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Eddie Guerrero was a hero. He was someone who everyone loved dearly, and that’s a rare instance in the wrestling world. Eddie was a heel for a lot of his time on-screen, but in everyone’s hearts, he was never a bad person.
Guerrero will always be remembered as an inspiration, not only for his achievements in the ring, but also his struggle against drugs outside it. The entire wrestling world was terribly saddened when Eddie passed almost 9 years ago, and everyone still misses him. Eddie has had a magnificent career as a professional wrestler, and this article ranks the top ten moments in his time in the ring:
10 – Covering The Big Show in faeces
The Big Show and Eddie Guerrero have had some funny moments together, notably the toilet segment where Eddie stole the toilet paper so Show had nothing to clean up with.
But the best of them all came on the 10th of October, 2003’s episode of SmackDown, when, after The Big Show defeated Chavo Guerrero in the main event by count-out, Eddie came out to the ring with a sewage truck, and though he failed to hit Big Show in the ring, he hit it right on target when Show was at the entrance ramp, in one of the most-remembered comedic segments in WWE history.
9 – His final face turn
For most of the part of Guerrero’s last leg of his career, he was a heel, involved in a great feud against Rey Mysterio (touched upon later), and a stint as Batista’s tag team partner, which lasted until that fateful day. Guerrero did end his life as a babyface, rightfully so, and his turn came on his 38th birthday on the 9th of October, 2005, when Batista sang him a happy birthday song and he made his entrance with his coveted “Lie. Cheat. Steal” entrance song.
Until that point, Guerrero was playing a psychotic heel character who was majorly involved in a feud with Rey Mysterio, which comes up later in the list. This moment had made fans certain that Eddie was always a lovable person, despite his runs as a bad guy.
8 – Losing the WWE Championship to JBL
It’s strange to see a loss on this list, but it is a significant loss. This was the match in which Eddie Guerrero lost the WWE Championship, and began JBL’s dominant run as champion.
After losing to JBL by disqualification and retaining his championship at Judgment Day, Eddie Guerrero was forced to defend the title again against JBL at The Great American Bash, and SmackDown general manager Kurt Angle allowed JBL to choose the stipulation for the match, which he named to be a Texas Bullrope Match.
The objective was similar to the one in the Russian Chain Match between John Cena and Rusev at Extreme Rules this year, touch all four corners of the ring in succession without your opponent interrupting. Of course, your wrist would be tied to a rope which was also tied to your opponent’s wrist.
After a hard-fought, blood-infested match, and both men had touched three of the four turnbuckles, Guerrero attempted to jump over JBL to touch the last but in turn made JBL touch it. Guerrero was declared the winner initially, but after a review from Kurt Angle, the true winner was named to be JBL.
7 – Getting Mr Kennedy disqualified
This is more of a nostalgic moment than anything else. Everybody remembers Eddie Guerrero using this tactic to defeat Mr Kennedy. As seen in the video above, after Charles Robinson was knocked down due to an Irish Whip that hit him, Guerrero took a steel chair into the ring, hit the ring mat to make the noise, and then toss the chair over to his opponent in time for the referee to get up, by which time Guerrero would fall down and pretend that Mr Kennedy hit him with the chair, causing the disqualification victory.
The worst part about this is that this was Eddie Guerrero’s last ever match. This episode of SmackDown aired on the 11th of November, 2005, and on the 13th of November, Eddie was found dead.
6 – Defeating Kurt Angle at WrestleMania
At WrestleMania XX, Eddie Guerrero was to defend his championship in his first defense on pay-per-view against Kurt Angle. On the same pay-per-view that Eddie won the WWE Championship, Angle defeated John Cena and The Big Show in a Triple Threat to determine the Number One Contender for the WWE Championship. The stage was set, and Guerrero used his popular tactics to win this match too.
