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Terry Brunk
An image of Terry Brunk.
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Ring name(s) Sabu
Terry Snuka
Terry S. R.
Sabu The Elephant Boy
Billed height 6 ft (183 cm)
Billed weight 220 lb. (100 kg)
Born December 12, 1964 (1964-12-12) (age 43)
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Billed from Saudi Arabia
Bombay, India
Bombay, Michigan
Trained by The Sheik[1]
Debut 1985

Terry Michael Brunk (December 12, 1964) better known by his ring name Sabu, is an American professional wrestler. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Arabian Peninsula (in Arabic: شبه الجزيرة العربية šibh al-jazīra al-ʻarabīya or جزيرة العرب jazīrat al-ʻarab) Mumbai ( Marathi:,, IPA: formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the financial Edward "Ed" George Farhat ( June 9, 1926 - January 18, 2003) was an American Professional wrestler best known Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. A ring name is a Stage name used by a professional wrestler, or in some cases a Martial artist or boxer. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff 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 ECW brand, which lasted from April 2006 until May 2007. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA) is an American Professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, The World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/E Brand Extension was a process first used in 2002 by said Professional wrestling promotion as a means

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Professional wrestling career

Training under the Sheik

Brunk was trained by his uncle, Ed Farhat (The Sheik),[1] and was initially trained to be a technical wrestler. Edward "Ed" George Farhat ( June 9, 1926 - January 18, 2003) was an American Professional wrestler best known He began his wrestling career in the Sheik's promotion, Big Time Wrestling, and was billed as being from Saudi Arabia under the ring name Sabu. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA ( المملكة العربية السعودية, al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya) or Suudi

Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (1991-1993)

He soon traveled with his uncle to Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (FMW), where he received many of the cuts and bruises on his arms and torso for which he became famous. Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (FMW was a revolutionary Japanese Professional wrestling promotion founded in 1989 by Atsushi Onita. Brunk cleared all rumors that the cuts and bruises were self-induced in a shoot interview with RF Video, confirming that they were a result of numerous hardcore matches he was involved in -- he participated in over two dozen no-rope barbed wire death matches. Robert Feinstein is the owner and operator of RF Video (a professional wrestling video tape & DVD distribution company who were best known as the videographers of Extreme Championship Barbed wire, also known as barb wire (and frequently in dialect form spelled bob or bobbed) is a type of fencing Wire constructed Sabu often competed in Japanese hardcore matches, where he teamed with the Sheik, Tiger Jeet Singh and Horace Boulder. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Edward "Ed" George Farhat ( June 9, 1926 - January 18, 2003) was an American Professional wrestler best known Jagjit Singh Hans (born 1944 in Ludhiana, Punjab, India) is a semi-retired professional wrestler known better by his ring name Tiger Michael Bollea ( October 21 1965) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name, Horace Hogan Sabu feuded with the likes of Tarzan Goto and Atsushi Onita in FMW. A Professional wrestling feud is a staged rivalry between multiple wrestlers or factions of wrestlers better known by his Ring name, was a Japenese Professional wrestler who wrestled in Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (FMW most of his career Atsushi Onita (大仁田 厚 Ōnita Atsushi) (Born October 25, 1957) is a Japanese former Politician and retired Professional

Extreme Championship Wrestling (1993-2000)

Brunk revealed in a shoot promo and in the documentary film Forever Hardcore that in fact it was not Paul Heyman that brought him into ECW but that he was at the right place at the right time. Hardcore Homecoming was a series of Professional wrestling events which were advertised as a reunion of talent from the defunct Extreme Championship Wrestling Paul Heyman (born September 11, 1965) is an American entertainment producer most well-known for his former roles in Professional wrestling He was referred by a friend to Tod Gordon. Tod Gordon (born June 19 1955 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) is the former founder of Extreme Championship Wrestling, later owned the promotion

