But as it has done in recent years, WWE.com devotes a special section to the date in the notes of the day. On this occasion, the article takes as previously published texts (attributed to Chavo Guerrero), but supplemented with new stars arriving to the company: Alberto del Rio and Sin Cara
This is a snippet of text devoted to them on WWE.com:
Los Guerreros Steal The Spotlight
On Jan. 31, 2000, Eddie Guerrero debuted in WWE after leaving WCW, bringing the lucha style — and the legacy of Mexican wrestling's first family — with him. In the following years, his nephew, Chavo, wife, Vickie, and brother, Chavo Classic, would all join him. "It was huge for Eddie and I to come [to WWE]," Chavo said. "As young kids we'd see a lot of Mexican wrestling, but when we became teenagers it was all about WWE. That was the big time. WCW was like college football, and WWE was pro football." Los Guerreros' impact wasn't only immediate, it was sustained. In the years since their debut, Vickie has become one of WWE’s greatest villains while Chavo has held the ECW, Cruiserweight and WWE Tag Team Championships.
Eddie Takes The Whole Enchilada
More than 50 years after El Santo popularized professional wrestling in Mexico, Eddie Guerrero became the first Mexican-American to win the WWE Championship when he defeated Brock Lesnar with a Frog Splash at No Way Out in 2004. "To be honest, our goal wasn't to be WWE Champions," Chavo revealed. "[Our goal] was to be the WWE Tag Team Champions, and we achieved that at Survivor Series in 2002. But after you achieve that, your goal is to be the top dog." Although Chavo was at odds with his uncle at the time, he was still moved by the momentous achievement. "That was the top of the top. The next night in Fresno, I wrestled Eddie for the title. It was incredible.”
Rey Jumps To The Top
On April 2, 2006, The Ultimate Underdog achieved the impossible when he defeated Kurt Angle and Randy Orton in a Triple Threat Match at WrestleMania 22 to win the World Championship, becoming the first masked luchador to hold the title. Rey's amazing accomplishment truly cemented the legacy of the lucha libre influence on American ring competition. Chavo remembered the day fondly. "[Rey and I] were always told we were too small. We heard that our whole lives," Chavo said. "You always have doubters, but you just have to believe. As long as you believe in yourself, you can achieve anything. Rey Mysterio, a 170-pound, 5-foot-4 wrestler, has been the World Champion. That's a testament to that."
Alberto Del Rio Fulfills His Destiny
The privileged son of one of Mexico’s premier wrestling families, Alberto Del Rio shocked many in the WWE Universe when he rose to the top of SmackDown within months of his 2010 debut. The aristocrat’s success did not surprise Chavo, though. “I knew he had 16 professional MMA fights. He made the national wrestling team in Mexico at 16,” Guerrero revealed. “He was a guy you didn’t want to mess with, because he’d kick your butt.” This background in combat sports made Del Rio tough, but it was his extensive lucha experience that put him a step ahead of the competition, Chavo believes. "He's a big guy, but he can move like a cruiserweight," Guerrero explained. "Wrestling a lucha style gives you a different facet in the ring."
Sin Cara Springs Into Action
Nearly a decade since Rey Mysterio brought the high-flying lucha style to WWE, a dynamic, gravity-defying sensation by the name of Sin Cara exploded onto Raw. A massive box-office star in his native Mexico, the masked marvel has stunned the WWE Universe with his amazing maneuvers, but the Superstar still has a long way to go if he wants to live up to the legacy of the man who blazed the trail. "Mysterio changed the way luchadores wrestle," Chavo said. "Of course, Sin Cara came after Rey, so he adopted a lot of Rey's moves. He has his own style, but it's still to be seen if he can live up to the legend of Rey Mysterio."
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