[46] The LWO was formed in October when Guerrero returned to WCW, with Hctor Garza and Damien. @TonyKhan @IAmJericho @CodyRhodes @youngbucks @AEW @AEWonTNT #LETSGETJUICY #THEJUICE is about 2 Get Loooose !!! [137] Although the next week they received a rematch to regain the titles, Guerrero abandoned Mysterio, whom he had considered "his family" earlier in the show, costing them the match. At Judgment Day, Guerrero defended his WWE title against JBL, retaining the title after getting himself disqualified, hitting JBL with the championship title. "I never spoke about . Like, Comment, Subscribe please : ) At The Great American Bash, Chavo got an upset victory over Guerrero. [123] On the July 8 episode of SmackDown!, Guerrero pulled a switcharoo with Shannon Moore, who was wrestling as "El Gran Luchadore" and wore the costume. Guerrera returned to the promotion on April 30 and formed a new stable known as the "Mexican Powers" alongside Psicosis II, Extreme Tiger, Joe Lder and Crazy Boy, although Psicosis II and Extreme Tiger would later leave the group. He was followed into the sport by his four sons. Guerrera will be the. [93] At Backlash, Los Guerreros lost to Team Angle in a rematch. [10] On December 2 at Guerra de Titanes, Guerrera lost the AAA Cruiserweight Championship to Daga in a six-way ladder match. WWE SMACKDOWN! He was such a great wrestler and he got it. [45] The group eventually grew to encompass almost all the Mexican wrestlers working for WCW at the time. He moved to WWF during the Attitude Era with his WCW colleagues Chris Benoit, Dean Malenko and Perry Saturn, who formed a group called The Radicalz. [54] During the group's run, Guerrera and Mysterio Jr. became the World Tag Team Champions. 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. [2] Along with Barr, Konnan, Chicano Power, and Madonna's Boyfriend, Guerrero formed los Gringos Locos ("the Crazy Americans"), a villainous stable. After the death of Barr, Guerrero received his first mainstream exposure in the United States in 1995 by joining ECW and winning the ECW World Television Championship. During the course of the match, Angle knocked down Chyna with the title belt and Guerrero laid on top of her to try to revive her. On March 15, 2009, Guerrera made a surprise return to AAA at the annual Rey de Reyes event. On the September 11 episode of SmackDown!, Guerrero challenged Cena to a "Latino Heat" Parking Lot Brawl match for the United States Championship, which Guerrero won with help from his returning nephew, Chavo. Eddie Guerrero is easily one of the greatest cruiserweights of all time, who captured the title twice in WCW, regularly blew audiences away with great matches, and became a major heel once he got to WWE. On January 6, 2006, WWE announced that Guerrera was released from the company. Great documentary about the late Eddie Guerrero, fans get inside looks on the people that know him, it goes into deeper view into who Eddie is than the Cheating Death, Stealing Life one. Guerrero's catchphrase during the latter part of his career with WWE was "Viva La Raza" (which is Spanish for "Long Live the Race"). from England. [85][86][88] Later on, Benoit and Angle won the title. Eddie Guerrero - IMDb Juventud Guerrera made his AEW debut tonight in a match against Chris Jericho. At this point, Guerrero developed an addiction to pain medication stemming from his 1999 car accident and in May 2001 was sent to rehab, missing the entire Invasion storyline featured his former fellow WCW (and later ECW) wrestlers. On October 12, 2016, Juventud made his debut for Lucha Ilimitado at a show in Yakima, Washington. A few luchadores lost their masks while at World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in the nineties. The following week by week of The Mexicools interrupting matches and beating down seemingly random WWE Superstars and cutting promos. The Mexicools were short-lived, and Guerrera's time in WWE was only around six months. This is for you!!!" By clicking Accept All Cookies, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. Fixture: Eddie Guerrero & Juventud Guerrera vs. Kidman & Rey Mysterio Jr. "[159] WWE named Guerrero one of the most beloved and accomplished WWE superstars of all time,[160] one of the best technical wrestlers ever,[161] and the fifth greatest performer in the history of the company's SmackDown brand. Guerrera appears as himself in the 2000 film Ready to Rumble, although his name is spelled in the credits (and in the closed captioning) as "Juventud Guerrero". [91][98] After Guerrero and Tajiri lost the WWE Tag Team Championship to The World's Greatest Tag Team (previously Team Angle) on the July 