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Eddie was a man that everyone should strive to be like. Like all all of us, he's made mistakes. However, he rose above and changed his life around. He overcame so much in his life, but yet gained more in return. For all of his alcohol and drug addictions, he had thousands of fans who would pay money to see him put on one hell of a show. And when Eddie walked through that curtain, he gave fans so much so many times that it started his downward spiral.
Once he saw how his actions were affecting his loved ones, he knew it was time for a change. He cleaned up...became sober and then went on to become the most popular wrestler in the World for a good year and a half. He finally reached the top of wrestling, doing something that many people said he could never do...main event.
And while he was main eventing arenas all over the World, he managed to be a father and a husband as well. While most wrestlers can't keep a marriage going, Eddie kept his going. Although his wife should be the one being praised for that...Eddie should be praised to be smart enough to realize the kind of family he had and wanted to change his life around so he wouldn't lose what he had going.
Eddie should be a role model to every person who has had any kind of addiction or life threatening problem. Eddie is proof that you can overcome anything.
Maybe, it was just Eddie's time to go. He just hit the 4 year sobriety mark, he has helped create a family who will carry on the Guerrero legacy...albeit it not in wrestling, but the Guerrero family is still a great family. And he also left the wrestling world as someone adored by the majority of wrestling fans. Instead of going out a heel that people loved to hate, he died a babyface...someone people love to love. He was respected and loved by his peers, guys like Chris Benoit...Dean Malenko...Rey Mysterio Jr....and his nephew Chavo.
Eddie is and forever will be a great man.
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