Eddie Guerrero
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EDDIE FUNERAL ON THURSDAY
- The word going around is that Eddie's funeral will be held on Thursday now in Arizona, and not tomorrow. WWE.COM posted a note from Eddie's wife Vickie, thanking the fans for their support and to respect the privacy of the family as the funeral will be closed to public. Dave Meltzer of the Observer reported that Chris Benoit, Chavo Guerrero Jr., Rey Mysterio and JBL will join the WWE European tour later in the week as they are staying for the funeral.

Vickie Guerrero speaks on Eddie's autopsy report
Nov. 15, 2005

After the untimely passing of Eddie Guerrero, WWE and the entire sports-entertainment community is still reeling from the devastating loss of a champion. The initial autopsy reports on Guerrero have come in. WWE.com spoke with Eddie's widow, Vickie Guerrero, earlier today.

"It was heart failure. It was from his past – the drinking and the drug abuse. They found signs of heart disease. She (the examiner) said that the blood vessels were very worn and narrow, and that just showed all the abuse from the scheduling of work and his past. And Eddie just worked out like crazy all the time. It made his heart grow bigger and work harder and the vessels were getting smaller, and that's what caused the heart failure. He went into a deep sleep.

As soon as they saw his heart, they saw the lining of his heart already had the heart disease. There was no trauma, and Eddie hadn't hurt himself in any way. It answered a lot of questions. I knew Eddie wasn't feeling very good for the last week. He was home and kept saying he wasn't feeling good and we thought it was just "road tired." So we thought he just had to rest. It answered a lot of my questions, too, because he was just so exhausted. She said it was normal because the heart was working so hard.

When he didn't call me last night and the night before I knew it was for real, because he would call me every night. I miss his phone calls. I cried through the whole thing (last night).

I loved his laugh. His laugh was the best.

We just celebrated his four-year sobriety last Thursday. We just thought we had life by the handful. We thought we had it all figured out. He worked so hard to make a better life for us.

I'm just overwhelmed by how people are coming out. It's touched my heart a lot.

Everybody was just in awe last night in how beautifully everything was put together.

All my life was wrestling. All he did was take care of them and live for that. And I don't know what to do now."

EDDIE FUNERAL ON THURSDAY
- The word going around is that Eddie's funeral will be held on Thursday now in Arizona, and not tomorrow. WWE.COM posted a note from Eddie's wife Vicikie, thanking the fans for their support and to respect the privacy of the family as the funeral will be closed to public. Dave Meltzer of the Observer reported that Chris Benoit, Chavo Guerrero Jr., Rey Mysterio and JBL will join the WWE European tour later in the week as they are staying for the funeral. (Updated: November 15th)

AUTOPSY DONE ON GUERRERO
- The Minnesota Star Tribune has revealed in today's online edition that the Hennepin County medical examiner conducted an autopsy on Eddie Guerrero yesterday but said the cause of death may not be known for weeks. Local police have said there were no signs of foul play or indications that his death was a suicide. Guerrero will be buried in Phoenix, AZ. (Updated: November 15th)

A message from Vickie Guerrero
Nov. 14, 2005

On behalf of the entire Guerrero family, Vickie Guerrero would like to thank all the fans for their overwhelming show of support at this most difficult time. Mrs. Guerrero would also like to ask the fans to respect the family's privacy, most especially the privacy of their children. Eddie's funeral will be closed to the public.

FUNERAL SERVICE FOR EDDIE GUERRERO
- Funeral service for Eddie Guerrero will be held this Wednesday at 1:30PM, while most of the WWE Superstars will be in Europe for a loaded tour. Not all WWE Superstars went on the European tour which starts tomorrow in Italy, and the show, although will go on as scheduled, will not have all the advertised Superstars. Many are staying for the funeral and then they leave for the rest of the tour. Dean Malenko and Chris Benoit - two of Eddie's closest friends - flew with the body from Minneapolis. Superstar Billy Graham, who is a close friend of Guerrero as well and lives nearby in Phoenix, will be conducting the funeral service along with a friend at Billy Graham’s church. (Updated: November 14th)

RAW PREVIEW FOR NOVEMBER 14th
- RAW and Smackdown! taped yesterday were tribute shows to Eddie Guerrero. Superstars from both rosters appeared on both shows as angles where thrown out of the windows for this week as WWE Superstars reflected on Eddie's life. Seven matches were taped for tonight's show. These are Eugene vs Simon Dean; Shelton Benjamin vs Kurt Angle; Rey Mysterio vs Shawn Michaels; Ric Flair vs William Regal; Big Show & Kane vs MNM; a Diva Battle Royal; and John Cena vs Randy Orton. There are also loads of backstage interviews as Superstars give their thoughts on Eddie Guerrero. (Updated: November 14th)

