Chavo Guerrero Jr.

"Chavo Guerrero" redirects here. For his father, see Chavo Guerrero Sr.
Chavo Guerrero Jr.

Guerrero in August 2016
Birth name Salvador Guerrero IV
Born (1970-10-20) October 20, 1970[1]
El Paso, Texas,
United States[2][3]
Residence San Diego, California,
United States[4]
Spouse(s) Susan Guerrero (m. 1998)
Children 2
Family Guerrero
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Chavo Guerrero[2][3]
Chavo Guerrero Jr.[4]
Kerwin White[5]
Lieutenant Loco[4]
The Swagger Soaring Eagle[4]
Billed height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[3]
Billed weight 216 lb (98 kg)[3]
Billed from El Paso, Texas[2]
Debut 1994[6]

Salvador "Chavo" Guerrero IV[4][1][7] (born October 20, 1970)[1] also known as Chavo Guerrero and Chavo Guerrero Jr.,[8] is a third generation Mexican American professional wrestler and member of the Guerrero wrestling family,[3] currently signed with AAA. He is best known for working with World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/E), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).

As a singles wrestler, he is a one-time ECW Champion in WWE,[9][10] and a six-time WCW/WWE Cruiserweight Champion. He has also achieved success in tag team wrestling, being a five-time world tag team champion – winning the WWE Tag Team Championship twice with Eddie Guerrero as Los Guerreros, the WCW World Tag Team Championship once with Corporal Cajun as the Misfits in Action, and the TNA World Tag Team Championship twice with Hernandez. Between WCW, WWE, and TNA, Guerrero has held a dozen total championships.

Professional wrestling career

Early career (1994–1996)

Guerrero made his professional wrestling debut in May 1994 wrestling in Mexico and Japan including New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW).[4][6]

World Championship Wrestling (1996–2001)

He joined World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in May 1996.[6] He made his in-ring debut wrestling Steven Regal.[6] While in WCW, Guerrero shared the limelight with his uncle Eddie, becoming a reluctant ally of his uncle's. As part of their angle, Eddie would continually try to make Guerrero adopt Eddie's cheating tactics, but Guerrero often refused to do so. Eventually, Guerrero's treatment at the hands of Eddie would drive him "crazy" and Chavo adopted the gimmick of a psycho fixated with a hobby horse he dubbed "Pepé."[6] This led to a feud with Norman Smiley in which Pepé was thrown into a woodchipper by Smiley.[11] Another result of his insanity, was his inability to join Eddie's Latino World Order stable, which was a take-off of the nWo. The stable included nearly every Latino wrestler in WCW except Chavo Jr. Towards the end of 1999 and early 2000, he adopted a salesman gimmick.[8]

He was also a member of the comedy stable The Misfits in Action (MIA), billed as Lieutenant Loco. As Loco, he defeated Daffney for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship in a triangle match also involving Disco Inferno on June 7, 2000 episode of Thunder.[12] Loco lost the championship to Lance Storm a month later on Nitro.[13] At WCW Mayhem, Loco left the MIA and reverted to Chavo Guerrero Jr.[6]

Guerrero won the Cruiserweight Championship from Mike Sanders on December 6 episode of Thunder.[14] Chavo defended and retained the title against Rey Misterio Jr. on February 18, 2001 at the WCW SuperBrawl Revenge in Nashville, Tennessee. As Cruiserweight Champion, Guerrero engaged in a memorable feud against "Sugar" Shane Helms eventually losing the championship to Helms at WCW Greed.[15]

World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment

Los Guerreros (2001–2004)

See also: Los Guerreros

Guerrero's contract with WCW was one of the twenty-five contracts that were included in WCW's sale to the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). Like most of the wrestling talent that came over with WCW, Guerrero wrestled under the WCW banner as his WWF debut was as part of The Alliance,[16] a group of WCW and ECW employees who had, in storyline, invaded WWF after their promotion was bought out by WWF.

Guerrero spent time as an undercard wrestler in the company, which was soon rebranded World Wrestling Entertainment, wrestling for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship on numerous occasions.[17] He also worked as a trainer for WWE's second Tough Enough competition. Soon after returning to the active roster, Guerrero was aligned with his uncle Eddie, forming the tag team Los Guerreros.[18] In contrast to his previous WCW storyline with his uncle, Guerrero fully adopted his uncle's policy of "Lie, Cheat and Steal" to win matches as part of the gimmick.

