Alongside Rey Mysterio Jr., Billy Kidman and La Parka (now LA Park), Guerrera's most noted rival in WCW was Chris Jericho, who won Guerrera's mask in a match at SuperBrawl 98. After the match, the locker room emptied and the two were carried around the ring by their fellow wrestlers while the crowd chanted "please don't go". November 18, 2005. Promotion: Then, the two won the Tag Team titles in their first match as partners. 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In the mid parts of his career, Guerrero took the title of "Latino Heat", which was also his theme song in the early 2000s. At No Way Out, the four men faced each other in a fatal four-way match, which Jericho won. In a skit before the Royal Rumble match, he drew his number the same time Ric Flair drew his. [70][73] He dropped the title back to Punk one day later on March 2. When the gun fell to the ground, Kozlowski picked up the gun as Guerra fled the scene . [147] He also used to perform 3 sequential suplexes, calling the triad the "Three Amigos. He was such a great wrestler and he got it. "[159] WWE named Guerrero one of the most beloved and accomplished WWE superstars of all time,[160] one of the best technical wrestlers ever,[161] and the fifth greatest performer in the history of the company's SmackDown brand. He then left the company to pursue a career with AAA. He faced Kidman in a match for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship, but Mysterio interfered and helped Kidman win the match and keep the title. On February 23, 2002, he faced Super Crazy on the debut show of Ring of Honor known as The Era of Honor Begins to crown the first-ever IWA Intercontinental Champion. At No Way Out, Guerrero teamed up with longtime friend and sometimes rival, Rey Mysterio and defeated the Basham Brothers to win his final title, the WWE Tag Team Championship for a fourth time, with it being Mysterio's third reign. Guerrero performed in Mexico and Japan for several major professional wrestling promotions, and in the United States he performed for Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and most notably World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/WWE). [12] He, however, ended up turning on the stable on October 18 at Hroes Inmortales VII, costing Crazy Boy and Joe Lder the AAA World Tag Team Championship. In March, Guerrero, who was wrestling as a heel, began pursuing the affections of Chyna, who he referred to as his "Mamacita". On-screen, Guerrero responded to Bischoff's actions by forming the Latino World Order (LWO), which was a take-off of Bischoff's New World Order. Juventud helped Charly Manson and D-Generation MEX win their match and joined D-Generation-Mex. A prominent member of the Guerrero wrestling family, being the son of first-generation wrestler Gory Guerrero. Guerrera is best known for his appearances with the Mexican professional wrestling promotions AAA and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and with the American professional wrestling promotions Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). Eddie passed away in 2005 due to heart failure caused byatheroscleroticcardiovascular disease. "We accomplished so much together. His premature deathprompted the WWE to create the Wellness Program. [39] At Uncensored, Chavo was forced to support Guerrero when he faced Booker T for Booker's WCW World Television Championship. [146] He would make his entrance the following SmackDown! 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In 1989 he appeared with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as a jobber, most notably wrestling Terry Funk. [91][98] After Guerrero and Tajiri lost the WWE Tag Team Championship to The World's Greatest Tag Team (previously Team Angle) on the July 3 episode of SmackDown!, Guerrero turned on Tajiri, slamming his partner through the windshield of his low-rider truck, turning heel once again. [45] However, Guerrero was involved in a car accident on New Year's Day 1999 that cut short the LWO storyline. [26], In 1997, Guerrero defended the United States Heavyweight Championship against Scott Norton at Clash of the Champions XXXIV,[27] Syxx in a ladder match at Souled Out,[28] and Chris Jericho at SuperBrawl VII. At the Great American Bash on July 24, The Mexicools defeated the newly reunited Blue World Order (Big Stevie Cool, Da Blue Guy, and Hollywood Nova) in a six-man tag team match. Guerrero's team consisted of himself, Big Show, John Cena (replacing the originally chosen