Summary

Combat Zone Wrestling publicly rejected Bully Ray's claim that a chaotic ten-bell salute following Eddie Guerrero's death in 2005 had been staged.

The exchange started after an old clip of the tribute resurfaced online. In the footage, a ringside heckler interrupts the moment and a young Eddie Kingston confronts the fan near the barricade.

Bully Ray responded to the clip by arguing that the scene had been a work designed to recreate an earlier ECW-era incident involving the Dudley Boyz, Paul Heyman and a disrespectful fan during a ten-bell salute for Rick Rude.

CZW then answered from its official account and denied that version of events.

Social media reaction

Bully Ray wrote that the segment was staged and tied it to the earlier Rick Rude tribute incident:

"ps…this was a work…as they tried to use Eddies passing to replicate the very real evening w/ the Dudleys / Heyman and a disrespectful fan at the Elks Lodge, during a 10 Bell Salute after Rick Rudes passing."

CZW fired back with a direct denial from the promotion's official account:

"We didn’t use Eddie’s passing as a 'work' to get 'heat.' Why would we do a worked angle of ten bell for one of the best ever to recreate a Dudley boys moment no one remembers cause you were starting fake riots and beating up fans Stop. Not everything revolves around you Mark."

What CZW's rebuttal changes around the Eddie Guerrero clip

CZW's denial turns the revived Eddie Guerrero clip into an active dispute over what actually happened, not just a piece of wrestling history being recirculated online. For fans revisiting the footage now, the promotion has put its position on the record and directly challenged Bully Ray's explanation.

The renewed attention also keeps Guerrero's legacy in the conversation in a very different way than lighter remembrance stories, including when Shelton Benjamin said Eddie Guerrero helped him reject a stereotypical character pitch. Here, the focus is on whether a memorial moment from 2005 was genuine or performed, which gives the resurfaced clip a sharper edge than a typical nostalgia post.

Sources

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