Eddie Guerrero In Arizona

Eddie Guerrero first came to Arizona in 1991 as a political ploy, when promoter Sergeant Shultz wanted to open a door for himself in Juarez, where Eddie had booking power. Thus, though he was  "The Unknown Guerrero" at the time, he was brought into Phoenix as a special attraction. The match saw him teamed with CC Starr to take on Shultz 1&2. It should be noted that this Indy promotion did pack them in, drawing on the average of 1.000 at Graham Central Station, a large area night club. The bout ended with Starr and Guerrero winning by disqualification.

Shortly afterward, Eddie would hit the big time in AAA, followed with his run in WCW and the WWF. For these promotions, he would become a big draw. After all,. there was name recognition right off the bat due to Gory Guerrero being a mainstay in the area and well-recognized by the older fans, as well as the matches his older sons had in the area. While Gory has often been mistakenly branded a Mexican wrestler, he was born in the small town of Ray, Ariozna.

Eddie looked back on his career, wild lifestyle and conversion to Christianity in his own autobiography, while much has been written on him in the magazines, books and on the net. There is no point in rehashing the bulk of it. Biographies, statistics and career info may be found from a number of sources on and off line.

After Eddie suffered a fatal heart attack, he was laid to rest in Scottsdale, Arizona, far away from his deceased father and founder of the dynasty, who rests in El Paso.

The legend, however, lives on.