Dave Meltzer, in his latest news update, posted the following on the lowrider angle shown on Tuesday’s Smackdown Special (quoted here so as to not misinterpret the context):
“The Eddie Guerrero death exploitation angles on Tuesday remain very polarizing, both in and out of the company. Chavo Guerrero was put on Byte This yesterday to defend it saying that Eddie would be glad they are keeping his name alive and saying he liked it. A couple of people were upset with the situation, but not necessarily him because they know the situation he’s in, and it may even be his honest feelings (although even if it wasn’t, he’d pretty much be pressured into doing it), and another noted how the company has gotten terribly defensive of the criticism. Several of Eddie’s best friends have e-mailed me in the last day or called and all were mad, including disappointed at Rey Mysterio for going through with it. One of Eddie’s best friends (and one of the company’s biggest stars of the past decade) wrote this in response to what I wrote somewhat defending the talent involved with the exception of Undertaker not saying No:
Everyone has the power to say ‘No.’ Booking reprisals be damned. There comes a time when you have to stand up for what you believe in. Vincent Kennedy McMahon may have a hissy fit for a few weeks, but with the talent roster as thin as it is right now, nothing majorly bad would happen. Even if it did, it wouldn’t last, because he has nobody else to carry the load. Shame on all of those guys.”
Credit: WrestlingObserver.com
