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* RealSongThemeTune:
** Music/PinkFloyd's "One Of These Days" in Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling and in Wrestling/RingOfHonor.
** Music/TheNotoriousBIG's "Hypnotize" on ''[[Wrestling/JuggaloChampionshipWrestling Juggalo Championshxt Wrestling Volume 1]]''.
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Born Lawrence Shreve in Windsor, Ontario, UsefulNotes/{{Canada}}[[note]]The year depends on the source[[/note]], Abdullah the Butcher is one of the biggest legends in ProfessionalWrestling history. Billed as "The Madman from the [=Sudan=]," he started his career in Ontario in 1958 and became one of the true pioneers of hardcore wrestling. He was a huge star in Japan and Puerto Rico. Among his achievements, he is a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/alljapan/pwf-h.html All Japan Pro Wrestling PWF Heavyweight Champion]], a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pr/wwc/wwc-h.html WWC (World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico) World Heavyweight Champion]], and was inducted into the Wrestling/{{WWE}} Hall of Fame in 2011. He wrestled for Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/{{WCW}}, Wrestling/{{ECW}}, the Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation, [[Wrestling/BretHart Stampede Wrestling]], Wrestling/JuggaloChampionshipWrestling, the [[Wrestling/VonErichFamily Von Erichs]]' World Class Championship Wrestling in Dallas, the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico, Wrestling/RingOfHonor, Wrestling/DragonGate, Wrestling/{{HUSTLE}}, and so many more. He traveled a lot over his career, mainly to keep his act from getting stale; it mainly consisted of him stabbing his opponent bloody with a fork, with other weapons used as well, brawling through the arena, and eventually pinning his opponent with the Sudanese Meat Cleaver (elbow drop). He was a major draw all over the world for decades. He and Wrestling/DanSpivey faced Wrestling/BruiserBrody and Carlos Colon in Brody's last-ever match, on July 15, 1988. He was inducted into the ''[[Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'' Hall of Fame in 1996, and into the Wrestling/{{WWE}} Hall of Fame in 2011.

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Born Lawrence Robert Shreve in Windsor, Ontario, UsefulNotes/{{Canada}}[[note]]The year depends on the source[[/note]], (born January 11, 1941), aka Abdullah the Butcher Butcher, is one of the biggest legends in ProfessionalWrestling history. Billed as "The Madman from the [=Sudan=]," he started his career in Ontario in 1958 and became one of the true pioneers of hardcore wrestling. He was a huge star in Japan and Puerto Rico. Among his achievements, he is a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/alljapan/pwf-h.html All Japan Pro Wrestling PWF Heavyweight Champion]], a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pr/wwc/wwc-h.html WWC (World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico) World Heavyweight Champion]], and was inducted into the Wrestling/{{WWE}} Hall of Fame in 2011. He wrestled for Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/{{WCW}}, Wrestling/{{ECW}}, the Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation, [[Wrestling/BretHart Stampede Wrestling]], Wrestling/JuggaloChampionshipWrestling, the [[Wrestling/VonErichFamily Von Erichs]]' World Class Championship Wrestling in Dallas, the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico, Wrestling/RingOfHonor, Wrestling/DragonGate, Wrestling/{{HUSTLE}}, and so many more. He traveled a lot over his career, mainly to keep his act from getting stale; it mainly consisted of him stabbing his opponent bloody with a fork, with other weapons used as well, brawling through the arena, and eventually pinning his opponent with the Sudanese Meat Cleaver (elbow drop). He was a major draw all over the world for decades. He and Wrestling/DanSpivey faced Wrestling/BruiserBrody and Carlos Colon in Brody's last-ever match, on July 15, 1988. He was inducted into the ''[[Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'' Hall of Fame in 1996, and into the Wrestling/{{WWE}} Hall of Fame in 2011.
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* MeanCharacterNiceActor: With a nickname like The Butcher, mean character might be an understatement, but according to Mick Foley in his autobiography, Foley, his wife Collette, and Abdullah were on a road trip that took a few hours; the Butcher "held in a fart" the entire trip to avoid offending Collette.
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* OlderThanHeLooks: [[http://cdn.sescoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/abdullah-the-butcher.jpg Does he look anywhere near 75?]]

