WWC: Abdullah The Butcher vs. Zeus (1990)

[@mini_worx]

The most talented person in this match was Hugo Savinovish, the commentator, who somehow managed to keep an aura of awe and excitement as he told the match.

[@Moshe.1972]

He sucks

[@cartermcafee1142]

He beating on that fat. Man . Trying to kill his will to eat, por shame dogg

[@秦德鄉]

歐

[@ltopomcfly5583]

Don't disrespect Abby like that. He sold the fakest punches ever.

[@hectorlopez1069]

We lost Zeus last year. He died in his home in California. Rest in peace Zeus. I will never forget that feud you had with hogan.

[@hashimtungwa64]

P

[@razorraysolarsavings70]

He ate pretty bad/dirty. Lots of inflammation in his body. RIP Zeus aka I forgot his name Tiny Liston I think it is

[@stephencraft2618]

Rest in peace with the Lord JESUS. God bless.

[@dramahawkpromotions9621]

@@razorraysolarsavings70 wowww😞

[@rindariani5185]

@@hashimtungwa64 .

[@ricardomauricioaraya7625]

Zeus's punches make John Cena's look legit!

[@georgettamorton]

Zeus can't fight. He just big. Boring match

[@normanelder3481]

Good to watch all this old wrestling,better then the one today.

[@robertcoggeshall3071]

This was worse than any match today. Women's are better.

[@turkishjanitor3666]

Bold of you to say this in comments of one of the worst matches ever.

[@randyhawthorne7730]

lifelong wrestling fan here and I just wanted to say from the stories I've heard I would never ever ever want to wrestle in Puerto Rico. I mean the fans were actually ferocious there. And let's not forget what happened to poor bruiser Brody.

[@mini_worx]

The killing of Brody was absolutely horrible. Now as a Puertorican who grew up in the island during this time, I have to say the wrestlers loved the fan's intensity. The fans got so into it that it made their job even better. I'm not aware of any actual attacks on the heels by the fans so it was all left in the arena.

[@diablo666541]

And carlos colon was known for screwing wrestlers out paying the money they really shoud have gotten

[@diablo666541]

@@mini_worx brody murder came back to haunt him cause all American wrestlers walked out . the fans sfopped attending cause of invader .colon had no choice but distance himself from invader. Invader couldnt even get a autograph session.n resorted to doin kids parties. After the dark side ring episode invaded was completely unwanted. Even Mexico promoters refuse to let wrestle there.

[@GTA2SWcity]

@@diablo666541 Shit... I'm only just recently learning of all these goings on.

[@Sammy_Boy_Smith]

Bruiser stayed at our house on a few occasions. Let's just my parents partied heavily. Wrestler's got free room and other stuff. So they didn't have to stay at hotels. Waking up to- Bruiser eating a Pot of oatmeal and bowl of boiled eggs, and Chris Adam's coming out of my sister's room. I was usually gone at my 1st dad's house, n didn't get to see or meet many I seen Billy Jack Haynes naked coming out of one of the bathrooms upstairs.... " Mmm mom" ?! My hero banging my mom! 49 years later im still coming to terms with that. Lol But yeah, Bruiser was fun as hell!! Bring me toys or leave me toys. Autographed pics or would leave Polaroids there autographed. Thx invader one. You're a real human being. One thing u can't do in wrestling: injury on purpose that'll lose u work time, and murdering one of your own. U could get real heat by murdering ppl , but not another wrestler! Oh... I met Butch Reed too. Some midgets stayed over 1 night. Lol, tho I wasn't there. Maybe my sister lied about that? Maybe it was just they wrestled the night B4 or something

[@evrbody]

1. Arm Wrench 2. Arm Club 3. Clothesline 4. Arm Club 5. Three-Handled Moss-Covered Family Gredunza 6. Arm Club

[@shangtsung1362]

2 more moves than Kevin Nash lol

[@ziggypop79]

Zeus made guys Hogan & Warrior seem like technicians

[@knelle1114]

Zeus was pretty good at doing promos, but I don't think he ever won a match during his short wrestling career. That being said I loved him in his movies. RIP

[@mkl62]

In 1979, a new pro wrestling publication hit newsstands and magazine racks across the nation. It was Pro Wrestling Illustrated. When the first issue went to press, Abdullah the Butcher was ranked at #7 in the Most Hated Wrestler category.