WWE SENDS OUT PRESS RELEASE ON GUERRERO'S DEATH
- A press release issued today by WWE said that the company is deeply saddened for the loss of the 38 year old Eddie Guerrero, passed away yesterday in his hotel room in Minneapolis, MN. The press release is very short and noted that Eddie was the first ever Mexican-American to become a WWE Champion, by defeating Brock Lesnar at No Way Out in February of 2004. It is interesting to point out that Minneapolis was also the city where Brian Pillman was discovered dead in his hotel room on October 5th 1997. (Updated: November 14th)

YAHOO, FOX NEWS, CBS AND OTHERS ADD GUERRERO STORY
- Yahoo!, popular Italian sports newspaper La Gazzetta Dello Sport and other news websites added the Eddie Guerrero story today. On Yahoo!, Eddie's passing made it on the front page in the Entertainment section with the headline 'WWE Smackdown!' star Guerrero dies' while over at Fox News a picture of Guerrero is accompanied by the headline 'WWE Star Dead' on the 'Today's Features' section. On the Italian newspaper which never covers pro wrestling, they have an article explaining Eddie's death. Smackdown! is pretty popular in Italy with Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio the most popular ever since John Cena moved to RAW. Other media outlets who also reported it include CBS News, Sports Illustrated, Houston Chronicle, Contact Music, El Paso Times, NBC 10 Philly, USA Today and others. (Updated: November 14th)

MORE NEWS ON EDDIE'S PASSING
- More details have been released regarding Eddie's death from this morning. A hotel security member informed Chavo Guerrero that his uncle missed the wake up call he had set. Wade Keller from the Pro Wrestling Torch is reporting that Guerrero was found laying on the bathroom floor with a toothbrush in his mouth. Guerrero was staying at the Marriott City Center hotel and police were called in at around 7:30AM. Attempts were made to revive him however it was too late. In the press conference, his nephew Chavo said that the two were supposed to meet for breakfast but Eddie opted to get in-room service. The two had just arrived earlier from a flight from Phoenix. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner was called to the scene but authorities are being tight-lipped about releasing information regarding his death. (Updated: November 13th)

MCMAHON, CHAVO GUERRERO HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE
- WWE.COM has a video of the press conference held earlier today at the Target Center with Vince McMahon and Chavo Guerrero. Some members of the media were present at ringside as McMahon and Chavo answered questions regarding the death of Eddie Guerrero, how it will effect the company, tonight's TV tapings and much more. Check it out at WWE.COM. (Updated: November 13th)

RAW, SMACKDOWN! TO PAY TRIBUE TO EDDIE
- It has been confirmed by Vince McMahon that tonight's RAW and Smackdown! tapings will be a 4 hour (combined) tribute to Eddie Guerrero. WWE Superstars were given the option not to wrestle just like when Owen Hart passed away. The original formats for both shows were immediately scrapped after today's tragic news. Vince McMahon - who appeared very calm during the press conference - said that next week's shows will feature the friends of Eddie Guerrero as they give their thoughts on the former WWE champion. Smackdown! will be taped prior to RAW. When asked by one of the members of the media if he will be there, Chavo Guerrero told them that he was given the option to fly back home, but Eddie would want him to be part of the show so he is sticking around. (Updated: November 13th)

MEDIA PICKS UP EDDIE'S DEATH
- Local Minneapolis CBS affiliate WCCO has picked up the story of Eddie's passing along with the Minnesota Star Tribute newspaper online. Other media who picked up the story are the Associated Press, the United Press International, KHBS-KHOG TV, the Bucyrus Telegraph Forum Bucyrus and others. The TNA Wrestling website also has a note mentioning his death. (Updated: November 13th)

SMACKDOWN! MAIN EVENT CANCELED
- Next week's Smackdown! main event was supposed to have a three way match for the WWE title, involving Randy Orton, WWE champion Batista and Eddie Guerrero but with today's tragic news, it is obvious that the plan will change and most probably it will effect both RAW and Smackdown! tapings. Batista looked like he was going to drop the title so he can undergo back surgery and the possibility was that Eddie was going to end up with the World Heavyweight Title, starting his 2nd term as champion. Eddie's first successful title reign ended after he revealed he couldn't take the pressure of being champion anymore, and dropped the title to JBL. (Updated: November 13th)

EDDIE GUERRERO FOUND DEAD IN HOTEL ROOM
- Today the wrestling world was shocked by the death of Eddie Guerrero. WWE.COM broke the story earlier today that former WWE champion Eddie Guerrero was found dead in his hotel room in Minneapolis, MN., this morning. One of the most popular - and hated - wrestling Superstars to ever step foot inside the squared circle, Guerrero - 38 years old - developed an addiction to pain medication a couple of years ago after a car accident that nearly ended his life in 1997. In late 2001 he was arrested for drunk driving and WWE released him from his contract a few days later. After cleaning up himself from the 'demons', Guerrero was welcomed back in WWE in April of 2002 and has been on a roll ever since. Eddie is survived by his wife Vickie and his three daughters. No cause of death has been released. (Updated: November 13th)

Credit: WWE.com & Wrestling-Online.com

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