'WWE Smackdown!' Star Guerrero Dies

'WWE Smackdown!' Star Guerrero Dies

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Sun Nov 13, 9:28 PM ET


A World Wrestling Entertainment star was found dead in his hotel room Sunday in Minneapolis, where he was scheduled to appear that evening in a WWE show.

Eduardo Gory Guerrero, 38, didn't respond to a wake-up call Sunday morning, authorities said. His nephew, fellow WWE wrestler Chavo Guerrero, and hotel security at the Minneapolis Marriott City Center forced their way into the room and found him.

There were no apparent signs of foul play, police said. An autopsy was planned to determine how Guerrero died.

His nephew said Guerrero was open about past drug and alcohol abuse but had been sober for four years. Guerrero was married and had three children.

"This is a huge loss," said WWE chairman Vince McMahon. "Eddie was a wonderful, fun-loving human being. Eddie was a consummate performer."

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Guerrero was a featured star on the UPN series "WWE Smackdown!" and son of Mexican wrestler Gory Guerrero. Last year, he became the second wrestler of Hispanic heritage to be WWE champion, though he lost the title four months later.

UPN also aired a special last year on his life, "Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story." The program chronicled Guerrero's childhood and his struggle with drug addiction that almost cost him his job, family and life.

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Very sad indeed, we'll miss ya bra !

It's a tough ass life. It's not all fun and games. Those guys get injured and the franchise doesn't care, you wrestle injured most of the year. And being from ATL, I can tell you from first hand experience than most of these guys were in the party scene big time. Not all, but most. So, there is any number of things that could have killed him in his sleep. Pain pills, sleeping pills, who knows. Just think about the stress of living in hotels most of the year and beating your self silly most of the year and then trying to train as well. That's a hell of a lot of stress on the body. RIP bro! You will be missed by many people, I'm sure.

he didn't die in his sleep...they determined today that it was massive heart failure basically due to his past...his family said that just three days prior he had celebreated four years of sobriety so for him to die from the things he did in his past are sad...and it's sadder to know that he leaves behind a wife and three children...and only 38...that's just too damn young...

and I watched the tribute to him last night...I balled like a baby...so heart wrenching to see the wrestlers crying but to then see the kids in the audience crying...

VERY SAD

very sad indeed one of my fav!

Rest In Peace Chingon!!!