[@algeborusas1883]

Zeus remarkably escaped without a bloody head wound. Wow.

[@EarlSkakel]

I'll guess that was a stipulation before the match of "Abdullah I'll do anything you want but no blading me, if you cut me I'll beat the shit out of you for real"

[@kibayasha7301]

Just watched a shoot where he said he threatened Abdullah what would happen if he cut him. Also "zues" kept 2 armed guards with guns drawn with him all tour so abby probably knew he wasn't playing lol

[@frasierthebichon7422]

kiba yasha .......can you send me the link for that shoot?.... I’m trying but I can’t find it

[@anthonypalagye3984]

Nice, Abdullah was so disgusting

[@yrly59e]

@@kibayasha7301 then whats the real point of even booking this match? Abdullah’s whole gimmick centers around a bloody blading. Zeus couldn’t really wrestle. When you take out the Abdullah blading which could have been the only useful aspect of the match then there was zero to work with.

[@jonm1365]

Deebo and Craig go at it again many years later, DAMM Craig let himself go!!!

[@johnnymoreno5065]

Bruhhhh👌😂😂😂😂😂

[@UsmanUsman-ps6mv]

@@johnnymoreno5065 9

[@thomasford4973]

Here comes Deebo! Gimme your stuff! 😂😹

[@jonathanduplantis1403]

Ha. We can share the bike. But we'll just keep it at my olace

[@hamzahmusa6530]

@@johnnymoreno5065 L

[@mrgonzale0978]

Let’s say Old WWC was the original ECW. The company was awesome in the 70’s and 80’s

[@stupidphuk2222]

From Friday to The Dark Knight, Tiny Lister had many memorable roles during his career. Jackie Brown and the Fifth Element stand out as two of my favorites. Was surprised when I read years ago that this match had occured, and forgot all about it until stumbling across it on KZbin. His paycheck for this had to be massive. Gonna look for shoot interview clips where he may have spoken about this

[@unclejesse22546]

no holds barred,fresh prince. universal soldier

[@Sammy_Boy_Smith]

He was in a 90's gang movie too.... Belly, or Strapped, one of those

[@mrjeremyleblanc]

Who would have thought this guy would become Deebo. Icon

[@bobbyruffin4336]

This is a great classical match between Abdullah and butcher and Zeus I love it

[@duanecooper7817]

That match was garbage it look fake

[@thadevilzadvocate]

@@duanecooper7817Because wrestling is fake.

[@gristleizer]

This could seriously be the worst match I've ever watched. Zeus makes the Ultimate Warrior look like Dean Malenko.

[@Aphelion_k9f]

gristleizer Correction, he makes Great Khali look like Dean Malenko.

[@JustSeaN__]

gristleizer He's on par with giant baba

[@IndahPujii-wb2hw]

@@Aphelion_k9f *😴😴 8

[@IndahPujii-wb2hw]

@@Aphelion_k9f *😴😴 8

[@IndahPujii-wb2hw]

@@Aphelion_k9f *😴😴 8

[@toxicmelons]

R.I.P Zeus 😥

[@TheCoolProfessor]

I've never seen Zeus get that kind of opposition even from Hulk Hogan.

[@smowkdaddy]

Had Zeus teamed up with the Undertaker , he would have been a major force in WWE! RIP Zeus!

[@yvonne14yvonne37]

ßx

[@noyb12345]

It makes you wonder, after all they missed each other by only a year.

