(1954-07-11)July 11, 1954[2] Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.[2]
Died
February 5, 2021(2021-02-05) (aged 66) Warrensburg, Missouri, U.S.
Alma mater
University of Central Missouri[3]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
Bruce Reed[2] Butch Reed[3] Doom #2[4]
Billed height
6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[3]
Billed weight
262 lb (119 kg)[3]
Billed from
Kansas City, Missouri[3]
Trained by
Ronnie Etchison
Debut
1978
Retired
2013
Bruce Franklin Reed (July 11, 1954 – February 5, 2021) was an American professional wrestler and football player, better known by the ring name Butch Reed.[3] He played college football at the University of Central Missouri, was a star in Mid-South Wrestling and had high-profile tag team matches in the World Wrestling Federation (such as the first Survivor Series main event) and World Championship Wrestling (where he held the championship with Ron Simmons, as Doom).
^Art Crews with Judy Burleigh-Crews (May 2014). We Made 'em Look Good. Xlibris Corporation. p. 195. ISBN 978-1-4931-8238-1.
^ abcHarris M. Lentz III (January 1, 2003). Biographical Dictionary of Professional Wrestling, 2d ed. McFarland. pp. 281–282. ISBN 978-0-7864-1754-4.
^ abcdef"Butch Reed". WWE.com. WWE. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
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Franklin Reed (July 11, 1954 – February 5, 2021) was an American professional wrestler and football player, better known by the ring name ButchReed. He played...
wrestling history. He was also a one-time WCW World Tag Team Champion with ButchReed and a one-time WCW United States Tag Team Champion with Big Josh. He was...
referee was knocked out. The Midnight Express beat Bob Orton, Jr. and ButchReed in the first round while the Samoan Swat Team beat Ranger Ross and Ron...
included Barry Windham, Mr. Wrestling II, Eric Embry, Sweet Brown Sugar, and ButchReed. Kerry Von Erich later joined his brother on the heel side in Florida...
November 1987, André along with team members One Man Gang, King Kong Bundy, ButchReed, and Rick Rude defeated Hogan, Paul Orndorff, Don Muraco, Ken Patera,...
1983 to February 1984, he worked for Mid-South Wrestling, where he and ButchReed held the Mid-South Tag Team Championship for two and a half months. In...
for the win. "The Natural" ButchReed, making his pay-per-view debut, against Koko B. Ware, was the following match. Reed won the match with a rollup...
partner to join the Yamasaki Corporation. The stable would grow to include ButchReed as well, although the group would not remain together for long. Barry...
Rotunda, Sid Vicious, Ron Simmons, and ButchReed. His final match came on November 7 when he was defeated by ButchReed at a house show in Chicago, IL. After...
feuds involved Ernie Ladd, Ted DiBiase, Kamala, King Kong Bundy, and ButchReed. The 1982 feud with DiBiase was particularly notable as DiBiase, once...
ButchReed won the championship from Dory Funk Jr. is uncertain, which puts the title reign at between 1 day and 61 days. The exact date that Butch Reed...
and untelevised matches to Harley Race, The Hart Foundation, Hercules, ButchReed, and Dino Bravo. On the December 14, 1986 edition of Wrestling Challenge...
the Florida crowd cheering for Flair during the match. Ron Simmons and ButchReed began working together as a tag team known simply as Doom, initially as...
defended the NWA World Tag Team Championship against Doom (Ron Simmons and ButchReed) while Brian Pillman and Tom Zenk defended the NWA United States Tag Team...
this day in pro wrestling history (July 16): Dusty Rhodes Vs. Ernie Ladd, Reed Vs. JYD, Bash in Huntington Beach". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online...
Sullivan and adopting the name "Woman" and becoming the manager of Doom (ButchReed and Ron Simmons). After leaving Doom, she teamed herself up with Ric Flair...
televised match at Madison Square Garden in February 1988, teaming up with ButchReed in a loss to Don Muraco and The Ultimate Warrior. After leaving the WWF...
refer to: Doom (professional wrestling), the tag team of Ron Simmons and ButchReed Daniel Doom (1934–2020), Belgian cyclist Debbie Doom (born 1963), American...
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