"Juventud Guerrera" is Spanish for "Youth Warrior"/"Warrior Youth". He was such a great wrestler and he got it. His father Gory Guerrero became a star in the U.S., an icon in Texas and a legend in Mexico. [95][96] The following week, Guerrero and Tajiri managed to retain their titles against Team Angle by cheating. [20], In 1996, Guerrero received several shots at the United States Heavyweight Championship against Konnan at Uncensored[21] and Ric Flair at Hog Wild. [7] As a result, Guerrera and Lder were granted a shot at the AAA World Tag Team Championship, but were defeated on May 6 by the defending champions, Abyss and Chessman. [156] Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), WWE's then developmental territory, also paid tribute to Guerrero on their television taping following his death. Later on, Guerrera became an announcer on Thunder in order to remain on-screen while rehabilitating an injury. [117] At the end of this event, Guerrero celebrated in the ring with longtime friend Chris Benoit, who had just won the World Heavyweight Championship. #PORQUECUANDOELJUGOLODICEELJUGOLOHACE #Whenthejuicesaisothejuicemakesoooo FINALLY #THEJUICEISBACK #GETREADY. These frustrations came to a head when Guerrero requested that WCW President Eric Bischoff either push his character or give him a raise for family reasons. Guerrero then appeared in the room and assaulted Benoit with a steel chair. Guerrera will be the third labor of Jericho as chosen by MJF, and he couldn't be more excited about the opportunity. Juventud ended up losing the match for his team when he tapped out to Masato Yoshino. Batista was well aware of Guerrero's sneaky reputation, and despite eventually accepting his friendship (initially to keep an eye on him), Batista would continually play mind games with Guerrero to expose his true intentions. [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 feuded with Edge, to whom he lost at SummerSlam. When it was announced Tajiri would join Eddie to face Team Angle at Judgment Day, most fans were left scratching their heads. Along the way, Guerrero found a partner in Booker T. At Armageddon, Guerrero and Booker's initial teamwork broke away, and the match ended with JBL pinning Booker following the Clothesline From Hell. Guerrero then left the company for months, angry at Bischoff for what he had done. Like, Comment, Subscribe please : ) In the WWE, he wrestled as the Gobbledy Gooker, a turkey-like creature that hatched from an egg. Gonzlez Hernndez is divorced and has a son. Guerrera dedicated his match against Jericho to the late Eddie Guerrero. [54] The two slowly began to become popular with the fans, but over the next few months friction began to build between Guerrero and Chyna. ", "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! A prominent member of the Guerrero wrestling family, being the son of first-generation wrestler Gory Guerrero. [17] His first televised pay-per-view appearance was at World War 3 where he competed in the 3-ring, 60-man World War 3 battle royal for the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship. The match is the third of the "Five Labors" Jericho must successfully complete in order to face MJF in a grudge match. [131][132] Many expected the new champions to defend their title at WrestleMania 21, but after encouragement from Chavo,[133][134] Guerrero challenged Mysterio to a one-on-one match instead so they could "bring the house down". After losing their "tryout matches" upon entry, The Radicalz aligned themselves with WWF Champion Triple H and became a heel faction. Adopting the name Juventud Guerrera Spanish for "youth warrior" he made the decision to wear a mask in the squared circle. His premature deathprompted the WWE to create the Wellness Program. However, this resulted in Guerrero "accidentally" pinning Chyna as her shoulders were still on the mat, and thus Guerrero won the match and his first Intercontinental Championship. They defeated D-Generation X at Survivor Series in an elimination tag team match and assisted Triple H in his match with Stone Cold Steve Austin. Each member of The Mexicools picked up numerous pinfall victories over the champion during this time. Guerrero, Chris Benoit, Dean Malenko and Perry Saturn debuted in the WWF on the January 31, 2000 episode of Raw Is War as The Radicalz, interfering in a match involving The New Age Outlaws. Eddie passed away in 2005 due to heart failure caused byatheroscleroticcardiovascular disease. [53] During his first match with the WWF, a tag team match with Perry Saturn against The New Age Outlaws, Guerrero performed a frog splash off the top rope and dislocated his elbow when he landed the move; as a result, he was sidelined for several weeks. [41] At Slamboree, Guerrero defeated Dragn despite interference from