Bushwacker Butch has died aged 78 after WWE Hall of Famer suffered medical emergency at WrestleMania event
Last Updated on: 4th April 2023, 03:05 am
It has been reported that Bob ‘Butch’ Miller, best known as Bushwacker Butch in the legendary WWE Hall of Fame tag team The Bushwackers, has passed away at the age of 78.
The news came following a medical emergency that Miller suffered while in Los Angeles to attend WrestleMania 39-related events over the weekend.
After a short stay in a Los Angeles hospital, it has been confirmed that Bushwacker Butch has passed away.
Butch’s teammate Bushwacker Luke shared the news and a tribute on his social media account saying,
“Late last night, I lost my friend, brother and tag team partner of over 50 years with the passing of Bob “Butch” Miller. My heart goes out to his wife Helen, his lovely daughters Sharon and Kirsten and all of his grandchildren.
From the early-1970s when we were young mates wrestling for John da Silva in New Zealand, my first impression of Bob “The Chest” Miller (as he was called in those days) was that he was a first-class redneck, and what bloody redneck he was! But he was also an all-around good guy and a great friend. By the time we reached our mid-20s, we found ourselves traveling the world together, from New Zealand to Australia to Malaysia, Singapore and Japan, before “invading” the North American territories in Canada and the United States as The Sheepherders.
In 1988 we were in our 40s and still at the top of our game when we got a call from the offices in Connecticut with an offer to join the largest and fastest growing wrestling promotion in the world, the WWF/E- The Bushwhackers were born! As The Bushwhackers we appeared in the largest venues in the world, in front the the biggest crowds professional wrestling had ever seen!
And we were eventually honored by our fans and peers with our inclusion in the WWE Hall of Fame in 2015 and the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2020. We did it all, we saw it all, and we accomplished it all together. This past weekend in Los Angeles, Bob flew in from New Zealand to join me for Wrestlemania weekend and the related festivities, neither of us knowing it would be our last days together and his last days of life. If you were to read the story of my life it would say that I am only child, but it would be wrong. In life I had a brother and his name was Bob Miller. I love you, Bob. Until I see you again, WOOOOAHH YEEEEAAHH!”
In addition to their induction into the WWE and Pro Wrestling Hall of Fames, The Bushwackers are also 26-time tag team champions across various promotions worldwide including 7 reigns of NWA tag team championships.
A Go Fund Me has been set up to help cover the funeral expenses for Bushwacker Butch which you can check out here.
