Bushwhacker Luke Breaks Down in Tears Recalling Butch Miller’s Final Moments

WWE Hall of Famer Bushwhacker Luke has shared a gut-wrenching account of his tag team partner Butch Miller’s final days, revealing how their last moments together during WrestleMania 39 weekend became the most painful experience of his life.

Speaking on Wrestling Life with Ben Veal, Luke recalled how Butch had flown in from New Zealand early for the festivities, but everything changed the next morning when he went to check on his longtime friend.

“He came up two days early. The next morning, I went to wake him up, there was no noise. Kept banging on the door. In the end, we got security, and they opened the door up. He’s lying there for breath.”

Butch was rushed to the hospital, but things quickly took a turn for the worse.

“I didn’t know till later that he’d stopped breathing on the way to the hospital for a minute or so, but they brought him to. They put him to sleep, you know, tranquilized him so to keep all of his organs in good shape… And then they told me that if he lives, he’d be on machines for the rest of his life. Well, that hit me hard… because he always said to me, ‘I never want to be on a machine.’”

Luke then made the devastating call to Butch’s wife and daughters back home in New Zealand so they could say their final goodbyes over Zoom.

“They all spoke to him… his wife and his two daughters. And then eight o’clock, the Zoom went dead, and he lived for an hour and 10 minutes. I sat there for an hour and 10 minutes, took his last breath. Boy that, that was the hardest part of my life, seeing him take his last breath.”

The Bushwhackers were partners for nearly 60 years, and for Luke, that bond was stronger than anything.

“All of his marriages gathered together, I was still with him longer than all that.”

Luke continues to honor Butch’s legacy by attending wrestling conventions around the world, keeping the stories of their wild, unforgettable careers alive for fans.

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