Eddie Guerrero has Passed away

[Itchygomba69 0]

WWE Superstar and he was scheduled to win the World Heavyweight Championship tonight Eddie Guerrero has passed away

 

Eddie Guerrero was found this morning with his toothbrush in his mouth on the bathroom floor. He apparently died while brushing his teeth. The belief among those within WWE is that he had a heart failure. PWTorch.com reports that shortly after Guerrero's body was removed from the room, Chris Benoit, Rey Mysterio, Dean Malenko and Chavo Guerrero all visited the hotel room to say their final goodbyes. Many WWE staffers were visibly shaken by this as they left the hotel and headed for the arena

 

this is a major story in the Wrestling and Entertainement world, Eddie was on the verge of having a movie deal i read too, really just a shocker

[VaBeachGuy 12]

I had never heard of him until this thread, it is sad news though.

[AD gWo 0]

This is a total shock, first time I've cried since George Harrison's death four years ago.

 

RIP Eddie. Viva la raza.

[APW 0]

This is sad news.

I met Eddie twice. Once as he was walking from the Radisson Hotel to the Selland Arena, and again at a TGI Friday's, where we were eating lunch at neighboring tables. He was a really nice guy. I haven't felt this bad about hearing of a wrestler's death since Owen Hart passed away (another guy I'd met and liked).

[Itchygomba69 0]

when he made his then WWF debut on Raw in Pittsburgh, he was seated in front of me, him and all the "Radicals" were awsome to the fans, I am really bummed out about this

[Sam The Smuggler 1]

This Is Very Sad Day, And Just For The Wrestling World.

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From Yahoo.com

 

MINNEAPOLIS - Eduardo Gory Guerrero, a World Wrestling Entertainment superstar was found dead in his hotel room Sunday in Minneapolis, where he was scheduled to appear that evening in a WWE Supershow. He was 38.

 

When he didn't respond to a wake-up call, hotel security at Minneapolis Marriott City Center and Guerrero's nephew and fellow WWE wrestler, Chavo Guerrero, forced their way into the room, police said.

 

There were no apparent signs of foul play or suicide, police said. An autopsy was planned at the Hennepin County medical examiner's office.

 

He was a featured star on the UPN series "WWE Smackdown!" and son of Mexican wrestler Gory Guerrero.

 

Chavo Guerrero and McMahon said Guerrero was open about his past drug and alcohol abuse but they said he'd been sober for four years.

 

In February 2004, Guerrero became the second wrestler of Hispanic heritage to be WWE champion when he defeated Brock Lesnar, a former University of Minnesota wrestling standout. Guerrero lost the title four months later.

 

In May 2004, UPN aired the special "Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story." The one-hour program chronicled his childhood and his struggle with drug addiction that almost cost him his job, family and life before his recovery and eventual capture of the WWE championship.

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From WWE.com

 

Eddie Guerrero was born into Mexico’s first family of professional wrestling in 1967. The son of the legendary Gory Guerrero, it was only natural that Eddie, along with his three older brothers, would pursue a career in sports-entertainment. With wrestling flowing through his veins, Eddie began his in-ring training at a very young age. In fact, Guerrero had mastered the dropkick by his third birthday.

 

 

 

Eddie moved from his family’s backyard ring to the professional circuit in 1987 when he debuted as “Mascara Magica” or “Magic Mask” in Mexico. After teaming with his brothers, Guerrero broke out on his own, crafting his skills in the lucha libre world. Eddie then moved on to Japan, wrestling as Black Tiger. It was there that Guerrero first met good friend Chris Benoit.

 

 

 

After moving back to Mexico full time, Eddie began teaming with El Hijo del Santo, who was the son of Gory Guerrero’s long-time associate El Santo. Eddie and Santo eventually broke up, with Eddie forming a duo with Art Barr. The pair would feud with Santo in one of the most heated rivalries in lucha libre history, which culminated in Guerrero and Barr losing a hair vs. mask match to Santo and Octagon in November 1994.

