerrero-Llanes Dynasty being the youngest son of [[Gory Guerrero]].
Eddie Guerrero, born Eduardo Gory Guerrero Llanes ([[October 9]], [[1967]] ? [[November 13]], [[2005]]) was an Mexican professional wrestler. Born into a legendary wrestling family, Guerrero managed to maintain the storied Guerrero family legacy. Through the 1990s, he had a distinguished career, working for every major professional wrestling promotion in Mexico and the United States during that period: [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]], [[World Championship Wrestling]] and [[World Wrestling Entertainment]].


Guerrero's in-ring character was that of a crafty, resourceful wrestler who would do anything to win a match. His famous mantra became "Cheat to Win." Despite being a heel for much of his career, he became extremely popular because of his charisma and the fact that his character seemed to largely be a reflection of himself.
=== Early Life ===
Eddie Guerrero was born on October 9, 1967 in [[El Paso]], [[Texas]], even tough some sources say he was born in [[Ciudad Juarez]] where he began his early days as a professional wrestler. Before folling in the footsteps of his father and older brothers [[Chavo Guerrero|Chavo]], [[Mando Guerrero|Mando]], and [[Hector Guerrero|Hector]], Eddie practiced collegiate wrestling.


Throughout his career, Guerrero encountered various substance abuse problems outside of wrestling, including alcoholism and an addiction to pain killers. His problems outside of the ring were sometimes integrated into his professional wrestling storylines. Despite all these issues, Guerrero managed to be extremely popular, winning numerous titles during his career, including the [[WWE Championship]]. Guerrero became a born again Christian in [[2002]].
=== Debut and Early Career ===
Eddie was trained by his father Gory, and his cousin [[Javier Llanes]]. Several sources say his debut was on 1987 at Auditorio Municipal de Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua in a tag team match with [[El Matemático]] aganist [[Flama Roja]] and [[El Vikingo]]. However, his in ring career should be since at least 1986. Javier Llanes stated that Eddie debuted at Arena Internacional, in Colonia Chaveña in Ciudad Juárez where all Guerreros and Llanes debuted.  According to Revista KO #1718 published on June 29, 1986, it states his debut was in June 15, 1986 in El Paso Civic Center. His debut in [[Arena Mexico]] was on [[September 5]], [[1986]]<ref>[https://www.luchadb.com/events/shows/00051000/00051146.php luchadb.com Eddie Guerrero Profile Card]</ref><ref>[https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=33823 Cagematch.net]</ref><ref>[https://www.facebook.com/96186896558/posts/10156986969931559/ Revista Box y Lucha]</ref>.  He went in a tag team match with [[Mogur]] against [[Ari Romero]] and [[Guerrero Negro]].  In early days he went as Gory Guerrero Jr.


'''Early career'''
His first rivalry was against [[Ari Romero]], they went in a lucha de apuestas that ended in Guerrero's first victory.  During late 1980s and early 1990s, Guerrero had hair wins against [[Negro Casas]], [[Lobo Rubio]], [[La Fiera]], and [[Babe Face]].


Guerrero came from a legendary wrestling family. His late father, [[Gory Guerrero]], is considered one of the greatest wrestlers in Mexican history. His three brothers [[Chavo Guerrero]], [[Hector Guerrero]] and [[Mando Guerrero]] all followed in their father's footsteps and became professional wrestlers. Guerrero's nephew, [[Chavo Guerrero, Jr.]] also became a wrestler. Guerrero's uncle [[Enrique Llanes]] and cousin [[Javier Llanes]] are popular wrestlers in Mexico.
[[Benjamin Mora]] saw him and he decided promoting Guerrero in his magazine [[Lucha Libre (magazine)|Lucha Libre]].


Guerrero was raised in [[El Paso]], [[Texas]] and attended the University of New Mexico as well as New Mexico Highlands University on an athletic scholarship, where he wrestled collegiately, before returning to El Paso to train as a professional wrestler. He debuted in [[1987]] in Cd Juarez Mexico and the Mexican [[Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre]] promotion. He became a star in Mexico long before he main evented in the United States. He would jump to [[Asistencia Asesoria y Administracion]] in 1992.
=== La Nueva Pareja Atómica ===
In 1987 with [[Hijo del Santo]] comprised the short-lived Nueva Pareja Atómica as their fathers did.  [[Box y Lucha]] proclaimed the new Pareja Atómica were [[Perro Aguayo]] and [[Villano III]], however [[Lucha Libre (magazine)|Lucha Libre]] promoted the heirs of the original Pareja Atómica, the lucha libre legends [[Santo]] & [[Gory Guerrero]].


In [[1993]], Guerrero began wrestling in Japan for [[New Japan Pro Wrestling]], where he was known as Black Tiger II. In Mexico, he wrestled mainly for AAA, teaming with [[El Hijo del Santo]] as the new version of La Pareja Atómica (The Atomic Pair), the legendary tag team of Gory Guerrero and [[El Santo]]. After Guerrero turned on Santo and allied with [[Art Barr]] as [[La Pareja del Terror]] o los gringos locos (The Pair of Terror), the duo became arguably the most hated tag team in lucha libre history. Along with Barr, [[Konnan]] and [[Madonna's Boyfriend]], Guerrero formed [[Los Gringos Locos]] (The Crazy Americans), a heel stable.
=== The First Máscara Mágica ===
The Guerrero brothers made tours in Mexico occasionally, during those days they could be seen in [[Arena Mexico]].  Chavo, Mando, and Eddie were seen in all the country when the television came in.  The Guerreros kept appearing until [[EMLL]] for some reason decided to mask them along with several others.  Hector Guerrero was repackaged as [[Lassertron]], Mando was [[El Psicopata]], and Eddie became Máscara Mágica on [[July 21]], [[1992]].  He was introduced by the lucha libre magazines as a Mexican-American wrestler with a background sports in Olympic wrestling. Eddie felt uncomfortable with the gimmick and in November of that year, he signed in with [[AAA]] unmasking voluntarily in his debut<ref>[https://youtu.be/tqgnRRTXaII AAA Sin Limite]</ref>


