10 WWE Greats Who Made TERRIBLE First Impressions

2. Eddie Guerrero

The Radicalz
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The entire wrestling world punched the air with delight when Eddie Guerrero pinned Brock Lesnar to win the WWE Title at No Way Out 2004. This was a man who'd rallied back against personal demons to make up for lost time, and now he was the top dog during WrestleMania season. That had to feel good.

It would've felt even better had Guerrero known what Vinnie Mac really thought when the pair first met. McMahon pulled Bruce Prichard aside and told his trusted employee that Eddie was "so tiny" shortly after thrashing out terms with he and all three other members of The Radicalz in 2000 - Prichard didn't recall Vince saying that about anyone else in the group.

Just Guerrero.

The owner was totally underwhelmed by Eddie's lack of height (despite him hardly being "tiny" next to Dean Malenko, Perry Saturn or Chris Benoit) and was concerned his audience would think the same. Newsflash: THEY DIDN'T.

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