Eduardo Gory Guerrero Llanes was born on October 9, 1967, and lived until November 13, 2005.
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Eduardo Gory Guerrero was an American professional wrestler. A prominent member of the Guerrero wrestling family, being the son of first-generation wrestler Gory Guerrero. He was widely considered to be one of the greatest and most influential professional wrestlers of all time.
On March 13, 2004, Guerrero (WWE Champion), along with Big Show, Trish Stratus, and Chris Jericho, made a guest appearance on MADtv as he and the other wrestlers “beat up” Frank Caliendo (portraying Jay Leno) while Aries Spears (portraying The Tonight Show Band leader Kevin Eubanks) watched on.
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).
Additionally, the song “We Lie, We Cheat, We Steal” that he performed with Chavo was released on the WWE Originals CD.
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Guerrero’s catchphrase during the latter part of his career with WWE was “Viva La Raza” (which is Spanish for “Long Live the Race”).
In the mid-parts of his career, Guerrero took the title of “Latino Heat”, which was also his theme song in the early 2000s.
He has also been featured in WWE’s Best Smackdown matches video of its 15-year Friday Night span, upon the show being moved to Thursday nights on Thursday, January 15, 2015, he features in 5 of the top 15 matches including the number 1 spot where his No Disqualification bout with Edge topped the list of best Smackdown matches.
He climbed to main event status and won the WWE Championship, his sole world championship at No Way Out 2004. He lost the title later that year but remained a popular main eventer until his death on November 13, 2005.
He was posthumously inducted into the WWE, AAA, Wrestling Observer Newsletter, and Hardcore Halls of Fame.
Eddie Guerrero’s children: Meet Shaul Guerrero, Sherilyn Amber Guerrero & Kaylie Marie Guerrero
together, Vickie and Eddie had two daughters: Shaul Marie Guerrero (born October 14, 1990), who is married to fellow professional wrestler Aiden English, and Sherilyn Amber Guerrero (born July 8, 1995
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