I am very saddened to announce that Eddie Guerrero has passed away. The former WWE Champion was only 38 years old.
Eddie was scheduled to wrestle the injured World Heavyweight Champion Batista and Randy Orton in a triple threat match for the title at tonight's SmackDown! tapings. The match was put together as a way to take the title off Batista, who will be having surgery very soon. Guererro was heavily favored to win the title this evening.
We offer our condolences to the Guererro family and anybody who knew the brilliant young performer.
The following is the statement from WWE.com:
Eddie Guerrero passes away
Oct. 13, 2005
WWE is deeply saddened by the news that Eddie Guerrero has passed away. He was found dead this morning in his hotel room in Minneapolis. Eddie is survived by his wife Vickie and his two daughters.
