WATCH: When WWE Made an Olympic Spoof Commercial Featuring Eddie Guerrero

Published 07/23/2021, 7:30 PM EDT

All sports events had taken a backseat when COVID-19 hit. The lockdown did not allow athletes to travel the world and fans to attend events. However, finally events have started back up, and one important event is Olympics Tokyo 2020. To celebrate this, WWE posted a commercial from 2004 which featured Late Superstar Eddie Guerrero.

The commercial is a spoof for the Olympics track events, and it shows Eddie Guerrero cleverly winning the event by blocking the other runners in a cunning way. Another reason this commercial was appropriate for now is because of SummerSlam 2021 being round the corner. WWE shot this commercial for SummerSlam 2004.

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Interestingly, during that time, WWE shot several commercials which leaned on the humorous side. Even Brock Lesnar used to be a part of these commercials. In fact, Eddie Guerrero’s track commercial wasn’t the only one WWE shot.

Batista featured in a Floor Gymnastics commercial, Triple H in Hammer Throw, Torrie Wilson in Diving, Booker T in Fencing, and others.

Eddie Guerrero worked everything segment with perfection

The Late Superstar was a man of extreme talent. He knew how to work segments that would sell. Not only did he have great mic skills, but also an irresistible charisma. This helped him engage with the audience and ensure he pulled off each segment and promo with perfection.

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Even when he had to cut a promo with his real-life close friend, Rey Mysterio, as rivals, he played the role flawlessly. The entire storyline revolved around Guerrero claiming to be Dominik Mysterio’s father, while Rey wouldn’t let Eddie Guerrero near Dominik.

Even during the segments where young Dominik was present, Guerrero made sure to stay true to his character and sell the story to the audience in the best way possible.

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Tragically, Guerrero passed away on November 13th, 2005. His younger brother found him unconscious in a Minneapolis Minnesota hotel room. He immediately called for the paramedics, but it was too late. Reports stated Eddie Guerrero had passed away because of acute heart failure.

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Shuvangi is a senior WWE and AEW author at EssentiallySports. She has over 1000 published WWE articles and also has experience in content operations with Forbes. Having completed her undergraduation from Royal Holloway, University of London, Shuvangi is closely aligned to the fitness industry, having amateur skills levels in tennis and basketball while rowing at a regatta level.

WATCH: When WWE Made an Olympic Spoof Commercial Featuring Eddie Guerrero

Eddie Guerrero worked everything segment with perfection

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