As the daughter of Eddie and Vickie, Shaul Guerrero has been around wrestling her entire life.
Speaking to Wrestling Inc, Shaul discussed the legendary pedigree she comes from, and how she suspected her family was different at an early age.
âI feel like I knew something was up when I was a kid,â Shaul said. âLike, my dad was very, very humble. If you knew him at all, like, dad didnât credit himself at all. He taught me and my sister the same thing, âYou donât tell people who we are unless they ask. Donât lead with being a Guerrero.â And I was, I feel like this isnât the normal talk to have when Iâm just going to school.
âBut I always knew a little bit, when we would get to go backstage and we would get to watch dad work and all that, I did feel special. I did feel immensely proud of him. I kind of knew something was up though when we were getting used on SmackDown. My sister and I were getting used in storylines, and my mom was being used in storylines. Now Iâm used to it, but like, at the time I was like, âOh, momâs doing this too, okay.â Even my grandma got used. Iâm very honored. Itâs a great burden being a Guerrero, but itâs also a blessing.â
Eddie Guerrero passed away in November 2005, but his legacy still ripples throughout the entire pro wrestling industry 15 years later. In the immediate months after Eddieâs passing, his name and likeness was used in numerous storylines. While some honored his memory, like Rey Mysterio entering the Royal Rumble on a lowrider and going on to win the match in tribute to his late friend, some felt other angles like Randy Orton saying Eddie was in hell disrespected his legacy.
Shaul opened up about how she felt at that time, saying she did not pay much attention to what WWE was doing.
âIâm going to be very honest, I was so shut out and so numb that after my dad passed, I wasnât watching WWE,â Shaul said. âItâs still painful to watch for multiple reasons. Itâs not the show I watch on the regular, if you will. And honestly, I was just trying to handle being the girl whoâs famous dad died. At school, I was just trying to handle my own sât, to be honest.â
Even if the Guerreros wanted WWE to stop using Eddieâs likeness on TV in the months and years after he passed, Shaul said they could not legally make them.
âI think we have to be really careful with how we use peopleâs names and their likeness, especially after theyâre gone. Dad, his real name was used, âEddie Guerreroâ is his legit name,â Shaul said. âAnd WWE, to this day, still own the rights to his name. So we donât have a say in anything.
âYeah, so make sure if youâre a young wrestler and youâre going to sign a contract, make sure you own the rights to your name. Thatâs just some good, good advice. Any lawyer will tell you that. Make sure you own the rights to a character you come up with or your own likeness.â
Shaulâs mom, Vickie Guerrero, would famously go on to have a lengthy WWE run of her own. Vickie served as both a manager and authority figure for nearly a decade, working with the likes of Edge and Dolph Ziggler. When asked if she was surprised by her motherâs successful heel gimmick, Shaul said they were all a little bit shocked.
âWe didnât know she had that in her. My mom was a dancer, and she was a performer, so I knew that but like, I donât think she even saw where she was going to take this character,â Shaul said. âIâm so proud of her. I beam nothing but pride for my mom, and I really hope I get to work with her one day. The closest Iâve gotten to is getting to announce her on AEW and I marked out so bad. Justin Roberts gave me sât in the back, he was like, âWell, if I havenât seen a biased announcer before, now I haveâ (laughs). But yeah, I really hope I get to work with her, because sheâs so incredibly talented.â
While Vickieâs trademark âExcuse me!â is a staple of her in-ring work, Shaul emphasized that the catchphrase is banned within the Guerrero household.
âI think when you come from a wrestling family, we were like, âNo gimmicks at the table!’â Shaul said.
Shaul Guerrero battles Deonna Purrazzo at Global Syndicate Wrestlingâs debut show on February 20th. The show is available to stream via FITE.
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