Eddie Guerrero was a beloved figure in the world of professional wrestling and he’s someone who is still constantly talked about in the wrestling community. At WrestleMania 39, Rey Mysterio paid tribute to Eddie Guerrero when he made his way out into the stadium in a low rider to the “Lie, Cheat and Steal” theme song.
During a virtual signing with Captain’s Corner, Chavo Guerrero Jr. talked about Rey’s tribute and he joked that Mysterio tried to be a Guerrero for a really long time. He also made it clear that he’s getting tired of people using the Guerrero name for what he feels is their own benefit.
“I gotta tell you this, I just don’t understand why Rey Mysterio still has to — look, we all love Eddie (Guerrero). But we’re not going out with his gimmick and our gimmick, it was Los Guerreros’ gimmick and come out with the Los Guerreros, ‘We Lie, We Cheat, We Steal’ and everybody’s like, oh yeah, keeping Eddie’s memory alive. I say no dude. I’m tired of people — and this is not a bitter thing, this is the truth. We worked hard for that last name. This whole family worked really, really hard to get that name to where it was and we’re tired of people prostituting it in a sense and using it for their benefit. So Rey Mysterio, I’m sorry that no one knows who Rey Mysterio Sr. is, Rey Mysterio Jr. No one knows who he is and I’m sorry that you have to latch on to the Guerrero family and we’re just kind of tired of it so, thank you for keeping Eddie’s name alive, thank you for keeping the Guerrero name alive but we don’t need you, we’re good, you know what I’m saying?… I don’t think Rey could hold a candle to me right now to be honest (Chavo responded when the host mentioned the idea of him versus Rey at WrestleMania 40).”
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