Steve Williams
Acting
Born 1960-05-14
Died 2009-12-29
Lakewood, Colorado, USA
65 credits
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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.
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Filmography
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Acting
53 credits
Raw
Mid-South Wrestling
NWA World Championship Wrestling
Clash of the Champions
NWA Live: March 18, 1989
GWF Presents: The Best of USWA
Power Pro Wrestling
ECW - Unreleased Vol. 3
Mid-South Arena Shows
Winners and Losers
WCW WrestleWar 1989
WCW Starrcade 1999
ECW Crossing the Line Again 1997
WCW The Great American Bash 1992
The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
WCW Starrcade 1992
NWA Clash of The Champions V: St. Valentine's Massacre
ECW The Doctor Is In 1996
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
WCW Halloween Havoc 1992
NWA Chi-Town Rumble
NWA Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89
UWF Blackjack Brawl
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
WCW Halloween Havoc 1989
NWA The Great American Bash 1989
The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
NWA Starrcade 1987
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
Ric Flair & The Four Horsemen
WCW Beach Blast
MLW Revolutions
ECW: Extreme Evolution
WCW Clash of The Champions XIX
NWA The Great American Bash 1988: Greensboro
Wrestling with Satan
NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun
NWA Clash of the Champions II: Miami Mayhem
NWA Starrcade 1988
NWA Clash of The Champions IX: New York Knockout
NWA Clash of The Champions X: Texas Shootout
ECW High Incident
ECW When Worlds Collide 1996
WCW Mayhem 1999
MLW Hybrid Hell
NWA Clash of The Champions III: Fall Brawl '88
NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings
NWA Clash of The Champions VII: Guts & Glory
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
WCCW Christmas Star Wars '85
WCCW Parade of Champions '85
UWF Beach Brawl
Raven vs Sandman Feud
Other credits
7 credits
WCW Monday Nitro
MLW Rise of The Renegades
AJPW Giant Baba Memorial Spectacular
MLW King of Kings
MLW Reloaded
MLW War Games
AJPW October Giant Series 1992 - Day 17
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