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Abdullah the Butcher

Nickname: Madman from the Sudan, Black Wizard

Height: 6' 0"

Weight: 360 lbs

From: Sudan

Birthday: Jan 11th

Pro Debut: 1958

Aliases: Pussycat Pikens, Zeras Amala, Kuroi Jujutsushi, Blade Bourdeaux

Feds Worked For: NWA, ROH, WCW, WCCW, WWWF, All Japan pro Wrestling (Japan), AWA-Brew City (WI), Big Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), Big Time Wrestling (Canada), Big Time Wrestling (OH), Capital All-Star Pro Wrestling, Carolina Championship Wrestling (NC/SC), Far North Wrestling, Georgia Championship Wrestling (GA), Great Canadian Wrestling (Canada), Impact Championship Wrestling, Independant Wrestling Association, International World Class Championship Wrestling (MA/TX), International Wrestling Association (Canada), International Wrestling Cartel (PA), Legends of Wrestling (GA), Memphis Wrestling (TN), NAWA (GA), New Zealand, Northern Championship Wrestling (Canada), NWA Eastern (PA), NWA Great Championship Wrestling (GA), NWA Wisconsin (WI), NWF, Powerhouse Wrestling of New England (MA), Pro Pain Pro Wrestling (PA), Pro Wrestling Alliance (Canada), Rampage Pro Wrestling (GA), Southern Extreme Championship Wrestling (GA), South West Wrestling Federation (TX), Stampede (Canada), TWA, UXW, World All-Stars, World Clas Professional Big Time Wrestling (OH), World Wrestling Council (Puerto Rico), Wrestle-1

Finisher: Running Elbow Drop

Signature Moves: Karate-thrust to the throat, Dropkick, Various forks and pencils

Career Highlights: -BJPW Death Match Champion
-Commonwealth Champion
-IWA Champion (4x)
-IWC International Champion
-NWA Canadian Champion
-NWA Canadian International Champion (3x)
-NWA Canadian Tag Team Champion (2x, 1 each w/ Jerry Graham & Armand Hussein)
-NWA Columbus Champion
-NWA (Detroit) United States Champion
-NWA (Detroit) World Tag team Champion (w/ Tim Brooks)
-NWA Georgia Champion
-NWA Georgia Columbus Champion
-NWA Georgia Television Champion
-NWA International Tag Team Champion (w/ Ray Candy)
-NWA Macon Champion
-NWA (New Zealand) British Empire Champion
-NWA (Vancouver) World Tag Team Champion (w/ Jerry Graham)
-NWF Champion
-PWF Champion
-PWF United States Champion
-Stampede North American Champion (6x)
-TWA Tag Team Champion (w/ Benkei Daikokuboh)
-United National Champion
-WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Champion
-WWC Caribbean Champion (3x)
-WWC North American Champion (2x)
-WWC Puerto Rican Champion (3x)
-WWC Universal Champion (5x)
-WWC World Champion

Affiliates: Jerry Graham, Tim Brooks, Eddie Creatchman, J.J. Dillon, Gary Hart, Bearcat Wright, Rock Hunter, Cactus Jack, El Profe, Barabbas, Joe Don Smith, Hugo Savinovich, Great Mephisto, Mark Lewin, Lord Zoltan, John Cheatum, Paul Jones 2nd, The Congolese Nightmare

Notable Feuds: Chris Tolos, Rick Renaldo, John Tolos, Johnny Kostas, Bruce Kirk, Dave Ruhl, Carlos Belafonte, Gino Caruso, Jerry Christy, Don Leo Jonathan, Dan Kroffat, Harley Race, Terry Funk, Dory Funk Jr., Dino Bravo, Steve Strong, The Sheik, Buddy Rogers, Bobo Brazil, Jack Brisco, Pampero Firpo, Carlos Colon, Bruiser Brody, Mark Lewin, Dusty Rhodes, Buzz Sawyer, The Iron Sheik, Kamala, Sting, Cactus Jack, Sabu, Kevin Sullivan

Other Facts: -Billed from Sudan but is actually Canadian, born to a Blackfoot Indian father and African-American mother. He was 1 of 8 children growing up.
-Stopped attending school in the 2nd grade.
-At times he was billed as the "Sudanese Champion" and had a championship belt that reflected that. There is no documentation of this title's lineage.
-Abdullah and his wife, who is half-Korean and half-Japanese, thought up the barbecue-and-Chinese-food concept. For a time, he owned a restaurant called Abdullah the Butcher's House of Ribs and Chinese Food with 3 locations in Atlanta, GA and one location in South Korea. The Atlanta locations were known to be closed as of 2016.
-When Mick Foley was in college, he had a black-and-white picture of Abdullah on the wall of his dorm and told everyone Abdullah was his father.
-Appeared in the movie “Roaring Fire”. He also appeared in 2 video games and recorded a music album in a dressing room at a show in Japan.
-Former member of Big Bad John's Army
-Former member of the Commonwealth Army
-Ranked # 35 in the 1991 PWI 500
-Ranked # 57 in the 1992 PWI 500
-Ranked # 78 in the 1993 PWI 500
-Ranked # 87 in the 1994 PWI 500
-Ranked # 71 in the 1995 PWI 500
-Ranked # 92 in the 1996 PWI 500
-Ranked # 97 in the 1997 PWI 500
-Ranked # 187 in the 1998 PWI 500
-Inducted into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame in 1996
-Inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2011
-Inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in 2019
-Was a panelist on the "Tales from the Territories" episodes entitled "Stampede: The Hart of Pro Wrestling" with Bret Hart, Bobby Bass, and David Schultz
-Appeared in and was the subject of the "Dark Side of the Ring" episode entitled "Abdullah the Butcher: Legacy of Blood"