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Steve Williams
Nickname: Dr. Death
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 275 lbs
From: Norman, OK
Birthday: May 14th
Pro Debut: 1982
Feds Worked For: MSW, UWF, NWA, WCW, WWF, UWF06, SWCW, WLW, ACW, All-Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), Major League Wrestling (FL), Universal Wrestling Federation (FL), IWA (Japan), Christian Wrestling Alliance (TX), Universal Wrestling Federation (FL), Mid-South Professional Championship Wrestling (LA), IWA Mid-South (IL), Pro Wrestling Unplugged (PA), NWA Mid-Atlantic (China), Ohio Valley Wrestling (KY), Bayou Independent Wrestling (LA), United States Pro Wrestling (LA), Fusion Pro Wrestling (CO), Mid-South Pro Wrestling (AR)
Finisher: Oklahoma Stampede
Signature Moves: Backdrop Driver, Doctor Bomb, Scoop Powerslam, Shoulder Block
Career Highlights: -ACW Champion
-AJPW Triple Crown Champion
-AJPW Unified Tag Team Champion (6x; 3 w/ Terry Gordy; 1 each w/ Bam Bam Bigelow, Johnny Ace, and Gary Albright)
-CWA Tag Team Champion (w/ Mace)
-IWA Tag Team Champion (w/ Ryo Miyake)
-MSW Tag Team Champion (2x; both w/ Ted DiBiase)
-NWA World Tag Team Champion (2x; 1 each w/ Mike Rotunda and Terry Gordy)
-NWA United States Tag Team Champion (w/ Kevin Sullivan)
-NWA Mid-Atlantic Champion
-USWA Southern Champion
-UWF Champion
-UWF Tag Team Champion (w/ Ted DiBiase)
-UWF-PA Champion
-UWF-PA SportsChannel Television Champion
-WCW World Tag Team Champion (w/ Terry Gordy)
-1991 Real World Tag Team Tournament Winner (w/ Terry Gordy)
Affiliates: Ted DiBiase, Terry Gordy, Jim Ross, The Varsity Club (Kevin Sullivan, Mike Rotunda, & Danny Spivey), Gary Albright, Oklahoma, Skandor Akbar, Mace, Bob Sweetan, Johnny Ace, Bam Bam Bigelow, Terry Funk, Sabu, Sandman
Notable Feuds: The Rock-N-Roll Express, Rick Steiner, Scott Steiner, The Sheepherders, Terry Taylor, Mitsuharu Misawa, Hardcore Holly, Vampiro, Steve Corino, Simon Diamond, C. W. Anderson, Justin Credible, Barry Windham
Other Facts: -Real name was Steven Franklin Williams
-Not to be confused with pro wrestler Steve Williams, who's name was later changed to Steve Austin to avoid confusion
-Sometimes billed from Lakewood, CO
-Played football and wrestled at the University of Oklahoma and was a 4 time All-American in wrestling and 2 time All Big 8 in football
-While attending the University of Oklahoma, Steve set a then record for the fastest pinfall by pinning Perr Kaufman in twenty seconds
-Played football professionally for the New Jersey Generals of the USFL
-Trained for pro wrestling by Bill Watts, Billy Starr, The Turk, and Junkyard Dog
-Once while wrestling for Mid-South, received a cut over his eye. He reportedly was quoted as saying "Stitch me up doc, I got a match tonight" and received 108 stitches to close the wound and wrestled later that night.
-In 1991, UWF owner Herb Abrams was owed money by wrestler Steve Ray and wrongly suspected that Ray was sleeping with his wife. On May 20, 1991 at a television taping in New York City, Abrams paid Steve Williams an extra $100 for the night to break Ray's nose during their match. The ensuing shoot aired in its entirety on an episode of Fury Hour.
-April 2004: Announced that he has been suffering from throat cancer following his shoot fight at a K-1 event in Japan. He was told later that month that his voice box would have to be removed to remove the cancer
-October 22, 2004: Williams underwent a tough operation where they took skin from his leg to patch the hole in his throat.
-February 2005: Williams was declared completely free of cancer.
-August 2009: Williams' cancer returned and he began an aggressive schedule of chemotherapy.
