SABU: Scars, Silence, & Superglue: KINDLE EDITION by Terry Brunk & Kenny Casanova

Author:Terry Brunk & Kenny Casanova [Brunk, Terry]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Walking On Hot Waffles
Published: 2019-08-15T04:00:00+00:00

KEVIN SULLIVAN on SABU & WCW

When I was young, I went and saw The Sheik wrestle in Detroit and the building felt like it completely moved from just the energy of what was going on in the ring. Sheik was wrestling Spiros Arion for Vince Sr. that night, and Spiros was like the number two babyface. I couldn’t believe my eyes. The Sheik destroyed him in three minutes. I didn’t know how it worked back then and had a hunch that wrestling was fake… but after seeing that I believed The Sheik was an exception to the rule. “He had to be real.”

That night actually made me want to become a professional wrestler and planted the seeds that would eventually lead me to the ring. The Sheik was one of the greatest villains of all time, and he was one of the very few responsible for ushering in what we would eventually know as “hardcore wrestling.” He was the master, then there was Terry Funk, and then eventually the master student, Sabu.

Sheik booked me in Detroit for his shows in Cobo arena out of Detroit. In real life, Sheik was often said to not be a good “payoff man” by some of the boys, however, he always treated me well when he booked me for Big Time Wrestling; food, transportation - everything.

In Georgia Championship Wrestling, The Sheik and I crossed paths. I was eventually lucky enough to be able to call the Sheik both a friend and an opponent. And over time, he had a shadow I befriended, and its name was Sabu.

I first met Sabu on a wrestling tour for The Bearman in Ontario. The moment I saw Sabu step in the ring, I knew that he had it and was eventually going to make a name for himself. The Sheik trained him well. He followed his uncle’s lead on how to act inside and outside of the ring, and Sabu put his body on the line every single night, no matter how many fans were in attendance.

What a person to be able to learn from! Sheik was funny because he stayed in character 24/7. Sometimes they would come to stay with me when they were in Florida. If we went out to eat after a show, the Sheik would insist on paying and make Sabu run out to his car. Then, Sabu would return and break out these big bags of money, filled with twenties. Sheik would pick through the cash slowly so all the employees could see. He would take out one or two of the bills to pay the tab, then send the rest back with his nephew. Sabu always took good care of his uncle. He did whatever he asked, and I am sure that a lot of The Sheik’s “living the gimmick” message paid off for him, as well.

Sabu and I worked together in FMW and I saw the sacrifices he made, first hand. When Paul Hayman brought him in for ECW, he already had made a name for himself worldwide and then soared to even new heights.

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