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Post by The Abdominal Toaster™ on Dec 31, 2009 9:31:23 GMT -5
R.I.P Dr. Death.
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Post by Calcifer Boheme on Dec 31, 2009 10:08:57 GMT -5
Doc was always one of my favs.
And I don't know why I thought of this... But this variation of a line from Kill Bill popped in my head and made me smile a little...
"If on your journey, you should encounter God, God will be doctor bombed."
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Post by Patrick Bateman on Dec 31, 2009 12:28:20 GMT -5
He was a king. One of the hardest, stiffest and best workers ever. His match with Kenta Kobashi is still my favorite pro wrestling match ever. R.I.P Dr. Death, legends never truly die.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2009 14:29:32 GMT -5
twitter.com/jclayfieldI totally agree with JBL and I believe that WWE should get rid of their stupid anti-marijuana policy because it's not stopping workers like Umaga from getting addicted to painkillers.
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Post by carly1988 on Dec 31, 2009 16:15:59 GMT -5
twitter.com/jclayfieldI totally agree with JBL and I believe that WWE should get rid of their stupid anti-marijuana policy because it's not stopping workers like Umaga from getting addicted to painkillers. Pot is illegal. I dont see why people cant understand that. Like it or not thats the fact. Until the day pot is legal or alcohol is legal the rules should stand. (I mention alcohol cause thats the excuse every pot head likes to use for defense)
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Post by Mr. Old School™ on Dec 31, 2009 16:34:26 GMT -5
^ I agree with J.B.L. as well. It is truly shocking how many wrestlers that have died before 50. Let's see who I can come up with:
Owen Hart, Brian Pillman, Davey Boy Smith, Road Warrior Hawk, Hercules, Johnny Grunge, Rocco Rock, Bam Bam Bigelow, Miss Elizabeth, Sensational Sherri, Referee Joey Marella, Big John Studd, Andre the Giant, Big Boss Man, Ravishing Rick Rude, Chris Candido, Crash Holly, Test, Mr. Perfect, Earthquake, Yokozuna, Umaga, Junk Yard Dog, Adrian Adonis, John Kronus, Eddie Guerrero, Dino Bravo, Louie Spiccoli, Rhonda Singh, Marianna Komlos, Terry Gordy, Kerry Von Erich, Big Dick Dudley, Crush, Mike Awesome, Joey Maggs, Mike Bell, The Wall, Pitbull #2, Referee Randy Anderson, Russ Haas, Chris Adams, Jumbo Tsuruta, Bobby Duncum Jr., Gary Albright, Tony Rumble, Referee Mark Curtis, The Renegade, Brady Boone, Dick Murdoch, Eddie Gilbert, Art Barr, Larry Cameron, D.J. Peterson, Buzz Sawyer, Chris Von Erich, Vivian Vachon, Bruiser Brody, Pat Kelly, The Canadian Wildman, Gino Hernandez, David Von Erich, Peter Maivia, Mike DiBiase, Gorgeous George, Steve Doll, Biff Wellington, Mitsuharu Misawa, Billy Joe Travis, Mike Lozanski, and now, Steve "Dr. Death" Williams, plus there are tons of others as well.
I mean, seriously, is wrestling cursed or what? If all of those Superstars failed to reach 50 years old, what kinds of odds do you give guys like Batista, Triple H, John Cena, Randy Orton and Shawn Michaels?? I'm sorry, but after seeing a list like that, the odds just aren't in their favor. It's sad to say, but they won't live to see 50 either.
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Post by specterkev on Dec 31, 2009 16:35:46 GMT -5
RIP Steve...always loved you theme music.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2009 16:44:16 GMT -5
twitter.com/jclayfieldI totally agree with JBL and I believe that WWE should get rid of their stupid anti-marijuana policy because it's not stopping workers like Umaga from getting addicted to painkillers. Pot is illegal. I dont see why people cant understand that. Like it or not thats the fact. Until the day pot is legal or alcohol is legal the rules should stand. (I mention alcohol cause thats the excuse every pot head likes to use for defense) Well, how many wrestlers have died from marijuana use? None. How many have died from heart attacks brought upon by painkiller abuse, it's going to take me a while to name them all but Andrew Martin and Eddie Fatu immediately come to mind. It's sickening how you can justify this policy when people are dying because they have have to resort to pills when the only other option is alcoholism.
