[111][127] General Manager Theodore Long booked a Survivor Series Elimination match between a team led by Guerrero and a team led by Angle. [111][125], At SummerSlam, Guerrero lost to Angle after submitting to his ankle lock. [54][63] Guerrero was later defeated by Gunn for the Intercontinental Championship on the Thanksgiving episode of SmackDown!. Guerrero's father allowed him and his nephew Chavo to wrestle each other during intermissions. Later on, Guerrera became an announcer on Thunder in order to remain on-screen while rehabilitating an injury. Guerrera will be the third labor of Jericho as chosen by MJF, and he couldn't be more excited about the opportunity. "[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. The group feuded with Velocity main-stay and then-Cruiserweight Champion Nunzio and his tag partner Vito. [137] Although the next week they received a rematch to regain the titles, Guerrero abandoned Mysterio, whom he had considered "his family" earlier in the show, costing them the match. 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. [67][68] In April, The Radicalz feuded with Test and his partners. [94], Five days prior to Judgment Day, his real-life nephew Chavo tore his biceps and forcing Guerrero to look for another partner. He received a shot at the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion The Great Sasuke at Skydiving J, but lost the match. [37], On the March 9, 1998 episode of Nitro, Guerrero's nephew Chavo Guerrero lost to Booker T in a match. [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. [54] Much to Benoit's surprise, Los Guerreros helped him win the match. He claimed he then allowed Mysterio and his wife, who were "having trouble conceiving", to adopt the child as their own. 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. At SummerSlam, Guerrero retained his title by defeating Rhyno, Benoit, and Tajiri in a fatal four-way match. When the gun fell to the ground, Kozlowski picked up the gun as Guerra fled the scene . [136] After several mishaps in the weeks following WrestleMania, the growing tension between Guerrero and Mysterio finally erupted when they lost the WWE Tag Team Championship to the new team MNM (Johnny Nitro and Joey Mercury) on the April 21 episode of SmackDown!. Guerrero later returned to WCW, leading to the belief that maybe Guerrero's angry speeches against Bischoff were a work (Guerrero later confirmed it to be a worked shoot). [133] At Judgment Day, Guerrero lost to Mysterio by disqualification after hitting Mysterio with a chair. He challenged Jericho for the title at Clash of the Champions XXXV but lost. 0. Guerrera lost the Cruiserweight title to Kid Kash at Armageddon on December 18, 2005. [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. Raquel is the daughter of Eddie and Vickie Guerrero. His funeral service was officiated by "Superstar" Billy Graham who also has a burial plot near Guerrero. After his injury healed, he joined former rival Rey Mysterio Jr., Konnan, Billy Kidman, and others to form The Filthy Animals. [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. Guerrero then appeared in the room and assaulted Benoit with a steel chair. Both teams lost to Team Angle in a triple threat match. 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. 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. Guerrero then left the company for months, angry at Bischoff for what he had done. 2 of the top 500 wrestlers in the, Ranked No. [70] He vacated the WWA Cruiserweight title in April 2002 after returning to the WWF. The following week by week of The Mexicools interrupting matches and beating down seemingly random WWE Superstars and cutting promos. [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. Early in his career, Guerrera was a mainstay in the Asistencia Asesora y Administracin (AAA) promotion. Eduardo Anbal Gonzlez Hernndez (born November 23, 1974) is a Mexican professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Juventud "Juvi" Guerrera.[2]. Like, Comment, Subscribe please : ) Fans fondly remember Los Guerreros, the tag team he formed with his Uncle Eddie. "Juventud Guerrera" is Spanish for "Youth Warrior"/"Warrior Youth". In the 21st century, Hector was a part of Total Nonstop Action as both a commentator and a manager of the LAX. [70][73] He dropped the title back to Punk one day later on March 2. In the opening match of Fall Brawl, Guerrero defeated Jericho to win the WCW World Cruiserweight Championship. [11] Guerrera returned to AAA on August 30, 2013, joining the recently reformed Mexican Powers stable. Despite having lost his mask to Jericho decades earlier in WCW, Guerrera wore a traditional lucha libre mask during the match. After his return on the May 31, 1999 episode of Monday Nitro, Guerrero became a founding member of the Filthy Animals alongside Rey Mysterio Jr. and Konnan. on November 18, 2005 (both filmed November 13, 2005), each aired as tributes to Guerrero. Eduardo Gory Guerrero Llanes[1] (October 9, 1967 November 13, 2005)[2] was an American professional wrestler. He briefly wrestled as Kerwin White but reverted back to the Guerrero name when his Uncle passed away. In the 2010s, he stole Jason Styles belt, claiming the promoter owed him money. One of my biggest influences was Jushin Liger . Born October 9, 1967 in El Paso, Texas, USA. 