[@flipthescript-karatekid]

@@noyb12345 I remember having a conversation with my friend at school about who Ted DiBiase's mystery partner was going to be at Survivor Series '90. We really thought it was going to be Zeus, as we'd only just started to notice his absence from the company, so it seemed fitting that he should make a timely return. Then when DiBiase's mystery partner was revealed, and I saw Undertaker walk out for the very first time, I remember being totally disappointed it wasn't Zeus. However, it only took around 1 minute of seeing Taker in action before realizing he was my new favorite wrestler lol. He's remained my favorite ever since!

[@Ric1968-mq9kf]

I never knew he wrestled more than that feud with Hogan.

[@superinvader6067]

it's amazing nobody got hurt by all the shit the fans were throwing in the ring...

[@abdulkhalek3029]

Ffg/5vm

[@abdulkhalek3029]

..à

[@chongarcia977]

man never knew this one happened...its great..thought zeus only wrestled in wwf/wwe,and wcw as zgangster

[@muhcbeatles]

Even a 7 year old kid would have been tickled by his punches

[@jgfear]

Abdullah is just outliving everybody

[@jgfear]

@@lostinaz7220 must be all those low impact aerobics

[@GamingPalooza]

godzilla vs king kong baby... this stuff is awesome

[@robpettigrew3308]

I have never seen punches like this in my life. Each one is like a h bomb

[@Jeflexful]

the commentary sounded like it was the match of the century! lol

[@onebodyinyahuahlosangeles1206]

JMastFlex ToyWorld ha I know right

[@fayezfawzi3255]

yeah,that commentary knew how to sell far better than either man in the ring lol XD

[@gascotanthony]

Big card that night

[@haithai3269]

@@fayezfawzi3255 j

[@xxmauriciox85x25]

If im not wrong he was also the spanish WWF/WWE commentator for Years ... from puerto Rico

[@roberto0561]

Commentary is brilliant

[@Nazzlover38]

Zeus, you gotta love this guy!

[@heavystarch100]

Tiny Lister! From the streets of Compton to Hollywood! A success story! Pro football player, actor and businessman! A story about using what you have to get what you want!!

[@spirituallioness3345]

He's a good actor with horrible wrestling skills

[@stevothestooge]

A brawl to the back finish, Jim Duggan would be proud.

[@Nix_Pardus]

HOOOO-OOOOOOOOO!

[@craigology]

2 of the great ring technicians, these all time greats in their primes!

[@agueybana5115]

Dean malenko and bret hart right💪

[@lanenordgren7641]

A great way to waste a little time. Watch Zues in the ring.

[@gaourabarik5666]

Md M mm . the same

[@patricksimmons395]

Damn no wonder Craig kicked Debo's ass he can't fight from shit lol...

[@RUDOLPHLYRICS]

lol

[@mateaukalua4426]

To be 6'5 270 😆

[@FireLightning16]

Zeus is fighting Abdullah because Abdullah stole his bike.

[@petemcardlejr1594]

Zeus stole Abdullah's fork

[@docthemetalfreak]

just when I think I have seen the worst battle of two big men ever (El Gigante VS Nailz) I again am amazed

[@fardhuff7981]

Wow ok how many of y'all shock to see this match WOOOW THIS CRAZY LOVE IT THO R.I.HEAVEN DEEEBOOO

[@mccarronmclaughlin9844]

Zeus really needed some extra training on selling his hits.

[@32rodrick]

Abdullah The Butcher and Roadblock are Both Counted Out of the Ring Area this Match is a IMPOSSIBLE DRAW!

[@VickybabySJ]

JUST HEARD THE NEWS... SAD DAY FOR WWF/E AND ALL ITS FANS, TOM "TINY" LISTER AKA ZEUS HAS JUST PASSED AT 62. HE WAS A DECENT ACTOR, A TERRIBLE WRESTLER, AN AMAZING HUMAN BEING, AND A LARGER THAN LIFE VILLAIN ON SCREEN. RIP BIG GUY :(

[@noyb12345]

"Gimmie your chain!"

[@josepalm5515]

He was a bad wrestler

[@dramahawkpromotions9621]

Yeah I have to admit he wasn't a great wrestler. This match exposes that

[@gregorypaglia4716]

Zeus is a public embarrassment. Throws punches like love taps. Thank god he founded niche in the "friday" movies as deebo.

