The explanation for Eddie Guerrero’s death

Eddie was found dead in the fall of 2005 after a long battle with drugs and alcohol.

His nephew, Chavo, found him dead in his hotel room following a heart attack. While many of his actions were that of a heel, he was forever loved by the fans.

The collapse was, of course, not real.

The explanation for Eddie’s collapse was not a heart attack, but due to the blood loss he had suffered a few nights earlier during his claret-filled WWE Title defence against JBL at Judgement Day.

On Vice’s Dark Side of the Ring via Complex, Chavo Guerrero recounted the day that Eddie died.

In the episode, Chavo revealed that Eddie was passing out in the middle of conversations with people.

During their stay at a hotel, while performing at house shows, Eddie never answered his wake-up call.

Eddie Guerrero had passed away on November 13, 2005, due to acute heart failure. … and by the time the paramedics arrived at the scene, Eddie was declared dead.

He was 38 at the time of his untimely death. It was then revealed that he had died as a result of acute heart failure.