-Won the Asylum Championship Wrestling Heavyweight Title from Franco D'Angelo in his last professional match
-Thanks to the efforts of Dawn Marie and the non-profit group WrestlersRescue.org, Williams was provided with a hands free voice box to assist in his speaking.
-Appeared in the TV show "Learning The Ropes" and also the miniseries "Winners and Losers"
-Won the Tag Team of the Year Award as voted by the readers of Pro Wrestling Illustrated in 1992 (w/ Terry Gordy)
-Voted Most Improved Wrestler by the readers of Pro Wrestling Illustrated in 1985
-Ranked # 8 in the 1991 PWI 500
-Ranked # 14 in the 1992 PWI 500
-Ranked # 27 in the 1993 PWI 500
-Ranked # 48 in the 1994 PWI 500
-Ranked # 91 in the 1995 PWI 500
-Ranked # 68 in the 1996 PWI 500
-Ranked # 57 in the 1997 PWI 500
-Ranked # 116 in the 1998 PWI 500
-Ranked # 194 in the 1999 PWI 500
-Ranked # 83 in the 2001 PWI 500
-Ranked # 205 in the 2002 PWI 500
-Passed away on December 30, 2009 at the age of 49 from cancer.
-Inducted into the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2007
-Posthumously inducted into the Legacy Wing of the WWE Hall of Fame in 2021
Supplemental Information
Spotlight in History
- 1970 Waldo Von Erich def. Jack Curtis for the TSW Mississippi Title
- 1980 The Grappler def. Ted DiBiase for the MSW North American Heavyweight Title
- 2002 Papa Voodoo def. HIMM for the ACW Hardcore Title
- 2002 HIMM def. Papa Voodoo for the ACW Hardcore Title
- 2011 Michael Barry def. Dustin Heritage for the MWA MAX-Division Title
- 2016 One Man Sam def. Brock Landers for the MSWA Mid-South Cruiserweight Title
- 2017 Ray Martinez def. Brandon Groom for the BPPW Oklahoma Title
- 2017 Tristan Thorne became the ASP 5-Star Champion
- 2017 Michael Wolf def. Aaron Anders for the ComPro Heavyweight Title
- 2017 Michael Duplanti def. Garrett Murphy for the NAW Lightweight Title
- 2023 Johnny Lightning became the WFC Prime Champion
- 2023 Tino Valentino def. Derek James for the UWO Heavyweight Title
- 2023 Manico became the NAW Openweight Champion
- 2023 Manico def. Ryan Reed for the NAW Heavyweight Title
- 2023 Martin Justice def. Thomas Knight for the XDWF New GenX Title
- 2023 Thomas Knight def. Martin Justice for the XDWF New GenX Title
Week of Sun 09-06 to Sat: 09-12
- 09-06 2008 The New York Express (Thomas Knight & Jeff Knight) def. The Untouchables (J. D. Rebel & The Enforcer) for the SECW Tag Team Titles
- 09-06 2008 Martin Justice became the SECW Cruiserweight Champion
- 09-06 2014 Spanish Wolf (Nathan Estrada & Michael Wolf) def. The New York Express (Jeff Knight & Thomas Knight) for the OECW Tag Team Titles
- 09-06 2025 Butcher def. Riker for the WFC Hometown Heroes Title
- 09-06 2025 Iron Mountain (Duke Blanchard & Jack Davenport) def. Toxic Masculinity (Johnny Lightning & Johnny Dynamite) for the WFC Tag Team Titles
- 09-06 2025 Phil Shark def. Franco D’Angelo for the TexPro Texas Title
- 09-07 1979 Mark Lewin def. Bruiser Brody for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Title
- 09-07 1980 Terry Gibbs became the TSW Tri-State Champion
- 09-07 1981 Frank Hill & Eric Embry def. Joel Deaton & David Deaton for the TSW Tag Team Titles
- 09-07 2004 Kenzo Suzuki & Rene Dupree def. Paul London & Billy Kidman for the WWE Smackdown World Tag Team Titles
