VIEW FROM THE RISING SUN
by Masanori Horie

Abdullah the Butcher Photo Gallery

Abdullah October 14, 2001
Abdullah the Butcher (October 14, 2001---Tochigi, Oyama, Japan)


Toledo October 20, 1966
October 20, 1966---Toledo, Ohio

Abdullah started his career as a professional wrestler as "Zeluis Amara" and then took the name of "Abdullah the Butcher," billed as the "Mad Man from the Sudan," in 1958.


1970

Abdullah 1970

Abdullah got an opportunity to come to Japan for the first time for the JWA (Nippon Pro Wrestling) with Bob Stanlee, Mr. Atomic (Clyde Stevens), Prince Pullin, Jackie Fargo, Mystery Oregon, and Gerry Monti from August 21 to September 17 in 1970.

September 17, 1970---Taito Ward Gym, Tokyo (JWA)
International Heavyweight title match
Giant Baba beat Abdullah the Butcher (2-1)
(1) Baba beat Butcher (12:15 DQ)
(2) Butcher beat Baba (1:50)
(3) Baba beat Butcher (3:23)---Baba kept the title


1971

1971

Abdullah's second Japan tour was with Joe LeDuc, Gordon Nelson, The Destroyer, Killer Karl Kox, Nicoli Volkoff, Angelo Mosca, Ray Mendoza, and Man Mountain Mike from April 2 to May 19 in 1971. They had 40 shows for 48 days.

Abdullah vs. Inoki 1971


1972

1972 poster

Abdullah's third Japan tour was with Gorilla Monsoon, Dick Murdoch, Carib's Hurricane (Cyclone Negro), Jose & Sal Lothario, Mighty Brutus (Bugsy McGraw), Killer Brooks, and Joe LeDuc from March 31to May 15 in 1972.

May 15, 1972---Komatsu City Gym, Ishikawa (JWA)
All Asian Tag Team title match
Seiji Sakaguchi & Michiaki Yoshimura beat Abdullah the Butcher & Carib's Hurricane (Cyclone Negro) (2-1)
(1) Sakaguchi & Yoshimura beat Butcher & Hurricane (16:35 countout)
(2) Hurricane beat Yoshimura (1:32)
(3) Yoshimura beat Hurricane (5:07)---Sakaguchi & Yoshimura kept the title

December 6, 1972---Yonezawa City Gym, Yamagata (All Japan)
PWF Heavyweight title match
Giant Baba beat Abdullah the Butcher (2-1)
(1) Baba beat Butcher (10:07 DQ)
(2) Butcher beat Baba (1:05)
(3) Baba beat Butcher (2:31)---Baba kept the title


1973

June 14, 1973---Kawasaki City Gym, Kanagawa (All Japan)
PWF Heavyweight title match
Giant Baba beat Abdullah the Butcher (2-1)
(1) Butcher beat Baba (4:57)
(2) Baba beat Butcher (8:59)
(3) Baba beat Butcher (4:40 DQ)---Baba kept the title

Abdullah vs. Baba June 14, 1973

July 26, 1973---Tokyo Gym (All Japan)
PWF Heavyweight title match
Giant Baba beat Abdullah the Butcher (2-1)
(1) Baba beat Butcher (3:35)
(2) Butcher beat Baba (4:05)
(3) Baba beat Butcher (6:15)---Baba kept the title


1974

Abdullah vs. Destroyer 1974

"Abdullah vs. Destroyer" was one of the biggest feuds in the 1970s.

May 13, 1974---Hachioji, Tokyo (All Japan)
United States Heavyweight title match
The Destroyer (Dick Beyer) beat Abdullah the Butcher (12:07 DQ)---Destroyer kept the title

May 16, 1974---Osaka Gym (All Japan)
PWF Heavyweight title match
Giant Baba beat Abdullah the Butcher (2-1)
(1) Baba beat Butcher (8:59)
(2) Butcher beat Baba (14:12)
(3) Baba beat Butcher (6:15)---Baba kept the title