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* HiddenDepths: Despite what his fighting style might make you think, he has a background in both UsefulNotes/{{Judo}} and UsefulNotes/{{Karate}}.
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* TheButcher: Both literally and figuratively at this point. He earned the epithet from his fearsome reputation but he apparently is a pretty good cook.

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* TheButcher: Both literally and figuratively at this point. He earned the epithet from his fearsome reputation but he apparently is a pretty good cook.cook, at one point owning his own restaurant, Abdullah the Butcher's House of Ribs and Chinese Food.

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!!! "Mad Tropes from the Sudan":

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"Mad Tropes from the Sudan":



* BashBrothers: [[Wrestling/EdFarhat the Original Sheik]], Tiger Jeet Singh, Wrestling/KevinSullivan, Giant Kamala #2, [[Wrestling/MickFoley Cactus Jack]].

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* BashBrothers: [[Wrestling/EdFarhat the The Original Sheik]], Tiger Jeet Singh, Wrestling/KevinSullivan, Giant Kamala #2, [[Wrestling/MickFoley Cactus Jack]].



* ChairmanOfTheBrawl: He'd use the steel chair from time to time.



* FatBastard: If the image did not make it clear enough, he was not a small man.
** Abdullah has been working since 1958 and never actually officially retired. Though most wrestlers worth their salt know to steer clear of his bloody dome now, since his Hep C is an open secret (which he knowingly passed on to others in the ring).

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* FatBastard: If "Fat in that, if the image did not make it clear enough, he was not a small man.
** Abdullah has been working since 1958
man, and never actually officially retired. Though "Bastard" in that he's a very violent wrestler in the ring, and most wrestlers worth their salt know to steer clear of his bloody dome now, since his Hep C is an open secret (which he knowingly passed on to others in the ring).ring) outside of the ring.



* GarbageWrestler: One of the [[UrExample Ur Examples]], along with the Sheik. That said, he would work in actual wrestling moves here and there when he felt like it.
** ChairmanOfTheBrawl: He'd use them from time to time.
** ForkFencing: His WeaponOfChoice.

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* ForkFencing: His WeaponOfChoice is a fork.
* GarbageWrestler: One of the [[UrExample Ur Examples]], Ur-Examples]], along with the Sheik. That said, he would work in actual wrestling moves here and there when he felt like it.
** ChairmanOfTheBrawl: He'd use them from time to time.
** ForkFencing: His WeaponOfChoice.
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** Wrestling/KevinSullivan qualifies as well.
* TheSpeechless: Due to the fact that he was supposed to be from the Sudan, he doesn't speak English while in character, thus providing work for his various managers. There are some exceptions, such as when he cut a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge1hqB-2RkA promo in Japan]] where he said that he wanted Wrestling/GenichiroTenryu to "taste the fork" and later when he gave an acceptance speech when he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.

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** Wrestling/KevinSullivan qualifies as well.
* TheSpeechless: Due to the fact that he was supposed to be from the Sudan, he doesn't speak English while in character, thus providing work for his various managers. There are some exceptions, such as when he cut a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge1hqB-2RkA promo in Japan]] where he said that he wanted Wrestling/GenichiroTenryu to "taste the fork" and later when he gave an acceptance speech when he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.
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* TheVoiceless
** Due to the fact that he was supposed to be from the Sudan, he rarely spoke while in character, thus providing work for his various managers.
** Subverted at times, such as when he cut a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge1hqB-2RkA promo in Japan]] where he said that he wanted Wrestling/GenichiroTenryu to "taste the fork."
** He also gave an acceptance speech when he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.

