A permanent memorial honoring the late Andy Williams, known to AEW fans as The Butcher, is planned for Gratwick Riverside Park in North Tonawanda, New York. The memorial will feature a statue of Williams seated on a bench and is planned for a location along the Niagara River Greenway.
Jordan Buckley, a founding member of the band Every Time I Die alongside Williams, announced the project on social media on September 28. North Tonawanda is the community where Williams grew up, giving the planned memorial a direct connection to his personal history outside of his wrestling and music careers.
Williams was a member of AEW’s roster, competing as The Butcher, and was also known to music fans as a guitarist for Every Time I Die. Details on how fans can contribute to the memorial project were included in Buckley’s announcement, according to multiple outlets covering the story.
Separately, eWrestlingNews reported that AEW Dynamite is set to pay tribute to PAC, though specifics of that planned tribute were not detailed in available reporting and are unrelated to the Williams memorial announcement.