Guerrero and Barr's first break would come when they were noticed in late [[1994]] by the owner of Extreme Championship Wrestling, [[Paul Heyman]], and were approached about wrestling for him in [[1995]]. However, Barr died before he could join ECW with Guerrero. As an homage to his fallen friend, Guerrero adopted his friend's finishing move, the [[Frog Splash]].
=== AAA ===
In AAA the Nueva pareja Atómica reunited becoming a great draw by 1993.  This tag team did not last for long, they split when Guerrero made his rudo turn and joined [[Love Machine]] to become the fearsome [[La Pareja del Terror]] also known as [[Los Gringos Locos]]. By 1994, AAA allied with [[IWC]], and they presented the PPV "When Worlds Collied", transmitted in Mexico and the United States with a production of Ted Turner and WCW.  That event reached its climax with the feud between Los Gringos Locos against [[Hijo del Santo]] and [[Octagon]].  In that lucha de apuestas Guerrero and Love Machine lost their hairs, this rivalry was not only the end of a rivalry, but also the end of an era.


Guerrero won the [[ECW World Television Championship]] on his debut and went on to have a series of acclaimed matches with [[Dean Malenko]] before they both signed with World Championship Wrestling later that year. After their last match at the ECW arena, the locker room emptied and the two were carried around the ring by their fellow wrestlers while the crowd chanted "Please don't go."
=== Black Tiger II ===
1993 was also a year of opportunities for him in Japan.  He was hired in New Japan Pro Wrestling, but he had to wear a mask once again.  On [[August 8]], [[1993]] at the Ryogoku Sumo Hall in Tokyo, Japan [[Jushin Liger]] retained the IWGP Jr. Championship against [[Chris Benoit|Wild Pegasus]].  Suddenly, Black Tiger appeared, but not the same who was the nemesis of [[Tiger Mask]] and [[Liger]] in the last, now was Eddie Guerrero.  The new Black Tiger and Pegasus beat Liger severely until [[El Samurai]] went to his aid.  Black Tiger is intended to be the nemesis of Tiger Mask, but [[Tiger Mask III]] was injured and Liger became the biggest rival of Black Tiger II. Liger was defeated by Black Tiger many times but the big matches were won by Liger until in [[June 3]], [[1996]] Black Tiger II defeated Liger in the finals of Best of the Super Juniors 3 in Osaka.  He went as Black Tiger until 1998.


'''World Championship Wrestling'''
=== ECW ===
The promoter of [[ECW]], Paul Heyman was interested in Eddie and Art Barr, they were among the AAA luchadors that would come to ECW thru Konnan.  Unfortunately, on November 23, 1996, Barr passed away.  With the presence of Mexican luchadores, ECW had memorable matches, [[Eddie Guerrero]] and [[Dean Malenko]], gave series of amazing matches.  ECW was characterized for its ultra violent matches with lack of technique, but when Heyman saw the crowd's response to the Mexican style, he kept going with it.


In WCW, Guerrero found considerable singles success, winning the [[WCW United States Heavyweight Championship]] in late [[1996]] and the [[WCW World Cruiserweight Championship]] twice in [[1997]]. He came to WCW in late 1995 along with Dean Malenko and [[Chris Benoit]] with whom he had worked with in NJPW and ECW. He mad his first few pay-per-view events, he competed in a dark match against Alex Wright at Fall Brawl 1995. His first televised pay-per-view appearance was at World War 3 where he competed in the 3-ring, 60-man World War 3 battle royal for the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship. Surprisingly, Guerrero was one of the final 10 men in the battle royal until he was tossed out of the ring by Four Horsemen members. The battle royal was won by Randy Savage. At Starrcade 1995, Guerrero represented WCW in a WCW vs. NJPW World Cup tournament series. He fell to NJPW wrestler [[Shinjiro Otani]] in the match but WCW went on to win the series.
=== WCW and the LWO ===
Eric Bishoff wanted to make [[WCW]] more and hired Guerrero, along with Malenko, and [[Chris Benoit]], moreover, Konnan and a group of Mexican luchadores.  Guerrero had great victories, in 1996 he won a tournament and won the WCW United States Championship.  Then with the recently created cruiserweight division, Eddie competed and became champion on [[September 14]], [[1997]]. He lost the title and recovered against [[Rey Misterio Jr.]]. Finally, he lost it on December of 1997 against [[Ultimo Dragon]]. He had a feud with his nephew [[Chavo Guerrero Jr.]] that ended in a hair vs hair match.


In 1996, Guerrero received several shots at the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship against Konnan at Uncensored and Ric Flair at Hog Wild. He started a feud with Ric Flair and the Four Horsemen during 1996 after Guerrero's partner Arn Anderson turned on him during a tag team match against Ric Flair and Randy Savage. In late 1996, he feuded with Diamond Dallas Page after defeating him in a match at Clash of the Champions XXXIII. He started feuding with DDP to steal his nickname of "Lord of the Ring" but lost. Guerrero participated in a tournament for the vacant WCW United States Heavyweight Championship in which he went on to defeat the likes of Konnan in the first round, Chris Benoit in the second round, and rival DDP in the final round at Starrcade 1996 to win the United States title.
On the Monday Night Nitro of October 5, 1998, Guerrero inrrupted a match between [[Damian 666]] and [[Héctor Garza]] telling them that as fellow Latinos they should not fight between them.  He offered them to join the LWO (Latino World Order).  [[La Parka]], [[Psicosis]], [[Villano IV]], [[Villano V]], [[Silver King]] and [[El Dandy]] joined. Unfortunately, Eddie suffered a car accident and without a leader and a voice (Eddie was the only English speaker) for these reasons, this lucha libre group had to disband. In 1999, Guerrero went back to the ring, but more aggressive with the former members.<ref>Super Luchas, Year 3, #137, November 21, 2005</ref>