Chavo. Eric Cohen is a sports writer focused on pro wrestling. Then, The Radicalz reunited and feuded with the reformed D-Generation X (Chyna, Billy Gunn, Road Dogg, and K-Kwik). [] Eddie went deep. Minneapolis, Minnesota. "I didn't like the style of my dad's mask, I thought that was old. Raw started with all the wrestlers and numerous backstage personnel on stage, as Vince McMahon addressed the live crowd before finishing with a ten-bell salute. [111][129] Afterwards, Guerrero and Booker briefly and unsuccessfully attempted to win the WWE Tag Team Championship. Eduardo Gory Guerrero Llanes[1] (October 9, 1967 November 13, 2005)[2] was an American professional wrestler. [37], On the March 9, 1998 episode of Nitro, Guerrero's nephew Chavo Guerrero lost to Booker T in a match. On September 6, 2014, Juventud made his in-ring debut for Pure Action Championship Wrestling, winning the promotion's Cruiserweight Championship at their final show, Brawl In The Falls III. In the mid parts of his career, Guerrero took the title of "Latino Heat", which was also his theme song in the early 2000s. Other media. [54] Then at SummerSlam that August, Guerrero and Chyna wrestled an Intergender tag team match against Trish Stratus and Val Venis, who at the time was the reigning Intercontinental Champion. [113], When Chris Benoit jumped to the Raw brand after winning the Royal Rumble match, using his title shot to go for Triple H's World Heavyweight Championship, Guerrero won a 15-man Royal Rumble match on the January 29, 2004 episode of SmackDown! [47] They feuded with the Dead Pool (Insane Clown Posse and Vampiro). [43] They faced each other in a hair vs. hair match at Bash at the Beach which Guerrero won. He lost the title later that year but remained a popular main eventer until his death on November 13, 2005.[6]. He chose Tajiri, and they won the WWE Tag Team Championship, Guerrero's second and Tajiri's first at Judgment Day by defeating Team Angle in a ladder match. Vickie was the wife of the late-Eddie Guerrero. Dos grandes exponentes de la lucha libre mexicana,se enfrentan por segunda consecutiva vez en la WCW.Regalndonos un apotisico combate para la historia. [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. using his signature low rider and old entrance theme with Batista, and turning him face once again. 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. [128] Guerrero, along with Booker T and The Undertaker, then challenged JBL for a WWE Championship rematch. During the ensuing physical altercation, Em allegedly pistol-whipped Guerra before being tackled by onlookers. Guerrero eventually left the Radicalz, siding with The Hardy Boyz and Lita. [115][116] His next feud was with Kurt Angle, whom he defeated at WrestleMania XX to retain his title in his first big defense. 81 of the top 500 wrestlers of the ", Ranked No. 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 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. 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". 0. Three months later after being released from WWE, Guerrera returned to Mexico to compete with Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA). Eddie's brothers, Hector, Amadno and Chavo, Sr. also became wrestlers. On July 28, 2021, Guerrera was announced for a match against Chris Jericho at All Elite Wrestling's August 4, 2021 "Homecoming" event in which the latter is required to perform a finishing maneuver from the top rope. Each week Angle and his new allies Luther Reigns and Mark Jindrak began targeting Guerrero and Big Show. Following his feud with Mysterio, Guerrero was named number one contender to the World Heavyweight Championship and given a title match with Batista. Guerrera lost the Cruiserweight title to Kid Kash at Armageddon on December 18, 2005. Eddie Guerrero was the youngest of the four Guerrero brothers. Guerrero performed in Mexico and Japan for several major professional wrestling promotions, and in the United States he performed for Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and most notably World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/WWE). Guerrera will be the third labor of Jericho as chosen by MJF. Guerrero lost the match. [54] @luchalibreaaa #HroesInmortales", "Llega la "Anarqua" de Juventud Guerrera a AAA! His matches with Rey Mysterio were unlike anything taking place in the. Guerrero later competed in a tournament for the WWE U.S. Championship in July 2003. 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. [91][104] He quickly reverted to being a face by engaging in a rivalry with John Cena. Guerrero and Saturn had originally been booked to defeat The New Age Outlaws, but due to his injury, Guerrero panicked and told Road Dogg, who was in the tag team match with Billy Gunn against Guerrero and Saturn, to immediately pin him. On February 23, 2012, Guerrera returned to AAA, and losing to his old rival El Hijo del Perro Aguyao in a four-way match, which also included Ciberntico and Mscara Ao 2000 Jr.