During a recent interview with Ariel Helwani, WWE Superstar Sasha Banks commented on learning about Eddie Guerrero’s passing when she showed up as a fan to the RAW TV tapings in Minneapolis, MN and saw signs saying “Rest In Peace, Eddie Guerrero”. You can check out some highlights from the interview below:
On learning Eddie Guerrero had passed: “I was and it’s kind of crazy how the universe works and how that happened to be in Minneapolis where I lived at the time. I was so excited to go to that show. All I wanted to do was to show Eddie Guerrero my sign. All I was thinking about was, ‘Oh my God, I hope Eddie sees my sign.’ I won second-row tickets that night from doing this autograph signing with Ashley Massaro, and I remember going into the arena and I saw all these signs that said ‘Rest in Peace, Eddie Guerrero.’ I was so confused. I was like, ‘Well, maybe Minneapolis doesn’t like Eddie because it was advertised as Eddie Guerrero vs. Undertaker, which I just assumed everybody loved The Undertaker, versus Batista. A fan came up to me and he told me that Eddie Guerrero passed away that night and everything inside of me just broke. I couldn’t believe that my hero passed away. I was crying like a little baby. I was in my mom’s arms just bawling. I couldn’t believe it, but I was just like, ‘Wow, I have to watch it. I’m here for Eddie.’”
On having a shot for Eddie on the day of his passing: “I always do. I walked upstairs and I see my accolades; my trophies, my statues, my figures, and I see my figures of Eddie Guerrero and I wouldn’t be in the main event of WrestleMania, I wouldn’t be in The Mandalorian, I wouldn’t be in all these first-time evers if it wasn’t for Eddie Guerrero. It’s so crazy that he had such an impact on my life that he made me fight for my dreams. I am so thankful for him, and I definitely had a shot for him that night.”
(h/t – Fightful)