"Dr. Death" Steve Williams is considered to be one of the toughest and most popular gaijin (foreign) wrestlers in Japan for 10 years. In the ring, he is a ferocious animal, but, outside of the ring, he is always one of the kindest men I've ever seen in the wrestling world.
Steve was born on Saturday, May 14, 1960. He started amateur wrestling when he was eight years old. After graduating from Lakewood High School in Lakewood, Colorado in 1978, he, as an All State Football Player, was given an athletic scholarship to the University of Oklahoma . He played football (All American in 1982 and two Big Eight Conference Championships) and wrestled in the amateur ranks (All American in 1978 - 1981, Big Eight Conference Champion in 1980 - 1982, and NCAA runner-up in 1981). He appeared in major football bowl games a total of five times (Three Orange Bowls, one Fiesta Bowl, and one Sun Bowl). He wrestled with Bruce Baumgartner of Indiana State University, who would become the 1984 and 1992 Olympic Champion in free style wrestling, at the NCAA finals as a senior in college in 1982. He weighed 317 lbs. in those days. He got the nickname of "Dr Death" from the Sooners' football coach.
The USFL (United States Football League), which played its games from 1983-1985 during the spring and summer months, announced its formation on May 11, 1982. Steve played with the New Jersey Generals and Denver Gold as an offensive guard.
Steve was scouted and trained by "Cowboy" Bill Watts when he was a senior in college. He had been wrestling between football seasons. He had his first pro match with Billy Starr in Shreveport, Louisiana in 1982. As a part-time wrestler, he faced Bob Roop in a singles match and teamed with Andre the Giant against Big John Studd & Super Destroyer (Scott Irwin). Then, he became a full time wrestler after the 1983 season. He learned a lot about pro wrestling and professionalism from Ted DiBiase.
Steve came to Japan for the first time for Antonio Inoki's New Japan Pro Wrestling from July 4 to August 7, 1986. He had eight tours for New Japan Pro until the end of 1989 and wrestled for both New Japan Pro and Giant Baba's All Japan Pro Wrestling in 1990. He became a full time regular gaijin for All Japan Pro from 1991.
The tough guy's life is not all beer and skittles, but he will keep running rough and wild.
November 22, 1984---Superdome, New Orleans, LA
Superdome Extravaganza
"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan & "Hacksaw" Butch Reed beat Steve Williams & Ted DiBiase
Bill Watts' Mid South / UWF promotion was one of the best wrestling promotions in the 1980s.
March 30, 1985---Superdome, New Orleans, LA
Superdome Extravaganza
Steve Williams beat Pvt. Terry Daniels
May 3, 1985---Houston, TX
Mid-South Tag Team title match
Steve Williams & Ted DiBiase beat The Rock & Roll Express (Rick Morton & Robert Gibson)---Williams & DiBiase won the title
June 1, 1985---Superdome, New Orleans, LA
Superdome Extravaganza
Mid-South Tag Team title match
Steve Williams & Ted DiBiase beat The Rock & Roll Express---Williams & DiBiase kept the title
August 10, 1985---Superdome, New Orleans, LA
Superdome Extravaganza
Mid-South Tag Team title match / Steel Cage match (Bob Sweetan referee)
Steve Williams & Ted DiBiase beat Jake Roberts & Nord the Barbarian---Williams & DiBiase kept the title
August 28, 1985---Shreveport, LA
Mid-South Tag Team title match
Wendell Cooley & Al Perez beat Steve Williams & Ted DiBiase---Cooley & Perez won the title
December 25, 1985---Dallas, TX
Christmas Star Wars '85
Antonio Inoki beat Steve Williams
December 26, 1985---Biloxi, MS
Mid-South Tag Team title match
Steve Williams & Ted DiBiase beat Dick Murdoch & Eddie Gilbert---Williams & DiBiase won the title
Williams & DiBiase were recognized as UWF World Tag Team champions.
