Vickie Guerrero

Vickie Lynn Benson (formerly Guerrero, née Lara;^[2] born April 16, 1968) is an American former professional wrestling authority figure and manager. She is best known for her time with WWE and All Elite Wrestling (AEW). She is the widow of professional wrestler and WWE Hall of Famer Eddie Guerrero. During her time in WWE, she was known for yelling the catchphrase "Excuse Me!" which received negative reactions from the fans.^[3] She was also an occasional wrestler.

Vickie Guerrero
Benson in 2013
Birth name	Vickie Lynn Lara
Born	(1968-04-16) April 16, 1968 (age 56)[1] El Paso, Texas, U.S.[2]
Alma mater	Herzing University (BS)
Spouse(s)	Eddie Guerrero ​ ​ (m. 1990; died 2013)​ Kris Benson ​ (m. 2012)​
Children	2, including Shaul Guerrero
Family	Guerrero
Website	travelbyvickie.com
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Vickie Guerrero
Billed height	5 ft 4 in (163 cm)[3]
Billed weight	141 lb (64 kg)[4]
Billed from	El Paso, Texas[3]
Trained by	Eddie Guerrero Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Debut	July 14, 2005
Retired	April 6, 2023
Twitch information
Channel	excusemevg
Years active	2020–present
Genre	Gaming Lifestyle
Followers	2,800 (May 1, 2023)

On the June 23, 2014 episode of Raw, Guerrero was fired after she lost a pudding match against Stephanie McMahon with her job on the line. McMahon won with help from Alicia Fox, Layla, and Rosa Mendes. Guerrerogott revenge on McMahon by throwing her into mud pool. She then pointed to the sky, said "this was for you"; as a tribute to her late husband, Eddie, and did Eddie's taunt before leaving.^[5][6]

On December 11, 2019, Guerrero appeared as a guest commentator for the taping of AEW Dark, which aired on December 17 on YouTube.^[7] On July 15, 2020, at Fight for the Fallen, Guerrero was revealed as Nyla Rose's manager.^[8] On the special Friday June 4, 2021, edition of Dynamite, she introduced Andrade El Idolo to AEW. On April 6, 2023, Guerrero's roster page was removed from AEW's website.^[9]

Awards and accomplishments

• The Baltimore Sun
  • Non-Wrestler of the Year (2008)^[10]
• World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE
  • Miss WrestleMania (1 time)
  • Slammy Award for Couple of the Year (2008) – with Edge
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  • Best Non-Wrestler (2009, 2010)^[11]

References

1. "Texas Births, 1926–1995". Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved April 28, 2008.
2. Guerrero, Eddie. Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story, p. 53.
3. "Vickie Guerrero's profile". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
4. "Vickie Guerrero". Cagematch. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
5. "Caldwell's WWE Raw Results 6/23: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of live Raw - final MITB PPV hype from D.C., IC Title match, Vickie's farewell, much more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
6. "Raw results: Vickie goes out on a high and Kane gives Money in the Bank a demonic twist". WWE. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
7. "Vickie Guerrero Appears on AEW Dark Tapings". Wrestling News | Wwe and Aew Results, Spoilers, Rumors & Scoops. December 12, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
8. Rose, Bryan (July 15, 2020). "Vickie Guerrero revealed as Nyla Rose's AEW manager". Figure Four Online. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
9. Faden Cloete (April 6, 2023). "WWE veteran removed from AEW roster page after Dynamite last night, departure imminent". Sportskeeda.
10. Eck, Kevin (January 2, 2009). "2008 Awards". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on February 4, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
11. Meltzer, Dave (January 26, 2011). "Biggest issue of the year: The 2011 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards Issue". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, CA: 1–40. ISSN 1083-9593.

Other websites

• Official website Archived 2014-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
• Vickie Guerrero on WWE.com