

“That was something that was even twice as hard for me to try to do my best without getting that Guerrero look. Vickie spoke about the way Eddie helped her become a more well rounded performer, just before his untimely passing: Vickie stated: He would just beat himself up over the littlest things, so the pressure was on me to not screw up because I had to go home with him.” To be able to perform backstage and do different segments with Eddie – he was a perfectionist. But it did, and we started bringing me and the girls in. So, it was going really well between Rey and Eddie, and when Vince McMahon wanted the family to get involved to make it seem more personal, I thought it wasn’t gonna come to fruition. “During that storyline, it was Rey Mysterio and Eddie for the child custody of Dominik. Vickie spoke about not wanting to mess up, telling Unrestricted: Vickie also talked about the infamous “custody battle” storyline over current Smackdown Superstar Dominik Mysterio, between Rey Mysterio and Eddie Guerrero. So, it’s a very empowering feeling with women and then with men too because I get to a double character. But with the girls, I feel a sense of empowerment even more so because we’re women and we’re representing that match for that moment. For the guys, it’s very different because I can have the cougar character and flirt with them. “It’s crazy to me how I always remembered that because who would’ve ever thought I was gonna be a manager? I’ve always been very respectful to anyone I’ve been placed in the ring with and to make them shine and do my little part and just be there at the right moment and the right time to do the right thing.

Guerrero would continue to talk about the way she operates at ringside, and the differences in working with male wrestlers, and women’s wrestlers saying: Eddie always said they’re just there at certain times in the match to make an impact” I loved Nancy and Miss Elizabeth, and I used to love the women managers. If I do something all the time, I’m always trying to overshadow or take attention away from the match.

I like to do my little cheating spots or be on the mic, but the one thing I’ve always learned is the less I do, the more powerful it is. “I think the most important thing I keep in mind is that my role is just an embellishment of the superstar that’s in the ring. When speaking on the subject, Vickie said: During the interview, Vickie spoke about the way she performs, and a lesson she learned from Eddie Guerrero. It makes true when she says there are two versions of her.Former WWE Smackdown GM, and current member of AEW Vickie Guerrero recently sat down for an interview on AEW Unrestricted. It’s been a great ride.”īut the Vickie we met is not as abrasive and confrontational as the one you might see out and about. I’m just amazed at how these two words still have the fans associated with me. So, by the grace of God, I’m very thankful. Everyone wants a video when they see me, you know, yelling, “excuse me” to them. But 17 years later, I have trademarked it and it’s part of my brand for my character. I never thought it was going to give me success. “I mean, they love to boo me so it was such an iconic two words. READ: Content creation at its bloody best Week after week, the writers kept incorporating “excuse me” as I walked on the stage and the fans loved it. But then they yelled back at me, so I did it again. I got very overwhelmed, and I yelled, ‘Hey, excuse me’ and they kind of got taken aback. They gave me a promo that was changed maybe three or four times before I went live and ended up flopping on the stage.
