News and Notes
Eddie Guerrero Press Conference
By James Guttman
Nov 13, 2005, 15:51

Vince McMahon opened the conference by introducing himself and Chavo Guerrero.

McMahon takes questions:

When asked how Eddie Guerrero passed away, Chavo says it's still pending.

When asked what happened, Chavo said that he received a call from security that Eddie had missed his wake up call. He went to the room, checked on him, called 911, and did CPR.

Chavo says nothing was wrong last night. They checked in. Chavo says he spoke to him 30 minutes after he checked in and he was fine.

They checked in at 12:30am and heard from security at 7:30am.

When asked about the size of this loss, Vince says "huge loss. Eddie Guerrero was one of the more stellar performers in the history of our business." Says the Guerrero family had a rich tradition in the business and that Eddie is a performer that few can excel to be.

Vince was then asked if anything would be done tonight. He answered "Yes. We are going to be having a tribute show for Eddie tonight." Confirms both Raw and Smackdown. Says that Eddie's friends in the lockeroom will give their memories on the tribute shows.

Vince says that performing will be voluntary and that all the superstars know Eddie would want this show to go on.

When someone says, "Sounds like the show is changing." Vince says it is "changing as we speak."

Chavo confirms that he will be participating at the show.

When asked about the loss to his family, Chavo says that they've never had a tragedy like this with someone taken so young. Says it has devastated the family. He talks about Eddie's family. When asked if his family wanted him to return home, Chavo says that they wanted him to be a part of the tribute show.

Chavo then says that Eddie's wife is not handling this well. She was contacted face-to-face with the news.

His last moments with Eddie last night were normal. They were supposed to meet for breakfast, but did not. Chavo saw Eddie get on the plane in Phoenix and they watched a movie on the plane.

Says that Eddie would have is four year sobriety on 11/15. When asked if he thinks drugs or alcohol played a role in his death, Chavo said it "would surprise me very much."

When questions rose about whether this was the residual effects of past usage, McMahon says it's speculation. He says an autopsy would let us know.

A follow up question asked if Eddie's drug recovery inspired wrestlers or fans. Chavo says it has and McMahon says that Eddie was passionate about his faith as a born again Christian. He says that he became born again in 2000.

Vince says that Eddie would have royalties coming "forever" and they will go to his family.

McMahon says that they are all saddened by Eddie's passing. He would have wanted the show to go on. He says that fans arriving at the arena who do not know about the passing will know tonight when they see the tribute. They confirm that this happened at the Marriott.

Final comments from Chavo reiterate that Eddie would have wanted the show to go on. He says that Eddie had a big heart and will be missed by family, friends, and fans.

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