stormshadow19 Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 I dunno how many of you are wrestling fans or not, but I had heard some bad news today. This morning, Eddie Guererro passed away. He was a former World Champion, among other titles he's held. He's also famous for being one of the first lucha libre stars to make it huge in the US. He will be missed. http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/eddieguerreropasses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alk Posted November 14, 2005 Share Posted November 14, 2005 I don't watch wrestling anymore but I am very familiar with him. I watched him when he was just getting his start in the WWF. It's a damn shame with how he was turning his life around and then this happens. They need to do some serious investigation inside professional wrestling. Something just isn't right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETROCK Posted November 14, 2005 Share Posted November 14, 2005 Unbelievable. I just saw him on TV this past week. It's amazing how people are mysteriously found dead in their hotel rooms. I always liked the guy. It's a shame when something like this happens to someone, especially when they leave young children behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetheelz Posted November 14, 2005 Share Posted November 14, 2005 Damn, this is horrible news. I know Eddie had a drug problem in the past. Either way its a shame and very sad. I bet tomorrow night's Raw broadcast will be a tribute show, much like the one after Owen Hart's passing. RIP Eddie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantherfan007 Posted November 14, 2005 Share Posted November 14, 2005 Here's another article about it... http://msn.foxsports.com/other/story/5080216 My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mean Papi Green Posted November 14, 2005 Share Posted November 14, 2005 Latin Heat forever HOLMES!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormshadow19 Posted November 14, 2005 Author Share Posted November 14, 2005 Tonight on Raw (and Friday night on UPN's Smackdown), they'll be airing a tribute to Eddie. All show, actually. Kind of like the show they ran for Owen Hart. If y'all are intrested, even just to catch the ten bell salute and the video tribute at the begining of the show, it starts at 9 on USA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet/BosoxFan Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 I havent watched wrestling for years...but I remember Eddie Guerrero when he was a WCW scrub. I guess he made it pretty big time after that, huh? God rest his soul. I will say a prayer for his family and for his soul... But I gotta tell ya, these wrestlers are dropping dead like flies. And I dont think its ALL steroid-induced heart failure like we assume. I was watching a documentary about all the dead wrestlers over the past decade or so and Jesse Ventura thinks it is more an addiction to pain pills and ill-thought out self-medication that causes these tragic deaths. Say what you will about it all being fake and staged, but these massive dudes KILL themselves in that ring and anyone who disrespects what they do is a retard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormshadow19 Posted November 15, 2005 Author Share Posted November 15, 2005 If you've seen his DVD or the documentry that was on UPN earlier this year (or might have been last year, to coincide with him winning the World title), you'd know Eddie was, in fact, addicted to pain killers, and did overdose before. But, by all accounts, he's been clean and sober for four years. Ever since he was first fired by the WWE, and when he was cleaned up, he was brought back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jets28 Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 Latino Heat!!...Eddie Guerrero will be missed. I don't know the last time I actually sat and watched a full episode of Raw, but Eddie was the man...He was honest about his addiction and seemed honorable in some ways. God Bless him and his family at this time. He like so many will be missed. O la lay Homes!!...probably mispelled but you should know what Im trying to say. RIP Eddie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinnys025 Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 Very sad indeed. I live in El Paso right now and he is from here. He used to wrestle in Lucho Libre over here. My cousins friend is friends with his family, its a real shame. This guy has come from nothing and was down in the dumps with drugs, and rose up to be a big star. RIP Latino Heatttt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mean Papi Green Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 Latino Heat!!...Eddie Guerrero will be missed. I don't know the last time I actually sat and watched a full episode of Raw, but Eddie was the man...He was honest about his addiction and seemed honorable in some ways. God Bless him and his family at this time. He like so many will be missed. O la lay Homes!!...probably mispelled but you should know what Im trying to say. RIP Eddie. yeah, that would be odale Shak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn306 Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 I havent watched wrestling for years...but I remember Eddie Guerrero when he was a WCW scrub. I guess he