R.I.P. Dr. Death Steve Williams

[EricxGNRxSTARx]

Credit: PWInsider.com

It's sad to report that wrestling legend Steve "Dr. Death" Williams lost his battle with cancer last night and has died. More details should be available soon.

Our condolences go out to the family and friends of Williams.

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As a kid, I can remember him from his UWF days. Not to mention all the classic stuff he went on to do in Japan. That is what I'll remember more than that frat house brawl he had with WWF and his work in WCW with Oklahoma (the J.R. spoof)

[Hammy]

I only remember him from the ill fated Brawl for All and as a heel with JR.  I remember watching one of the '99 RAWs I did for Gnrfan and he built an announce table for JR and if I remember correctly it got destroyed when Billy Gunn put **** Holly through it to win the **** Title, Good Times!

Clearly as a WWF/E fan we didn't see the best of him, but I've heard great things about him, and as a die hard wrestling fan, its always a sad feeling when another one loses his life far too soon.

R.I.P.

[EricxGNRxSTARx]

I only remember him from the ill fated Brawl for All and as a heel with JR.  I remember watching one of the '99 RAWs I did for Gnrfan and he built an announce table for JR and if I remember correctly it got destroyed when Billy Gunn put **** Holly through it to win the **** Title, Good Times!

Clearly as a WWF/E fan we didn't see the best of him, but I've heard great things about him, and as a die hard wrestling fan, its always a sad feeling when another one loses his life far too soon.

R.I.P.

Yeah,that was funny when he would guard JR's announce table. I remember people thought JR would be mad when Steve was paired up with Ed Ferarra(former writer in WWF/WCW,current writer with TNA) who portrayed Oklahoma in WCW as a JR parody but I think JR was happy that his good friend Doc was making $ in WCW in the late 90's.

Also, there are plenty of classic DD matches on youtube from UWF and Japan where he became even more of a legend teaming with former Freebird,Terry Bam Bam Gordy

[James Lofton]

Could have easily been a bigger star if used properly. Guy literally carried the UWF during its short existence. When NWA/WCW bought out UWF, they purged most of the roster and kept a few(including Williams). Had a pointless match with Barry Windham at Starrcade 87, and after that was a member of the Varsity Club(who I hated) and had a decent run with the NWA belts.

After that it was pretty much over, although I assume he dabbled in wrestling afterwards.




RIP


At the rate all these 80s legends are dying, there wont be any left within 10 years even though they aren't really that old.

[Hammy]

Several WWE and TNA stars have reacted to the passing of Dr. Death Steve Williams with Tweets on their official Twitter accounts:

Kevin Nash: "My condolences go out to Dr. Death (Steve Williams) family and friends. We lost a great one today!"

Jeremy Borash: "RIP Steve Williams. A man who fought cancer as tough as anyone and a real inspiration. Gonna be an Oklahoma Stampede in heaven."

Howard Finkel: "R.I.P. Steve "Dr. Death" Williams. He was one tough cookie, and a hell of a nice guy as well..."

D'Angelo Dinero: "Just when Popes about to tweet on a "dream," er he's hit with reality of Doc's death. Will touch on both later.- PHS"

Taz: "We lost a GREAT MAN. Steve "Dr Death" Williams...RIP."

Christopher Daniels: "RIP Dr. Death! Calling you a legend isn't enough. I'm glad we got a chance to work together. You will be missed!"

[EricxGNRxSTARx]

Could have easily been a bigger star if used properly. Guy literally carried the UWF during its short existence. When NWA/WCW bought out UWF, they purged most of the roster and kept a few(including Williams). Had a pointless match with Barry Windham at Starrcade 87, and after that was a member of the Varsity Club(who I hated) and had a decent run with the NWA belts.

After that it was pretty much over, although I assume he dabbled in wrestling afterwards.




RIP


At the rate all these 80s legends are dying, there wont be any left within 10 years even though they aren't really that old.

That couldn't be further from the truth. Some of Williams' most known matches took place after that in Japan where he and Terry Bam Bam Gordy (RIP, of The Fabulous Freebirds) formed one of the most well-known and respected tag teams of all time.See below for a partial list of the amazing Five-Star matches he had in Japan.

Unbeaten for a decade (1987-1997)

It was during the 1990s that Williams arguably had his most success. He continued to work for All Japan Pro Wrestling and became a main eventer for the company, making him one of the most successful foreign athletes in Japanese wrestling history. He also sporadically wrestled in the U.S. on the independent circuit. Incredibly through his tag team appearances in WCW and success on the independent circuit in the 1990s, Williams went unpinned on U.S. soil for over a decade.[citation needed] That run was brought to an end during on of his appearances in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). After defeating Axl Rotten in approximately 2 minutes, Williams had an impromptu ECW World Title match, but lost to the then champion Raven. The loss happened in February 1997 at ECW Crossing the Line Again.

    * Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
          o 5 Star Match (1993) vs. Kenta Kobashi on August 31
          o 5 Star Match (1995) with Johnny Ace vs. Mitsuharu Misawa and Kenta Kobashi on March 4
          o 5 Star Match (1996) with Johnny Ace vs. Mitsuharu Misawa and Jun Akiyama on June 7 in Tokyo, Japan
          o Match of the Year (1996) with Johnny Ace vs. Mitsuharu Misawa and Jun Akiyama on June 7 in Tokyo, Japan
          o Most Improved (1985)
          o Rookie of the Year (1982)
          o Tag Team of the Year (1992) with Terry Gordy

[D]

For those who didn't get to witness his brilliance.. dude looked like he was really killing people. check out the last move.






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[scotta75]

I don't know if this has been posted but it pains me to announce this but the wrestling family has lost another one.

Dr. Death Steve Williams has lost his battle with cancer and has passed away, he was only 49 years old.

For those who do not know who Dr. Death Steve Williams was he was one the most successful wrestler in the pro wrestling. He had success in almost every promotion he sit foot, but the most of his success came from Japan where he tag up with another successful wrestler name Terry Gordy to become one the most successful non-Japanese Tag Teams in the Japan. Steve Williams and Terry Gordy where the only tag team in wrestling history to ever hold both NWA World Tag Team titles and WCW World Tag Teams at the same time!

He will be miss by all those who got the chance to see him in action, Dr. Death Steve Williams was one the last of the old school tough guys who step inside square circle.

R.I.P Dr. Death Steve Williams!