Wrestling World Pays Tribute To Andy “The Butcher” Williams

As noted before, former AEW wrestler The Butcher, real name Andy Williams, passed away earlier today following a medical emergency incident at an indie event for Enjoy Wrestling on Saturday in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Following his passing, AEW, Kyle Fletcher, Willow Nightingale, QT Marshall, William Regal, RJ City, and others from around the wrestling world paid tribute to the life and legacy of Williams on social media.

All Elite Wrestling is saddened to learn of the passing of Andy Williams, aka The Butcher. A trailblazing musician with ETID and Atomic Rule, Williams made a successful transition into the world of professional wrestling and was incredibly respected by his peers both in and out… pic.twitter.com/FZ5WhSGsFl

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) September 6, 2026

My heart is so heavy hearing about Andy this morning. It is made slightly lighter hearing all the stories and how much love there is for him in the world

One distinct memory I have is being in the locker room at an AEW show with him, I was talking about how my self image was…

— “Protostar” Kyle Fletcher (@kylefletcherpro) September 6, 2026

During the Jacksonville days, Andy (along with Eddie) really advocated for me. He encouraged me to keep trying when my dreams still felt so far away. He raised my confidence. He made AEW feel like family even when I wasn’t officially a part of the team. And from what I’ve heard,… https://t.co/rcDevDsUb7

— Willow Nightingale (@willowwrestles) 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

I’m deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Andy Williams. I enjoyed the time we spent together talking music and old wrestling. A lovely man. Rest well.

— William Regal (@RealKingRegal) September 6, 2026

Andy Williams was so smart and cultured that it made both his chosen careers all the more insane. He was the opposite of how he looked, we were lucky to know him. pic.twitter.com/mbC3bd3l9N

— RJ City (@RJCity1) 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

Andy, like many of us, was one of my favorite people I had the pleasure of becoming friends with. Two years back I told Andy I really liked the jacket he was wearing. He pulled up the website, but they were no longer selling it. He then told me to try it on, and after I did he…

— Vincent (@NoNamexVincent) September 6, 2026

Rest in peace to one of the best of us.

A true pioneer, a fucking ROCKSTAR, and a real life badass.

My brother Andy.
The monster the Butcher.

Ima miss all the talks and all the laughs my guy.
They don’t make em like you no more.

💔🖤🔪 pic.twitter.com/oxEv80jdjg

— Bad News & Tattoos (@CarlieBravo) September 6, 2026

What a awesome & creative man this was. His body of work as a musician & pro wrestler is so cool! Purely such a talented person. But as you are all reading so many people who knew Andy they are telling you what a great person he was & such a gentle soul. That’s all very true. A… pic.twitter.com/zVGSnFFanK

— taz (@OfficialTAZ) September 6, 2026

RIP Andy Williams, awful news to see this morning 😔 one of the best human beings.. Feel so lucky to have known you. Rest in power my friend 🖤

— SARAYA (@Saraya) September 6, 2026

Ain’t no way man… 💔💔💔
We were literally just chatting about life and wrestling hours ago! #ripButcher 🙏
(My condolences to the family)

— Amazing Red (@AmazingRed_iOD) September 6, 2026

Andy, like many of us, was one of my favorite people I had the pleasure of becoming friends with. Two years back I told Andy I really liked the jacket he was wearing. He pulled up the website, but they were no longer selling it. He then told me to try it on, and after I did he…

— Vincent (@NoNamexVincent) 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

Andy Williams was consistently in rooms full of cool and interesting people.

And even so, Andy was consistently the most cool and interesting person in a room. Effortlessly.

He made you feel cool and interesting just by talking to you.

His smile could light up a stadium. 💔 pic.twitter.com/rhBpiAH24N

— Bryce Remsburg (@dabryceisright) September 6, 2026

R.I.P. Andy 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾❤️❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/DYaaKW99B2

— Swerve Strickland (@swerveconfident) September 6, 2026

Love you Andy.

— Matt & Nick Jackson (@youngbucks) September 6, 2026

Butcher Forever.

— Enjoy Wrestling (@EnjoyWrestle) September 6, 2026

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— Corey Graves (@WWEGraves) September 6, 2026

Saddened & shocked to hear about the passing of Andy Williams. Andy was a joy to work with – He was a kind, funny & deep individual who was an extremely talented musician & wrestler. My thoughts & prayers go out to all of Andy’s family, friends & fans. RIP brother. pic.twitter.com/BZBvBBadCr

— MATT HARDY (@MATTHARDYBRAND) September 6, 2026