March 16, 1986---Oklahoma City, OK
UWF World Tag team title match
The Sheepherders (Luke Williams & Butch Miller) beat Steve Williams & Ted DiBiase---Sheepherders won the title
April 19, 1986---Superdome, New Orleans, LA
1st Annual Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Tag Team Tournament Cup
Steve Williams & Terry Taylor beat Bill Dundee & Buddy Landell
Steve Williams & Terry Taylor drew Ivan & Nikita Koloff
June 14, 1986---Superdome, New Orleans, LA
Superdome Extravaganza
Bill Watts, Dusty Rhodes, & Steve Williams beat Ivan & Nikita Koloff & Kortsia Korchenko
July 4 - August 7, 1986---New Japan Pro Wrestling
October 13 - November 3, 1986---New Japan Pro Wrestling
January 24, 1987---Ft. Worth, TX
Steve Williams & Ted DiBiase drew The Freebirds (Terry Gordy & Michael Hayes) (no contest)
January 25, 1987---Oklahoma City, OK
Steve Williams drew Terry Gordy
February 6, 1987---Houston, TX
Texas Death Match
Steve Williams beat Terry Gordy
February 23 - March 20, 1987---New Japan Pro Wrestling
April 3, 1987---Houston, TX
UWF World Heavyweight title match
Steve Williams beat One Man Gang (disqualification)---OMG kept the title
April 5, 1987---Monroe, LA
Steve Williams & Steve Cox drew Wild Bill Irwin & Kareem Muhammed (Ray Candy)
Steve Williams beat The Ninja (Ryuma Go)
April 11, 1987---The Superdome, New Orleans, LA
Superblast at the Superdome
UWF World Heavyweight title match
Steve Williams beat One Man Gang (disqualification)---OMG kept the title
June 13, 1987---Superdome, New Orleans, LA
Superdome Extravaganza
Steve Williams beat Dick Murdoch
June 20, 1987---Houston, TX
Bunkhouse Tornado match
Dusty Rhodes & Steve Williams beat Dick Murdoch & Eddie Gilbert
July 4, 1987---Atlanta, GA
Texas Death Match
Steve Williams beat Dick Murdoch
July 11, 1987---Oklahoma City, OK
UWF World Heavyweight title match
Steve Williams beat Big Bubba Rogers (Big Boss Man)---Williams became the final UWF champion before the Mid-South/UWF promotion was absorbed into Jim Crockett Jr.'s NWA in December
July 18, 1987---Charlotte, NC
Bunkhouse match
Steve Williams & Terry Gordy beat Dick Murdoch & Eddie Gilbert
July 24, 1987---Houston, TX
Barbed Wire Cage Match
Steve Williams beat Dick Murdoch
August 1, 1987---Superdome, New Orleans, LA
Superdome Extravaganza
Double Bullrope match
Steve Williams & Dusty Rhodes beat Dick Murdoch & Eddie Gilbert
September 11, 1987---Memphis, TN
Steve Williams & The Road Warriors beat The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) & Big Bubba Rogers
Steve Williams & Sting beat Terry Taylor & Eddie Gilbert
October 5 - 25, 1987---New Japan Pro Wrestling
October 25, 1987---Ryogoku Kokugikan (Sumo Hall), Tokyo
IWGP Heavyweight title match
Antonio Inoki beat Steve Williams (11:47 countout)---Inoki kept the title
November 26, 1987
Starrcade '87 "Chi-Town Heat" (PPV)
Steve Williams beat Barry Windham
January - February 7, 1988---New Japan Pro Wrestling
May 6, 1988---Pittsburgh, PA
NWA World Heavyweight title match
Steve Williams beat Ric Flair (disqualification)---Flair kept the title
May 7, 1988---Baltimore, MD
Steve Williams & Dusty Rhodes beat Tully Blanchard & Arn Anderson (disqualification)
May 27, 1988---St. Louis, MO
NWA World Heavyweight title match
Steve Williams beat Ric Flair (disqualification)---Flair kept the title
May 28, 1988---Charleston, WV
NWA World Heavyweight title match
Steve Williams beat Ric Flair (disqualification)---Flair kept the title
June 10, 1988---Houston, TX
Steve Williams, Lex Luger, & Nikita Koloff drew Ric Flair, Arn Anderson & Barry Windham (double disqulification)
July 10, 1988---Baltimore, MD
The Great American Bash "The Price of Freedom" (PPV)
Triple Tower of Doom match
