Wrestler Guerrero Found Dead in Hotel
Frederick Melo
Pioneer Press
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Minneapolis, Minnesota (US):
At 7:30 a.m. Sunday, WWE star Eddie Gory Guerrero, 38, was discovered dead in
his hotel room at the Minneapolis Marriott City Center, hours before an event at
Target Center. His nephew, fellow professional wrestler Chavo Guerrero Jr., and a security guard
found his body.The two men forced Guerrero's door open after he failed to answer a wake-up call.
They found him on the floor. His door had been latched from the inside.Authorities would not speculate on a cause of death. Minneapolis police said they
do not suspect foul play. The Hennepin County medical examiner's office is
expected to perform an autopsy today.Groomed from childhood to follow in the professional wrestling career of his father
and three older brothers, Eddie Gory Guerrero made his debut in Mexico 17 years
ago as the "Magic Mask."Later dubbed "Latino Heat," the 5-foot-8-inch, 220-pound entertainer carved a
following for himself on both sides of the border, battling gargantuan rivals in the ring
while fighting a career-stunting addiction to cocaine, painkillers and alcohol outside
of it.Eddie Guerrero, a native of El Paso, Texas, recently moved his family to Phoenix.
He is survived by his wife, Vickie, and their three daughters, Shaul, 14, Sherilyn, 9,
and Kaylie Marie, 3.
Nov 14, 2005
Frederick MeloPioneer Press
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Minneapolis, Minnesota (US):
At 7:30 a.m. Sunday, WWE star Eddie Gory Guerrero, 38, was discovered dead in
his hotel room at the Minneapolis Marriott City Center, hours before an event at
Target Center. His nephew, fellow professional wrestler Chavo Guerrero Jr., and a security guard
found his body.The two men forced Guerrero's door open after he failed to answer a wake-up call.
They found him on the floor. His door had been latched from the inside.Authorities would not speculate on a cause of death. Minneapolis police said they
do not suspect foul play. The Hennepin County medical examiner's office is
expected to perform an autopsy today.Groomed from childhood to follow in the professional wrestling career of his father
and three older brothers, Eddie Gory Guerrero made his debut in Mexico 17 years
ago as the "Magic Mask."Later dubbed "Latino Heat," the 5-foot-8-inch, 220-pound entertainer carved a
following for himself on both sides of the border, battling gargantuan rivals in the ring
while fighting a career-stunting addiction to cocaine, painkillers and alcohol outside
of it.Eddie Guerrero, a native of El Paso, Texas, recently moved his family to Phoenix.
He is survived by his wife, Vickie, and their three daughters, Shaul, 14, Sherilyn, 9,
and Kaylie Marie, 3.
Nov 14, 2005
