![]() The man understood the art better than almost anyone in the business, and he played the role with such unbridled joy that it shone through with every performance. So what was the issue? How could this turn ever be seen as a flop? Well, let’s look at the second reason this is here.Īs I mentioned before, Eddie Guerrero was one of the all time great heel workers. Sure, all of that sounds pretty bad, but it could almost be forgiven considering just how good Eddie was at playing a heel through all of it. ![]() Huh."Īnyways, the two had one of the best ladder matches of all time, Vicki Guerrero showed up, and Mystero hugged his son in the middle of the ring while Vince screamed about no one mentioning broken penises. All the while a ring rat sat at home watching TV and saying "oh, THAT’S what happened to that baby I gave birth to. This lead to one of the most ridiculous setups for a ladder match in history: instead of a title, or $10,000, or the service of Terri Runnels, or a contract for a world title shot, these men would be battling for custody papers of Rey’s son Dominick (who was actual Eddie Guerrero’s son Dominick). Well, that was awful nice of Eddie, wasn’t it? We should all be so lucky to have such a friend. Guerrero, being the good friend that he is, goes out and impregnates a "ring rat.," and then grants onto Rey and his wife a child. So, what was poor Mysterio to do? He and his wife just wanted a child, but he wasn’t man enough to finish the job (as it were). If you go back and watch that promo, I’m pretty sure you can hear Vince McMahon cackle as Eddie mentions Rey’s faulty equipment. Yeah, that could work great." So during this special story time with Uncle Eddie, we were told a tale of Rey Mysterio’s junk not working properly. That’s right: in the middle of one of THE classic wrestling rivalries, someone said "sure, they’re both doing phenomenal work, but shouldn’t they be fighting over something more? Like, I don’t know, custody of a child. But around July, someone in WWE Creative felt that the feud was lacking something, and something (as is too often in the case in professional wrestling) was a paternity scandal. Eddie was one of the best heel workers in the business, and this feud proved no different. Ever since Wrestlemania that year, Mysterio and Guerrero had been firing on all cylinders, with each match between the two being better than the last. So why is it here as a flop? For two very simple reasons.ĭuring the summer of 2005, we were greeted to a special bedtime story from uncle Eddie. Every beat, every mannerism, all of it was pitch perfect. From the " How Eddie Got His Heat Back" promo to every match he had with Rey Mysterio, Guerrero could do no wrong. The reason being is that pretty much everything Eddie did during this time was just unbelievably fantastic. I’m going to go ahead and say this up front: out of every entry on this list, this is the one that I most struggled with including. ![]() ![]() Why It Flopped: No one wanted to hate him. The Turn: In 2005, Latino Heat turns his back on lifelong friend Rey Mysterio, committing terrible, violent acts and revealing that he actually fathered Mysterio’s son Let's get right to it before Seth Rollins shows up and ruins everything and I get forced into a tag match with John Cena as my partner. The format has changed a bit for this final part instead of starting with one that worked, we'll be starting with a flop. Today we will dive into our six final turns, three of which worked, and three of which flopped. We've finally arrived at the final part of our look at The Art of the Heel Turn (here's Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3).
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