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Eddie Guerrero vs Rey Mysterio Jr. at WCW Halloween Havoc 1997 is considered one of the best matches that ever happened in a World Championship Wrestling ring. Contested as a "Title vs Mask" match, Guerrero and Mysterio put on a bar-setting performance that is still as good to watch today as it was over 2 decades ago.
After losing the United States championship, Eddie Guerrero had turned heel and his next goal was the Cruiserweight title, held by Chris Jericho. While Guerrero was able to defeat Jericho to win the title, Rey Mysterio was on a winning streak of his own. Mysterio had defeated Eddie on Nitro before Guerrero won the Cruiserweight belt, and when Eddie tried to trick Rey by competing under a mask as El Caliente, Mysterio was once again able to beat Guerrero. A match was set up for WCW Halloween Havoc 97, Mysterio vs Guerrero... but a lot was at stake. If Eddie lost the match, he would lose his title. If Rey lost, then Rey Mysterio would have to unmask on Pay Per View.
The match Rey and Eddie had at Halloween Havoc was simply phenomenal. This video covers the build up and the match itself.
00:00 - Eddy Guerrero and the Unites States Championship
03:12 - Guerrero and Mysterio's first matches together
07:09 - Rey Mysterio's Mask is put on the line
10:33 - Guerrero and Mysterio follow 2 cruiserweight matches on PPV
13:32 - The Match
18:45 - The Rivalry continues in WCW
- Much More!
#WCW #Wrestling #Documentary
INSTANT CLASSIC - The Story of Eddie Guerrero vs Rey Mysterio (Halloween Havoc 1997)
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Mysterios Phantom attire was dope loved that movie
I remember alot of wcw mid card. I even say the el ray lucha post wcw. I think balance is what made it good. If I see 3 to 5 lucha style matches in a row it loses the excitement. Wcw worked cause it had lucha. The heavyweights. The comedy/gimmick wrestlers. I miss the old Monday night wars. But wrestling is not a shell of itself. Aew had jericho awhile but even he's less n less involved. Basically he was the last attitude era guy in mainstream. I know a few still do ROH or whatever minor show in your area. But the countries changed n the PC police ruined enjoyment. God reading this as I type makes me see a sad future.
15:15 of course their selling is better than the main eventers. Hogan, Goldberg, even Sting no sold.
Love this channel
Wrestling fan now a days go on about flippy wrestling like in AEW but fans now a days need to watch WCW cruiser weight division to see what real light weight wrestling is like.
oh my god when Jericho through Eddie haha love it. The wrestling worlds needs Eddie
You should do Rey mysterio losing his mask in wcw
If wcw would have used the cruiserweight guys better instead of basing their main storyline around wwe cast-offs and bloating the nwo who knows what could have happened. When I watched ppvs I always found the early matches more entertaining physically and alot of those matches were short as hell but the moves packed into the short time were so amazing.
Juvie i think turned out ok in fact i prefer Juvie without it.
lol Eddie stole Rey's mask 🤣😂😁
What an amazing cruiserweight division. Its such a shame WCW never knew what to do with them.
Boring
I miss Rey's old music.
Eddie is just Pure gold
That eddie guerrero quote at the end nearly brought a tear to my eye.
I got about 30 seconds into this video before I went and found the full match. Instant classic is an undersell. I am BLOWN away. Also I need to deep dive into Lucha Libre masks. I had no idea they held so much meaning. This was a fantastic video!
One of the best matches ever from two of the best wrestlers! It amazes me every time I rewatch the match.
Eddie, Rey, Jericho, Hall & Savage... 5 of my all time favorites on one card, what a time to be alive!
Top 3 match of all time
Heel WCW Eddie was in my top 5 as a kid and even now. Liked his theme liked the attitude
Does anybody know the intro musics name?
I like a nice spot fest myself but it's true that there's much more tot his match than just that, spots with purpose, great video for a great match.
Watch here. alfirst.info/load/p6aJiYKofp2Vh5c/video
So how did La Parka dodge taking his off?