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* TheVoiceless
**
TheSpeechless: Due to the fact that he was supposed to be from the Sudan, he rarely spoke doesn't speak English while in character, thus providing work for his various managers.
** Subverted at times,
managers. There are some exceptions, such as when he cut a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge1hqB-2RkA promo in Japan]] where he said that he wanted Wrestling/GenichiroTenryu to "taste the fork."
** He also
fork" and later when he gave an acceptance speech when he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.
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* IKnowKarate. And Judo too.
* LegacyCharacter: Abdullah Jr. Kobayashi in Big Japan Pro Wrestling.
%% * MightyGlacier: Especially as he got really old.
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You can find the basics at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdullah_the_Butcher The Other Wiki]].
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Born '''Lawrence Shreve''' in Windsor, Ontario, UsefulNotes/{{Canada}}[[note]]The year depends on the source[[/note]], '''Abdullah the Butcher''' is one of the biggest legends in ProfessionalWrestling history. Billed as "The Madman from the [=Sudan=]," he started his career in Ontario in 1958 and became one of the true pioneers of hardcore wrestling. He was a huge star in Japan and Puerto Rico. Among his achievements, he is a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/alljapan/pwf-h.html All Japan Pro Wrestling PWF Heavyweight Champion]], a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pr/wwc/wwc-h.html WWC (World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico) World Heavyweight Champion]], and was inducted into the Wrestling/{{WWE}} Hall of Fame in 2011. He wrestled for Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/{{WCW}}, Wrestling/{{ECW}}, the Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation, [[Wrestling/BretHart Stampede Wrestling]], Wrestling/JuggaloChampionshipWrestling, the [[Wrestling/VonErichFamily Von Erichs]]' World Class Championship Wrestling in Dallas, the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico, Wrestling/RingOfHonor, Wrestling/DragonGate, Wrestling/{{HUSTLE}}, and so many more. He traveled a lot over his career, mainly to keep his act from getting stale; it mainly consisted of him stabbing his opponent bloody with a fork, with other weapons used as well, brawling through the arena, and eventually pinning his opponent with the Sudanese Meat Cleaver (elbow drop). He was a major draw all over the world for decades. He and Wrestling/DanSpivey faced Wrestling/BruiserBrody and Carlos Colon in Brody's last-ever match, on July 15, 1988. He was inducted into the ''[[Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'' Hall of Fame in 1996, and into the Wrestling/{{WWE}} Hall of Fame in 2011.

