411's Byte This Report: Eddie Guererro, HBK

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411's Byte This Report: Eddie Guererro, Shawn Michaels

Posted By Ashley Nicholas on 03.11.04

 

The Champ and the Showstopper give mad props to the big guy upstairs on a star studded Byte This!

 

Hosts are Dr. Tom and WWE Champion Eddie Guererro!

 

 

Segment One: Eddie Guererro

 

Eddie has been living his dream, everyone knows he has had his problems and has faced an up hill battle. To explain what he has been through would take 5 or 6 shows. Tom points out that at the last WrestleMania Eddie was wrestling for the Tag Team titles, whereas at XX, he is going in as the WWE Champion. Eddie says that he never imagined he would be in a situation like this, but he’s a firm believer that anything is possible. Tom points out that everyone is looking for Eddie to slip up. Very nice. The champ believes in God and that the big guy rewards when it is deserved – in Eddie’s case, when he got his life back on track and strived for the title. The title is not just a belt, it represents the right decisions that Eddie has made in his life.

 

Dr. Tom mentions that every time something big happens in the industry, it is natural that the boys will talk. He says that everyone had a positive thing to say about the title win; they all felt he deserved it. Eddie realises that it is all about what he does with the opportunities that are given to him, and also the ones that he earns.

 

Corey from Michigan asks how Eddie will mentally prepare for the match. The champ replies that he will try and take everything that’s happened to him, the stuff from Angle, and Heyman, and use it in a good way. He will take it out at the expense of Kurt Angle. Dr. Tom asks how Eddie felt after Angle said what he did on Smackdown. Eddie isn’t bothered – if Angle wants to jump on the bandwagon like everyone else then he is free to. On who inspired Eddie to go into the wrestling business, he notes that he is a second generation wrestler and was inspired by his father and older brothers – as well as Ric Flair, a wrestler whose work Guerrero has always appreciated.

 

Eddie discusses his unique entrance of driving a Lowrider to the ring, and how he was the first man to be on the cover of Lowrider Magazine! He points out that although all the wrestlers go through the same hectic schedule, there are a lot of extra things involved when Champion. When you finally attain the belt you also gain the responsibility that accompanies it. How is Eddie handling the pressure? He discovered a few years ago that he doesn’t handle things too well. These are times when he needs to ask God for guidance. He is looking forward to both the pleasure and the challenge of facing Kurt Angle at WrestleMania.

 

Segment Two: Droz

 

Joined by the main man himself, who wants to congratulate Edie on his title win, and believes he will walk out of WMXX the retaining Champion. Droz sees Benoit pulling off HBK and HHH as well, and also walking out champ. Eddie agrees, and wants to see Benoit win more than anything – although the little time he has known HBK has been great.

 

Droz leaves.

 

Eddie is not sure who his dream opponent would be, he’s living the dream right now and has faced more dream opponents than he could have ever imagined. He believes that the focus of the wrestling industry is now returning to ‘wrestling’. He doesn’t really understand why the ‘Eddie’ chants started, they cam at a time when he was really trying to make the people mad. He believes that the fans will appreciate any star in the ring who wrestles with his heart, and not his ego.

 

More power to guys like Lesnar and Cena, but if they’re not ready, it will show and they will be shot off the top spots. Eddie thinks Lesnar has more than proved himself as the top dog, but that Cena still has to prove himself.

 

Segment Three: HBK

 

Shawn thinks that in a situation like WrestleMania the fans are the true winners, as the ‘good natured competition’ of the wrestlers will mean better matches. He is looking forward to two matches in particular – Undertaker vs. Kane and Eddie vs. Angle. Just the fact that the original Undertaker is coming back will make a good match in itself. HBK himself is looking forward to ripping it up with two great wrestlers. Although he is more comfortable with HHH, in the first 10-15 seconds of his first match with Benoit he could tell that they really gelled. HBK looks forward to facing guys like Benoit and Eddie as they will bring him to a level he doesn’t always get to experience.

 

HBK has two favourite WrestleMania moments. The first would be his title win against Bret Hart. The second and the one which really got him on the map was his ladder match against Razor Ramon at WrestleMania X. Cheryl from Alabama says she hates her preacher saying that WrestleMania and asks HBK for his thoughts. Shawn says he likes to think of Christian wrestlers like Eddie and himself as light in the darkness of the world. Eddie adds that you couldn’t have a better testimony to Christianity than HBK.

 

HBK says that he generally gets nervous the Saturday before the PPV – it’s his ‘PPV focus time’. He hopes that Eddie is enjoying what’s going on at the moment, as he didn’t himself. He feels like he can now finally practice what he preaches.

 

On how Evolution compares to DX, HBK doesn’t think the newer group is as risk taking, and are a lot more serious. Onto the WWE Hall of Fame Ceremony, where HBK will be inducting Tito Santana. Tito was one of the first guys to come on strong when ‘wrestling’ itself wasn’t the main focus. His hard work paved the way for guys like Benoit, Eddie and himself. Maybe he didn’t get the success he deserved at first, but he finally achieved it when the business started looking at the wrestlers as athletes.

 

Eddie wants to say that Shawn Michaels has always been an inspiration to him. On a personal note he wants to thank HBK for that, and also the way he carries himself outside of the ring. HBK replies that compliments from his peers and guys that are at the top of their game mean a lot to him. He thanks Eddie for the talks that they have in the dressing room. He feels he can talk to Eddie about stuff that would normally scare away others and considers him one of the only guys he can talk to about stuff outside of wrestling.

 

HBK leaves with the thought that WMXX is the starting point for something really big. It’s amazing how it can be 20 years since the first WrestleMania and they’re only just getting warmed up.

 

Next week we have the return of Josh Matthews!

 

End of Show.

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Eddie adds that you couldn’t have a better testimony to Christianity than HBK

 

Cept for, you know, Christ.

[Guest Coffey]

If anyone could help to re-establish a title...it's Eddie Guerrero with the way he talks about what the belt means to him. If that doesn't make it prestigious, you might as well abolish all titles because they'll never mean anything again.

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Eddie adds that you couldn’t have a better testimony to Christianity than HBK

 

Cept for, you know, Christ.

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The Passion of the HeartBreak Kid

 

Coming to WWE homevideo this fall

[Guest Choken One]

forget turing water to wine...

 

Carrying Sid to a **** match is the REAL miracle.