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Post by marino13 on Nov 13, 2012 8:51:44 GMT -5
Shame about Eddie cause I felt he passed right as he was about to take off. He was just entering his prime. We still had so many great matches ahead.
Funny how these guys you never met & only watch on TV become almost like family. And you feel legitimate sadness when they're gone.
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Post by Johnny Wrestling on Nov 13, 2012 9:39:59 GMT -5
Again... Nobody is arguing he was popular and loved. What was said is that it grew a ton more than it would've if he was still alive. I'm not sure how his popularity did grow though. Eddie was a legend before he died. For example, if CM Punk died tomorrow, would he be considered a legend? Yeah, definitely. And he should be. The reason Eddie is considered a legend is because everyone knows he had the talent. If his life hadn't of been cut short, and he'd retired naturally a few years later, he still would have been inducted into the HOF eventually. I'm pretty sure that probably many people would consider Punk a legend, and if it wasn't for this record title reign he is setting, as much as I like him, I don't think I would say he is a WWE legend. Eddie was also great, but I definitely didn't consider him a legend back then. HOF worthy someday? Sure, there's no denial, but not in the moment it happened. But PATRIOT_RS.174 is right. And by the way, I'm glad somebody got what I was trying to say. Anyways, yeah.. It was and still is definitely sad to have seen him go that early on his life. He still had a lot more in him. And what a tragedy this was for his family too. That RAW was a really heartbreaking one.
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Post by y2yay on Nov 13, 2012 9:47:44 GMT -5
I'm not sure how his popularity did grow though. Eddie was a legend before he died. For example, if CM Punk died tomorrow, would he be considered a legend? Yeah, definitely. And he should be. The reason Eddie is considered a legend is because everyone knows he had the talent. If his life hadn't of been cut short, and he'd retired naturally a few years later, he still would have been inducted into the HOF eventually. I'm pretty sure that probably many people would consider Punk a legend, and if it wasn't for this record title reign he is setting, as much as I like him, I don't think I would say he is a WWE legend. Eddie was also great, but I definitely didn't consider him a legend back then. HOF worthy someday? Sure, there's no denial, but not in the moment it happened. But PATRIOT_RS.174 is right. And by the way, I'm glad somebody got what I was trying to say. Anyways, yeah.. It was and still is definitely sad to have seen him go that early on his life. He still had a lot more in him. And what a tragedy this was for his family too. That RAW was a really heartbreaking one. Yeah, but time wasn't ever going to increase Eddie's legacy. There's nothing more he could do to add to it, 1987-2005 was his career, that's it. Even if Punk had (hypothetically) died before his year long title reign, I still think he'd deserve to go in the Hall of Fame based on what he did before that. Great promos, great matches, and a pretty damn good career. And it's not like people are trying to claim Eddie Guerrero is the greatest of all time or anything. He was just great. If you take away the fact he's dead, just look at how many memorable moments and matches he had. There wasn't a lot of people more talented than Eddie Guerrero in the history of wrestling. One of the best in-ring ever for sure, and at the time of his death, one of the best interviews on the WWE roster as well.
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Post by LeighD on Nov 13, 2012 9:59:28 GMT -5
Shame about Eddie cause I felt he passed right as he was about to take off. He was just entering his prime. We still had so many great matches ahead. Funny how these guys you never met & only watch on TV become almost like family. And you feel legitimate sadness when they're gone. I agree. I was very excited about the whole storyline with Batista and Eddie and I was hoping Eddie would win the WHC. Sad to know WWE had penciled him to win the title too! I felt like Eddie's 2005 was a launching pad for greater things for him in 2006 and beyond. I try to envision what the rumored WrestleMania match with him and HBK would have looked like. Honestly, I think it would have been a classic. I remember I was working the floor at the gym I did PT at and during a break I went on and checked a bunch of stuff out. Couldn't believe he passed.
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Post by Mallrat on Nov 13, 2012 10:34:38 GMT -5
I think people underestimate how good Eddie was. I remember first catching him on ECW and then WCW worldwide and he was a standout. Im not sure how people who were only about 6 when Eddie was great in WCW comment, sure watching old dvds, but you would never fully understand how good he was if you are 6. Perhaps its a generation thing, but watching weekly as it happens from those days 12/14 years ago, then Eddie was definately a standout. Then when The Radicalz jumped shipped that was amazing to see people who you would not classify as WWE material be there, it was a shame that Eddie hurt his arm quite early on as that stopped the Radicalz steam.
Certainly though Eddie was a great wrestler and its a shame he was taken so early.
Viva la Raza!
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Post by johnnyaustin21 on Nov 13, 2012 12:19:11 GMT -5
Wow time does fly bye.I was at the tribute show the day he died hear in Minneapolis.I had no idea that he had died that morning.I remember just chilling watch NFL football all day and getting read for the double show(RAW and Smackdown) that night.Right when I was leaving my house my sister came up to me and said that the news was reporting that Eddie had died.I was stunned and really sadden to hear the news.Plus with all of the rumors going around that week that the plans were to put the World Title on him during the triple threat match with Batista and Orton,and that he was going to get another run as the main guy.It just added to the sadness I had.
At the actual show was one of only a few times in my life that I had tears in my eyes and actually got choked up.The video tribute with the song by Johnny Cash "Hurt" really got to me.
As far as Eddie Guerrero's legacy goes,I agree that after his passing he became a big star and lager then life then what his career really was i.e the Heath Ledger effect.But to me and that all that really matters I always thought that Eddie Guerrero was one of the top ten or even five greatest all around pro wrestlers of all time.