In October 2002, the duo was inserted into a tournament to crown the first WWE Tag Team Champions, in which they lost to the team of Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit. Los Guerreros won the tag team championships at Survivor Series, when they defeated Angle and Benoit and Edge and Rey Mysterio in a Triple threat tag team elimination match. They continued to feud with those teams, and also feuded with Billy Kidman and John Cena, in successful title defenses.

On the February 2, 2003 episode of SmackDown!, Los Guerreros lost their tag team championships to Team Angle. At WrestleMania XIX, they were again defeated by Team Angle in a triple threat match for the tag team titles, also involving the team of Chris Benoit and Rhyno. They continued to feud with Team Angle, and won the championships back on the September 18 episode of SmackDown! One month later, they lost the titles to The Basham Brothers.[19] They lost a rematch at Survivor Series, and a four-way match also involving Rikishi and Scotty 2 Hotty, and The World's Greatest Tag Team for the titles.[20][21]

After they lost their tag team championships, Chavo became jealous of his uncle's growing popularity and WWE Championship ambitions, and Guerrero turned on Eddie, broke from the team, and became a villain again.[22] He was soon joined by his father Chavo Sr. who sided with his son instead of his brother.[23] Guerrero and his father teamed together to defeat Eddie and Kurt Angle on the January 22, 2004 episode of SmackDown![24] Eddie defeated Chavo at the 2004 Royal Rumble, to end their feud.[25]

Cruiserweight Champion and Kerwin White (2004–2005)

Chavo as Kerwin White vs Tajiri

At the No Way Out event, Chavo defeated Rey Mysterio to win the WWE Cruiserweight Championship, following interference from his father (now known as Chavo Classic). At WrestleMania XX, Chavo successfully defended his title in a 10-man Cruiserweight Open by last eliminating Mysterio. In the following weeks, Guerrero would defeat Mysterio, Funaki, Ultimo Dragon, Spike Dudley, Jamie Noble, Nunzio in one-on-one title matches.

On the May 4 taping of SmackDown!, Chavo issued an open challenge for anyone he had not yet defeated to face him for his title. The challenge was answered by Jacqueline, who defeated Guerrero for the title after she gave him a "low blow." He regained the title at Judgment Day in a match with his hand tied behind his back, though his father Chavo Classic untied it during the match. Chavo then dropped the title on a May 18 taping of SmackDown! to his father, who "accidentally" pinned his son in a Triple Threat Match which involved Spike Dudley.

On the August 26, 2004 episode of SmackDown!, Guerrero suffered a legitimate concussion due to Billy Kidman's shooting star press and had to be taken to the hospital.[26] Guerrero returned several months later as a fan favorite again, exacting revenge from Kidman, who had turned into a villain as a result of the injury to Guerrero.[27] Shortly after his feud with Kidman ended, Guerrero returned to his villainous persona after receiving a villain reaction while facing then-cruiserweight champion Funaki in a losing effort during a SmackDown! show in Japan.[28]

Guerrero went on to win the Cruiserweight Championship once again at No Way Out in 2005, after eliminating Paul London in a six-way cruiserweight gauntlet match.[29] He would lose the title to London in a battle royal a few weeks later; Guerrero was the first person eliminated from the battle royal when everyone else in the match ganged up to throw him out right at the beginning.[30] In reality, Guerrero was forced to drop the title due to a broken orbital bone that would sideline him for several weeks.

