As previously reported, pro wrestling veteran Andy “The Butcher” Williams has recently passed away. Jordan Buckley, a founding member of the band Every Time I Die, announced that his late former bandmate Williams will be honored with a memorial bench at Gratwick Riverside Park, located along the Niagara River Greenway in upstate New York.
This is what Jordan Buckley wrote, “We’re building a statue of Andy! Get bricked up for The Big Man and help out by putting your…","published":"2026-09-29T11:03:00Z","seen":"2026-09-29T11:16:38Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-rajah-com-615fbc","name":"rajah.com","domain":"rajah.com"},"via":"kite-rajah-com-615fbc","topics":["professional-wrestling","other news"],"authors":["author"],"entities":[{"id":"Q60","name":"New York City","type":"place"}],"image":"https://rajah.com/sites/default/files/2026-09/The-Butcher.jpeg","story":"st_wf7iuyhqxsstxylzqxha","category":"arts-culture-entertainment","category_p":0.5299999713897705,"sentiment":"positive","tone":0.28999999165534973,"political":0.14000000059604645},{"id":"n_5rgylvjrn6kng2kwrbia","seq":552252,"kind":"article","title":"Andy Williams To Be Honored With Memorial Bench in New York","url":"https://www.wrestlezone.com/news/1664571-andy-williams-memorial-bench-gratwick-riverside-park","summary":"Andy Williams, known to wrestling fans as The Butcher, will soon have a permanent memorial in the community where he grew up. A statue of Williams sitting on a bench is planned for Gratwick Riverside Park in North Tonawanda, New York, giving fans and loved ones a place to remember him. The project was announced […] The post Andy Williams To Be Honored With Memorial Bench in New York appeared first on Wrestlezone .","published":"2026-09-29T00:57:24Z","seen":"2026-09-29T01:02:43Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-mandatory-com-b84b32","name":"mandatory.com","domain":"mandatory.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q3310127","name":"CraveOnline","type":"website","designations":["organization","website"]}},"via":"kite-mandatory-com-b84b32","topics":["professional-wrestling","wrestling news","aew","andy williams","the butcher"],"authors":["Vishal Bhawani"],"entities":[{"id":"Q214548","name":"Andy Williams","type":"person"}],"mentions":3,"story":"st_wf7iuyhqxsstxylzqxha","category":"arts-culture-entertainment","category_p":0.4399999976158142,"category2":"sport","sentiment":"positive","tone":0.44999998807907104,"political":0.07999999821186066},{"id":"n_wf7iuyhqxsstxylzqxha","seq":543853,"kind":"article","title":"Memorial Bench For Andy ‘The Butcher’ Williams To Be Built In New York","url":"https://411mania.com/wrestling/memorial-bench-andy-the-butcher-williams-built-new-york","summary":"Andy \"The Butcher\" Williams is set to receive a memorial bench in upstate New York, as announced on Monday. The post Memorial Bench For Andy ‘The Butcher’ Williams To Be Built In New York appeared first on 411MANIA | Wrestling News, WWE & AEW Results .","published":"2026-09-28T22:47:30Z","seen":"2026-09-28T23:45:18Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-411mania-com-85a01e","name":"411mania.com","domain":"411mania.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q131400436","name":"411Mania","type":"website","designations":["website"]}},"via":"kite-411mania-com-85a01e","topics":["professional-wrestling","the butcher"],"authors":["Jeremy Thomas"],"story":"st_wf7iuyhqxsstxylzqxha","category":"arts-culture-entertainment","category_p":0.3400000035762787,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.12999999523162842,"political":0.15000000596046448}]}