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Post by carly1988 on Dec 31, 2009 17:07:19 GMT -5
Pot is illegal. I dont see why people cant understand that. Like it or not thats the fact. Until the day pot is legal or alcohol is legal the rules should stand. (I mention alcohol cause thats the excuse every pot head likes to use for defense) Well, how many wrestlers have died from marijuana use? None. How many have died from heart attacks brought upon by painkiller abuse, it's going to take me a while to name them all but Andrew Martin and Eddie Fatu immediately come to mind. It's sickening how you can justify this policy when people are dying because they have have to resort to pills when the only other option is alcoholism. Not once did I justify taking pain killers. You can read my response over and over and it will never pop up in it. You can say Pot never killed a wrestler which is/could be very well true but I couldnt name you 3 wrestlers that died from alcoholism either. The point is, if its illegal then it should be tested for. Plain and simple
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Post by Kick Your Face on Dec 31, 2009 17:19:32 GMT -5
Cowboy Bill Watts issued the following tonight:
Steve ‘Dr. Death’ Williams…the bell tolls… December 30, 2009… Another ‘stud’ has transitioned to be with God in Christ… and one thing ‘I know for sure’… Jesus Christ is Steve’s Hero… so he no longer is having to fight the cancer… Steve right now is in Heaven’s rest…forever… and he was met there by His Savior…Jesus Christ… He fought that fight against cancer…like Doc fought everything that challenged him… with the heart of a champion… and he thought he had overcome it…when he went back to MD Anderson at the 5 year anniversary for what he felt would be ‘his last check-up’ that would pronounce him cancer-free…but instead was told…’it was back’… And he set out to ‘beat it again’… he so wanted to live for his son… Scandar Akbar called to tell me he was just with Doc two weeks ago back east… and Ann from WWE also called…and she saw him there too… There is to be a ‘reunion’ of the wrestlers from the Golden Years at OU…on Jan. 22nd… and Doc would have loved that… he will be missed… At my age… it seems like we are losing so many of our peers… but to hear of one ‘younger transitioning’ is really sad… Yes…knowing Doc is with the Lord… is to know in Christ we have victory over death…but still we mourn his passing… I remember when he was a freshman at OU…and my good friend…Stan Abel… his wrestling coach there…called me and said…you must get down here and meet Steve…he will be a fabulous ‘professional wrestler’ once he has finished his eligibility here at OU… And …he ‘ALREADY’ has ‘the name’… of ‘Dr. Death’… He was named by his teammates and classmates in high school in Colorado…when he was wrestling…and had broken his nose…so wore a ‘hockey mask’…and they started calling him Dr. Death… He also played football for Barry Switzer’s OU Sooners…and made the All-Big Eight team as a guard… and later played in the World Football League professionally in NJ. But as an amateur wrestler at OU…he was a 4 time All-American! I saw him compete at the NCAA Championships in Iowa his senior year… (He had injured his sternum in the Nebraska game in football…so was limited in his workouts that wrestling season)… but he beat the reigning and returning Heavyweight Champion…Banack in the semi-finals…and was ‘out-pointed’ by Baumgardner in the finals… (Baumgardner went on to become an Olympic Champion too…and had a long and illustrious amateur wrestling career)…while Doc went ‘pro’ in both football….and then in wrestling…breaking-in as my protégé in Mid-South Wrestling… Another amateur wrestling memory…Doc had played with the Sooner football team at a ‘Bowl Game’…and flown right into Baton Rouge for a wrestling match against LSU… Now ‘wrestling shape’ and ‘football shape’ are two completely different things… and being in great wrestling shape is much more demanding…especially in just the constant ‘gripping’ of your opponent…those muscles wear out so fast… plus the aerobics …as there ‘is no time between plays… I was there that night…and figured ‘Doc’ would just do ‘as good as he could’…for the