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. [] Eddie went deep. Guerrero pinned Benoit and won the United States Championship.[102][103]. On last nights Nitro, Johnny The Bull was also injured on a monkey flip,. Mando, the third-youngest of the Guerrero brothers, spent the majority of his career wrestling in the California wrestling territory. Juventud later went on to lose the title back to Nunzio at a live event in Italy. @TonyKhan @IAmJericho @CodyRhodes @youngbucks @AEW @AEWonTNT #LETSGETJUICY #THEJUICE is about 2 Get Loooose !!! [12] Guerrero lost the ECW Television Championship to Malenko on July 21 of that year,[13] but Guerrero regained the title on July 28. [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". Chavo Guerrero is the son of Chavo Guerrero Sr. [5] Shortly after his return to the company, Guerrera suffered bruising and a broken nose in a backstage fight with Konnan and Jack Evans. 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! [158] Ric Flair ranked Guerrero as one of his top 10 opponents, while Chris Jericho said he was the best performer in the world when he was "on". Very deep. As stated earlier, Juventud Guerrero will make his AEW Dynamite debut against Chris Jericho this Wednesday. I Steal!" Benoit and Angle managed to overcome their differences and eventually defeated Los Guerreros in the tournament semi-finals. [8] On May 19 at Noche de Campeones, Guerrera defeated Jack Evans, Psicosis and Teddy Hart in a four-way hardcore match to win the AAA Cruiserweight Championship. 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. Juventud Guerrera blames his youth for signing off on a storyline in WCW where he lost his mask. 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. [113], When Chris Benoit jumped to the Raw brand after winning the Royal Rumble match, using his title shot to go for Triple H's World Heavyweight Championship, Guerrero won a 15-man Royal Rumble match on the January 29, 2004 episode of SmackDown! [158] Kurt Angle named Guerrero as the second greatest professional wrestler of all time, behind Shawn Michaels, stating: "[Eddie] could have been the absolute greatest of all time because when I wrestled, he was still in that top three we were talking about, so Eddie had it all. Juventud helped Charly Manson and D-Generation-Mex win their match and joined D-Generation-Mex. 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. [133] At SummerSlam, Guerrero lost a ladder match over Dominik's custody to Mysterio. 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. [44] Guerrero saved Chavo from beatings by Stevie Ray, seeming that he would align with Chavo but he wanted his release. [32] He dropped the Cruiserweight title to Rey Mysterio Jr. at Halloween Havoc in a title vs. mask match where Mysterio's mask was also on the line. [143] On the September 9 episode of SmackDown!, their feud ended when Guerrero defeated Mysterio in a steel cage match.[144]. Many of the wrestlers there wore armbands with "E.G." He managed to advance to the final round, defeating ltimo Dragn and Billy Gunn in the process,[91] where he would meet Chris Benoit. We changed the business." Guerrera began his rise to prominence as a teenager in AAA. [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! ", "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! Guerrera was not done, also taking the time to thank his fans, family and friends. Guerrera appeared as himself in the 2000 film Ready to Rumble. 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. The fight started after Guerrera accused Konnan of defecating in his bag, which Konnan denied, and then Evans, with whom Guerrera had had a match that evening, allegedly grabbed Guerrera from behind, provoking the fight. [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. [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. He was one of the biggest stars in the early days of luchalibre and he was part of a tag team with the most important star in lucha libre history, El Santo. In early 2001, Guerrero feuded with Chris Jericho, Benoit, and X-Pac over Jericho's Intercontinental Championship. [93] At Backlash, Los Guerreros lost to Team Angle in a rematch. One of the great Hispanic wrestlers, Eddie Guerrero grew up part of the famous wrestling family: The Guerreros. Along the way, Guerrero found a partner in Booker T. At Armageddon, Guerrero and Booker's initial teamwork broke away, and the match ended with JBL pinning Booker following the Clothesline From Hell. In 1990, he passed away at the age of 69. During Eddie's 2005 feud with Rey Mysterio, WWE fans were introduced to Rey's son Dominick. In an attempt to get a better draw, Guerrero switched his number with Flair's (and stole Flair's wallet in the process). Gonzlez Hernndez is divorced and has a son. Their team was called Pareja Atmic. He is a featured guest in wrestling discussions on BBC Radio and Sirius Hardcore Sports Radio. After finally eliminating London, Juventud won the battle royal and the title shot. 