In June, Guerrero became one of the last minute trades in the 2005 WWE Draft, which saw him jump from SmackDown! to the Raw brand. The next week, on Raw, he denounced his Hispanic heritage in favor of the Anglo-American way.[31] This came after two weeks of being battered by the Mexican faction, The Mexicools.[32][33] It led to the changing of his persona to "Kerwin White", a stereotypical, middle-class, white, conservative, Anglo-American man.[5] He dyed his hair blond and often drove a golf cart to the ring which held his golf clubs.[5] His new catchphrase became the pun, "If it's not White, it's not right." The phrase later changed to "If it's not Kerwin White, it's not right". It was later phased out entirely. Soon after his debut, White started making suggestive remarks towards African Americans, Hispanics, Asian Americans, Native Americans, and other non-White people, specifically directed towards then-babyface, Shelton Benjamin. On an episode of Raw, White cost Shelton a match against Rob Conway.[34] Benjamin defeated White by disqualification the following week when Kerwin attacked Shelton with his golf club.[35] At Unforgiven, White was beaten by Benjamin.[36] White then hired Nick Nemeth (later known as Dolph Ziggler) as his new "caddy" to help him in his matches.[37]

Aftermath of Eddie's death (2005–2007)

Guerrero makes his entrance at a WWE house show in Canada

On the morning of 13 November 2005, Guerrero checked into the same hotel as his uncle, Eddie, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Guerrero was alerted by hotel security that Eddie did not respond to a wake-up call and opened the locked door to the room, Guerrero found his uncle (who was more like a brother to him due to the fact they were close to the same age and grew up together) unconscious. Guerrero attempted CPR but Eddie was declared dead when paramedics arrived on the scene.

Later that afternoon, Guerrero appeared at a press conference with WWE chairman Vince McMahon to address Eddie's death. They announced that both shows that week would be tributes to Eddie.[38] These events resulted in Guerrero dropping the Kerwin White gimmick and wrestling under his real name as a fan favorite to continue the Guerrero legacy. Under his real name, he defeated John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL) on 18 November 2005 episode of SmackDown!, using the "Three Amigos" triple suplexes and the Frog Splash in tribute to Eddie.[39] He also used the cheating tactic of throwing a steel chair to an opponent who catches it (while lying down himself) as the referee turns around and disqualifies the opponent, which Eddie made famous.

On 24 February 2006 episode of SmackDown!, Guerrero attacked Randy Orton with the Three Amigos and the frog splash when Orton began to insult Eddie, and talked about the heritage of the Guerreros. Guerrero was soon dragged out by security, but kept yelling to Orton "You forgot about the Guerreros – the greatest wrestling family!" and "You forgot me!".[40] On 27 February episode of Raw, Guerrero faced off against now-heel Shelton Benjamin in a qualifying match for the Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania 22. During the match, Orton interfered and hit Guerrero with the RKO. This allowed Shelton to get the pinfall victory.[41] On 3 April episode of Raw, Guerrero came out to address the crowd. He thanked the fans for all the support they had given him and his family and for keeping Eddie's spirit alive, but he expressed his disappointment in not having a title match at WrestleMania 22. He felt that night would become his WrestleMania and he was going to dedicate his match to his Eddie. He proceeded to challenge Shelton Benjamin for the WWE Intercontinental Championship, but ended up losing after he missed a Frog Splash, allowing Benjamin to connect with his T-Bone Suplex finisher. In a segment that aired on WWE Unlimited, an emotional Guerrero decided to quit WWE, in storyline, after believing he had let his family, Eddie, and the fans down and expressed his doubts about being a wrestler.[42]

On 13 May, Guerrero appeared at a SmackDown! house show in El Paso, defeating then-heel Finlay. Guerrero also appeared at Judgment Day to support Rey Mysterio.[43] Guerrero would then support Mysterio for a few weeks on SmackDown!. At the Great American Bash, Guerrero interfered in Mysterio's World Heavyweight Championship match, ostensibly to help Mysterio.[44] Guerrero turned into a villain once more, however, by hitting Mysterio with a steel chair, which allowed challenger King Booker to win the match.[44] On 4 August episode of SmackDown!, Guerrero accused Rey of using Eddie's name to succeed, claiming that Rey disrespected Eddie's memory. Guerrero went on to beat Mysterio at SummerSlam, after Vickie Guerrero accidentally knocked Mysterio off the top turnbuckle. On 25 August, Vickie came down to the ring to apologize to Mysterio and Guerrero. Vickie ended up turning on Mysterio by hitting him in the back with a steel chair. The following week on SmackDown!, Vickie announced herself as Guerrero's new manager. Weeks later on 8 October, Mysterio gained his revenge on Guerrero by defeating him in a Falls Count Anywhere match at No Mercy. Guerrero eventually challenged Mysterio to an "I Quit" match, in which Guerrero won after inflicting multiple chair shots to Rey Mysterio and in turn injuring Mysterio's knee in process. As per the condition of the match, Rey was forced to leave SmackDown!, possibly ending the emotional feud between the two.

