The late Eddie Guerrero helped elevate many stars during his profession, and one WWE Hall of Famer, Rey Mysterio, has given credit to “Latino Heat” for his iconic profession.
Mysterio and Guerrero, who were close friends, each teamed and feuded with one another in WWE. Following Guerrero’s sad passing, Mysterio, in a way, benefitted, as fans saw an element of Guerrero in him. The legendary luchador discussed Guerrero’s influence and the way his death helped elevate him, during a recent interview with “La Platica.”
“I actually, to this present day, think that if Eddie Guerrero, [who] left us in 2005, and right after he passed, is after I was given the chance to wrestle on the Royal Rumble, became the winner of the Royal Rumble and went on to win the world title at WrestleMania. I feel like plenty of that, or a majority of that, was since the connection that Eddie and I had, that the fans would see Eddie through me in a way,” said Mysterio. “In order that was very special for me. I believe that took me to a different level. Definitely.”
In one other recent interview, Mysterio revealed that Pat Patterson had suggested to Vince McMahon that Mysterio win the title after Guerrero’s passing.
Just a few months after Guerrero’s death, Mysterio won the boys’s Royal Rumble match in 2006 after entering the match at #2. He then went on to most important event WrestleMania later that 12 months and won his first world title when he defeated Randy Orton and Kurt Angle.
Angle, who held the title heading into WrestleMania, had also claimed that he wasn’t purported to lose the title and that his reign was meant to be longer, but Guerrero’s death resulted in Mysterio winning the championship, because the 619 star was, in lots of respects, representing Guerrero. The title was Mysterio’s first of three world titles in his incredible WWE profession.