According to the storyline, Sabu (who at that time often arrived to the ring by his handler, 911, strapped to a gurney and with a Hannibal Lecter-style face mask trying to break free - he claimed to hate this part of his gimmick as he was normally tired before he started his match) was an uncontrollable madman who could only be released from his bonds to wrestle his matches. Origin and development Thomas Harris has given few interviews and has never explained where he got inspiration for Hannibal Lecter but in a documentary for Hannibal Rising Sabu also quickly became synonymous with table-breaking at this time; if a table was not destroyed during his match, Sabu would break a table with his own body after the bell had sounded. Sabu could not even look at a table without wanting to destroy it, which sometimes led to 911 having to restrain Sabu during backstage interviews if a table was present.

One of the most notable aspects of Sabu's early career was his refusal to speak,[1] a gimmick that he inherited from The Sheik (who never spoke English in public to protect kayfabe). In Professional wrestling, kayfabe (ˈkeɪfeɪb KAY-fayb) refers to the portrayal of events within the industry as "real" that is the portrayal of professional In his early career, Sabu was billed as being from Saudi Arabia, or Bombay, India. Mumbai ( Marathi:,, IPA: formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the financial But in ECW, he was clearly heard to speak in the ring on several occasions and it was fairly common knowledge that Brunk was an American citizen from birth. This led to a joke at kayfabe's expense when Sabu began to be billed as hailing from "Bombay, Michigan".

"The Crippling Incident"

During the opening seconds of his match with Chris Benoit at November to Remember '94, Brunk got his neck broken accidentally by Benoit when he threw Sabu intending that he take a face-first "pancake" bump, but Brunk attempted to turn mid-air and take a backdrop bump instead. Christopher Michael Benoit (bə'nwɑ (May 21 1967—June 24 2007 was a Canadian professional wrestler who in 2007 received extensive media coverage as a This incident earned Benoit his nickname "The Canadian Crippler".

The Night the Line Was Crossed and other notable feuds

His best matches during the early part of Sabu's career in ECW were his three way dance for the Heavyweight title at The Night the Line Was Crossed, against Terry Funk and Shane Douglas, which went to a 1-hour time limit draw and his tag team feud with The Public Enemy in which Sabu and his partner The Tazzmaniac captured the Tag Team Titles in a double tables match. Terrence "Terry" Funk (born June 30 1944) is an American professional wrestler and Actor known chiefly for the Troy Shane Martin (born November 21 1964) is an American professional wrestler and promoter, better known by his Ring name The Public Enemy was the Tag team of Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW World Championship Wrestling The Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW World Tag Team Championship was the Tag team championship contested in Eastern Championship Wrestling and Extreme Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing

Another notable event occurred when, scheduled for a 3-way dance for the tag title, Sabu no-showed the event to accept a booking in Japan -- which led Paul Heyman to publicly and legitimately fire Sabu at the event. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing In Professional wrestling, legit (from "legitimate" is a slang term used to describe a match or event which has not been booked, or a performer Sabu stated in the Forever Hardcore documentary that he had a career wrestling in Japan yet only wrestled once every so often for ECW; thus, he chose Japan over ECW.

He eventually returned to ECW the next year, and engaged in matches and feuds with the likes of Rob Van Dam. In the meantime, former-partner Tazmaniac (who had shortened his name to "Taz") began to publicly challenge Sabu at every given opportunity, but got no response. After a year of call-outs and insults from Taz, Heyman revealed that he had asked Sabu, as a friend, to ignore Taz's challenge. This standoff culminated in a grudge match at ECW's first pay-per-view, Barely Legal, which Taz won. Pay-per-view (often abbreviated PPV) is the system in which Television viewers can purchase events to be seen on TV and pay for the private telecast of that event Barely Legal was the first Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event held by Extreme Championship Wrestling. The two continued to feud on and off for the remainder of Taz's ECW career. Sabu mentioned in a shoot interview with RF Video that he didn't want to work with Taz for this match because he had already wrestled him before and wanted to work with other talent. He also mentioned that Taz calling him out for a year was not planned. Paul Heyman convinced Sabu to wrestle Taz at Barely Legal.