made it pretty big time after that, huh? God rest his soul. I will say a prayer for his family and for his soul... But I gotta tell ya, these wrestlers are dropping dead like flies. And I dont think its ALL steroid-induced heart failure like we assume. I was watching a documentary about all the dead wrestlers over the past decade or so and Jesse Ventura thinks it is more an addiction to pain pills and ill-thought out self-medication that causes these tragic deaths. Say what you will about it all being fake and staged, but these massive dudes KILL themselves in that ring and anyone who disrespects what they do is a retard. Do you remember a guy who went by the name of Test ? He totally agrees with what you are saying about the pills. ----------------------------------------------------- Comments from Test I've been up all night and haven't realy slept as everyone knows by know Eddie Guerrero has passed away. Everybody knows Eddie had his demons but he had been clean for a long time, it was way to soon for him to go and he leaves behind to beautifull young daughters and a wonderfull life my heart goes out to them. Eddie was a huge help to me he helped me progress in the ring and we even wrestles ar wrestlemania in houston in 2001 for the european championship. Eddie i pray you are in a better place and THANKYOU for everything you taught me. Now instead of usually talking about what I'm up to I'm going to break down the reality of this business we call wrestling. When I say "who's next" I'm not coining Goldbergs line I'm actually wondering who's next? who's next to die? I can think of at least 15 to 20 people who have died from various things mostly prescription pain killers. For all you wanna be wrestlers who wanna get in this business..escpecially now when wwe doesn't pay you anymore than you would make at a 9 to 5 job let me break some things down for you. When I started wrestling I had never seen or heard of vicodin or percocet or soma. How come so many wrestlers die from these medications and football players and hockey players don't? The answer is simple..wrestlers especially wwe wrestlers work 5 days a week all year long taking bump after bump in the ring, a doctor explained it to me like this..everytime you take a fall in the ring it's like gettin rear ended by a car going 20mph so how many bumps in the ring a night do you take? multiply that by how many times a week you work all year long..that's a hell of a lot of whiplash and pain. I can remember hearing a conversation from some unamed wwe head guys talking about how this certain person needs to go to rehab but they couldnt send him because he was to important to the show..that's the reality people thta is how we are treated...look at me I break my neck in the ring had to have 2 discs taken out of my neck and a steel plate put in and was told at the time by Johny Ace in his exact words were when I asked if my job would be in jeopardy he said "we don't fire people with injuries like that" Hmm that's funny cause 2 months after surgery I got fired because I wasn't working my 7 years of busting my ass for them and putting over the bosses son while my foot was broken in a cast was all forgotten about. I remember when I was bein trained by Bret and I met Bad News Allen he said this to me and I'll never forget it "all wrestlers are to Vince are puppets and when he is done playing with you he throws you away but sometimes he'll dust you off bring you back and play with you some more" That is the truth people...when Johny Ace called me and told me they were releasing me which of course he put all the heat on Vince...I said to him what kind of message are you sending the boys that if they get hurt they are going to get fired? So all the guys who don't want to lose their jobs what do they do...popp a couple of percocet or vicodin and mask the pain cause god forbid they say they are hurt and lose their job...I'm not going to name any names but I know at least a dozen or so wrestlers who are addicted to these things for that very reason...get hurt lose your job...I just turned 30 my back aches everyday, I have a metal plate in my neck and yes I got in the business at the right time and have a lot of nice things but is it all worth it? you guys don't see the ugly side of this business..yes wrestling is entertainment but the bumps and bruises are real and sometimes they don't go away...so think long and hard before you get in this business cause I can tell you first hand that if your not working or making them money they don't give a sh*t about you....and the sad part is Eddie was clean and I guarantee he won't be the last one to die in the next 12 months..so that's why i say who's next? Don't take your life for granted it's a gift..don't go to bed mad and tell the people you care about you love them because you never know....take care ----------------------------------------------------- You are dead on about these guys busting their @ss. Probably 340 days a year. It's a shame that McMahon is the really the only game in town anymore. I watched Raw last night for the first time in about six months. It was really sad watching guys like Benoit and Chavo Jr speak about Eddie. Sounds like in and out of the ring he was a great person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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