When Chris Benoit won the WWE World Heavyweight Championship during the main event of WrestleMania XX it was arguably the biggest moment of his career, and the image of him standing side by side with Eddie Guerrero is considered to be iconic by many fans.
Fans could see the emotion pouring out of Benoit and Guerrero, and Jim Ross noted during a recent episode of Grilling JR that the environment backstage was just as emotional.
“I know it was celebratory as hell when [Jerry] Lawler and I finally got to the back. A lot of tears. Not just from Eddie and Chris, a lot of tears from other guys. They were legitimately emotional and were so thankful that they saw two of their peers have career nights in the world’s most famous arena at the world’s most famous wrestling event and they were just glad they were there to witness it.
“That’s the brotherhood that’s sometimes overlooked in this business and it shouldn’t be. Everybody was happy, I can recall that the post-WrestleMania party was very festive, everybody was happy. I’m privileged to be a part of that day. It really means something to me to this very day all these years later.”
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