Steve Williams, The Road Warriors, Ronnie & Jimmy Garvin beat Kevin Sullivan, Mike Rotunda, Al Perez, Ivan Koloff, & Russian Assassin (Angel of Death)
July 16, 1988---Greensboro, NC
War Games
Steve Williams, Dusty Rhodes, Lex Luger, Nikita Koloff, & Paul Ellering beat Ric Flair, Tully Blanchard, Arn Anderson, Barry Windham, & J.J. Dillon
July 22, 1988---St. Louis, MO
Cage Match
Steve Williams, Dusty Rhodes, Lex Luger, & Nikita Koloff beat Ric Flair, Tully Blanchard, Arn Anderson, & Barry Windham
August 19, 1988---Richmond, VA
Barry Windham beat Steve Williams (countout)
August 20, 1988---Philadelphia, PA
Steve Williams, Sting, Ricky Morton & Brad Armstrong beat Tully Blanchard, Arn Anderson, Larry Zbyszko & Al Perez
August 26, 1988---Atlanta, GA
Triple Tower of Doom match
Steve Williams, Nikita Koloff, Jim Garvin, Ricky Morton, & Brad Armstrong beat Kevin Sullivan, Mike Rotunda, Rick Steiner, Ivan Koloff, & Al Perez
August 27, 1988---Charlotte, NC
Triple Tower of Doom match
Steve Williams, The Road Warriors, Jim Garvin, & Brad Armstrong beat Kevin Sullivan, Mike Rotunda, Rick Steiner, Ivan Koloff, & The Russian Assassin
September 7, 1988---Albany, GA
Clash of the Champions III "Fall Brawl"
Steve Williams & Nikita Koloff beat The Sheepherders
September 2, 1988---Norfolk, VA
Steve Williams, Nikita Koloff, & Dick Murdoch beat Kevin Sullivan, Mike Rotunda, & Al Perez
September 16, 1988---Richmond, VA
Steve Williams & The Road Warriors beat Mike Rotunda, Rick Steiner, & Larry Zbyszko
September 25, 1988---Atlanta, GA
Mike Rotunda, Rick Steiner, & Al Perez beat Steve Williams, Nikita Koloff, & The Italian Stallion
Steve Williams turned and joined Kevin Sullivan's Varsity Club.
October 7 - 27, 1988---New Japan Pro Wrestling
November 19, 1988---Philadelphia, PA
Steve Williams & Mike Rotunda beat Bam Bam Bigelow & Ron Simmons
December 7, 1988---Chattanooga, TN
Clash of the Champions IV "Season's Beatings"
Steve Williams beat Italian Stallion
December 10, 1988---Philadelphia, PA
Dusty Rhodes & Rick Steiner beat Steve Williams & Kevin Sullivan
December 26, 1988---Norfolk, VA
Starrcade '88 (PPV)
United States Tag Team title match
Steve Williams & Kevin Sullivan beat The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers)---Williams & Sullivan won the title
February 15, 1989---Cleveland, OH
Clash of the Champions V "St Valentine's Day Massacre"
United States Tag Team title match
Steve Williams & Mike Rotunda beat The Fantastics---Williams & Rotonda kept the title
February 20, 1989---Chicago, IL
Chi-Town Rumble (PPV)
NWA World Tag Team title match
The Road Warriors beat Steve Williams & Kevin Sullivan---Warriors kept the title
February 28, 1989---Columbia, SC
United States Tag Team title match
Eddie Gilbert & Rick Steiner beat Steve Williams & Kevin Sullivan---Gilbert & Steiner won the title
April 2, 1989---Superdome, New Orleans, LA
Clash of the Champions VI "Ragin' Cajun"
NWA World Tag Team title match
Steve Williams & Mike Rotunda beat The Road Warriors---Varsity Club won the title
May 7, 1989---Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, TN
Music City Showdown (PPV)
NWA World Tag Team title match (Nikita Koloff referee)
The Road Warriors beat Steve Williams & Mike Rotunda (disqualification)
May 12 - 25, 1989---New Japan Pro Wrestling
June 14, 1989---Fort Bragg, NC
Clash of the Champions VII "Guts and Glory"
Steve Williams drew Terry Gordy (double disqualification)
July 23, 1989---Baltimore, MD
The Great American Bash (PPV)
Steve Williams, The Road Warriors, and The Midnight Express beat The Freebirds (Terry Gordy, Michael Hayes, & Jim Garvin) & The Samoan Swat Team
September 12, 1989---Columbia, SC
Clash of the Champions VIII "Fall Brawl"
Steve Williams beat Mike Rotunda
October 28, 1989---Philadelphia, PA
Halloween Havoc (PPV)