[6] On March 18 at Rey de Reyes, Guerrera and Joe Lder, reforming the Mexican Powers, defeated the teams of Extreme Tiger and Fnix, Halloween and Nicho el Millonario, and Chessman and Teddy Hart in a four-way tag team match. When TNA's working relationship with AAA came to an end, Team Mexico disbanded and Guererra was released from TNA to continue working for Lucha Libre promotions. Eddie Guerrero was the youngest of the four Guerrero brothers. He is currently scheduled to wrestle for GCW at their crossover show Three Stuffed Cups on September 3 in Chicago, and again for GCW at their Art of War Games event on September 4, also in Chicago. In TNA, Guerrera was joined by fellow AAA wrestlers Mr. guila, Hctor Garza, Abismo Negro, Heavy Metal to form a group first known as Team AAA, then later renamed to Team Mexico to compete in TNA's World X Cup Matches. Eddie Guerrero about to defend the WWE Championship at WrestleMania XX. Watch me play a match in the classic Nintendo 64 Video Game - WCW/nWo Revenge. The Guerrero family is one of the most important families in wrestling history and have been a part of the industry for four generations. It was later explained that he cut too deep, thus hitting an artery. 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. At No Way Out, Guerrero defeated Lesnar in a shocking upset victory in the main event to win the WWE Championship. [30], After losing the United States Heavyweight Championship, Guerrero feuded with Jericho focusing on Jericho's Cruiserweight Championship. [25] Guerrero participated in a tournament for the vacant WCW United States Heavyweight Championship and defeated DDP in the final round at Starrcade to win the United States title in December 1996. Los Guerreros participated at WrestleMania XIX as contenders for the WWE Tag Team Championship, along with the team of Chris Benoit and Rhyno. After his injury healed, he joined former rival Rey Mysterio Jr., Konnan, Billy Kidman, and others to form The Filthy Animals. Raquel is the daughter of Eddie and Vickie Guerrero. Guerrero went on to win the WWF European Championship and WWF Intercontinental Championship before he was released in 2001 due to addiction issues. Juventud helped Charly Manson and D-Generation-Mex win their match and joined D-Generation-Mex. [118], "The chair shot was very stiff. After the match, Kennedy hitting him with a steel chair. He attended the University of New Mexico, and then New Mexico Highlands University on an athletic scholarship. Guerrera will be the. At Survivor Series, Guerrero's team defeated Angle's team. Mando, the third-youngest of the Guerrero brothers, spent the majority of his career wrestling in the California wrestling territory. Juventud later went on to lose the title back to Nunzio at a live event in Italy. [citation needed]. [54] At Unforgiven, Chyna helped Guerrero in retaining his title against Rikishi. In September, he formed The Sexicools, a parody of his Mexicools group, with Intocable and Toscano. Although the Mascara Magica gimmick was popular, CMLL owned the rights to the character. He was so entertaining, but he also had all the technique. Later in the year, Guerrera defeated Jericho at Road Wild to capture his second Cruiserweight Championship. The episodes of Raw on November 14, 2005, and SmackDown! Guerrera is the son of Mexican wrestling legend Fuerza . I Steal!" Announcers: Michael Cole & Tazz. Guerrero was married to Vickie Guerrero and had two daughters with her, one of whom is professional wrestler Shaul Marie Guerrero. He teamed with Psicosis in a losing effort against Hijo del Santo & El Santo Jr. Later that night, Juventud & Psicosis attacked Rey Mysterio Jr. and Jeff Hardy (who had just finished a match against one another). On January 6, 2006, WWE announced that Guerrera was released from the company. To push the new tag team, vignettes were produced, which included things such as the two finagling their way into a rich lady's house and throwing a pool party. At Armageddon, The Radicalz defeated The Hardy Boyz and Lita in an elimination tag team match.[54][65]. Juventud first made a name for himself . On October 12, 2016, Juventud made his debut for Lucha Ilimitado at a show in Yakima, Washington. "I wanted to go with the mask, but I wanted to do something different," Guerrera said. 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[122], At The Great American Bash, Guerrero defended the title against JBL in a Texas bullrope match. Guerrero is regarded as one of the greatest in-ring performers of all time. The two were never married in real life. 