Andy Williams, the wrestler and musician known as The Butcher, received CPR from doctors on site after collapsing at the end of his match at an Enjoy Wrestling show near Pittsburgh on Saturday night.
The promotion confirmed the incident in a statement, saying its staff doctors tended to Williams immediately and administered CPR until an ambulance arrived. Enjoy Wrestling sent the crowd home and said it was at the hospital awaiting more information.
Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful had earlier reported that Williams collapsed at the show and required medical attention. There has been no update on his condition as of this writing.
The event was Enjoy Wrestling’s Five Years show at Mr. Smalls Theatre in Millvale, Pennsylvania. Williams was booked alongside his longtime tag partner The Blade, with Lee Moriarty, The Amazing Red, Effy, Sonny Kiss and Dark Sheik also on the card.
Enjoy Wrestling Was In The Middle Of Its Farewell Run
Saturday’s card was the promotion’s last show at Mr. Smalls Theatre, its home venue for most of its five-year run. Enjoy announced in August that it was closing, leaving one date remaining, Tacomania on October 4 at Southside Works.
Williams, 48, spent nearly seven years in AEW as one half of The Butcher and The Blade. He and Blade became free agents in June when their contracts expired, and both have worked the independent scene since. Away from wrestling, Williams was the rhythm guitarist for Every Time I Die from 1998 until the Buffalo metalcore band broke up in 2022, and has since played in Atomic Rule.
SEScoops will update this story as more information becomes available.
