Steve Williams (wrestler)

"Dr. Death" Steve Williams is a professional wrestler and former collegiate American football star at the University of Oklahoma.

Career

"Dr. Death" Steve Williams graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1981 after a stellar football career that saw him named an All-American. He also competed as an amateur, losing in the finals of an NCAA tournament to future Olympic medalist Bruce Baumgartner.

Related Topics:
Amateur - Bruce Baumgartner

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He was trained for the pro game by Bill Watts and started wrestling in 1982 in Watt's Mid-South Wrestling. In 1985, he formed a successful team with Ted DiBiase and they feuded with Eddie Gilbert and The Nightmare. In 1986, Mid-South was renamed the Universal Wrestling Federation and he went on to win the UWF Heavyweight Title from Big Bubba Rogers. When Jim Crockett Promotions bought the UWF in late 1987, he was one of the few UWF wrestlers to receive an initial push in the NWA.

Related Topics:
Bill Watts - Mid-South Wrestling - 1985 - Ted DiBiase - Eddie Gilbert - Universal Wrestling Federation - UWF Heavyweight Title - Big Bubba Rogers - Jim Crockett Promotions - NWA

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He helped Jimmy Garvin in his feud with Kevin Sullivan's Varsity Club and then joined them in late 1988 to team with Mike Rotunda. They feuded with the Road Warriors and won the NWA World Tag Team Championship in the process.

Related Topics:
Jimmy Garvin - Kevin Sullivan - Varsity Club - 1988 - Mike Rotunda - Road Warriors - NWA World Tag Team Championship

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In May 1989, they were stripped of the titles and the Varsity Club disbanded. Williams went to All Japan Pro Wrestling where he formed a tag team with Terry Gordy called the "Miracle Violence Combination". They dominated the tag team scene there through 1993 with a brief stop in WCW where they won the WCW World Tag Team Titles and feuded with Rick and Scott Steiner.

Related Topics:
1989 - All Japan Pro Wrestling - Terry Gordy - WCW - WCW World Tag Team Titles - Rick - Scott Steiner

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In 1998, Williams was signed by the WWF. They were about to have the "Brawl For All" which was set up in "shoot fights" to see who the real tough guys were. Williams was expected to roll through the competition but was knocked out in his first fight by Bart Gunn. They did a brief angle where he was managed by Jim Ross and then he left.

Related Topics:
1998 - WWF - Bart Gunn - Jim Ross

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In 1999, he was briefly in WCW again with Oklahoma as his manager in a weird feud with Vampiro. He went back to All Japan in 2002 and wrestled a couple of matches for WWE in 2003 against Lance Storm. In late 2003, he was a major face in Major League Wrestling and also wrestled for NWA Mid-Atlantic, where he won their title.

Related Topics:
Oklahoma - Vampiro - Lance Storm - Major League Wrestling

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In 2004, Williams had surgery on his throat to battle throat cancer. He was declared cancer free in 2005 and plans to return to the ring.

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