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Posted: Dec 31st 2009 By: mikeiles

I am deeply saddened today at the death of Dr. Death Steve Williams. He was a wonderful man, and easily one of the top five legit toughest men to ever compete in professional wrestling. It was one of the biggest highlights of my career to have been in the ring with him in New York. Thank you Steve Williams for all your work and sacrafice for this business.

Now, here's the problem: A friend of mine wrote an article for an online news site announcing Williams death and offering condolences. Several comments were left on his article, one from someone with the screen name "wweking98." First of all, give me a break you mark. That however is not the heart of the problem: The comment that this moron left read "Who?" Yes, that is correct. This clown didn't even know who Dr. Death Steve Williams is, let alone anything about his place in the history of our business.

To "wweking98" I say this: Get a life! Cause guess what? Back in the day, back in Dr. Death's day to be precise, this business wasn't producing the crap you see now on Monday, Thursday, and Friday nights. Where Dr. Death worked, it was some of the best TV ever produced. Mid South Wrestling under Bill Watts promotion was incredible television, and Doc was one of the biggest building blocks of that promotion, and a legend in All Japan Wrestling.

So "wweking98", if you don't know anything about the history of the business or the men like Williams who worked so guys like me would still have pro wrestling to be a part of today, just do us all a favor and keep your mouth shut. You're a know nothing mark idiot.

God bless you Doc.

Tags: Anthony Wayne, Steve Williams, MSW, Bill Watts