![]() One after his death: during the tribute show, Chris Benoit's vignette mentioned how close he and Eddie were, and that Eddie was the only person who could talk him out of doing something he'd regret.No Way Out 2004 had more of the same, with Brock Lesnar screaming at Eddie to just die already.Knowing what we know now as to how Eddie died (the same way), it makes this promo harder to watch. JBL took out Eddie with a belt shot then turned towards Eddie's mother, who (in-story) suffered a heart attack. In the promo, Eddie had invited his family into the ring when JBL showed up. The promo for Eddie Guerrero vs JBL at Judgment Day 2004 could count as well.It was due to this accident that he started abusing drugs. During Eddie's first match in WCW after getting into a serious car accident, the commentators make almost non-stop remarks about how great he looks and how it doesn't even look like he was in any pain after the accident.During the comedy skits at the 2005 Rumble when Eddie stole Ric's entry number and wallet, Triple H yells at Eddie, "You're a dead man, Guerrero!".If you lived in PAL territories, you got the game & possibly played the storyline before Eddie's death, but the game wasn't released in America until two days after he had died. The game was released the weekend of his death. In the SmackDown vs Raw 2006 video game, Eddie was featured in a storyline that ended with The Undertaker burying him alive. ![]() Despite the nature of his personal life being a little dark, an "Eddie Guerrero redemption story" would fit in perfectly in the PG era, and would still be fantastic. Getting rid of the mullet probably helped a bit, too. ![]() Growing the Beard: Eddie was always a good wrestler and popular with the fans but his second run in WWE after overcoming his drug addictions really stands out as the point where his natural charisma really took off with fans.Fan Nickname: The trio of Benoit, Malenko and Guerrero were referred to as "The Holy Trinity" or "The New Japan 3.". ![]() (The Steiners won their match against The Outsiders, but their Tag Team Championship win was reversed on the next Nitro). It's worth noting that Eddie was the only WCW wrestler that the nWo put over at nWo Souled Out 1997, during their Spotlight-Stealing Squad stage.Ensemble Dark Horse: After achieving Mexican hero status in CMLL and AAA, Eddie was a darkhorse in ECW, WCW, and the WWF it wasn't until he returned to WWE post-rehab that he became a true international superstar.About three years later, he had to virtually murder Rey Mysterio to get fans to boo him and then threaten to take Rey's son away in an insultingly illogical angle for fans to actively want him to lose to Rey. Draco in Leather Pants: Following his return to WWE in 2002, Eddie was cheered by fans whether he was a heel or a face.When his fall 2005 theme (the one fans called "Gangsta Lean") was finally released as part of the fourteenth volume of Jim Johnston's Uncaged album series * though this did involve an unauthorized leak, then a release of the original unused version of the theme as "Crackin'" in the third volume, and finally a proper release of the TV version under the title "I'm Your Papi", it was met with unanimous approval, as that theme spent all those fifteen years sitting on A LOT of people's wishlists. Except, perhaps, his and Chavo's WWE Originals theme, which some consider So Bad, It's Good anyway. Awesome Music: His WWE theme music, which were basically one celebration of stereotypes after another, were much better than they had any right to be - just like Eddie himself.Ass Pull: The revelation that Eddie was the biological father of Rey Mysterio Jr.'s son Dominick came out of absolutely nowhere.
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