RAW invasion angle

Sabu was later included in the RAW invasion angle, in which ECW wrestlers invaded WWF's Monday Night RAW program and held ECW-style matches and angles on the show. This article is about the television program You may be looking for the 1994 video game or the 2002 video game WWE Raw is One memorable moment occurred at this show when Sabu appeared during Taz's match and prepared for an aerial move off the "R" in the "RAW" lettered entryway onto Team Taz members, but instead accidentally fell off the "R". This was not planned which led to Sabu landing on top of Team Taz members and becoming an inside joke between him and Tazz backstage. This invasion angle also led to a heel turn for Sabu in ECW as he teamed up with Rob Van Dam and their manager Bill Alfonso to promote the virtues of the WWF product over ECW's. William Matthew Alfonso (born August 11, 1957 in Tampa Florida) better known as Bill Alfonso is a former Professional wrestling Sabu feuded with ECW loyalists "Tommy Dreamer" and "Jim Fullington/The Sandman" during this period.

No-Rope Barbed Wire match with Terry Funk

One of Sabu's most infamous matches was the No-Rope Barbed-Wire match with Terry Funk at Born to be Wired, a match which was promoted as being "too extreme even for ECW" - and with good reason: both men bled profusely. Terrence "Terry" Funk (born June 30 1944) is an American professional wrestler and Actor known chiefly for the In one of the most memorable moments in ECW history, Sabu attempted the "Air Sabu" corner splash on Terry Funk. Funk moved and Sabu ended up colliding violently into the wire which tore open his biceps. He then asked his manager Bill Alfonso for some tape and after Alfonso went to get some Sabu began to tape the gash up, which was about 10 inches long. To this day, Terry Funk has stated that he has never seen anything like what Sabu did that night. The match ended with both men so badly tangled up together in the barbed wire that it took several ring technicians armed with wire cutters to free them from the predicament (on the DVD Bloodsport - ECW's Most Violent Matches released by World Wrestling Entertainment, Paul Heyman said that the match was "so gruesome, I never ever dared to schedule another one like it", and that they never had another Barbed-Wire match in ECW because "no one could top that one -- and in good conscience, I never wanted anyone to try"). World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet,

AWF

Sabu has been noted as a member of the AWF (Australasian Wrestling Federation) roster in which he has so far wrestled three matches at the October Wrestlefest 2007 Tour. Sabu Defeated Il Cognito at Fairy Meadow, NSW on the 5th, October 2007. Steve Ravenous at Cardiff, NSW on the 6th, October 2007. And most notably wrestling AWF Champion at the time, TNT (Greg Bownds), to a 'No Contest' due to interference from The Platinum Players at Blacktown, NSW on the 7th, October 2007

Injuries

Brunk racked up an astounding catalogue of injuries during his ECW tenure, including broken ribs, broken jaw, and famously breaking his neck twice. Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW) was a Professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia Pennsylvania in 1992 by The first time he broke his neck was during a match with Chris Benoit on November 5, 1994 in which communication problems appeared to be to blame as Benoit lifted Brunk over for a flapjack, but Brunk assumed Benoit was going for a back body drop. Christopher Michael Benoit (bə'nwɑ (May 21 1967—June 24 2007 was a Canadian professional wrestler who in 2007 received extensive media coverage as a Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) This caused Brunk to land directly on his head; the other was during a match against Taz in December 1998, when Brunk took a Tazplex through a table and landed wrong. Brunk was able to recover from the neck injuries and return to wrestling, and he even wore a neck brace in his return match in the United States a month following the injury at Taz's hands; by Brunk's account, however, he started actively wrestling in Japan on a short tour a little over two weeks after that injury. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.