A week later, Chris Benoit, another old friend of Eddie's, tried talking to Vickie, but she would not hear it. It started a feud between Guerrero and Benoit and both men would have numerous confrontations over the following weeks. Benoit defeated Guerrero to retain the WWE United States Championship at the Survivor Series. After weeks of continued interaction, the two faced off in a United States title rematch at Armageddon that Guerrero also lost when he tapped out to a Sharpshooter. Guerrero got yet another rematch the following Friday, losing the match after Vickie hit Benoit with the title belt. Guerrero snapped after the match, knocking over Vickie and attacking Benoit. The feud concluded with Benoit forcing Guerrero to submit in a No Disqualification match.

At No Way Out, Guerrero was labeled a surprise entrant in a Cruiserweight Open Match by the announcers (despite already having been advertised as one of the wrestlers in the match on WWE.com and on the No Way Out merchandise); he entered last and pinned Jimmy Wang Yang after a frog splash, thus winning the Cruiserweight Championship from Gregory Helms.[45] On 24 June, Guerrero retained his title against Jimmy Wang Yang at Vengeance: Night of Champions.[46] He then retained his title on 29 June episode of SmackDown! in a triple threat match that also involved Jamie Noble and Funaki, when he pinned Funaki after the Gory Bomb.[47] At The Great American Bash, he lost the Cruiserweight title in a Cruiserweight open when Hornswoggle pinned Noble (Hornswoggle was not originally in the match but was in the ring when the bell rang, thus becoming an official entrant).[48]

Guerrero then turned his attention to Rey Mysterio, whom he had put out of action, in storyline, in 2006. Before Mysterio's return at SummerSlam, Guerrero mocked Mysterio's knee injury and taunted him during matches.[49][50][51] He was, however, unable to defeat Mysterio at the pay-per-view.[52] He then lost an "I Quit" rematch to Mysterio, when Mysterio continued to assault Chavo's left knee with a steel chair, which is what Chavo did to Mysterio in the first "I Quit" match thus injuring him in storyline.[53] This allowed Guerrero to have time off to serve his suspension for violating the WWE Wellness Policy.[54]

ECW Champion and La Familia (2007–2009)

See also: La Familia
Guerrero as ECW Champion in 2008

Chavo remained inactive until the 18 December 2007 episode of ECW, where he appeared after the main event between WWE United States Champion Montel Vontavious Porter and ECW Champion CM Punk and proceeded to attack the vulnerable ECW Champion, sending a message that he wanted a title shot.[55]

With the beginning of 2008, Guerrero entered a feud with CM Punk regarding his ECW title. Guerrero challenged Punk to several matches[56][57] until he finally won the third via countout after interference from World Heavyweight Champion Edge to earn a championship match.[58][59] The previous matches he lost via countout and disqualification.[56][57] On 22 January episode of ECW, Guerrero defeated CM Punk in a No Disqualification match to win the ECW title following interference from Edge. In the process he proclaimed Edge and company as his "familia".[9][60][61] He then successfully defended his title against CM Punk at No Way Out and on the 4 March episode of ECW, both times pinning Punk after a frog splash.[62]

At WrestleMania XXIV, Guerrero lost the ECW Championship to Kane in a record eleven seconds.[63] Shortly afterward, Bam Neely debuted to act as his bodyguard. Shortly after losing the ECW Championship, Guerrero had several attempts to regain the ECW Championship including losing to Kane at Backlash and also failing to become the number one contender at One Night Stand. Guerrero became involved in the Edge-Undertaker rivalry at this point, but Edge later turned on all La Familia teammates, including Guerrero. After this, Guerrero returned to singles and tag team action with Neely, feuding with ECW newcomers Evan Bourne and Ricky Ortiz, and also attempted to regain the ECW Championship at Unforgiven in a Championship Scramble match, but failed. He also was embroiled in the Undertaker-Big Show storyline, and lost a Casket match to the Undertaker on 31 October. After that he tried to win the ECW Championship from Matt Hardy, but he failed to win the title.

