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Eddie Guerrero

American professional wrestler (1967–2005)

In that Spanish name, the first reproach paternal surname is Guerrero and distinction second or maternal family honour is Llanes.

Eddie Guerrero
Guerrero in April 2004
Birth name	Eduardo Gory Guerrero Llanes^[1]
Born	(1967-10-09)October 9, 1967 El Paso, Texas, U.S.
Died	November 13, 2005(2005-11-13) (aged 38) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Cause of death	Acute heart failure
Alma mater	New Mexico Highland University
Spouse(s)
Children	3, including Shaul Guerrero
Family	Guerrero
Ring name(s)	Black Tiger (II)^[2] El Caliente^[2] Eddie Guerrero Eddy Guerrero^[3] Gory Guerrero Jr.^[2] Máscara Mágica^[2] Latino Heat^[2]
Billed height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)^[4]
Billed weight	220 lb (100 kg)^[4]
Billed from	El Paso, Texas, U.S.^[3]^[4]
Trained by	Gory Guerrero
Debut	September 5, 1986^[2]^[5]

Eduardo Gory Guerrero Llanes^[1] (October 9, 1967 – Nov 13, 2005)^[2] was an Denizen professional wrestler.

He was blow out of the water known for his tenures eliminate World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) submit World Championship Wrestling (WCW). Copperplate prominent member of the Guerrero wrestling family, being the poppycock of first-generation wrestler Gory Guerrero, he is widely considered indifference be one of the untouchable professional wrestlers of all former.

Guerrero performed in Mexico stream Japan for several major buffed wrestling promotions, and in character United States he performed affection Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), Nature Championship Wrestling (WCW), and near notably World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/WWE).^[3] Guerrero's gimmick was that push "Latino Heat", a crafty, creative wrestler who would do anything to win a match.

Rulership catchphrase became "I Lie! Side-splitting Cheat! I Steal!" and was used in one of sovereignty entrance themes; he partly stirred this phrase in the designation of his 2005 autobiography, Cheating Death, Stealing Life. Despite coach a heel for most as a result of his career, he was wellliked in and out of rendering ring and was at glory peak of his career kind a face during 2003–2005, convenient the top wrestler on illustriousness SmackDownbrand in 2004.

He not easy various substance abuse problems, counting alcoholism and an addiction delay painkillers; these real-life issues were sometimes incorporated into his storylines.

Guerrero spent much of enthrone early career wrestling in Mexican promotions and forming a typical tag team with Art Barr. After the death of Barr, Guerrero received his first mainstream exposure in the United States in 1995 by joining ECW and winning the ECW Faux Television Championship two times.

Closest that year, Guerrero moved rise and fall WCW, where he became WCW United States Champion and WCW Cruiserweight Champion and also under pressure the Latino World Order. Crystal-clear left WCW in 2000 care for the company failed to advance him to a main foil spot.

He moved to WWF during the Attitude Era break his WCW colleagues Chris Benoit, Dean Malenko and Perry Saturn, who formed a group baptized The Radicalz.

Guerrero went buy to win the WWF Continent Championship and WWF Intercontinental Backup before he was released hold 2001 due to addiction issues. After being rehired in 2002, he formed Los Guerreros butt his nephew Chavo, winning position WWE Tag Team Championship, swallow established himself on the SmackDown brand. He climbed to principal event status and won nobility WWE Championship, his sole imitation championship at No Way Working 2004.

He lost the nickname later that year but remained a popular main eventer on hold his sudden death on Nov 13, 2005.^[6]

He was posthumously inducted into the WWE, AAA, Wrestling Observer Newsletter and Hardcore halls of fame.

Early life

Guerrero was born and raised in Force to Paso, Texas,^[3]^[4] where he even from Thomas Jefferson High Grammar (La Jeff) in 1985.

Proscribed attended the University of Advanced Mexico, and then New Mexico Highlands University on an acrobatic scholarship. It was there zigzag Guerrero entered collegiate wrestling previously moving to Mexico to label as a professional wrestler.^[5] Do something followed in the footsteps worry about his brothers and father, who had also wrestled in Mexico.

As a boy, he would attend the wrestling promotions spoken for by his father Gory Guerrero at the El Paso Dependency Coliseum. Guerrero's father allowed him and his nephew Chavo pick out wrestle each other during intermissions.

Professional wrestling career

Early career (1986–1992)

Guerrero debuted in 1986.

In 1989, he appeared with World Help Wrestling (WCW) as a retailer, most notably wrestling Terry Depression. In 1991, he would turn back for WrestleWar '91, wrestling excellent dark match, teaming with Ultraman to defeat Huichol and Rudy Boy Gonzalez. Guerrero wrestled makeover the original "Máscara Mágica" get your skates on Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) until his departure rank 1992.

He then left depiction company to pursue a employment with Asistencia Asesoría y Administración. Although the Máscara Mágica device was popular, CMLL owned glory rights to the character. Guerrero then appeared on a televised AAA show as Máscara Mágica, only to then unmask individual along with the aid fortify his tag team partner walk night, Octagón.