In 1997, Eddie Guerrero defended the United States Heavyweight Championship against the likes of Scott Norton at Clash of the Champions XXXIV, [[Sean Waltman|Syxx]] in a ladder match at Souled Out, and [[Chris Jericho]] at SuperBrawl VII. His successful reign came to an end at Uncensored when Dean Malenko defeated him for the title. After losing the United States Championship, Guerrero started a feud with Jericho focusing on Jericho's WCW World Cruiserweight Championship. He challenged Jericho for the title at Clash of the Champions XXXV but failed and beat up Jericho afterwards.
=== Latino Heat ===
On January 31, 2000, Guerrero, Benoit, Malenko, and Saturn appeared in WWE as The Radicalz.  From then he went under the "Latino Heat" gimmick. He won the WWE European title and he was Intercontinental champion twice. His biggest feature was on February 15, 2004 in the PPV "No Way Out" where he defeated Brock Lesnar to win the WWE Heavyweight Championship.  On 2004 Guerrero had a polemical storyline with [[Rey Mysterio]].  On November 12, 2005 in Minneapolis, Minnesota after a dinner with [[Nicho]] and [[Chavo Guerrero Jr.]] in the Hotel Marriot, Eddie went to sleep telling it would be four years since he left his addictions. On the following day, his nephew Chavo and the hotel staff found him unconscious and he was pronounced dead when the paramedics arrived. He was 38 years old, nevertheless, he accomplished one of the most impressive pro-wrestling careers ever seen. He was a main eventer all around the World, won championship and earned recognition and respect.


Guerrero demanded a rematch for the title. In the opening match of Fall Brawl 1997, Guerrero defeated Jericho to win the WCW World Cruiserweight Championship. He would feud with [[Rey Misterio Jr.|Rey Mysterio Jr.]] constantly pulling Mysterio's mask off week after week. He would  dropped the Cruiserweight title to at Halloween Havoc to Mysterio in a Title vs. Mask match where Mysterio's mask was also on the line. On the November 10 edition of Nitro, he regained the Cruiserweight title back from Mysterio, and made a successful title defense against Mysterio at World War 3 1997. Guerrero dropped the title to [[Último Dragón]] on the December 29 episode of Nitro.
== Filmography ==


Guerrero was a member of the [[Latino World Order]]. Despite Guerrero's success and popularity, he was one of many wrestlers who were frustrated at never being given a chance to be main event stars in WCW. These frustrations came to a head when Guerrero got coffee thrown at him when he requested that WCW President [[Eric Bischoff]] push his character or he asked for a raise in his pay for family reasons. Guerrerro responded by asking for a release from his WCW contract on a live episode of WCW Monday Nitro. Guerrero then left the company for a period of months, angry at Bischoff for what he had done. However, Guerrero later returned to WCW, leading to the belief that maybe Guerrero's angry speeches against Bischoff were actually worked. Guerrero would later rebut this on WWE's DVD Monday Night War claiming that he tried to put personal differences aside for the good of the company, yet found himself angry and outraged once more because of Bischoff's continued refusal to elevate Guerrero and other similar wrestlers.
#[[Octagon y Atlantis: La Revancha (1992)]] - Assassin
 
Guerrero responded to Bischoff's actions by forming the Latino World Order (or lWo), which was understood by the fans to be a mockery of Bischoff's New World Order. The group was an answer to Bischoff's refusal to push Latino wrestlers in ways they deserved. The group eventually grew to encompass almost all the Mexican wrestlers working for WCW at the time. However, Guerrero was involved in a serious car accident in [[1999]] that cut short the lWo storyline. Guerrero managed to survive the accident and in a matter of months he returned to wrestling.
 
After his return, he continued to be displeased with WCW management and signed with the WWF in [[2000]] along with top WCW stars [[Chris Benoit]], Dean Malenko, and [[Perry Saturn]].
 
'''World Wrestling Federation'''
 
Guerrero and the other WCW wrestlers debuted in the WWF on [[January 31]], [[2000]] as The Radicalz. In March 2000, Guerrero began pursuing the affections of [[Chyna]], who he referred to as his "Mamacita." Chyna initially rejected his advances, but allied with him following WrestleMania 2000, declaring that she "couldn't resist his "Latino Heat."
 
Guerrero won his first WWF title by defeating another former WCW wrestler, [[Chris Jericho]] for the [[WWF European Championship]]. He and Chyna began a feud with [[Essa Rios]] and [[Lita]], which culminated in a European title defence at the 2000 Backlash, which was also billed as the night of Guerrero's prom (he was said to have just earned a GED). Guerrero defeated Rios after arriving at ringside in a [[1957]] Chevrolet. Guerrero successfully retained the title in matches against Saturn and Malenko before finally losing the title to Saturn on [[July 23]].
 
Over the next few months, friction began to build between Guerrero and Chyna. Chyna was upset when Guerrero pinned her to advance in the King of the Ring tournament. On [[August 27]], Chyna won the [[WWF Intercontinental Championship]]. Guerrero claimed to not mind and then begged Commissioner [[Mick Foley]] to let him take part in a title defense between Chyna and [[Kurt Angle]], claiming he was afraid that Angle would injure Chyna. After Angle knocked Chyna down with the title belt, Guerrero "accidentally" pinned her while trying to revive her.
 
Chyna became visibly uncomfortable as Guerrero began to cheat in order to retain his title, while Guerrero was upset that Chyna was posing for Playboy magazine, even trying to invade the Playboy Mansion to stop the photoshoot. Just when it appeared that Chyna would leave Guerrero, he proposed to her and she accepted. The engagement was called off when Guerrero was caught showering with two of [[The Godfather]]'s hos claiming that "Two Mamacitas are better than one!" Guerrero turned heel once again as a result of the incident and was later defeated for the Intercontinental Championship by Chyna's friend [[Billy Gunn]].
 
The Radicalz reunited in late 2000, assisting [[Triple H]] in his match with [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] at Survivor Series. In early [[2001]], Guerrero feuded with [[Andrew Martin|Test]], winning the European Championship for a second time at WrestleMania X-Seven with help from Saturn and Malenko. Guerrero eventually left the Radicalz, siding with [[The Hardy Boyz]] and Lita. At this point, Guerrero developed an addiction to pain medication stemming from his 1999 car accident and in May 2001 was sent to rehabilitation. On [[November 9]], [[2001]] he was arrested for drunk driving and was subsequently released by the WWF three days later.
 
