Also Known As: Abdullah the Butcher, The Madman from the Sudan, Kuroi Jujutsushi, Saladin Pikens, Zeras Amala
Biography: Lawrence Robert "Larry" Shreve, best known as Abdullah the Butcher, and also at times The Madman from the Sudan, is a semi-retired Canadian professional wrestler known as one of the most brutal or "hardcore" professional wrestlers of all-time. The scars on his forehead are the result of frequent blading. According to Mick Foley, Shreve used to put gambling chips into the deep divots in his head to entertain (or scare) people at casinos. An amateur martial artist, Shreve also has knowledge of judo and karate, often including this knowledge in his professional wrestling matches. This knowledge was mainly displayed by him using judo style throws, and karate chops.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Birthday: January 11, 1941
Adult: No
Gender: Male
TMDb-Id: 239377
IMDb-Id: nm1046786
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2003-03-29
Overview: 3PW Legends Collide was a wrestling show held by Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling. It took place on March 29, 2003 at The Electric Factory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-03-29
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1981-08-08
Overview: On his death bed the man who raised Joji reveals that he is not his real father and that Joji’s real parents died tragically in a plane crash. Shortly thereafter Joji goes to Japan is search of his sister and his twin brother Toru. Joji’s quickly finds his sister Chihiro who is now blind and lives with their uncle. Joji one evening accidently over hears his uncle who has ties to the criminal underworld discussing his various illegal operations. Joji ‘s eavesdropping is discovered by his uncle who offers him a chance to join the organization. Joji promptly turns his uncle’s offer down which immediately puts his life in danger.
Genres: Action Crime Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1981-08-08
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2014-11-17
Overview: The story of one hot night in Alabama as an Independent Pro Wrestling Show rolls into town with its cast of high flying characters in faded tights. This film features former WWF World Champion Iron Sheik, Grits and Gravy crowd favorite Bullet Bob Armstrong, female wrestlers Bambi and Peggy Lee, The Masked Flame and other rising or falling stars. The LA WEEKLY made this riveting documentary their "Pick of the Week" calling it "Fascinating...Unforgettable."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-11-17
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2003-11-05
Overview: See in action the worst Tag Team in the history of big time wrestling: Insane Clown Posse along with their deceased buddy Evil Dead, as they battle three fruity, flaming, fudge-packin fruit cakes in the main event, which took place in the Australian Outback.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-11-05
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1985-06-01
Overview: A "documentary" showcasing the Detroit professional wrestling scene of the 1970s. The story centers around a campaign to ban the Sheik.
Genres: Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-06-01
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1971-07-02
Overview: The television footage of a wrestling match is employed here as a metaphor for Quebec society. Using voice-over narration, Falardeau presents a compelling analysis of the structure of wrestling and its rituals. The good guy against the evil antagonist, the forces of order and the desires of the crowd. ± The audience becomes part of the spectacle in this powerful show where wrestlers confront one another under the watchful eye of the referee. It is a ritual of catharsis. The documentary begins with the words, images and sounds of Quebec's political struggle, "SOS F.L.Q. Continuons le combat". Produced right after the October Crisis in 1970, a crucial moment in Quebec's struggle to become a sovereign state, independent of Canada, the tape is charged with the bitter experience and political aspirations of the period. We recognize in this tape, the "Falardeau style" evident through a very strong narration that supports the images till the end, when the video abruptly closes.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1971-07-02
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1983-11-24
Overview: The first ever Starrcade features Ric Flair battling Harley Race in a Steel Cage Match for NWA World Heavyweight Championship. "Rowdy" Roddy Piper takes on Greg Valentine in a brutal Dog Collar Match. Plus, Abdullah the Butcher, Wahoo McDaniel, Ricky Steamboat, The Brisco Brothers, and more!