Two legends in the business mocked on their size stunned the world with there talents . Rey never got the fair shake he deserves in WWE never hold the title for a reign just a belt holder when in a pinch . Chavo ,Eddie ,dean , Rey, phycosis , ultimo dragon should be respected appreciated far more than they are. Paved the way for 205 , paved the way for everyone not in the 5’10 inch height minimum. These guys rivalries and matches are far better than anything on tv today granted another wcw name would be here but ....
Just to let everyone know, the official WWE channel has this match in it's ENTIRETY uploaded right now, give it a watch! alfirst.info/load/p6aJiYKofp2Vh5c/video
I always thought Eddie was a Porn star when I was little. I will admit I didn't like him much till he went to WWE and started stealing and cheating. then I loved him and went back to watch his WCW days and finally understand how great he was. also he should of lost his mask here, because he end up losing it to Kevin "end people's career" Nash. Which I think this is dumber.
Thanks for showing luchadores some love. Cheers from Mexico 🇲🇽🇲🇽
Rey looked like Spider-Man with his mask ripped off. I think it was great look for him. It's a sign of "battle scars".
Chris Jericho & Eddie Guerrero and cruiserweight in the same sentence?? Huh🤔🤔
Best match in WCW history
i just watched this match, there's a guy in the front row with a Stone Cold top on
wow friend this one was great, really cool bio!
I know this comment is sorta late but speaking about underrated talent could you do episodes on Essa Rios and Ultimo Dragon
So was Eric Bischoff considered racist 4 not valuing a Luchador mask and history..?
The cruiser weights were part of the reason WCW won me over. They were so good to watch.
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Bruiser Brody career video. We know all about his death. Lets hear about his best feuds and matches
How dare you speak about the classic match m not the match be they're ladder match at summerslam for dominic. If Eddie got the job done how different would Dominick Guerrero caree be. I'm waiting for chavo to return so the Los Guerreros can reform with chavo aw the uncle
Can you do Finley bio
To cornerphrase Mike Tenay about this match, “This is one of the most incredible things I have ever seen in professional wrestling.”
Not sure if it’s the baby oil but Eddie was hella cut and ripped see all those muscles popping out.
To me that is a match that should have started a heel turn. If it ended with a Eddie win. Maybe they realized that and adjusted the ending. Guess will never know. Unfortunate that Eddie Guerrero stole Bischoffs memories
Eddie took the flying head scissors like a true pro. If any one else takes that move its probably a botch.
Thanks for another fantastic reminder of the good ol days. Matches like these need to be remembered.
This was back before Rey's knees were being held together by duct tape and glue. He was the best wrestler in the world at this point and he was only about to turn 23 in a couple of months.
Lol maybe it's because mysterio is still wrestling but he does not get the respect he deserves a true unique legend and the wrestling industry is better because of him
Good old days before Rey took steroids and started looking like a idiot
such good s word
I still have this match on the bonus Dvd with the Smackdown vs Raw xbox game. Honestly from the match to commentary this could be the best match EVER bell to bell.
That's my favourite match ever shame we won't get wrestling like this anymore. 19:23 that girl tho faf
Eddie was one of the best before his addictions got the better of him. Also this was when Rey mysterio started wearing the comic book themed in ring attire state side.
I always heard it was Eddie who changed the match finish. He knew how much the mask meant to not only Rey but all Luchadores and insisted he'd rather lose than Rey lose the mask.
I have heard that to that it was Eddie had the finish changed as he knew how much the mask met to Rey
NO ONE WAS A BETTER SELLER THAN LEX "THE FLEX" LUGER!!!
Dragonrana, that's the name of that move.
I love this match and I love this channel. Great job, Wrestling Bios. 👍
Eddie turns heel and turns to the juice lol
Eddie Guerrero is Dominick Mysterio real father because Rey Mysterio isn't man enough. 😆
A true instant classic!! The only thing I can think of that even came close to rivaling the WCW Cruiserweights, here in the U.S., is early X Division. Would love to see a future Wrestling Bios video over the early days of the X Division.
