The World Will Miss You, Mr. Guerrero

Eddie Guerrero, 1967-2005

For all you wrestling fans out there, it was reported on various news and wrestling sites yesterday that Mr. "Latino Heat" himself, Eddie Guerrero was found dead in his hotel room early Sunday morning. They don't know the cause of death, but there seem to be no signs of foul play. They will be doing an autopsy today to determine the cause of death.

Chavo Guerrero Jr., Eddie's nephew and fellow wrestler along with hotel staff forced themselves into Eddie's room after he missed a wake-up call. Eddie is survived by his wife and three kids. He was 38.

My prayers go out to the Guerrero family. May God comfort you all in this time of loss.

As anyone who has followed wrestling knows, over the past several years Eddie Guerrero has really climbed to the top of the ladder having held the world title, being only one of two wrestlers of Latin heritage to do so. He was a great performer, excellent wrestler and brilliant entertainer. According to those who knew him he was also a fun and interesting person to be with out of character as well.

Eddie had well documented problems with addictions to drugs and alcohol, but had fought back from desolation and had been sober for four years. He had finally gotten his life back on track and was doing well for himself. This is a tragedy, not because he was a celebrity, but because he was a human being, a father/brother/uncle/nephew/husband, who was too young to leave us.

Again, my prayers go out to the Guerrero family for this great loss. Eddie will be truly missed.