The Samoan Swat Team (Samu, Fatu, & Samoan Savage) beat Steve Williams & The Midnight Express
November 15, 1989---Troy, NY
Clash of the Champions IX "New York Knockout"
Steve Williams beat Super Destroyer (Jacko Victory)
November 24 - December 7, 1989---New Japan Pro Wrestling
February 6, 1990---Corpus Christi, TX
Clash of the Champions X "Texas Shootout"
Steve Williams beat Samoan Savage
March 6, 1990---Nippon Budokan, Tokyo
World Tag Team title match
Steve Williams & Terry Gordy beat Gen-ichiro Tenryu & Stan Hansen (17:06 Williams beat Tenryu)---Gordy & Williams became the 12th champions
April 19, 1990---Yokohama Bunka Gym, Kanagawa
World Tag Team title match
Steve Williams & Terry Gordy beat Stan Hansen & Danny Spivey (20:53 Williams beat Spivey)---Gordy & Williams kept the title
July 19, 1990---Takeo City Gym, Fukui
World Tag Team title match
Jumbo Tsuruta & The Great Kabuki beat Steve Williams & Terry Gordy (31:57 Tsuruta beat Williams)---Tsuruta & Kabuki became the 13th champions
September 1, 1990---Nippon Budokan, Tokyo
Triple Crown Heavyweight title match
Stan Hansen beat Steve Williams (20:32)---Hansen kept the title
November 15 - December 7, 1990
Real World Tag Team League Tournament
(1) Steve Williams & Terry Gordy
(2) Stan Hansen & Danny Spivey
(3) Dory & Terry Funk, Jumbo Tsuruta & Akira Taue, and Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada
(6) Giant Baba & Andre the Giant
(7) Abdullah the Butcher & Giant Kimala #2
(8) Kenta Kobashi & Johnny Ace, and Dynamite Kid & Johnny Smith
(10) Skywalker Nitron & Blade Butch Masters
(11) Rusher Kimura & Mighty Inoue, and Dick Slater & Joe Deaton
(13) Doug Furnas & Ricky Santana
December 7, 1990---Nippon Budokan, Tokyo
Real World Tag Team League Tournament Final
Steve Williams & Terry Gordy beat Stan Hansen & Danny Spivey (29:59 Williams beat Hansen)---Williams & Gordy won the tournament and became the 14th World Tag Team champions
February 26, 1991---Miyagi Prefectural Sports Center, Sendai
World Tag Team title match
Steve Williams & Terry Gordy beat Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada (21:19 Williams beat Kawada)---Gordy & Williams kept the title
March 4, 1991---Hamamatsu City Gym, Shizuoka
World Tag Team title match
Steve Williams & Terry Gordy beat Jumbo Tsuruta & Akira Taue (22:15 Gordy beat Taue)---Gordy & Williams kept the title
April 18, 1991---Nippon Budokan, Tokyo
World Tag Team title match
Stan Hansen & Danny Spivey beat Steve Williams & Terry Gordy (20:40 Hansen beat Williams)---Hansen & Spivey became the 15th champions
June 9, 1991---Palmetto, FL
UWF Beach Brawl (PPV)
UWF TV title match
Steve Williams beat Bam Bam Bigelow---Williams became the first champion
July 6, 1991---Yokosuka City Gym, Kanagawa
World Tag Team title match
Steve Williams & Terry Gordy beat Stan Hansen & Danny Spivey (20:38 Gordy beat Spivey)---Williams & Gordy became the 16th champions
July 20, 1991---Yokohama Bunka Gym, Kanagawa
Triple Crown Heavyweight title match
Jumbo Tsuruta beat Steve Williams (20:35)---Tsuruta kept the title
July 24, 1991---Ishikawa Prefecture Industrial Hall, Kanazawa
World Tag Team title match
Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada beat Steve Williams & Terry Gordy (28:00 Misawa beat Gordy)---Misawa & Kawada became the 17th champions
November 16 - December 6, 1991
Real World Tag Team League Tournament
(1) Steve Williams & Terry Gordy
(2) Jumbo Tsuruta & Akira Taue, and Giant Baba & Andre the Giant
(2) Stan Hansen & Danny Spivey
(5) Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada
(6) Abdullah the Butcher & Giant Kimala #2
(7) Dory Funk Jr. & Al Perez, Danny Kroffat & Doug Furnas, and Joe Deaton & Billy Black
(10) Dynamite Kid & Johnny Smith
(11) Rusher Kimura & Mighty Inoue