Guerrero then appeared with numerous independent promotions, including [[World Wrestling All-Stars]] and [[IWA Mid-South]]. He was also one of the original wrestlers in the [[Ring of Honor]] promotion. Following a number of highly acclaimed matches, such as his bout with [[Doug Williams]] at [[FWA]] British Uprising, as well as his series of matches with [[CM Punk]], he was rehired by the renamed WWE in March [[2002]]. When he signed, he was committed to one more ROH and IWA Mid-South show. WWE permitted him to fulfill the obligations, and on [[April 19]], he wrestled CM Punk and [[Colt Cabana]] in Dayton, Ohio. A little over a week later on [[April 27]], he teamed with [[The Amazing Red]] to defeat [[The S.A.T.]] at A Night of Appreciation, an ROH show dedicated to him.
 
'''World Wrestling Entertainment'''
 
Guerrero returned to RAW on [[April 1]], [[2002]], attacking [[Rob Van Dam]] and reuniting with Chris Benoit. On [[April 21]] at Backlash 2002 he defeated Van Dam for the Intercontinental Championship. He lost the belt to RVD a month later in a ladder match. Guerrero then started a feud with Stone Cold Steve Austin, but Austin left WWE before a match could take place. Guerrero then went on to feud briefly with [[The Rock]].
 
'''Los Guerreros'''
 
On August 1, Guerrero and Benoit began to wrestle exclusively for WWE's SmackDown! brand. With Benoit starting to focus on Kurt Angle, Guerrero aligned himself with his nephew Chavo, forming the tag team Los Guerreros. In contrast to a previous WCW storyline with his nephew, Chavo fully adopted his uncle's policy of "Lie, Cheat and Steal" to win matches. The duo entered the eight-team tournament for the new [[WWE Tag Team Championship]] and began a feud with the newly formed tag team of Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit. In one of the team's definitive moments, Chavo told Benoit that his former friend Guerrero was assaulted by his tag team partner Kurt Angle. Benoit ran to make the save, only to have himself locked inside a room. Guerrero then materialised in the room and assaulted Benoit with a steel chair.
 
Benoit and Angle managed to overcome their differences and eventually defeated Los Guerreros in the tournament semi-finals. Later on, Benoit and Angle won the WWE Tag Team Championships. Benoit and Angle then fought for a trophy for being the first WWE Tag Team Champion. Much to Benoit's surprise, Los Guerreros helped him win the match.
 
Los Guerreros would then be given another shot at the WWE Tag Team titles and the new champions, [[Edge]] and [[Rey Mysterio Jr]]. At Survivor Series 2002, Guerrero made Mysterio submit to The Lasso From El Paso. With this victory, Los Guerreros began their reign as the WWE Tag Team Champions, a reign that lasted until they were defeated by Team Angle. Los Guerreros participated at WrestleMania XIX as contenders for the Tag Titles, along with the team of Chris Benoit and [[Rhyno]]. Prior to Judgment Day, Chavo tore his bicep. This forced Guerrero to look for another partner. He chose [[Tajiri]]. They won the Tag Titles at Judgment Day in a ladder match. The following week, Guerrero and Tajiri managed to retain their titles by cheating. In addition, they also defeated the legendary [[Roddy Piper]] and his protegè [[Sean O'Haire]]. After Guerrero and Tajiri lost the titles to Team Angle on July 1, Guerrero turned on Tajiri, slamming his partner through the windshield of his low-rider truck.
 
In mid-2003, Guerrero competed in a tournament for the [[WWE United States Championship]]. He managed to advance to the final round, defeating [[Ultimo Dragon]] in the process, where he would meet Chris Benoit. In this match, Guerrero turned to his cheating tactics, hitting Benoit with the belt at one point in the match. Guerrero tried to get Benoit in trouble by placing the title belt on top of the unconscious Benoit. It did not work, however, since he knocked out the ref earlier with a belt shot to the kidneys. The match ended with interference by and a Gore from Rhyno, Benoit's own partner, who was furious at the team's failure. Guerrero pinned Benoit and won the United States Championship.
 
At SummerSlam, Guerrero retained his title by defeating Rhyno, Benoit and Tajiri in a four way match. He turned face again by engaging in a rivalry with [[John Cena]]. Guerrero challenged Cena to a "Latino Heat" street fight for the United States Championship, which Guerrero won. Chavo made his return in this match, assisting Guerrero in executing his Frog Splash on Cena. On [[September 16]], [[2003]], Los Guerreros defeated The World's Greatest Tag Team to regain the WWE Tag Team Championships. Eddie Guerrero thus held the United States Championship and one-half of the Tag Team Championships concurrently.
 
Guerrero lost the United States Championship to [[The Big Show]] at No Mercy 2003 in October after a feud which involved Guerrero poisoning the Big Show with some laxative laced burritos and then later spraying the Big Show with a sewage truck. Four days later, Los Guerreros would lose the WWE Tag Team Championship to the Basham Brothers. As Los Guerreros attempted to regain the tag team titles, things began to go downhill between Chavo and Guerrero, and the two fought one another at the [[2004]] Royal Rumble in a match that was won by Guerrero.
 
'''WWE Champion'''
 
As Guerrero's popularity grew, he began seeking the WWE Championship. In a storyline, Guerrero's singles success made Chavo jealous and Chavo broke from the team.
 
During the summer of 2003, Guerrero had begun driving a customized lowrider to ringside as part of his ring entrance. Guerrero would also capitalize on his "Lie, Cheat, and Steal" anti-hero image by brazenly using illegal tactics behind the referee's back to win matches on occasion. He was well known for hitting someone with a steel chair (or handing the opponent the steel chair and then pretending to be knocked out himself, just as the referee turned around), or using illegal weapons during the match. Despite (or possibly because of) his immoral tactics, Guerrero continued to increase in popularity.
 
On [[February 15]], [[2004]] Guerrero won the [[WWE Championship]] at No Way Out 2004, defeating [[Brock Lesnar]] following interference from [[Bill Goldberg]]. He would enjoy many months of success as champion, which included a win against Kurt Angle at WrestleMania XX as well as victories over the Big Show and Rey Mysterio. He would later lose the title to [[Vampiro Americano|John "Bradshaw" Layfield]], due to Angle's interference. At SummerSlam, Angle made Guerrero submit to the Ankle Lock. Guerrero then allied himself with the Big Show, who also despised Kurt Angle for firing him while Angle was still SmackDown! general manager.
 