Rey Mysterio), and Rob Van Dam. They received two straight victories over the Dead Pool at Road Wild and Fall Brawl. [54] Just when it appeared that Chyna would leave Guerrero, he proposed to her and she accepted. Eric Cohen is a sports writer focused on pro wrestling. On the June 23 episode of SmackDown, Juventud, Super Crazy and Psicosis (collectively called "The Mexicools") interrupted a match between Chavo Guerrero and Paul London by riding to the ring on a lawn mower and attacking both wrestlers. Guerrero then left the company for months, angry at Bischoff for what he had done. Dos grandes exponentes de la lucha libre mexicana,se enfrentan por segunda consecutiva vez en la WCW.Regalndonos un apotisico combate para la historia. [29] His reign came to an end at Uncensored when Dean Malenko defeated him for the title. brands, which SmackDown! After Guerrero turned on Santo and allied with Art Barr as "la Pareja del Terror" ("the Pair of Terror"), the duo became arguably the most hated tag team in lucha libre history. Guerrero defeated Reigns in a singles match at No Mercy. It was later explained that he cut too deep, thus hitting an artery. [154] Eddie Guerrero was pronounced dead upon the ambulance arriving at the scene. [9] On August 5 at Triplemana XX, Guerrera teamed with Chessman for one night to take part in a Parejas Suicidas steel cage match. [80][82], On August 1, 2002, Guerrero and Benoit moved to WWE's SmackDown! On October 12, 2016, Juventud made his debut for Lucha Ilimitado at a show in Yakima, Washington. At the event on October 9, he defeated Nunzio following a Juvi Driver to capture the Cruiserweight Championship, his first title in WWE and, due to the title being originally from WCW, his fourth Cruiserweight Title reign. They mainly feuded with Rey Mysterio Jr. and Billy Kidman because they wanted Mysterio to join the group. "I just wanna say THANK YOU Tony Khan, Chris Jericho, Cody Rhodes, Young Bucks, AEW, AEW On TNT," Guerrera tweeted last night. Guerrero wrestled as the original Mascara Magica in CMLL until his departure in 1992. Rey, who was unable to have a child of his own adopted Dominick. By Liam Crowley / Updated: Aug. 4, 2021 9:48 pm EST. I Just wanna say THANK YOU !!! [118], "The chair shot was very stiff. Wrestlers CM Punk and Rey Mysterio dedicated some of their matches to Guerrero. [11] Guerrera returned to AAA on August 30, 2013, joining the recently reformed Mexican Powers stable. [94], Five days prior to Judgment Day, his real-life nephew Chavo tore his biceps and forcing Guerrero to look for another partner. He is a featured guest in wrestling discussions on BBC Radio and Sirius Hardcore Sports Radio. However, this resulted in Guerrero "accidentally" pinning Chyna as her shoulders were still on the mat, and thus Guerrero won the match and his first Intercontinental Championship. Much to Benoit's surprise, Los Guerreros helped him win the match. To push the new tag team, vignettes were produced, which included things such as the two finagling their way into a rich lady's house and throwing a pool party. [54] The two slowly began to become popular with the fans, but over the next few months friction began to build between Guerrero and Chyna. Eddie Guerrero is easily one of the greatest cruiserweights of all time, who captured the title twice in WCW, regularly blew audiences away with great matches, and became a major heel once he got to WWE. IN THE RING: Batista.. Batista drove Eddie Guerrero's low-rider into the arena and was wearing an "I'm Your Papi!" t-Shirt.. Batista entered the ring and payed tribute to his friend (storyline and real life) Eddie Guerrero.. Despite this, Guerrero quickly proclaimed himself to be Batista's friend. establishing themselves as faces. At Armageddon, The Radicalz defeated The Hardy Boyz and Lita in an elimination tag team match.[54][65]. Guerrero's catchphrase during the latter part of his career with WWE was "Viva La Raza" (which is Spanish for "Long Live the Race"). 