team…since he was NOT in wrestling shape… But Doc toughed it out against a good Heavyweight…and beat him! And that impressed me… His career in ‘the pro-wrestling business’ is legendary… But…his heart too was as big as he is… and he even saved his friend…Bam-Bam Terry Gordy…once in Japan…when Bam-Bam was overdosing on some substance…and he even got Bam-Bam into the gym…and working out…and helped motivate him to fight his substance abuse problems for a time… Doc would ‘give of himself’… My last time with him at OU was when we presented him with a plaque on the 50 yard line of an OU-Missouri football game…and Barry Switzer loved it…he was a true friend to his players too…(I’ll try to attach one of the pictures we took that day)… Now…life is a ‘series of snap-shots’…as ‘we make this journey’… and Doc was ‘brought to the Lord’…and confessed Jesus Christ as His Savior! And he loves Christ… and his faith was strong…and so encouraged so many… And when he first ‘got sick’…he trusted God in that challenge too… That measures Doc in what is truly the most important way…his faith… He is now in the Hall-of-Faith in Heaven…and already reunited with his dad…and those he loved who preceded him… ***Just got a call from Doc’s brother Jeff…and here are the details… Doc’s ‘opening in his throat’ had increased to where it was about an inch and a half… so Jeff said you could ‘see inside his throat’… and the doctors had told him…that it was so close to major arteries and organs…that ‘it could happen at anytime’… and that if a major artery ruptured…the bleeding could be difficult to control…or get under control in time… Apparently about 1 AM…he was bleeding…and trying to ‘clear his throat’ so he ‘could breathe’… he was suffocating… He came into his mother’s room…she is now 87 years old… and she called 911 on her neck monitor… and Doc fainted… The emergency medical team resuscitated him three times… but the third time ‘his heart gave out’… (He was such a fighter!) His son…Wyndom Carlton Williams…was spared seeing this…because he was spending the night with a friend…and there was nothing this 17-year-old boy could have done… He so loves his dad…they were so close… Jeff… is naturally really shook-up…as he and Steve were so close too… and said he would let me know as soon as the arrangements are made for the funeral… He too rejoices that Steve is with the Lord right now… He said Steve wanted to be cremated…and his ashes scattered in the Rocky Mountains where his father’s ashes were scattered… And now my friends… I too will close this letter… and spend some time with my Lord praising Him for ‘making provision’ for all of us who will but accept Him… that we do NOT die as in some void…but it is a ‘transition’ to be with Jesus… I do NOT fully understand or grasp God’s perfect timing…but this ‘I trust’…that ‘His timing is perfect’… and Heaven is such a ‘better place’… and my dear friend Steve is there now…
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Post by carly1988 on Dec 31, 2009 17:27:23 GMT -5
Wow, the graphic nature of how he died. I probably could have went without knowing that. Im proud of Doc though. He was determined to fight it until the very end. With all due respect its only fitting that he fought until a 3 count.
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Post by Patrick Bateman on Jan 3, 2010 14:11:07 GMT -5
Well, how many wrestlers have died from marijuana use? None. How many have died from heart attacks brought upon by painkiller abuse, it's going to take me a while to name them all but Andrew Martin and Eddie Fatu immediately come to mind. It's sickening how you can justify this policy when people are dying because they have have to resort to pills when the only other option is alcoholism. Not once did I justify taking pain killers. You can read my response over and over and it will never pop up in it. You can say Pot never killed a wrestler which is/could be very well true but I couldnt name you 3 wrestlers that died from alcoholism either. The point is, if its illegal then it should be tested for. Plain and simple Pot itself has not only never killed a wrestler, but its never killed a single human being. Period.
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