Eddie Guerrero and the LWO |
As stated in my post labeled “Factions,” the LWO is one of the numerous groups that comes out during the WWE matches. LWO stands for the Latino World Order, which is a play on the NWO (New World Order) started by Hulk Hogan and others in 1996. The LWO’s first run was short but memorable in WCW as it was started in 1998 and ended in 1999. The man who started it all was Eddie Guerrero.
Guerrero was probably one of the greatest wrestlers of all time, but he truly did not get the recognition he deserved until his death. When he started the LWO, almost every Mexican wrestler at the time was a part of it. Names included La Parka, Juventud Guerrera, Silver King, and El Dandy. The other star of the show was Rey Mysterio, who was forced to join when he lost a match against Guerrero with the stipulation that he had to join. While this group did not last long, their impact was grand.
The main reason the LWO disbanded was because of Eric Bischoff’s issues with Guerrero. This was why Guerrero left WCW and joined WWE. He did not restart the LWO there, but he and Mysterio were a great tag team and were best friends in real life. Guerrero died in 2005.
Reformed LWO |
The new LWO was reformed with Mysterio as the leader in 2023. Honoring Guerrero, they use the same logo and everything with a lot of the Latinos of WWE involved. The reason this group began again was because of Mysterio’s son, Dominik’s joinment of the Judgement Day. The group was always harassing Rey, so the LWO was formed to help protect him. The LWO is still going as we reach the end of 2023, and we can only hope they continue to honor Guerrero’s legacy.
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