September 25, 1974---Yokohama Bunka Gym, Kanagawa (All Japan)
PWF Heavyweight title match
Giant Baba drew Abdullah the Butcher (1-1)
(1) Butcher beat Baba (4:15)
(2) Baba beat Butcher (6:22)
(3) 5:02 Double DQ---Baba kept the title

October 5, 1974---Nich-dai Kodo (Nihon University Hall), Tokyo (All Japan)
PWF Heavyweight title match
Giant Baba beat Abdullah the Butcher (2-1)
(1) Butcher beat Baba (7:42)
(2) Baba beat Butcher (4:49 doctor's stop)
(3) Butcher quit---Baba kept the title

October 10, 1974---Expo '70, Osaka (All Japan)
United States Heavyweight title matches
The Destroyer beat Abdullah the Butcher (2-1)
(1) Butcher beat Destroyer (2:33)
(2) Destroyer beat Butcher (4:35)
(3) Destroyer beat Butcher (5:49 DQ)---Destroyer kept the title


1975

October 12, 1975---Expo '70, Osaka (All Japan)
United States Heavyweight title match
Abdullah the Butcher beat The Destroyer (15:54)---Butcher became the new champion

October 30, 1975---Kuramae Kokugikan (Sumo Hall), Tokyo (All Japan)
United States Heavyweight title matches
Abdullah the Butcher beat Jumbo Tsuruta (2-1)
(1) Butcher beat Tsuruta (3:49)
(2) Tsuruta beat Butcher (5:06)
(3) Butcher beat Tsuruta (3:47)---Butcher kept the title

December 3, 1975---Kiryu City Gym, Gumma (All Japan)
United States Heavyweight title match
The Destroyer beat Abdullah the Butcher (2-1)
(1) Destroyer beat Butcher (5:58)
(2) Butcher beat Destroyer (5:23)
(3) Destroyer beat Butcher (2:50)---Destroyer became the new champion

1975 poster

Giant Baba and All Japan Pro Wrestling had the "World Open Championship Tournament" from December 6 to 18, 1975 with Abdullah, Dory Funk Jr., Harley Race, Dick Murdoch, Dusty Rhodes, Baron Von Raschke, Horst Hoffman, Pat O'Connor, Don Leo Jonathan, The Destroyer (Dick Beyer), Mr. Wrestling (Tim Woods), and Ken Mantell.


1976

May 8, 1976---Sapporo Nakajima Sports Center, Hokkaido (All Japan)
Champion Carnival Single Round Robin Tournament Final
Abdullah the Butcher beat Giant Baba (9:53 DQ)---Butcher won the fourth Champion Carnival

Abdullah May 8, 1976

September 30, 1976---Iwate Prefectural Gym, Morioka (All Japan)
International Tag Team title match
Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta beat Abdullah the Butcher & Waldo Von Erich (2-1)
(1) Butcher beat Tsuruta (8:44)
(2) Baba & Tsuruta beat Butcher & Von Erich (3:42 DQ)
(3) Tsuruta beat Von Erich (4:38)---Baba & Tsuruta kept the title

October 10, 1976---Expo '70, Osaka (All Japan)
United States Heavyweight title match
The Destroyer drew Abdullah the Butcher (11:15 no contest)---Destroyer kept the title

October 24, 1976---Neyagawa City Gym, Osaka (All Japan)
PWF Heavyweight title match
Giant Baba beat Abdullah the Butcher (2-1)
(1) Butcher beat Baba (5:55)
(2) Baba beat Butcher (4:27)
(3) Baba beat Butcher (2:03)---Baba kept the title

October 28, 1976---Kuramae Kokugikan (Sumo Hall), Tokyo (All Japan)
United States Heavyweight title match
The Destroyer beat Abdullah the Butcher (10:57 DQ)---Destroyer kept the title


1977

May 18, 1977---Osaka Furitsu (Prefectural) Gym (All Japan)
International Tag Team title match
Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta beat Abdullah the Butcher & Apache Bull Ramos (2-1)
(1) Tsuruta beat Butcher (7:26)
(2) Butcher beat Tsuruta (4:37)
(3) Baba beat Ramos (2:15)---Baba & Tsuruta kept the title

December 15, 1977---Kuramae Kokugikan (Sumo Hall), Tokyo (All Japan)
World Open Tag Team Tournament Final
Dory Funk Jr. & Terry Funk beat Abdullah the Butcher & The Sheik (14:40 disqualification)---The Funks won the tournament

Abdullah vs. Terry Funk

"The Funks vs. Butcher & Sheik" was one of the biggest and bloodiest feuds in Japanese wrestling history. They drew huge money for All Japan Pro Wrestling from 1977 to 1981.

