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My Take
Eddie Guerrero remains, for my money, the most complete wrestler of his generation. He absorbed every style on earth—lucha libre in Mexico, the hard-hitting Japanese scene, American storytelling in WCW and WWE—and stitched them into something nobody else could replicate. His lying, cheating, stealing villain act worked because the audience could feel the genuine joy and struggle underneath it, and his redemption arc made the championship run feel earned in a way scripted sports rarely achieve. Losing him at thirty-eight still stings. Every undersized technician who headlines arenas today is walking through a door that Eddie kicked open, and the Hall of Fame plaque barely covers the debt.
Overview
Eduardo Gory Guerrero Llanes (October 9, 1967 – November 13, 2005) was an American professional wrestler. He was best known for his tenures in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) / World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), along with his appearances in Mexico and Japan.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Eddie Guerrero
- Name (Japanese)
- エディ・ゲレロ
- Reading
- えでぃ・げれろ
- Born
- October 9, 1967 – November 13, 2005
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Goat
- Origin
- El Paso, Texas, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- professional wrestler
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Jefferson High School
- University
- University of New Mexico
Awards & achievements
- WWE Hall of Fame
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame
- AAA Hall of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.