Overview
- Williams collapsed during an Enjoy Wrestling tag match at Mr. Smalls Theatre and was given CPR and an AED by on-site physicians before Ross/West View EMS transported him to Allegheny General Hospital.
- Officials say Williams was pronounced dead at the hospital and investigators reported no visible signs of trauma or any indication of foul play.
- An autopsy was performed by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office and the formal cause and manner of death remain pending as laboratory testing and review continue.
- The wrestling community has held public tributes on AEW and ROH programming with commentary-led memorials and a ten-bell salute, and AEW has announced a larger tribute on the Sept. 12 Collision episode in Springfield.
- Williams, 48, was known both as a longtime independent and AEW/ROH wrestler called The Butcher and as a guitarist for Every Time I Die and Atomic Rule, and his death has prompted planned memorial events and wide condolences from peers and fans.