 

 

 

Eddie then moved on to ECW, where he gained his first full exposure in the United States. Not long after his ECW debut, Guerrero defeated 2 Cold Scorpio for the ECW Television Championship, a title he held twice before moving to WCW. Guerrero's ECW stay will always be remembered for the amazing match he had with Dean Malenko before leaving the promotion. After the match, which many consider to be one of the greatest ECW matches ever, the crowd showed their appreciation for Guerrero by giving him a standing ovation.

 

 

 

Guerrero spent four years competing in WCW. While there, he was a part of numerous memorable rivalries with the likes of Booker T, Rey Mysterio, Dean Malenko, Ric Flair and nephew Chavo.

 

 

 

On Dec. 29, 1996, Guerrero defeated Diamond Dallas Page in the finals of a tournament to crown a new United States Champion. He also went on to capture the Cruiserweight Championship on two separate occasions before leaving WCW.

 

 

 

On Jan. 31, 2000, four new faces showed up on Monday Night RAW and shocked the sports-entertainment world. They were former WCW wrestlers Benoit, Malenko, Perry Saturn and Eddie Guerrero – The Radicalz. The faction immediately got involved in a match between the New Age Outlaws and Al Snow & Steve Blackman, marking the beginning of Guerrero’s amazing WWE career.

 

 

 

Over the next five years, Eddie Guerrero overcame many obstacles to reach the top. In his first WWE match against the Outlaws, Eddie suffered a dislocated elbow, but returned to action in a short time. On April 3, 2000, he claimed his first piece of WWE gold, defeating Chris Jericho to win the European Championship. He would go on to win that championship one more time in 2001.

 

 

 

After The Radicalz went their separate ways, Eddie began a relationship with his “Mamacita,” Chyna. In fact, it was Chyna that Eddie defeated in September 2000 to claim the Intercontinental Championship. After their split, Eddie’s demons got the best of him. He subsequently took time off from the ring in 2001 to deal with his personal issues.

 

 

 

Upon his return in 2002, Eddie’s career skyrocketed to new heights. He won the Intercontinental Championship again in May 2002, this time from Rob Van Dam. Eventually, Eddie moved to SmackDown where he teamed with nephew Chavo to capture the WWE Tag Team Championship. He would win that championship three more times, as well as the United States Championship, but his greatest moment came in February 2004.

 

 

 

On Feb. 15, 2004 in San Francisco, Guerrero defeated Brock Lesnar at No Way Out to become WWE Champion. He had reached the pinnacle of the industry, and went on to headline WrestleMania XX against Kurt Angle. No one will ever forget the scene at the end of the show, when Eddie joined long-time friend Benoit in the ring to celebrate moments after Benoit won the World Heavyweight Championship.

 

 

 

Eddie later formed an alliance with another old friend, Rey Mysterio, and the duo would win the WWE Tag Team Championship in early 2005. This was Eddie’s final run as a champion, as the duo split up after WrestleMania 21 and began a bitter rivalry, highlighted by numerous breath-taking matches.

 

 

 

At No Mercy on Oct. 9, 2005, Eddie’s 38th birthday, Eddie squared off against a new amigo, Batista. He was unable to win the World Heavyweight Championship from the Animal, but their friendship was cemented when Batista led the crowd in singing Happy Birthday to Latino Heat afterwards. A little more than one month later, Guerrero competed in his final televised match on the Nov. 11 edition of Friday Night SmackDown where he defeated Mr. Kennedy.

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oh man, this is terrible.

 

Eddie was one of my favourites when I used to watch WWE.

 

I had no idea he was so sick!

 

Surely they should of held him back from wrestling with what he was going through!

[Chataeya 0]

Man this is bad news! I also like to watch him wrestle and when he would come out in those classic cars of his WOW! I will miss him and his entrances. Boy this is sad sad news. And only 38 yearsold too. So young!