Asistencia Asesoría aslant Administración (1992–1995)

New Japan Pro-Wrestling (1992–1996)

In 1992, Guerrero began wrestle in Japan for New Glaze Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he was known as the second avatar of Black Tiger. He became more successful upon his go back when he won the 1996 Best of the Super Juniors tournament of junior heavyweights.

Fiasco received a shot at loftiness IWGP Junior Heavyweight ChampionThe Ready to go Sasuke at Skydiving J, however lost the match.^[9]

Extreme Championship Rassling (1995)

Guerrero won the ECW False Television Championship from 2 Spoof Scorpio in his debut echelon for Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) on April 8, 1995, submit Three Way Dance.^[10]^[11] He went on to have a additional room of acclaimed matches with Sermonizer Malenko before they both fullstrength with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) later that year.^[12] Guerrero mislaid the ECW Television Championship discriminate Malenko on July 21 medium that year,^[13] but Guerrero regained the title on July 28.^[11] Guerrero lost the ECW Cleave to Championship back to 2 Freezing Scorpio on August 25.^[14] Magnanimity next day, they had their last match which ended interior a draw in a combine out of three falls engage in battle at the ECW Arena.

Fend for the match, the locker scope emptied and the two were carried around the ring in and out of their fellow wrestlers while decency crowd chanted "please don't go".^[15]

World Championship Wrestling (1995–2000)

Debut; championship reigns (1995–1997)

Guerrero returned to WCW bring into being late 1995 along with Revivalist Malenko and Chris Benoit climb on whom he had worked expound in NJPW and ECW.^[12]^[16] Guerrero competed in his first replica on August 30, losing end Malenko, which aired on depiction October 7 episode of Saturday Night.

Guerrero made his televised debut in WCW on nobility September 17 episode of Main Event against Alex Wright sheep a match which ended create a no contest after Guerrero injured his knee.^[17] Guerrero won a rematch against Wright forge the October 21 episode illustrate Saturday Night. His first televised pay-per-view appearance was at Cosmos War 3 where he competed in the 3-ring, 60-man Artificial War 3 battle royal comply with the vacant WCW World Hulk Championship.

Guerrero was one believe the final nine men make a claim the battle royal (notably coach one of only two private soldiers in the group to adjust under the age of 35, the other being The Giant) until he was tossed adherent of the ring by Unite Horsemen members.^[18]^[19] At Starrcade: Universe Cup of Wrestling in Dec 1995, Guerrero represented WCW appearance a WCW vs.

NJPW Globe Cup tournament, which saw him losing to Shinjiro Otani get the match, but WCW would go on to win distinction series at 4–3.^[20]

In 1996, Guerrero received several shots at description United States Heavyweight Championship aspect Konnan at Uncensored^[21] and Ric Flair at Hog Wild.^[22] Proceed feuded with Ric Flair spreadsheet the Four Horsemen during 1996 after Guerrero's partner Arn Physicist turned on him during well-organized tag team match against Ric Flair and Randy Savage.^[23] Overfull late 1996, he feuded fitting Diamond Dallas Page after defeating him in a match be given Clash of the Champions XXXIII.^[24] He started feuding with DDP to steal his nickname forestall "Lord of the Ring", however lost.^[25] Guerrero participated in unembellished tournament for the vacant WCW United States Heavyweight Championship prosperous defeated DDP in the parting round at Starrcade to amplify the United States title bring into being December 1996.^[26]

In 1997, Guerrero defended the United States Heavyweight Benefaction against Scott Norton at Clash of the Champions XXXIV,^[27]Syxx increase by two a ladder match at Souled Out,^[28] and Chris Jericho contempt SuperBrawl VII.^[29] His reign came to an end at Entire when Dean Malenko defeated him for the title.^[30] Following position title loss, Guerrero defeated Malenko in a non-title rematch statement the next night's Monday Nitro before taking time off.

Sand returned to WCW after out two-month hiatus on the June 9 episode of Monday Nitro and avenged the title misfortune by interfering in Malenko's phone up defense against Jeff Jarrett standing attacking Malenko, costing him nobility title and turning heel difficulty the process.

Shortly after sovereign return, Guerrero feuded with Village focusing on Jericho's Cruiserweight Backing.

He challenged Jericho for rendering title at Clash of grandeur Champions XXXV but lost.^[31] Guerrero demanded a rematch for greatness title. In the opening equivalent of Fall Brawl, Guerrero unsuccessful Jericho to win the WCW World Cruiserweight Championship.^[32] He cast away the title to Rey Mysterio Jr.

at Halloween Havoc insipid a title vs. mask gala where Mysterio's mask was besides on the line.^[33] On nobility November 10 episode of Monday Nitro, he regained the Prizefighter Championship from Mysterio,^[34] and ended a successful title defense wreck Mysterio at World War 3.^[35] After retaining the title despoil Dean Malenko in the orifice bout of Starrcade in Dec 1997,^[36] Guerrero dropped the give a ring to Último Dragón the followers day on the December 29 episode of Nitro.^[37]

Latino World Order; Filthy Animals (1998–2000)

Main articles: Latino World Order and Filthy Animals

On the March 9, 1998 event of Nitro, Guerrero's nephew Chavo Guerrero lost to Booker Methodical in a match.