Each week Angle and his new allies [[Luther Reigns]] and [[Marcos Corleone|Mark Jindrak]] began targeting Guerrero and the Big Show. General Manager [[Theodore Long]] booked a Survivor Series Elimination Match between a team led by Guerrero and a team led by Kurt Angle. Guerrero's team consisted of himself, Big Show, Rey Mysterio and Rob Van Dam. The following week, Guerrero was forced to find another member for his team because Rey Mysterio had just been given an opportunity to regain the WWE Cruiserweight Championship. Guerrero selected John Cena, who was feuding with [[Carlito]], a member of Angle's Survivor Series team. At Survivor Series, Guerrero landed the Frog Splash on Kurt Angle for the victory.
 
Guerrero, along with [[Booker T]] and [[The Undertaker]], then challenged John "Bradshaw" Layfield for a WWE Championship rematch. Along the way, Guerrero found a partner in Booker T. Despite losing two matches in a row as a tag team, Guerrero and Booker managed to get along. At Armageddon, Guerrero and Booker worked as a unit, taking down both Bradshaw and Undertaker. However, during the match, the two broke away from the team and made it clear that it was every man for themselves. Guerrero would then be taken out by The Undertaker while Bradshaw pinned Booker following the Clothesline From Hell. Afterwards, Guerrero and Booker briefly and unsuccessfully attempted to win the WWE Tag Team Championships.
 
'''Feud with Rey Mysterio'''
 
On [[February 20]], [[2005]], Guerrero once again became a tag team champion, this time with long time friend and sometimes rival Rey Mysterio when they defeated [[Doug Basham|Doug]] and [[Danny Basham]] at No Way Out 2005.
 
Many expected the new champions to defend their titles at WrestleMania 21, but after encouragement from Chavo, instead Guerrero challenged Rey to a one-on-one match so they could "bring the house down." The two wrestled a match at WrestleMania with Mysterio getting the win. Although visibly frustrated, Guerrero congratulated his partner. After several mishaps in the weeks following WrestleMania, the growing tension between Guerrero and Mysterio finally erupted when they lost their tag titles to new team [[Melina Perez|M]][[John Hennigan|N]][[Joey Matthews|M]] on the [[April 21]] episode of SmackDown! Although they received a match to regain the titles, Guerrero turned heel once again by abandoning his partner, who he had dubbed "his family" earlier in the show.
'''Eddie Guerrero in 2005'''
 
Guerrero then adopted a new, somewhat sociopathic gimmick. During this time, he also stopped driving his low-riders down the ring and walked to the ring with a frown on his face, and reverted to using the Lasso from El Paso as his finishing move. At the end of one edition of SmackDown!, he viciously and emotionlessly beat up his former tag team partner, leaving him bruised and bloody after suplexing him onto a set of steel steps. At Judgment Day 2005 on [[May 22]], Guerrero lost to Mysterio by disqualification.
 
Several weeks after the match at Judgment Day, Guerrero threatened to reveal a secret about Rey and Rey's son Dominick. The storyline (which involved equal parts of work and truth, and had Rey's full approval) grew to involve the families of both men, with both sides pleading for Guerrero not to reveal the secret. Rey defeated Guerrero at the Great American Bash, a match with a stipulation that if Guerrero lost, he would not tell the secret. Yet Guerrero revealed the secret any way on the following episode of SmackDown! - telling Dominick and the audience that Guerrero was his real father. The following weeks had Guerrero revealing the details of the secret in a series of what he called "Eddie's Bedtime Stories". He claimed that he had a child out of wedlock (Dominick) while his marriage was going through hard times. He claimed he then allowed Mysterio and his wife, who were "having trouble conceiving", to adopt the child as their own.
 
At SummerSlam 2005, Guerrero lost a ladder match over Dominick's custody to Mysterio. Their emotional feud ended at the premiere of Friday Night SmackDown!, where Guerrero finally gained a victory over Mysterio in a steel cage match.
 
'''World Heavyweight Championship contender'''
 
Following his feud with Rey Mysterio, Guerrero was named number one contender to the World Heavyweight Championship and given a title match with [[Dave Batista|Batista]] at No Mercy 2005. Despite this, Guerrero quickly proclaimed himself to be Batista's friend. However, Batista was wary of Guerrero and a series of matches with MNM only supported his suspicions, as Guerrero appeared to have reverted to his cheating ways. In response to Batista's suspicions, Guerrero helped Batista win a match against his tag team partners, John "Bradshaw" Layfield and [[Jay Reso|Christian]].
 
Batista defeated Guerrero at No Mercy to retain his World title. During the match, Guerrero struggled with a decision about whether or not to use a steel chair to secure the victory, eventually opting not to use it and losing as a result. Though the two demonstrated mutual respect after the match, Guerrero seemed displeased by the loss. Eventually, Batista and Guerrero would become allies against [[Randy Orton]], [[Bob Orton]] and [[Ken Kennedy]]. Guerrero would tell Batista that he realized how low he had sunk since being WWE Champion in 2004, having attacked his best friend Rey Mysterio. Guerrero told him that Batista shaking his hand at No Mercy had returned his respect to him.
 
On the November 11 edition of Friday Night SmackDown!, Eddie Guerrero wrestled what turned out to be the final televised match of his career, a victory by disqualification using his trademark cheating tactics over Ken Kennedy.
 
'''Death'''
 
On [[November 13]], [[2005]], Guerrero was found dead in his hotel room in Minneapolis, Minnesota, at the Marriott City Center Hotel by his nephew, Chavo. Several hours later, WWE.com released the following announcement:
 
"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 daughters Shaul, 14, Sherilyn, 9, and Kaylie Marie, 3."
The same day, WWE held a press conference with a speech from his nephew Chavo, who spoke of Guerrero's four years of sobriety that would have come on November 15 of that year. Chavo adamantly defended his uncle, saying he had defeated his "personal demons." WWE Chairman [[Vince McMahon]] declined to speculate on the causes of Guerrero's death, and both men said that Guerrero would have "wanted the show to go on."
 
