Chavo attempted to resucitate Eddie using CPR but paramedics who were called to the hotel pronounced him dead at the scene. There were no signs of foul play or suicide. On November 13th, 2005, Eddie’s nephew and fellow wrestler Chavo Guerrero discovered his unconscious body in a hotel room in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was such a great wrestler and he got it. He was so entertaining, but he also had all the technique. Eddie Guerrero rounded out this exclusive list: “I mean, he could have been the absolute greatest of all time because when I wrestled him, he was still in that top three we were talking about, so Eddie had it all. After Kurt Angle returned to the WWE earlier this year, he made an appearance on the popular podcast Talk is Jericho and discussed – among other things – his “top three” wrestlers of all time. In a somewhat controversial move, Angle named Chris Benoit as one of the all-time greats as well as universally acclaimed fan favorite, Shawn Michaels.
His philosophy of “lie, cheat, and steal” may not get you very far in the real world, but inside a professional wrestling ring, it was one of the most popular mantras of the Attitude Era. Ric Flair stated that Eddie was one of his top 10 favorite stars to work with, and Chris Jericho referred to him as the best performer in the world. In 2012, the staff of WWE.com named Guerrero one of the greatest technical wrestlers of all time, and in 2014 they named him one of the top five wrestlers in the history of SmackDown. Eddie Guerrero died of heart failure in November of 2005 at the age of 38. As fate is not without a sense of irony, his first autobiography, Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story, was published a week prior to his death.Įddie Guerrero had the unique ability to make fans love him whether he was a heel or a face. Must Read: Should Finn Balor Finally Form The Balor Club In WWE?