Coroner report says wrestling star died of coronary heart disease
Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS - A professional wrestler whose body was found in a Minneapolis hotel room died of natural causes related to heart disease, the Hennepin County Medical Examiner said Thursday.

Eddie Guerrero, 38, was a World Wrestling Entertainment star. His body was found on the morning of Nov. 13, after he didn't respond to a wakeup call in his hotel room.

The county medical examiner's office said Thursday that Guerrero died "of natural causes related to arteriosclerotic heart disease," which is another term for coronary heart disease, or a narrowing of the blood vessels that supply blood and oxygen to the heart.

The coroner's report did not speculate as to what may have led to Guerrero's heart disease.

His widow, Vickie Guerrero, said last month in report on the WWE's Web site that her husband died from heart failure, and that the heart disease was due to past drinking and drug abuse and an aggressive workout regimen.

After Eddie Guerrero's death, WWE said it would start random drug testing to detect illicit drugs, steroids and prescription drug abuse among its performers.