Carve his own path, yes, but he's clearly been trying to channel some bit of Eddie's Latino Heat throughout his heel run.
There will never be another Eddie Guerrero, but there can be some folks who come relatively close to it, if they fully bloom in their potential, and give the current day wrestling fans a taste of what Eddie was doing on a higher level. I believe Dom is one of those niggas. Still a ways to go, but he's getting there, in terms of character. Slowly, but surely.