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EPISODE SUMMARY

***EXCERPT***

Abdullah was hardcore wrestling before anyone called it that. Like a misshapen cross between the Michelin Man and Jabba the Hutt, Abdullah the Butcher was definitely one ugly wrestler. Adding to his hideous look was the flabby chest fat that drooped below his armpits like human bat wings and a row of carved scars on his forehead deep enough to hold casino chips in place.

According to his wrestling backstory, the scars derived from some sort of tribal rite of passage during his childhood in Sudan. The grotesque scars were actually the results of years of blading - when wrestlers slice into their foreheads to produce blood for the fans.

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