9 Ways WWE Changed As A Result Of Eddie Guerrero's Death

1. Greater Emphasis Placed On Latino Stars

In January 2004, Brock Lesnar was the perfect WWE Champion. He was well over six feet tall, close to three hundred pounds and had the body of a greek God. Despite having only been a full-time member of the WWE roster for a little under two years, he was already a three-time champion and had grown into a hell of a performer, regularly contesting excellent main event matches with the likes of The Undertaker, Kurt Angle and others. Eddie Guerrero was under six feet tall, weighed a little over two hundred pounds and was unproven at a main event level. Yet, because of his in-ring talent and connection with the rapidly growing hispanic audience, WWE were about to switch the belt to him. It was a shrewd move by Vince, who recognised the changing demographics and the reactions Eddie was getting from 'his' audience. Since Eddie took off as the Mexican Steve Austin, WWE have placed a greater importance on latino stars. Rey Mysterio flew the flag following Eddie's death and, once it became apparent his full-time career was winding down, WWE tried to create one in Alberto Del Rio and Sin Cara. The success rate of these attempts has been hit and miss, to say the least, but WWE has persisted and tried to replicate the success it had with Eddie over a decade ago. Eddie's death left a huge void on the WWE roster in terms of a top latino star, a void which WWE have arguably not yet been able to fill. That's because there's no one quite like the late, great Eddie Guerrero.