Matt Hardy has recalled the backstage response in WWE to Eddie Guerrero’s passing in 2005, in addition to when he heard the unhappy information.
Hardy mentioned Guerrero’s life and profession, in addition to his demise, in a latest version of his “The Excessive Lifetime of Matt Hardy” podcast. He recalled listening to the information solely when he entered the world for the present.
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“Every time we pulled into the world that is after I realized that Eddie had handed away,” recalled Hardy. “It was proper upon getting into the constructing, strolling in, and checking-in, I heard from somebody, ‘I do not know if you happen to’ve heard, Eddie handed away final night time.’ [His reaction] ‘What?’ Did not appear actual.”
Hardy recalled a number of of his friends being heartbroken about Guerrero’s passing, and that there have been a number of tears backstage over the shock information.
“I do know [Chris] Benoit was devastated. That was a giant blow to him, that was a giant blow to him mentally and emotionally, and spiritually. I am constructive. I simply keep in mind a number of the females had been very, very upset. I really feel like lots of people had been simply in shock. It was onerous to consider,” mentioned Hardy. “[Chris] Jericho all the time would inform me how he missed him. I imply, they had been very shut. They had been very shut in WCW, they had been shut doing stuff earlier than that, they usually had been shut in WWE. It was undoubtedly a giant blow to Chris.”
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Hardy mentioned that Chavo Guerrero, Eddie’s nephew who had discovered Eddie unconscious, and Eddie’s shut buddy Rey Mysterio had a brotherly relationship. He added that he could not think about how they should have felt about Eddie’s passing.
The previous WWE star mentioned that Guerrero’s passing was the primary time he realized that tomorrow is not assured. This compelled him to have a look at life otherwise, reside every single day to the very best of his skills, and all the time inform his youngsters that he loves them.
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