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Born '''Lawrence Shreve''' Lawrence Shreve in Windsor, Ontario, UsefulNotes/{{Canada}}[[note]]The year depends on the source[[/note]], '''Abdullah Abdullah the Butcher''' Butcher is one of the biggest legends in ProfessionalWrestling history. Billed as "The Madman from the [=Sudan=]," he started his career in Ontario in 1958 and became one of the true pioneers of hardcore wrestling. He was a huge star in Japan and Puerto Rico. Among his achievements, he is a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/alljapan/pwf-h.html All Japan Pro Wrestling PWF Heavyweight Champion]], a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pr/wwc/wwc-h.html WWC (World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico) World Heavyweight Champion]], and was inducted into the Wrestling/{{WWE}} Hall of Fame in 2011. He wrestled for Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/{{WCW}}, Wrestling/{{ECW}}, the Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation, [[Wrestling/BretHart Stampede Wrestling]], Wrestling/JuggaloChampionshipWrestling, the [[Wrestling/VonErichFamily Von Erichs]]' World Class Championship Wrestling in Dallas, the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico, Wrestling/RingOfHonor, Wrestling/DragonGate, Wrestling/{{HUSTLE}}, and so many more. He traveled a lot over his career, mainly to keep his act from getting stale; it mainly consisted of him stabbing his opponent bloody with a fork, with other weapons used as well, brawling through the arena, and eventually pinning his opponent with the Sudanese Meat Cleaver (elbow drop). He was a major draw all over the world for decades. He and Wrestling/DanSpivey faced Wrestling/BruiserBrody and Carlos Colon in Brody's last-ever match, on July 15, 1988. He was inducted into the ''[[Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'' Hall of Fame in 1996, and into the Wrestling/{{WWE}} Hall of Fame in 2011.
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Born '''Lawrence Shreve''' in Windsor, Ontario, UsefulNotes/{{Canada}}[[note]]The year depends on the source[[/note]], '''Abdullah the Butcher''' is one of the biggest legends in ProfessionalWrestling history. Billed as "The Madman from the [=Sudan=]," he started his career in Ontario in 1958 and became one of the true pioneers of hardcore wrestling. He was a huge star in Japan and Puerto Rico. Among his achievements, he is a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/alljapan/pwf-h.html All Japan Pro Wrestling PWF Heavyweight Champion]], a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pr/wwc/wwc-h.html WWC (World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico) World Heavyweight Champion]], and was inducted into the Wrestling/{{WWE}} Hall of Fame in 2011. He wrestled for Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/{{WCW}}, Wrestling/{{ECW}}, the Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation, [[Wrestling/BretHart Stampede Wrestling]], Wrestling/JuggaloChampionshipWrestling, the [[Wrestling/VonErichFamily Von Erichs]]' World Class Championship Wrestling in Dallas, the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico, Wrestling/RingOfHonor, Wrestling/DragonGate, Wrestling/{{HUSTLE}}, and so many more. He traveled a lot over his career, mainly to keep his act, which mainly consisted of him stabbing his opponent bloody with a fork, with other weapons used as well, brawling through the arena, and eventually pinning his opponent with the Sudanese Meat Cleaver (elbow drop), from getting stale. He was a major draw all over the world for decades. He and Wrestling/DanSpivey faced Wrestling/BruiserBrody and Carlos Colon in Brody's last-ever match, on July 15, 1988. He was inducted into the ''[[Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'' Hall of Fame in 1996, and into the Wrestling/{{WWE}} Hall of Fame in 2011.

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Born '''Lawrence Shreve''' in Windsor, Ontario, UsefulNotes/{{Canada}}[[note]]The year depends on the source[[/note]], '''Abdullah the Butcher''' is one of the biggest legends in ProfessionalWrestling history. Billed as "The Madman from the [=Sudan=]," he started his career in Ontario in 1958 and became one of the true pioneers of hardcore wrestling. He was a huge star in Japan and Puerto Rico. Among his achievements, he is a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/alljapan/pwf-h.html All Japan Pro Wrestling PWF Heavyweight Champion]], a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pr/wwc/wwc-h.html WWC (World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico) World Heavyweight Champion]], and was inducted into the Wrestling/{{WWE}} Hall of Fame in 2011. He wrestled for Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/{{WCW}}, Wrestling/{{ECW}}, the Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation, [[Wrestling/BretHart Stampede Wrestling]], Wrestling/JuggaloChampionshipWrestling, the [[Wrestling/VonErichFamily Von Erichs]]' World Class Championship Wrestling in Dallas, the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico, Wrestling/RingOfHonor, Wrestling/DragonGate, Wrestling/{{HUSTLE}}, and so many more. He traveled a lot over his career, mainly to keep his act, which act from getting stale; it mainly consisted of him stabbing his opponent bloody with a fork, with other weapons used as well, brawling through the arena, and eventually pinning his opponent with the Sudanese Meat Cleaver (elbow drop), from getting stale.drop). He was a major draw all over the world for decades. He and Wrestling/DanSpivey faced Wrestling/BruiserBrody and Carlos Colon in Brody's last-ever match, on July 15, 1988. He was inducted into the ''[[Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'' Hall of Fame in 1996, and into the Wrestling/{{WWE}} Hall of Fame in 2011.
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* MeanCharacterNiceActor: With a nickname like The Butcher, mean character might be an understatement, but according to Mick Foley in his autobiography, Foley, his wife Collette, and Abdullah were on a road trip that took a few hours; the Butcher "held in a fart" the entire trip to avoid offending Collette.
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* OlderThanHeLooks: [[http://cdn.sescoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/abdullah-the-butcher.jpg Does he look anywhere near 75?]]
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* CaptainErsatz: Recurring in''Videogame/FireProWrestling''
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** Abdullah has been working since 1958 and never actually officially retired. Though most wrestlers worth their salt know to steer clear of his bloody dome now, since his Hep C is an open secret (which he knowingly passed on to others in the ring).
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* MightyGlacier: Especially as he got really old.