3 episode of SmackDown!, Guerrero turned on Tajiri, slamming his partner through the windshield of his low-rider truck, turning heel once again. "I didn't like the style of my dad's mask, I thought that was old. on them. He then left the company to pursue a career with AAA. "I just wanna say THANK YOU Tony Khan, Chris Jericho, Cody Rhodes, Young Bucks, AEW, AEW On TNT," Guerrera tweeted last night. Guerrero Family Tree - From Gory to a Vaudevillain - LiveAbout Chavo then attacked and turned on Guerrero after he suffered a beating from the Basham Brothers on the January 8, 2004 episode of SmackDown!. The match ended with interference and a Gore from Rhyno, Benoit's partner, who was furious at the team's failure. Benoit and Angle managed to overcome their differences and eventually defeated Los Guerreros in the tournament semi-finals. ", "As se vivi la noche de campeones en Chilpancingo", "Triplemania XX "El da ha llegado" (Cobertura y resultados 5 de agosto de 2012) Mscara vs mscara: Dr. Wagner vs Mscara Ao 2000 Jr. Kurt Angle en Mxico! This was all part of a storyline. Juventud Guerrera | Pro Wrestling | Fandom A man who dazzled audiences across the world with his hybrid Lucha-style, wrestling masked for many years before revealing the young face of a future legend. Much to Benoit's surprise, Los Guerreros helped him win the match. He had a very lengthy feud with Rey Mysterio Jr. in which they traded the AAA Welterweight Title back and forth. Guerrero and Barr's first break would come when they were noticed in late-1994 by the owner of Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), Paul Heyman, and were approached about wrestling for him in 1995. [42] After the match, Chavo kissed Eddie and began to display insane behavior. Guerrero started wrestling on the independent circuit after his release from the WWF. As announced on AEW Dynamite, lucha libre legend and former WCW star Juventud Guerrera will be appearing on next week's Dynamite to wrestle former rival Chris Jericho. He lost the title later that year but remained a popular main eventer until his death on November 13, 2005.[6]. After his return on the May 31, 1999 episode of Monday Nitro, Guerrero became a founding member of the Filthy Animals alongside Rey Mysterio Jr. and Konnan. In the NWA, he was known as Lazor-Tron, a character based on the popular laser tag game in the '80s. ", "AAA Rey de Reyes (Cobetura y Resultados 18 de marzo de 2012) Quien ganara el torneo Rey de Reyes 2012? Juventud Guerrera was one of those luchadores when he lost his mask in a Cruiserweight . Fans fondly remember Los Guerreros, the tag team he formed with his Uncle Eddie. He let Brian Adams pin him and get an upset victory in a match.[45]. Championships held by Guerrera over the course of his career include the AAA Cruiserweight Championship, IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship, WCW/WWE Cruiserweight Championship, WCW World Tag Team Championship, and WWA International Cruiserweight Championship. [54][64] Benoit left the group to focus on a singles career while the rest of The Radicalz feuded with Lita and The Hardy Boyz (Matt and Jeff). Guerrero made Mysterio submit to the Lasso from El Paso to win their first WWE Tag Team Championship. Guerrero made his World Wrestling All-Stars debut at The Revolution on February 24, 2002, defeating champion Juventud Guerrera and Psicosis in a Triple Threat Match for the WWA International Cruiserweight Championship. Later in the year, Guerrera defeated Jericho at Road Wild to capture his second Cruiserweight Championship. using his signature low rider and old entrance theme with Batista, and turning him face once again. pic.twitter.com/tmBv1rHerV, Juventud Guerrera Dedicates Upcoming AEW Match To Eddie Guerrero, next week's Dynamite to wrestle former rival Chris Jericho, the LWO (Latino World Order) faction in late 1998. Tag Teams & Stables Eddie Guerrero Wrestlers Database - CAGEMATCH Both teams lost to Team Angle in a triple threat match. Three months later after being released from WWE, Guerrera returned to Mexico to compete with Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA). Guerrero's team won the match, but Chyna scored the pin on Trish and became a two-time Intercontinental Champion. Guerrero would later contradict himself on WWE's DVD Monday Night War claiming that he tried to put personal differences aside for the good of the company, yet found himself angry and outraged once more because of Bischoff's supposed continued refusal to elevate Guerrero and other similar wrestlers. It was later explained that he cut too deep, thus hitting an artery. [91][97] They also defeated Roddy Piper