The wrestling career of Vickie Guerrero is one of the most unlikely success stories in wrestling history. Vickie never expected to join the wrestling industry when making a few appearances with her husband Eddie Guerrero and celebrating his life in various ways after his untimely passing. The heel character as an authority figure and manager made Vickie one of the most over villains in WWE history.
Vickie currently is part of the AEW roster joining the company to manage Nyla Rose. Every talent who has spent as much time as Guerrero in the wrestling business will have many noteworthy stories tied to their careers. Find out more about the unexpected heel sensation. The following backstage stories about Vickie provide more details into her time behind the scenes.
10 Eddie Was Mad At Her Timing At SummerSlam 2005
Eddie Guerrero was known as being a perfectionist backstage for how he viewed his job. Vickie Guerrero’s first taste of working a storyline came in the feud between Eddie and Rey Mysterio over custody of Dominick Mysterio.
The end of the incredible ladder match at SummerSlam 2005 was meant to culminate with Vickie stopping Eddie from winning. Vickie’s timing saw her coming out later than Eddie expected leading to him being frustrated over it.
9 WWE Blacklisted Her Podcast After She Attended AEW Shows
The podcast of Vickie Guerrero was one of the few podcasts approved by WWE for their performers to appear on. Vickie typically interviewed many of the top female performers that she had a bond with him from working there for so long.
WWE basically cut all ties with Vickie when she attended an AEW show as a friend of Chris Jericho. Vickie revealed they blocked the talent from appearing on her podcast and clearly felt she was now on the enemy side. Things worked out as AEW hired Vickie to become one of their managers moving forward.
8 Final WWE Moment With Stephanie Was Meant To Show Her Respect
Vickie Guerrero’s farewell moment in 2014 was more elaborate than the average personality getting written off television. The one-night face run of Vickie saw her standing up to Stephanie McMahon with her job in the line in their match.
Stephanie won by throwing Vickie into a mud pool and fired her as part of the stipulation. However, Vickie got her revenge by tossing Stephanie into the pool and getting a huge ovation from fans showing love before she left wrestling.
7 WWE Paid For Her Post-Wrestling College Time
WWE has a great service for the former employees of the company to have their tuition covered if they qualify for the scholarship. Vickie Guerrero joined names like Maria Kanellis and Paul Burchill to attend college in between their wrestling careers.
The scholarship did get approved for Vickie to start her next career. Vickie was taking classes during the final year of her WWE career and got her degree in Healthcare Administration after leaving the ring. Even with things getting ugly after AEW appearances, Vickie still praises WWE for helping her out here.
6 Teddy Long Mentored Her
Vickie Guerrero has named many people in WWE who provided knowledge and insight for her entering the industry with no experience. One of the names most appreciated by Vickie during her WWE stint was Teddy Long.
The lengthy career of Long saw him playing various non-wrestling roles from manager to referee to authority figure with great success. Teddy helped Vickie become a great heel character, especially when they worked together during her time as Smackdown General Manager.
5 WWE Hired Her To Turn On Rey Mysterio
Bruce Prichard shared stories on his podcast about the process of hiring Vickie Guerrero as a character. Vickie was attending a show after her prior appearances celebrating Rey Mysterio winning the World Championship in Eddie’s honor.
The meeting between Prichard and Vince McMahon saw Bruce pitching the idea of Vickie coming back to betray Rey along with other possibilities. Vickie turning on Mysterio ended up happening to start her run with Chavo Guerrero as heels.
4 Felt People Backstabbed Her In WWE
The wrestling industry is known for being a ruthless environment where anyone would stab each other in the back to get ahead. Vickie Guerrero stayed out of backstage politics for most of her run, but things escalated towards the end.
An interview with Madusa saw Vickie revealing that about five people in WWE tried to backstab her at various points towards the end. Vickie did not like the environment of having to watch one’s back and it played a role in her departure.
3 Vince Always Ran Eddie's Name By Her
Vickie Guerrero appeared on the podcast of controversial pundit Vince Russo and discussed her time in WWE. One of the biggest details from the interview featured Vince McMahon showing more sensitivity in his booking than most would expect.
Vince always asked Vickie ahead of time if she felt comfortable using Eddie’s name in various promos as part of the heel run. Vickie felt that it was keeping Eddie involved in the wrestling business and it made her job more enjoyable.
2 “Excuse Me” Line Came Due To Forgetting Her Lines
The “Excuse me!” line to start promos became the calling card of Vickie Guerrero. Fans reacted with huge jeers every time they heard her shrieking out the words that would lead to her repeating it each time they got louder.
Vickie revealed that the line was invented as an accident when she forgot the script she had to memorize for her segment. The improv allowed her to find a catchphrase that changed her career forever.
1 Edge Wanted To Work With Her
WWE found main event success with Edge right after he aligned with Lita to finally get over the hump. Edge’s romantic angle played a huge role in WWE having a strong 2006, but Lita retired at a young age due to the stresses of that role at the time.
The idea of marrying Vickie Guerrero was pitched to Edge by Bruce Prichard who said he loved it. A few other wrestlers did not want to work a romantic angle with Vickie at the time, but Edge felt her heat could have helped him. Both of them benefited immensely from the time working together as hated heels.