December 2 - December 15, 1977 (All Japan)
World Open Tag Team Tournament
(1) Dory & Terry Funk
(2) Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta
(3) Abdullah the Butcher & The Sheik
(4) Rusher Kimura & Great Kusatsu
(4) Kintaro Ohki (Kim ILL) & Kim Duk (Tiger Chang Lee)
(6) Bill Robinson & Horst Hoffman
(7) The Destroyer (Dick Beyer) & Texas Red (Red Bastien)
(8) Akihisa Takachiho (The Great Kabuki) & Mighty Inoue
(8) Gen-ichiro Tenryu & Rocky Hata


1978

April 7, 1978---Miyagi Prefectural Sports Center, Sendai (All Japan)
Champion Carnival Single Round Robin Tournament Final
Giant Baba beat Abdullah the Butcher (11:59 countout)---Baba won the tournament

October 18, 1978---Tochigi Prefectural Gym, Utsunomiya (All Japan)
PWF Heavyweight title match
Abdullah the Butcher beat Bill Robinson (2-1)
(1) Robinson beat Butcher (8:16)
(2) Butcher beat Robinson (6:15)
(3) Butcher beat Robinson (3:08 referee's stop)---Butcher became the fourth champion

Abdullah 1978

October 25, 1978---Otaru City Gym, Hokkaido (All Japan)
International Tag Team title match
Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta beat Bobo Brazil & Abdullah the Butcher (2-1)
(1) Baba beat Brazil (13:10)
(2) 8:08 double countout---Baba & Tsuruta kept the title

November 17, 1978---Higashi-osaka City Central Gym, Osaka (All Japan)
PWF Heavyweight title match
Abdullah the Butcher drew Giant Baba (1-1)
(1) Baba beat Butcher (4:38)
(2) Butcher beat Baba (3:28)
(3) 7:05 Double DQ---Butcher kept the title

December 9, 1978---Kuramae Kokugikan (Sumo Hall), Tokyo (All Japan)
Real World Tag Team League Tournament
Abdullah the Butcher & The Sheik beat Dory Funk Jr. & Terry Funk (12:29 Sheik beat Dory by disqualification)

December 1 - December 15, 1978 (All Japan)
Real World Tag Team League Tournament
(1) Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta
(2) Dory & Terry Funk
(3) Nick Bockwinkel & Blackjack Lanza
(4) Bill Robinson & Black Wild Angus
(5) Abdullah the Butcher & The Sheik (12/1-9) / Killer Tor Kamata (12/11-15)
(6) Kintaro Ohki (Kim ILL) & Kim Duk (Tiger Chang Lee)


1979

April 6, 1979---Akita Prefectural Gym, Akita (All Japan)
Champion Carnival Single Round Robin Tournament Final
Abdullah the Butcher drew Jumbo Tsuruta
(1) 13:14 Double countout
(2) Butcher beat Tsuruta (2:11)---Butcher won the seventh Champion Carnival

July 24, 1979---Mito Civic Gym, Ibaraki (All Japan)
International Tag Team title match
Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta beat Abdullah the Butcher & Kintaro Ohki (Kim ILL) (1-1)
(1) Ohki beat Tsuruta (5:22)
(2) Tsuruta beat Ohki (4:38)
(3) 2:53 double countout---Baba & Tsuruta kept the title

August 22, 1979---Sapporo Nakajima Sports Center, Hokkaido (All Japan)
Abdullah the Butcher drew Mil Mascaras (8:58 double countout)

August 26, 1979---Nippon Budokan, Tokyo (Puroresu Dream All Stars Show)
Giant Baba & Antonio Inoki beat Abdullah the Butcher & Tiger Jeet Singh (13:03 Inoki beat Singh)