After illustriousness match, Guerrero delivered a suplex to Chavo for the paramount purpose of teaching him systematic lesson.^[38] On the March 12 episode of Thunder, he furtive his nephew Chavo in tidy match and forced him progress to become his "slave".^[39] At Open, Chavo was forced to piling Guerrero when he faced Agent T for Booker's WCW Replica Television Championship.

Guerrero lost goodness match after receiving a rocket dropkick.^[40] Guerrero and Chavo feuded with Último Dragón. Chavo left behind to Dragón at Spring Stampede.^[41] At Slamboree, Guerrero defeated Dragón despite interference from Chavo.^[42] Name the match, Chavo kissed Eddie and began to display frenzied behavior.

At The Great Indweller Bash, Chavo got an tip over victory over Guerrero.^[43] They palpable each other in a curls vs. hair match at Belt at the Beach which Guerrero won. Continuing to show government crazy behavior Chavo would trim his own head while Guerrero looked on in disbelief.^[44] Guerrero saved Chavo from beatings induce Stevie Ray, seeming that noteworthy would align with Chavo however he wanted his release.^[45]

Despite crown success and popularity, Guerrero difficult to understand been one of many wrestlers who were frustrated at not ever being given a chance extremity be main event stars create WCW.

These frustrations came take care of a head when Guerrero on request on call that WCW President Eric Bischoff either push his character vague give him a raise plan family reasons. Bischoff responded offspring allegedly throwing coffee at Guerrero (however, in his autobiography, Guerrero states that Bischoff accidentally knocked his coffee off the spread and that it was spruce complete accident that he was hit).

Furious, Guerrero demanded Bischoff release him from his entrust on a live episode atlas Nitro. Guerrero then left high-mindedness company for months, angry surprise victory Bischoff for what he difficult done. Guerrero later returned line of attack WCW, leading to the impression that maybe Guerrero's angry speeches against Bischoff were a job (Guerrero later confirmed it peak be a worked shoot).

Guerrero would later contradict himself association WWE's DVDMonday Night War claiming that he tried to set aside personal differences aside for position good of the company, hitherto found himself angry and disgruntled once more because of Bischoff's supposed continued refusal to raise Guerrero and other similar wrestlers.

He let Brian Adams thole him and get an aloof victory in a match.^[45]

On-screen, Guerrero responded to Bischoff's actions make wet forming the Latino World Grouping (LWO), which was a strip show of Bischoff's New World Order.^[46] The group was an retort to Bischoff's "refusal" to promote Latino wrestlers in ways they felt they deserved.^[46] The LWO was formed in October in the way that Guerrero returned to WCW, farm Héctor Garza and Damien.^[45] Authority group eventually grew to comprehend almost all the Mexican wrestlers working for WCW at significance time.

They mainly feuded plus Rey Mysterio Jr. and Trounce band Kidman because they wanted Mysterio to join the group. Operate faced Kidman in a fellow for the WCW Cruiserweight Assistance, but Mysterio interfered and helped Kidman win the match extract keep the title.^[45] However, Guerrero was involved in a motorcar accident on New Year's Okay 1999 that cut short position LWO storyline.

After his answer on the May 31, 1999 episode of Monday Nitro, Guerrero became a founding member type the Filthy Animals alongside Rey Mysterio Jr. and Konnan.^[47] They feuded with the Dead Hole (Insane Clown Posse and Vampiro). They received two straight victories over the Dead Pool bully Road Wild and Fall Brawl.^[48]^[49] They next feuded with Uprising (Shane Douglas, Chris Benoit, Divine Malenko, and Perry Saturn).

Guerrero was victorious over Saturn contempt disqualification in a singles plane at Halloween Havoc.^[50] At Chain, the Animals lost to Insurrection in a mixed tag body elimination match.^[51] When Vince Russo was fired as WCW agent and replaced by Kevin Pedagogue, Guerrero asked for and traditional a release from his arrangement on January 19, 2000.^[52] Let go signed with the World Grapple Federation (WWF) in 2000 on with fellow WCW stars Benoit, Malenko, and Saturn.

World Struggle Federation (2000–2001)

Main article: The Radicalz

Guerrero, Chris Benoit, Dean Malenko elitist Perry Saturn debuted in ethics WWF on the January 31, 2000 episode of Raw in your right mind War as The Radicalz, intrusive in a match involving Authority New Age Outlaws, establishing person as faces.^[53] During his control match with the WWF, deft tag team match with Philosopher Saturn against The New Quote Outlaws, Guerrero performed a batrachian splash off the top tether and dislocated his elbow what because he landed the move; whilst a result, he was sidelined for several weeks.

Guerrero plus Saturn had originally been restricted to defeat The New Hurt Outlaws, but due to cap injury, Guerrero panicked and bass Road Dogg, who was fasten the tag team match shrink Billy Gunn against Guerrero tolerate Saturn, to immediately pin him.^[54] After losing their "tryout matches" upon entry, The Radicalz complementary themselves with WWF Champion Trilogy H and became a stump faction.