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-11-24
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1985-11-28
Overview: NWA Starrcade '85: The Gathering was the third annual Starrcade professional wrestling event produced by Jim Crockett Promotions under the NWA banner. It took place on November 28, 1985 from the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina and The Omni in Atlanta, Georgia. The main event was between Ric Flair and Dusty Rhodes for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Their feud escalated when Flair broke Rhodes' ankle in September. After the event, Flair formed the Four Horsemen stable, and continued to feud with Rhodes. Other matches included Magnum T.A. and Tully Blanchard in an "I Quit" steel cage match for the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship, and The Rock 'n' Roll Express and the team of Ivan and Nikita Koloff in a Steel Cage Match for the NWA World Tag Team Championship.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-11-28
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1985-07-16
Overview: The Great American Bash: Freedom Challenge took place on July 6, 1985 at the American Legion Memorial Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. The main event was a steel cage match for the NWA World Television Championship with Tully Blanchard defending the title against Dusty Rhodes. Nikita Koloff challenged for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship against Ric Flair with David Crockett as the special guest referee. Magnum T.A. defended the NWA United States Championship against Kamala, while the NWA World Tag Team Champions Krusher Khrushchev and Ivan Koloff fought the AWA World Tag Team Champions, The Road Warriors. 4 other matches took place on the undercard.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-07-16
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1991-10-27
Overview: WCW Halloween Havoc '91 took place on October 27, 1991 from the UTC Arena in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The main event was Lex Luger defending the WCW World Heavyweight Championship in a two out of three falls match against Ron Simmons. Other matches included The Enforcers defending the WCW World Tag Titles against The Patriots, the WCW Halloween Phantom vs Tom Zenk, Brian Pillman vs Richard Morton for the first WCW Light Heavyweight Championship, WCW TV Champ Steve Austin defending his title against Dustin Rhodes, and El Gigante, Sting, the Steiner Brothers, versus Abdullah the Butcher, The Diamond Studd, Cactus Jack, and Big Van Vader in a Chamber of Horrors match.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-10-27
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1971-06-02
Overview: Elliott was a loser who robbed the bank only to land in jail. In prison, he encounters homosexuality as every inmate wants to turn Elliott into a mate!
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-06-02
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1997-06-06
Overview: WAR concludes the Warfare '97 tour, headlined by a three on two handicap match.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-06-06
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2024-06-01
Overview: Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) held the Tournament of Survival 9 event at The Showboat in Atlantic City, NJ. The event was intense, featuring tube-breaking action and memorable moments!
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-06-01
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1993-10-02
Overview: The second of two ghoulish nights of action, brought to you by Jim Crockett Promotions and Tod Gordon's Eastern Championship Wrestling. The maniacal Abdullah the Butcher goes to war with Kevin Sullican in a Steel Cage! The ECW Title is up for grabs as Sabu battles the Franchise Shane Douglas. • Public Enemy vs Don Muraco & Jimmy Snuka • Tommy Dreamer vs the Tazmaniac • Sir Richards Michaels vs Rockin' Rebel...and much more action!
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-10-02
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2011-04-02
Overview: Sports Entertainment's most legendary superstars including Shawn Michaels, Jim Duggan, and more enter the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2011!
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-04-02
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2006-01-10
Overview: David Young vs Adam Fives vs Billy Jacobs - Justice vs Insane Draon vs Deranged - Mike Quackenbush vs Seijin Akki - Rod Steel vs Lex Lovett vs Scoot Andrews - Jerelle Clark vs Naphtali vs Chi Chi Cruz vs Sedrick Strong vs Sabunium - Axis vs Kevin Sullivan - Abdullah the Butcher vs Jeff Bradley - Shortbus vs Dagon Briggs and The Bug - Dr Heresey vs Rod Steel - Andrews and Sullivan vs Meyers and Shane - Mike Shane vs Billy Fives - Jeff Bradley vs Rastaman
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-01-10
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2007-12-11
Overview: Documentary that chronicles the story of the Von Erich family, siblings and wrestlers who attained the heights of championship glory but who also struggled with despair, tragedy and suicide.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-12-11
Popularity:
1993-10-01
Overview: The first of two ghoulish nights of action, brought to you by Jim Crockett Promotions and Tod Gordon's Eastern Championship Wrestling features the biggest stars of professinal wrestling! Witness Kevin Sullivan, Jimmy Snuka & Don Muraco vs Abdullah the Butcher, JT Smith & Terry Funk . The ECW Tag Team Straps are up for grabs as Pat Tanaka & Paul Diamond take on Tony Stetson & Johnny Hot Body. A battle of maniacs as Sabu battles with the Tazmaniac! See a Steel Cage Match for the ECW Television Title between Terry Funk and Jimmy Snuka. Also Public Enemy vs Silver Jet & Gino Caruso • Rockin' Rebel vs Don E Allen • Ian & Axl Rotten vs Chad Austin & Todd Shaw • Malia Hosaka vs Molly McShane...and so much more!
