"Of course, Abdullah was pretty much a terror throughout the wrestling world, but by the time I saw him in the Georgia area in the late eighties, he had pretty much mellowed out. My memory of Abdullah comes not from wrestling, but from a lame martial arts movie he was in. I don't remember the name or who else was in it. All I remember was the bad dubbing, especially in the case of Abdullah, whose shrieking, climatic line was, "LEAVE THEM TO ME!!! THE BLACK RETAINER!!! LEAVE THEM TO ME!!! This was mere moments before he was brutally killed by a gang of hoodlums or renegade Shaolins, I don't remember. Why that line has stayed with me, I'll never know.

Abdullah wrestled for Stampede Wrestling several times. During a match in the late 1960's (I was in high school at the time), Abdullah had just forked and bloodied another victim. As he headed back to the dressing room, I gobbed on him from above the archway leading to the dressing room. He stopped, looked up and gave me the stare of death! Then he motioned like he was going to come into the stands after me. I had nightmares for months after!

"The first time I saw Abdullah, I was in awe. It was in Hull, Quebec in 1985 where he took on Bruiser Brody. What can I say, he came out into the crowd, he shoved me off my chair and used it on Brody. What a night!!!!! "

My brother and I met Abdullah at his soul food eatery in Atlanta, GA earlier this year. We had the pleasure of sitting and talking with "The Butcher", and he even took the time out to pose for a few pictures with us. A few things stands out about that visit... # 1) He speaks english, #2) He is very down to earth #3) He is very intellegent. Fans were ensured a bloody battle whenever this man stepped into the ring. He is truly the toughest man ever to enter the squared circle.