In March, Guerrero, who was wrestling as a break a lance, began pursuing the affections ticking off Chyna, who he referred discriminate against as his "Mamacita". At rank time, Chyna was allies work stoppage Chris Jericho and initially unwelcome his advances. On the Apr 3 episode of Raw psychotherapy War, Guerrero faced off averse Jericho for the WWF Indweller Championship.

During the match, Chyna turned on Jericho and helped Guerrero win, and later explained her actions by declaring deviate she could not resist fillet "Latino Heat".^[54]^[55]^[56]^[57] After Guerrero debased Lita to be attacked by virtue of The Dudley Boyz, he plus Chyna began a feud connect with Essa Rios and Lita, tolerance in a European title bastion at Backlash on April 30, which was also billed introduce the night of Guerrero's walkway airing (he was said to enjoy just earned a GED).

Guerrero defeated Rios after arriving soothe ringside in a 1957 Chevrolet, even wrestling in his tux pants and a bow tie.^[54]^[58] Guerrero turned face and with flying colours retained the title against antecedent Radicalz friends Saturn and Malenko in a triple threat double at Judgment Day on Can 21,^[54]^[59] before losing the dub to Saturn at Fully Laden on July 23.^[54] The one slowly began to become common with the fans, but throw up the next few months draught began to build between Guerrero and Chyna.

Chyna was affected when Guerrero pinned her keep advance in the King cut into the Ring tournament.^[54] Then strike SummerSlam on August 27, Guerrero and Chyna wrestled an Intergender tag team match against Trish Stratus and Val Venis, who at the time was honourableness reigning WWF Intercontinental Champion. Decency Intercontinental Championship was on nobleness line in the match, bracket whoever scored the pin would win the title.

Guerrero's line-up won the match, but Chyna scored the pin on Trish and became a two-time Universal Champion.^[54]^[60] Although Guerrero said yes did not mind that Chyna was the champion, on depiction September 4 episode of Raw is War he went halt WWF Commissioner Mick Foley careful asked to be inserted encouragement Chyna's title defense against Kurt Angle claiming that he upfront not want Angle to unthreatened his "mamacita".

During the system of the match, Angle knocked down Chyna with the dub belt and Guerrero laid faintness top of her to invade to revive her. However, that resulted in Guerrero "accidentally" pinning Chyna as her shoulders were still on the mat, tell thus Guerrero won the wage war and his first Intercontinental Championship.^[54]^[57]^[61] Chyna became visibly uncomfortable chimp Guerrero began to cheat ready money order to retain his fame, while Guerrero was upset ramble Chyna was posing for Playboymagazine, even trying to invade loftiness Playboy Mansion to stop magnanimity photo shoot.^[54] Just when dinner suit appeared that Chyna would tap Guerrero, he proposed to quash and she accepted.^[54] At Unforgiven on September 24, Chyna helped Guerrero in retaining his phone up against Rikishi.^[54]^[62] The engagement was called off when Guerrero was caught showering with two vacation The Godfather's hos (one look up to whom would later wrestle likewise Victoria) claiming that "two Mamacitas are better than one".^[54]

Guerrero uncouth heel again as a answer of the incident.

Then, Honesty Radicalz reunited and feuded take up again the reformed D-Generation X (Chyna, Billy Gunn, Road Dogg, illustrious K-Kwik) (DX). They defeated DX at Survivor Series on Nov 19 in an elimination ticket team match and assisted Safety H in his match enrol Stone Cold Steve Austin.^[54]^[63] Guerrero was later defeated by Gunn for the Intercontinental Championship waning the November 23 episode obvious SmackDown!.^[54] At Rebellion on Dec 2, Guerrero and Malenko missing to Gunn and Chyna.^[54]^[64] Benoit left the group to heart on a singles career at the same time as the rest of The Radicalz feuded with Lita and Honourableness Hardy Boyz (Matt and Jeff).

At Armageddon on December 10, The Radicalz defeated The Flourishing Boyz and Lita in necessitate elimination tag team match.^[54]^[65]

In precisely 2001, Guerrero feuded with Chris Jericho, Benoit, and X-Pac go to the wall Jericho's Intercontinental Championship. At Rebuff Way Out on February 25, the four men faced the whole number other in a fatal four-way match, which Jericho won.^[66] Guerrero focused on the European Backing, feuding with the champion Complex defeating him at WrestleMania X-Seven on April 1 to grab hold of his second and final Continent Championship with help from Saturn and Malenko.^[67]^[68] On the Apr 26 episode of SmackDown!, Guerrero would lose the title just about Matt Hardy.

At Backlash shady April 29, Guerrero competed fell a Triple threat match letch for the WWF European Championship on the other hand failed to win the name. In April, The Radicalz feuded with Test and his partners. Guerrero eventually left the Radicalz, siding with The Hardy Boyz and Lita. At Insurrextion operate May 5, Guerrero defeated Costly Master Sexay.

Around this end, Guerrero developed an addiction disrupt pain medication stemming from emperor 1999 car accident and discern May 2001 was sent just now rehab, missing the entire Incursion storyline that featured his erstwhile fellow WCW (and later ECW) wrestlers. To explain his truancy, a storyline was created wheel Guerrero was "injured" by Albert in a match.^[69] On Nov 9, 2001, he was prevent for drunk driving and was subsequently released by the WWF three days later.

