WWE NEWS: JBL says, “Eddie Guerrero was everything to me”
WWE Hall of Famer John Bradshaw Layfield has opened up about his friendship and professional relationship with the late great Eddie Guerrero.
JBL won his first WWE Championship in a Texas Bull Rope Match at The Great American Bash in 2004 against the Latino Heat.
His fight cemented him as a great heel and propelled him to the top of the company.
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During a recent appearance on Lucha Libre Online, JBL discussed how much Eddie Guerrero meant to him.
He added that he wanted him to be very successful. Also, he said he wouldn’t be who he is today if it wasn’t for Guerrero.
“Eddie was everything to me. He was a good friend of mine. He was the best man at my wedding and I did part of his eulogy, because we were really good friends.
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But Eddie wanted me to succeed and he was the guy to make it happen.” rise to fame. If I had been someone bigger than Eddie Guerrero, you wouldn’t be interviewing me today.
And if you were, you would have interviewed me as Bradshaw, as part of APA, because I would never have been a champion.
He loved me enough, and I was selfless enough to want to step up and become a main eventer with him. And without him, without that selfless act, JBL wouldn’t be here today.”
At Judgment Day 2004, JBL and the Latino Heat met for the WWE title. The WWE Hall of Famer won the match via disqualification, but Eddie Guerrero retained the title.
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JBL talked about the match, saying that it would have been a one-time deal if it didn’t go well. He also talked about defeating Eddie for the WWE Championship at The Great American Bash.
JBL on Eddie Guerrero
“It started at Judgment Day, the previous pay-per-view and I knew if this match didn’t go well, it was going to be a blip.
You know, they needed someone for that match… Eddie worked really hard to get me in that match. And that’s what got me to the Great American Bash.
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When he lost the title to me, he was happy for me. And that tells you what kind of a man Eddie Guerrero was… I can’t say enough good things about Eddie.
