R.I.P Eddie Guerrero 1968-2005

http://www.wwe.com/content/media/video/494606/1515310/1581782/3tdeddietribvid
http://www.wwe.com/superstars/smackdown/eddieguerrero/

On November 13, 2005, Guerrero was found dead in his hotel room in Minneapolis, Minnesota, at the Marriott City Center Hotel by his nephew, Chavo. Several hours later, WWE.com released the following announcement:
"WWE is deeply saddened by the news that Eddie Guerrero has passed away. He was found dead this morning in his hotel room in Minneapolis. Eddie is survived by his wife Vickie and daughters Shaul, 14, Sherilyn, 9, and Kaylie Marie, 3."
The same day, WWE held a press conference with a speech from his nephew Chavo, who spoke of Guerrero's four years of sobriety that would have come on November 15 of that year. Chavo adamantly defended his uncle, saying he had defeated his "personal demons." WWE Chairman Vince McMahon declined to speculate on the causes of Guerrero's death, and both men said that Guerrero would have "wanted the show to go on".
An autopsy revealed that Guerrero died as a result of acute heart failure, caused by undiagnosed heart disease and strain placed on his heart from his overworking himself. Although Guerrero had not used illicit drugs or alcohol for over four years, his past excesses had contributed to his heart failure.

Eddie Guerrero's funeral took place on Thursday, November 17 in Phoenix, Arizona. The service, which was not open to the general public, was performed by retired wrestler "Superstar" Billy Graham. The wrestlers who attended were from all over the world of wrestling. Those wrestlers were Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, JBL, Rey Mysterio, Vince McMahon, Stephanie McMahon, Shane McMahon, Linda McMahon, Dean Malenko, Tom Prichard, Billy Anderson, John Laurinaitis, Edge, Lita, Jamie Noble, Gregory Helms, Charlie Haas, Jackie Gayda, Mark Jindrak, Konnan, Gail Kim, Mike Tenay, Doug Basham, Christian, CM Punk, Billy Kidman, Torrie Wilson, Sting, Tommy Drake, Kevin Dunn, Bruce Prichard, Michael Hayes and Stone Cold Steve Austin.
Chris Benoit, Dean Malenko, Chris Jericho, JBL, Vince McMahon, Tom Prichard, all of Guerrero's brothers, one of his sisters, Chavo Guerrero and Valerie Coleman "Graham" all spoke as well.

Eddie Guerrero's death came as a shock not only to his family and friends, but to numerous wrestling performers and fans around the world. On the episodes of RAW and Friday Night SmackDown! (the latter taped just twelve hours after Guerrero's death), many WWE superstars and employees delivered tearful tributes to Guerrero, with many audience members visibly moved and some tearful during the ten-bell salute.
The WWE web servers crashed twenty four hours after Guerrero's death was announced, as more than 100,000 e-mail messages of sympathy and support came in from fans across the world. WWE made many videos of Guerrero's best performances, personal accounts and testimonies from his DVD and two musical video tributes (featuring Here Without You by 3 Doors Down and Hurt by Johnny Cash respectively) available on WWE.com.
Dusty Rhodes spoke of his belief that Guerrero's death would bring the entire wrestling family together, and of how Guerrero had fought and beat his "personal demons" and was an inspiration to all young people. John Bradshaw Layfield recounted how Guerrero had given him crucial personal support during both his divorce and his elevation to main-event status. Shawn Michaels spoke of how he and Guerrero shared a deep Christian faith, and Kurt Angle recounted how much Guerrero had personally and professionally helped him. Dean Malenko spoke of how much Guerrero's sudden death had hurt him, and how much he would miss him. Edge talked about how the news was unbelievable and shocking to him, while Batista recollected that Guerrero had helped him with the burden of being World Heavyweight Champion. Guerrero's nephew Chavo said that Guerrero was like a brother to him, and reminisced about their childhood together.
Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho and Rey Mysterio emotionally recounted the multi-decade friendship with Guerrero, how he had striven to help them and the important role he had played in their success. Ric Flair, Val Venis, Shelton Benjamin, Matt Hardy, Theodore Long and other WWE employees described Guerrero's intense passion and position at the apex of the wrestling industry profession in terms of both athleticism and entertainment, Vampiro spoke about his early days in Mexico City when he frequently roomed with Guerrero and Bret Hart spoke about Guerrero's work ethic and wrestling ability. A large number of independent wrestlers and promotions also acknowledged Guerrero's passing. Jim Ross also wrote a column recently for WWE.com recalling meeting Eddie Guerrero, the importance Guerrero had in his personal life ("You were a wonderful inspiration to me and to so many others — not only as a wrestler but as a husband, father, brother and friend."), and how talented Guerrero was as a wrestler and entertainer ("Eddie Guerrero is easily one of the 10 best in-ring talents I have seen in 33 years in this business").
Both RAW and SmackDown! were booked as tribute events in memory of Eddie Guerrero. Throughout the events, several wrestlers wore Guerrero's "I'm Your Papi" T-shirt to the ring, and some also wore a black armband marked with the initials "EG." Rey Mysterio wrestled Shawn Michaels in an inter-promotional tribute match on RAW, which Mysterio won. Following the match, both men embraced one another and Mysterio cried while pointing skyward. In the aftermath of his match with Randy Orton, WWE Champion John Cena, who had previously described Guerrero as a great man and father figure, laid the Eddie Guerrero T-shirt he had worn throughout the match in the center of the ring then placed the WWE Championship atop the shirt, reflecting Stephanie McMahon's earlier comment that "Eddie was always a champion". The broadcast ended with commentator Joey Styles eulogizing Guerrero with the words "Eddie Guerrero was a champion in life."
Other personal tributes were given by Candice Michelle, Arn Anderson, Steve Keirn, Ted DiBiase, Michael Hayes, Gerald Brisco and Mickie Jay, while mournful e-mails from fans were published on WWE.com.
WWE has announced plans to compile e-mail tributes from fans across the world into a book dedicated to Guerrero, which will then be presented to Vickie Guerrero and the Guerrero family. In addition, an Eddie Guerrero T-shirt has been released, with all revenue going to Vickie Guerrero.