Cast & creator
Larry Shreve
Best known for NWA World Championship Wrestling, NWA World Championship Wrestling, USWA Championship Wrestling
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.
Also known as: Abdullah the Butcher, The Madman from the Sudan, Kuroi Jujutsushi, Saladin Pikens, Zeras Amala
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film credits
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television credits
49
1971–2026 · acting roles
7.3
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (49)
Showing 49 of 49 credits
NWA World Championship Wrestling
Abdullah the Butcher
1985NWA World Championship Wrestling
Abdullah The Butcher
1985
USWA Championship Wrestling
Adbullah the Great
1977USWA Championship Wrestling
Abdullah the Great
1977
Dark Side of the Ring
2019Dark Side of the Ring
Self
2019
World Class Championship Wrestling
Abdullah the Butcher
1982
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
Abdullah the Butcher
1981
Clash of the Champions
Abdullah The Butcher
1988
WCW Arena Shows
Abdullah the Butcher
1983
Bled Dry: The Legacy of the Tri-State Wrestling Alliance
self
2026
WCW Halloween Havoc 1991
Abdullah the Butcher
1991
NWA Starrcade 1983
Abdullah the Butcher
1983ECW's Bloodiest Matches
Abdullah the Butcher
1994
WCW Starrcade 1991
Abdullah The Butcher
1991
WCW Clash of The Champions XVIII
Abdullah The Butcher
1992
ROH: Night of The Butcher
Abdullah The Butcher
2002
NWA Starrcade 1985
Abdullah The Butcher
1985
The Triumph and Tragedy of World Class Championship Wrestling
Abdullah the Butcher
2007
NWA The Great American Bash 1985
Abdullah the Butcher
1985
Roaring Fire
Spartacus
1981
ECW Ultra Clash 1993
Abdullah The Butcher
1993
WCW Clash of The Champions XVII
Abdullah The Butcher
1991WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '86
Abdullah The Butcher
1986TWA Autumn Armageddon '90
Abdullah the Butcher
1990
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV
Abdullah the Butcher
2010
WWE Hall of Fame 2011
2011WCCW Parade of Champions '87
Abdullah the Butcher
1987TWA Autumn Armageddon '91
Abdullah The Butcher
1991
NWA Bloodfest • Night Two
Abdullah the Butcher
1993AJPW Giant Baba Memorial Spectacular
Abdullah The Butcher
2001
MLW Rise of The Renegades
Abdullah the Butcher
2003TWA Winter Challenge II
Abdullah the Butcher
1991WCCW Labor Day Star Wars '86
Abdullah the Butcher
1986
I Like To Hurt People
Self - Abdullah the Butcher
1985
I'm Going to Get You... Elliott Boy
Abdullah
1971AJPW October Giant Series 1992 - Day 17
Abdullah The Butcher
1992
Iron Sheik: The Maim Event
2014
NWA Bloodfest • Night One
Abdullah the Butcher
1993
AJPW: 2ND WRESTLE-1
Abdullah The Butcher
2003WAR Warfare '97 - Day 6
Abdullah The Butcher
19973PW Legends Collide
Abdullah The Butcher
2003
Heroes of Wrestling
Abdullah the Butcher
1999
350 Days
Self
2019
Don't Give Up The Fight
1971
GCW: Tournament of Survival 9
Abdullah the Butcher
2024
Best of IPW Hardcore Wrestling, Vol. 1
Abdullah the Butcher
2006
JCW Volume 3
Abdullah the Butcher
2003
JCW Volume 2
Abdullah the Butcher
2003