Fans and superstars alike are paying tribute to Andy Williams, The Butcher, who passed away last night. Here are some of their thoughts:
RIP Andy Williams. I wasn’t lucky enough to know him well, but he was always super cool to me when we saw each other. I was mad at him when he shaved his head because his Butcher figure had long hair and became inaccurate.
— Matt Cardona (@TheMattCardona) September 6, 2026
Unbelievable. Andy Williams aka The Butcher has sadly passed away! RIP and may your memory be ever eternal! 🙏 pic.twitter.com/ugliSOYxcN
— Jimmy Korderas (@jimmykorderas) September 6, 2026
Just extremely awful news to wake up to. You were always so kind and I truly do miss talking and exchanging food recipes.
Rip Butcher
My condolences to all friends and family.— Athena is ROH & All Elite! (@AthenaPalmer_FG) September 6, 2026
God Speed brother.
Andy Williams aka The Butcher— The Murderhawk Monster Lance Archer (@LanceHoyt) September 6, 2026
Still remember The Butcher, The Blade and The Bunny get some mad pops on those Dark/Elevation shows.
AEW fans really loved this act.
pic.twitter.com/F3pmTistk9— Drainmaker (@TheDrainmaker) September 6, 2026
Just waking up to the awful news about The Butcher.
We love Butcher, Blade and Bunny. We loved the stomp around the ring. We loved how utterly cool and bad ass he was on tv when in fact he was a sweetheart in person.
Here he is backstage with @OfficialEGO One of my favorite… pic.twitter.com/Gzs7i5luW1
— NailsAndNY – Egomaniac-Hausen (@NailsAndNY) September 6, 2026
I was at a restaurant after a show one time and met a group of AEW fans. Like usual, I struck up conversation with them to gauge their interest in us and they told me something fascinating:
They weren’t big wrestling fans at all. They had discovered it via Andy Williams’s social… pic.twitter.com/7CASJo38uX
— Will Washington (@WillWashington) September 6, 2026
Sad loss of a good brother. RIP Butcher! pic.twitter.com/ruvXd09Vf6
— Mark Henry (@TheMarkHenry) September 6, 2026
One of the most unexpected friendships I’ve ever had… Andy was genuine! Thoughtful, brutal, loving, and funny as hell! We should all try to be like the butcher but he was truly a 1 of 1
Love ya Butch 🖤 pic.twitter.com/wbo02gMnSh— Rizz Khalifa💋 (@NylaRoseBeast) September 6, 2026
I adored The Butcher throughout AEW’s formative years.
Huge condolences and prayers to his family, friends, colleagues and fans worldwide mourning the loss of an incredible multi talented musician, wrestler, performer and man.
Rest in Peace, Andy Williams. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/wRGvhwG0US
— Mark (@WrestleMobs) September 6, 2026
Very sad to hear about the passing of “The Butcher” Andy Williams.
Some of my favorite memories in wrestling were with him. More importantly, he was an amazing guy and genuinely one of the nicest people you could ever meet!
Rest easy, Andy! pic.twitter.com/WIpyaw6zxn
— QT Marshall (@QTMarshall) September 6, 2026
Rest In Peace Andy Williams aka The Butcher. Sweetheart of a guy. This sucks. My thoughts go out to his family… pic.twitter.com/JT0p54mHEs
— Brian Heffron aka The Blue Meanie (@BlueMeanieBWO) September 6, 2026
When I was going through the worst of times, @andycomplains reached out to me privately to check on me and cheer me on. We had never met, he had no reason to do this except the kindness in his heart.
The world lost an amazing soul. RIP Andy. Butcher forever.
— Terra Calaway (@TerraCalaway) September 6, 2026