[@christopherjames9843]

Yeah. He was pathetic. All show no go.

[@ludicrous7044]

He's a joke! He can't tell where he's punching because his eyes are s o crossed!😣

[@Ghostmutt90]

ZEUS FOR WWE 14 DLC!!!!! MOVESET! strikes - Left and right punches, Grapple- Left and right punches,Finisher - Slightly harder but still terrible left and right punches!

[@cafeconleche7827]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@paullindstrom7635]

As Jim Cornette would say, "Zeus in ring work was the shits", he can't even throw a convincing looking forearm smash. Feel bad for the announcers and Abdullah having to sell this.

[@MrRyan-wu4jx]

Abdullah wasn’t exactly Bryan Danielson either.

[@feckyoo2]

Dynamite Kid and Tiger mask have nothing on these two technical geniuses

[@johnathanrush4666]

Savage/Steamboat? *BASURA*

[@pakyim771]

Abdulla.. !!! Abdulla.. !!! Abdulla.. !!! The star from the magic of Arabian Night.. !!! Never surrender in the event..

[@thomashenley1903]

This match will cure insomnia

[@keithbrown6066]

That's what Abdullah gets for not having nothing on debo's Forty

[@bobbyruffin4336]

This is the greatest wrestling match that I ever seen Zeus versus Abdullah and this Zeus he stood up to absolutely no you didn't let him intimidating Zeus really gave him a fight for his money

[@JKTube]

This is probably the only time I've seen a crowd throw garbage in the ring DURING the match!

[@danielcatoe1833]

Wcw nwo days

[@garbageday587]

2:32 Zeus headbutts didnt even connect lol

[@hdcustoms503]

Zeus with the killer neck massage!!

[@aaliyahfurtadoxoxo]

Rest In Peace Zeus 🤍🕊✨

[@whitemamba3085]

Zeus was a two move wonder. Overhead smash spammed into an extended bear hug. What an arsenal.

[@MichaelMiller-op5sx]

Man he is having problems Zeus that is working tight. Another words he is not selling it or not to me but I used to wrestle about 15 years ago.

[@tdizzle7812]

Don't forget about the choke and bear hug

[@thadevilzadvocate]

That would be probably all he ever needed if he was marketed right, he could have been like Brock Lesnar. Imagine him being managed by Ted Dibiase. His character could have evolved overtime, can’t forget the reason he was brought in to the wwf was to promote the no holds barred movie. He had more moves in the movie than he had on tv.

[@seanpatterson8174]

This has to be one of the worst matches I have ever watched. I can see why the fans were throwing stuff the entire match.

[@jaredontv]

after seeing Zeus fight in this match.. I never wanna hear about Hogan and Warrior's in ring skills ever again

[@rayejohn79rj11]

Tiny Lister Jr. Is actor some can make the match look real and some aren't as good at it.I met Tiny Lister Jr one time when I worked at Ralph's in Cali in Beverly/Wilshire area..he's a big dude..half the comments wouldn't even been said if you seen him in person.He's a nice guy..but still intimidating.

[@laggerg]

Raymond Johnson Yep, I met him at Lee Haney's gym years ago. With that lazy eye you'd think he's insane, but he's cool. :)

[@rayejohn79rj11]

***** last I remember he turned his life over to God too.

[@laggerg]

Raymond Johnson Yep, he's been to my church.

[@rayejohn79rj11]

***** aww man that's cool.

[@rayejohn79rj11]

Thomas Stone thats inappropriate... And its Tiny not Tony .

