Bruce Reed

Bruce Reed

Known for
Acting
Born
July 11, 1954
Died
February 5, 2021 (aged 66)
Birthplace
Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Biography

Bruce Franklin Reed was an American professional wrestler and football player, better known by the ring name "Hacksaw" Butch Reed. 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 WWE (such as the first Survivor Series main event) and World Championship Wrestling (where he held the WCW World Tag Team Championship with Ron Simmons, as Doom).

Known For

Photos

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Filmography

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Supercard: Butch Reed Re-experiences The Ghetto Street Fight poster

Supercard: Butch Reed Re-experiences The Ghetto Street Fight

Movie · as Himself

2014
WWE: The Best of Sting poster

WWE: The Best of Sting

Movie · as Butch Reed

2013
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling poster

Legends of Mid-South Wrestling

Movie · as Butch Reed

2012
WWE: Falls Count Anywhere: The Greatest Street Fights and Other Out of Control Matches

WWE: Falls Count Anywhere: The Greatest Street Fights and Other Out of Control Matches

Movie

2008
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II poster

Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II

Movie · as "Hacksaw" Butch Reed

2007
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1 poster

Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1

Movie · as "Hacksaw" Butch Reed

1994
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch poster

The Life And Times of Paul Boesch

Movie · as Butch Reed (archive footage)

1992
WCW Clash of The Champions XX: 20th Anniversary poster

WCW Clash of The Champions XX: 20th Anniversary

Movie · as Butch Reed

1991
WCW WrestleWar 1991 poster

WCW WrestleWar 1991

Movie · as Butch Reed

1991
WCW SuperBrawl 1 poster

WCW SuperBrawl 1

Movie · as Butch Reed

1991
WCW Clash of The Champions XIV: Dixie Dynamite poster

WCW Clash of The Champions XIV: Dixie Dynamite

Movie · as Butch Reed

1990
WCW Capital Combat: Return of RoboCop poster

WCW Capital Combat: Return of RoboCop

Movie · as Butch Reed

1990
WCW The Great American Bash 1990 poster

WCW The Great American Bash 1990

Movie · as Butch Reed

1990
WCW Halloween Havoc 1990 poster

WCW Halloween Havoc 1990

Movie · as Butch Reed

1990
NWA Clash of The Champions X: Texas Shootout poster

NWA Clash of The Champions X: Texas Shootout

Movie · as DOOM #1

1990
NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush poster

NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush

Movie · as "Hacksaw" Butch Reed

1990
NWA Clash of The Champions XIII: Thanksgiving Thunder poster

NWA Clash of The Champions XIII: Thanksgiving Thunder

Movie · as Butch Reed

1990
WCW Starrcade 1990 poster

WCW Starrcade 1990

Movie · as Butch Reed

1989
WCW Halloween Havoc 1989 poster

WCW Halloween Havoc 1989

Movie · as Butch Reed

1989
WCW Starrcade 1989 poster

WCW Starrcade 1989

Movie · as DOOM #1

1989
NWA Live: March 18, 1989

NWA Live: March 18, 1989

Movie · as "Hacksaw" Butch Reed

1989
NWA Clash of The Champions V: St. Valentine's Massacre poster

NWA Clash of The Champions V: St. Valentine's Massacre

Movie · as "Hacksaw" Butch Reed

1989
NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun poster

NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun

Movie · as "Hacksaw" Butch Reed

1989
NWA Chi-Town Rumble poster

NWA Chi-Town Rumble

Movie · as "Hacksaw" Butch Reed

1989
NWA Clash of The Champions IX: New York Knockout poster

NWA Clash of The Champions IX: New York Knockout

Movie · as DOOM #1

1989
WCW WrestleWar 1989 poster

WCW WrestleWar 1989

Movie · as "Hacksaw" Butch Reed

1988
WWE Royal Rumble 1988 poster

WWE Royal Rumble 1988

Movie · as "The Natural" Butch Reed

1988
Macho Madness poster

Macho Madness

Movie · as Butch Reed

1988
Clash of the Champions poster

Clash of the Champions

TV · as "Hacksaw" Butch Reed, DOOM #1 · 3 eps

1987
WWE WrestleMania III poster

WWE WrestleMania III

Movie · as "The Natural" Butch Reed

1987
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '87

WWE Houston Wrestling: November '87

Movie · as "The Natural" Butch Reed

1987
WWE Survivor Series 1987 poster

WWE Survivor Series 1987

Movie · as Butch Reed

1986
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86

WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86

Movie · as "The Natural" Butch Reed

1986
WWF Wrestling Challenge poster

WWF Wrestling Challenge

TV · as "The Natural" Butch Reed · 14 eps

1986
WWF Superstars poster

WWF Superstars

TV · as Butch Reed, "The Natural" Butch Reed · 7 eps

1985
AWA StarCage

AWA StarCage

Movie · as "Hacksaw" Butch Reed

1985
Mid-South Wrestling: November 11, 1985 poster

Mid-South Wrestling: November 11, 1985

Movie · as "Hacksaw" Butch Reed

1985
Mid-South WrestleFest '85 poster

Mid-South WrestleFest '85

Movie · as Butch Reed

1985
Mid-South Arena Shows poster

Mid-South Arena Shows

TV · as "Hacksaw" Butch Reed · 1 ep

1985
NWA World Championship Wrestling poster

NWA World Championship Wrestling

TV · as Butch Reed · 4 eps

1984
WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '84

WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '84

Movie · as "Hacksaw" Butch Reed

1984
WCCW Parade of Champions

WCCW Parade of Champions

Movie · as "Hacksaw" Butch Reed

1982
NWA Sam Muchnick Retirement Show

NWA Sam Muchnick Retirement Show

Movie · as Himself

1981
Mid-South Wrestling poster

Mid-South Wrestling

TV · as 'Hacksaw' Butch Reed · 103 eps

1973
WWE Old School poster

WWE Old School

TV · as Butch Reed · 1 ep