(12) Johnny Ace & Sunny Beach
December 6, 1991---Nippon Budokan, Tokyo
Real World Tag Team League Tournament Final
Steve Williams & Terry Gordy beat Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada (25:24 Gordy beat Kawada)---Williams & Gordy won the tournament and became the 18th World Tag Team champions
March 4, 1992---Nippon Budokan, Tokyo
World Tag Team title match
Jumbo Tsuruta & Akira Taue beat Steve Williams & Terry Gordy (31:18 Tsuruta beat Williams)---Tsuruta & Taue became the 19th champions
March 20 - April 17, 1992
Champion Carnival Tournament
Block-A: (1) Mitsuharu Misawa, (2) Jumbo Tsuruta, (3) Terry Gordy, (4) Johnny Ace, (5) Masanobu Fuchi, (6) Doug Furnas, (7) Giant Kimala, (8) Tsuyoshi Kikuchi, (9) Master Blaster (Al Greene), and (10) Joe Deaton
Block-B: (1) Stan Hansen, (2) Steve Williams, (3) Toshiaki Kawada and Danny Spivey, (5) Kenta Kobashi, (6) Akira Taue and Danny Kroffat, (8) Yoshinari Ogawa, (9) David Isley, and (10) Billy Black
Stan Hansen beat Misawa and won the tournament
June 16, 1992---Charleston, SC
Clash of the Champions XIX
Steve Williams & Terry Gordy beat Larry & Jeff O'Day
Steve Williams & Terry Gordy beat Rick & Scott Steiner
June 20, 1992---Mobile, AL
Beach Blast (PPV)
WCW World Tag Team title match
Rick & Scott Steiner drew Steve Williams & Terry Gordy (30 minutes time up)
July 5, 1992---Atlanta, GA
WCW World Tag Team title match
Steve Williams & Terry Gordy beat Rick & Scott Steiner---Williams & Gordy won the title
July 12, 1992---Albany, GA
The Great American Bash (PPV)
NWA World Tag Team Tournament
Steve Williams & Terry Gordy beat Ricky Steamboat & Nikita Koloff
Steve Williams & Terry Gordy beat Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes---Williams & Gordy won the revived NWA World Tag Team title and unify both titles
September 21, 1992---Atlanta, GA
WCW / NWA World Tag Team title match
Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes beat Steve Williams & Terry Gordy---Windham & Rhodes won the title
October 7, 1992---Osaka Gym
World Tag Team Title match
Jumbo Tsuruta & Akira Taue beat Steve Williams & Terry Gordy (25:38)---Tsuruta & Taue kept the title
October 25, 1992---Philadelphia, PA
Halloween Havoc (PPV)
WCW / NWA World Tag Team title match
Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes drew Steve Williams & Steve Austin---Windham & Rhodes kept the title
November 14 - December 4, 1992
Real World Tag Team League Tournament
(1) Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada
(2) Steve Williams & Terry Gordy
(3) Stan Hansen & Johnny Ace
(4) Giant Baba & Kenta Kobashi
(5) Akira Taue & Jun Akiyama
(6) Abdullah the Butcher & Giant Kimala, Danny Kroffat & Doug Furnas, and Patriot (Del Wilkes) & Eagle (George Hines/Jackie Fulton)
(9) Dory Funk Jr. & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi, Joe Deaton & Billy Black, and Danny Spivey & Kendall Windham
Misawa & Kawada won the tournament and became the 20th World Tag Team champions
December 28, 1992---Atlanta, GA
Starrcade '92 "BattleBowl/The Lethal Lottery" (PPV)
Steve Williams & Sting beat Jushin "Thunder" Liger & Erik Watts
WCW World Heavyweight title match
Ron Simmons beat Steve Williams (disqualification)
January 30, 1993---Chiba Prefectural Gym
World Tag Team title match
Steve Williams & Terry Gordy beat Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada (27:07 Williams beat Misawa)---Williams & Gordy became the 21st champions
March 25 - April 21, 1993
Champion Carnival Tournament
(1) Stan Hansen
(2) Mitsuharu Misawa
(3) Steve Williams and Terry Gordy
(5) Toshiaki Kawada
(6) Akira Taue
(7) Kenta Kobashi
(8) Johnny Ace and Davey Boy Smith
(10) Patriot
(11) Danny Kroffat and Doug Furnas
(13) Jun Akiyama
