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Le légendaire Abdullah the Butcher – de son vrai nom Larry Shreve – vit actuellement des moments très difficiles.
En entrevue pour Click On Detroit, l’ex-lutteur âgé de 81 ans – qui a notamment lutté régulièrement au Québec – affirme vivre dans la pauvreté.
Il affirme avoir été floué quelques fois, ayant notamment perdu une poursuite de 2,3 millions $ contre un autre lutteur (Devon «Hannibal» Nicholson, originaire du Canada, qui soutenait avoir attrapé l’hépatite C par sa faute) car il ne pouvait pas lire ou écrire, ayant ainsi ignoré les procédures en question et perdant sa cause par défaut.
Abdullah n’a pas pu bénéficier des profits du dernier restaurant portant son nom (Abdullah The Butcher House of Ribs and Chinese Food) dans la région d’Atlanta.
Il a même vendu sa bague du Hall of Fame de la WWE pour se sortir de la pauvreté.
Un compte GoFundMe a été mis sur pied afin de l’aider.
L’ex-lutteur mentionne par ailleurs qu’il a besoin d’un remplacement de la hanche et qu’il doit utiliser une marchette.
Selon le texte qui figure sur la page GoFundMe, sa femme – qui demande le divorce – possède tous ses avoirs, incluant sa maison. Son frère l’a également exploité financièrement.
L’initiative a été lancée par Essa Jeffries, qui veut ainsi aider son parrain.
Au moment d’écrire cette nouvelle, plus de 7000 $ ont été amassés. L’objectif est de 60 000$.
Le don le plus important jusqu’ici a été fait par Chris Jericho (2500$).
On peut accèder à la page et faire des dons en cliquant ICI.
“Hi everyone, My name is Esa Jeffries and I’m fundraising for my Godfather who is not only a legend and Hall of Fame Professional Wrestler, but a Great Humanitarian that has spent most his life in his charitable efforts to help his family, friends, the homeless on the streets of Atlanta, the elderly, handicapped, those hospitalized and different organizations here in Atlanta, GA and of course, his name is ABDULLAH THE BUTCHER. My Godfather is 81 years old, on a fixed income, handicapped, walking on a walker, in need of a hip replacement and due to his condition and the COVID 19 PANDEMIC situation, he just can not get around to make the money he is used to making.
He seriously is in need of your help and I need you to help me to hire two Attorneys for two different cases. THOUGH ABDULLAH’S HIGHEST LEVEL OF SCHOOL IS THE SECOND GRADE, HIS NATURAL GENIUS AND STRONG WILL TO BE SUCCESSFUL, HELPED MOTIVATE AND INSPIRED HIM TO OVERCOME HIS SCHOOLING HANDICAP. THIS MAN HAS WORKED HARD MOST OF HIS ADULT LIFE TO CARVE OUT AND BUILD HIS PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING CAREER AND HAVE BEEN TAKEN TOTAL ADVANTAGE OF BY HIS WIFE AND HER BROTHER JUST TO FIND OUT THAT HIS WIFE OWNS ALL OF THE ASSETS HE WORKED MOST OF HIS LIFE FOR AND HE OWNS NOTHING. HIS WIFE IS FROM KOREA AND HE MET HER IN JAPAN. SHE CAME HERE WITH ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. WHILE HE TRAVELLED THE WORLD, WORKING HARD MAKING A LIVING, SHE AND HER BROTHER OBVIOUSLY WERE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF HIM TIL WHERE EVEN HIS FIRST HOME HE PURCHASED HERE IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA, WAY BEFORE HE MET HER, HE RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT THE DEED WAS CHANGED TO BOTH THEIR NAMES WITHOUT HIS KNOWLEDGE AND SIGNATURE AND NOW SHE WANTS A DIVORCE AND THIS IS ONLY TOUCHING THIS SURFACE OF HIS STORY. HE HAS NO MONEY TO HIRE AN ATTORNEY TO PROPERLY REPRESENT HIM HE ALSO NEEDS AN ATTORNEY TO REPRESENT HIM IN A CIVIL CASE HERE IN FULTON COUNTY GEORGIA, BROUGHT HERE FROM CANADA IN WHICH HE WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND COURT IN CANADA DUE TO THE CONDITION OF HIS HIP BY DOCTORS ORDER. HE HAS BEEN DESPERATELY TRYING TO SEEK ATTORNEYS TO PROPERLY REPRESENT HIM IN BOTH CASES BUT, THE ATTORNEY FEES ARE VERY EXPENSIVE IN WHICH HE CAN NOT AFFORD DUE TO HIS FIXED INCOME. THE JUDGE IN HIS CIVIL CASE GACE HIM SIXTY DAYS TO GET AN ATTORNEY AND HE NEEDS A DIVORCE ATTORNEY ASAP BECAUSE HE HAS A HEARING IN FEBRUARY AND ATTORNEYS NEED TIME TO PREPARE EACH CASE MY GOAL IS TO RAISE $50,000 ABDULLAH IS IN NEED OF YOUR PRAYERS AND SUPPORT AND I PROMISE YOU THAT EVERY PENNY OF YOUR DONATIONS WILL GO TOWARD HIS ATTORNEY FEES THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR TIME, EFFORTS AND YOUR SUPPORT GOD BLESS!!”
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