![]() ![]() However, the next night at the Smackdown taping, Eddie suffers an elbow injury when attempting the frog splash. “The Radicalz” made a huge impact when they debuted on WWF Raw on January 31, 2000, and are the focal points of the show, and align with Cactus Jack, to be presented as a babyfaces. There is no other time in the business when 4 major impact players are seemingly just handed to the other side other than the feelings Scott Hall & Kevin Nash had towards the WWF when they signed with WCW - do you think that is a fair comparison of what those groups did to each other’s business? Were you aware of any substance abuse problems Eddie had been going through in the 90s before signing him? Particularly after the serious car accident he had on New Year’s Eve 1998. We could do a whole episode on the Radicalz coming into the WWF in January 2000…but but what do you recall about those discussions with Eddie, as well as Benoit, Malenko and Saturn in January 2000 and ultimately signing them up for WWF contracts? Was it a hard sell on Eddie especially due to his size? Or was it easier over time to convince Vince to sign up smaller guys like Eddie?ĭid you ever have any negotiations with Eddie - any type of feeling out process - or was Jericho making the jump in 1999 the beginning of the ability to have that wave of people making the move from WCW to the WWF? How different is the business if those 3 guys stayed in ECW considering the relationship ECW & the WWF would develop later on?ĭid you ever have discussions with Vince about trying to get them in the fold sooner than when they actually did in January 2000? He then signs with WCW around the same time as Nitro was starting up in September 1995 along with Benoit and Dean Malenko. Was Eddie’s size - height more than anything - something that probably kept him off the radar for major American promotions?Ĭhris Benoit received a WWF tryout in June 1995, did you ever hear of any plans to bring Eddie in for a tryout too?Įddie made a big splash during a brief run in ECW in 1995. Was there a stigma against hiring wrestlers coming from Mexico? Were there ever any attempts to bring in Eddie to WCW full-time during your time there?Įddie and Vickie married in 1990, and Eddie would float between AAA and New Japan (as Black Tiger) until 1995. ![]() He did work a dark match for WrestleWar in 1991 teaming with Ultraman to defeat Huichol & Rudy Boy Gonzalez. It’s incredible, he’s only 21 years old here. ![]() What are your earliest memories of knowing and working with some of the Guerrero sons in Mid-South - particularly Chavo & Hector?Įddie debuted in 1986, working as “Mascara Magica” in EMLL (later renamed CMLL).ĭo you recall the circumstances of him coming in for the one match with Terry Funk on WCW TV in 1989? His father (and trainer) Gory Guerrero was a first generation wrestler and later promoter, and his other sons Mando, Hector and Chavo all were of course in the wrestling business too.ĭid you know or get to meet Gory at all? (he passed away in 1990) Today we’re discussing “Latino Heat” Eddie Guerrero -Įduardo Gory Guerrero Llanes -, was born on October 9, 1967. Welcome back to Grilling JR with the voice of wrestling - Good Ol JR! ![]()
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