R.I.P. Eddie Guerrero

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Those of us who love wrestling, and could care less about it being scripted, have lost one of the shining stars. Eddie wasn't a 300 pound hulk of muscle with no personality and three manuvers (kick and punch being 2 of them), he was one of the lighter guys who could actually act and also carry a less able wrestler. At No Way Out 2004 he won the WWE title from Brock Lesner, without making his roided out superheavyweight opponant look any the lesss a dominant force than he had been pushed as for the last x months. He knew how to make a match work and displayed the talent and in-ring psychology that could turn a non-event card filling match into something far better. But before I wander into a sickeningly saccharin hyperbole, he also had his fair share of matches that will be forgotten. But for those of us who really love wrestling outside of just the WWE, he will join the likes of Curt "Mr Perfect" Henning, Owen "The Blue Blazer" Hart and Chris "Body Donna Skip" Candido, as another wrestler taken too early.

Amen UK Jester, it really can't be put much better then that. Eddie wasn't the biggest wrestler around and he wasn't just throwing himself around, he knew what he was doing, and it made everyone around him stand up, and watch.