Final storylines (2009–2011)

Guerrero was drafted to the Raw brand as part of the 2009 Supplemental Draft.[64] He then became involved in the feud between Vickie Guerrero and Santino Marella, in which he attempted to help his Aunt in law on numerous occasions. At Extreme Rules, Guerrero and his aunt faced Santino in a Hog Pen match, in which the duo lost. Upon Vickie's departure from WWE, Chavo continued to feud with Marella and defeated him on 18 June episode of WWE Superstars.[65]

Guerrero next feuded with Hornswoggle, where the two faced off in various types of matches (in which a handicap of some sort was imposed on Guerrero by the various celebrity guests left in charge of Raw every week) with Hornswoggle gaining the wins. Chavo finally extracted revenge when he and Chris Masters defeated Hornswoggle and Santino Marella in a tag team match on the September 28, 2009 episode of RAW. After the match, Chavo stopped Masters from attacking Hornswoggle, ending the feud.[66] Their feud won the award of Worst Feud of the Year by Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

Guerrero at the WWE's Tribute to the Troops event in December 2010

As part of the 2010 WWE Supplemental Draft, Guererro was drafted back to the SmackDown brand. On Chavo's first night back to Smackdown, Kane came out and chokeslammed him during a promo to welcome him back to Smackdown. He then started an alliance with Dolph Ziggler, and the duo defeated Christian in a handicap match. They both competed in a Battle Royal to determine who would replace The Undertaker in the World Heavyweight Championship match at Fatal Four Way, which was won by Rey Mysterio. On 9 July episode of Smackdown, Guerrero competed in a triple threat Money in the Bank qualifying match, along with Dolph Ziggler and MVP. Throughout the match, it became apparent that Vickie Guerrero (Ziggler's manager) had told Guerrero and Ziggler to work together to ensure Ziggler qualified for Smackdown's Money in the Bank ladder match. During the match, however, when both MVP and Ziggler were down, Guerrero attempted to pin MVP to win the match himself, turning his back on Vickie and Ziggler, thus ending the alliance (though Ziggler did go on to win the match by forcing MVP to submit to the sleeper hold).

Guerrero portrayed Jack Swagger's Soaring Eagle mascot, however this was later dropped. On 30 January 2011, Chavo competed in the 2011 Royal Rumble match as the tenth entry before being eliminated by the eleventh entrant, Mark Henry.[67] At the event, Guerrero would pay tribute to Eddie, by performing the three amigos during the match.

On 8 March, Chavo was announced as a NXT Pro to Darren Young for the fifth season of WWE NXT. On 6 May episode of SmackDown, Chavo commentated on a match between Tyson Kidd and Sin Cara, which Sin Cara won. After the match, Chavo and Sin Cara shook hands, with Chavo hinting at a future match between them. On 13 May episode of SmackDown, Chavo interfered in the match between Sin Cara and Daniel Bryan, helping Sin Cara win. At Over The Limit, Sin Cara defeated Guerrero, and again on SmackDown (which turns out to be his last appearance on Smackdown), to end their feud. Afterwards, he mainly appeared on NXT with his rookie Darren Young. His last match in WWE was teaming up with JTG and Darren Young against Yoshi Tatsu, Conor O'Brian and Vladimir Kozlov on NXT in a losing effort.

On 25 June 2011, at his request, Guerrero was released by WWE.[68]

Independent circuit (2011–2012)

Guerrero on the American independent circuit in 2014

Chavo Guerrero appeared for the first time since his WWE departure at WWC's Anniversario event on 15 and 16 July 2011.[69] On 16 July, Guerrero defeated El Sensacional Carlitos and Orlando Colón to win the WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship.[70]

In December 2011, Guerrero took part in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling's India project, Ring Ka King. During the first week of tapings, Guerrero and Bulldog Hart were crowned the promotion's inaugural Tag Team Champions.[71]

On 28 July 2012, Guerrero appeared at a Vendetta Pro Wrestling event in Lompoc, California, defeating Joey Ryan for the vacant Vendetta Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Championship,[72] holding the title until 27 October 2012 when he lost it to Chris Masters, being the last person eliminated in a Four-Way Elimination with Rik Luxury and Sean Casey having been eliminated prior.[73]

