Five tragic moments in wrestling history

3. Eddie Guerrero’s death

An autopsy revealed that Guerrero died as a result of acute heart failure, caused by undiagnosed arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease

Let us admit it, almost all of the people who had the pleasure of watching Eddie either laughed their hearts out, or were too busy hating him. No matter what he did, Eddie loved the business. Being the youngest son of the legendary promoter Gory Guerrero Sr., Eddie was destined to make it big in the business. But he went through bad phases with his personal demons getting the better of him most of the times; whether it be the drug and alcohol abuse, or getting into a very serious accident, life was never easy for Eddie. This made what he accomplished all the more special. There’s probably no one in the business who can say anything bad about Eddie. His on-screen rival, JBL, credits Eddie to be his best friend, someone who was with him when he was going through a bad phase. I remember seeing Eddie’s tribute on RAW on TV on 9th December in ’05, and not believing it. One of those ‘Good guys taken too soon’ situations played out as fans couldn’t control their tears, and his best friend Chris Benoit shedding tears in front of millions is a memory no one can erase.

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