{"id":8242,"date":"2026-09-06T15:36:43","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T15:36:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=8242"},"modified":"2026-09-06T15:36:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T15:36:43","slug":"pro-wrestler-andy-the-butcher-williams-collapses-in-ring-dies-at-48-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=8242","title":{"rendered":"Pro-wrestler Andy &#8216;The Butcher&#8217; Williams collapses in ring, dies at 48"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Professional wrestler Andy \u201cThe Butcher\u201d Williams died after suffering a medical episode during a tag-team match Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=8241\">Pro wrestler Andy \u2018The Butcher\u2019 Williams collapses in ring, dies at 48<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Williams, a 48-year-old pro with All Elite Wrestling, collapsed in the ring while participating in a match with longtime tag-team partner Jesse \u201cThe Blade\u201d Guilmette at Mr. Small\u2019s Theater in Millvale, Pa., TMZ reported.<\/p>\n<p>Doctors ran into the ring when it became apparent Williams was in distress and gave him CPR before he was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to a representative for the Pittsburgh-based organization Love Wrestling.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cButcher Forever,\u201d the group posted Sunday morning after his death was confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=8239\">\u2018I Dream of Jeannie\u2019 actress Barbara Eden, 95, abruptly drops out of film festival<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Witness Rich Fann told POST Wrestling that Williams \u201cseemed to be in a bit of dire straits, they went to a finish, and he was a little wobbly. Andy then went down, and Blade helped him up a bit and then tried to get folks to help.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cOnce they saw, both the crew, the paramedics and the crowd worked in unison. Cleared a path, paid attention to the calls on the mic and then got him chest compressions, ice and then the AED [defibrilator]. Then they boarded and got him out of there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Organizers canceled the rest of the event after the dramatic incident.<\/p>\n<p>Officials have not yet determined the cause of death.<\/p>\n<p>Williams was also an accomplished musician who played rhythm guitar for the heavy-metal band Every Time I Die.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=8237\">Airline passenger who had to be duct-taped to seat after n-word meltdown ID\u2019d as Arizona realtor<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professional wrestler Andy \u201cThe Butcher\u201d Williams died after suffering a medical episode during a tag-team match Friday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8240,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8242","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wrestling"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Pro-wrestler Andy &#039;The Butcher&#039; 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