Butch Reed

Butch Reed
Birth nameBruce Franklin Reed[1]
Born(1954-07-11)July 11, 1954[2]
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.[2]
DiedFebruary 5, 2021(2021-02-05) (aged 66)
Warrensburg, Missouri, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Central Missouri[3]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Bruce Reed[2]
Butch Reed[3]
Doom #2[4]
Billed height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[3]
Billed weight262 lb (119 kg)[3]
Billed fromKansas City, Missouri[3]
Trained byRonnie Etchison
Debut1978
Retired2013

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).

  1. ^ Art Crews with Judy Burleigh-Crews (May 2014). We Made 'em Look Good. Xlibris Corporation. p. 195. ISBN 978-1-4931-8238-1.
  2. ^ a b c Harris M. Lentz III (January 1, 2003). Biographical Dictionary of Professional Wrestling, 2d ed. McFarland. pp. 281–282. ISBN 978-0-7864-1754-4.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Butch Reed". WWE.com. WWE. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference KreikenbohmDoom was invoked but never defined (see the help page).