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#2. Rey Mysterio's 2006 Royal Rumble win may not have happened without Eddie Guerrero's memory to honor
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Barely three months after Eddie Guerrero passed away, Rey Mysterio won the 2006 Royal Rumble. It was no less than Mysterio deserved, having had a career as impressive as Guerrero's. However, it's difficult to deny that WWE booked this win to pay tribute to El Caliente. Triple H was reportedly the originally planned winner of this contest:
According to former WWE writer Court Bauer, Hunter was booked to win the Rumble until it was changed about ten days before the match. Here's how Bauer explained it: "It came down to Hunter or Rey winning and obviously most people were pushing for Hunter. Very few people were pushing for Rey, but the right guy was able to push that through and get it into the end zone, and that guy was Pat Patterson. Pat Patterson, Bruce Prichard and myself obviously wanted Rey to win. Pat had the most influence because he's Pat Patterson, and really was the most influential in getting that decision and getting Rey over... But that was something that came down to the last ten days." (H/T - John Canton via Whatculture.com)
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Mysterio, being the all-time great he is, may have won a Rumble later on and would've been world champion as he did in 2011. However, it's unlikely that he would have won the 2006 Rumble had Eddie been alive.
#1. Randy Orton would not have been the sole survivor at Survivor Series 2005 if Eddie Guerrero was still around
Eddie Guerrero was supposed to be part of the traditional 5-on-5 match at Survivor Series 2005. He beat Mr. Kennedy in a qualifying match days before his demise. In the aftermath of his death, Guerrero was replaced on Team SmackDown! by Randy Orton.
The Legend Killer would go on to be the lone survivor, leading the blue brand's team to victory. However, in the presence of Latino Heat, it's not certain whether SmackDown would've won. What's certain is that Orton wouldn't have been on the team at all, let alone the lone survivor.