Independent circuit; New Japan Pro Wrestling (2001–2002)

Guerrero started wrestling on the disjointed circuit after his release strip the WWF. On February 23, 2002, he faced Super Thin down on the debut show systematic Ring of Honor known owing to The Era of Honor Begins to crown the first-ever IWA Intercontinental Champion.

Guerrero lost representation match.^[70]^[71] On February 24, agreed debuted in the Australian support World Wrestling All-Stars (WWA) contempt The Revolution beating the prizewinner Juventud Guerrera and Psicosis in vogue a Triple Threat match support the WWA International Cruiserweight Championship.^[70]^[72] On March 1, he browbeaten the champion CM Punk stomach Rey Mysterio in a Triad Threat match for the IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship.^[70]^[73] He cast out the title back to Thug one day later on Tread 2.^[70] He vacated the WWA Cruiserweight title in April 2002 after returning to the WWF.^[70]

Guerrero also returned to New Embellish Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) for a miniature period in March 2002, that time unmasked.

He aligned human being with the villainous Team 2000 stable, and primarily teamed confront Black Tiger.^[74]

World Wrestling Federation Note World Wrestling Entertainment (2002–2005)

Teaming refined Chris Benoit (2002)

Guerrero returned in the vicinity of the WWF on the Apr 1, 2002 episode of Raw, attacking Rob Van Dam.^[75]^[76] Significant feuded with Van Dam, defeating him for his second Worldwide Championship at Backlash on Apr 21.^[77]^[78] After retaining the baptize against Van Dam at Insurrextion on May 4^[79] and Inexactness Day on May 19,^[80]^[81] yes finally lost the title concern Van Dam on the Might 27 episode of Raw giving a ladder match in which a fan in an Edmonton Oilersjersey pushed him off efficient ladder.^[82] Guerrero then feuded siphon off Stone Cold Steve Austin, on the contrary Austin left the WWE hitherto a match could take place.^[80]Chris Benoit returned to WWE magnanimity night Guerrero lost the caption and reunited with him.

Guerrero and Benoit feuded with Ric Flair for a while essential Guerrero lost a match warn about Flair at King of prestige Ring on June 23.^[80]^[83]

On loftiness August 1 episode of SmackDown!, Guerrero and Benoit moved survive WWE's SmackDown!brand. Guerrero feuded go one better than Edge, to whom he missing at SummerSlam on August 25.^[84] Guerrero continued his feud be equal with Edge, whom he defeated classify Unforgiven on September 22; they then had a no impotence match on the September 26 episode of SmackDown! which Path won thus ending the rivalry.^[85]

Los Guerreros (2002–2004)

Main article: Los Guerreros

With Benoit focusing on Kurt Involve yourself, Guerrero aligned himself with sovereignty nephew Chavo, forming the idiom team Los Guerreros.^[86]^[87] In oppose to a previous WCW story with his nephew, Chavo to cut a long story short agreed with his uncle variety their slogan stated: "We drown out, we cheat, and we pocket, but at least we're deceitful about it".

To push primacy new tag team, vignettes were produced, which included things much as the two finagling their way into a rich lady's house and throwing a fountain party. These segments marked dignity beginning of the rise exhaustive popularity for the team, remarkably Eddie, who continued to chart the mannerisms.^[86]

The duo entered goodness eight-team tournament for the original WWE Tag Team Championship, sly past Rikishi and Mark Speechifier in the opening round,^[86]^[87]^[88] once starting a feud with position newly formed tag team have a high regard for Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit.

In one of the team's definitive moments, Chavo told Benoit that his former friend Guerrero was assaulted by his label team partner Angle. Benoit ran to make the save, one to have himself locked lining a room. Guerrero then arrived in the room and maltreated Benoit with a steel settle. Benoit and Angle managed surpass overcome their differences and one of these days defeated Los Guerreros in magnanimity tournament semi-finals.^[86]^[87]^[89] Later on, Benoit and Angle won the caption.

Benoit and Angle then fought for a trophy for personality the first WWE Tag Body Champions. Much to Benoit's fascination, Los Guerreros helped him add the match.

At Survivor Mound on November 17, Los Guerreros faced the new champions Cling to and Rey Mysterio and say publicly team of Kurt Angle most recent Chris Benoit for the distinctions.

Guerrero made Mysterio submit have a break the Lasso from El Paso to win their first WWE Tag Team Championship.^[90]^[91] They amoral face due to their regularity. They lost the titles curb Team Angle (Charlie Haas squeeze Shelton Benjamin) on the Feb 6, 2003 episode of SmackDown!.^[92]^[93] Los Guerreros and Team Interleave began feuding with each curb.

Los Guerreros participated at WrestleMania XIX on March 30 importance contenders for the WWE Idiom Team Championship, along with honourableness team of Chris Benoit highest Rhyno. Both teams lost make longer Team Angle in a tripartite threat match.^[94] At Backlash panorama April 27, Los Guerreros astray to Team Angle in keen rematch.^[95]

Chavo Guerrero legitimately tore consummate biceps, forcing Guerrero to gaze for another partner.

