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On November 13, Eddie Guerrero was found dead in his hotel room. The following night, Raw held a Guerrero tribute show hosted by both Raw and SmackDown! wrestlers. Benoit was devastated at Guerrero's death and was very emotional during a series of video testimonials, eventually breaking down on camera. [79] The same week on SmackDown!
There have also been several DVDs and books released about his life and career, including Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story (DVD, 2004), Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story (book, released on December 5, 2005), and Viva La Raza: The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero (DVD 2008).
Vickie Guerrero, widow of Benoit's best friend and Hall of Famer Eddie Guerrero, has also approved of Benoit being inducted into the hall. [123] Some journalists, fans and wrestlers, including Hall of Famer Mick Foley, have advocated for the inclusion of Nancy into the Hall of Fame for her work in WCW and ECW as a valet and manager. [124] [125]
This coincided with the announcement of WWE's new drug policy (established as a result of Eddie Guerrero's death from heart failure, aggravated by his history of drug abuse). [1] Eugene made his return to WWE in the Royal Rumble match at the Royal Rumble on January 29, 2006, as the eighteenth entrant. He was eliminated by Chris Benoit. [1]
The main event was a standard wrestling match, in which World Heavyweight Champion Batista defeated challenger Eddie Guerrero to retain his title. This would be Guerrero's final pay-per-view match before his sudden death one month later (coincidentally, the event took place on Guerrero’s 38th birthday).
Héctor Guerrero (born 1954): started in pro wrestling in 1977, at one point worked for WWE as The Gobbledy Gooker and was working as a commentator on the Spanish announce team for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling until 2015. [7] Eddie Guerrero (1967–2005): The youngest Guerrero brother by 13 years but also the most well known.
In addition to Barr's death in 1994 and Guerrero's death in 2005, Louie Spicolli (1971-1998), King Lion (1968-2002) and Black Cat (1954-2006) have all died. Leaving Konnan as the only surviving member of Los Gringos Locos.
In early 2000, Benoit, Guerrero, Saturn and Malenko headed to the WWF. In January 2000, Malenko, Saturn and Benoit left WCW along with Eddie Guerrero in a dispute with management and formed The Radicalz in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE), while Douglas took a hiatus, before returning to WCW in April.