I'd love to pick of the brains of the 16 goofballs that downvoted this. Gotta be Hogan and Bischoff's immediate family members.😆
Poetry in motion.
VIVA LA RAZA!!! 🔥
It was the mullet holding Eddie back all those years. He had a jobber look.
I forgot what Rey's WCW theme was until that intro. Awesome stuff. I remember getting this pay per view and taking the day off school. I actually didn't think at the time that they had a significant match. I thought they had worked so often together and performed at such a high standard that I just thought that this was the norm. It wasn't until years later that I realised that what I had watched was a legendary match.
16:34 back elbow? WB! That's a patented Eddie Guerrero calf kick
El Classico.
This match has nothing in way of skill, ability or story telling compared to the "Finger Poke of Doom" match.
Legendary
One of my favorite matches ever. Between the chemistry between the two, the crowd, the commentary, the camera work and the just-right length and pacing, this is just perfection. Thank you for devoting a video to it.
The fact Eddie called this match in the ring makes it 10x better. God, i miss that man.
Well said
El buki
me and my brothers got our parents to order this PPV good match enjoyable to watch
I think this match is overrated.
this match is so iconic that both those attires worn are how i remember eddie and rey looking in WCW. i was a big time attitude era wwf fanatic, but i couldnt help but be attracted to WCW soley because of the cruiserweight division action they had. they really made me want to be an in ring competitor when i grew up. also, eddie is so damn cool always.
My 2 favorite cruiserweights
I love this watch I'm thinking about watching it
God damn, your videos tell a better story than I think anyone ever could. Certainly the best wrestling channel on youtube, without question.
Videos like this are why I love this channel. Huge fan of Eddie and Ray. It's a lot of fun for me to be reminded of these moments and matches. Re living the war is excellent as well.
So much more respect than I did growing up
Those Eddie power bombs on Mysterio are the most vicious looking ever. So good.
Have you seen the ones Benoit did on Guerrero? I'm amazed Eddie didn't end up paralyzed!
I sometimes wonder how WCW would’ve been if these types of wrestlers were the main event stars
Man that backflip ddt just perfection!!! When it comes to amazing gymnastic like moves in the ring that blows away anything people are doing today. Also it looks devastating and not obvious cooperation and setup to execute the move. When it comes to "acrobatic" style wrestling hasn't got anyway near those guys 23 years later!!
A really good cruiserweight/junior heavy bout is El Genrico vs “speedball” Mike Bailey from C4 (don’t remember which show) 2011. Possibly the best match I’ve ever seen
Great video. I remember Mysterio did eventually get unmasked though, I don't remember why, maybe another video about that?
Have to watch this match lol watching after this
Love this and love the music theme mash up. This is definitely the wrestlers channel. This is the peoples channel 👊
Rey's best attire
I remember watching this live as a kid. Great match
ive not seen this match.../ nor heard tell of it till today....guess i should turn in my MARK card!
You should make this a series on the channel
Awesome remix of Mysterio's theme! When I heard the 1st few drum beats it sounded like a mashup of Sabbath's Iron Man was coming. Guerrero vs Mysterio at HH was the Savage vs Steamboat WM3 epic of its era!
I mean, it's okay. But it's no Hogan v Warrior II or Goldberg v Lesnar I
Stuff we didn't see in 1997? We rarely see that caliber of stuff now.
I just realized that in 2005 the WWE was basically trying to recapture the same magic between Guerrero and Mysterio from their WCW feud, the only difference was the added element of them bringing in Dominic to make the feud more serious. They also tried this with Chris Benoit and Booker T around the same time period with the Best of 7 series
My favorite match
Do cruiserweights exist in WWE????
Bobby put it best on commentary you looking at the best pound for pound in Eddie...
Loved Eddy and especially Misterio’s “Ghost who walks” costume... hope you do a Top Ten Eddie Guerrero matches
One of my favourite matches great stuff to be covering they really were the backbone of WCW along with others that have been mentioned
The full match is available to view for free on WWE's ALfirst Channel alfirst.info/load/p6aJiYKofp2Vh5c/video