His passing was announced after he suffered a medical episode following a tag-team wrestling match.

Guitarist Andy Williams of Every Time I Die performing live on the Maverick Stage at Download Festival, on June 13, 2015.

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Andy Williams, the founding guitarist of metalcore band Every Time I Die and a professional wrestler, has died. He was 48.

Williams, a former All Elite Wrestling (AEW) wrestler known as “The Butcher,” died Saturday night (Sept. 5), hours after collapsing following an independent tag-team wrestling match at Mr. Small’s Theatre in Millvale, Pennsylvania, according to TMZ.