August 31, 1979---Osaka Gym (All Japan)
PWF Heavyweight title match
Giant Baba drew Abdullah the Butcher (1-1)
(1) Baba beat Butcher (7:08)
(2) Butcher beat Baba (2:55)
(3) 5:18 Double countout---Baba kept the title

September 13, 1979---Oita Prefectural Gym (All Japan)
International Tag Team title match
Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta beat Bobo Brazil & Abdullah the Butcher (2-1)
(1) 12:30 double countout
(2) Baba beat Brazil (3:38)---Baba & Tsuruta kept the title

October 12, 1979---Asahikawa City Gym, Hokkaido (All Japan)
International Tag Team title match
Abdullah the Butcher & Ray Candy beat Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta (2-1)
(1) Tsuruta beat Candy (8:24)
(2) Candy beat Tsuruta (4:51)
(3) Butcher beat Tsuruta (6:18 countout)---Butcher & Candy became the 28th champions

October 19, 1979---Koriyama City Gym, Fukushima (All Japan)
International Tag Team title match
Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta beat Abdullah the Butcher & Ray Candy (2-1)
(1) Tsuruta beat Butcher (2:30)
(2) Butcher beat Tsuruta (5:03)
(3) Baba beat Candy (5:40)---Baba & Tsuruta became the 29th champions

December 13, 1979---Kuramae Kokugikan (Sumo Hall), Tokyo (All Japan)
Real World Tag Team League Tournament Final
Dory Funk Jr. & Terry Funk beat Abdullah the Butcher & The Sheik (17:15 Dory beat Sheik)---The Funks won the tournament

1979 poster

November 30 - December 13, 1979 (All Japan)
Real World Tag Team League Tournament
(1) Dory & Terry Funk
(2) Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta
(3) Abdullah the Butcher & The Sheik
(4) Mil Mascaras & Dos Caras
(5) Kintaro Ohki (Kim ILL) & Killer Tor Kamata
(6) Mr. Wrestling (Tim Woods) & Masked Strangler (Jose Rivera Sr.)
(7) Wahoo McDaniel & Frank Hill


1980

May 2, 1980---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (All Japan)
Abdullah the Butcher drew The Sheik (3:30 double disqualification)

October 13, 1980---Aichi Prefectural Gym, Nagoya (All Japan)
United National Heavyweight title match
Abdullah the Butcher beat Jumbo Tsuruta (2-1)
(1) Tsuruta beat Butcher (7:05)
(2) Butcher beat Tsuruta (2:42)
(3) Butcher beat Tsuruta (4:50)---Butcher became the 18th champion

November 1, 1980---Yokohama Bunka Gym, Kanagawa (All Japan)
United National Heavyweight title match
Abdullah the Butcher drew Terry Funk (1-1)
(1) Terry beat Butcher (7:50)
(2) Butcher beat Terry (7:10)
(3) 3:35 Double DQ---Butcher kept the title

November 2, 1980---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (All Japan)
International Tag Team title match
Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta beat Abdullah the Butcher & Killer Tor Kamata (2-1)
(1) Tsuruta beat Kamata (9:45)
(2) Kamata beat Baba (4:15)
(3) Baba & Tsuruta beat Butcher & Kamata (2:25 disqualification)---Baba & Tsuruta kept the title

November 4, 1980---Matsumoto City Gym, Nagano (All Japan)
United National Heavyweight title match
Abdullah the Butcher drew Jumbo Tsuruta (1-1)
(1) Butcher beat Tsuruta (5:05)
(2) Tsuruta beat Butcher (6:20)
(3) 4:43 Double countout---Butcher kept the title

November 28 - December 11, 1980 (All Japan)
Real World Tag Team League Tournament
(1) Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta
(2) Dory & Terry Funk
(3) Abdullah the Butcher & Killer Tor Kamata
(4) Nick Bockwinkel & Jim Brunzell
(4) Dick Slater & Ricky Steamboat
(6) Bill Robinson & Les Thornton
(7) The Sheik & Great Mephisto (Frankie Cain)

Abdullah vs. Sheik


1981

January 3, 1981---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (All Japan)
United National Heavyweight title match
Abdullah the Butcher drew The Sheik (10:10 Double countout)---Butcher kept the title

