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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