WWE legend Bushwhacker Butch dies at 78
Wrestling legend Bushwhacker Butch has died after a brief illness, his longtime partner Luke announced Monday. He was 78 years old.
Butch – real name Bob Miller – was hospitalized in intensive care on Friday after arriving in Los Angeles for WrestleMania … which was the result of a “situation with medication,” Luke said in an interview this weekend.
"He arrived from New Zealand on Wednesday, everything was fine. Friday morning he was incognito."
Butch started wrestling in New Zealand in 1964...and moved to the United States soon after. Alongside Luke, the Bushwhackers exploded after signing with the World Wrestling Federation in the late '80s.
Butch was an absolute legend for decades...and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2015 as a member of the Bushwhackers.
Luke paid a moving tribute to Butch a few minutes ago...saying, "Late last night I lost my friend, brother and team partner of over 50 years with the passing of Bob 'Butch' Miller."
"Since the early 1970s, when we were young friends fighting for John da Silva in New Zealand, my first impression of Bob 'The Chest' Miller (as he was known then) was that he was a top class redneck fighter, and what a fucking redneck he was! But he was also a great guy in every way and a great friend."
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Wrestling legend Bushwhacker Butch has died after a brief illness, his longtime partner Luke announced Monday. He was 78 years old.
Butch – real name Bob Miller – was hospitalized in intensive care on Friday after arriving in Los Angeles for WrestleMania … which was the result of a “situation with medication,” Luke said in an interview this weekend.
"He arrived from New Zealand on Wednesday, everything was fine. Friday morning he was incognito."
Butch started wrestling in New Zealand in 1964...and moved to the United States soon after. Alongside Luke, the Bushwhackers exploded after signing with the World Wrestling Federation in the late '80s.
Butch was an absolute legend for decades...and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2015 as a member of the Bushwhackers.
Luke paid a moving tribute to Butch a few minutes ago...saying, "Late last night I lost my friend, brother and team partner of over 50 years with the passing of Bob 'Butch' Miller."
"Since the early 1970s, when we were young friends fighting for John da Silva in New Zealand, my first impression of Bob 'The Chest' Miller (as he was known then) was that he was a top class redneck fighter, and what a fucking redneck he was! But he was also a great guy in every way and a great friend."
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