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* VitriolicBestBuds: He and the Sheik went back and forth either teaming with each other or fighting each other for years and years.

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* VitriolicBestBuds: VitriolicBestBuds
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He and the Sheik went back and forth either teaming with each other or fighting each other for years and years.



* TheVoiceless: Due to the fact that he was supposed to be from the Sudan, he rarely spoke while in character, thus providing work for his various managers.

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* TheVoiceless: TheVoiceless
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* AxCrazy

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* AxCrazyAxCrazy: Uh, fork crazy? He was unnecessarily violent and clearly not all there anyway.



* TheButcher

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* TheButcherTheButcher: Both literally and figuratively at this point. He earned the epithet from his fearsome reputation but he apparently is a pretty good cook.



* FatBastard

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* FatBastardFatBastard: If the image did not make it clear enough, he was not a small man.



* ForeignWrestlingHeel

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* ForeignWrestlingHeelForeignWrestlingHeel: Even though he wrestled largely outside of Canada, being from there was seemingly not foreign enough so he was billed from Sudan.



* {{Heel}}

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* {{Heel}}{{Heel}}: A traveling variety, letting people all over the world learn to hate him.



* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast

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* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFastNamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: With an epithet like the butcher. Abdullah is a pretty nonthreatening name otherwise.



** Big Bad John's Army (in Australia and again when the feud with the People's Army was [[RecycledScript recycled]] in Vancouver).

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** Big Bad John's Army (in Australia and again when the feud with the People's Army was [[RecycledScript recycled]] recycled in Vancouver).



* RingOldies

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* RingOldiesRingOldies: Abdullah wrestled long enough to have feuded with both Carlos Colon and his son, Wrestling/CarlitoColon.
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* FanNickname: "Abby"
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Born '''Lawrence Shreve''' in Windsor, Ontario, UsefulNotes/{{Canada}}[[note]]The year depends on the source[[/note]], '''Abdullah the Butcher''' is one of the biggest legends in ProfessionalWrestling history. Billed as "The Madman from the [=Sudan=]," he started his career in Ontario in 1958 and became one of the true pioneers of hardcore wrestling. He was a huge star in Japan and Puerto Rico. Among his achievements, he is a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/alljapan/pwf-h.html All Japan Pro Wrestling PWF Heavyweight Champion]], a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pr/wwc/wwc-h.html WWC (World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico) World Heavyweight Champion]], and was inducted into the Wrestling/{{WWE}} Hall of Fame in 2011. He wrestled for Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/{{WCW}}, Wrestling/{{ECW}}, the Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation, [[Wrestling/BretHart Stampede Wrestling]], Wrestling/JuggaloChampionshipWrestling, the Von Erichs' World Class Championship Wrestling in Dallas, the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico, Wrestling/RingOfHonor, Wrestling/DragonGate, Wrestling/{{HUSTLE}}, and so many more. He traveled a lot over his career, mainly to keep his act, which mainly consisted of him stabbing his opponent bloody with a fork, with other weapons used as well, brawling through the arena, and eventually pinning his opponent with the Sudanese Meat Cleaver (elbow drop), from getting stale. He was a major draw all over the world for decades. He and Wrestling/DanSpivey faced Wrestling/BruiserBrody and Carlos Colon in Brody's last-ever match, on July 15, 1988. He was inducted into the ''[[Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'' Hall of Fame in 1996, and into the Wrestling/{{WWE}} Hall of Fame in 2011.

