JBL explained that fans couldn’t separate him from his APA character. But, Chavo Guerrero Snr. tried to remedy that when he came up with an idea to involve his mother in an angle at a house show on Mother’s Day weekend, in honor of his father, Gory Guerrero.

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“It was sold out that day and it was almost 100% Latino. They’re all there to see Gory Guerrero’s widow and Eddie Guerrero, her son and then I come out and she fakes this heart attack and Eddie has been busted open with a chair and he’s down,” Layfield recalled. 

He revealed that Eddie Guerrero told him to get out of the building as he risked being mauled by the crowd. Layfield noted that he knew the angle would give him mega heat, and even though they had State Troopers at ringside, he was told to leave the city because they couldn’t guarantee his safety. He even recalled how Mrs. Guerrero called him to make sure he was okay.

“When that video aired, everything changed,” said JBL. The angle not only sold out what he believed would have been a terrible show and the end of his run as JBL but set a record for attendance. Layfield also touched upon the close friendship that he and Guerrero had. “He loved the JBL character. Eddie and I got along really well, you know, I did part of his eulogy at his funeral. He was a groomsman at my wedding.”

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