Luke Williams, also known as Bushwhacker Luke of the new WWE Hall of Fame inductees The Bushwhackers, recently took part in an interview with Main Event Radio.
Williams spoke on a number of topics, including the Hall of Fame induction announcement, Butch’s health, working with the Samoans and Harts, today current group of stars, and more. You can read a few excerpts below (transcription via ProWrestling.net):
Bushwhacker Luke Talks WWE Hall of Fame:
To all the fans, thanks for pushing for the Bushwhackers to get in [the WWE Hall of Fame]. I knew in January mate, they notified us that we were picked to get into the Hall of Fame. I don’t know how it happened, but here we are.
Bushwhacker Butch’s health:
He left me in 2002 due to sickness. He was in the hospital for 12 weeks, in a really bad state. He was in ICU for 11 days, arms strapped down and on tranquilizer. If I hadn’t found him, a few hours later he would have been dead. He’s much better now. After the 12 weeks he packed up and went home to be with his kids and grandkids. In 2010, he had a relapse and woke up in the hospital. They took his hip out, and didn’t put another one in until 2012. He will be using crutches, but he will be at the Hall of Fame.
On today’s stars, which gimmick did he help create?
I was around in ROH when Bryan was there, AJ Styles, Samoa Joe, CM Punk, Tyler Black [Seth Rollins] – great bunch of guys, turned out to be great workers. Dean Ambrose, he’s a bit of a lunatic, he worked for me. I was a booker for years, originally for Joe Blanchard in 1983 and then in Puerto Rico with Bruiser Brody and Stan Hansen and Abdullah the Butcher. Then more recently for eight years in IWA Puerto Rico with Savio Vega and Vampiro and Ricky “Mesias” Banderas. Abyss was created by me and Dutch Mantell. I gave him the mask and put him in the ring, and Dutch gave him the name Abyss.
For more with Luke Williams, including his thoughts on working with families like the Samoans and Harts, arriving in the United States, adjusting the Bushwhacker gimmick to fit WWE and more, click here to listen to the entire interview with Main Event Radio.