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Born '''Lawrence Shreve''' in Windsor, Ontario, UsefulNotes/{{Canada}}[[note]]The year depends on the source[[/note]], '''Abdullah the Butcher''' is one of the biggest legends in ProfessionalWrestling history. Billed as "The Madman from the [=Sudan=]," he started his career in Ontario in 1958 and became one of the true pioneers of hardcore wrestling. He was a huge star in Japan and Puerto Rico. Among his achievements, he is a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/alljapan/pwf-h.html All Japan Pro Wrestling PWF Heavyweight Champion]], a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pr/wwc/wwc-h.html WWC (World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico) World Heavyweight Champion]], and was inducted into the Wrestling/{{WWE}} Hall of Fame in 2011. He wrestled for Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/{{WCW}}, Wrestling/{{ECW}}, the Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation, [[Wrestling/BretHart Stampede Wrestling]], Wrestling/JuggaloChampionshipWrestling, the [[Wrestling/VonErichFamily Von Erichs' Erichs]]' World Class Championship Wrestling in Dallas, the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico, Wrestling/RingOfHonor, Wrestling/DragonGate, Wrestling/{{HUSTLE}}, and so many more. He traveled a lot over his career, mainly to keep his act, which mainly consisted of him stabbing his opponent bloody with a fork, with other weapons used as well, brawling through the arena, and eventually pinning his opponent with the Sudanese Meat Cleaver (elbow drop), from getting stale. He was a major draw all over the world for decades. He and Wrestling/DanSpivey faced Wrestling/BruiserBrody and Carlos Colon in Brody's last-ever match, on July 15, 1988. He was inducted into the ''[[Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'' Hall of Fame in 1996, and into the Wrestling/{{WWE}} Hall of Fame in 2011.
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* GarbageWrestler: One of the [[UrExample Ur Examples]], along with the Sheik

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* ArchEnemy: Carlos Colon, the Funk Brothers ([[Wrestling/TerryFunk Terry]] and Dory Jr.), Wrestling/BruiserBrody.
** In RealLife, Wrestling/{{Kamala}}. Devon "Hannibal" Nicholson and "Superstar" Billy Graham also hate him with a passion (due to their shared belief that Abby has infected several wrestlers with Hepatitus C via blading them with his own dirty blade, with Devon himself being a victim if this is accurate).



* BaldOfEvil[=/=]BaldOfAwesome



* ForeignWrestlingHeel



** ForeignWrestlingHeel
** [[WrestlingMonster Monster Heel]]: One of the best ever.



* StartMyOwn: Abdullah the Butcher's House of Ribs and Chinese Food, in UsefulNotes/{{Atlanta}}, GA.
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Born '''Lawrence Shreve''' in Windsor, Ontario, UsefulNotes/{{Canada}}[[note]]The year depends on the source[[/note]], '''Abdullah the Butcher''' is one of the biggest legends in ProfessionalWrestling history. Billed as "The Madman from the [=Sudan=]," he started his career in Ontario in 1958 and became one of the true pioneers of hardcore wrestling. He was a huge star in Japan and Puerto Rico. Among his achievements, he is a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/alljapan/pwf-h.html All Japan Pro Wrestling PWF Heavyweight Champion]], a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pr/wwc/wwc-h.html WWC (World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico) World Heavyweight Champion]], and was inducted into the Wrestling/{{WWE}} Hall of Fame in 2011. He wrestled for Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/{{WCW}}, Wrestling/{{ECW}}, the Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation, [[Wrestling/BretHart Stampede Wrestling]], Wrestling/JuggaloChampionshipWrestling, the Von Erichs' World Class Championship Wrestling in Dallas, the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico, Wrestling/RingOfHonor, Wrestling/DragonGate Wrestling/{{HUSTLE}}, and so many more. He traveled a lot over his career, mainly to keep his act, which mainly consisted of him stabbing his opponent bloody with a fork, with other weapons used as well, brawling through the arena, and eventually pinning his opponent with the Sudanese Meat Cleaver (elbow drop), from getting stale. He was a major draw all over the world for decades. He and Wrestling/DanSpivey faced Wrestling/BruiserBrody and Carlos Colon in Brody's last-ever match, on July 15, 1988. He was inducted into the ''[[Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'' Hall of Fame in 1996, and into the Wrestling/{{WWE}} Hall of Fame in 2011.

