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Known throughout the annals of professional wrestling as "The Wildman from the Sudan," Abdullah the Butcher was born Lawrence Shreeve in Windsor, Ontario, on January 11, 1941. Wrestling at over 400 lbs through his career, Abby became a legend for bloodying opponents and was one of the first wrestlers to regularly use foreign objects in the ring on his opponents. His weapon of choice later in his career was a fork. Abby was a master at the professional wrestling talent of "blading," intentionally cutting onesself or an opponent in the forehead and bleeding through the match. The Butcher spent most of his wrestling career travelling from promotion to promotion. His wrestling gimmick, though extremely popular, tended to wear itself out quickly, so like his contemporary Andre the Giant, he was seldom a fixture for long in any one place, but was always remembered wherever he went and his return eagerly anticipated. Abby's wrestling character of the Wildman from Sudan was usually portrayed as an uncontrollable savage man who spoke no English, and he never gave interviews as himself but was interviewed through managers. This character probably accounted for his lack of appearances in films or other areas outside the pro wrestling world. Appearing as himself, a polite and well-spoken Canadian, would have done damage to his wrestling persona. Abdullah currently lives in the Atlanta, GA, area and operates a restaurant, Abdullah the Butcher's House of Ribs and Chinese Food. He still makes occasional guest appearances as a wrestler.

Although his ring persona was quite menacing, he&#39;s well liked for his
cheerful disposition outside of the ring

Owned and operated an Atlanta, Georgia area restaurant called,
&quot;Abdullah the Butcher&#39;s House of Ribs&quot;.

Has had notable feuds with some of the greatest legends of wrestling
including The Sheik, Buddy Rogers, Bobo Brazil, Jack Brisco, Bruiser
Brody, Dusty Rhodes, Harley Race, Terry Funk, Dory Funk, The Iron
Sheik, Dino Bravo, Kamala, Sting, Cactus Jack and Sabu.

One of the 100 Greatest Wrestlers of the 20th Century (Inside Wrestling
Presents, Summer 2000).

Abdullah was never supposed to be able to speak English, so he worked
with several managers over the years including Eddie &quot;The Brain&quot;
Creatchman, J.J. Dillon, Gary Hart, Bearcat Wright, Rock Hunter and
many others.

World Tag Team titles with Jerry Graham; Canadian Tag Team titles with
Jerry Graham; Montreal International title (4); Stampede North American
Heavyweight title (5); NWF World Heavyweight title; Commonwealth (New
Zealand) Heavyweight title; NWA (Detroit) World Tag Team titles, with
Killer Brooks; NWA (Detroit) United States Heavyweight title; NWA
Georgia Heavyweight title; Columbus (Georgia) Heavyweight title; PWF
(All Japan) Heavyweight title; NWA (All Japan) International Tag Team
titles with Ray Candy; United National (All Japan) Heavyweight title;
WWC (Puerto Rico) Universal Heavyweight title (2); WWC (Puerto Rico)
North American Geavyweight title; WWC (Puerto Rico) Universal
Heavyweight title (3)

During the spring of 1976, he won All Japan&#39;s Champion Carnival. He
also won the Champion Carnival in 1979.

Abdullah began his career in 1958 wrestling in various Canadian indy
promotions.

At All Japan&#39;s 27th Anniversary show, he and Terry Funk beat Tarzan
Goto and Tomoaki Honma.

Former BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Champion.

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