January 13, 1981---Shimabara City Gym, (All Japan)
International Tag Team title match
Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta beat Abdullah the Butcher & Mark Lewin (2-1)
(1) Lewin beat Tsuruta (5:31)
(2) Tsuruta beat Lewin (10:10)
(3) Baba & Tsuruta beat Butcher & Lewin (4:46 disqualification)---Baba & Tsuruta kept the title

January 22, 1981---Nirasaki City Gym, Yamanashi (All Japan)
United National Heavyweight title match
Jumbo Tsuruta beat Abdullah the Butcher (2-1)
(1) 7:47 Double countout
(2) Tsuruta beat Butcher (3:33)---Tsuruta became the 19th champion

April 10, 1981---Hiroshima Prefectural Gym (All Japan)
Champion Carnival Single Round Robin Tournament
Abdullah the Butcher drew Bruiser Brody (4:29 double countout)

Abdullah vs. Brody April 10, 1981

June 24, 1981---Kuramae Kokugikan (Sumo Hall), Tokyo (New Japan)
Abdullah the Butcher & Stan Hansen beat Antonio Inoki & Yoshiaki Yatsu
(1) Hansen beat Yatsu (9:06)
(2) Inoki & Yatsu beat Butcher & Hansen (0:38 disqualification)
(3) Butcher & Hansen beat Inoki & Yatsu (1:16 disqualification)


1982

Abdullah vs. Tiger Mask January 8, 1982

January 28, 1982---Tokyo Gym (New Japan)
Antonio Inoki beat Abdullah the Butcher (14:52 disqualification)

May 26, 1982---Osaka Furitsu (Prefectural) Gym (New Japan)
Abdullah the Butcher drew Hulk Hogan (9:57 No Contest)

Abdullah vs. Hogan 1982


1987

November 21 - December 11, 1987 (All Japan)
Real World Tag Team League Tournament
(1) Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu
(2) Dory & Terry Funk
(2) Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy
(2) Bruiser Brody & Jimmy Snuka
(2) Gen-ichiro Tenryu & Ashura Hara
(6) Abdullah the Butcher & TNT (Savio Vega)
(7) Giant Baba & Hiroshi Wajima
(8) Tiger Mask (Mitsuharu Misawa) & Shin-ichi Nakano
(8) The Great Kabuki & John Tenta (Earthquake)
(9) Tom Zenk & The Terminator (Mark Laurinaitis / Wrecking Crew Fury)
(10) Mark & Chris Youngblood
(11) Rusher Kimura & Goro Tsurumi


1988

January 9, 1988---Ehime Prefectural Hall, Matsuyama (All Japan)
World Tag Team title match
Gen-ichiro Tenryu & Ashura Hara beat Abdullah the Butcher & TNT (Savio Vega)---Tenryu & Hara kept the title

January 13, 1988---Kagoshima Prefectural Gym (All Japan)
International Heavyweight title match
Jumbo Tsuruta drew Abdullah the Butcher (13:25 Double countout)---Tsuruta kept the title

August 29, 1988---Nippon Budokan, Tokyo (All Japan)
Bruiser Brody Memorial Night
Stan Hansen beat Abdullah the Butcher (10:39 disqualification)

Abdullah vs. Hansen August 29, 1988

September 9, 1988---Chiba Park Gym (All Japan)
International Heavyweight title match
Jumbo Tsuruta beat Abdullah the Butcher (14:43 DQ)---Tsuruta kept the title

November 19 - December 16, 1988 (All Japan)
Real World Tag Team League Tournament
(1) Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy
(2) Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu
(3) Giant Baba & Rusher Kimura
(4) Gen-ichiro Tenryu & Toshiaki Kawada
(4) Abdullah the Butcher & Tiger Jeet Singh
(6) Danny Spivey & Johnny Ace
(7) The Great Kabuki & Hiroshi Wajima
(7) Tiger Mask (Mitsuharu Misawa) & Jimmy Snuka
(9) Shunji Takano & John Tenta (Earthquake)
(10) Dick Slater & Tommy Rich
(10) Crusher Blackwell & Phil Hickerson (P.Y. Chu Hi)


