Sabu, a "hardcore" professional wresting legend whose real name was Terry Brunk, has died at 60 years old, World Wrestling Entertainment announced Sunday.
"WWE is saddened to learn that Terry Brunk, known to wrestling fans as Sabu, has passed away," .
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WATCH HEREAll Elite Wrestling also announced the news in a post on social media.
"From barbed wire battles to unforgettable high-risk moments, Sabu gave everything to professional wrestling," . "Our thoughts are with his family, his friends and his fans."
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SIGN UP Sabu's cause of death was not released Sunday, and it was not clear when he died.
Sabu rose to fame while wrestling for Extreme Championship Wrestling in the 1990s, where he was "a pioneer of hardcore wrestling, leaping from chairs and driving his opponents through tables and even barbed wire," taking after his uncle, Hall of Famer Ed "The Sheik" Farhat, WWE wrote. As a part of ECW, Sabu wrestled contemporaries like Rob Van Dam, Mick Foley and Taz. In a company known for pushing the envelope in terms of the risks wrestlers were willing to take, Sabu still managed to stand out.
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Whether he was leaping off the ring ropes to his opponents on the outside or delivering , his style of wrestling — not always pretty but certainly impressive and eye-catching — made him a fan favorite.
He signed with WWE as part of the company's revival of the ECW brand in 2006. The next year, at WrestleMania 23, he and fellow ECW originals Van Dam, Tommy Dreamer and The Sandman defeated the New Breed in front of 80,000 fans in Detroit. He departed the company that same year.
Both before and after WWE, Sabu wrestled for top promotions across the globe, including New Japan Pro-Wrestling, AAA and CMLL, as well as dozens of other independent promotions.
He continued wrestling long after many of his contemporaries had already retired. His final match — and first since 2021, — was April 18, when he defeated Joey Janela, getting driven through a table and landing on barbed wire in the process.
Janela called Sabu "my idol, a trailblazer, a gamechanger and an icon," that featured photos and videos of him and Sabu.
Wrestling journalist Dave Meltzer called Sabu the "king of the death matches" , and credited him with popularizing hardcore wrestling in the U.S.
"He was the godfather of it in every way," Meltzer said.
Big names from across the wrestling world took to social media to remember Sabu as a legend in the field and as a friend.
In a , Taz said Sabu's death "breaks my heart," and added that he had watched an old interview of Sabu's as recently as Saturday night.
"I would not have had the career that I have had and I've been blessed to have if it wasn't for Sabu," Taz said, noting the pair debuted against each other for ECW in 1993.
The "Dark Side of the Ring" said Sabu's death "comes as a shock," as he is featured in the episode airing Tuesday that pays tribute to his uncle.
"Sabu was a trailblazing groundbreaker who played a major role in the expansion of what a pro wrestling match could be," . "The fact that tables are commonly utilized in pro wrestling is because of Terry Brunk & how he made an inanimate object like a table a must see component in his match."
Hardy also called Sabu "heavily influential on today's current style, even though his contributions are still under appreciated by most."
In, AEW wrestler Mark Briscoe said, "Nobody made me want to be a wrestler more than Sabu. R.I.P. to a true hardcore legend."
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