Eddie Guerrero WWF
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Eddie Guerrero and the other WCW wrestlers debuted in the WWF on January 31, 2000 as The Radicalz, appearing on RAW and interfering in a match including the New Age Outlaws. In March 2000, Eddie Guerrero began pursuing the affections of Chyna, who he referred to as his "Mamacita." Chyna initially rejected his advances, but allied with him following WrestleMania 2000, declaring that she couldn't resist his "Latino Heat". Eddie Guerrero won his first WWF title by defeating another former WCW wrestler, Chris Jericho, for the WWF European Championship with help from Chyna. He and Chyna began a feud with Essa Rios and Lita, which culminated in a European title defense at Backlash 2000, which was also billed as the night of Guerrero's prom (he was said to have just earned a GED). Eddie Guerrero defeated Rios after arriving at ringside in a 1957 Chevrolet, even wrestling in his tuxedo pants and a bow tie. Guerrero successfully retained the title in matches against Saturn and Malenko before finally losing the title to Saturn on July 23. Over the next few months, friction began to build between Eddie Guerrero and Chyna. Chyna was upset when Eddie Guerrero pinned her to advance in the King of the Ring tournament. On August 27, Chyna won the WWF Intercontinental Championship. Eddie Guerrero claimed to not mind and then begged Commissioner Mick Foley to let him take part in a title defense between Chyna and Kurt Angle, claiming he was afraid that Angle would injure Chyna. After Angle knocked Chyna down with the title belt, Guerrero "accidentally" pinned her while trying to revive her. Chyna became visibly uncomfortable as Eddie Guerrero began to cheat in order to retain his title, while Guerrero was upset that Chyna was posing for Playboy magazine, even trying to invade the Playboy Mansion to stop the photoshoot. Just when it appeared that Chyna would leave Guerrero, he proposed to her and she accepted. The engagement was called off when Eddie Guerrero was caught showering with two of The Godfather's hos claiming that "Two Mamacitas are better than one!" Eddie Guerrero turned heel once again as a result of the incident and was later defeated for the Intercontinental Championship by Chyna's friend Billy Gunn. The Radicalz reunited in late 2000, assisting Triple H in his match with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin at Survivor Series. In early 2001, Eddie Guerrero feuded with Test, winning the European Championship for a second time at WrestleMania X-Seven with help from Saturn and Malenko. Eddie Guerrero eventually left the Radicalz, siding with The Hardy Boyz and Lita. At this point, Eddie Guerrero developed an addiction to pain medication stemming from his 1999 car accident and in May 2001 was sent to rehabilitation. On November 9, 2001 he was arrested for drunk driving and was subsequently released by the WWF three days later. Eddie Guerrero - Independent circuit After overcoming his addictions, Eddie Guerrero appeared with numerous independent promotions, including World Wrestling All-Stars, IWA Mid-South and Ring of Honor. Following a number of highly acclaimed matches, such as his bout with Doug Williams during Frontier Wrestling Alliance's King Of England tournament and his series of matches with CM Punk, Eddie Guerrero was rehired by the WWF (renamed "WWE") in March 2002. When he signed, he was committed to appearing on one more ROH and IWA Mid-South show. WWE permitted him to fulfill the obligations, and on April 19, 2002, he wrestled CM Punk and Colt Cabana in Dayton, Ohio. Just over a week later on April 27, Guerrero teamed with The Amazing Red to defeat The S.A.T. at A Night of Appreciation, an ROH show dedicated to him. While wrestling on the independent circuit, Eddie Guerrero won the IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship on March 1, 2002 in Indianapolis, Indiana, defeating CM Punk and Rey Misterio, Jr. in a three way dance. He lost the title to Punk on the following day in Morris, Illinois. He also held the WWA International Cruiserweight Championship from December 8, 2001 to April 2002, when he vacated the title. Eddie Guerrero WWF |
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