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One of the men in the ring with ex-Every Time I Die guitarist Andy Williams<\/a> during his final wrestling match says he is stepping away from the business.<\/p>\n Williams, 48, died Sept. 5 following a medical incident<\/a> during a professional wrestling event in Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n The match in Millvale, Penn. pitted Williams as “The Butcher” and his longtime tag team partner, The Blade, against Ganon Jones Jr. and Duke Davis, also known as TME.<\/p>\n According to reports, Williams collapsed following the match before being transported to a local hospital, where he later died. In an Instagram post<\/a> this week, Jones described it as\u00a0“one of the worst nights of my life.”<\/p>\n “Not an hour has gone by since then that I haven’t thought about Andy and his family. Thinking about the match and everything that transpired afterward just keeps replaying in my mind.”<\/p>\n That also includes how his young daughter reacted when watching the match and Williams collapsing as a fan in the crowd.<\/p>\n “The events from that night scared her more than anything I can remember,” Jones said in the Instagram text post. “When I was finally able to look at my phone after everything that had happened, I had a text from my daughter that said, ‘I am not letting u do wrestling anymore. I am crying.'”<\/p>\n Hearing that was enough to make Jones, who is nicknamed “The All Star,” want to take a break from wrestling. At this time, he is unsure if it will be permanent or not.<\/p>\n “I cannot, in good conscience, leave the house to be The All Star when I have a little girl at home wondering if I’ll ever come back. She doesn’t deserve to have those thoughts and I refuse to put her through that.”<\/p>\n The Butcher and The Blade had a multi-year run as a tag team in All Elite Wrestling before leaving the company earlier this year. Despite not being part of the current roster, AEW held a tribute show for Williams on Sept. 12.<\/p>\n Announcers during the broadcast read a provided statement<\/a> from The Blade marking the first time he had addressed Williams’ death publicly.<\/p>\n “He was the most talented person that I ever met. But I think we can all agree that he was an even better friend. And he loved pro wrestling. And he loved the fans. Thank you to everybody for the support.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n A “celebration of life” for\u00a0Williams is planned for Sept. 27 at Buffalo RiverWorks in his hometown of Buffalo, NY. Several musicians have signed on for acoustic performances during the event.<\/p>\n The memorial will be open to the public. Schedule and ticket information are available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Keep reading for more about Williams and other rockers we’ve sadly lost in 2026.<\/p>\n The year has already seen the loss of some amazing talents from the rock and metal world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Chad Childers, Loudwire<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nWrestler Says Daughter’s Reaction Caused Him to Leave<\/h3>\n
What Andy Williams’ Former Tag Team Partner Said Following His Death<\/h3>\n
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