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. Although Guerrero said he didn't mind that his partner was the champion, on the September 4 Raw is War he went to WWF Commissioner Mick Foley and asked to be inserted into Chyna's title defense against Kurt Angle claiming that he did not want Angle to hurt his "mamacita". Guerrero's team won the match, but Chyna scored the pin on Trish and became a two-time Intercontinental Champion. The Intercontinental Championship was on the line in the match, and whoever scored the pin would win the title. Then at SummerSlam that August, Guerrero and Chyna wrestled a mixed tag team match against Trish Stratus and Val Venis, who at the time was the reigning Intercontinental Champion. The two slowly began to become popular with the fans but over the next few months, friction began to build between Guerrero and Chyna.Ĭhyna was upset when Guerrero pinned her to advance in the King of the Ring tournament. Guerrero successfully retained the title against former Radicalz friends Saturn and Malenko in a Triple Threat match at Judgment Day, before finally losing the title to Saturn at Fully Loaded. Guerrero defeated Rios after arriving at ringside in a 1957 Chevrolet, even wrestling in his tuxedo pants and a bow tie. During the match Chyna turned on Jericho and helped Guerrero win, and later explained her actions by declaring that she could not resist his "Latino Heat." After Chyna 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). The night after WrestleMania 2000, on the Apedition of Raw Is War, Guerrero faced off against Jericho for the European Championship that Jericho had defeated Kurt Angle for the previous night. At the time Chyna was allies with Chris Jericho and initially rejected his advances. In March 2000 Guerrero, who was wrestling as a villain, began pursuing the affections of Chyna, who he referred to as his "Mamacita". As a result, he was sidelined for several weeks. During his first match with the WWF, a tag team match with the Radicalz against the Outlaws, Guerrero performed a Frog Splash off the top rope and severely injured his elbow on the landing. Guerrero and along with Chris Benoit, Dean Malenko and Perry Saturn debuted in the WWF on the Januepisode of Raw is War as The Radicalz, interfering in a match involving the New Age Outlaws. Notwithstanding these issues, Guerrero won numerous titles during his career, including the WWE Championship. His problems outside of the ring were sometimes integrated into his storylines. ![]() Throughout his career, Guerrero encountered various substance abuse problems outside of wrestling, including alcoholism and an addiction to pain killers. Despite being a heel for much of his career, he became popular in and outside the ring. Guerrero's in-ring character was that of a crafty, resourceful wrestler who would do anything to win a match. Through the 1990s, he had a distinguished career, working for every major promotion in the United States during that period: Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment. ![]() Born into a legendary Mexican wrestling family, Eddie Guerrero managed to maintain the storied legacy of his family. Eduardo Gory Guerrero Llanes (Octo– November 13, 2005), better known by his ring name Eddie Guerrero, was a Mexican-American professional wrestler.
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