Eric Cohen is a sports writer focused on pro wrestling. Chavo then attacked and turned on Guerrero after he suffered a beating from the Basham Brothers on the January 8, 2004 episode of SmackDown!. Eddie Guerrero about to defend the WWE Championship at WrestleMania XX. RESULTS. 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. He went on to become one of the most beloved figures in wrestling history. Guerrero spent his early career wrestling in Mexican promotions and forming a popular tag team with Art Barr. [31] Guerrero demanded a rematch for the title. [95][96] The following week, Guerrero and Tajiri managed to retain their titles against Team Angle by cheating. During a TNA vs. AAA Mexico show, Juventud was one of the Mexican wrestlers who aided The Latin American Xchange and attacked A.J. Later on, Guerrera became an announcer on Thunder in order to remain on-screen while rehabilitating an injury. 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. [148] He would also use a variation of the Texas cloverleaf and called it the Lasso from El Paso. [54][57][61] Chyna became visibly uncomfortable as Guerrero began to cheat in order to retain his title, while Guerrero was upset that Chyna was posing for Playboy magazine, even trying to invade the Playboy Mansion to stop the photo shoot. Since then Guerrera has mostly stayed in Mexico, though he has made appearances for American indies such as AAW in recent years. Eddie Guerrero was the youngest of the four Guerrero brothers. [48][49] They next feuded with Revolution (Shane Douglas, Chris Benoit, Dean Malenko, and Perry Saturn). Given "Juvi's" in-ring style, as well as mastery of lucha libre, such a task will be easier said than done. Flair would enter at No. They received two straight victories over the Dead Pool at Road Wild and Fall Brawl. [70] He vacated the WWA Cruiserweight title in April 2002 after returning to the WWF. During the feud, it was revealed that while Eddie was separated from Vickie, he had a child out of wedlock. Chyna was upset when Guerrero pinned her to advance in the King of the Ring tournament. 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. 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. Guerrero wrestled in his last match on the November 11 episode of SmackDown!, defeating Mr. Kennedy by disqualification using his signature lie, cheat, and steal tactics, which allowed him to advance to the SmackDown! What Happened Between Eminem & John Guerra Before 'The Eminem - Genius Wrestlers CM Punk and Rey Mysterio dedicated some of their matches to Guerrero. After the match, Kennedy hitting him with a steel chair. #PORQUECUANDOELJUGOLODICEELJUGOLOHACE #Whenthejuicesaisothejuicemakesoooo FINALLY #THEJUICEISBACK #GETREADY. 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. The Mexicools were short-lived, and Guerrera's time in WWE was only around six months. His funeral service was officiated by "Superstar" Billy Graham who also has a burial plot near Guerrero. [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! At No Way Out, the four men faced each other in a fatal four-way match, which Jericho won. Eddie Guerrero - Wikipedia Guerrero later competed in a tournament for the WWE U.S. Championship in July 2003. [91][92] Los Guerreros and Team Angle began feuding with each other. Guerrero was one of the final nine men in the battle royal (notably being one of only two men in the group to be under the age of 35, the other being The Giant) until he was tossed out of the ring by Four Horsemen members. He debuted in ECW at Big Apple Blizzard Blast in February 1996. Theodore Long made him return both items before the match. Guerrero lost the match. Guerrero pinned Benoit and won the United States Championship.[102][103]. #PORQUECUANDOELJUGOLODICEELJUGOLOHACE #Whenthejuicesaisothejuicemakesoooo FINALLY #THEJUICEISBACK #GETREADY pic.twitter.com/sxOCo6Zv95, #ElCEOdeLaLuchaLibre (@JUVENTUDGUERRE2) July 29, 2021, #Thankyou my Fans my family my fiends this is for you !!! 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). [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. He went on to become one of the most beloved figures in wrestling history. Although visibly frustrated, Guerrero congratulated his partner. [74], Guerrero returned to the WWF on the April 1, 2002 episode of Raw, attacking Rob Van Dam. His father Gory Guerrero became a star in the U.S., an icon in Texas and a legend in Mexico. Guerrero eventually left the Radicalz, siding with The Hardy Boyz and Lita. [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. Juventud Guerrera was injured when his legs hit the ropes after a monkey flip from Rey Jr. on Thunder a few weeks back. Eddie passed away in 2005 due to heart failure caused by atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. [33] On the November 10 episode of Monday Nitro, he regained the Cruiserweight title from Mysterio,[34] and made a successful title defense against Mysterio at World War 3. On the