[@cclayhammer]

(4:19) Once Zeus countered the Butcher's attack with the fork and took that fork away from him, Abdullah was vulnerable

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales7218]

Thomas Duane "Tom" Lister, Jr. (Compton, California, 24 de junio de 1958 - Marina del Rey, California, 10 de diciembre de 2020)[1]​ fue un actor y luchador profesional estadounidense, conocido por su papel como Deebo en la película Friday (1995) y como el presidente Lindberg en El quinto elemento (1997).[2]​ Aunque tuvo dos cortos períodos como luchador, apareció junto con Hulk Hogan en la película No Holds Barred (1989), en la que interpretó el papel de Zeus.[1]​

[@pokerace420]

"Tiny"

[@robertpeterson9761]

No holds barred(Mr.Tiny Lister Zeus, human wrecking machine,and Deebo,miss you big guy r.i.p

[@fd1977]

i think its safe to say that this match WILL NOT go down as an all time WWC CLASSIC

[@newtuber9535]

Wrestling was more violent back then. I miss those days.

[@stevebarnes5967]

Say what you will about Zeus's wrestling ability or lack there of but I think he wrestled this way because that's what his character was supposed to wrestle like. I'm sure if he'd been allowed to use more technical moves, he would've used them. His tag match against Hogan was one of my favorites, but that had to do with how they used Zeus in it.

[@Supertron1]

I guess one flaw in his character was that they didn't give him any kind of weakness; Like how the Undertaker had the Urn in early years and (in-story) his opponents would occasionally steal and hide it to "weaken" him.

[@christopherjames9843]

He wrestled that way because he had ZERO wrestling ability.

[@amigowop7079]

He loved slapping that neck/ shoulder area 😂😂😂😂😂 rip Deebo

[@johnroy9654]

This might just be the most fake match I have ever seen. Zeus looks like he is terrified that he might actually hurt Abby.

[@gkop9574]

wouldve

[@johndeagle4389]

You are right. The first fight between Rocy and Creed was more believable.

[@billyfinlay4159]

Fake did you really say that a entertainment show was FAKE

[@gafoormulla5091]

Absulutely correct .

[@asarekwame233]

Yyayatadatttatatatstatayayadaa

[@naqwnaqw3712]

“Foul” “fouuuuuuuul....” you can tell he had fun with that word 9:04

[@TitanHugo81]

Holy shit greatest match ever

[@yrly59e]

I’m not sure who thought this was a good idea. You take Zeus who’s only moves were bear hugs, forearm smashes and chokes and pit him against Abdullah who’s basic gimmick is to blade the guy.

[@mtvta1981]

Omg!! No wonder Zues didn't last long,look at his punches.

[@AgusRistiawan-vp9lz]

This is realy spektaculer wresling match 👍👍👍

[@tomschrade6377]

Zeus-the ultimate stiff. Look at those "punches", half of them didn't even connect!

[@tetensam1899]

He sucks as a wresler

[@garbageday587]

Tom Schrade. So are his headbutts

[@terinacapers1451]

Têt Ensam um .,

[@sadiki1980]

@@tetensam1899 He was aactor wrestling playing his on screen character Zeus.So of course it would look a certain way.

[@bigguy8]

And wwe is bringing him back

[@skinnyman1434]

Rememory Spell; Me and my lil cousin play wrestling in the backyard on Sunday after we watched Bob Luce Wrestling.

[@AldershotDave]

Zeus’ clubbing blows are delivered very slowly!

[@dramahawkpromotions9621]

Yup

[@charismatic9904]

Still better than anything WWE has done in 17 years. Better than anything AEW has put out. Better than anything Impact has done since 2009.

[@mateaukalua4426]

I seriously doubt that but ok. You know in 2005 Rey mysterio was wrestling it looked real.

[@Aphelion_k9f]

@@mateaukalua4426 So real that Rey Mysterio killed a guy in Mexico.

[@dxov1597]

I’ve never seen such lies in my life

[@tonyp1376]

Tiny is a great actor, I'm happy he settled on acting as opposed to wrestling. As this match was awful.

[@YungEpichael]

Lmao Rest in peace to the legend

[@npensol]

I don't think Tiny was ever properly trained to do pro wrestling. He barely took a bump and couldn't throw a believable hit. Still may he rest in piece.

[@Andre-yx7lg]

I'm going tell you something..... Abdullah was probably top 5 most vicious wrestlers of all time. That dude used to make crazy look like a global crime.