1989

Abdullah vs. Dynamite Kid

November 17 - December 6, 1989 (All Japan)
Real World Tag Team League Tournament
(1) Gen-ichiro Tenryu & Stan Hansen
(2) Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu
(3) Giant Baba & Rusher Kimura
(4) Dynamite Kid & Davey Boy Smith
(5) Abdullah the Butcher & Tiger Jeet Singh
(6) Danny Kroffat & Doug Furnas
(7) Terry Gordy & Bill Irwin
(8) Toshiaki Kawada & Hiromichi Fuyuki
(9) The Nasty Boys


1990

September 30, 1990---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (All Japan)
Giant Baba's 30th Anniversary match
Andre The Giant & Stan Hansen beat Giant Baba & Abdullah the Butcher (10:13 Andre beat Butcher)

November 15 - December 7, 1990 (All Japan)
Real World Tag Team League Tournament
(1) Terry Gordy & Steve Williams
(2) Stan Hansen & Danny Spivey
(3) Dory & Terry Funk
(3) Jumbo Tsuruta & Akira Taue
(3) Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada
(6) Giant Baba & Andre the Giant
(7) Abdullah the Butcher & Giant Kimala #2
(8) Kenta Kobashi & Johnny Ace
(8) Dynamite Kid & Johnny Smith
(10) Skywalker Nitron & Blade Butch Masters
(11) Rusher Kimura & Mighty Inoue
(11) Dick Slater & Joe Deaton
(13) Doug Furnas & Ricky Santana


Abdullah October 27, 2001
Abdullah the Butcher (October 27, 2001---Tokyo, Japan)
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1991

December 6, 1991---Nippon Budokan, Tokyo (All Japan)
Real World Tag Team League Tournament
Giant Baba & Andre the Giant beat Abdullah the Butcher & Giant Kimala #2 (Ben Peacock) (10:30 Baba beat Butcher)

November 16 - December 6, 1991 (All Japan)
Real World Tag Team League Tournament
(1) Terry Gordy & Steve Williams
(2) Jumbo Tsuruta & Akira Taue
(2) Giant Baba & Andre the Giant
(2) Stan Hansen & Danny Spivey
(5) Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada
(6) Abdullah the Butcher & Giant Kimala #2
(7) Dory Funk Jr. & Al Perez
(7) Danny Kroffat & Doug Furnas
(7) Joe Deaton & Billy Black
(10) Dynamite Kid & Johnny Smith
(11) Rusher Kimura & Mighty Inoue
(12) Johnny Ace & Sunny Beach


1992

November 14 - December 4, 1992 (All Japan)
Real World Tag Team League Tournament
(1) Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada
(2) Terry Gordy & Steve Williams
(2) Stan Hansen & Johnny Ace
(4) Giant Baba & Kenta Kobashi
(6) Akira Taue & Jun Akiyama
(6) Abdullah the Butcher & Giant Kimala #2
(6) Danny Kroffat & Doug Furnas
(6) The Patriot (Del Wilkes) & The Eagle (George Hines/Jackie Fulton)
(9) Dory Funk Jr. & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi
(9) Joe Deaton & Billy Black
(10) Danny Spivey & Kendall Windham


1994

November 19 - December 12, 1994 (All Japan)
Real World Tag Team League Tournament
(1) Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi
(2) Giant Baba & Stan Hansen
(3) Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue
(3) Steve Williams & Johnny Ace
(5) Giant Baba & Stan Hansen
(6) Danny Kroffat & Doug Furnas
(7) Jun Akiyama & Takao Omori
(8) Abdullah the Butcher & Giant Kimala #2
(9) Dory Funk Jr. & Johnny Smith
(9) Danny Spivey & Jim Steele (Lacrosse / Wolf Hawkfield)
(9) The Eagle (George Hines / Jackie Fulton) & The Falcon (Steve Armstrong)