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Born '''Lawrence Shreve''' in Windsor, Ontario, UsefulNotes/{{Canada}}[[note]]The year depends on the source[[/note]], '''Abdullah the Butcher''' is one of the biggest legends in ProfessionalWrestling history. Billed as "The Madman from the [=Sudan=]," he started his career in Ontario in 1958 and became one of the true pioneers of hardcore wrestling. He was a huge star in Japan and Puerto Rico. Among his achievements, he is a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/alljapan/pwf-h.html All Japan Pro Wrestling PWF Heavyweight Champion]], a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pr/wwc/wwc-h.html WWC (World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico) World Heavyweight Champion]], and was inducted into the Wrestling/{{WWE}} Hall of Fame in 2011. He wrestled for Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/{{WCW}}, Wrestling/{{ECW}}, the Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation, [[Wrestling/BretHart Stampede Wrestling]], Wrestling/JuggaloChampionshipWrestling, the Von Erichs' World Class Championship Wrestling in Dallas, the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico, Wrestling/RingOfHonor, Wrestling/DragonGate Wrestling/DragonGate, Wrestling/{{HUSTLE}}, and so many more. He traveled a lot over his career, mainly to keep his act, which mainly consisted of him stabbing his opponent bloody with a fork, with other weapons used as well, brawling through the arena, and eventually pinning his opponent with the Sudanese Meat Cleaver (elbow drop), from getting stale. He was a major draw all over the world for decades. He and Wrestling/DanSpivey faced Wrestling/BruiserBrody and Carlos Colon in Brody's last-ever match, on July 15, 1988. He was inducted into the ''[[Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'' Hall of Fame in 1996, and into the Wrestling/{{WWE}} Hall of Fame in 2011.
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Born '''Lawrence Shreve''' in Windsor, Ontario, UsefulNotes/{{Canada}}[[note]]The year depends on the source[[/note]], '''Abdullah the Butcher''' is one of the biggest legends in ProfessionalWrestling history. Billed as "The Madman from the [=Sudan=]," he started his career in Ontario in 1958 and became one of the true pioneers of hardcore wrestling. He was a huge star in Japan and Puerto Rico. Among his achievements, he is a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/alljapan/pwf-h.html All Japan Pro Wrestling PWF Heavyweight Champion]], a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pr/wwc/wwc-h.html WWC (World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico) World Heavyweight Champion]], and was inducted into the Wrestling/{{WWE}} Hall of Fame in 2011. He wrestled for Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/{{WCW}}, Wrestling/{{ECW}}, the Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation, [[Wrestling/BretHart Stampede Wrestling]], Wrestling/JuggaloChampionshipWrestling, the Von Erichs' World Class Championship Wrestling in Dallas, the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico, Wrestling/RingOfHonor, Wrestling/DragonGate and so many more. He traveled a lot over his career, mainly to keep his act, which mainly consisted of him stabbing his opponent bloody with a fork, with other weapons used as well, brawling through the arena, and eventually pinning his opponent with the Sudanese Meat Cleaver (elbow drop), from getting stale. He was a major draw all over the world for decades. He and Wrestling/DanSpivey faced Wrestling/BruiserBrody and Carlos Colon in Brody's last-ever match, on July 15, 1988. He was inducted into the ''[[Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'' Hall of Fame in 1996, and into the Wrestling/{{WWE}} Hall of Fame in 2011.

