Overview
- Longtime booking agent Steve Stasiak announced on social media that Abdullah the Butcher, whose real name is Lawrence Shreve, was hospitalized on Thursday night.
- No cause or medical details have been disclosed, and outlets describe the situation as developing.
- Stasiak later said Abdullah will miss this weekend’s GrappleCon event in Lutz, Florida, and that he is in good spirits and receiving care.
- Fans have been urged to post messages of support, which Stasiak says are being read to Abdullah and have lifted his spirits.
- The 2011 WWE Hall of Fame inductee is an influential hardcore wrestling figure with past mobility and health challenges, including hip-replacement surgery.