10 Things WWE Wants You To Forget About Eddie Guerrero

Sorry, who is this 'Chyna' that you speak of?

By Lewis Howse /

'Eddie Guerrero is my favourite wrestler'. That was the slogan printed on the t-shirt that Chavo Guerrero (reluctantly) donned during his 1998 feud with his uncle. It was a shirt that many, including myself, would have very happily purchased and worn. Eddie Guerrero was and is my favourite wrestler, since the first time I saw him perform. There was nobody quite like Eddie, who had seemingly mastered every facet of the business. A true wrestler's wrestler, he was as smooth as silk in the ring and unbelievably entertaining on the microphone and in backstage segments. You knew that if Eddie Guerrero was on TV, you were at least going to be entertained. As good as Eddie's work generally was, his career was far from perfect and his WWE days in particular were host to some questionable moments. Eddie, like most wrestlers, was a complex character: an apparent Jekyll and Hyde figure, who would give you the shirt off his back and open his bible to you but, if you got enough beer in him, would challenge you to a fight in the middle of the street. Eddie is a WWE Hall of Famer and a many whom is frequently paid tribute to. Whenever WWE decide to honour Eddie, however, they don't tend to bring up the following ten things...

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