30. Benoit ran to make the save, only to have himself locked inside a room. After being released from WCW, Guerrera went on to wrestle for many other promotions including AAA, Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, World Wrestling All-Stars, Frontier Wrestling Alliance, and Xtreme Pro Wrestling (XPW). In the NWA, he was known as Lazor-Tron, a character based on the popular laser tag game in the '80s. During the group's run, Guerrera and Mysterio Jr. became the World Tag Team Champions. Juventud Guerrera was injured when his legs hit the ropes after a monkey flip from Rey Jr. on Thunder a few weeks back. [91][97] They also defeated Roddy Piper and his protg Sean O'Haire in Madison Square Garden on the June 26 episode of SmackDown!. [156] Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), WWE's then developmental territory, also paid tribute to Guerrero on their television taping following his death. [45], Despite his success and popularity, Guerrero had been one of many wrestlers who were frustrated at never being given a chance to be main event stars in WCW. The storyline grew to involve the families of both men, with both sides pleading for Guerrero not to reveal the secret. In the 21st century, Hector was a part of Total Nonstop Action as both a commentator and a manager of the LAX. Guerrera appears as himself in the 2000 film Ready to Rumble, although his name is spelled in the credits (and in the closed captioning) as "Juventud Guerrero". She became the GM of the brand after Teddy got sick, and quickly became the most hated person in wrestling due to her onscreen romance with Edge and her banning Undertaker from the WWE. pic.twitter.com/tmBv1rHerV, Juventud Guerrera Dedicates Upcoming AEW Match To Eddie Guerrero, next week's Dynamite to wrestle former rival Chris Jericho, the LWO (Latino World Order) faction in late 1998. [25] Guerrero participated in a tournament for the vacant WCW United States Heavyweight Championship and defeated DDP in the final round at Starrcade to win the United States title in December 1996. [111][130], At the Royal Rumble, Guerrero entered the Royal Rumble match at No. Mando teamed up with his brothers Hector and Chavo in both six-man tag team action and in regular tag team action where the brothers were unable to capture the AWA tag team titles from Badd Company. At Survivor Series, Los Guerreros faced the new champions Edge and Rey Mysterio and the team of Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit for the titles. [70][72] On March 1, he defeated the champion CM Punk and Rey Mysterio in a Triple Threat match for the IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship. I say it before i dedcate this match to #EddyGuerrero y toda la gente que me ha apoyado siempre !!! One of the great Hispanic wrestlers, Eddie Guerrero grew up part of the famous wrestling family: The Guerreros. After the presentation, Guerrera criticized the decision of his siblings becoming pro wrestlers, since neither of them had interest in pro wrestling before. However, he would then lose the title to Rey Misterio Jr. one week later on the following edition of Thunder. Championships held by Guerrera over the course of his career include the AAA Cruiserweight Championship, IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship, WCW/WWE Cruiserweight Championship, WCW World Tag Team Championship, and WWA International Cruiserweight Championship. Eddie Guerrero vs Juventud Guerrero. [46] The group was an answer to Bischoff's "refusal" to push Latino wrestlers in ways they felt they deserved. Beginning in 1998, Guerrera pinned ltimo Dragn to win the Cruiserweight Championship on the inaugural edition of Thunder on January 8, 1998. The Guerrero family is one of the most important families in wrestling history and have been a part of the industry for four generations. Bischoff responded by allegedly throwing coffee at Guerrero (however, in his autobiography, Guerrero states that Bischoff accidentally knocked his coffee off the table and that it was a complete accident that he was hit). I had no idea until I watched that tape back how much blood there was, I have seen some bloodbaths in Japan, Europe, Mexico and Texas-I had been in several-I have never seen anything like that. At No Way Out, Guerrero defeated Lesnar in a shocking upset victory in the main event to win the WWE Championship. [85][86][88] Later on, Benoit and Angle won the title. During a TNA vs. AAA Mexico show, Juventud was one of the Mexican wrestlers who aided The Latin American Xchange and attacked A.J. These segments marked the beginning of the rise of popularity for the team, especially Eddie, who continued to use the mannerisms.[85]. [13] He then formed a new rudo stable named Anarqua with Eterno and Steve Pain. After Mysterio signed with WWE in 2002, Guerrera joined the upstart promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Gonzlez Hernndez is divorced and has a son. [40] Guerrero and Chavo feuded with ltimo Dragn. [46] The LWO was formed in October when Guerrero returned to WCW, with Hctor Garza and Damien. Helpful. An autopsy revealed that Guerrero died as a result of acute heart failure due to underlying atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Mask match at the first Lucha pay-per-view in America, When Worlds Collide, which they lost.