The wrestling world is mourning the loss of “The Butcher” Andy Williams, who passed away Saturday at age 48.
Enjoy Wrestling has issued a statement on his passing. Enjoy Wrestling Co-Owner Kurt Hackimer revealed that Williams was competing at an Enjoy Wrestling event when he collapsed at ringside following his match and struck his head on the floor.
Promotion staff and two on-site doctors attended to him immediately, and an ambulance was called.
Andy collapsed at ringside after his match on Saturday and hit his head on the floor. We carried him to the side where he was attended to by the two doctors we have on staff. I called for an ambulance.
According to Hackimer, the wrestler was initially conscious but unresponsive, and his condition deteriorated quickly as his pulse faded.
At this time, he was conscious but unresponsive. His condition worsened quickly and his pulse faded. Called 911 again to provide an update and were informed that the police were about to arrive.
The event was stopped and the audience asked to leave while doctors administered CPR and used an AED provided by police until paramedics arrived.
We ended the event and asked the audience to leave. Doctors administered CPR and utilized an AED provided by the police until the ambulance arrived.
He was taken to Allegheny General Hospital at around 9:45PM and we were informed of his passing by his tag team partner, Jesse Guilleman, shortly after midnight.
On-site medics indicated his symptoms were consistent with a cardiac event, though the official cause of death is still pending autopsy results.
Medics on site indicated that the symptoms were consistent with a cardiac event, but we were told that the cause of death is pending the results of an autopsy.
Williams competed in AEW from 2019 to 2025 as one half of a tag team with The Blade, and he was also a member of the metal band Every Time I Die. Tributes from fellow wrestlers and colleagues have continued to pour in following the news. Recently, WWE star and former AEW star Cody Rhodes also remembered The Butcher.