Mainstream exposure

In October 1993, Sabu contested in two WWF matches. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, He defeated Scott Taylor in a dark match before the October 18 Monday Night Raw tapings in Poughkeepsie, NY. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid This article is about the television program You may be looking for the 1994 video game or the 2002 video game WWE Raw is Poughkeepsie (pəˈkɪpsiː is a City in New York, USA and serves as the County seat of Dutchess County, located in the Hudson New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The following night he was defeated by Owen Hart in Glens Falls, NY. Glens Falls is a City in Warren County, New York, United States. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous

Sabu did get some more mainstream exposure in the year 1995. He debuted in World Championship Wrestling on September the 11th of that year for the WCW Monday Nitro program by picking up a victory over Alex Wright, only for it to be reversed by referee Nick Patrick, following Sabu's behavior after the match (he put Alex Wright through a table outside the ring). WCW Monday Nitro was a weekly Professional wrestling program produced by World Championship Wrestling. Alex Wright (born May 17 1975 is a German former professional wrestler. He then picked up two consecutive victories over Mr. JL (Jerry Lynn) on October 9 (on Nitro) and at WCW Halloween Havoc 1995. Jeremy "Jerry" Lynn (born June 12 1963) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with Extreme Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Halloween Havoc was an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view produced by World Championship Wrestling from 1989 through 2000 WCW did not like his violent style and unwillingness to lose a match, and thus did not offer Brunk a long-term contract. As a result, his last appearance in WCW was on the October 30 episode of Monday Nitro, defeating Disco Inferno in under two minutes. Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Glenn Gilberti (born November 12, 1968) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling Following the match, Sabu threw a table at Inferno and was preparing to put Disco through it with a somersault over the top rope, but Disco moved off the table and Sabu landed on his back.

Sabu was the first wrestler to dive off the entrance sign during an episode of WWF RAW on February 24, 1997, while WWE and ECW were cross-promoting. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar He had actually lost his balance before diving off, but managed to reposition himself in mid-air to land on Team Taz. In addition, Sabu was featured in the Playstation Video game WCW vs. the World later on in the same year, under the pseudonym David Harley. WCW vs The World is a wrestling game that was released in 1997 for the Sony PlayStation Video game console.

WCW signed Brunk to a contract in 2000, but legal action threatened by ECW precluded Sabu from ever making an appearance before WCW's demise. From 2000 to 2001, he had a successful run in California's XPW, which catapulted him back into the national spotlight. Paul Heyman had tried to prevent him from working outside of ECW by suing him in court for breach of contract, when in truth Heyman was the one who had breached Brunk's contract. He won the XPW World Heavyweight Championship during his stay, and was managed by former Danzig bassist Josh Lazie. The XPW World Heavyweight Championship was the top Professional wrestling title in the Xtreme Pro Wrestling promotion Danzig is an American Heavy metal band that fuses dark lyrics and imagery with Blues-rock influences

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2002-2006)

Sabu debuted in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) on July 17, 2002, defeating Malice in a ladder match. Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA) is an American Professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Jerry Tuite ( December 27, 1966 - December 6, 2003) was an American professional wrestler best known by his ring names The Wall A Ladder match is a type of match used in professional wrestling that is most commonly used to describe a match where an item (usually a title belt is hung above The next week he faced Ken Shamrock in a ladder match which was declared a No Contest when Malice interfered. Ken Shamrock (born Kenneth Wayne Kilpatrick on February 11 1964) is an American Mixed martial arts fighter and former professional

