1998 saw him compete against Booker T and his nephew Chavo Jr, before forming the Latino World Order with Hector Garza and Damien, and soon nearly all of WCW’s latin wrestlers. He then began a longer program with Jericho for the Cruiserweight Championship, leading into a notable series of matches against Rey Mysterio. In 1997 he faced off against Scott Norton, X-Pac, Chris Jericho and Dean Malenko. He had a series of matches against Konnan, followed by Ric Flair, then towards the end of 1996 feuded with Diamond Dallas Page. In WCW Eddie largely worked as a low- and mid-card talent, but made the most of his on-screen time to make his matches the highlights of the shows he was on. In 1995 he joined Extreme Championship Wrestling, first competing against 2 Cold Scorpio and then beginning a rivalry with Dean Malenko, before soon leaving for World Championship Wrestling. He also worked for New Japan Pro Wrestling as the second Black Tiger, at one point challenging The Great Sasuke for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship. In 1992 he journeyed to Mexico to learn his craft, competing for Asistencia Asesoria y Administracion, first teaming with El Hijo del Santo as the new La Pareja Atomica, and later as a heel with Art Barr. As a child he would have matches during intermission for his father Gory’s promotion against cousing Chavo Jr while also competing as an amateur wrestler in high school and college. Eduardo Gory Guerrero Llanes was born 1967 in El Paso to the legendary Guerrero wrestling family. Looking at the combination of character, athleticism, and charisma, it’s hard to think of a better pro wrestler than Eddie Guerrero. Acrylic, spray and paint marker on 30″ x 40″ canvas
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