- 09-07 2012 Brandon Walker def. Tim Rockwell for the ComPro Heavyweight Title
- 09-07 2014 Robert Lee def. Striker for the WFC Hometown Heroes Title
- 09-07 2018 Nikki Knight def. Erica for the MSWA Ladies Title
- 09-07 2019 Brian Dixon def. Tommy Dean for the BPW Oklahoma Title
- 09-07 2019 Luke Langley def. Brandon Groom for the BPW Lion Heart Title
- 09-07 2019 James Southard def. Lake Hefner for the ASP Inter-County Title
- 09-07 2024 The Subject (Cade Fite & Derek James) def. Toxic Masculinity (Johnny Lightning & Johnny Dynamite) for the WFC Tag Team Titles
- 09-07 2024 Wrangler Rhett def. Alex Royal for the WFC Prime Title
- 09-08 1947 Leroy McGuirk def. Buddy Rogers for the NWA Midwest World Title
- 09-08 1958 Danny McShain def. Mad Man Martin for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Title
- 09-08 1974 El Gran Markus def. Jose Lothario for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Title
- 09-08 1978 Rocky Johnson def. Bruiser Brody for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Title
- 09-08 2006 The Patriots (Bad Boy & Glen Steel) def. Aaron Neil & Alexander Lucas (Subbing for Se7en) for the MSWA Mid-South Tag Team Titles
- 09-08 2007 Al Farat became the MSWA Mid-South Heavyweight Champion
- 09-08 2013 Robert Lee became the WFC Hometown Heroes Champion
- 09-08 2017 The Cursed (Blade [2nd] & Kuda) def. The Cub Scouts (Brock Landers & Grizzly Gates) for the MSWA Mid-South Tag Team Titles
- 09-08 2018 Anarchy [2nd] def. Garrett Murphy for the NAW Lightweight Title
- 09-08 2018 Garrett Murphy def. Big Smooth for the NAW Heavyweight Title
- 09-09 1970 Waldo Von Erich def. Jack Curtis for the TSW Mississippi Title
- 09-09 1980 The Grappler def. Ted DiBiase for the MSW North American Heavyweight Title
- 09-09 2002 Papa Voodoo def. HIMM for the ACW Hardcore Title
- 09-09 2002 HIMM def. Papa Voodoo for the ACW Hardcore Title
- 09-09 2011 Michael Barry def. Dustin Heritage for the MWA MAX-Division Title
- 09-09 2016 One Man Sam def. Brock Landers for the MSWA Mid-South Cruiserweight Title
- 09-09 2017 Ray Martinez def. Brandon Groom for the BPPW Oklahoma Title
- 09-09 2017 Tristan Thorne became the ASP 5-Star Champion
- 09-09 2017 Michael Wolf def. Aaron Anders for the ComPro Heavyweight Title
- 09-09 2017 Michael Duplanti def. Garrett Murphy for the NAW Lightweight Title
- 09-09 2023 Johnny Lightning became the WFC Prime Champion
- 09-09 2023 Tino Valentino def. Derek James for the UWO Heavyweight Title
- 09-09 2023 Manico became the NAW Openweight Champion
- 09-09 2023 Manico def. Ryan Reed for the NAW Heavyweight Title
- 09-09 2023 Martin Justice def. Thomas Knight for the XDWF New GenX Title
- 09-09 2023 Thomas Knight def. Martin Justice for the XDWF New GenX Title
- 09-10 1968 The Spoiler & Gary Hart def. Fritz Von Erich & Grizzly Smith for the WCCW American Tag Team Titles
- 09-10 1971 Ramon Torres def. Roger Kirby for the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title
- 09-10 1978 David Von Erich def. Bruiser Brody for the WCCW Texas Heavyweight Title
- 09-10 1979 Oki Shikina & Sugar Bear Harris became the TSW United States Tag Team Champions
- 09-10 2011 Drake Gallows became the BYEW Entertainment Champion
- 09-10 2016 Psycho Sawyer def. Ray Martinez for the SRPW Heavyweight Title
- 09-10 2016 Psycho Sawyer def. Spyder for the SRPW United States Title
