WWE Pro Wrestler Eddie Guerrero Found Dead!

[Gawain of Orkeny]

WWE Pro Wrestler Eddie Guerrero Found Dead!Associated Press
Posted: 4 hours ago

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - 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.

All I can say is Im in shook. Thanks for all those years of great entertainment Eddiie and RIP.

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[Craterus]

That's a shock. I heard that WWE wrestler was dead on the radio this morning but didn't quite catch the name. I'd have thought it was someone who had long retired.

Well, i haven't watched wrestling for a few years, but I remember watching Eddie Guerrero when I did watch it.

R.I.P.

[Ianofsmeg16]

holy christ!

man Eddie was cool......my condolences go out to his family and his fellow Smackdown! wrestlers

[LeftEyeNine]

Some 3rd class Turkish TV channel used to brodcast WWE shows in the middle of the night.. Well.. I was never entertained at all.. And I also thought that those audience should have been paid a lot to watch that..

I think that's related to cultural and/or periodic difference..

Whatever, may he rest in peace..

[Tricon]

Aw man. Rest in Peace, Eddie. In Life you fought bravely, living through ups and downs. Good look to your wife and kids.


He was one of the few good wrestlers still in the WWE.

[Kongamato]

This is sudden. I stopped watching pro wrestling a few years back, and I remember Eddy from the WCW. I heard he survived a vicious car accident once. I especially liked his move where he would stand on his opponent's face and then spin around.

This is way too premature, but on the times I did see him in the WWE, he looked way bigger sizewise than he was in the WCW and I've been suspicious. I'm wondering if the medical reports will turn anything up.

[lancelot]

This is a shame, I have worked with the WWE a number of times across the UK and although wrestlers are a weird bunch, its sad to see one go.

The sport might be 'fake' but these guys do take a hell of a beating sometimes and do work hard.

:bow:

[GoreBag]

Holy crap. I wonder what killed him.

[Weebeast]

Eheh I didn't know wrestling fans visit here. I thought I was the only one.

Yeah it's such a sad day. I didn't see this coming.

[yesdachi]

Sad to see him die but i dont follow wrestling since there hasn’t been a decent wrestler since Dick the Bruiser. (http://www.wrestlingmuseum.com/pages/bios/halloffame/bruiserbio.html)
He was pals with my step dad and we were roomies for a week. He stayed at our place on vacation.~D

[Ronin]

i heard about this yesterday....but i didn´t really know if anyone around here would care about the news.....

he was one of the best i have ever seen in the ring, his last match just 3 days ago was amazing with eddie Lying, cheating and stealing like he allways did to the delight of the crowd.


Rest in Peace Eddie, i won´t forget you.
VIVA LA RAZA!

[Kagemusha]

Rip.

Viva La Raza!

[Gawain of Orkeny]

Yup the one man I loved to hear this from


VIVA LA RAZA!

[Efrem]

Latino Heat shall allows remain my hero. The man inspired me and helped me through alot.

I was crying at the news. VIVA LA RAZA!!

Rest in peace Eddie, you shall be missed.

[Gawain of Orkeny]

Well monday night raw is starting in a few minutes. I cant wait to see what they have to say. As ive mentioned before like lancelot Ive worked for the WWE and met Eddie quite a few times. He was truly a great wrestler and a really cool dude. Raw and the WWE will miss him sorely.

[Tricon]

RAW was emotional.
Eddie was loved.

[Taurus]

R.I.P Eddie. You truly where a great Wrestler. :bow:

[King Ragnar]

Anybody know how he died yet?, never liked him as a wrestler, but its sad to see an entertainer die. RIP

[Devastatin Dave]

Steroids....

[master of the puppets]

tsk, tsk, steriods...don't you think gawain woul;d have picked up on that...or would he. anyway i hate wrestling and have never heard of him but if he was such a good man as you say then i wish him his position in alesium/valhalla/heaven.

[Weebeast]

It's more of a beating that he took from everything; abuse, wrestling, restless nights. The autopsy said it was a heart failure though. The doctor said something about clot in vessels or whatever.

[Efrem]

Got messed up on drugs aboot 10 years ago. That and the constant wear and tear of wrestling killed him.

[Gawain of Orkeny]

Heres the official WWE homepages report.


Vickie Guerrero speaks on Eddie's autopsy report
Nov. 15, 2005

After the untimely passing of Eddie Guerrero, WWE and the entire sports-entertainment community is still 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.

When he didn’t call me last night and the night before I knew it was for real, because he would call me every night. I miss his phone calls. I cried through the whole thing (last night).

I loved his laugh. His laugh was the best.

We just celebrated his four-year sobriety last Thursday. We just thought we had life by the handful. We thought we had it all figured out. He worked so hard to make a better life for us.

I’m just overwhelmed by how people are coming out. It’s touched my heart a lot.

Everybody was just in awe last night in how beautifully everything was put together.

All my life was wrestling. All he did was take care of them and live for that. And I don’t know what to do now.”


Watching the show last night brought tears to my eyes. Especailly Batista and Benoit. To see guys like this loose it in front of the camera was surreal. In fact it was touching to see what a close community they have there.


You can see some of them here (http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/videos/)


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