WWE’s 5 Greatest Hispanic Stars
By Dean Siemon
1. Eddie Guerrero
When Eddie Guerrero got the shocking pinfall over Brock Lesnar to win the WWE Championship at No Way Out in 2004, it seemed like a bit of a surprise. Sure, Lesnar was planning to leave the WWE for a shot at playing in the National Football League. Many fans might have worried that Eddie Guerrero was going to end up a transitional champion.
But it was the start of him becoming a certified main event championship contender. It felt right considering how hard he worked in the ring and how over he was with the crowd. Guerrero had a long career in ECW, WCW and WWE. He had several championship wins in the WWE that included the European Championship twice, the Intercontinental Championship twice and one run with the United States Championship.
But being a WWE Champion was his greatest achievement for someone who was able to show he could be an entertaining heel with the way he took shortcuts to win. But he also knew how to be a vicious heel in a feud with Rey Mysterio; although we didn’t need the whole custody battle over Rey’s son Dominick.
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It looked as if the WWE was going to push Guerrero for another championship run before he suddenly passed away from heart failure. While fans feel there was a lot left unaccomplished, Guerrero was able to do everything one would have expected and more. He was known for saying “Viva la raza,” which means long live the people. Guerrero was certainly a man who best represented the Hispanic community in professional wrestling.