Hansen beat Misawa and won the tournament
May 20, 1993---Sapporo Nakajima Sports Center, Hokkaido
World Tag Team title match
Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue beat Steve Williams & Terry Gordy (28:28 Taue beat Williams)---Kawada & Taue became the 22nd champions
July 26, 1993---Ishikawa Prefecture Industrial Hall, Kanazawa
World Tag Team title match
Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue beat Steve Williams & Terry Gordy (31:04 Kawada beat Gordy)---Kawada & Taue kept the title
September 3, 1993---Nippon Budokan, Tokyo
Triple Crown Heavyweight title match
Mitsuharu Misawa beat Steve Williams (23:06)---Misawa kept the title
November 13 - December 3, 1993
Real World Tag Team League Tournament
(1) Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi
(2) Giant Baba & Stan Hansen
(3) Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue
(4) Steve Williams & Big Bubba
(5) Danny Spivey & Johnny Ace, Danny Kroffat & Doug Furnas, and Patriot & Eagle
(8) Tracy Smothers & Richard Slinger
Misawa & Kobashi won the tournament and became the 24th World Tag Team champions
March 19 - April 15, 1994
Champion Carnival Tournament
(1) Toshiaki Kawada
(2) Steve Williams
(3) Stan Hansen
(4) Akira Taue and Kenta Kobashi
(6) Johnny Ace
(7) Jun Akiyama
(8) Big John Nord
(9) Mitsuharu Misawa, Doug Furnas, The Eagle, and Johnny Smith
April 15, 1994---Nippon Budokan, Tokyo
Champion Carnival Tournament Final
Toshiaki Kawada beat Steve Williams (25:48)---Kawada won the tournament
July 22, 1994---Shimizu City Gym, Shizuoka
World Tag Team title match
Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi beat Steve Williams & Jonnny Ace (27:48 Misawa beat Ace)---Misawa & Kobashi kept the title
July 28, 1994---Nippon Budokan, Tokyo
Triple Crown Heavyweight title match
Steve Williams beat Mitsuharu Misawa (27:39)---Williams became the 11th champion
September 3, 1994---Nippon Budokan, Tokyo
Triple Crown Heavyweight title match
Steve Williams beat Kenta Kobashi (41:23)---Williams kept the title
September 23, 1994---Las Vegas, NV
UWF Blackjack Brawl (PPV)
UWF Heavyweight title match
Steve Williams beat Sid Vicious (disqualification)
October 22, 1994---Nippon Budokan, Tokyo
Triple Crown Heavyweight title match
Toshiaki Kawada beat Steve Williams (37:58)---Kawada became the 12th champion
November 19 - December 10, 1994
Real World Tag Team Tournament
(1) Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi
(2) Giant Baba & Stan Hansen and Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue
(4) Steve Williams & Johnny Ace
(5) Danny Kroffat & Doug Furnas
(6) Jun Akiyama & Takao Omori
(7) Abdullah the Butcher & Giant Kimala
(8) Dory Funk Jr. & Johnny Smith, Eagle & Falcon (Steve Armstrong), and Danny Spivey & Jungle Jim Steele (Lacrosse / Wolf Hawkfield)
December 10, 1994---Nippon Budokan, Tokyo
Real World Tag Team Tournament Final
Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi beat Steve Williams & Johnny Ace
(27:43 Misawa beat Ace)---Misawa & Kobashi won the tournament and became the 25th World Tag Team champions
March 4, 1995---Nippon Budokan, Tokyo
World Tag Team title match
Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi beat Steve Williams & Johnny Ace (36:07 Kobashi beat Ace)--Misawa & Kobashi kept the title
November 18 - December 9, 1995
Real World Tag Team League Tournament
(1) Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi
(2) Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue
(3) Stan Hansen & Gary Albright
(4) Johnny Ace & Patriot
(5) Giant Baba & Tamon Honda
(6) Danny Kroffat & Doug Furnas
(7) Jun Akiyama & Takao Omori, Dory Funk Jr. & Masanobu Fuchi, and Abdullah the Butcher & Giant Kimala, and Johnny Smith & Rob Van Dam
Misawa & Kobashi won the tournament
