How bad was it? Within that Gooker Award article, Reynolds quotes an excerpt from Bryan Alvarez on the Februedition of Figure Four Weekly in which Alvarez stated he knew people whose friends at the time believed Eddie's death was a work for a shocking return of the ages as a result of what was being booked on TV.The seemingly never-ending exploitation of the late, great Eddie Guerrero is the absolute worst of pro wrestling, bar none. Reynolds: On the marquee of this site, it says, “The Very Worst of Professional Wrestling.” Truly, this induction is the very embodiment of that tagline. When WrestleCrap awarded the angle the Gooker Award for 2006, RD Reynolds didn't include any soundbites or images from the angle in the article because the angle wasn't something he could enjoy himself mocking - it was simply loathsome, and he just couldn't bring himself to go back and go through it again to find the material. Supposedly it was supposed to last even longer (with Chris Benoit being set to feud with Chavo over "Eddie's Estate") until Benoit, Eddie's dearest friend, finally put his foot down and told Vince he flat-out wasn't doing it. According to Konnan, Vince McMahon was the only person who wanted it to happen, but since he was the boss, he was able to force everyone, from Eddie's best friends to his widow, to take part in the crass, tasteless, and degrading angles. ![]() The horrible, horrible "Eddiesploitation" angle WWE ran after his death, widely regarded as THE worst thing the company has ever done. ![]()
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