Larry Shreve

Acting

Larry Shreve

Born

1941-01-11 (85)

Place of birth

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Known for

Acting

Credits

49 titles

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.

Known for

USWA Championship Wrestling poster
8.0

Jerry Jarrett's Continental Wrestling Assocation (CWA) Wrestling show on WMC-TV, later renamed to "Championship Wrestling Association" and keeping the same CWA name around the time Jerry Lawler joined Jerry Jarrett in running the show. After Jarrett and Lawler purchased the rights to World Class Wrestling Association's "World Class Championship Wrestling" shows in the Dallas area, both the Dallas shows and the CWA show were rebranded under the "United States Wrestling Association" name. This show was rebranded to "USWA Championship Wrestling." The show ended in 1997.

USWA Championship Wrestling

1977

World Class Championship Wrestling poster
NR

From the Sportatorium comes the groundbreaking sports-entertainment brand World Class Championship Wrestling, featuring legendary competitors such as The Von Erichs, Bruiser Brody, The Fabulous Freebirds and more.

World Class Championship Wrestling

1982

NWA World Championship Wrestling poster
NR

Showcasing incredible in-ring action and unforgettable interviews, this weekly television series features a who's who of WWE Hall of Famers.

NWA World Championship Wrestling

1985

Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling poster
NR

Relive the glory days of the National Wrestling Alliance through Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling's weekly television show.

Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling

1981

Dark Side of the Ring poster
8.3

Finding truth at the intersection of fantasy and reality in the veiled world of professional wrestling.

Dark Side of the Ring

2019

Clash of the Champions poster
NR

At a time when matches between big-name Superstars are usually only seen on pay-per-view, WCW presents Clash of the Champions on free TV.

Clash of the Champions

1988

Film credits

2010s · 4 titles

Iron Sheik: The Maim Event poster
NR

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."

Iron Sheik: The Maim Event

2014

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV poster
8.0

Wrestle Kingdom IV in Tokyo Dome was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), which took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on January 4, 2010, headlined by Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Yoshihiro Takayama for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV

2010

WWE Hall of Fame 2011 poster
10.0

Sports Entertainment's most legendary superstars including Shawn Michaels, Jim Duggan, and more enter the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2011!

WWE Hall of Fame 2011

2011

350 Days poster
5.1

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.

350 Days

2019

2000s · 9 titles

AJPW: 2ND WRESTLE-1 poster
NR

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.”

AJPW: 2ND WRESTLE-1

2003

The Triumph and Tragedy of World Class Championship Wrestling poster
9.0

Witness some of the most electrifying action in sports-entertainment history from the promotion that broke all the rules, WCCW.

The Triumph and Tragedy of World Class Championship Wrestling

2007

JCW Volume 3 poster
NR

Witness with your own eyes the devastation when Insane Clown Posse team up in the main event to defend their rap star honor against two Detroit scrubs who've sold more records than them, Kid Cock & Feminem.

JCW Volume 3

2003

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NR

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.

AJPW Giant Baba Memorial Spectacular

2001

ROH: Night of The Butcher poster
NR

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.

ROH: Night of The Butcher

2002

MLW Rise of The Renegades poster
NR

MLW's "Rise of the Renegades" held July 26, 2003 in Orlando, Florida.

MLW Rise of The Renegades

2003

Best of IPW Hardcore Wrestling, Vol. 1 poster
NR

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

Best of IPW Hardcore Wrestling, Vol. 1

2006

No artwork available
NR

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.

3PW Legends Collide

2003

JCW Volume 2 poster
NR

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.

JCW Volume 2

2003

1990s · 14 titles

WCW Halloween Havoc 1991 poster
7.0

El Gigante, Sting & The Steiner Brothers battle Abdullah the Butcher, Cactus Jack, The Diamond Studd & Big Van Vader in the Chamber of Horrors Match. Lex Luger faces Ron Simmons in a 2-out-of-3 Falls Match with the WCW World Heavyweight Championship on the line. "Stunning" Steve Austin defends the WCW Television Championship against Dusty Rhodes.

WCW Halloween Havoc 1991

1991

ECW Ultra Clash 1993 poster
2.0

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.

ECW Ultra Clash 1993

1993

NWA Bloodfest • Night Two poster
NR

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!

NWA Bloodfest • Night Two

1993

WCW Starrcade 1991 poster
8.0

Dream tag team pairings are drawn from the Lethal Lottery and compete in the Battlebowl Battle Royal. Featuring WCW favorites including Sting, Lex Luger, Abdullah the Butcher, "Stunning" Steve Austin, Rick Rude, and many more.

WCW Starrcade 1991

1991

WCW Clash of The Champions XVIII poster
6.0

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.

WCW Clash of The Champions XVIII

1992

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NR

Terry Funk and Jerry Lawler renew a nearly ten-year rivalry in The City of Brotherly Love!

TWA Autumn Armageddon '90

1990

WCW Clash of The Champions XVII poster
NR

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.

WCW Clash of The Champions XVII

1991

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NR

The most violent promotion in North America brings you the goriest battles to date.

