Eddie Guerrero Wrestled for 19 Years — and He Remains Popular 19 Years After His Death
Eddie Guerrero's legacy has handiest grown since his premature dying from center failure in 2005.
By Brandon CharlesMay 21 2024, (*38*) 5:21 p.m. ET
Turn on any WWE programming and also you’re most probably to see at least one wrestler recognize WWE Hall of Famer Eddie Guerrero. Nearly twenty years since his premature passing, the wrestler known as "Latino Heat" is just as cherished as when he was within the ring.
Though he most effective lived to the age of 38, Eddie seemingly wrestled everywhere for everyone. The son of a wrestler and the father of a wrestler, Eddie has influenced countless grapplers, especially those that work in Mexico and Japan.
What happened to Eddie Guerrero? He wrestled for half his lifestyles.
Eddie’s skilled wrestling debut was on Sept. 5, 1986, before he was once even two decades previous, working for mythical lucha promotion CMLL out of Mexico City. After profitable the dignity of fans in Arena Mexico, Eddie moved to some other Mexican-based promotion in 1992: AAA. While running primarily in Mexico within the early '90s, Eddie, like numerous independent wrestlers, additionally took his talents to New Japan Pro Wrestling. After leaving Mexico’s AAA he had a brief stint at Extreme Championship Wrestling out of Philadelphia.
Eddie’s profile as an in ring general greatly grew when he joined WCW in August 1995. He wrestled for the promotion all over its heyday and left for the greener pastures of WWE (then WWF) in January 2000. While his ultimate run in WWE could be huge, the initial one wasn’t ideal. He used to be no longer with the company through the tip of November 2001, spent some time operating for NJPW in March 2002 and up-and-comer Ring of Honor in the spring of 2002, and returned house to WWE in April 2002. He was once with World Wrestling Entertainment until his untimely demise on Nov. 13, 2005.
Eddie Guerrero kicked the bucket from a middle assault.
The initial reports of Eddie’s dying focused at the middle attack and his already susceptible middle from center disease. A month later on Dec. 26, 2005, The Wrestling Observer newsletter went into detail about why a 38-year-old athlete would die from a middle assault.
The loss of life certificates via the Hennepin County (Minneapolis) Medical Examiner's Office noted the dying was once due to arteriosclerotic heart disease, a hardening and narrowing of the arteries that offer the center with blood and oxygen. Eddie had an enlarged and damaged heart due to abusing expansion hormones (steroids). Add in his well-documented painkiller dependancy and alcoholism, both of that have been utilized in WWE storylines, and the loss of life was once all however inevitable.
Eddie Guerrero's recognition stays top.
It's been 19 years since Eddie gave up the ghost. Eddie happened to strive against 19 years. He seems to be transferring just as a lot merchandise within the final 19 as he did the first 19. He's nonetheless a playable personality in WWE video games and has more items these days for sale in the WWE Store than he did when he used to be nonetheless in the squared circle. His legend continues to develop with modern grapplers like Dominik Mysterio, Zelina Vega, the trendy Latino World Order, and different wrestlers wearing ring tools and doing moves impressed by way of Eddie.
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