September 11 episode of SmackDown!, Guerrero challenged Cena to a "Latino Heat" Parking Lot Brawl match for the United States Championship, which Guerrero won with help from his returning nephew, Chavo. "Juventud Guerrera" is Spanish for "Youth Warrior"/"Warrior Youth". Juventud Guerrera lost the title on February 6, 2013, in Milan, being defeated by Giuseppe "King" Danza in 50 seconds. Guerrero feuded with Edge, to whom he lost at SummerSlam. Guerrera dedicated his match against Jericho to the late Eddie Guerrero. Eddie's brothers, Hector, Amadno and Chavo, Sr. also became wrestlers. [10] On December 2 at Guerra de Titanes, Guerrera lost the AAA Cruiserweight Championship to Daga in a six-way ladder match. Date: 28.12.1998. Juventud Guerrera lost the title on February 6, 2013, in Milan, being defeated by Giuseppe "King" Danza in 50 seconds. During a feud with Team Angle, Chavo Guerrero suffered an injury that left Eddie without a partner in the middle of the rivalry. [4] His final match aired that evening on SmackDown!, a Cruiserweight Title rematch against Kid Kash which Juventud lost. He was posthumously inducted into the WWE, AAA, Wrestling Observer Newsletter and Hardcore halls of fame. Very deep. The following week by week of The Mexicools interrupting matches and beating down seemingly random WWE Superstars and cutting promos. As the referee began assessing the issue or returning the item to its original location, Eddie would gain an advantage of some sort to win the match. In WCW, Guererra made his debut on August 26, 1996, edition of Monday Nitro in a victory over Billy Kidman. using his signature low rider and old entrance theme with Batista, and turning him face once again. Hair match. would win, with Orton being the sole survivor. This footage was later shown on the October 5, 2006, episode of TNA Impact!. In August 2008, Juventud held a press conference to announce his departure from AAA to compete on the Mexican independent circuit. Born October 9, 1967 in El Paso, Texas, USA. [43] They faced each other in a hair vs. hair match at Bash at the Beach which Guerrero won. Eduardo Anbal Gonzlez Hernndez (born November 23, 1974) is a Mexican professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Juventud "Juvi" Guerrera.[2]. He chose Tajiri, and they won the WWE Tag Team Championship, Guerrero's second and Tajiri's first at Judgment Day by defeating Team Angle in a ladder match. The highlight of his career was winning the WWE Championship from Brock Lesnar at No Way Out 2004. Rey retained custody of the child by winning the rights to his custody by winning a ladder match that had the custody papers hanging from the ceiling of the arena. The following year, he was posthumously inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. Combat Zone Wrestling also paid tribute to Guerrero with a ten-bell salute during one of their cards. 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). Personal life. On last nights Nitro, Johnny The Bull was also injured on a monkey flip,. [70][71] On February 24, he debuted in the Australian promotion World Wrestling All-Stars (WWA) at The Revolution beating the champion Juventud Guerrera and Psicosis in a Triple Threat match for the WWA International Cruiserweight Championship. 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. Announced last week as the third 'Labor of Jericho' by MJF . 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. [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. [69] On November 9, 2001, he was arrested for drunk driving and was subsequently released by the WWF three days later. After the presentation, Guerrera criticized the decision of his siblings becoming pro wrestlers, since neither of them had interest in pro wrestling before. When Konnan left for WCW later that year, Guerrera and the rest followed. Batista was well aware of Guerrero's sneaky reputation, and despite eventually accepting his friendship (initially to keep an eye on him), Batista would continually play mind games with Guerrero to expose his true intentions. Guerrero's team consisted of himself, Big Show, John Cena (replacing the originally chosen Rey Mysterio), and Rob Van Dam. He recalled how he felt on the AEW entrance ramp as he was entering the ring for the match. On April 20, 2018, Juventud made his comeback with Kevin Kross and Teddy Hart, directly attacking Dr. Wagner Jr. and Hernandez after the main event for the AAA Mega Championship. [86][111][112] Guerrero feuded with Chavo and defeated him at the Royal Rumble to settle their feud. [53] During his first match with the WWF, a tag team match with Perry Saturn against The New Age Outlaws, Guerrero performed a frog splash off the top rope and dislocated his elbow when he landed the move; as a result, he was sidelined for several weeks. The two were never married in real life. [51] When Vince Russo was fired as WCW booker and replaced by Kevin Sullivan, Guerrero asked for and received a release from his