WWE Legend Bushwhacker Butch Useless At 78
Wrestling legend Bushwhacker Butch has handed away after a short sickness, his longtime tag workforce companion Luke introduced on Monday. He was 78 years previous.
Butch — actual title Bob Miller — was hospitalized within the ICU on Friday after arriving in Los Angeles for WrestleMania … which was a results of a “state of affairs with treatment,” Luke stated in an interview over the weekend.
“He flew in from New Zealand on Wednesday, was all good. Friday morning, he was incognito.”
Butch was an absolute legend for many years … and was inducted into the WWE Corridor of Fame in 2015 as a member of the Bushwhackers.
Luke launched an emotional tribute to Butch simply minutes in the past … saying, “Late final night time, I misplaced my pal, brother and tag workforce companion of over 50 years with the passing of Bob ‘Butch’ Miller.”
“From the early-Nineteen Seventies once we had been younger mates wrestling for John da Silva in New Zealand, my first impression of Bob ‘The Chest’ Miller (as he was referred to as in these days) was that he was a first-class redneck, and what bloody redneck he was! However he was additionally an all-around good man and an amazing pal.”
“In case you had been to learn the story of my life it will say that I’m solely youngster, however it will be flawed,” Luke added. “In life I had a brother and his title was Bob Miller. I like you, Bob. Till I see you once more, WOOOOAHH YEEEEAAHH!”
A GoFundMe web page was set as much as assist with Butch’s medical bills … and the funds will now be used to pay for a funeral service.
Miller is survived by his spouse, Helen, daughters, Sharon and Kirsten, and his grandchildren.
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