Bushwhacker Butch, one of the two members of the legendary Bushwhackers, has passed away at the age of 78.
Butch, whose real name was Bob Miller, was hospitalized in the ICU on Friday after arriving in Los Angeles to attend WrestleMania 39.
“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,” Bushwhacker Luke said.
“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.
“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.”
Origin and end of The Bushwhackers
Butch and Luke were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2015. Back in 1988, the two men signed a deal with WWE and became one of the most popular and beloved pairs in the wrestling world.
They never won the WWE World Tag Team Championships and left WWE in 1996 before retiring in 2021, due to Luke‘s severe neck injuries.
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