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-10-01
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2019-04-02
Overview: Starring former world champions Bret Hart and Billy Graham, 350 Days is a true look behind the curtains at the grueling life they led on the road 350 days a year and the effect that lifestyle had on their marriages, family, physical and mental health. Featuring Greg Valentine, Tito Santana, Paul “Mr. Wonderful” Orndorff, Abdullah The Butcher, Wendi Richter, Bill Eadie, Nikolai Volkoff, Stan Hansen, Angelo Mosca, Lex Luger, and more, this film also includes some of the last interviews ever done with George “The Animal” Steele, Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka, Ox Baker, The Wolfman, Don Fargo, and 99-year-old Angelo Savoldi.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-04-02
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2003-07-26
Overview: MLW's "Rise of the Renegades" held July 26, 2003 in Orlando, Florida.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-07-26
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2001-01-28
Overview: The Giant Baba Memorial Spectacular took place on January 28, 2001 at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan and was a joint promotion between All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event was themed around memorializing AJPW's founder Shohei "Giant" Baba, who had died in 1999. It was the second Giant Baba Memorial event and was subsequently followed by the Giant Baba Memorial Cup and the Giant Baba Memorial Six Man Tag Team Tournament a year later. Ten professional wrestling matches were held on the event's card, including one that featured AJPW and NJPW champions.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-01-28
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1999-10-10
Overview: Heroes of Wrestling was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event that took place on October 10, 1999 from the Casino Magic hotel and casino in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. The event was meant to be the first in a series of pay-per-views that would feature popular wrestling stars from the 1980s and early 1990s. The event is considered to be one of the worst wrestling events of all time, and was a critical and financial disaster.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-10-10
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1992-01-21
Overview: WCW Clash of The Champions XVIII took place on January 21, 1992 at The Expo Center in Topeka, Kansas. There were 5,500 fans in attendance and the show drew a 3.7 rating on TBS. This event was a set-up for SuperBrawl II and saw the WCW debut of Jesse "The Body" Ventura. It was originally scheduled as Brian Pillman & The Patriots vs. The Diamond Studd & The Young Pistols.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-01-21
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1990-09-15
Overview: Terry Funk and Jerry Lawler renew a nearly ten-year rivalry in The City of Brotherly Love!
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-09-15
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1991-03-02
Overview: The Tri-State Wrestling Alliance presents it's second 'Winter Challenge' event in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania!
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-03-02
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1992-10-21
Overview: AJPW's annual October Giant Series comes to a close. Mitsuharu Misawa makes his first title defense against his tag team partner Toshiaki Kawada.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-10-21
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1986-09-01
Overview: It's Roode vs. Adams with all the gold on the line in The Lone Star State
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-09-01
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1986-10-12
Overview: The Eyes of Texas fall upon The Cotton Bowl in Dallas for the hottest action around!
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-10-12
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1987-05-03
Overview: Once again the eyes of Texas fall upon Texas Stadium in a memorial to Mike & David Von Erich.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-05-03
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1991-09-21
Overview: The biggest superstars in professional wrestling collide at The Original Sports Bar in Philly!
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-09-21
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1991-11-19
Overview: WCW Clash of The Champions XVII took place on November 19, 1991 at The Savannah Civic Center in Savannah, Georgia. There were 6,922 fans in attendance and the show drew a 4.3 rating on TBS.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-11-19
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1991-12-29
Overview: Starrcade '91: Battlebowl: The Lethal Lottery was the ninth annual Starrcade professional wrestling pay-per-view event. It was the fourth Starrcade event produced by WCW, and it took place on December 29, 1991 from the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia. The event solely featured the Battlebowl battle royal and its qualifying matches. Forty wrestlers were chosen at random to form ten pairs of tag teams. Each pair competed in a match, and the winning team advanced to Battlebowl. This was the first Starrcade event to not feature Ric Flair.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-12-29
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2003-01-19
Overview: Event promoted by Keiji Mutoh with help from All Japan, K-1, and Pride. Wrestle-1 was a strange idea by Mutoh (the All Japan booker) and was promoted by All Japan, so even though it wasn't "officially" an All Japan event it might as well have been. There’s a few “feature” matches. Some good-looking junior stuff on the undercard, Muto & Goldberg teaming up against Kronik, and Bob Sapp facing a “mystery opponent.”
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-01-19
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2002-12-07
Overview: Abdullah the Butcher makes his first appearance in Ring of Honor in a brutal Bunkhouse tag team match, a #1 contender's tournament is held, and more during this action-packed event.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-12-07
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1993-09-18
Overview: Terry Funk & Stan "The Lariat" Hansen join forces to take on Kevin Sullivan & Abdullah the Butcher in a Texas Tornado Bunkhouse Tag Team Match. Sandman challenges Shane Douglas for the ECW Heavyweight Championship. Plus, a Scaffold Match, Baseball Bat Match and more extreme battles.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-09-18
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2010-01-04
Overview: Wrestle Kingdom IV in Tokyo Dome was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion, which took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on January 4, 2010. It was the 19th January 4 Tokyo Dome Show and the fourth held under the "Wrestle Kingdom" name. The event featured ten matches, five of which were contested for championships.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-01-04
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