By which I mean he could due anything you wanted him to due,and play any character or role.He could be a goofy face making jokes,a bad ass heel,a cowardly heel...ect,could cut a great promo and in terms of actual in ring talent was second to none.If you wanted a high flying high spot match,a mat based match,a catcehs catch can,a flat out brawl...ect he could due it all and on the best of each style of wrestling level.
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Post by Road Warriors on Nov 13, 2012 13:36:24 GMT -5
Funny, I don't even think of Eddie in the WWE. I look back more on his New Japan days as Black Tiger or in Mexico with Art Barr.
Either way his death was a great lose to all wrestling fans.
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Post by wwextreme25 on Nov 13, 2012 13:42:58 GMT -5
I actually loved eddie. My heart sank so much when i found out he died. I ran upstairs, told my brother, and remember everything like it waas yesterday. He was funnny, a GREAT entertainer in ring and out and tbh, i miss him.
R.I.P Eddie.
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Post by metallica90 on Nov 13, 2012 14:00:57 GMT -5
RIP EDDIE
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Post by pxkgotosleep on Nov 13, 2012 14:09:37 GMT -5
7 years since Eddie died. I bought No Mercy 2005 to remember him by.
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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on Nov 13, 2012 14:12:15 GMT -5
It doesn't even seem possible that 7 years have gone by that fast. Like the blink of an eye, I remember everything like it just happened. Truly a sad day, there isn't one day that goes by where I don't think about Eddie Guerrero.
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Post by drifter on Nov 13, 2012 14:17:35 GMT -5
Thinking back, it's interesting to think Eddie's last match, ended the Eddie way. Getting the DQ win over Mr. Kennedy, with the chair fake out. Of course he then got laid out with that chair, but still, he won 'The Eddie Way"
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Post by eddie eddie on Nov 13, 2012 14:18:24 GMT -5
GUYS I'M FINE
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Post by alexgg on Nov 13, 2012 14:32:46 GMT -5
I was around my friends house at the time, we were playing the Smackdown vs Raw video game, and in the storyline of the game Eddie is buried alive by The Undertaker. Moments later my friend gets a call from his brother, my friend comes back to me saying that Eddie had died (his brother saw it on Sky Sports news). of course, I thought he was referring to the game.. and neither of us really could believe it and thought it was a joke or something. I went back to my house where it got weirder as my mum had bought me a tag team wrestling figure set which had Eddie in it (as I didn't have a figure of him) I told her what my friends brother said and we quickly went onto the internet to see that it had really happened. I can't really remember much after that but the feeling really sunk in watching Raw on the Tuesday morning before school, I cried during that tribute video. Thinking back, it's interesting to think Eddie's last match, ended the Eddie way. Getting the DQ win over Mr. Kennedy, with the chair fake out. Of course he then got laid out with that chair, but still, he won 'The Eddie Way" That match always freaked me out with the way it ended, I thought that was the cause of his death for a while.
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Post by CMPUNKISGOOD on Nov 13, 2012 18:09:26 GMT -5
RIP I cried during the tribute video 2.Not one wrestler will be better then Eddie.Time goes by fast.One more time RIP Eddie.I lie,I cheat,I steal Viva La Raza!
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Post by King Silva on Nov 13, 2012 18:13:05 GMT -5
Wow time does fly bye.I was at the tribute show the day he died hear in Minneapolis.I had no idea that he had died that morning.I remember just chilling watch NFL football all day and getting read for the double show(RAW and Smackdown) that night.Right when I was leaving my house my sister came up to me and said that the news was reporting that Eddie had died.I was stunned and really sadden to hear the news.Plus with all of the rumors going around that week that the plans were to put the World Title on him during the triple threat match with Batista and Orton,and that he was going to get another run as the main guy.It just added to the sadness I had. At the actual show was one of only a few times in my life that I had tears in my eyes and actually got choked up.The video tribute with the song by Johnny Cash "Hurt" really got to me.As far as Eddie Guerrero's legacy goes,I agree that after his passing he became a big star and lager then life then what his career really was i.e the Heath Ledger effect.But to me and that all that really matters I always thought that Eddie Guerrero was one of the top ten or even five greatest all around pro wrestlers of all time. By which I mean he could due anything you wanted him to due,and play any character or role.He could be a goofy face making jokes,a bad ass heel,a cowardly heel...ect,could cut a great promo and in terms of actual in ring talent was second to none.If you wanted a high flying high spot match,a mat based match,a catcehs catch can,a flat out brawl...ect he could due it all and on the best of each style of wrestling level. Yeah I just watched that and I got teary eyed. Very powerful video.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2012 18:18:25 GMT -5
I never realized Eddie died on my cousin's birthday...RIP though. He's one of my all time favorites
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2012 18:43:38 GMT -5
Where did these 7 years go? I woke up today and wished my brother a happy birthday not even realizing it was 7 years to the day he died. That hurt video and ten 10 bell salute is one of the most emotional things I've ever watched every year I watch it and I cry every time. RIP Eddie
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Post by Escape The Rules on Nov 13, 2012 21:32:00 GMT -5
I'd say Eddie is someone who's every bit as good as people say he is, not just glorified because he died. Amazing wrestler, excellent entertainer & a wonderful human being.
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Post by specterkev on Nov 13, 2012 21:46:22 GMT -5
damn man 7 years already... RIP Eddie I always loved the Latino Heat stuff with chyna.
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