Everything about Sabu Wrestler totally explained
Terry Michael Brunk (
December 12 1964) better known by his
ring name Sabu, is an
American professional wrestler. He is best-known for his appearances with Eastern Championship Wrestling and other independents including the original Extreme Championship Wrestling throughout the
1990s,
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling from 2002 until 2006, and his recent tenure in
World Wrestling Entertainment on its version of ECW
brand, which lasted from April 2006 until May 2007.
Professional wrestling career
Training under the Sheik
Brunk was trained by his uncle,
Ed Farhat (The Sheik),
World Wrestling Entertainment (2006-2007)
On
April 24 2006, Sabu's official website reported that he signed a one-year contract with
World Wrestling Entertainment. This was soon confirmed by WWE.com, which stated that Sabu would become a part of WWE's
ECW brand. At the
One Night Stand pay-per-view, Sabu faced
Rey Mysterio for the
World Heavyweight Championship. At the end of the pay-per-view matchup, Mysterio found himself standing on a ringside table with Sabu flying at him. Sabu caught the champ in a front facelock and nailed him with a
DDT which caused both men to crash through the table. At this point, the WWE medical staff rushed to the injured men and declared neither man could continue and ordered the match stopped, resulting in a No Contest in which Mysterio kept his title.
On the June 13 premiere of
ECW on Sci-Fi, Sabu won a 10 man Extreme
Battle Royal (legalized weapons) with the stipulation that the winner face
John Cena at
Vengeance. Sabu further fueled the feud during the next week's
RAW when he interfered in a Cena match and performed a
Triple Jump Leg Drop on him, diving onto Cena and putting him through the announcers' table. Cena defeated Sabu in their "Extreme
Lumberjack match" at
Vengeance. On July 2, Sabu, traveling with fellow ECW wrestler
Rob Van Dam, was arrested and charged with possession of
drug paraphernalia, and nine
Vicodin tablets following a traffic stop in
Hanging Rock, Ohio. On July 5, WWE.com announced that Brunk was to be fined $1,000 based on the guidelines of WWE's Wellness Policy. Meanwhile, he defeated Stevie Richards in an Extreme Rules match at
Saturday Night's Main Event.
Towards the end of July, Sabu began to talk on camera for himself - instead of using a
go between - and demanded a shot at
The Big Show's
ECW World Championship which
Paul Heyman refused to grant him in order to "protect" his champion. Instead he forced him into a match against the returning
Kurt Angle to determine a #1 contender. When that match was interrupted by the returning Rob Van Dam another match was signed, Angle vs RVD vs. Sabu, for the number one contendership (Angle then became too injured to compete and was pulled from the match). Sabu beat
Rob Van Dam in their
ladder match to win a shot at Big Show at
SummerSlam, a match which he ended up losing.
At
Survivor Series, Sabu teamed up with John Cena,
Bobby Lashley, Rob Van Dam and
Kane to face the team of The Big Show,
Test,
Montel Vontavious Porter,
Finlay and
Umaga. Sabu eliminated Test following a Tornado DDT, but he was later eliminated by Big Show via pinfall after receiving a chokeslam. In the end, Team Cena gained victory. At
December to Dismember Sabu was originally to appear in the main event, an extreme elimination chamber match against The Big Show, Test, Rob Van Dam, CM Punk and Bobby Lashley, but was "taken out" and replaced by
Hardcore Holly. Sabu made his
Royal Rumble debut in the
2007 Royal Rumble where he was eliminated by Kane after receiving a chokeslam over the top rope and through a table.
Sabu joined the
ECW Originals along with
Rob Van Dam,
Tommy Dreamer and
The Sandman. The ECW Originals began a feud with the
New Breed (
Elijah Burke,
Kevin Thorn,
Marcus Cor Von and
Matt Striker). The two teams faced off in a match at
WrestleMania 23 in which the ECW Originals won. On
March 31 2007 Sabu and
Rob Van Dam inducted
The Sheik into the
WWE Hall of Fame. On
May 16, 2007 WWE.com reported that Sabu had been released from his WWE Contract.
Independent circuit (2007-2008)
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA)
On July 13, 2007, it was announced that Sabu would be working in Mexico's
AAA promotion in Mexico for their Triplemania 15 Event. Sabu came out during the main event and put La Parka (AAA version) through a table joining forces with the heels
X-Pac,
Ron "the Truth" Killings, and
Konnan.Since then,he has made appearances on their major televised programs on Galavision.
CWA Pro Wrestling
On February 8, 2008 Sabu appeared for
CWA (Champions With Attitude) Pro Wrestling in Columbia, South Carolina. Teaming with the CWA Heavyweight Champion, Timber, Sabu true to his suicidal style dove off the staging area onto his opponent Phil Shatter putting him through a table.
May 10th he'll be facing the CWA heavyweight champion Raven.