'''Cause'''
 
An autopsy revealed that Guerrero died as a result of acute heart failure, caused by undiagnosed arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease and enlargement of the heart as a result of prior anabolic steroid abuse. Although Guerrero had not taken alcohol or illicit drugs for over four years, his past excesses contributed to his heart failure. At the time of his death, he had recently used narcotics.
 
Guerrero's wife Vicky said that he had been lethargic and unwell in the week preceding his death, but that this had been attributed to the stress of continuously traveling and performing. She added that the doctors had told her that Guerrero's blood vessels had shriveled and weakened owing to undiagnosed heart disease, and that he had simply dropped into a deep sleep.
 
On the [[November 30]], [[2005]] edition of Byte This!, Chavo Guerrero, Jr. said that Guerrero had been working very hard and was at peak physical fitness as a result, doing cardiovascular and weight training exercises every day. There had been no symptoms or cause for concern. Guerrero, Jr. noted that, while many people abuse drugs for over ten years with no ill effects, Guerrero, despite having ceased to abuse drugs four years earlier, had suffered heart complications that were not detected in time to prevent his death.
 
'''Events following Guerrero's death'''
An emotional Chavo Guerrero performs at the SmackDown! tribute show to his late uncle. See also: Tributes to Eddie Guerrero. On the day of his death, Guerrero was set to face Batista and Randy Orton in a triple threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship on the [[November 13]] taping of Friday Night SmackDown! (which would have aired on [[November 18]]). [[Stephanie McMahon]] hinted that Guerrero had been scheduled to defeat Batista for the World Heavyweight Championship, which would have begun Guerrero's first reign as World Heavyweight Champion.
 
The episodes of RAW on [[November 14]], [[2005]], and Friday Night SmackDown! on November 18, 2005, each aired as a tribute to Eddie Guerrero. No WWE employees were compelled to perform, although several matches took place, including one featuring Chavo. These shows were similar in format to the RAW is Owen special edition of RAW, which paid tribute to the late [[Owen Hart]], and the SmackDown! special in [[Houston, Texas]] two days after the [[September 11]], [[2001]] attacks. In addition to the RAW and SmackDown! tribute shows, [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]] dedicated the pay-per-view TNA Genesis (which aired the evening of his passing) to Guerrero.
 
Eddie Guerrero's funeral took place on Thursday, [[November 17]] in [[Phoenix, Arizona]] at Green Acres Cemetery. The private service was performed by retired wrestler [["Superstar" Billy Graham]]. Chris Benoit, Dean Malenko, Chris Jericho, John "Bradshaw" Layfield, Vince McMahon, [[Tom Prichard]], all of Guerrero's brothers, one of his sisters, Chavo Guerrero and Valerie Coleman Graham all spoke at the funeral. Wrestlers and wrestling personalities from all around the world of wrestling were in attendance, including:
 
[[Billy Anderson]], Stone Cold Steve Austin, Doug Basham, Chris Benoit, Christian, CM Punk, [[Tommy Drake]], [[Kevin Dunn]], Edge, [[Jackie Gayda]], [[Charlie Haas]], [[Michael Hayes]], [[Gregory Helms]], Chris Jericho, Mark Jindrak, Konnan, [[Billy Kidman]], [[Gail Kim]], [[John Laurinaitis]], John "Bradshaw" Layfield, Lita, Dean Malenko, [[Linda McMahon]], [[Shane McMahon]], Stephanie McMahon, Vince McMahon, Rey Mysterio Jr, [[Jamie Noble]], [[Bruce Prichard]], Tom Prichard, [[Raven]], [[Sting]], [[Mike Tenay]] and [[Torrie Wilson]].
 