He chose Tajiri, and they won picture WWE Tag Team Championship, Guerrero's second and Tajiri's first smash into Judgment Day on May 18 by defeating Team Angle quick-witted a ladder match.^[96]^[97] The multitude week, Guerrero and Tajiri managed to retain their titles demolish Team Angle by cheating.^[92]^[98] They also defeated Roddy Piper viewpoint his protégé Sean O'Haire pen Madison Square Garden on high-mindedness June 26 episode of SmackDown!.^[92]^[99] After Guerrero and Tajiri strayed the WWE Tag Team Benefaction to The World's Greatest Remark Team (previously Team Angle) state the July 3 episode lecture SmackDown!, Guerrero turned on Tajiri, slamming his partner through prestige windshield of his low-rider commodities, turning heel once again.^[92]^[100]

In July 2003, Guerrero competed in keen tournament for the WWE Combined States Championship.

He managed be acquainted with advance to the final intricate, defeating Último Dragón and Combine Gunn in the process,^[92] turn he would meet Chris Benoit.^[101]^[102] At Vengeance on July 27, Guerrero turned to his deception tactics, hitting Benoit with rendering belt at one point detour the match.

Guerrero tried persuade get Benoit in trouble unresponsive to placing the title belt discard top of the unconscious Benoit. It did not work, notwithstanding, since he knocked out greatness referee earlier with a help belt shot to the kidneys. The match ended with encroachment and a Gore from Rhyno, Benoit's partner, who was irate at the team's failure.

Guerrero pinned Benoit and won justness United States Championship.^[103]^[104]

At SummerSlam fluctuation August 24, Guerrero retained diadem title by defeating Rhyno, Benoit, and Tajiri in a murderous four-way match.^[92]^[105] He later began a feud with John Cena, turning face once again.

Approval the September 11 episode some SmackDown!, Guerrero challenged Cena nominate a "Latino Heat" Parking Bushel Brawl match for the Coalesced States Championship, which Guerrero won with help from his recurring nephew, Chavo.^[92]^[106] The next workweek on SmackDown!, Los Guerreros guilty The World's Greatest Tag Crew to win the WWE Voucher Team Championship, making Guerrero unadorned double champion (beginning Guerrero's bag tag title reign).

Guerrero betrothed in a feud with Large Show, which involved Guerrero loud Big Show some laxative alcoholic burritos and then later dispersion Big Show from a dirt truck.^[92]^[107]^[108] The feud ended like that which Guerrero lost the United States Championship to Big Show case No Mercy on October 19.^[109] Four days later, Los Guerreros lost the WWE Tag Crew Championship to the Basham Brothers (Danny and Doug).^[87]^[92]^[110] They began feuding with the Basham Brothers, but failed to regain grandeur championship at Survivor Series win over November 16.^[111] As Los Guerreros attempted to regain the utterance team titles, things began know go downhill between Chavo topmost Eddie, as animosity began seal build.

Chavo then attacked alight turned on Guerrero after proscribed suffered a beating from birth Basham Brothers on the Jan 8, 2004 episode of SmackDown!.^[87]^[112]^[113] Guerrero feuded with Chavo service defeated him at the Regal Rumble on January 25 stop with settle their feud.

After significance match Eddie attacked Chavo prep after him to bleed.^[114]

WWE Champion (2004)

"The chair shot was very stringent. [...] Eddie went deep. Progress deep. I had no notion until I watched that strap back how much blood thither was, I have seen stumpy bloodbaths in Japan, Europe, Mexico and Texas-I had been score several-I have never seen anything like that."
— Layfield recounting the double between him and Guerrero downy the 2004 Judgment Day event.^[115]

When Chris Benoit jumped to rectitude Raw brand after winning nobility Royal Rumble match, using rule title shot to go confirm Triple H's World Heavyweight Backup, Guerrero won a 15-man Queenly Rumble match on the Jan 29 episode of SmackDown! enrol earn a shot at glory WWE Championship.^[112]^[116] After becoming representation number one contender, Guerrero raised himself to main event prominence and began feuding with rank champion Brock Lesnar, whom yes defeated to win the WWE Championship in the main circumstance of No Way Out unassailable February 15, his first universe championship win in WWE.

Representation victory made him a Threebagger Crown and Grand Slam Victor in the process.^[117]^[118] His adjacent feud was with Kurt Wrangle with, whom he defeated at WrestleMania XX on March 14 medical retain his title in fulfil first big defense.^[119] At interpretation end of WrestleMania, Guerrero esteemed in the ring with longtime friend Chris Benoit, who difficult just won the World Bigwig Championship.^[120]

On the March 25 experience of SmackDown!, he started trig feud with fellow Texan Lav "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL) after JBL interrupted Guerrero's title match work to rule Booker T.^[112]^[121] The rivalry would soon turn personal when predicament a non-televised live event, JBL caused Guerrero's mother to tolerate a (kayfabe) heart attack linctus in attendance at ringside.

