10 Greatest Technical Wrestlers Of All Time

5. Eddie Guerrero

Setting aside genuine fan grief, the gloss of nostalgia and the WWE marketing machine, Eddie Guerrero was still the best all-round wrestler of his generation, barring none. That€™s my view and you can€™t shake me from it. That Guerrero occupies such a lofty place in the hearts and minds of the WWE fans is more a testament to his charisma, charm and personality than his actual wrestling ability. However, the fact that wrestling fans still talk about his body of work in hushed, almost reverential, tones speaks volumes about his talents between the ropes. Who else but Eddie, when booted out of his job, down on his luck, alone against addiction and fighting to get his life back on track could pull out such a solid gold, first class match against a young Low Ki for indie promotion ICW (Impact Championship Wrestling)? Unlike many wrestlers on this list, Eddie Guerrero was a genuine €˜wrestler€™s wrestler€™ that was allowed to go all the way to the top €“ and he took the fans with him every step of the way. His style was a hybrid of US style ground work and Mexican style high impact, but with a flair and flavour that was uniquely his own - often working on instinct and making incredible splitsecond decisions. It is not an understatement, therefore, to call him a wrestling genius. For years, Eddie Guerrero had been very highly regarded as a wrestler, but not really a personality €“ and the WCW of the 1990€™s was dominated, in large part, by ex-WWF names that were earning very good salaries and were reluctant to cut anyone else in on the action. However, the WWF gave Guerrero a chance to run with the ball and he took it, dominating the mid card first as European Champion (memorably wrestling Chris Jericho) and then as Intercontinental Champion (where he worked with a number of great opponents, but exhibited a special chemistry with Rob Van Dam). Following a high profile sacking for drinking and substance abuse problems, Guerrero cleaned up his act and emerged lean, clean and sober, as the complete article €“ the perfect wrestler. Hell, he even made JBL look like a credible World Champion. Truly there was no end to the man€™s talents. For his erratic, yet expertly crafted, moveset, his extensive collection of holds and reversals (many of which had never been seen on WWE TV before) and his wayward wrestling genius, Eddie Guerrero deserved every drop of career success he ever had, as well as a prominent spot on this list. All these years later €“ we still miss him.