[Itchygomba69 0]

oh man, this is terrible.

 

Eddie was one of my favourites when I used to watch WWE.

 

I had no idea he was so sick!

 

Surely they should of held him back from wrestling with what he was going through!

 

The Problem was he was not sick, he had a sudden heart attack in his hotel room brushing his teeth, its a major shame because the WWE was about to put the World heavyweight Championship on him the night he died

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Superstar Billy Graham announced tonight on Dave Meltzer's radio program that Eddie Guerrero's funeral will be held at his church in Phoenix, AZ in the next few days.

 

Graham was very close to Eddie outside of the ring, Graham said he has been asked by Eddie's wife to perform the service. Graham said that it will be an honor to preside over Eddie's service since he was so close to him.

 

it is believed that Eddie had suffered a fatal heart attack according to Meltzer which led to his death. Eddie has been clean and sober for overmfour years after dealing with drug abuse.

 

Graham said the funeral will be held on Wednesday.

 

On a side note, Eddie Guerrero's death has made the front page of Yahoo.com.

[hangon 3]

:) i havent been to wwe.com in a few days so this comes as a shock to me to read that Eddie Guerrero has passed away...i was watching a smackdown on friday from a few weeks ago and eddie seemed in perfect health.

 

My thoughts and prays go out to his family

Edited November 14, 2005 by hangon

[Kor37 9]

On a side note, Eddie Guerrero's death has made the front page of Yahoo.com

 

 

It made the front page of AOL too.

Edited November 14, 2005 by Kor37

[KIMIMELA 1]

I feel sorry for his family, and you fans. I don't like WWE or anything, but rest in peace, anyway.

[Stephen of Borg 2]

this is terrible news, I've been a fan of his since his days in WCW

[Itchygomba69 0]

MSNBC around 330 PM EST had JBL on there speaking on behalf of the WWE and it was a nice segment they had on for him that went on about 10 mins,

[Stephen of Borg 2]

I wonder how they will pay tribute to him tonight

[Kor37 9]

It will probably be a show similar to the one they did when Owen Hart died.

[Itchygomba69 0]

It was a good tribute show tonight

[Sam The Smuggler 1]

Indeed It Was.

 

As I Said In The Wrestling Thread

 

Ok, I Must Say, I Really Enjoyed Tonight's Show. I Think They Did Eddie Guerrero Proud. It's A Shame I Won't Be Albe To See SmackDown, But I Can Catch Clips From It After Friday Adn Also Check Out WWE Unlimited During The Show.

 

I Must Admit, I Was A Mess Watching The Opening With Everyone Standing Out There While The Bell Tolled.

 

Rest In Peace, Eddie...We Miss You And We Love You.

 

:)

Edited November 15, 2005 by Sam The Smuggler

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WWE.com posted the following:

 

After the untimely passing of Eddie Guerrero, WWE and the entire sports-entertainment community is steel reeling from the devastating loss of a champion. The initial autopsy reports on Guerrero have come in. WWE.com spoke with Eddie’s widow, Vickie Guerrero, earlier today.

 

“It was heart failure. It was from his past – the drinking and the drug abuse. They found signs of heart disease. She (the examiner) said that the blood vessels were very worn and narrow, and that just showed all the abuse from the scheduling of work and his past. And Eddie just worked out like crazy all the time. It made his heart grow bigger and work harder and the vessels were getting smaller, and that’s what caused the heart failure. He went into a deep sleep.

 

As soon as they saw his heart, they saw the lining of his heart already had the heart disease. There was no trauma, and Eddie hadn’t hurt himself in any way. It answered a lot of questions. I knew Eddie wasn’t feeling very good for the last week. He was home and kept saying he wasn’t feeling good and we thought it was just “road tired.” So we thought he just had to rest. It answered a lot of my questions, too, because he was just so exhausted. She said it was normal because the heart was working so hard.

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@ 9:00 PM MSNB will have an 1 hour special on this