Professional wrestling lost one of the great innovators as we learned that Terry Brunk, professionally known as Sabu, passed away at 60.
The nephew of wrestling legend, The Sheik, Sabu was trained by his uncle and debuted in 1985. Sabu gained national prominence in the early 1990s as one of the main stars of ECW, and over the second half of the decade, he would main event multiple shows for the Philadelphia-based promotion.
Sabu won all three major titles in ECW (World Heavyweight, World Television, and World Tag Team), and his aerial style combined with uncontrollable barbarism made him legendary within the industry. It also kept him from becoming a star on a National promotion, as WWE was gun-shy in hiring a wrestler they could not contain. He did have a shot with WCW, but that lasted less than a month.
Following ECW’s collapse in 2001, Sabu wrestled in minor promotions and the Indies. When the WWE resurrected ECW in 2006, Sabu was brought in, though his style, which won him over, had to be tamed. He didn’t last the year.
Sabu wrestled in the independents until three weeks ago when he wrestled his retirement match against Joey Janela.
We here at notinhalloffame.com would like to offer our condolences to Sabu's fans, friends, and family.
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