March 22 - April 20, 1996
Champion Carnival Tournament
(1) Akira Taue
(2) Steve Williams
(3) Mitsuharu Misawa, Kenta Kobashi, and Stan Hansen
(6) Toshiaki Kawada
(7) Gary Albright
(8) Johnny Ace
(9) Patriot
(10) Jun Akiyama
(11) Takao Omori
(12) Tamon Honda
Akira Taue won the tournament
April 20, 1996---Nippon Budokan, Tokyo
Champion Carnival Tournament Final
Akira Taue beat Steve Williams (21:41)---Taue won the tournament
June 7, 1996---Nippon Budokan, Tokyo
World Tag Team Title match
Mitsuharu Misawa & Jun Akiyama beat Steve Williams & Johnny Ace (27:26 Akiyama beat Ace)---Misawa & Akiyama kept the title
August 3, 1996---ECW Arena, Philadelphia, PA
The Doctor Is In
Taz & Brian Lee beat Steve Williams & Tommy Dreamer
September 5, 1996---Nippon Budokan, Tokyo
World Tag Team title match
Steve Williams & Johnny Ace beat Mitsuharu Misawa & Jun Akiyama (28:47 Ace beat Akiyama)---Williams & Ace became the 30th champions
September 24, 1996---ECW Arena, Philadelphia, PA
Brian Lee & The Eliminators beat Steve Williams, Terry Gordy, & Tommy Dreamer
October 12, 1996---Aichi Prefectural Gym, Nagoya
World Tag Team title match
Steve Williams & Johnny Ace beat Kenta Kobashi & The Patriot (32:33 Williams beat Patriot)--Williams and Ace kept the title
October 26, 1996---ECW Arena, Philadelphia, PA
High Incident
The Eliminators beat Steve Williams & Terry Gordy
November 16 - December 6, 1996
Real World Tag Team League Tournament
(1) Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue
(2) Mitsuharu Misawa & Jun Akiyama
(3) Kenta Kobashi & Patriot and Steve Williams & Johnny Ace
(5) Gary Albright & Sabu, Stan Hansen & Takao Omori, and Giant Kimala & Jun Izumida
Kawada & Taue won the tournament
January 17, 1997---Matsumoto City Gym, Nagano
World Tag Team title match
Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue beat Steve Williams & Johnny Ace (26:12 Taue beat Ace)---Kawada & Taue became the 31st champions
February 1, 1997---ECW Arena, Philadelphia, PA
Crossing the Line Again
Steve Williams pinned Axl Rotten
Raven beat Steve Williams
March 1, 1997---Nippon Budokan, Tokyo
Triple Crown Heavyweight title match
Mitsuharu Misawa beat Steve Williams (27:52)---Misawa kept the title
March 22 - April 19, 1997
Champion Carnival Tournament
(1) Toshiaki Kawada
(2) Mitsuharu Misawa and Kenta Kobashi
(4) Akira Taue, Stan Hansen, and Steve Williams
(7) Gary Albright
(8) Johnny Ace
(9) Jun Akiyama
(10) Giant Kimala
(11) Takao Omori and Tamon Honda
(13) Jun Izumida
April 5, 1997---Okayama Budokan, Okayama City
Champion Carnival Tournament
Gary Albright beat Steve Williams (11:21 Full Nelson Suplex)
July 25, 1997---Nippon Budokan, Tokyo
World Tag Team title match
Steve Williams & Gary Albright beat Kenta Kobashi & Johnny Ace (29:36 Williams beat Kobashi)---Albright & Williams became the 33rd champions
August 26, 1997---Sapporo Nakajima Sports Center, Hokkaido
World Tag Team title match
Steve Williams & Gary Albright beat Mitsuharu Misawa & Jun Akiyama (8:42 Albright beat Misawa)---Albright & Williams kept the title
October 4, 1997---Aichi Prefectural Gym, Nagoya
World Tag Team title match
Kenta Kobashi & Johnny Ace beat Steve Williams & Gary Albright (22:38 Kobashi beat Albright)---Kobashi and Ace became the 34th champions
October 11, 1997---Fukuoka International Center
Triple Crown Heavyweight title match
Mitsuharu Misawa beat Steve Williams (32:55)---Misawa kept the title
November 15 - December 5, 1997
Real World Tag Team League Tournament
(1) Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue
(2) Mitsuharu Misawa & Jun Akiyama
(3) Steve Williams & Gary Albright, and Kenta Kobashi & Johnny Ace
(5) Johnny Smith & Wolf Hawkfield (Jim Steele / Lacrosse)
(6) Stan Hansen & Bobby Duncum Jr.
