"Whatever the **** you're into, you do it one hundred ****ing percent!" – Andy Williams
It's a good day to strive to be the person Andy knew you can be.
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, he kept dropping my name in TK’s ear whenever given the chance
That’s not to make this about me, but to share a little insight on who Andy was. While I’ve known him for years, he really had no stake in helping me or seeing me succeed other than wanting to see a good person have good things happen
This man basically created a new sound with ETID and then pivoted to wrestling and crushed that too. He had every right to have an ego, but he didn’t. He reached his hand out and did what he could to help others💖
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 of the ring. Our condolences go out to Williams’ family, friends and fans.
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 very much tied to my wrestling career and how what was happening in wrestling would affect how I viewed myself personally
We had a lovely conversation about how important it is to have a life outside of our careers, spoke about how much he loved his fiancée, the importance of being a good person whatever that means to you and how he found self love
I aspire to be as cool as Andy Williams. May he live forever in our minds and hearts.
Rest in peace friend 💕
It took rewatching the match and entrances to catch this detail but Mercedes calling back to the original Resurgence match by going full Evil Queen right before Willow’s storybook intro was brilliant.
Dolly Parton was the patron saint of good gays, who fall in love, adopt kids, and see beauty in everything.
Tim Curry was the patron saint of evil bisexuals like me, who love oil and grime, scary clowns, and communism.