"Dr. Death" Steve Williams Passes Away At Age 49 Reported by Daniel Pena on 12/30/2009 TNAHeadlines.com - Breaking TNA News, Spoilers, Photos & More! "Dr. Death" Steve Williams lost his battle with cancer last night, passing away at the age of 49.
He had been battling throat cancer for a number of years, first apparently beating it in 2005. It came back this year and his health had worsened in recent months.
Williams held numerous titles in North America and Japan throughout his lengthy career in the wrestling industry. He also achieved All-American status as a collegiate football player at the University of Oklahoma.
After the death of longtime rival and friend Mitsuharu Misawa this past June, Williams made the decision to retire from the ring after twenty-seven years of service. His final match was held on October 25, 2009 in Tokyo. Donít forget to check out our official members area located at PWMForums.com. Registration is free to join thousands of intelligent members discussing wrestling; view hot women photos; multimedia and tons more! Be part of the best wrestling community online! Paid Advertisement Amazon.com Widgets QUICK LINKS: Main Page | More Headlines | Hot Women | Special Photos Reporter's Advertisement: PLEASE NOTE: The link promoted in the above advertisement may NOT be true and were placed in the post by the reporter to advertise a 3rd Party website. PWMania.com do not take responsibility for the link above.
American   has died aged 49. The retired wrestler died of cancer. Williams was suffering from throat cancer and underwent surgery in 2004. 

Williams, who originally trained up as an  fighter started his career in 1979. He performed in several different promotions including ,  and . He held the  with  in WCW.

For a short period he wrestled in , WWE's development facility. During his time there he worked with current  superstar .

Williams officially retired this year. He choose to retire after the death of fellow wrestler and friend . He wrestled his last match in Japan on October 25, 2009.