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Born '''Lawrence Shreve''' in Windsor, Ontario, UsefulNotes/{{Canada}}[[note]]The year depends on the source[[/note]], '''Abdullah the Butcher''' is one of the biggest legends in ProfessionalWrestling history. Billed as "The Madman from the [=Sudan=]," he started his career in Ontario in 1958 and became one of the true pioneers of hardcore wrestling. He was a huge star in Japan and Puerto Rico. Among his achievements, he is a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/alljapan/pwf-h.html All Japan Pro Wrestling PWF Heavyweight Champion]], a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pr/wwc/wwc-h.html WWC (World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico) World Heavyweight Champion]], and was inducted into the Wrestling/{{WWE}} Hall of Fame in 2011. He wrestled for Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/{{WCW}}, Wrestling/{{ECW}}, the Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation, [[Wrestling/BretHart Stampede Wrestling]], Wrestling/JuggaloChampionshipWrestling, the Von Erichs' World Class Championship Wrestling in Dallas, the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico, Wrestling/RingOfHonor, Wrestling/DragonGate Wrestling/{{HUSTLE}}, and so many more. He traveled a lot over his career, mainly to keep his act, which mainly consisted of him stabbing his opponent bloody with a fork, with other weapons used as well, brawling through the arena, and eventually pinning his opponent with the Sudanese Meat Cleaver (elbow drop), from getting stale. He was a major draw all over the world for decades. He and Wrestling/DanSpivey faced Wrestling/BruiserBrody and Carlos Colon in Brody's last-ever match, on July 15, 1988. He was inducted into the ''[[Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'' Hall of Fame in 1996, and into the Wrestling/{{WWE}} Hall of Fame in 2011.
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* BashBrothers: [[Characters/WWEWorldWideWrestlingFederation the Original Sheik]], Tiger Jeet Singh, Wrestling/KevinSullivan, Giant Kamala #2, [[Wrestling/MickFoley Cactus Jack]].

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* BashBrothers: [[Characters/WWEWorldWideWrestlingFederation [[Wrestling/EdFarhat the Original Sheik]], Tiger Jeet Singh, Wrestling/KevinSullivan, Giant Kamala #2, [[Wrestling/MickFoley Cactus Jack]].
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** He also gave an acceptance speech when he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.
* Website/{{WrestleCrap}}: Two inductions:
** The Chamber of Horrors cage match from ''Wrestling/{{WCW}} Halloween Havoc 1991,'' with Wrestling/{{Sting}}[=/=][[TheGiant El Gigante]][=/=]the Steiner Brothers (Rick and [[Wrestling/ScottSteiner Scott]]) vs. [[Wrestling/MickFoley Cactus Jack]][=/=]Abby[=/=][[Wrestling/{{Vader}} Big Van Vader]][=/=][[Wrestling/ScottHall The Diamond Studd (Scott Hall)]]
** The ''Heroes of Wrestling'' [=PPV=] from October 1999, which included a match between Abby and Wrestling/TheOneManGang.

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** He also gave an acceptance speech when he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.
* Website/{{WrestleCrap}}: Two inductions:
** The Chamber of Horrors cage match from ''Wrestling/{{WCW}} Halloween Havoc 1991,'' with Wrestling/{{Sting}}[=/=][[TheGiant El Gigante]][=/=]the Steiner Brothers (Rick and [[Wrestling/ScottSteiner Scott]]) vs. [[Wrestling/MickFoley Cactus Jack]][=/=]Abby[=/=][[Wrestling/{{Vader}} Big Van Vader]][=/=][[Wrestling/ScottHall The Diamond Studd (Scott Hall)]]
** The ''Heroes of Wrestling'' [=PPV=] from October 1999, which included a match between Abby and Wrestling/TheOneManGang.
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