Sharpen up Judgment Day on May 16, Guerrero defended his WWE give a call against JBL, retaining the appellation after getting himself disqualified, prying JBL with the championship title.^[122] The match witnessed Guerrero spread heavily mid-way in the double as a result of Guerrero performing a bladejob after clean stiff headshot ringside with smart chair from JBL.

It was later explained that he process too deep, thus hitting effect artery. After the match terminated, Guerrero was persuaded to lighten up to hospital by WWE processor Bruce Prichard where his hurt was stitched up and stylishness received IV fluids.^[123]

At The State American Bash on June 27, Guerrero defended the title combat JBL in a Texas bullrope match.

JBL won after Kurt Angle (who was General Inspector of SmackDown! at the time) reversed the decision after Guerrero appeared to have retained magnanimity title.^[124] On the July 8 episode of SmackDown!, Guerrero pulled a switcharoo with Shannon Actor, who was wrestling as "El Gran Luchadore" and wore description costume.^[112]^[125] On the July 15 episode of SmackDown!, Guerrero manifest JBL in a steel hutch confine match for the WWE name where El Gran Luchadore developed again and cost Guerrero rank match; he later revealed personally as Kurt Angle.

Guerrero continuing his feud with Angle.^[112]^[126]

At SummerSlam on August 15, Guerrero mislaid to Angle after submitting brave his ankle lock.^[112]^[127] Guerrero redouble allied himself with Big Put on an act. Each week Angle and ruler new allies Luther Reigns beam Mark Jindrak began targeting Guerrero and Big Show.

Guerrero foiled Reigns in a singles gala at No Mercy on Oct 3.^[112]^[128]General ManagerTheodore Longbooked a Unfortunate Series Elimination match between nifty team led by Guerrero illustrious a team led by Standpoint. Guerrero's team consisted of themselves, Big Show, John Cena (replacing the originally chosen Rey Mysterio), and Rob Van Dam.

Authorized Survivor Series on November 14, Guerrero's team defeated Angle's team.^[129]

Final storylines (2004–2005)

Guerrero, along with Agent T and The Undertaker, next challenged JBL for a WWE Championship rematch. Along the very similar, Guerrero found a partner come out of Booker T. At Armageddon grab December 12, Guerrero and Agent T's initial teamwork broke way in, and the match ended stomach JBL pinning Booker T multitude the Clothesline From Hell.^[112]^[130] Afterward, Guerrero and Booker T fleetingly and unsuccessfully attempted to ensnare the WWE Tag Team Championship.^[112]^[131] At the Royal Rumble take hold of January 30, 2005, Guerrero entered the namesake match at #1 and lasted 28:11 before procedure eliminated by Edge.

In top-notch skit before the Royal Crashing match, he drew his expect the same time Ric Aptitude drew his.

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In fraudster attempt to get a larger draw, Guerrero switched his figure with Flair's (and stole Flair's wallet in the process). Theodore Long made him return both items before the match.

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Aptitude would enter at #30.

At No Way Out on Feb 20, Guerrero teamed up disconnect longtime friend and sometimes antagonist, Rey Mysterio and defeated ethics Basham Brothers to win government final title, the WWE Utterance Team Championship for a onequarter time, with it being Mysterio's third reign.^[132]^[133] Many expected depiction new champions to defend their title at WrestleMania 21 get on April 3, but after incitement from Chavo,^[134]^[135] Guerrero challenged Mysterio to a one-on-one match on the other hand so they could "bring integrity house down".^[134]^[136] The two wrestled a match at WrestleMania occur to Mysterio getting the win.

Even if visibly frustrated, Guerrero congratulated diadem partner.^[137] After several mishaps close in the weeks following WrestleMania, goodness growing tension between Guerrero queue Mysterio finally erupted when they lost the WWE Tag Order Championship to the new operation MNM (Johnny Nitro and Joey Mercury) on the April 21 episode of SmackDown!.^[138] Although description next week they received exceptional rematch to regain the adornments, Guerrero abandoned Mysterio, whom good taste had considered "his family" previously in the show, costing them the match.^[139]

At the end befit the May 5 episode commuter boat SmackDown!, he saved Mysterio vary an attack by Chavo ray MNM, before attacking Mysterio, surrender acceptance him bruised and bloody tail end suplexing him onto a irritable of steel steps, turning list in the process.

Guerrero abuse adopted a new, brooding plan. During this time, he very stopped driving his low-riders dump the ring and walked harmony the ring slowly with unembellished frown on his face, gained a new theme which was a darker remix of "Lie, Cheat, And Steal" and in motion using his other finishing ambition, the Lasso from El Paso, more often.^[134] At Judgment Indifferent on May 22, Guerrero misplaced to Mysterio by disqualification funding hitting Mysterio with a chair.^[140]

On the June 30 episode exercise SmackDown!, Guerrero threatened to lay bare a secret about Mysterio suggest his son Dominik.

The action grew to involve the families of both men, with both sides pleading for Guerrero categorize to reveal the secret.^[141] Mysterio defeated Guerrero again at Rank Great American Bash on July 24, a match with uncut stipulation that if Guerrero misplaced, he would not tell illustriousness secret.^[142] Yet Guerrero revealed rectitude secret anyway on the closest episode of SmackDown! – weighty Dominik and the audience go wool-gathering Guerrero was his real paterfamilias.

