Steve Williams

Born: 1960-05-14

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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WCW Halloween Havoc

as "Dr. Death" Steve Williams
Released: 1992-10-25

WCW Halloween Havoc '92 took place on October 25, 1992 from the Philadelphia Civic Center in...

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NWA Starrcade '87: Chi-Town Heat!

as "Dr. Death" Steve Williams
Released: 1987-11-26

Ric Flair battles Ron Garvin for the NWA World's Heavyweight Championship in a Steel Cage Match....

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NWA Starrcade '88: True Gritt

as "Dr. Death" Steve Williams
Released: 1988-12-26

Ric Flair defends the NWA World Championship against Lex Luger. The Road Warriors defend the NWA...

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WCW Halloween Havoc '89

as "Dr. Death" Steve Williams
Released: 1989-10-28

WCW Halloween Havoc '89: Settling The Score took place on October 28, 1989 from the Philadelphia...

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The Life And Times of Paul Boesch

as Himself (archive footage)
Released: 1994-04-01

Documentary on legendary Houston Wrestling Promoter Paul Boesch produced and aired in 1994 on...

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WCW Mayhem 1999

as "Dr. Death" Steve Williams
Released: 1999-11-21

WCW Mayhem 1999 features a tournament to crown the new WCW World Heavyweight Champion....

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ECW Crossing The Line Again

as "Dr. Death" Steve Williams
Released: 1997-02-01

ECW World Champion Raven defends his title against "Dr. Death" Steve Williams. Sandman takes on...

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Ric Flair & The Four Horsemen

as Himself
Released: 2007-04-10

One of the first and coolest, factions in Sports Entertainment was The Four Horsemen. This...

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NWA WrestleWar '89: The Music City Showdown

as "Dr. Death" Steve Williams
Released: 1989-05-07

WrestleWar 1989: Music City Showdown was the first WrestleWar professional wrestling...

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WCW Clash of The Champions X: Texas Shootout

as "Dr. Death" Steve Williams
Released: 1990-02-06

WCW Clash of The Champions X: Texas Shootout took place on February 6, 1990 at the Memorial...

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ECW The Doctor is In

as "Dr. Death" Steve Williams
Released: 1996-08-03

This show had a stacked lineup and the opening segment showed why and how the brand was so...

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Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II

as "Dr. Death" Steve Williams
Released: 2008-01-22

Once again fans can re-live the legendary glory age of wrestling and once and for all know that...

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WCW Beach Blast

as "Dr. Death" Steve Williams
Released: 1992-06-20

WCW Beach Blast '92 took place on June 20, 1992 and emanated from The Mobile Civic Center in...

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WCW Starrcade 1999

as "Dr. Death" Steve Williams
Released: 1999-12-19

"The Hitman" Bret Hart defends the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against Goldberg. Kevin...

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WCW Clash of The Champions IX: New York Knockout

as "Dr. Death" Steve Williams
Released: 1989-11-15

WCW Clash of The Champions IX: New York Knockout took place on November 15, 1989 at The Houston...

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MLW Rise of The Renegades

as uncredited
Released: 2003-07-26

MLW's "Rise of the Renegades" held July 26, 2003 in Orlando, Florida.

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NWA The Great American Bash '89: The Glory Days

as Himself
Released: 1989-07-23

The Great American Bash (1989) was the fifth annual The Great American Bash professional...

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WCW The Great American Bash

as "Dr. Death" Steve Williams
Released: 1992-07-12

The 1992 WCW Great American Bash took place on July 12, 1992 at the Albany Civic Center in...

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MLW King of Kings

as uncredited
Released: 2002-12-20

MLW heats up Florida with this incredible event, "King of Kings." Superstars from around the...

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MLW War Games

as uncredited
Released: 2003-09-19

The Hardcore Legend" Terry Funk leads his outnumbered Funkin' Army into the dangerous steel-cage...

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WCW Clash of The Champions V: St. Valentine's Massacre

as "Dr. Death" Steve Williams
Released: 1989-02-15

Clash of the Champions V took place on February 15, 1989 at the Cleveland Convention Center in...

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WCW Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89

as "Dr. Death" Steve Williams
Released: 1989-09-12

Clash of the Champions VIII took place on September 12, 1989 at the Carolina Coliseum in...

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NWA Chi-Town Rumble

as "Dr. Death" Steve Williams
Released: 1989-02-20

Chi-Town Rumble was a professional wrestling PPV event produced by WCW under the NWA banner. It...

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WCW Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun

as "Dr. Death" Steve Williams
Released: 1989-04-02

WCW Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun took place on April 2, 1989 at The SuperDome in New...

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WCW Clash of The Champions III: Fall Brawl '88

as "Dr. Death" Steve Williams
Released: 1988-09-07

NWA Clash of The Champions III took place on September 7, 1988 at the Albany Civic Center in...

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UWF Beach Brawl

as "Dr. Death" Steve Williams
Released: 1991-07-09

The crowning of the SportsChannel TV Champion Live on Pay Per View!

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Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1

as "Dr. Death" Steve Williams
Released: 2007-07-31

Mid-South Wrestling is proud to present, it's 1st volume of a 4 DVD collection entitled "Giants...

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WCW Starrcade

as "Dr. Death" Steve Williams
Released: 1992-12-28

Starrcade '92: Battle Bowl II: The Lethal Lottery took place on December 28, 1992 from The Omni...

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Legends of Mid-South Wrestling

as Himself
Released: 2013-09-10

For the first time ever, WWE presents the Legends of Mid-South Wrestling. One of the 1980’s...

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ECW - Unreleased Vol. 3

as Dr Death Steve Williams
Released: 2015-04-28

They're taking over! Join the voice of ECW, Joey Styles and The Blue World Order's Blue Meanie...

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MLW Revolutions

as uncredited
Released: 2003-05-09

MLW's "Revolutions" held May 9, 2003 in Orlando, Florida

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WCW Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings

as "Dr. Death" Steve Williams
Released: 1988-12-07

WCW Clash of The Champions IV took place on December 7, 1988 at the UTC Arena in Chattanooga,...

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Raven vs Sandman Feud

as Dr Death
Released:

Every moment and match from Raven and Sandman's epic ECW feud.

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MLW Reloaded

as uncredited
Released: 2002-09-26

MLW reloads with an event that cannot be missed! See Satoshi Kojima debut and win not only the...

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UWF Blackjack Brawl

as "Dr. Death" Steve Williams
Released: 1994-09-23

Try your luck with the roughest and toughest professional wrestlers when Herb Abrams presents...

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NWA Clash of The Champions VII: Guts & Glory

as "Dr. Death" Steve Williams
Released: 1989-06-14

Clash of the Champions VII took place on June 14, 1989 at the Ritz-Epps Fitness Center in Fort...

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WCW Clash of The Champions XIX

as "Dr. Death" Steve Williams
Released: 1992-06-22

Clash of the Champions XIX took place on June 16, 1992 in Charleston, South Carolina at the...

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AWA Monsters of the Mat: volume 1

as "Dr. Death" Steve Williams
Released: 1986-06-01

The best and brightest in today's mat game

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WWE Raw

as Kenny Kendall
First aired: 1993-01-11

A regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars.

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WWE Raw

as Dr. Death
First aired: 1993-01-11

A regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars.

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WWE Raw

as Steve Williams
First aired: 1993-01-11

A regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars.

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WCW Monday Nitro

as uncredited
First aired: 1995-09-04

WCW Monday Nitro was a weekly professional wrestling telecast produced by World Championship...

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