Bruce Prichard comments on what Eddie Guerrero might be doing in WWE today if he were still alive.
Eddie Guerrero tragically passed away in 2005, but he is still one of the most celebrated wrestlers in modern history. Many of Eddie Guerrero's contemporaries, such as Chris Jericho and Rey Mysterio, are still active wrestlers today.
On the most recent episode of his Something to Wrestle podcast, Bruce Prichard commented on what Guerrero might be doing today if he were still alive.
First and foremost, Prichard says he would be very proud of his storyline "son" Dominik Mysterio and would probably be working closely with him.
"Well, first of all, I think that Eddie would be very proud of his son, Dominik, and he would coach him quite a bit," said Bruce. "Truth be told, he would be helping to coach Dominik quite a bit. Eddie was very fond of Dominik, and thought that Dominik, you know, even then, we all did, 'Kid's gonna be in the business.' Little did we know he wanted nothing to do with the business. But then he did, and he does, and he's awesome.
"I think Eddie would still be a part of it," he continued. "I think Eddie would still be calling me and telling me everything that is wrong with it, and then at the end of the day, come back the next day and say, 'You're right.' No, Eddie would fight you, man, and I enjoyed that."
Bruce Prichard spoke about how much he enjoyed talking to Eddie about the business and how Eddie truly did have the business all around him and in his DNA. For all these reasons, Prichard is confident Eddie would still be involved today.
"I always enjoyed the sparring sessions with Eddie on philosophy about the business because Eddie was rooted in old-school wrestling, old-school tradition, in and out of the ring," said Prichard. "You also have to take into consideration that Eddie was also rooted in both American wrestling as well as the Lucha-style wrestling and the luchadors because his father promoted both, and his father was one of the most innovative promoters and performers of his day, Gory Guerrero. Eddie learned all sides. It was a family business for Eddie. His mom was in the business. Everybody was in the business.
"When you talk about 'Eat, sleep, drink wrestling,' that's what Eddie Guerrero did. It just was in his DNA, and it was in his life. Eddie would be a part of the business, and Eddie would have very strong feelings about the business and continually looking to grow the business and find different ways to do the same things."
Elsewhere in this podcast, Prichard discussed the wrestlers of today who would have fit well in the 1980s. Read those comments here.
Dominik Mysterio has reflected on working with Eddie Guerrero in the past. Read those comments here.
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