In 2004, Sabu teamed with Raven to defeat Raven's former "Gathering" protégés, CM Punk and Julio Dinero. Scott Anthony Levy (born September 8 1964 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) better known by his Ring name Raven, is an American Professional Raven's Nest was a Professional wrestling stable led by Raven that was present in Extreme Championship Wrestling between 1995 and 1997 Phillip Jack Brooks (born on October 26 1978 Depending on alignment as a crowd favorite or villain, different aspects of the culture are emphasized to encourage This article is about the American Professional wrestlerFor the Colombian radio personality see Julio Sanchez Cristo Brian Wohl (born April 14 In March he began feuding with Monty Brown and Abyss, who outnumbered him on several occasions after Raven failed to "watch his back". A Professional wrestling feud is a staged rivalry between multiple wrestlers or factions of wrestlers Montaque N "Monty" Brown (born April 13 1970 is an American professional wrestler and former National Football League Linebacker Christopher J "Chris" Parks Border City Wrestling BCW Can-Am Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time Eventually Raven challenged Sabu to an empty arena match to be held on June 9, but Sabu refused to wrestle him, claiming that he had promised his uncle, The Sheik, that he would never fight Raven. Edward "Ed" George Farhat ( June 9, 1926 - January 18, 2003) was an American Professional wrestler best known Raven then waged a campaign against Sabu, disrespecting the memory of his uncle and assaulting Sabu's friend Sonjay Dutt, until Sabu finally broke and attacked him on July 23. Retesh Bhalla (born April 7, 1982 in Washington DC) better known by his Ring name, Sonjay Dutt, is an Indian American Raven defeated Sabu on August 4, and a scheduled return match on August 18 was canceled after Sabu legitimately suffered a serious back injury. In Professional wrestling, legit (from "legitimate" is a slang term used to describe a match or event which has not been booked, or a performer

While injured, Brunk contracted a virus and was hospitalized, sidelining him for ten months. On December 12 a benefit show, A Night of Appreciation for Sabu was held to raise funds for him. A Night of Appreciation was a Professional wrestling benefit show held to raise funds for American professional wrestler Terry "Sabu" Brunk, The show was considered a success, raising enough money for Brunk to cover the costs of his medical care and he was able to make a full recovery. In his first match back from the injury, he defeated N8 Mattson. Sabu then appeared at Hardcore Homecoming, where he defeated Terry Funk and Shane Douglas in a three-way no-ropes barbed wire match, and (two days later) at ECW One Night Stand, where he defeated Rhyno. Hardcore Homecoming was a series of Professional wrestling events which were advertised as a reunion of talent from the defunct Extreme Championship Wrestling Terrence "Terry" Funk (born June 30 1944) is an American professional wrestler and Actor known chiefly for the Troy Shane Martin (born November 21 1964) is an American professional wrestler and promoter, better known by his Ring name Barbed wire, also known as barb wire (and frequently in dialect form spelled bob or bobbed) is a type of fencing Wire constructed One Night Stand is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Terry Gerin (born October 7 1975 Extreme Championship Wrestling (1999-2001 Gerin debuted in Extreme Championship Wrestling in 1999 as Rhino, the

Sabu returned to TNA on July 29, 2005. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. At Sacrifice Sabu teamed with his old enemy, and then NWA World Heavyweight Champion, Raven to face Jeff Jarrett and Rhino. Sacrifice is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in the month of May The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA World Heavyweight Championship is the primary Professional wrestling title in the National Wrestling Alliance Jeffrey "Jeff" Leonard Jarrett (born April 14, 1967) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Terry Gerin (born October 7 1975 Extreme Championship Wrestling (1999-2001 Gerin debuted in Extreme Championship Wrestling in 1999 as Rhino, the Rhino and Jarrett won the match after Rhino gored Raven through a table and pinned him. Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. The match saw Abyss interfering and attacking Sabu, starting a feud between the two of them. They went on to have a match at Unbreakable in September which Abyss won after performing his Black Hole Slam finisher on to a pile of tacks in the ring. Unbreakable was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. A Powerslam is a Professional wrestling body slam move in which the wrestler performing the slam falls face-down on top of his/her opponent Sabu once again found himself squaring off against Rhino and Abyss, as well as Jeff Hardy, during Bound for Glory in the Monster's Ball 2 match. Jeffrey Nero "Jeff" Hardy is an American professional wrestler on the SmackDown brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Bound for Glory 2005 was the first annual Bound for Glory Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling A Monster's Ball match is a Professional wrestling, hardcore match staged by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Rhino won the match. On the same night, Sabu competed in a 10-Man Gauntlet Match to decide a number one contender, which he also lost, once again to Rhino. The Gauntlet match as defined by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, is a battle royal -style match