- 09-10 2021 Legend Has It (Thrash & Killbane) def. Two Man Sam (Sam Stackhouse & Samuel Savage) for the CPW Tag Team Titles
- 09-10 2022 Team Boner (Drake Gallows & MLP) def. Psychotic Messengers (Maniac Mike & Malachi) for the AIWF Tag Team Titles
- 09-10 2022 MLP def. Duncan Kincaid for the RDW Iron Man Title
- 09-10 2022 Nashoba def. Al Farat for the MajCW 24/7 On Call Title
- 09-11 1957 El Medico def. Duke Keomuka for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Title
- 09-11 1958 Angelo Savoldi def. Dory Funk for the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title
- 09-11 1963 The Bolos (The Great Bolo [1st] & The Mighty Bolo) def. Bill Watts & Jerry Kozak for the TSW United States Tag Team Titles
- 09-11 1967 The Von Erichs (Fritz Von Erich & Waldo Von Erich) def. Brute Bernard & Mike Paidousis for the WCCW American Tag Team Titles
- 09-11 1967 Danny Hodge & Skandar Akbar def. Chati Yokouchi & Togo Shikuma for the TSW United States Tag Team Titles
- 09-11 1968 Danny Little Bear & Kit Fox def. Jack Dalton [1st] & Frank Dalton for the TSW Louisiana Tag Team Titles
- 09-11 1978 Bruiser Brody def. Fritz Von Erich for the WCCW American Heavyweight Title
- 09-11 2010 Ryan Reed became the NCW Heavyweight Champion
- 09-11 2010 The Unknown & Yoshi became the NCW Tag Team Champions
- 09-11 2010 Aerial Assault (Ky-ote Joe & Eric Rose) def. The Future Hall of Famers (Dane Griffin & Shane Rawls) for the IZW Tag Team Titles
- 09-11 2010 Team Shake It (Josh Evans & Martin Casaus) def. The D-Stinguished (Elias Castaneda & Arik Angel) for the ACW Tag Team Titles
- 09-11 2021 Warren Powers def. Drake Gallows for the EPW All-American Title
- 09-11 2021 Drake Gallows def. Warren Powers for the EPW Internet Television Title
- 09-11 2021 Revan became the RDW Iron Man Champion
- 09-11 2021 Most Wanted (Dan Webber & Reese & T-Arsenal) def. The Rejecs LM (Dr. Corvus & Elijah Sparks) for the WAH Tag Team Titles
- 09-12 1982 King Kong Bundy & Bill Irwin def. The Von Erichs (Kerry Von Erich & Kevin Von Erich) for the WCCW American Tag Team Titles
- 09-12 1983 Butch Reed & Jim Neidhart def. Magnum T. A. & Jim Duggan for the MSW Mid-South Tag Team Titles
- 09-12 1988 The Samoan SWAT Team (Samu & Fatu) def. John Tatum & Jimmy Jack Funk for the WCCW Texas Tag Team Titles
- 09-12 2004 Chris Matthews def. Brandon Bishop for the ACW Heavyweight Title
- 09-12 2009 Bobby Starr def. Kevin James Sanchez for the BYEW Entertainment Title
- 09-12 2010 Xavior def. Kevin Morgan for the MSWA Oklahoma Title
- 09-12 2015 Double D def. Aaron Neil for the IZW Impact Division Title
- 09-12 2015 Erica def. Paige Turner for the IZW Queens Title
- 09-12 2015 Brad Michaels def. Johnny Z for the IZW Heavyweight Title
- 09-12 2015 Richie Adams def. Jake O'Brien for the ComPro Heavyweight Title
- 09-12 2015 Shawn Hernandez became the DI2IW Intercontinenal Champion
- 09-12 2015 What Wrestling Should Be (Jermaine Johnson & Jordan Jacobs) def. Impact, Inc. (Damon Windsor & Johnny Z) for the IZW Tag Team Titles
- 09-12 2015 The K. C. Wolves (Graham Bell & Luke Langley) def. What Wrestling Should Be (Jermaine Johnson & Jordan Jacobs) for the IZW Tag Team Titles
- 09-12 2025 Floyd Maystorm def. Clover Botello for the WAH Hunger Dojo Title
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