

He fell to NJPW wrestler Shinjiro Ohtani in the match but WCW went on to win the series.ĭespite Guerrero's success and popularity, he had been one of many wrestlers that were upset at never being given a chance to be main event stars in WCW. At Starrcade 1995, Guerrero represented WCW in a WCW vs. Guerrero was one of the final 10 men in the battle royal, but was tossed out of the ring by Four Horsemen members. At World War 3 he competed in the 3-ring, 60-man World War 3 battle royal for the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship. In honor of his fallen friend, Guerrero did his finishing move, the Frog Splash.Įddie started wrestling for the WCW in late 1995 along with Dean Malenko and Chris Benoit, with whom he had worked in NJPW and ECW. Barr died before he could join ECW with Guerrero. Guerrero’s first break came in late 1994 when the owner of Extreme Championship Wrestling, Paul Heyman, noticed him and Art Barr. He got a shot at the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion The Great Sasuke at NJPW Skydiving J but lost the match. He also won the Best of the Super Juniors 1996 tournament of junior heavyweights. He won the NJPW Junior Heavyweight Super Grade Tag League Championship with The Great Sasuke making him the most successful Black Tiger. He was one of the best Mexican wrestlers there are in the world and he made so many accomplishments throughout his lifetime.
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In 1993, Guerrero began wrestling in Japan for New Japan Pro Wrestling, as Black Tiger II. He became a star in Mexico long before he wrestled in the United States. He started his wrestling career in 1987 in the Mexican Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre promotion.