[8]. Juventud Guerrera made his AEW debut tonight in a match against Chris Jericho. He was so entertaining, but he also had all the technique. When it was announced Tajiri would join Eddie to face Team Angle at Judgment Day, most fans were left scratching their heads. [80] Chris Benoit returned to WWE the night Guerrero lost the title and reunited with him. In the following weeks, Guerrero revealed the details of the secret in a series of what he called "Eddie's Bedtime Stories". [5] He followed in the footsteps of his brothers and father, who had also wrestled in Mexico. A few luchadores lost their masks while at World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in the nineties. Like, Comment, Subscribe please : ) Three months later after being released from WWE, Guerrera returned to Mexico to compete with Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA). Orton was given Guerrero's spot in the traditional Survivor Series elimination match between the Raw and SmackDown! At SummerSlam, Guerrero retained his title by defeating Rhyno, Benoit, and Tajiri in a fatal four-way match. [108] Four days later, Los Guerreros lost the WWE Tag Team Championship to the Basham Brothers (Danny and Doug). "Juventud Guerrera" is Spanish for "Youth Warrior"/"Warrior Youth". Eddie Guerrero. Guerrero eventually left the Radicalz, siding with The Hardy Boyz and Lita. He briefly wrestled as Kerwin White but reverted back to the Guerrero name when his Uncle passed away. In addition to wrestling Guerrero several times, Guerrera and Eddie also were part of the LWO (Latino World Order) faction in late 1998, and teamed together several times on WCW Monday Nitro. In the opening match of Fall Brawl, Guerrero defeated Jericho to win the WCW World Cruiserweight Championship. [157] In a poll of the WWE roster, he was ranked the 11th greatest professional wrestler of all time. [17] 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. Juventud helped Charly Manson and D-Generation-Mex win their match and joined D-Generation-Mex. This is for you!!!" [77][78] After retaining the title against Van Dam at Insurrextion[79] and Judgment Day,[80][81] he finally lost the title to Van Dam on the May 27 episode of Raw in a ladder match in which a fan in an Edmonton Oilers jersey pushed him off a ladder. Adopting the name Juventud Guerrera Spanish for "youth warrior" he made the decision to wear a mask in the squared circle. results September 11, 2003", "Brock Lesnar vs. Eddie Guerrero for the WWE World Championship", "Eddie Guerrero's first WWE World Championship reign", "Chris Benoit vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Guerrero lost the match. Los Guerreros participated at WrestleMania XIX as contenders for the WWE Tag Team Championship, along with the team of Chris Benoit and Rhyno. By clicking Accept All Cookies, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. Guerrero's team won the match, but Chyna scored the pin on Trish and became a two-time Intercontinental Champion. On March 13, 2004, Guerrero (WWE Champion), along with Big Show, Trish Stratus and Chris Jericho, made a guest appearance on MADtv as he and the other wrestlers "beat up" Frank Caliendo (portraying Jay Leno) while Aries Spears (portraying The Tonight Show Band leader Kevin Eubanks) watched on. [12][16] During his first few pay-per-view events, he competed in dark matches against Alex Wright. Guerrero feuded with Edge, to whom he lost at SummerSlam. He is most familiar to newer wrestling fans as Chavo Classic, a former WWE Cruiserweight champion that always interfered for his son Chavo Jr. During his career, he was a star in the UWF, AWA, Japan, and several NWA territories. Guerrero then appeared in the room and assaulted Benoit with a steel chair. On February 23, 2012, Guerrera returned to AAA, and losing to his old rival El Hijo del Perro Aguyao in a four-way match, which also included Ciberntico and Mscara Ao 2000 Jr.