contract on January 19, 2000. Guerrero debuted in 1986. [42] After the match, Chavo kissed Eddie and began to display insane behavior. Guerrero wrestled as the original Mascara Magica in CMLL until his departure in 1992. [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. [111][126] Guerrero then allied himself with Big Show. These frustrations came to a head when Guerrero requested that WCW President Eric Bischoff either push his character or give him a raise for family reasons. The trio called themselves MAD. [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. [108] Four days later, Los Guerreros lost the WWE Tag Team Championship to the Basham Brothers (Danny and Doug). Guerrero defeated Rios after arriving at ringside in a 1957 Chevrolet, even wrestling in his tuxedo pants and a bow tie. He then left the company to pursue a career with AAA. He also made note to dedicate his match next week to a late colleague. [70], Guerrero also returned to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) for a brief period in March 2002, this time unmasked. On September 6, 2014, Juventud made his in-ring debut for Pure Action Championship Wrestling, winning the promotion's Cruiserweight Championship at their final show, Brawl In The Falls III. [111][127] General Manager Theodore Long booked a Survivor Series Elimination match between a team led by Guerrero and a team led by Angle. [23] In late 1996, he feuded with Diamond Dallas Page after defeating him in a match at Clash of the Champions XXXIII. He claimed that he had a child out of wedlock (Dominik) while his marriage was going through hard times. Guerrero then left the company for months, angry at Bischoff for what he had done. [117] At the end of this event, Guerrero celebrated in the ring with longtime friend Chris Benoit, who had just won the World Heavyweight Championship. In 1991, he would return for WrestleWar, wrestling a dark match, teaming with Ultraman to defeat Huichol and Rudy Boy Gonzalez. Chavo lost to Dragn at Spring Stampede. This was all part of a storyline. Gory Guerrero was the patriarch of the family. ", "AAA Rey de Reyes (Cobetura y Resultados 18 de marzo de 2012) Quien ganara el torneo Rey de Reyes 2012? Following his feud with Mysterio, Guerrero was named number one contender to the World Heavyweight Championship and given a title match with Batista. He aligned himself with the villainous Team 2000 stable, and primarily teamed with Black Tiger. A series of matches with MNM only supported Batista's suspicions that Guerrero was up to no good, as Guerrero appeared to have reverted to his cheating ways. Barr, however, died before he could join ECW with Guerrero. [24] He started feuding with DDP to steal his nickname of "Lord of the Ring", but lost. which Edge won thus ending the rivalry. In 2022 he competed in America for Kross Fire Wrestling in Sevierville,TN Defeating NXT's Colby Corino for the Company's Title. [123] On the July 8 episode of SmackDown!, Guerrero pulled a switcharoo with Shannon Moore, who was wrestling as "El Gran Luchadore" and wore the costume. However, he would then lose the title to Rey Misterio Jr. one week later on the following edition of Thunder. [12] Guerrero lost the ECW Television Championship to Malenko on July 21 of that year,[13] but Guerrero regained the title on July 28. In 1991, he would return for WrestleWar, wrestling a dark match, teaming with Ultraman to defeat Huichol and Rudy Boy Gonzalez. The Intercontinental Championship was on the line in the match, and whoever scored the pin would win the title. Juventud first made a name for himself . [119], In March, he started a feud with fellow Texan John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL) after JBL interrupted Guerrero's title match with Booker T.[111][120] The rivalry would soon turn personal when at a non-televised live event, JBL caused Guerrero's mother to suffer a (kayfabe) heart attack while in attendance at ringside. Guerrero debuted in 1986. Both teams lost to Team Angle in a triple threat match. He retained the belt at Fall Brawl against Silver King, before losing to Billy Kidman the following night on Nitro. 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. [131][132] Many expected the new champions to defend their title at WrestleMania 21, but after encouragement from Chavo,[133][134] Guerrero challenged Mysterio to a one-on-one match instead so they could "bring the house down". 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. Guerrero then adopted a new, brooding gimmick. 