Viva La Raza

Sunday November 13th 2005 was a shocking day to me. I was round my dads house, playing WWE Smackdown Vs Raw on the PS2 against my little brother, when my older brother shouts my name from my dads bedroom. I reply with a "What?".. "Come in here!" the reply.. "Why?" I asked.. "Just come in here now".. I knew something was wrong by the way he said it. I entered into the bedroom and my brother was there with a look of shock on his face, he pointed to the screen & it showed an Image of my favourite Wrestler of all time, Eddie Guerrero, & the letters RIP next to it.

I was in shock, I sat down on my dads bed just speechless. I was going to see a WWE show next week and I was really looking forward to seeing him perform. In fact he was rumoured to be winning the World Title at the next show he was going to be performing at. So I was looking forward to seeing him appear as champion. But it was not to be.

Eddie is the only ever 'Celebrity' that I have genuinely shed a tear for. He was my idol, he brought such personality to his performances. He was one of the best Entertainers in the pro wrestling business. He had his demons, he had drug & drink problems. Yet he managed to get past all of them through rehab & becoming a born again christian. He had been clean for a good few years before his passing, however the last abuse he gave to his body caused his heart to fail.

The pictures the tee shirt I would love to wear, but I'm a bit too big to for it now. So I wear another one of his wrestling shirts every November 13th out of memory.

I know today is remembrance sunday in the UK & around the world. But those of fallen in the many wars are not the only people I was silent for at 11.00.

RIP EDDIE GUERRERO. VIVA LA RAZA