![]() And Eddie just worked out like crazy all the time. His wife Vicki said ” that the blood vessels were very worn and narrow, and that just showed all the abuse from the scheduling of work and his past. It is now known that Eddie Guerrero died of heart disease. noted that, while many people abuse drugs for over ten years with no ill effects, Guerrero, despite having ceased to abuse drugs four years earlier, had suffered heart complications that were not detected in time to prevent his death. There had been no symptoms or cause for concern. said that Guerrero had been working very hard and was at peak physical fitness as a result, doing cardiovascular and weight training exercises every day. On the Novemedition of WWE Byte This!, Chavo Guerrero, Jr. She added that the doctors had told her that Guerrero’s blood vessels had shriveled and weakened owing to undiagnosed heart disease, and that he had simply dropped into a deep sleep. ![]() Guerrero’s wife Vickie said that he had been lethargic and unwell in the week preceding his death, but that this had been attributed to the stress of continuously traveling and performing. ![]() At the time of his death, he had recently used narcotic painkillers. Although Guerrero had not taken alcohol or illicit drugs for over four years, his past excesses contributed to his heart failure. The article alleged Eddie had used stanozolol (a synthetic anabolic steroid developed in 1962) and human chorionic gonadotropin (a hormone used to balance testosterone levels after steroid use).An autopsy revealed that Guerrero died as a result of acute heart failure, caused by undiagnosed arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease and enlargement of the heart as a result of prior anabolic steroid abuse. Among the 14 WWE employees listed in this article were such high-profile names as Randy Orton, Chris Benoit, and Eddie Guerrero. A year later in March 2007, Sports Illustrated published their article which had been investigating steroid and human growth hormone use by athletes in several sports as well as professional wrestling. The WWE stopped testing its athletes for steroids in 1996 but Guerrero’s high-profile death and rumors of an impending and unflattering expose in Sports Illustrated spurned the company to create the Talent Wellness Program in February 2006. By all accounts Guerrero was in the prime of his life, but his wife Vicki stated that Eddie’s issues with drug abuse had likely narrowed his arteries and enlarged his heart to the point where the physical demands associated with professional wrestling were simply too much for his body to handle. At the time there was no mention of any underlying factors that may have contributed to his death, despite the fact that heart failure is extremely rare for someone of Eddie’s age and fitness level. The autopsy revealed that Eddie had died of “natural causes related to arteriosclerotic heart disease”. Chavo attempted to resucitate Eddie using CPR but paramedics who were called to the hotel pronounced him dead at the scene. There were no signs of foul play or suicide. On November 13th, 2005, Eddie’s nephew and fellow wrestler Chavo Guerrero discovered his unconscious body in a hotel room in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was such a great wrestler and he got it. He was so entertaining, but he also had all the technique. Eddie Guerrero rounded out this exclusive list: “I mean, he could have been the absolute greatest of all time because when I wrestled him, he was still in that top three we were talking about, so Eddie had it all. ![]() After Kurt Angle returned to the WWE earlier this year, he made an appearance on the popular podcast Talk is Jericho and discussed – among other things – his “top three” wrestlers of all time. In a somewhat controversial move, Angle named Chris Benoit as one of the all-time greats as well as universally acclaimed fan favorite, Shawn Michaels. His philosophy of “lie, cheat, and steal” may not get you very far in the real world, but inside a professional wrestling ring, it was one of the most popular mantras of the Attitude Era. Eddie Guerrero had the unique ability to make fans love him whether he was a heel or a face.
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