and his protg Sean O'Haire in Madison Square Garden on the June 26 episode of SmackDown!. Many of the wrestlers there wore armbands with "E.G." [115][116] His next feud was with Kurt Angle, whom he defeated at WrestleMania XX to retain his title in his first big defense. In 2010, he made a special surprise appearance at Dragon Gate teaming with Dragon Kid in a match against BxB Hulk and Masato Yoshino. results September 11, 2003", "Brock Lesnar vs. Eddie Guerrero for the WWE World Championship", "Eddie Guerrero's first WWE World Championship reign", "Chris Benoit vs. Shawn Michaels vs. [citation needed]. At SummerSlam, Guerrero retained his title by defeating Rhyno, Benoit, and Tajiri in a fatal four-way match. [54][63] Guerrero was later defeated by Gunn for the Intercontinental Championship on the Thanksgiving episode of SmackDown!. 5 Cruiserweight Champions Who Became Stars (& 5 Who Got - TheSportster As the referee began assessing the issue or returning the item to its original location, Eddie would gain an advantage of some sort to win the match. [31] Guerrero demanded a rematch for the title. Since then Guerrera has mostly stayed in Mexico, though he has made appearances for American indies such as AAW in recent years. During the ensuing physical altercation, Em allegedly pistol-whipped Guerra before being tackled by onlookers. I say it before i dedcate this match to #EddyGuerrero y toda la gente que me ha apoyado siempre !!! One of the great Hispanic wrestlers, Eddie Guerrero grew up part of the famous wrestling family: The Guerreros. [54][57][61] Chyna became visibly uncomfortable as Guerrero began to cheat in order to retain his title, while Guerrero was upset that Chyna was posing for Playboy magazine, even trying to invade the Playboy Mansion to stop the photo shoot. [91][105] The next week on SmackDown!, Los Guerreros defeated The World's Greatest Tag Team to win the WWE Tag Team Championship, making Guerrero a double champion (beginning Guerrero's third tag title reign). As announced on AEW Dynamite, lucha libre legend and former WCW star Juventud Guerrera will be appearing on next week's Dynamite to wrestle former rival Chris Jericho. He was posthumously inducted into the WWE, AAA, Wrestling Observer Newsletter and Hardcore halls of fame. [8] On May 19 at Noche de Campeones, Guerrera defeated Jack Evans, Psicosis and Teddy Hart in a four-way hardcore match to win the AAA Cruiserweight Championship. In 1989 he appeared with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as a jobber, most notably wrestling Terry Funk. On May 20, 2011, he made a surprise appearance at Xtreme Italian Wrestling in a match against Thunder Storm and win the XIW Italian Championship. After the match concluded, Guerrero was persuaded to go to hospital by WWE producer Bruce Prichard where his wound was stitched up and he received IV fluids. Orton was given Guerrero's spot in the traditional Survivor Series elimination match between the Raw and SmackDown! Juventud Guerrera - Wikipedia Juventud Guerrera Reveals He Nearly Missed AEW Debut - Wrestling Inc. 2 of the top 500 wrestlers in the, Ranked No. [111][124] On the July 15 episode of SmackDown!, Guerrero faced JBL in a steel cage match for the WWE title where El Gran Luchadore appeared again and cost Guerrero the match; he later revealed himself as Kurt Angle. Great documentary about the late Eddie Guerrero. As a boy, he would attend the wrestling promotions held by his father Gory Guerrero at the El Paso County Coliseum. JBL won after Kurt Angle (who was General Manager of SmackDown! On November 13, 2005, Guerrero was found unconscious in his hotel room at the Marriott Hotel City Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, by his nephew, Chavo. [158] Ric Flair ranked Guerrero as one of his top 10 opponents, while Chris Jericho said he was the best performer in the world when he was "on". He has wrestled in WWE, WCW, TNA, and Lucha Underground. Juventud Guerrera Dedicates Match to Eddie Guerrero - Wrestling Inc. Mando, the third-youngest of the Guerrero brothers, spent the majority of his career wrestling in the California wrestling territory. [84], With Benoit focusing on Kurt Angle, Guerrero aligned himself with his nephew Chavo, forming the tag team Los Guerreros. Eventually, other wrestlers, primarily his nephew Chavo and friends Mysterio and Christian Cage, paid tribute to him in their matches by using the Frog Splash, Guerrero's finisher. Los Guerreros participated at WrestleMania XIX as contenders for the WWE Tag Team Championship, along with the team of Chris Benoit and Rhyno. [13] He then formed a new rudo stable named Anarqua with Eterno and Steve Pain. After the match, the locker room emptied and the two were carried around the ring by their fellow wrestlers while the crowd chanted "please don't go". [121] The match witnessed Guerrero bleed heavily mid-way in the match as a result of Guerrero performing a bladejob after a stiff headshot ringside with a chair from JBL. 18 of the top 100 tag teams of the ", WCW United States Championship Tournament (1996), This page was last edited on 26 April 2023, at 01:50. 