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Steven Franklin Williams (May 14, 1960 – December 29, 2009), best known under the ring name "Dr. Death" Steve Williams, was an American collegiate and professional wrestler and collegiate football player.
According to Jim Cornette, "Dr. Death" Steve Williams was the WWF's favorite to win the tournament, with the company looking towards a lucrative pay-per-view match between Williams and Stone Cold Steve Austin; [4] Bob Holly claimed that Williams had already been paid the $100,000 prize money before his second round fight against Bart Gunn. [5]
Williams received a rematch at Halloween Havoc and chose Steve Austin as his partner, but were only able to wrestle Rhodes and Windham to a time limit draw. "Dr. "Dr. Death" returned to the American promotion on December 12, 1992, and teamed with Big Van Vader in an unsuccessful challenge to Windham & Rhodes in Columbus, OH.
As the 1990s began, aging stars gave way to a younger generation including Mitsuharu Misawa, "Dr. Death" Steve Williams, Kenta Kobashi, Gary Albright, Toshiaki Kawada, Mike Barton (Bart Gunn), Akira Taue and Jun Akiyama, leading to perhaps AJPW's most profitable period in the 1990s. In 1999, Giant Baba died and the promotion was run by Motoko Baba.
The title of the event referred to the debuting "Dr. Death" Steve Williams. Excerpts from The Doctor Is In aired on episodes #172 and #174 of the syndicated television show ECW Hardcore TV on August 6 and 20, 1996, while the full event was released on VHS in 1996. It was made available for streaming on the WWE Network in 2020. [2]
Terry Funk vs. Steve Corino: June 20 Hybrid Hell [11] [12] War Memorial Auditorium: Fort Lauderdale, Florida: Terry Funk vs. Steve Corino: July 26 Rise of the Renegades [13] Tabu Night Club Orlando, Florida "Dr. Death" Steve Williams and The Sandman vs. The Extreme Horsemen (CW Anderson and Simon Diamond) August 22 Summer Apocalypse [14] [15 ...
Albright's AJPW run would reach its pinnacle when he teamed with "Dr. Death" Steve Williams and Lacrosse in early 1997, forming a stable called the "Triangle of Power". Albright and Williams finished third in the World's Strongest Tag Determination League that year in December, [ 16 ] and prior to that they won the World Tag Team Championship ...
Another squash match followed, with "Dr Death" Steve Williams pinning Axl Rotten in under two minutes using his signature backdrop driver. [1] [5] [6] After defeating Rotten, Williams gave an impromptu interview in which he declared that he wanted the ECW World Heavyweight Championship. This drew out ECW World Heavyweight Championship Raven.