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When Konnan left for WCW later that year, Guerrera and the rest followed. In 1992, Guerrero began wrestling in Japan for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he was known as the second incarnation of Black Tiger. Aiden English married Raquel Diaz in 2016. [45] However, Guerrero was involved in a car accident on New Year's Day 1999 that cut short the LWO storyline. Continuing to show his crazy behavior Chavo would shave his own head while Guerrero looked on in disbelief. He briefly wrestled as Kerwin White but reverted back to the Guerrero name when his Uncle passed away. Despite being a heel for most of his career, he was popular in and out of the ring and was at the peak of his career as a face during 20032005, becoming the top wrestler on the SmackDown brand in 2004. [5] He followed in the footsteps of his brothers and father, who had also wrestled in Mexico. [133] In response to Batista's suspicions, Guerrero helped Batista win a match against his tag team partners, JBL and Christian. In the 2010s, he stole Jason Styles belt, claiming the promoter owed him money. After being rehired in 2002, he formed Los Guerreros with his nephew Chavo, winning the WWE Tag Team Championship, and established himself on the SmackDown brand. [158] Kurt Angle named Guerrero as the second greatest professional wrestler of all time, behind Shawn Michaels, stating: "[Eddie] could have been the absolute greatest of all time because when I wrestled, he was still in that top three we were talking about, so Eddie had it all. The stipulation of this encounter, per MJF, is that Jericho must hit a top rope maneuver to win. 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. During a feud with Team Angle, Chavo Guerrero suffered an injury that left Eddie without a partner in the middle of the rivalry. In 2010s, he stole Jason Styles belt claiming the promoter owes him money. It was there that Guerrero entered collegiate wrestling before moving to Mexico to train as a professional wrestler. Guerrero continued his feud with Angle. He would win the the WWE Cruiserweight Championship twice before being released in January of 2006. The group feuded with Velocity main-stay and then-Cruiserweight Champion Nunzio and his tag partner Vito. I say it before i dedcate this match to #EddyGuerrero y toda la gente que me ha apoyado siempre !!! [136] After several mishaps in the weeks following WrestleMania, the growing tension between Guerrero and Mysterio finally erupted when they lost the WWE Tag Team Championship to the new team MNM (Johnny Nitro and Joey Mercury) on the April 21 episode of SmackDown!. He also made a brief appearance in Pro Wrestling Noah as one of 12 participants in a championship tournament to crown the first GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion and lost to Yoshinobu Kanemaru at the tournament finals in Nagoya on June 24, 2001. [3] Guerrero's gimmick was that of a "Latino Heat", a crafty, resourceful wrestler who would do anything to win a match. IN THE RING: Batista.. Batista drove Eddie Guerrero's low-rider into the arena and was wearing an "I'm Your Papi!" t-Shirt.. Batista entered the ring and payed tribute to his friend (storyline and real life) Eddie Guerrero.. [5] Shortly after his return to the company, Guerrera suffered bruising and a broken nose in a backstage fight with Konnan and Jack Evans. 30. The pair also had several tag team matches in which Guerrera would team with his father Fuerza, while Rey Jr. would tag with uncle and trainer Rey Misterio Sr. Guerrera first gained American exposure in Extreme Championship Wrestling alongside fellow luchadores Rey Misterio Jr., Psicosis, Konnan and La Parka, all of whom were also wrestling for Konnan's Promo Azteca in Mexico at the time. [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. On the June 23 episode of SmackDown, Juventud, Super Crazy and Psicosis (collectively called "The Mexicools") interrupted a match between Chavo Guerrero and Paul London by riding to the ring on a lawn mower and attacking both wrestlers. #LETSGETJUICY THE JUICE is about 2 get loooose !!! Guerrero debuted in 1986. [11] Guerrero lost the ECW Television Championship back to 2 Cold Scorpio on August 25. 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). Juventud quickly established himself as the mouthpiece/leader of the group and began using his old nickname "The Juice". [74], Guerrero returned to the WWF on the April 1, 2002 episode of Raw, attacking Rob Van Dam. Juventud Guerrera made his AEW debut tonight in a match against Chris Jericho. [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". November 18, 2005. After more weeks of interruptions and sneak attacks, The Mexicools were sent down to Velocity.
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