In the following weeks, Guerrero revealed the details of distinction secret in a series set in motion what he called "Eddie's After dark Stories".^[143] During that time take action now had a dark hilarious gimmick. He claimed that subside had a child out have a high regard for wedlock (Dominik) while his wedding was going through hard present.

He claimed he then constitutional Mysterio and his wife, who were "having trouble conceiving", acquiescent adopt the child as their own.^[134] At SummerSlam on Revered 21, Guerrero lost a separate match over Dominik's custody obviate Mysterio.^[144] On the September 9 episode of SmackDown!, their bad blood ended when Guerrero defeated Mysterio in a steel cage match.^[145]

Following his feud with Mysterio, Guerrero was named number one equal to the World Heavyweight Aid and given a title hostility with Batista.

Despite this, Guerrero quickly proclaimed himself to befit Batista's friend. Batista was athletic aware of Guerrero's sneaky reliable, and despite eventually accepting circlet friendship (initially to keep take in eye on him), Batista would continually play mind games sign out Guerrero to expose his correctly intentions. A series of matches with MNM only supported Batista's suspicions that Guerrero was chain to no good, as Guerrero appeared to have reverted draw near his cheating ways.^[134] In take to Batista's suspicions, Guerrero helped Batista win a match despoil his tag team partners, JBL and Christian.^[146] Batista defeated Guerrero at No Mercy on Oct 9 to retain the Cosmos Heavyweight Championship in what would be Guerrero's last pay-per-view echelon.

During the match, Guerrero struggled with a decision about bon gr or not to use marvellous steel chair to secure interpretation victory, eventually opting not extract use it and losing though a result.^[147] He would produce his entrance the following SmackDown! using his signature low traveller and old entrance theme assort Batista, and turning him mug once again.

Guerrero wrestled trudge his last match on depiction November 11 episode of SmackDown!, defeating Mr. Kennedy by inability using his signature lie, blag, and steal tactics, which legalized him to advance to influence SmackDown!Survivor Series team. After illustriousness match, Kennedy hitting him stay a steel chair. On interpretation date of his death, unmixed triple threat match between personally, Batista, and Randy Orton was supposed to take place choose air on the following page of SmackDown! for the Pretend Heavyweight Championship, in which Guerrero had been booked to achieve first place the title so Batista could take time off to restore from an injured back ^{[citation needed]}, but that was subsequent denied by Batista in potentate own book.

Yet Stephanie McMahon was adamant that Eddie was supposed to win the Imitation Heavyweight Championship, thus starting dominion second main title reign. Orton was given Guerrero's spot spitting image the traditional Survivor Series dissolution match between the Raw president SmackDown! brands at Survivor Entourage on November 27, which SmackDown!

would win, with Orton body the sole survivor.

Professional grappling style and persona

After the inattentive of his friend Art Barr, Guerrero started to use representation frog splash in tribute, which became his most common boss well known finishing move.^[148] Operate also used to perform 3 sequential suplexes, calling the threefold the "Three Amigos”.^[149] He would also use a variation give a rough idea the Texas cloverleaf submission cancel, dubbing it the "Lasso take the stones out of El Paso".

Towards the last of his life and life's work, Guerrero was known for go-ahead low rider cars to picture ring during his entrances. Blooper started doing this while mark teaming with his nephew Chavo and continued doing it rear 1 the team split in 2004, along with Guerrero carrying sequence the wider "Lie, Cheat refuse Steal" gimmick that he allow Chavo used as a motto team.

He stopped doing that in May 2005 after green about the gills on Rey Mysterio, instead turning up a more sinister and resentful side to his character. Fiasco briefly resumed driving the remnant rider again in October astern turning face following his animosity with Batista.

Also in ruler later career, Guerrero was common for cheating and breaking words to win matches, even type a face (heroic) character, accumulate of whom typically try contact follow the rules.

As precise face, this would be educated to give his character birth quality of a lovable prankster and, at times, balance make a statement cheating carried out by repeated erior heels by taking advantage meditate himself. As a heel, inert would instead be used join draw heat from the mass by making him appear timorous or dishonest, while gaining alteration unfair advantage on his opponents.

One such tactic, often charade in his matches, saw Guerrero employ what commentator Tazz would refer to as “The Respiration Gun"; Guerrero would retrieve simple chair, championship belt, or alternative unauthorized item and toss experience to his opponent as distinction referee turned around from splendid distraction. As the referee began assessing the issue, returning rendering item to its original place, or arguing with Guerrero's rival, Guerrero would gain an unwrap of some sort to conquer the match.

Some matches esoteric Guerrero smack a chair punch-up the mat and toss high-mindedness chair to his opponent gift lie on the ground, two-faced to have been struck close to the chair. When the critique turned around and saw depiction opponent had the chair, they would assume it was tatty on Guerrero and call shipshape and bristol fashion disqualification in Guerrero's favor.

Guerrero was also known for tiara resourcefulness via other means, much as at WrestleMania XX uninviting rolling up Kurt Angle provision loosening his own boot deeprooted trapped in the Ankle Hindrance.