Rey Mysterio has released a letter written to Eddie Guerrero, on the anniversary of the late WWE Hall of Famer’s passing.
Among other stories of working alongside Guerrero, Mysterio reflects on the then-WCW Cruiserweight Champion going to bat for him when Mysterio was booked to lose his mask at Halloween Havoc 1997:
Thankfully, though, I had you. I had my friend, my big brother. That whole day leading up to the match, my head was spinning. I couldn’t even think straight. But you just kept telling me, “Don’t worry, Rey!!!! Don’t worry!!!! Keep your head up, brother. We’re going to make this right.” And I’ll never know what those exact conversations were that went down behind closed doors. But I know you talked to the office, explained why it was a bad decision for me to lose, and convinced them to let you put me over.
Honestly … I still get chills when I think of what you did for me that night. Not just sticking your neck out for me, but doing it at your own expense — and offering to lose your title, so I could keep my mask, and my identity, and the momentum in my career.
Mysterio also recounted the feud the two had in 2005 leading to a ladder match for “custody” of Rey’s son Dominik at that year’s SummerSlam, as well as its impact two decades later with Dom now grown and being a double champion.
When I say you would approve of who Dom has become, Eddie — it’s an understatement.
You would love it.
Because the wrestler he is now, it feels like a love letter to so many of the things that made YOU so special. […] I’ll tell you the number one trait of Dom’s that’s a love letter to you, Eddie — and I bet you already can guess what I’m about to say here, too. THE WORSE HE BEHAVES??? THE MORE THEY CHEER.
Source: The Players’ Tribune