R.I.P. Eddie Guerrero

[Lee-yoshi]

WWE is deeply saddened by the news that Eddie Guerrero has passed away. He was found dead Sunday morning in his hotel room in Minneapolis. Eddie is survived by his wife Vickie and daughters Shaul, 14, Sherilyn, 9, and Kaylie Marie, 3.

The cause of death is unknown at this time. An autopsy will be performed in Minneapolis on Monday, and Eddie's body will then be flown to Phoenix. Funeral arrangements are set for Wednesday in Scottsdale, Arizona.

I know not everyone here is a WWE fan, but for those who are... i just really don't believe it to be honest... :S :'(

[Poo Fly]

yeah i heard :'( theres rumours over here that it was drug abuse :S

[mdbrim2004]

WTF?! Eddie......No.....He was my favorite wrestler...... :| :'(

[Lee-yoshi]

Yea, it's very sad indeed, he is one of the best. If you watch the mini-press conference between his brother and Vince McMahon on WWE.com, they said he'd been clean of drugs for 3 - 4 years now, although drugs can always come back to get you.

Tonights Raw Live will be a special Raw & Smackdown Live Tribute show to Eddie if anyones planning on watching it

[pink]

See, here's a perfect example of the stupidity of the wrestling companies! They've pulled a stunt where someone was supposed to be dead, yet re-appeared more than once in the past, so no one can tell if they're being serious or are just trying to pull a marketing stunt. Complete idoitcy.

Sure if he really is dead I'd be sorry for him, after all, he wasted his life making a fool of himself in front of hundreds of thousands of people.

I'm sorry if I seem cruel and disrespectful, but it could easily just be another joke and marketing stunt of those retarded companies. This could've been planned for quite some time now.

[Lee-yoshi]

Wow, well, ok, yes they have pulled the killing of wrestlers off before in storylines, but when they go this far, especially today, they don't mess with peoples emotions in this way. He is really gone, this isn't a part of a storyline... unfortunately. :'(

[masterofchaos]

oh jeez that sux I liked him but its the life of anyone we could all die at some pint but I wouldnt be suprised if a wrestler did it for publicity.

[Arrogantelf]

Damn, so now him along with two of my other faves, of old,Andre the giant and the British bulldog. This sux... :'(

[UK Jester]

I'm sorry if I seem cruel and disrespectful, but it could easily just be another joke and marketing stunt of those retarded companies. This could've been planned for quite some time now.

Tut tut tut, I think you need to learn more about what is considered an angle in wrestling. I believe the wrestler dieing stunts you are refering to are all around the Undertaker, who has supposedly been killed on PPV about 3 times - but to anyone watching, you would be hard pressed to see it as anything other than a stunt to impress the audience.

The only other onscreen death was that of the Canadian wrestler, Owen Hart. He was acting out the a stunt, he was to swoop down from the rafters on a cable as part of his "Blue Bazer" cheesy superhero gimmick. A miscommunication resulted in Owen plunging from the top of the arena onto one of theturnbuckles. He sustained serious chest injuries and drowned in his own blood infront of an arena of fans who initialy thought it was a stunt until the ring flooded with trainers, actual medical staff and anyone else with access to the ringside area. I remember watching the PPV, although I got to see nothing as I was watching it on TV, there was no spin. To quote the announcer Jim Ross, "Owen Hart has been seriously hurt, this is not a story line, this is not an angle."

Eddie Gurrero died cleaning his teeth on Sunday morning, suggesting that his death was instantanious. He was found by his nephew, Chavo Gurrero. Although he had been clean of recreational drugs and alcohol for 3-4 years, his past caught up with him. Also, a lot of wrestlers consume a lot of prescription painkillers, you can't get thrown around by a 250 pound man every other night and just carry on as normal. One specialist likened being a wrestler and getting slammed as the equivilant of being in a car crash at 20kmph - you do the math.

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.

Too lighten the note, I wish Triple H would pop his clogs. He's just a broken down, plodding shortcut wrestler - not the solid wrestler who toughed it out with Cactus Jack, Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock that he once was. Mind you, Triple H screwed his body up by becoming obssessed with Steroids which knackered his body quicker than normal.

Regards

UK Jester

[Lee-yoshi]

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.