Steven Williams, American professional wrestler (b. 1960)
Steven Williams (May 14, 1960 – December 29, 2009) was an American professional wrestler, 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.
Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, Williams was a regular mainstay on All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW). Williams was a three-time professional wrestling world heavyweight champion, having won the UWF World Heavyweight Championship twice and in 1994, 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, Gary Albright 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.Williams was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2021 as a Legacy induction.
2009Dec, 29
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