[6] On March 18 at Rey de Reyes, Guerrera and Joe Lder, reforming the Mexican Powers, defeated the teams of Extreme Tiger and Fnix, Halloween and Nicho el Millonario, and Chessman and Teddy Hart in a four-way tag team match. Despite having lost his mask to Jericho decades earlier in WCW, Guerrera wore a traditional lucha libre mask during the match. Juventud Guerrera lost the title on February 6, 2013, in Milan, being defeated by Giuseppe "King" Danza in 50 seconds. Juventud ended up losing the match for his team when he tapped out to Masato Yoshino. He climbed to main event status and won the WWE Championship, his sole world championship at No Way Out 2004. The Mexicools were short-lived, and Guerrera's time in WWE was only around six months. Guerrera will be the. [143] On the September 9 episode of SmackDown!, their feud ended when Guerrero defeated Mysterio in a steel cage match.[144]. On the date of his death, a triple threat match between himself, Batista, and Randy Orton was supposed to take place to air on the following episode of SmackDown! [11] Guerrero lost the ECW Television Championship back to 2 Cold Scorpio on August 25. On March 15, 2009, Guerrera made a surprise return to AAA at the annual Rey de Reyes event. The trio called themselves MAD. [3] Guerrero's gimmick was that of a "Latino Heat", a crafty, resourceful wrestler who would do anything to win a match. The match ended with interference and a Gore from Rhyno, Benoit's partner, who was furious at the team's failure. During Eddie's 2005 feud with Rey Mysterio, WWE fans were introduced to Rey's son Dominick. The highlight of his career was winning the WWE Championship from Brock Lesnar at No Way Out 2004. "Thank you my fans, my family, my friends. [43] They faced each other in a hair vs. hair match at Bash at the Beach which Guerrero won. He has wrestled in WWE, WCW, TNA, and Lucha Underground. Furious, Guerrero demanded Bischoff release him from his contract on a live episode of Nitro. He received a shot at the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion The Great Sasuke at Skydiving J, but lost the match. Guerrero and Saturn had originally been booked to defeat The New Age Outlaws, but due to his injury, Guerrero panicked and told Road Dogg, who was in the tag team match with Billy Gunn against Guerrero and Saturn, to immediately pin him. [83] Guerrero continued his feud with Edge, whom he defeated at Unforgiven; they then had a no disqualification match four days after Unforgiven on SmackDown! Guerrera would also take part in the 2003 Super X Cup, where he advanced all the way to the finals before being ultimately defeated by Chris Sabin. "I never spoke about . [54] Then at SummerSlam that August, Guerrero and Chyna wrestled an Intergender tag team match against Trish Stratus and Val Venis, who at the time was the reigning Intercontinental Champion. Later in the year, Guerrera defeated Jericho at Road Wild to capture his second Cruiserweight Championship. The night after WrestleMania 2000, on the April 3, 2000 episode of Raw Is War, Guerrero faced off against Jericho for the European Championship. After unmasking Guerrera, Jericho would often berate Guerrera for his looks by referring to him as "Quasi-juice" which was in reference to "Quasimodo", the disfigured lead character in The Hunchback of Notre Dame. "I say it before I dedicate this match to Eddy Guerrero. which Edge won thus ending the rivalry. Eduardo Gory Guerrero Llanes[1] (October 9, 1967 November 13, 2005)[2] was an American professional wrestler. In 2010s, he stole Jason Style's belt claiming the promoter owes him money. [110] As Los Guerreros attempted to regain the tag team titles, things began to go downhill between Chavo and Eddie, as animosity began to build. As announced on AEW Dynamite, lucha libre legend and former WCW star Juventud Guerrera will be appearing on next week's Dynamite to wrestle former rival Chris Jericho. After being rehired in 2002, he formed Los Guerreros with his nephew Chavo, winning the WWE Tag Team Championship, and established himself on the SmackDown brand. [3] While in CMLL, he frequently re-teamed with fellow WCW alumnus Rey Mysterio, who had left WCW due to its purchase by the World Wrestling Federation, in CMLL before Mysterio's signing with WWE. [75][76] He feuded with Van Dam, defeating him for his second Intercontinental Championship at Backlash. Guerrera was not done, also taking the time to thank his fans, family and friends. He recalled how he felt on the AEW entrance ramp as he was entering the ring for the match. The Juice is loose again! [15], Guerrero returned to WCW in late 1995 along with Dean Malenko and Chris Benoit with whom he had worked with in NJPW and ECW.

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