The Pittsburgh-based promotion Andy Williams was wrestling for on Saturday night (Sept. 5) when he collapsed is called Enjoy Wrestling. It was celebrating its fifth anniversary Labor Day weekend, but had already announced it would be shutting down for good after its October 4 card.
Kurt Hackimer is a co-owner of Enjoy Wrestling. He provided the first statement on the 48-year-old Williams’ death, which occurred in the hours after he collapsed at Enjoy’s show. What Hackimer sent to Ricky Sayer of Pittsburgh’s
KDKA is the first public explanation of what happened:
Andy collapsed at ringside after his match on Saturday and hit his head on the floor. We carried him to the side where he was attended to by the two doctors we have on staff.
I called for an ambulance. At this time, he was conscious but unresponsive. His condition worsened quickly and his pulse faded. Called 911 again to provide an update and were informed that the police were about to arrive.
We ended the event and asked the audience to leave. Doctors administered CPR and utilized an AED provided by the police until the ambulance arrived.
He was taken to Allegheny General Hospital at around 9:45PM and we were informed of his passing by his tag team partner, Jesse Guilleman, shortly after midnight.
Medics on site indicated that the symptoms were consistent with a cardiac event, but we were told that the cause of death is pending the results of an autopsy.
Thank you,
Kurt Hackimer
Enjoy Wrestling Co-Owner
This follows TMZ’s release of audio from Pittsburgh-area emergency dispatchers recorded Saturday night, which included mention of “a male wrestler” who “hit his head on a ring post”.
We’ll continue to await the official coroner’s report, and send our best to those struggling with the sudden loss of Andy Williams.