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{{aline|1987|hair|[[Eddy Guerrero]]|[[Ari Romero]] |[[Auditorio Municipal Josue Neri santos]] - [[Cd. Juarez]], [[Chih]], [[Mexico]]}}
{{aline|[[1987|87]]/[[12/20]]|hair|[[Eddy Guerrero]]|Ari Romero|[[Ciudad Juarez]], [[Chihuahua]], [[Mexico]]}}
{{aline|90s|hair|[[Eddy Guerrero]]|[[Lobo Rubio]] |[[Auditorio Municipal Josue Neri santos]] - [[Cd. Juarez]], [[Chih]], [[Mexico]]}}
{{aline|[[1988]]/[[July 31|07.31]]|Hair|[[Eddy Guerrero]]|[[Babe Face]] |[[Cd. Juarez]], [[Chihuahua]], [[Mexico]]}}
{{aline|90s|hair|[[Eddy Guerrero]]|[[Ari Romero]] |[[El Paso Texas]],[[USA]]}}
{{aline|1989|Title '''(1)'''|[[Konnan]]|[[Eddy Guerrero]] |[[Auditorio Municipal Josue Neri santos]] - [[Cd. Juarez]], [[Chih]], [[Mexico]]}}
{{aline|[[1994|94]]/[[November 6|11/06]]|hairs|[[El Hijo del Santo]] & [[Octagon]]|[[Love Machine]] & Eddy Guerrero|[[Los Angeles Sports Arena]] - [[Los Angeles]], [[CA]], [[USA]]}}
{{aline|90s|Hair|[[Eddy Guerrero]]|[[Lobo Rubio]] |[[Auditorio Municipal Josue Neri santos]] - [[Cd. Juarez]], [[Chih]], [[Mexico]]}}
{{aline|[[1998|98]]/[[July 12|07/12]]|hair|[[Eddy Guerrero]]|[[Chavo Guerrero Jr.]]|[[San Diego]], [[California]], [[USA]]}}
{{aline|90s|Hair|[[Eddy Guerrero]]|[[Babe Sharon]] |[[Auditorio Municipal Josue Neri santos]] - [[Cd. Juarez]], [[Chih]], [[Mexico]]}}
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{{aline|[[1994|94]]/[[November 6|11/06]]|Hairs|[[El Hijo del Santo]] & [[Octagon]]|[[Love Machine]] & Eddy Guerrero|[[Los Angeles Sports Arena]] - [[Los Angeles]], [[CA]], [[USA]]}}
{{aline|[[1997|97]]/[[October 12|10/26]]|Title '''(2)'''|[[Rey Misterio Jr.]]|[[Eddy Guerrero]]|[[Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]], [[USA]]}}
{{aline|[[1998|98]]/[[July 12|07/12]]|Hair|[[Eddy Guerrero]]|[[Chavo Guerrero Jr.]]|[[San Diego]], [[California]], [[USA]]}}
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'''(2)''' Mask vs WCW Cruiserweight Title Match, If Rey loses, he'll unmask himself, originally was a mask vs hair match but WCW booker change the match
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Eddy Guerrero
Eddy Guerrero
Name Eddy Guerrero
Real name Eduardo Gori Guerrero Llanes
Nicknames El Gringo Loco, Latino Heat, El Rey del Suplex, El Cachorro, "The Tony Curtis of Lucha Libre"
Name history Gory Guerrero Jr. (early days) Edy/Eddy/Eddie Guerrero (debut - ), Máscara Mágica (EMLL/AAA, 06/92 - 11/92), Black Tiger (second version, NJPW, 09/93 - 10/98), El Caliente (WCW, 08/29/97)
Family Gori Guerrero (father), Mando Guerrero, Chavo Guerrero and Héctor Guerrero (brothers), Enrique Llanes (uncle), Javier Llanes (cousin), Chavo Guerrero Jr. (nephew), "Vengador" Héctor Mejía (nephew), Shaul Guerrero (daughter); see Los Guerreros
Maestro(s) Gori Guerrero, Javier Llanes [1][2]
Birth date, location October 9, 1967 - El Paso, Texas, USA (billed from Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua)
Obituary date November 13, 2005 - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Debut, location June 15, 1986 - El Paso Civic Center - El Paso, Texas, USA[3]
Lost mask to (as Mascara Magica) voluntarily unmasked
Height 5'9"/174 cms
Weight 205 lbs/93 kg
Signature moves Frog Splash, Gori Special, Lasso From El Paso, Tope Atómico, Brainbuster, Swinging DDT, Three Amigos
Titles: Cd. Juárez: LAWA World Heavyweight Title, WWA World Trios Titles (w/ Chavo Guerrero & Mando Guerrero), WWA World Welterweight Title, WWA International Cruiserweight Championship, AAA/IWC World Tag Team Titles (w/ Love Machine), NJPW Junior Heavyweight Super Grade Tag League Championship (1 time) (w/ The Great Sasuke, ECW TV Title (2), WCW United States Heavyweight Title, WCW World Cruiserweight Title (2), North Carolina: PWF World Tag Team Titles (w/ Hector Guerrero), WWF European Title (2), WWF Intercontinental Title (2), WWA World Cruiserweight Title, IWA-Mid South Heavyweight Title, WWE (SD) Tag Team Titles (4, 2 w/ Chavo Guerrero Jr., w/ Tajiri, w/ Rey Mysterio), WWE United States Title, WWE Heavyweight Title, WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2006), AAA Hall of Fame (Class of 2008),
Wrestling Observer Hall Of Fame Member

Biography

Eduardo Gory Guerrero Llanes better known in the world of wrestling as Eddie Guerrero is regarded as one of the greatest in-ring performers of all time. He is member of the Guerrero-Llanes Dynasty being the youngest son of Gory Guerrero.

Early Life

Eddie Guerrero was born on October 9, 1967 in El Paso, Texas, even tough some sources say he was born in Ciudad Juarez where he began his early days as a professional wrestler. Before folling in the footsteps of his father and older brothers Chavo, Mando, and Hector, Eddie practiced collegiate wrestling.

Debut and Early Career

Eddie was trained by his father Gory, and his cousin Javier Llanes. Several sources say his debut was on 1987 at Auditorio Municipal de Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua in a tag team match with El Matemático aganist Flama Roja and El Vikingo. However, his in ring career should be since at least 1986. Javier Llanes stated that Eddie debuted at Arena Internacional, in Colonia Chaveña in Ciudad Juárez where all Guerreros and Llanes debuted. According to Revista KO #1718 published on June 29, 1986, it states his debut was in June 15, 1986 in El Paso Civic Center. His debut in Arena Mexico was on September 5, 1986[4][5][6]. He went in a tag team match with Mogur against Ari Romero and Guerrero Negro. In early days he went as Gory Guerrero Jr.

His first rivalry was against Ari Romero, they went in a lucha de apuestas that ended in Guerrero's first victory. During late 1980s and early 1990s, Guerrero had hair wins against Negro Casas, Lobo Rubio, La Fiera, and Babe Face.

Benjamin Mora saw him and he decided promoting Guerrero in his magazine Lucha Libre.

La Nueva Pareja Atómica

In 1987 with Hijo del Santo comprised the short-lived Nueva Pareja Atómica as their fathers did. Box y Lucha proclaimed the new Pareja Atómica were Perro Aguayo and Villano III, however Lucha Libre promoted the heirs of the original Pareja Atómica, the lucha libre legends Santo & Gory Guerrero.

The First Máscara Mágica

The Guerrero brothers made tours in Mexico occasionally, during those days they could be seen in Arena Mexico. Chavo, Mando, and Eddie were seen in all the country when the television came in. The Guerreros kept appearing until EMLL for some reason decided to mask them along with several others. Hector Guerrero was repackaged as Lassertron, Mando was El Psicopata, and Eddie became Máscara Mágica on July 21, 1992. He was introduced by the lucha libre magazines as a Mexican-American wrestler with a background sports in Olympic wrestling. Eddie felt uncomfortable with the gimmick and in November of that year, he signed in with AAA unmasking voluntarily in his debut[7]

AAA

In AAA the Nueva pareja Atómica reunited becoming a great draw by 1993. This tag team did not last for long, they split when Guerrero made his rudo turn and joined Love Machine to become the fearsome La Pareja del Terror also known as Los Gringos Locos. By 1994, AAA allied with IWC, and they presented the PPV "When Worlds Collied", transmitted in Mexico and the United States with a production of Ted Turner and WCW. That event reached its climax with the feud between Los Gringos Locos against Hijo del Santo and Octagon. In that lucha de apuestas Guerrero and Love Machine lost their hairs, this rivalry was not only the end of a rivalry, but also the end of an era.