In late October 2005, Brunk signed a contract with World Wrestling Entertainment to be a part of its Legends program. Sabu continued his feud with Abyss, once again losing to him at Genesis after taking a Black Hole Slam onto a barbed wire steel chair. Genesis is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view promoted by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. They met up again, in the promotion's first ever Barbed Wire Massacre at Turning Point. A barbed wire match is one of any number of Professional wrestling matches that utilizes strands of Barbed wire in some capacity Turning Point is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in the month of December Sabu finally beat Abyss, but following the match wasn't seen on TNA TV for several months.

He made his return at Lockdown on April 28, 2006 in a match against Samoa Joe for Joe's X Division Title despite Sabu having a broken forearm. Lockdown (2006 was the second annual Lockdown Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling Nuufolau Joel Seanoa (born March 17 1979 Before becoming a wrestler Seanoa worked as a Mortgage broker. Sabu was defeated in what would turn out to be his final TNA match. Following the match Samoa Joe reported on his MySpace page that Sabu's injuries from Lockdown were more serious than reported. MySpace is a popular social networking Website offering an interactive user-submitted network of friends personal profiles blogs groups photos music and Joe stated that part of Sabu's fingertip was severed, he had a broken arm, and he had been partially scalped at an undisclosed Mexican independent event.

2006 Arrest

Sabu went on to wrestle on the independent circuit, appearing with promotions such as Juggalo Championship Wrestling (JCW), which is owned by the Insane Clown Posse. Juggalo Championship Wrestling (abbreviated JCW and formerly known as Juggalo Championshit Wrestling is an independent Professional wrestling promotion run Insane Clown Posse is an American hip hop duo from Delray Detroit. On July 3, 2006, The Ironton Tribune reported that Brunk and Rob Van Dam had been arrested on the previous evening on U. S. Route 52 in Hanging Rock, Ohio. Van Dam had been stopped for speeding by an Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper, who discovered that Van Dam was in possession of 18 grams of marijuana and five Vicodin pills, while Brunk was in possession of drug paraphernalia and nine tablets of Testolactone. Both Van Dam and Brunk were released after posting bail, and were scheduled to appear in Ironton Municipal Court on July 6, 2006. On July 6, 2006, The Ironton Tribune reported that the court date for Van Dam and Brunk was in limbo, as their attorneys had asked for and were granted continuances.

According to the WWE's wellness policy, a drug-related arrest can lead to that talent's immediate dismissal from the company. WWE Vice President of Talent Relations John Laurinaitis released a statement on WWE. com reporting that Van Dam and Sabu were still eligible to compete on the RAW and ECW tapings the following days while an investigation conducted by WWE was being undertaken. Van Dam was subsequently suspended without pay for 30 days, and an on-air segment on ECW was scripted to relay this to the fans.

On August 31, 2006 Terry Brunk and Rob Van Dam appeared in court. Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Van Dam plead guilty to possessing marijuana and was fined $140 USD. Brunk was found guilty of possession of prescription medication nine tablets of testolactone (a steroid) not prescribed to him and was fined $1000 USD. [2]