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2012–2013)

On July 18, 2012, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) announced that they had signed Guerrero to a contract.[74] He made his debut as a face on 26 July episode of Impact Wrestling, aligning himself with Hernandez and beginning a short feud with Gunner and Kid Kash.[75] Guerrero made his TNA pay-per-view debut on 12 August at Hardcore Justice, where he teamed with Hernandez to defeat Gunner and Kash in a tag team match.[76] The two subsequently set their sights on the TNA World Tag Team Championship, unsuccessfully challenging champions Christopher Daniels and Kazarian for the titles on 6 September episode of Impact Wrestling.[77] Guerrero and Hernandez ultimately defeated Daniels and Kazarian on 14 October at Bound for Glory, in three-way match, also involving A.J. Styles and Kurt Angle to become the new TNA World Tag Team Champions.[78] Guerrero and Hernandez made their first title defense on 11 November at Turning Point, defeating Daniels and Kazarian in rematch to retain their titles.[79] On 9 December at Final Resolution, Guerrero and Hernandez retained the World Tag Team Championship against Joey Ryan and Matt Morgan via disqualification.[80] Guerrero and Hernandez then defeated Ryan and Morgan again on 13 January 2013, at Genesis, to retain their titles.[81] On 25 January, at the tapings of the 31 January episode of Impact Wrestling in Manchester, England, Guerrero and Hernandez lost the TNA World Tag Team Championship to Austin Aries and Bobby Roode, ending their reign at 103 days.[82]

Hernandez and Chavo Guerrero as TNA World Tag Team Champions

Guerrero and Hernandez received their rematch for the titles on March 10 at Lockdown, but were again defeated by Aries and Roode in a three-way match, also involving Bad Influence (Christopher Daniels and Kazarian).[83] On following episode of Impact Wrestling, Guerrero and Hernandez were set for another shot at the titles, but the two were ambushed by the Aces & Eights before the match could start.[84] The title match took place the following week, where Guerrero and Hernandez failed again to regain the TNA World Tag Team Championship, following interference from Daniels and Kazarian.[85] On the next episode of Impact Wrestling, Guerrero and Hernandez defeated Daniels and Kazarian to earn another shot at the TNA World Tag Team Championship.[86] Guerrero and Hernandez received their title shot on 11 April episode of Impact Wrestling, where they defeated Aries and Roode in a Two-out-of-Three Falls match, with the added stipulation that they would have to break up if they lost, to regain the TNA World Tag Team Championship.[87] On 25 April episode of Impact Wrestling, Guerrero and Hernandez successfully defended their titles against Aries and Roode in rematch after an inadvertent interference from Christopher Daniels and Kazarian.[88] On 2 June at Slammiversary XI, Guerrero and Hernandez lost the TNA World Tag Team Championship to Gunner and James Storm in a fatal four-way elimination match, also involving Austin Aries and Bobby Roode and Bad Influence.[89] On the following episode of Impact Wrestling, Guerrero was defeated by Hernandez in a 2013 Bound for Glory Series qualifying match.[90] On June 18, of Impact Wrestling Destination X special, Chavo took part in a qualifying match to compete in an Ultimate X for the TNA X Division Championship but was unsuccessful, which was won by Manik that also including Kenny King. On December 12, Chavo was able to collect a briefcase in the Feast or Fired match, which was revealed the following week to contain a pink slip which means he is fired from TNA. Guerrero's profile was later removed from the official site and TNA issued a press release confirming his release as legitimate.[91]

Return to the independent circuit (2014–present)

On August 2, 2014, Guerrero teamed with his father Chavo Guerrero, Sr. at Vendetta Pro Wrestling's "Summer Sizzle V – VendettaVersary" event in a "Father & Son vs. Father & Son" Tag Team match against La Familia de Tijuana (Damián 666 & Bestia 666). Los Guerreros picked up the win. Following the match, Damián made a challenge to Guerrero Jr. to a hair-vs-hair match, in which he volunteered to put Bestia's hair on the line against the hair of Guerrero Sr. After considerable bickering by both sides, Guerrero Jr. picked up the win in an officially-timed four seconds. Bestia fled the arena, claiming later that he never agreed to the stipulation himself.[92] On 19 September 2014, Guerrero made his debut for Chikara, when he, Hernandez and Homicide, representing LAX, took part in the 2014 King of Trios. They were eliminated from the tournament in the first round by the Golden Trio (Dasher Hatfield, Icarus and Mark Angelosetti).[93]