ECW's Bloodiest Matches

1994

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NR

The Tri-State Wrestling Alliance presents it's second 'Winter Challenge' event in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania!

TWA Winter Challenge II

1991

NWA Bloodfest • Night One poster
10.0

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!

NWA Bloodfest • Night One

1993

No artwork available
NR

The biggest superstars in professional wrestling collide at The Original Sports Bar in Philly!

TWA Autumn Armageddon '91

1991

No artwork available
NR

WAR concludes the Warfare '97 tour, headlined by a three on two handicap match.

WAR Warfare '97 - Day 6

1997

Heroes of Wrestling poster
1.0

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.

Heroes of Wrestling

1999

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AJPW's annual October Giant Series comes to a close. Mitsuharu Misawa makes his first title defense against his tag team partner Toshiaki Kawada.

AJPW October Giant Series 1992 - Day 17

1992

1980s · 8 titles

NWA Starrcade 1985 poster
7.7

Ric Flair takes on Dusty Rhodes for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. A Brutal Steel Cage "I Quit" Match for the United States Championship pits Magnum T.A. against Tully Blanchard. The Rock 'n' Roll Express battle The Koloffs and much more.

NWA Starrcade 1985

1985

Roaring Fire poster
6.5

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.

Roaring Fire

1981

NWA Starrcade 1983 poster
7.3

The first ever Starrcade features Ric Flair battling Harley Race in a Steel Cage Match for NWA World Heavyweight Championship. 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.

NWA Starrcade 1983

1983

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NR

The Eyes of Texas fall upon The Cotton Bowl in Dallas for the hottest action around!

WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '86

1986

No artwork available
10.0

It's Roode vs. Adams with all the gold on the line in The Lone Star State

WCCW Labor Day Star Wars '86

1986

NWA The Great American Bash 1985 poster
NR

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.

NWA The Great American Bash 1985

1985

I Like To Hurt People poster
6.4

A "documentary" showcasing the Detroit professional wrestling scene of the 1970s. The story centers around a campaign to ban the Sheik.

I Like To Hurt People

1985

No artwork available
NR

Once again the eyes of Texas fall upon Texas Stadium in a memorial to Mike & David Von Erich.

WCCW Parade of Champions '87

1987

1970s · 2 titles

Series credits

USWA Championship Wrestling poster
8.0

Jerry Jarrett's Continental Wrestling Assocation (CWA) Wrestling show on WMC-TV, later renamed to "Championship Wrestling Association" and keeping the same CWA name around the time Jerry Lawler joined Jerry Jarrett in running the show. After Jarrett and Lawler purchased the rights to World Class Wrestling Association's "World Class Championship Wrestling" shows in the Dallas area, both the Dallas shows and the CWA show were rebranded under the "United States Wrestling Association" name. This show was rebranded to "USWA Championship Wrestling." The show ended in 1997.

USWA Championship Wrestling

1977

USWA Championship Wrestling poster
8.0

Jerry Jarrett's Continental Wrestling Assocation (CWA) Wrestling show on WMC-TV, later renamed to "Championship Wrestling Association" and keeping the same CWA name around the time Jerry Lawler joined Jerry Jarrett in running the show. After Jarrett and Lawler purchased the rights to World Class Wrestling Association's "World Class Championship Wrestling" shows in the Dallas area, both the Dallas shows and the CWA show were rebranded under the "United States Wrestling Association" name. This show was rebranded to "USWA Championship Wrestling." The show ended in 1997.

USWA Championship Wrestling

1977

World Class Championship Wrestling poster
NR

From the Sportatorium comes the groundbreaking sports-entertainment brand World Class Championship Wrestling, featuring legendary competitors such as The Von Erichs, Bruiser Brody, The Fabulous Freebirds and more.

World Class Championship Wrestling

1982

NWA World Championship Wrestling poster
NR

Showcasing incredible in-ring action and unforgettable interviews, this weekly television series features a who's who of WWE Hall of Famers.

NWA World Championship Wrestling

1985

NWA World Championship Wrestling poster
NR

Showcasing incredible in-ring action and unforgettable interviews, this weekly television series features a who's who of WWE Hall of Famers.

NWA World Championship Wrestling

1985

Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling poster
NR

Relive the glory days of the National Wrestling Alliance through Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling's weekly television show.

Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling

1981

Dark Side of the Ring poster
8.3

Finding truth at the intersection of fantasy and reality in the veiled world of professional wrestling.

Dark Side of the Ring

2019

Dark Side of the Ring poster
8.3

Finding truth at the intersection of fantasy and reality in the veiled world of professional wrestling.

Dark Side of the Ring

2019

Clash of the Champions poster
NR

At a time when matches between big-name Superstars are usually only seen on pay-per-view, WCW presents Clash of the Champions on free TV.

Clash of the Champions

1988

WCW Arena Shows poster
NR

WCW Arena Shows takes you into the heart of classic professional wrestling, featuring intense matches, fierce rivalries, and unforgettable moments that defined a golden era of the sport.

WCW Arena Shows

1983