1995

September 10, 1995---Nippon Budokan, Tokyo (All Japan)
4 vs. 4 Survival Tag Team Match
Giant Baba, Abdullah the Butcher, Toshiaki Kawada, & Masanobu Fuchi beat Stan Hansen, Kenta Kobashi, Jun Akiyama, & Takao Omori (3-2)
(1) Butcher & Fuchi beat Akiyama & Omori (9:46 Butcher beat Omori)
(2) Kobashi & Akiyama beat Butcher & Fuchi (9:31 Kobashi beat Butcher)
(3) Baba & Fuchi beat Kobashi & Akiyama (12:55 Baba beat Akiyama)
(4) Hansen & Kobashi beat Baba & Fuchi (8:27 Hansen beat Fuchi)
(5) Baba & Kawada beat Hansen & Kobashi (18:41 Kawada beat Hansen)

November 18 - December 9, 1995 (All Japan)
Real World Tag Team League Tournament
(1) Mitsuharu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi
(2) Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue
(3) Stan Hansen & Gary Albright
(4) Johnny Ace & The Patriot (Del Wilkes)
(5) Giant Baba & Tamon Honda
(6) Danny Kroffat & Doug Furnas
(7) Dory Funk Jr. & Masanobu Fuchi
(7) Abdullah the Butcher & Giant Kimala #2
(7) Jun Akiyama & Takao Omori
(10) Johnny Smith & Rob Van Dam


1996

June 29, 1996---Sapporo Teisen Hall, Hokkaido (Tokyo Pro)
TWA World Tag Team title match
Abdullah the Butcher & Daikokubo Benkei beat Takashi Ishikawa & Yoji Anjo (2-1)
(1) Benkei beat Ishikawa (6:40)
(2) Ishikawa beat Butcher (8:28)
(3) Butcher beat Ishikawa (4:42)---Butcher & Benkei became the second champions

August 25, 1996---Pacifico Yokohama, Kanagawa (Tokyo Pro)
TWA World Tag Team title match
Tiger Mask (Satoru Sayama) & Yoji Anjo beat Abdullah the Butcher & Daikokubo Benkei (17:23 Anjo beat Benkei)---Tiger & Anjo became the third champions

September 15, 1996---Morita Village Theater, Aomori (Tokyo Pro)
TWA World Tag Team title match
Tiger Mask (Satoru Sayama) & Yoji Anjo beat Abdullah the Butcher & Daikokubo Benkei (11:27 Anjo beat Benkei)---Tiger & Anjo kept the title


1999

January 10, 1999---Acros Fukuoka (Big Japan)
Big Japan Death Match Heavyweight title match
Abdullah the Butcher beat Shadow WX (Satoru Shiga) (12:04)---Butcher became the fourth champion

February 28, 1999---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (Big Japan)
Big Japan Death Match Heavyweight title match / Barbed Wired Board death match
Shadow WX beat Abdullah the Butcher (14:16)---WX became the fifth champion

April 7, 1999---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (Big Japan)
Big Japan Death Match Heavyweight title match / Cable Chain & Handcuff death match
Shadow WX beat Abdullah the Butcher (12:49 Doctor's stop)---WX kept the title

July 25, 1999---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo (Big Japan)
International Eight-Man Scramble title match
Ryuji Yamakawa, Shadow WX, Tomoaki Homma, Great Kojika, Men's Teioh, Abdullah the Butcher, Mike Samples, Abdullah Jr. Kobayshi (20:01 Kojika won the title)

October 3, 1999---Shin-kawasaki, Kanagawa (Big Japan)
Big Japan Tag Team title match
Kamikaze & Shumme Matsuzaki beat Abdullah the Butcher & Daikokubo Benkei (8:48 Kamikaze beat Benkei)---Kamikaze & Matsuzaki kept the title

November 6, 1999---Hakodate Civic Gym, Hokkaido (Big Japan)
International Eight-Man Scramble title match
Great Kojika, Ryuji Yamakawa, Tomoaki Homma, Men's Teioh, Kamikaze, Abdullah the Butcher, Mike Samples, Crazy Sheik (Rico Suave) (12:16 Kojika kept the title)


2001

January 28, 2001---Tokyo Dome (All Japan)
Terry Funk & Atsushi Onita beat Abdullah the Butcher & Giant Kimala (8:26 Terry beat Kimala with a Spinning Toe Hold)

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