Wrestling's 13 Greatest African-American Stars

10. Abdullah The Butcher

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The things Larry 'Abdullah the Butcher' Shreve could do with a fork, you would not believe.

The enormous Canadian certainly didn't bring good manners to the table, but instead a unique brand of cruelty far more violent than anything the wrestling industry had ever seen. For the better part of five decades - yes, five - The Butcher callously cut open his foes with his trusty cutlery - and a whole lot more besides.

It's no surprise Abdullah never really received an invitation to Vince McMahon's family friendly banquet, then, but elsewhere he gorged on never-ending opportunities.

Instead of being a permanent fixture in one organisation, The Butcher was the sport's itinerant icon. He collided with Hulk Hogan in Japan and stared down Andre the Giant in Puerto Rico. Just about anybody who was anybody in wrestling came face to face with the 'Madman from Sudan' - and his bloody silverware - throughout a scarcely believable 52 year career.

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