Black Tiger II

1993 was also a year of opportunities for him in Japan. He was hired in New Japan Pro Wrestling, but he had to wear a mask once again. On August 8, 1993 at the Ryogoku Sumo Hall in Tokyo, Japan Jushin Liger retained the IWGP Jr. Championship against Wild Pegasus. Suddenly, Black Tiger appeared, but not the same who was the nemesis of Tiger Mask and Liger in the last, now was Eddie Guerrero. The new Black Tiger and Pegasus beat Liger severely until El Samurai went to his aid. Black Tiger is intended to be the nemesis of Tiger Mask, but Tiger Mask III was injured and Liger became the biggest rival of Black Tiger II. Liger was defeated by Black Tiger many times but the big matches were won by Liger until in June 3, 1996 Black Tiger II defeated Liger in the finals of Best of the Super Juniors 3 in Osaka. He went as Black Tiger until 1998.

ECW

The promoter of ECW, Paul Heyman was interested in Eddie and Art Barr, they were among the AAA luchadors that would come to ECW thru Konnan. Unfortunately, on November 23, 1996, Barr passed away. With the presence of Mexican luchadores, ECW had memorable matches, Eddie Guerrero and Dean Malenko, gave series of amazing matches. ECW was characterized for its ultra violent matches with lack of technique, but when Heyman saw the crowd's response to the Mexican style, he kept going with it.

WCW and the LWO

Eric Bishoff wanted to make WCW more and hired Guerrero, along with Malenko, and Chris Benoit, moreover, Konnan and a group of Mexican luchadores. Guerrero had great victories, in 1996 he won a tournament and won the WCW United States Championship. Then with the recently created cruiserweight division, Eddie competed and became champion on September 14, 1997. He lost the title and recovered against Rey Misterio Jr.. Finally, he lost it on December of 1997 against Ultimo Dragon. He had a feud with his nephew Chavo Guerrero Jr. that ended in a hair vs hair match.

On the Monday Night Nitro of October 5, 1998, Guerrero inrrupted a match between Damian 666 and Héctor Garza telling them that as fellow Latinos they should not fight between them. He offered them to join the LWO (Latino World Order). La Parka, Psicosis, Villano IV, Villano V, Silver King and El Dandy joined. Unfortunately, Eddie suffered a car accident and without a leader and a voice (Eddie was the only English speaker) for these reasons, this lucha libre group had to disband. In 1999, Guerrero went back to the ring, but more aggressive with the former members.[8]

Latino Heat

On January 31, 2000, Guerrero, Benoit, Malenko, and Saturn appeared in WWE as The Radicalz. From then he went under the "Latino Heat" gimmick. He won the WWE European title and he was Intercontinental champion twice. His biggest feature was on February 15, 2004 in the PPV "No Way Out" where he defeated Brock Lesnar to win the WWE Heavyweight Championship. On 2004 Guerrero had a polemical storyline with Rey Mysterio. On November 12, 2005 in Minneapolis, Minnesota after a dinner with Nicho and Chavo Guerrero Jr. in the Hotel Marriot, Eddie went to sleep telling it would be four years since he left his addictions. On the following day, his nephew Chavo and the hotel staff found him unconscious and he was pronounced dead when the paramedics arrived. He was 38 years old, nevertheless, he accomplished one of the most impressive pro-wrestling careers ever seen. He was a main eventer all around the World, won championship and earned recognition and respect.

Filmography

  1. Octagon y Atlantis: La Revancha (1992) - Assassin

Luchas de apuestas record

Date Apuesta Winner(s) Loser(s) Arena and/or Place
80s Hair Eddy Guerrero Negro Casas Auditorio Municipal Josue Neri santos - Cd. Juarez, Chih, Mexico
80s Hair Eddy Guerrero La Fiera Auditorio Municipal Josue Neri santos - Cd. Juarez, Chih, Mexico
87/12/20 hair Eddy Guerrero Ari Romero Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico
1988/07.31 Hair Eddy Guerrero Babe Face Cd. Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico
1989 Title (1) Konnan Eddy Guerrero Auditorio Municipal Josue Neri santos - Cd. Juarez, Chih, Mexico
90s Hair Eddy Guerrero Lobo Rubio Auditorio Municipal Josue Neri santos - Cd. Juarez, Chih, Mexico
90s Hair Eddy Guerrero Babe Sharon Auditorio Municipal Josue Neri santos - Cd. Juarez, Chih, Mexico
94/11/06 Hairs El Hijo del Santo & Octagon Love Machine & Eddy Guerrero Los Angeles Sports Arena - Los Angeles, CA, USA
97/10/26 Title (2) Rey Misterio Jr. Eddy Guerrero Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
98/07/12 Hair Eddy Guerrero Chavo Guerrero Jr. San Diego, California, USA
(1) Mask vs LAWA Heavyweight Title Match, If Konnan loses, he'll unmask himself ;

(2) Mask vs WCW Cruiserweight Title Match, If Rey loses, he'll unmask himself, originally was a mask vs hair match but WCW booker change the match

  1. ↑ Box y Lucha 2741
  2. ↑ Luchas 2000 293
  3. ↑ Revista KO 1718
  4. ↑ luchadb.com Eddie Guerrero Profile Card
  5. ↑ Cagematch.net
  6. ↑ Revista Box y Lucha
  7. ↑ AAA Sin Limite
  8. ↑ Super Luchas, Year 3, #137, November 21, 2005

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Eddy Guerrero, second LAWA Champion in Juarez
Eddie Guerrero about the LAWA title
a young Eddy billed as Gory Jr. planchas onto El Hijo del Gladiador
With Art Barr
With El Hijo del Santo and Satanico
With Art Barr


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Nueva Pareja Atomica
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Paying dues in Juarez with Flama Roja & Ari Romero
After match vs Ari Romero
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As Black Tiger
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As Mascara Magica


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performing his father's creations
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with Hijo del Santo & Blue Demon Jr.
Guerrero Family
In WCW
winning the tag title with Rey Mysterio
with Pegasus Kid, Dean Malenko and Perry Saturn


As the WWF European Champion
As WWE Champion
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vs Rey Mysterio
Mascara Magica mask in the Expo Museo Lucha Libre


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