[@vikingsfan4884]

This match ranks right up there with Savage vs Steamboat at Wrestlemania!!!!🤣🤣🤣

[@christopherjames9843]

Bruiser Brody an Abdullah had some crazy matches.

[@mapoliver8772]

Rip Tiny

[@michaeljechon6139]

Welp, that took the suspension of disbelief right away from me. Those forearm shots...ugh!

[@TheJman2600]

And this is why there was no Hogan-Zeus match at WM6 as had been considered. Vince did a great job not exposing Zeus as the slug that he was. Of course it wasn't Lister's fault. He wasn't a wrestler. At least ol' Abby had one talent: Gory bladejobs. By the way, it took 3 minutes for Abby to blade. I applaud his patience.

[@Aphelion_k9f]

Agreed, if it had been Flair, he would have been covered in blood 3 minutes in.

[@ChrisC11291980]

TheJman2600 notice halfway though this mess Lister is totally blown up? He was hopelessly lost.

[@NormanElder-n7u]

Watching all this wrestler is very good.❤❤❤

[@Rando1975]

OMG! I've been watching wrestling for about 40 years, and I can't remember anything coming close to being this awful.

[@Halfkrazie10]

Horrible not the word

[@owenmignott3564]

He was a lousy wrestler, all buff up on steroids didn't last long

[@YungEpichael]

Lmao. Rest in peace to the legend Tiny

[@terminat1]

@@rloco80 Worse.

[@nolaxtreme]

Then dont watch aew because it gets much worse in aew... this looks like flair vs funk compared to what they air

[@michaelnorton920]

Abdullah looks like he's afraid

[@brnleague99]

They call him Zoos, because he smells like a fucking zoo. :D

[@d7mi.149]

Why is the audience throwing projectiles?🤣🤣

[@prmpunk6800]

Ohhh look the dude from the Friday Film vs Abdullah lmfao

[@litehouse6]

And Zeus makes Hulk Hogan look like Jack Brisco.

[@toddporter9211]

Even Abby couldn't make this guy look good. What a jobber

[@guardianofchaosBD]

Fans booing!!! Zeus was not believable but Tiny Lister was legit as Phuck

[@alexcordero8432]

Are they in Puerto Rico or what? And the commentator's voice... is that Hugo Savinovich?? Estan en Puerto Rico o que? Y la voz del comentarista... es Hugo Savinovich?? (aka El Atangana)

[@ludicrous7044]

Abdulla had about 10 bloody matches with Bruser Brody and all of them were declared no match! 🤕🤦

[@peterisnardi1197]

Well, that was more action than in the Hogan matches...not better action but there was more of it...

[@farisozhukupara2938]

Nu u .

[@stevee7634]

The wrestling skills here are amazing 😀

[@vinniewolf6895]

this is a joke, Zeus was barely hitting abdullah

[@lwrncjms]

Wrestling in a nutshell

[@brettgesell4646]

Not like how Bruiser Brody or Andre did it hey

[@SauceMan48]

Trash throwing should be part of every match. Make wrestling great again!

[@BrittneyStarling]

Whoa! I never have seen this

[@rogerbraswelljr.923]

Those punches wasn't even in the same zip code then Abby comes up covered with blood. Come on man!

[@jahpsu981]

this is the reason why Zeus vs Hogan never happened as a singles match. There was a time where Vince was actually considering that as the main event for WM6! But then everyone realized Zeus just wasn't competent enough to work a singles match. He was completely buried at the No Holds Barred the match/the movie steel cage match and was never heard from again in the WWF!

[@grimmdaddycool]

No way would I consider wrestling The Butcher, Sabu, Mic Foley or Terry Funk ✌🏾😂 might leave permanent scars.

[@LexLuther078]

this has to be the worst match I have ever seen it is equivalent to Kimbo Slice versus Dada 3000

[@ebagjim]

The flying debris says it all

[@nvalle23]

Nice reference

[@certified_caddy7162]

Rest up tiny👼👼👼