Profile Info
- Gender Male
- Real Name Lawrence Robert Shreve
- Ring Names
- Abdullah the Butcher ( June 19, 1967 - October 9, 2010)
- Zelis Amara ( September 23, 1965 - June 15, 1967)
- Great Amara ( July 18, 1966 - April 24, 1967)
- Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
- Weight
- 360 lbs (163 kg)
- Born January 11, 1941 (age 81)
- Birth Place Windsor, Ontario, Canada
- Billed From
- The Sudan
- Nicknames Madman from the Sudan
Career History
- Roles
- Wrestler ( July 2, 1957 - October 9, 2010)
- Companies / Promotions
Promotion from to Promotion DRAGON GATE
July 19, 2009 July 11, 2010 Promotion AJPW
October 8, 2007 January 9, 2008 Promotion AJPW
January 28, 2001 March 12, 2005 Promotion WWC
January 12, 1997 August 16, 1997 Promotion AJPW
November 21, 1987 March 2, 1996 Promotion November 2, 1988 May 10, 1992 Promotion WWC
June 24, 1993 August 7, 1994 Promotion January 5, 1975 February 23, 1986 Promotion June 24, 1981 January 30, 1985 Promotion April 23, 1984 July 22, 1984 Promotion AJPW
December 2, 1972 April 30, 1981 Promotion January 11, 1973 January 11, 1974 Promotion January 2, 1970 July 10, 1971 - Face / Heel Turns
Alignment from to Heel - Images
Sep 1967
- Finishers
- Sudanese Meat Cleaver - Running Elbow Drop
- Headbutt
Titles & Accomplishments
- Hall of Fame
- WWE Hall of Fame - Year 2011, Individual
- Titles Won
All Japan Pro Wrestling
- 1 NWA International Tag Team Championship - with Ray Candy
- 1 NWA United National Championship
- 1 PWF United States Heavyweight Championship
- 1 PWF World Heavyweight Championship
Big Japan Pro Wrestling
- 1 BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship
Central States Wrestling
- 2 NWA Central States Tag Team Championship - with Roger Kirby
Georgia Championship Wrestling
- 1 NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship
- 1 NWA Georgia Television Championship
International Wrestling Association
- 3 IWA International Heavyweight Championship
Lutte Internationale (Montreal)
- 1 Canadian International Heavyweight Championship
Midwest Wrestling Federation
- 2 MWWF Heavyweight Championship
NWA All-Star Wrestling
- 2 NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) - with Dr. Jerry Graham (1), Armand Hussein (1)
- 1 NWA World Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) - with Dr. Jerry Graham
NWA Detroit
- 1 NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Detroit version)
- 1 NWA World Tag Team Championship (Detroit version) - with Killer Tim Brooks
NWA New Zealand
- 1 NWA New Zealand British Commonwealth Championship
NWA Southwest
- 1 NWA Texas Hardcore Championship
National Wrestling Federation
- 2 NWF Heavyweight Championship
- 1 NWF International Championship
Stampede Wrestling
- 1 NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Calgary version)
- 6 Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship
Tokyo Pro Wrestling
- 1 TPW Tag Team Championship - with Benkei
World Class Wrestling Association
- 1 WCWA Brass Knuckles Championship
World Wrestling Council
- 2 WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship
- 1 WWC Hardcore Championship
- 2 WWC North American Heavyweight Championship
- 3 WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Championship
- 3 WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship
- 1 WWC World Heavyweight Championship
- Other Accomplishments
- WWE Hall of Fame induction (class of 2011)
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame induction (class of 1996)
- AJPW Champion Carnival Winner (1976, 1979)
- AJPW January 4th Korakuen Hall Heavyweight Battle Royal Winner (2008)
- Tokyo Sports Grand Prix Best Bout Award (1979 - with Tiger Jeet Singh vs. Antonio Inoki & Giant Baba)
- Tokyo Sports Grand Prix Popularity Prize Winner (1978, 1980)
- 1° in the PWI Top Years 500 (2003)