Xtreme Pro Wrestling
On May 24th 2008 Sabu will be competing for Xtreme Pro Wrestling for there reunion show Cold Day in Hell were he'll be teaming up with Homeless Jimmy to face Raven and Johnny Webb.
IWA:MS
Sabu is set to face Too Cold Scorpio in IWA:MS on June 7th. There has been no information on if Sabu will cancel his appearance because of his injury.
PCW
Sabu was set to wrestle Mike Foxx for the PCW Heavyweight Championship at Capital Punishment on May 31, 2008 but he's been pulled from the show and replaced by Abyss.
Sabu is said to have a serious back injury, needing surgery. If he undergoes surgery, he could be out for one year.
Style
Sabu's wrestling style is unorthodox, consisting mainly of aerial and grapple moves performed with the aid of tables (which he's famous for smashing opponents through) and chairs, which he uses as weapons and as launching pads for some of his more death-defying moves. He is also famous for the invention of his
triple-jump techniques, which involve jumping from a set-up chair onto the ring ropes and then springing off onto an opponent with a flying attack of some sort.
Sabu is also notorious for continuing to wrestle matches even though he's suffered serious injuries that require medical attention. An example of this was during the
Stairway to Hell match with
The Sandman where Sabu's jawbone was broken when he landed face-first on the steel guardrail outside the ring. Rather than ending the match early, Sabu actually duct-taped his jaw shut and continued to wrestle the match to its scheduled conclusion. During the aforementioned "Born To Be Wired" match with Terry Funk, Sabu legitimately tore open his biceps on the barbed wire. He taped it up on the spot and continued the match. Afterwards, he super-glued himself together to drive to the hospital where it took more than 100 stitches to close the wound. He refused to miss any matches because of that injury.
Sabu's famous signature gesture, Magician of Arabia, is pointing to the sky while looking upwards, especially when entering or exiting the ring, or before performing an especially dangerous move (the gesture is often referred to as Sabu pointing to the heavens in tribute to his uncle The Sheik, even though he'd been using the gesture many years before Sheik had died). Sabu has stated on camera, during a shoot interview with RF video, that the gesture "don't mean nothin...not really".
In wrestling
- Finishing and signature moves
- Atomic Arabian Facebuster (Diving leg drop or somersault leg drop, driving a steel chair into the face of the opponent)
- Atomic Arabian Skullcrusher (Diving leg drop, diving leg drop bulldog or somersault leg drop, driving a steel chair into the back of the opponent's head, often through a table)
- Triple jump moonsault
- Triple jump leg drop
- Camel clutch
- Triple Jump Arabian Press (A running start, jumps to a chair, to the top ring rope and then performs a crossbody block to an opponent on the outside of the ring)
- Triple Jump DDT (A running start, jumps to a chair, to the top ring rope and then performs a DDT to an opponent through a table)
- Triple Jump Somersault (A running start, jumps to a chair, to the top ring rope and then performs a somersault senton to an opponent on the outside of the ring)
- Air Sabu (Heel kick to a cornered opponent, with the assistance of a steel chair)
- Standing Arabian Facebuster (Leg drop, driving a steel chair into the face of the opponent)
- Standing Arabian Skullcrusher (Leg drop, driving a steel chair into the back of the opponent's head)
- Arabian Piledriver (Scoop slam piledriver)
- Arabian Press (Slingshot split-legged moonsault)
- Asai moonsault
- Guillotine leg drop
- Slingshot crossbody
- Springboard tornado DDT
- Springboard leg lariat
- Somersault plancha
- Frankensteiner
- Fireball
- Throwing a steel chair at an opponent
- Moonsault
With Rob Van Dam
Signature foreign objects
- Steel chair
- Table
- Spool of barbed wire
- Ladder
Managers
Nicknames
Theme music
Championships and accomplishments
Asylum Championship Wrestling
- ACW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Border City Wrestling
Eastern Championship Wrestling | Extreme Championship Wrestling
Extreme Wrestling Alliance
Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling
- FMW World Martial Arts Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Horace Boulder
Insane Wrestling Federation
- IWF Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
Juggalo Championship Wrestling
- JCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Main Event Championship Wrestling
- MECW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Motor City Wrestling
- MCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
National Wrestling Alliance
NWA Florida
National Wrestling Conference
- NWC Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
New Japan Pro Wrestling
Professional Championship Wrestling
- PCW Television Championship (1 time)
Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling
Stampede Wrestling
- Stampede Pacific Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Ultimate Championship Wrestling
- UCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Darragh Tighe Wrestling
World Wrestling Council
Xtreme Pro Wrestling
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked him # 5 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1995.
- PWI ranked him # 86 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003.
1Only the second of Sabu's ECW Championship reigns are recognized by World Wrestling Entertainment.
Personal life
Brunk is married to a Japanese woman, who was given a kayfabed name, Mibu, to match his own.
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