(7) Hayabusa (Eiji Ezaki / "H") & Jinsei Shinzaki, Barry Windham & & Justin Bradshaw, Takao Omori & Tamon Honda, and Giant Kimala & Jun Izumida
Kawada & Taue won the tournament
February 28, 1998---Nippon Budokan, Tokyo
World Tag Team title match
Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue beat Steve Williams & Gary Albright (11:10 Kawada beat Albright)---Kawada & Taue kept the title
March 22 - April 18, 1998
Champion Carnival Tournament
(1) Mitsuharu Misawa
(2) Jun Akiyama
(3) Toshiaki Kawada and Kenta Kobashi
(5) Stan Hansen and Steve Williams
(7) Johnny Ace
(8) Gary Albright
(9) Akira Taue
(10) Takao Omori
(11) Giant Kimala and Wolf Hawkfield
(13) Jun Izumida
Misawa won the tournament
May 1, 1998---Tokyo Dome
Steve Williams & Gary Albright beat Yoshihiro Takayama & Masahito Kakihara (15:08 Williams beat Takayama)
July 27, 1998---Anaheim, California
Brawl for All
Bart Gunn beat Steve Williams
October 24, 1998---Cherry Hill, NJ
NWA 50th Anniversary Show
WWF Funking Dojo 14-man Over The Top Battle Royal:
Steve Williams won, and the participants, in order of first eliminated to the winner, were: Devon Storm (Crowbar), Steve Corino, Giant Silva, Christopher Daniels (Curry Man), Barry Houston (Black Hearts Agony), Babu (El Puerto Ricano), Ted Hart (a grandson of Stu Hart), Shawn Stasiak (Meat), Glenn Kulka, Andrew Martin (Test), Kurt Angle, Dr. Tom Prichard, Tiger Ali Singh, and Steve Williams.
May 2, 1999---Tokyo Dome
Giant Baba's Retirement Show
Steve Williams, Akira Taue, & Stan Hansen beat Gary Albright, Yoshihiro Takayama, & Takao Omori (16:10 Hansen beat Takayama)
December 19, 1999---Washington, DC
Starrcade '99 (PPV)
Vampiro beat Steve Williams (disqualification)
Steve Williams was released from his WWF contract on November 1,1999.
February 20, 2000---Kobe World Memorial Hall, Hyogo
World Tag Team title match
Steve Williams & Vader beat Kenta Kobashi & Jun Akiyama (25:14 Vader beat Kobashi)---Williams & Vader became the 41st champions, but the title was held up because of Vader's injury
July 23, 2000---Nippon Budokan, Tokyo
Steve Williams beat Jinsei Shinzaki (21:11)
September 2, 2000---Nippon Budokan, Tokyo
Stan Hansen & Gen-ichiro Tenryu beat Steve Williams & Toshiaki Kawada (26:54 Hansen beat Williams)
October 9, 2000---Tokyo Dome
Steve Williams vs. Scott Norton
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July 8, 1968---Tokyo Baseball Stadium, Tokyo, Japan Klondike Bill had been working in the ring crew for Jim Crockett Promotions and WCW for years. Thank you, and it was great to see you! |
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