Anyone who has followed wrestling in the past ten years has heard of and probably watched Eddie Guerrero. For those of you that don't know, Eddie was found dead in his hotel room this past Sunday morning (November 13). The news was quite shocking to me even though I wasn't necessarily a fan of Eddie. Initial results of the autopsy indicate heart failure. It was widely known that Eddie was a long time abuser of drugs and alcohol. However, he had just celebrated his fourth year of sobriety. The abuse of drugs and alcohol weakened his heart. Eddie was a workout fiend and this is believed to have caused more problems. The damage to his heart just couldn't take the intense physical strain he put on his body every day.

Watching the tribute show Monday night on RAW was one of the toughest things I've ever done. Wrestlers like HHH, Batista and Benoit, shed their tough guy attitudes and let their real emotions show. It's so hard to watch these guys crying. Eddie's closest friends were on the verge of a breakdown. People in the audience were sobbing, many of them probably finding out only when they got to the arena that night. Even sitting here writing this and thinking about the show, I get a lump in my throat. Eddie was never one of my favorites, but he was truly a gifted individual. He was an entertainer and an athlete that gave the WWE a different kind of flair.

Friday night there is another tribute on Smackdown. If you are a wrestling fan, watch it. Yes, it will tug on your heart strings really hard, but at the same time it's amazing to see the wrestling community come together in tragedy. Would we see this same thing happen in any other community?