Abdullah the Butcher

Abdullah the Butcher is the ring name of Lawrence Robert Shreve, a Canadian retired professional wrestler born in 1941 and raised in Windsor, Ontario, in a family of ten. He began training in Montreal at the age of 17 under the promoter Jack Britton, worked early in Canadian territories under names such as Kuroi Jujutsushi, and then settled on the gimmick of an evil Arabian sadist who spoke no English and was handled by a long list of managers. He is known for some of the most violent and bloody hardcore matches of all time and for the divot-like scars on his forehead, and was billed as the Madman from Sudan. An amateur martial artist with knowledge of judo and karate, he worked more as a travelling special attraction than as a consistent champion.