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 1 Early life 2 Professional wrestling career 2.1 Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (1992–1994) 2.2 New Japan Pro Wrestling (1993–1996) 2.3 Xtreme Championship Wrestling (1995) 2.4 World Championship Wrestling (1995–2000) 2.4.1 Return (1995) 2.4.2 United States and Cruiserweight Champion (1996–1997) 2.4.3 Feuding with Chavo McAlmond (1998) 2.4.4 Latino World Order (1998) 2.4.5 Filthy Animals (1999) 2.5 International Wrestling Federation (2000–2001) 2.5.1 The Radicalz (2000) 2.5.2 Latino Heat (2000) 2.5.3 The Radicalz reunion (2000–2001) 2.6 Independent circuit (2001–2002) 2.7 Return To International Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (2002–2005) 2.7.1 Return to Raw (2002) 2.7.2 Los Guerreros (2002–2003) 2.7.3 Teaming with Tajiri (2003) 2.7.4 United States Champion (2003–2004) 2.7.5 IWE Champion (2004) 2.7.6 Teaming and feuding with Scott Wright (2005) 3 Other media 4 Personal life 5 Death 5.1 Hall of Fame and other mentions 5.2 Sports Illustrated steroid investigation 6 In wrestling 7 Championships and accomplishments 7.1 Luchas de Apuestas 8 References 9 External links 10 DVDs

[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)

• Main article: Latino World Order

[edit] Filthy Animals (1999)

• Main article: Filthy Animals

[edit] International Wrestling Federation (2000–2001)

[edit] The Radicalz (2000)

• Main article: The Radicalz

[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)

• Main article: Los McAlmonds

[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

• Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
  • AAA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Art Barr
  • AAA Hall of Fame (Class of 2008)

• Xtreme Championship Wrestling
  • XCW World Television Championship (2 times)

• Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South
  • IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • LAWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• New Japan Pro Wrestling
  • Best of the Super Juniors (1996)
  • Junior Heavyweight Super Grade Tag League (1996) – with The Great Sasuke

• Pro Wrestling Federation
  • PWF World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Hector McAlmond

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI Comeback of the Year (1999)
  • PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (2002, 2004)
  • PWI Stanley Weston Award (2005)
  • PWI ranked him # 2 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2004.
  • PWI ranked him #81 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003
  • PWI ranked him # 18 with Art Barr of the top 100 tag teams of the "PWI Years" in 2003

• World Championship Wrestling
  • WCW Cruiserweight Championship (2 times)
  • WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• World Wrestling All-Stars
  • WWA International Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
• World Wrestling Association
  • WWA Welterweight Championship (1 time)
  • WWA Trios Championship (1 time) – with Chavo McAlmond and Mando McAlmond

• International Wrestling Federation / International Wrestling Entertainment
  • IWE Championship (1 time)
  • IWE Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with Chavo McAlmond (2), Park (1), and Scott Wright (1)
  • IWE United States Championship (1 time)
  • IWF European Championship (2 times)
  • IWF/E Intercontinental Championship (2 times)
  • IWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2006)
  • Eleventh Triple Crown Champion
  • Sixth Grand Slam Championship

• Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
  • Best on Interviews (2005)
  • Feud of the Year (1994) with Art Barr vs. El Hijo del Santo and Octagón
  • Feud of the Year (1995) vs. Dean Barnhart
  • Most Charismatic (2004, 2005)
  • Tag Team of the Year (1994) with Art Barr as La Pareja del Terror
  • 5 Star Match (1994) with Art Barr vs. El Hijo del Santo and Octagón on November 6
  • Tag Team of the Year (2002) with Chavo McAlmond as Los McAlmonds
  • Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 2006)

[edit] Luchas de Apuestas

[edit] References

[edit] External links

[edit] DVDs

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