The Every Time I Die founding member and professional wrestler known as ‘The Butcher’ has died following an event in Pennsylvania.
Andy Williams, founding guitarist of Every Time I Die and professional wrestler known as The Butcher, has sadly passed at age 48 (per NME).
Williams reportedly collapsed after competing at an Enjoy Wrestling event at Mr. Small’s Theater in Millvale, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, September 5th, he had wrestled a tag-team match alongside Jesse ‘The Blade’ Guilmette before collapsing following the event.
CPR was administered at the venue before Williams was transported to hospital, where he later died, his death was subsequently confirmed by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Every Time I Die
For heavy music fans, Williams was best known as a founding member of Buffalo metalcore mainstays Every Time I Die, formed in 1998, the band became one of the most distinctive and influential acts of their generation, with Williams remaining part of the group until its split in 2022.
He played on all nine Every Time I Die studio albums, from 2001 debut Last Night in Town through to the band’s acclaimed final record, Radical, released in 2021.
Following ETID’s dissolution, Williams continued making music with Atomic Rule, he had also established a second career in professional wrestling, performing as The Butcher and becoming a familiar face to All Elite Wrestling audiences.
Tributes have since poured in from across both worlds.
Better Lovers, featuring Williams’ former ETID bandmates Jordan Buckley, Steve Micciche and Clayton ‘Goose’ Holyoak, remembered him as an irreplaceable presence.
“A true 1 of 1 human being in every aspect of life. How lucky we and everyone he crossed paths with were to have known or shared any type moment/s with him, big or small. There will never be another Andy Williams.”
Fellow wrestler Josh Alexander wrote: “He was one of the best people I ever met. Everytime we spoke I left the conversation better for it. I’ll remember Andy for what he was. A dude with an enormous heart that could always put a smile on my face. Rest in Peace brother.”
Just hours before his final wrestling appearance, Williams had shared his excitement about Atomic Rule’s progress, revealing the band had finished writing new material and begun tracking demos.
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