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. [121] The match witnessed Guerrero bleed heavily mid-way in the match as a result of Guerrero performing a bladejob after a stiff headshot ringside with a chair from JBL. On October 9, 2018, his brother, Hijo de Fuerza Guerrera, and sister, Fuerza Guerrera were announced as professional wrestling heirs to their father. [41] At Slamboree, Guerrero defeated Dragn despite interference from Chavo. ", "Guerra de Titanes 2012: Daga, nuevo Campen Crucero AAA", "@AngelicoAAA y @JackEvans711 Nuevos Campeones de AAA! Despite rumors, Guererra did not jump to AAA's rival CMLL. She left WWE in 2014. Eddie passed away in 2005 due to heart failure caused byatheroscleroticcardiovascular disease. A man who dazzled audiences across the world with his hybrid Lucha-style, wrestling masked for many years before revealing the young face of a future legend. [1] Gonzlez is the son of Fuerza Guerrera, and he had problems with his father since the 90s, when he decided to wrestle in the USA. He was 38 years old. After the presentation, Guerrera criticized the decision of his siblings becoming pro wrestlers, since neither of them had interest in pro wrestling before. 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. "We accomplished so much together. [9], Guerrero won the ECW World Television Championship from 2 Cold Scorpio in his debut match for Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) on April 8, 1995, at Three Way Dance. [91][106][107] The feud ended when Guerrero lost the United States Championship to Big Show at No Mercy. 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. [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. 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". This was all part of a storyline. Gory Guerrero has been credited with creating the camel clutch, gory bomb, and the widow's peak. [85][86][88] Later on, Benoit and Angle won the title. Each week Angle and his new allies Luther Reigns and Mark Jindrak began targeting Guerrero and Big Show. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. He has wrestled in WWE, WCW, TNA, and Lucha Underground. [91][92] Los Guerreros and Team Angle began feuding with each other. During the match, Chyna turned on Jericho and helped Guerrero win, and later explained her actions by declaring that she could not resist his "Latino Heat". This is for you!!!" [43] They faced each other in a hair vs. hair match at Bash at the Beach which Guerrero won. 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! [14] The next day, they had their last match which ended in a draw in a two out of three falls match at the ECW Arena. 30. [46] The group was an answer to Bischoff's "refusal" to push Latino wrestlers in ways they felt they deserved. According to the 2004 book The Death of WCW, Guerrera was reportedly under the influence of PCP at the time. RESULTS. 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. [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. "I say it before I dedicate this match to Eddy Guerrero. Barr, however, died before he could join ECW with Guerrero. 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. [148] He would also use a variation of the Texas cloverleaf and called it the Lasso from El Paso. Guerrero lost the match after receiving a missile dropkick. 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. He faced Kidman in a match for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship, but Mysterio interfered and helped Kidman win the match and keep the title. The pair . In 1992, Guerrero began wrestling in Japan for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he was known as the second incarnation of Black Tiger. for the World Heavyweight Championship, in which Guerrero had been booked to win the title so Batista could take time off to heal from an injured back[citation needed], but that was later denied by Batista in his own book. Eddie Guerrero vs Juventud Guerrero. Eddie Guerrero. He would win the the WWE Cruiserweight Championship twice before being released in January of 2006. [142] During that time he now had a dark comical gimmick. On July 28, 2021, Guerrera was announced for a match against Chris Jericho at All Elite Wrestling's August 4, 2021 "Homecoming" event in which the latter is required to perform a finishing maneuver from the top rope.
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