
Steve Williams
Biography
was an American professional wrestler, author, former collegiate football player, and amateur wrestler at the University of Oklahoma. Williams was known as "Dr. Death", a nickname he acquired in junior high school. Williams was a three-time professional wrestling world heavyweight champion, having won the UWF World Heavyweight Championship twice and the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship once. In addition to his singles success, Williams achieved notoriety in Japan in tag team competition, winning the World Tag Team Championship eight times with notable tag team partners Terry Gordy, and Vader. He also achieved great tag team success in North America, winning tag team titles in the Mid-South(UWF), World Championship Wrestling, and NWA United States Tag Team Championship as well as winning the World's Strongest Tag Determination League twice with Gordy and Mike Rotunda In 2004, Williams underwent surgery for throat cancer and was declared cancer-free the next year. His return match was against King Kaluha, who he defeated on August 27, 2005 at WrestleReunion 2.[6] According to promoter Sal Corrente, Williams was initially hesitant to work with King Kaluha but was ultimately appreciative about the choice of opponent. Williams made an appearance at a SmackDown! brand house show on March 11, 2006, in Alexandria, Louisiana, after which he was signed to help train up-and-coming WWE wrestlers in its Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) developmental territory. While acting in that capacity, he made a few appearances on OVW television, where he helped fellow Oklahoma wrestler Jake Hager and briefly working as his tag team partner. He also made an appearance at an August 30 Raw house show, during which he addressed the crowd and announced how happy he was to be cancer free for four years. Later, he made appearances for Oklahoma-based independent federation Sooner World Class Wrestling (SWCW).He also worked for Southwest Airlines in Colorado. After the death of longtime rival and friend Mitsuharu Misawa in June 2009, Williams made the decision to retire from wrestling after 27 years. Williams's final match took place August 15 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, for Asylum Championship Wrestling. He defeated Franco D'Angelo for the ACW Heavyweight Championship, which he vacated after the match. Death The throat cancer eventually returned and Williams's health gradually worsened. His last public appearance was at the K&S Wrestlefest Wrestling Convention on December 12, 2009, in Carteret, New Jersey. On December 29, 2009, Williams died at St. Anthony Central Hospital in Denver from throat cancer. He was 49 years old.
Personal Info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1960-05-14
Place of Birth
Lakewood, Colorado, USA
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NWA Starrcade '87: Chi-Town Heat!
19875.2 / 10
WCW Starrcade 1999
19990.0 / 10
NWA The Great American Bash '89: The Glory Days
19898.5 / 10
NWA Starrcade '88: True Gritt
19887.0 / 10
NWA Chi-Town Rumble
19898.5 / 10
WCW Halloween Havoc '89
19896.7 / 10
WCW Beach Blast
19920.0 / 10
NWA Live: March 18, 1989
19890.0 / 10
The Best of The Eliminators
19980.0 / 10
AWA Monsters of the Mat: volume 1
19860.0 / 10
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
20080.0 / 10
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
199410.0 / 10
NWA Clash of the Champions II: Miami Mayhem
19887.0 / 10
Wrestling with Satan
20090.0 / 10
Raven vs Sandman Feud
TBA0.0 / 10
ECW - Unreleased Vol. 3
20159.2 / 10
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
20139.3 / 10
Ric Flair & The Four Horsemen
20075.9 / 10
ECW The Doctor is In
199610.0 / 10
MLW War Games
20030.0 / 10
MLW Revolutions
20030.0 / 10
MLW King of Kings
20020.0 / 10
MLW Reloaded
20020.0 / 10
MLW Rise of The Renegades
20030.0 / 10
AJPW Giant Baba Memorial Spectacular
20010.0 / 10
NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings
19880.0 / 10
NWA Clash of The Champions III: Fall Brawl '88
19887.0 / 10
NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun
19890.0 / 10
NWA Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89
19896.3 / 10
NWA Clash of The Champions VII: Guts & Glory
19890.0 / 10
NWA Clash of The Champions IX: New York Knockout
19890.0 / 10
AJPW October Giant Series 1997 - Day 18
19970.0 / 10
NWA Clash of The Champions X: Texas Shootout
19900.0 / 10
WCCW Parade of Champions '85
19857.0 / 10
NWA WrestleWar '89: The Music City Showdown
19890.0 / 10
WCCW Christmas Star Wars '85
19850.0 / 10
AJPW October Giant Series 1992 - Day 17
19920.0 / 10
UWF Beach Brawl
19910.0 / 10
WCW Halloween Havoc '92
199210.0 / 10
WCW Starrcade 1992
19925.0 / 10
AJPW Summer Action Series 1993 - Day 22
19930.0 / 10
ECW When Worlds Collide 1996
19960.0 / 10
WCW Clash of The Champions XIX
19920.0 / 10
ECW Crossing The Line Again
19974.0 / 10
ECW High Incident
19960.0 / 10
WCW Mayhem 1999
19990.0 / 10
UWF Blackjack Brawl
19940.0 / 10
WCW Great American Bash '92
19920.0 / 10
MLW Hybrid Hell
20030.0 / 10
Mid-South Wrestling: November 11, 1985
19850.0 / 10
ECW: Extreme Evolution
20000.0 / 10