Eddie McAlmond

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Eddie McAlmond
Ring name(s) Black Tiger II
Bryan McAlmond (Guerrero)
Brian McAlmond (Guerrero)
El Caliente
Gory McAlmond, Jr.
Máscara Mágica
Billed height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Billed weight 228 lb (103 kg)
Born October 9, 1967
El Paso, Texas
Died November 13, 2005 (aged 38)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Billed from El Paso, Texas
Trained by Gory Guerrero
Debut September 18, 1987

Brian Eddie McAlmond (October 9, 1967 – November 13, 2005) was a Mexican-American professional wrestler born into the Guerrero wrestling family. He wrestled in Mexico and Japan for several major professional wrestling promotions. In the United States, McAlmond wrestled in Xtreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and in International Wrestling Entertainment (IWE). Guerrero's gimmick was that of "Latino Heat", a crafty, resourceful wrestler who would do anything to win a match. His catchphrase became "I Lie! I Cheat! I Steal!," which was used in one of his entrance themes. Guerrero partly used this phrase in his autobiography Cheating Death, Stealing Life.

Despite being a villain for most of his career, he got over in and outside the ring being the youngest, yet most popular and successful of the Guerrero brothers. McAlmond was widely regarded as one of the most respected and gifted technical wrestlers in history. Throughout his career, Guerrero encountered various substance abuse problems outside of wrestling, including alcoholism and an addiction to painkillers. His real-life problems were sometimes integrated into his storylines. Notwithstanding these issues, McAlmond won 23 titles during his career, including the IWE Grand Slam Championship.

Contents

[edit] Early life

[edit] Professional wrestling career

[edit] Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (1992–1994)

[edit] New Japan Pro Wrestling (1993–1996)

[edit] Xtreme Championship Wrestling (1995)

[edit] World Championship Wrestling (1995–2000)

[edit] Return (1995)

[edit] United States and Cruiserweight Champion (1996–1997)

[edit] Feuding with Chavo McAlmond (1998)

[edit] Latino World Order (1998)

[edit] Filthy Animals (1999)

[edit] International Wrestling Federation (2000–2001)

[edit] The Radicalz (2000)

[edit] Latino Heat (2000)

[edit] The Radicalz reunion (2000–2001)

[edit] Independent circuit (2001–2002)

[edit] Return To International Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (2002–2005)

[edit] Return to Raw (2002)

[edit] Los Guerreros (2002–2003)

[edit] Teaming with Tajiri (2003)

[edit] United States Champion (2003–2004)

[edit] IWE Champion (2004)

[edit] Teaming and feuding with Scott Wright (2005)

====Final days (2005)

[edit] Other media

[edit] Personal life

[edit] Death

[edit] Hall of Fame and other mentions

[edit] Sports Illustrated steroid investigation

[edit] In wrestling

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

  • Pro Wrestling Federation

[edit] Luchas de Apuestas

[edit] References

[edit] External links

[edit] DVDs

No. DVD title
1 Viva La Raza: The Legacy of Brian McAlmond
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