Unfortunately, Barr would not be joining his partner. That promotion was called Extreme Championship Wrestling, and it would provide Guerrero with his first real exposure to an American audience. The match would attract the attention of many different promotions across the United States, with Guerrero and Barr becoming hot commodities.Įveryone from WWE to WCW to New Japan had an interest in the talented tag team, but it was one small promotion in Philadelphia-a promotion that had taken the wrestling business by storm with revolutionary concepts and ideas-that coveted the team above all. Against all odds, he would catch Guerrero with a victory roll and pick up the win, securing his and his partner's masks, as well as gaining a measure of revenge against two of Mexico's most despised wrestlers. Of course, Guerrero and Barr would lose the match, despite injuring Octagon late in the match and forcing El Hijo del Santo to wrestle the last fall on his own.
Either way, it would be a humiliating scenario for either team. If the heroes won, they would be forced to unmask. If the heels lost, they would have their heads shaved. Thirteen thousand fans jam-packed the arena to see La Pareja del Terror take on former Guerrero partner El Hijo del Santo and Octagon in a two out of three falls match. The biggest match of their partnership happened on Noveminside the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena.
Others would join as well, but no one was as hot-or hated-as Guerrero and Barr. Soon, Konnan joined the duo, forming a faction known as Los Gringos Locos.
Guerrero and Barr were exemplary heels who knew how to rile and infuriate a crowd. Decades earlier, Gory Guerrero and the iconic El Santo formed a team of the same name, this was their children's tribute to them.īy the time the calendar turned and 1993 was upon him, Guerrero had turned heel and partnered with Art Barr in a tandem known as La Pareja del Terror. In 1992, he formed a team with El Hijo del Santo, they became known as La Pareja Atomica.
But the second-generation star would not begin to see his hard work pay off with any sort of measurable success until the early 1990s. He would work tag team matches and even do some jobs for the National Wrestling Alliance in the states. In memory of the once-in-a-lifetime performer, here is a look back at his legendary career and greatest moments.Įddie began his career in Mexico in the late 1980s, the same place where his father Gory had the majority of his success. Instead, fans should take the day to remember their favorite Eddie match or reminisce on the moments in which he hilariously lied, cheated or stole in order to gain an advantage. The former WWE Champion was funny, sincere and had a charm about him that, no matter how underhanded what he did in the ring may have been, fans still loved and appreciated.Īs unfortunate and sad as his passing may have been-and still may be-November 13 does not have to be an anniversary that is looked upon with tears. There may never be a Superstar who walks through the door with the total package of in-ring and storytelling ability, charisma, intensity and aggressiveness that Guerrero possessed. He was as complete a performer as there has ever been in World Wrestling Entertainment. He was the rare breed of performer who could make fans laugh, cry, cheer, boo and hiss. On this, the eighth anniversary of his passing, there is still a deep sadness that washes over fans when they think of Guerrero and the emotions he elicited throughout his career. That is what made us, the fans, feel closer and more connected to Eddie. Recovering from his personal demons to go on to become the most popular star in wrestling-including winning the WWE Championship-is something that had eluded men of his size and style for years.