0. The victory made him a Triple Crown and Grand Slam Champion in the process. [54][55][56][57] After Guerrero abandoned Lita to be attacked by The Dudley Boyz, he and Chyna began a feud with Essa Rios and Lita, ending in a European title defense at Backlash, which was also billed as the night of Guerrero's prom (he was said to have just earned a GED). An autopsy revealed that Guerrero died as a result of acute heart failure due to underlying atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. After Mysterio signed with WWE in 2002, Guerrera joined the upstart promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Juventud Guerrera Dedicates His AEW Match To Eddie Guerrero [35] After retaining the title against Dean Malenko in the opening bout of Starrcade in December 1997,[36] Guerrero dropped the title to ltimo Dragn the following day on the December 29 episode of Nitro. Eddie Guerrero about to defend the WWE Championship at WrestleMania XX. [143] On the September 9 episode of SmackDown!, their feud ended when Guerrero defeated Mysterio in a steel cage match.[144]. The son of lucha libre legend Fuerza Guerrera, Juventud, also known as Juvy and "The Juice" is best known for his run in WCW from 1996-2000, where he was a three time WCW Cruiserweight Champion. His father Gory Guerrero became a star in the U.S., an icon in Texas and a legend in Mexico. "I wanted to go with the mask, but I wanted to do something different," Guerrera said. Despite having lost his mask to Jericho decades earlier in WCW, Guerrera wore a traditional lucha libre mask during the match. The storyline grew to involve the families of both men, with both sides pleading for Guerrero not to reveal the secret. He faced Kidman in a match for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship, but Mysterio interfered and helped Kidman win the match and keep the title. Personal life. After his injury healed, he joined former rival Rey Mysterio Jr., Konnan, Billy Kidman, and others to form The Filthy Animals. Guerrera lost the Cruiserweight title to Kid Kash at Armageddon on December 18, 2005. His matches with Rey Mysterio were unlike anything taking place in the. Guerrero then adopted a new, brooding gimmick. Raquel is the daughter of Eddie and Vickie Guerrero. [54] At Unforgiven, Chyna helped Guerrero in retaining his title against Rikishi. Guerrero feuded with Edge, to whom he lost at SummerSlam. Guerrero spent his early career wrestling in Mexican promotions and forming a popular tag team with Art Barr. On-screen, Guerrero responded to Bischoff's actions by forming the Latino World Order (LWO), which was a take-off of Bischoff's New World Order. 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In 2010s, he stole Jason Style's belt claiming the promoter owes him money. One of the great Hispanic wrestlers, Eddie Guerrero grew up part of the famous wrestling family: The Guerreros. On WWE television, Edge married Vickie Guerrero. [24] He started feuding with DDP to steal his nickname of "Lord of the Ring", but lost. and was used in one of his entrance themes; he partly used this phrase in the title of his 2005 autobiography, Cheating Death, Stealing Life. In October 2000, during a WCW tour of Australia, Guerrera was arrested at the hotel in which the wrestlers were staying, after an incident in which he was discovered naked and screaming in a hallway, and then attacking police officers who had arrived to detain him. Guerrero was married to Vickie Guerrero and had two daughters with her, one of whom is professional wrestler Shaul Marie Guerrero. [4] His final match aired that evening on SmackDown!, a Cruiserweight Title rematch against Kid Kash which Juventud lost. Guerrero was a born-again Christian.[150][151]. [67][68] In April, The Radicalz feuded with Test and his partners. Guerrero defeated Rios after arriving at ringside in a 1957 Chevrolet, even wrestling in his tuxedo pants and a bow tie. In Mexico, Guerrero wrestled mainly for Asistencia Asesora y Administracin (AAA), teaming with El Hijo del Santo as the new version of La Pareja Atmica (The Atomic Pair), the tag team of Gory Guerrero and El Santo.
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