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). His premature deathprompted the WWE to create the Wellness Program. Great documentary about the late Eddie Guerrero, fans get inside looks on the people that know him, it goes into deeper view into who Eddie is than the Cheating Death, Stealing Life one. Then, the two won the Tag Team titles in their first match as partners. In 2010, he made a special surprise appearance at Dragon Gate teaming with Dragon Kid in a match against BxB Hulk and Masato Yoshino. During the course of the match, Angle knocked down Chyna with the title belt and Guerrero laid on top of her to try to revive her. [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. Guerrero was married to Vickie Guerrero and had two daughters with her, one of whom is professional wrestler Shaul Marie Guerrero. Later in the year, Guerrera defeated Jericho at Road Wild to capture his second Cruiserweight Championship. Benoit ran to make the save, only to have himself locked inside a room. On April 23, 2017, at WCPW Pro Wrestling World Cup Mexican Qualifying Round Guerrera defeated El Hijo de Dos Caras in the semi-finals, Guerrera was defeated in the finals by Rey Mysterio. At SuperBrawl VIII, Guerrera challenged Chris Jericho for the title in a mask vs. title match, in which Guerrera lost forcing him to unmask. After the match Eddie attacked Chavo causing him to bleed. On March 15, 2009, Guerrera made a surprise return to AAA at the annual Rey de Reyes event. Being physically attacked by the opposing tag team for doing so. [47] They feuded with the Dead Pool (Insane Clown Posse and Vampiro). One of the great Hispanic wrestlers, Eddie Guerrero grew up part of the famous wrestling family: The Guerreros. The pair . brand. After the death of Barr, Guerrero received his first mainstream exposure in the United States in 1995 by joining ECW and winning the ECW World Television Championship. He faced Kidman in a match for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship, but Mysterio interfered and helped Kidman win the match and keep the title. "I didn't like the style of my dad's mask, I thought that was old. At this point, Guerrero developed an addiction to pain medication stemming from his 1999 car accident and in May 2001 was sent to rehab, missing the entire Invasion storyline featured his former fellow WCW (and later ECW) wrestlers. Pat Fannin Jul 15, 2017 2:00PM. [149] Guerrero was close friends with fellow wrestlers Chris Benoit, Kurt Angle, Dean Malenko, Rey Mysterio, Chris Jericho, JBL, and Dave Batista. Eddie Guerrero was the youngest of the four Guerrero brothers. Online World of Wrestling He moved to WWF during the Attitude Era with his WCW colleagues Chris Benoit, Dean Malenko and Perry Saturn, who formed a group called The Radicalz. Guerrero continued his feud with Angle. CAGEMATCH Matches Eddie Guerrero & Juventud Guerrera vs. Kidman & Rey Mysterio Jr. Eddie Guerrero & Juventud Guerrera vs. Kidman & Rey Mysterio Jr. 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. ", "As se vivi la noche de campeones en Chilpancingo", "Triplemania XX "El da ha llegado" (Cobertura y resultados 5 de agosto de 2012) Mscara vs mscara: Dr. Wagner vs Mscara Ao 2000 Jr. Kurt Angle en Mxico! Often included in his matches, Eddie would employ what commentator Tazz would refer to as The Smoking Gun; a chair, championship belt, or other unauthorized item and toss it to his opponent as the referee turned around from a distraction. Many of the wrestlers there wore armbands with "E.G." In 1989 he appeared with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as a jobber, most notably wrestling Terry Funk. Much to Benoit's surprise, Los Guerreros helped him win the match. On May 20, 2011, he made a surprise appearance at Xtreme Italian Wrestling in a match against Thunder Storm and win the XIW Italian Championship. During Eddie's 2005 feud with Rey Mysterio, WWE fans were introduced to Rey's son Dominick. He opened up about what went wrong with the group and why he ultimately got released. Eddie Guerrero vs Juventud Guerrero. [91][97] They also defeated Roddy Piper and his protg Sean O'Haire in Madison Square Garden on the June 26 episode of SmackDown!. [54] At Unforgiven, Chyna helped Guerrero in retaining his title against Rikishi. 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. Beginning in 1998, Guerrera pinned ltimo Dragn to win the Cruiserweight Championship on the inaugural edition of Thunder on January 8, 1998. He received a shot at the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion The Great Sasuke at Skydiving J, but lost the match. Despite being a heel for most of his career, he was popular in and out of the ring and was at the peak of his career as a face during 20032005, becoming the top wrestler on the SmackDown brand in 2004. Raw started with all the wrestlers and numerous backstage personnel on stage, as Vince McMahon addressed the live crowd before finishing with a ten-bell salute. In the WWE, he wrestled as the Gobbledy Gooker, a turkey-like creature that hatched from an egg. "I wanted to go with the mask, but I wanted to do something different," Guerrera said. However, both Guerrera and Chessman managed to escape the cage and avoid having to face each other in a Hair vs. Eduardo Gory Guerrero Llanes[1] (October 9, 1967 November 13, 2005)[2] was an American professional wrestler.
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