Lucha Underground (2014–2016)

In September 2014, it was reported that Guerrero had signed with the El Rey Network's new television series, Lucha Underground.[94] Guerrero wrestled in the first match of the debut episode of Lucha Underground on 29 October, losing to Blue Demon Jr.[95] On 5 November episode, Guerrero turned heel (a villainous character) by using a chair to attack both Blue Demon Jr. and Sexy Star, who was Guerrero's tag partner earlier in the episode.[96] On 7 January 2015, episode (taped October 5, 2014),[97] Guerrero participated in a 20-men Aztec Warfare battle royal to become the inaugural Lucha Underground Champion. However, he was attacked by Blue Demon and eliminated by Sexy Star.[98] On 18 January 2015, (aired 18 February) Guerrero was defeated by Mil Muertes and left LU. On May 20, 2015, Guerrero appeared in a video where he offered his help to Aztec Dragon to save his protegeé, Black Lotus. However, on 3 June 2015, Guerrero attacked Lotus, aligned himself with Dario Cueto and The Crew. Guerrero returned to Lucha Underground on 10 June (taped 22 March 2015), defeating Blue Demon Jr.[99] On January 10, 2016, Guerrero won the vacant Gift of the Gods Championship in a match also involving Aero Star, El Siniestro de la Muerte, Joey Ryan, Sexy Star, Texano, and The Mack,[100] though he lost the championship a week later to Cage. On November 3 Guerrero lost to Rey Mysterio in a "loser leaves Lucha Underground" match and per stipulation had to leave the Lucha Underground temple.

Other work

Chavo made an appearance as a fictional wrestler on the NBC TV series Grimm on the fifth season episode "Silence of the Slams." The episode aired on 18 March 2016.

Personal life

Chavo is the son of Salvador "Chavo" Guerrero and Nancy Vasquez.[101] He married his wife Susan in 1998 and has two sons with her.

On August 30, 2007, Guerrero, along with nine other WWE wrestlers were named by Sports Illustrated to be given illegal steroids not in compliance with the Talent Wellness program. Guerrero received somatropin, nandrolone, and anastrozole between April 2005 and May 2006. Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero, and Brian Adams were also discovered to have been given steroids prior to their deaths during this investigation, as well as former WWE Wrestler Sylvain Grenier.[54][102]

On June 25, 2007, Chris Benoit (a close friend of Guerrero), his wife Nancy, and their son Daniel were found dead at their home (their deaths have since been ruled a double homicide-suicide perpetrated by Chris Benoit).[103] Guerrero was reportedly one of the last people to talk to Benoit and one of the people to whom Benoit sent text messages before committing suicide.[104]

In July 2016, Guerrero and his father were named part of a class action lawsuit filed against WWE which alleged that wrestlers incurred traumatic brain injuries during their tenure and that the company concealed the risks of injury. The suit is litigated by attorney Konstantine Kyros, who has been involved in a number of other lawsuits against WWE.[105]

In wrestling

Guerrero performing the frog splash on Christopher Daniels
Guerrero executing a vertical suplex against Mike Rollins as part of a "Three Amigos" sequence

Championships and accomplishments

Chavo Guerrero as ECW Champion

Luchas de Apuestas

Winner (wager) Loser (wager) Location Event Date Notes
Eddie Guerrero (hair) Chavo Guerrero Jr. (hair) San Diego, California Bash at the Beach July 12, 1998
Chavo Guerrero Jr. (hair) Damián 666 (hair) Santa Maria, California Summer Sizzle V – VendettaVersary August 2, 2014 [Note 1]

Notes

  1. ↑ Chavo Guerrero Jr. wagered Chavo Guerrero Sr.'s hair and Damián 666 wagered Bestia 666's hair; however, Bestia 666 left the arena before the Guerreros could cut his hair.

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