![]() ![]() Benoit had called Chavo, unaware of the events that had taken place. Those struggles were told in the DVD Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story. Chavo held Eddie in his arms and he passed away. And that’s what I’d say about me and Chris.”ĭespite his success, it seemed he was constantly fending off his own personal demons in the form of alcohol and drug dependency. But it’s not the size of the dog in the fight that counts, it’s the size of the fight in the dog. Being a smaller wrestler is something I’ve been dealing with all my life. “Breaking that mould of giants was great – I’ll take a pat on the back for that one. Not only for myself but also for Chris,” Guerrero told England’s Sun newspaper. “You know how sometimes a dream seems too far-fetched and unreachable – well WrestleMania XX was one of the moments where I realized that dream. The two world champions embraced in the ring following Benoit’s victory. A little more than a month later, one of his best friends in wrestling, Chris Benoit, also ascended to the top of the WWE as World Champion at WrestleMania XX. The pinnacle of his career came at No Way Out 2004, when he beat Brock Lesnar for the WWE World title. I grew up watching my dad and my older brothers do it. But I knew what I wanted to do all my life. “Out of my whole life, there were maybe four months that I thought I don’t want to be a wrestler. We had a ring in the backyard and we were inside it all the time,” explained Chavo Guerrero in the WWE book Are We There Yet?.Įddie, Chavo’s uncle, concurred in an August 2003 interview with his hometown newspaper, the El Paso Times. We never wanted to be anything but wrestlers. “Growing up, Eddie and I dreamed about it. He seemed destined to follow his older brothers into wrestling. ![]() The 5-foot-8, 220-pound graduated from Jefferson High School in El Paso in 1985. Guerrero achieved success no matter where he wrestled EMLL, AAA, ECW, WCW and WWE. His older siblings, Chavo, Mando and Hector were also wrestlers. He was the son of the late Gory Guerrero who achieved legendary status in the wrestling rings of Mexico. Guerrero had an absolutely stellar wrestling career, marked by his ability to deliver athletically competent, emotional, and ultimately awe inspiring performances in the ring. ![]() During the press conference, Chavo Guerrero confirmed that he will air his thoughts on the show, rather than head home immediately. Tonight’s combined Raw and Smackdown! tapings will be a four-hour tribute to Eddie Guerrero, airing over two nights. Chavo went with security to Eddie’s room, and found him on the floor. He was scheduled to meet his uncle for breakfast, but got a call instead from hotel security saying that Eddie did not respond to his 7 a.m. Attempts were made to revive Guerrero, according to a police spokesperson.Īt 12:45 pm CT, Vince McMahon and Chavo Guerrero held a press conference in Minneapolis to talk about Guerrero.ĭuring the press conference, Chavo explained that he and Eddie came in from Phoenix the night before, and checked into the hotel around 12:30 a.m. According to WCCO-TV in Minneapolis, Guerrero was found at the Marriott City Center hotel. ![]()
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