AEW Pays Tribute To Andy 'The Butcher' Williams On Dynamite, Special Collision Announced (AEW News)
AEW pays tribute to the late, great Andy Williams, aka The Butcher.
Following the tragic passing of Andy Williams, aka The Butcher, over the weekend, last night's AEW Dynamite opened up with an 'in memoriam' graphic to remember Andy.
Later in the show, Excalibur would lead a tribute to Andy, noting that "we are worse off without Andy, but we are significantly better off for having had him at all. Though it may haunt us and break our hearts, death cannot tear us apart. We'll miss you."
"We are worse off without Andy, but we are significantly better off for having had him at all."
The world will miss "The Butcher" Andy Williams more than words can describe. pic.twitter.com/czGbLggbD8
Advertisement— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) September 10, 2026
It was announced that this Saturday's episode of Collision, which takes place at Springfield, Massachusetts' MassMutual Center, will continue to pay tribute to Andy Williams. No matches have been announced for that Collision as of this writing.
This past Saturday night saw news start to emerge that Andy had suffered a medical incident during a tag team match for Enjoy Wrestling in Pennsylvania. It was sadly confirmed later that night that Andy had passed away at the age of just 48. The wrestling world and beyond were quick to pay tribute to a man who was clearly beloved by many, and those tributes continued on Dynamite last night and will continue on Collision this weekend.
Last night's Dynamite also celebrated Rebel and spotlighted her fight with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), with Rebel being featured in the return of The Waiting Room and getting herself involved in a six-woman tag match pitting Britt Baker, Persephone, and Hikaru Shida against Thunder Rosa, Maya World, and Hyan. For more details on ALS, Rebel's battle, and to support the cause, visit aewtogether.org/rebelheart.