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. Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, This was soon confirmed by WWE. com, which stated that Sabu would become a part of WWE's ECW brand. Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW) is a Professional wrestling brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE based on the independent The World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/E Brand Extension was a process first used in 2002 by said Professional wrestling promotion as a means At the One Night Stand pay-per-view, Sabu faced Rey Mysterio for the World Heavyweight Championship. ECW One Night Stand (2006 was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view (PPV event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Oscar Gutierrez (born December 11 1974 In WWE he was a 1 time World Heavyweight Champion, a 3 time Cruiserweight Champion When Gutierrez The World Heavyweight Championship is a Professional wrestling world championship in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE 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. In Professional wrestling a DDT is any move in which the wrestler falls down or backwards to drive a held opponent's head into the mat 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. Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW) is a Professional wrestling brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE based on the independent Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing John Felix Anthony Cena (born April 23 1977 In his WWE career Cena has been a three time WWE Champion, He has also made appearances on television shows Vengeance (2006 was the sixth annual Vengeance Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE 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. This article is about the television program You may be looking for the 1994 video game or the 2002 video game WWE Raw is Cena defeated Sabu in their "Extreme Lumberjack match" at Vengeance. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing Vengeance (2006 was the sixth annual Vengeance Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE 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. Robert "Rob" Alexander Szatkowski Another venture that Van Dam produces is RVDTV reality based programming looking at the life of Rob Van Dam Drug paraphernalia is defined by the American Federal Drug Enforcement Administration as any equipment product or material that is modified for making using or concealing Vicodin EC is a Trademarked Brand of Narcotic Analgesics (painkillers containing Hydrocodone and Paracetamol ( Acetaminophen Hanging Rock is a village in Lawrence County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. [3] On July 5, WWE. com announced that Brunk was to be fined $1,000 based on the guidelines of WWE's Wellness Policy. [4] 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. In Professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character paired with a wrestler (or wrestlers for a variety of reasons Paul Randall Wight (born February 8 1972 in Aiken South Carolina) better known by his Ring name, (The Big Show, is an American The Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW Championship is a Professional wrestling world championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. Paul Heyman (born September 11, 1965) is an American entertainment producer most well-known for his former roles in Professional wrestling Instead he forced him into a match against the returning Kurt Angle to determine a #1 contender. Kurt Steven Angle (born December 9 1968 is an American professional wrestler and Olympic gold medalist 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. Robert "Rob" Alexander Szatkowski Another venture that Van Dam produces is RVDTV reality based programming looking at the life of Rob Van Dam A Ladder match is a type of match used in professional wrestling that is most commonly used to describe a match where an item (usually a title belt is hung above SummerSlam (2006 was the nineteenth annual SummerSlam Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment

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. Survivor Series (2006 was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view (PPV event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Franklin Lashley Lashley later joined the United States Army, where he continued to wrestle Glen Thomas Jacobs In the 1988–1989 season he was an NCAA All-star; he is still listed in the Truman State University media guide as holding the record for highest Andrew James Robert Patrick Martin (born on March 17, 1975 in Whitby Ontario) is a Canadian professional wrestler. Alvin Burke Jr (born October 28 1973 also known as Hassan Hamin Assad David Finlay (born October 20, 1958) a nickname he had previously used while in the UK and later as "Fit" Finley. Edward 'Eddie' Fatu (born March 28 1973 His two older brothers Sam (better known as Tonga Kid and Tama and Solofa Jr 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. December to Dismember (2006 was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE which took place on December 3 Robert William "Bob" Howard Career Holly trained under Stan Frazier, Eddie Sullivan Marcelle Pringle and Rip Tyler and debuted in 1987 in the 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. The Royal Rumble is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced every January by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Royal Rumble (2007 was the twentieth annual Royal Rumble Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment

