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Date Posted: 18:47:56 11/13/05 Sun
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's message, "Eddie Guerrero" on 18:45:11 11/13/05 Sun
I am very sad about the news of Eddie Guerrero passing away..He was a great athlete, and a well respected man. I give my deepest apologizes and prayers to his Family and friends.....
We love you Eddie!!! Rest In Peace.
>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 daughters Shaul, 14, Sherilyn, 9, and
>Kaylie Marie, 3.
>
>
>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.
>
>(All Information was found on WWE.com)
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