After being held in the Ankle Lock for a while, Eddie Guerrero managed to escape, and while Kurt Angle slipped out of the ring for a breather, Guerrero loosened his boot, supposedly relieving the pain. However, as soon as Angle locked in the Ankle Lock again, he slipped out of the boot, confusing Angle, and then proceeded to roll Angle up for the pinfall victory.
5 – Standing tall with Chris Benoit
This moment also comes from WrestleMania XX. Guerrero had finished his match with Angle, and the only remaining match was the main event, between Triple H ( c ), Shawn Michaels and Chris Benoit for the World Heavyweight Championship.
Benoit won the match in a historic moment, and after the match, Benoit’s friend Eddie came out to help him celebrate, and this was a moment that wrestling fans can truly cherish forever. It showed that wrestling wasn’t all about big, muscular guys, and that smaller guys could make it too, as two small guys held the most prestigious championships in the WWE.
Although this is a huge moment that could be higher on the list, this was more of Benoit’s moment than Guerrero’s.
4 – The story with Rey Mysterio’s son
Eddie Guerrero’s final heel run was mainly associated with this story with Rey Mysterio. Even though this technically wasn’t one moment, it was a gritty and enticing story.
After several mishaps in their tag team matches, Guerrero eventually snapped and attacked Mysterio. Soon, after more attacks, Guerrero revealed that he had a secret about Mysterio that he would reveal, and a match was made between the two at The Great American Bash 2005, and if Guerrero won he would reveal the secret. He lost, but still revealed the secret, and he claimed that he was the real father of Mysterio’s son Dominic. It was claimed that during a dark time in Mysterio’s marriage, his wife cheated with Eddie and conceived Dominic, and Eddie agreed to allow Rey to claim custody of him.
This feud carried on to SummerSlam where Guerrero lost a ladder match over Dominic’s custody to Mysterio. This was a feud that really had everyone gripped, and the pay-off which saw the good guy win was another feel-good moment.
3 – His final match in ECW
ECW was known for its insanity, but it was also great for its cruiserweights, prominently Dean Malenko and Eddie Guerrero. In both men’s last match for the promotion before jumping to WCW, on August 25th, 1995, they produced a match which was even called a five-star classic by WWE themselves.
The match was a two-out-of-three-falls match, and in the first twenty minutes, one fall each man was traded, and the match was so equalised that it was called a draw. This might not be a moment itself, but it was a match that sent vibes through the world of professional wrestling, and truly told everyone that something special was on its way to WCW.
2 – His match against Rey Mysterio at Halloween Havoc 1997
At WCW Halloween Havoc 1997, Eddie Guerrero put his Cruiserweight Championship on the line against Rey Mysterio, while Rey put his mask on the line. The match was only fourteen minutes, but there was nothing bad about it. If you blinked, you missed something important. Both men took it to their best, and Mysterio showed that he can produce gold in the ring.
Of course Mysterio won, to keep his mask, but this is just another thing that is so important to the career of Eddie Guerrero simply for being a part of it. Guerrero was a genius in the ring, especially with Mysterio, and though they’ve had many matches together, this contest remains their best one.
1 – Winning the WWE Championship
Was there ever any doubt? This moment had the most votes by far, and fairly so. In 2004, on the January 29th edition of SmackDown, Eddie Guerrero won a 15-man Battle Royal, last eliminating Kurt Angle, making him the Number One Contender for the WWE Championship, and he faced the champion Brock Lesnar at No Way Out.
Nobody thought Eddie would walk out champion. Lesnar dominated the match with a few offensive spots from Eddie. It was Goldberg who assisted Eddie win. In the build-up to his match against Brock Lesnar, Goldberg was handed a ticket in the front row by Stone Cold Steve Austin, and during this match, Goldberg jumped the barricade and speared Lesnar, followed by Guerrero delivering a Frog Splash and pinning Lesnar for the win.
Eddie Guerrero had done it. He had achieved the highest achievement. After fighting his inner demons, and making it through all those hard times, he was WWE Champion.
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