Sabu joined the ECW Originals along with Rob Van Dam, Tommy Dreamer and The Sandman. The ECW Originals were a Professional wrestling stable in the ECW brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Robert "Rob" Alexander Szatkowski Another venture that Van Dam produces is RVDTV reality based programming looking at the life of Rob Van Dam Thomas Laughlin In addition to his current role Dreamer is best known for the time he spent in the Philadelphia based Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW James (" Jim " Fullington Following the highly-publicised caning of Michael P The ECW Originals began a feud with the New Breed (Elijah Burke, Kevin Thorn, Marcus Cor Von and Matt Striker). This article is about a wrestling faction For other uses see The New Breed (disambiguation. Elijah Burke World Wrestling Entertainment (2006–present After signing with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE he was sent to their developmental territory Kevin Matthew Fertig (born January 17, 1977) World Wrestling Entertainment (2002-2005 Ohio Valley Wrestling (2002-2004 In April Montaque N "Monty" Brown (born April 13 1970 is an American professional wrestler and former National Football League Linebacker Matthew Kaye However he resigned from his position as a teacher when the High School found out that Kaye was using sick leave days as an excuse to keep up with his wrestling commitments The two teams faced off in a match at WrestleMania 23 in which the ECW Originals won. WrestleMania 23 was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view (PPV event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE The ECW after that, there was an ECW Extreme Rules Match between the New Breed and the ECW Originals, which the New Breed won after Elijah Burke did the Elijah Express on Sabu through a table. Elijah Burke World Wrestling Entertainment (2006–present After signing with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE he was sent to their developmental territory On March 31, 2007 Sabu and Rob Van Dam inducted The Sheik into the WWE Hall of Fame. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Robert "Rob" Alexander Szatkowski Another venture that Van Dam produces is RVDTV reality based programming looking at the life of Rob Van Dam Edward "Ed" George Farhat ( June 9, 1926 - January 18, 2003) was an American Professional wrestler best known In Professional wrestling, the WWE Hall of Fame (formerly WWF Hall of Fame) is an institution that honors selected former and current employees of World Wrestling On May 16, 2007 WWE. Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. com reported that Sabu has 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. Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA (Spanish for "Assistance Consulting and Administration" is a Lucha Libre Professional wrestling promotion 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. Sean Michael Waltman (born July 13 1972) is an American professional wrestler. Ron Killings (born January 19 1972 is an American professional wrestler and rapper. Charles Ashenoff (sometimes seen Hispanicized as Carlos Ashenoff) (born June 6 1964 in Santiago de Cuba) better known by his Ring name, Since then,he has made appearances on their major televised programs on Galavision. [5]

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 was scheduled to face the CWA heavyweight champion Raven in Fayetteville, NC, but Sabu did not show up due to injuries.

Xtreme Pro Wrestling

On May 24th 2008 Sabu was supposed to compete for Xtreme Pro Wrestling for there reunion show Cold Day in Hell were he would have been teaming up with Homeless Jimmy to face Raven and Johnny Webb. But did not apper due to injuries

IWA:MS

Sabu was scheduled to face Too Cold Scorpio in IWA:MS at Extreme Intentions on June 7th. However, it was announced on June 1st that Sabu would not be wrestling due to his back injury, however he is still scheduled to make an appearance to sign autographs and take polaroids with fans.

PCW

Sabu was set to wrestle Mike Foxx for the PCW Heavyweight Championship at Capital Punishment on May 31, 2008 but he has been pulled from the show and replaced by Abyss.

Style

Sabu wrestling CW Anderson at the ECW Arena in June 2006.
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Sabu's wrestling style is unorthodox, consisting mainly of aerial and grapple moves performed with the aid of tables (which he is 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 has 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. James (" Jim " Fullington Following the highly-publicised caning of Michael P 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 had 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

Championships and accomplishments

1Only the second of Sabu's ECW Championship reigns are recognized by World Wrestling Entertainment. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet,

Personal life

Brunk is married to a Japanese woman Hitomi, who was given a kayfabed name, Mibu, to match his own. They married on June 22, 1997. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar [6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b c Foley, Mick. Have A Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks (p. 273)
  2. ^ WWE Superstar's Rob Van Dam & Sabu In Court. Lordsofpain. net. Retrieved on 2006-01-09. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople.
  3. ^ Wrestling stars busted in Hanging Rock. Retrieved on 2007-05-25. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors.
  4. ^ Brady, Hicks. "2006: The year in wrestling", PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts, Kappa Publications, p.  23. 2007 Edition. Retrieved on 2007-07-11. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. (English) 
  5. ^ WRESTLELAND: Update on AAA's TripleMania Show
  6. ^ There were two ladies that shot ringside during the matches, Hitomi Brunk and Christine Coons. Both very nice young ladies. And a trivia note for some of you that may not know, Hitomi is the wife of Terry Brunk aka hardcore wrestling legend Sabu.
  7. ^ Sabu's Wedding

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