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** HoistByHisOwnPetard: Mikey Whipwreck (w/the Sinister Minister [Wrestling/{{TNA}}'s James Mitchell, aka Wrestling/{{WCW}}'s James Vandenberg]) d. Sabu (w/Bill Alfonso) at ''MLW Rise of the Renegades'', July 27, 2003, when Mitchell threw a fireball in Sabu's face.
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** HoistByHisOwnPetard: Mikey Whipwreck Wrestling/MikeyWhipwreck (w/the Sinister Minister [Wrestling/{{TNA}}'s James Mitchell, aka Wrestling/{{WCW}}'s James Vandenberg]) d. Sabu (w/Bill Alfonso) at ''MLW Rise of the Renegades'', July 27, 2003, when Mitchell threw a fireball in Sabu's face.
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Abandoned ECW for Japan right before ''The Three-Way Dance,'' April 8, 1995, where he and the Tazmaniac, along with the Public Enemy, were scheduled to challenge Wrestling/ChrisBenoit and Dean Malenko for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-t.html ECW World Tag Team Titles]]. Paul E. "fired" Sabu for this, and the crowd chanted "FUCK SABU! FUCK SABU!"[[note]]Sabu's fellow Michigander Rick Steiner was drafted into service as his replacement, which ended up being pointless, since they were the first team eliminated en route to TPE regaining the belts.[[/note]]
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Abandoned ECW for Japan right before ''The Three-Way Dance,'' April 8, 1995, where he and the Tazmaniac, along with the Public Enemy, were scheduled to challenge Wrestling/ChrisBenoit and Dean Malenko Wrestling/DeanMalenko for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-t.html ECW World Tag Team Titles]]. Paul E. "fired" Sabu for this, and the crowd chanted "FUCK SABU! FUCK SABU!"[[note]]Sabu's fellow Michigander Rick Steiner was drafted into service as his replacement, which ended up being pointless, since they were the first team eliminated en route to TPE regaining the belts.[[/note]]
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* WearingAFlagOnYourHead: Showed up for his match with Taiyo Kea (Maunakea Mossman, the nephew of King Curtis Iaukea) at ''MLW Reload'', September 26, 2002, with an American flag on his head instead of his usual ''keffiyeh.''
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* WearingAFlagOnYourHead: Showed up for his match with Taiyo Kea (Maunakea Mossman, the nephew of King Curtis Iaukea) Wrestling/KingCurtisIaukea) at ''MLW Reload'', September 26, 2002, with an American flag on his head instead of his usual ''keffiyeh.''
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'''Terry Michael Brunk''', b. 1964 in UsefulNotes/{{Detroit}}, MI, is an American [[ProfessionalWrestling professional wrestler]] known as '''Sabu.''' He is the nephew of the legendary [[Characters/WWEWorldWideWrestlingFederation Original Sheik]]. He debuted in the 1980s in the Detroit independent scene, later following his uncle to the Japanese [[GarbageWrestler hardcore wrestling]] promotion Wrestling/{{FMW}}. This was where, as a result of competing in no-rope barbed-wire matches, he became the "scarred-up freak" the world would come to know and love. He debuted in [[Wrestling/{{ECW}} NWA Eastern Championship Wrestling]] on October 1, 1993, and defeated [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-h.html NWA ECW Heavyweight Champion]] "The Franchise" Shane Douglas for the title the next night. He made his [=PPV=] debut at ''WCW Halloween Havoc 95'', October 29, 1995, defeating Mr. [=JL=] (Jerry Lynn in a mask) Among his many achievements, he is a former 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-h.html NWA ECW Heavyweight Champion/ECW World Heavyweight Champion]], a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-tv.html NWA ECW Television Champion]], a 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-t.html ECW World Tag Team Champion]][[note]]1x w[=/=][[Wrestling/{{Tazz}} the Tazmaniac]] and 2x w[=/=]Wrestling/RobVanDam[[/note]], a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-h.html NWA World Heavyweight Champion]] and a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/newjapan/iwgp-j.html New Japan Pro Wrestling IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion]]. He has wrestled for ECW, Wrestling/{{WCW}}, Wrestling/{{WWE}}, Wrestling/{{TNA}}, Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, [=FMW=], Wrestling/{{CZW}}, Wrestling/JuggaloChampionshipWrestling, Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/{{AAA}}, Wrestling/{{HUSTLE}}, [[Wrestling/DragonGate Dragon GATE USA]], and that's barely scratching the surface. He has competed all over the U.S., Japan, Europe, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand.
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'''Terry Michael Brunk''', b. 1964 in UsefulNotes/{{Detroit}}, MI, is an American [[ProfessionalWrestling professional wrestler]] known as '''Sabu.''' He is the nephew of the legendary [[Characters/WWEWorldWideWrestlingFederation Original Sheik]]. He debuted in the 1980s in the Detroit independent scene, later following his uncle to the Japanese [[GarbageWrestler hardcore wrestling]] promotion Wrestling/{{FMW}}. This was where, as a result of competing in no-rope barbed-wire matches, he became the "scarred-up freak" the world would come to know and love. He debuted in [[Wrestling/{{ECW}} NWA Eastern Championship Wrestling]] on October 1, 1993, and defeated [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-h.html NWA ECW Heavyweight Champion]] "The Franchise" Shane Douglas for the title the next night. He made his [=PPV=] debut at ''WCW Halloween Havoc 95'', October 29, 1995, defeating Mr. [=JL=] (Jerry Lynn in a mask) Among his many achievements, he is a former 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-h.html NWA ECW Heavyweight Champion/ECW World Heavyweight Champion]], a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-tv.html NWA ECW Television Champion]], a 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-t.html ECW World Tag Team Champion]][[note]]1x w[=/=][[Wrestling/{{Tazz}} the Tazmaniac]] and 2x w[=/=]Wrestling/RobVanDam[[/note]], a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-h.html NWA World Heavyweight Champion]] and a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/newjapan/iwgp-j.html New Japan Pro Wrestling IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion]]. He has wrestled for ECW, Wrestling/{{WCW}}, Wrestling/{{WWE}}, Wrestling/{{TNA}}, Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, [=FMW=], Wrestling/{{CZW}}, Wrestling/JuggaloChampionshipWrestling, Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/{{AAA}}, Wrestling/{{HUSTLE}}, [[Wrestling/DragonGate Dragon GATE USA]], and that's barely scratching the surface. He has competed all over the U.S., Japan, Canada, Europe, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand.
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* ArchEnemy: [[Wrestling/{{Tazz}} The Tazmaniac/Taz]], Wrestling/RobVanDam, Al Snow, the Sandman, Shane Douglas, [[Wrestling/TooColdScorpio 2 Cold Scorpio]], [[Wrestling/MickFoley Cactus Jack]], Wrestling/TerryFunkWrestling/TerryFunk, Justin Credible, La Parka (in Major League Wrestling in 2003), Abyss (in TNA)
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'''Terry Michael Brunk''', b. 1964 in UsefulNotes/{{Detroit}}, MI, is an American [[ProfessionalWrestling professional wrestler]] known as '''Sabu.''' He is the nephew of the legendary [[Characters/WWEWorldWideWrestlingFederation Original Sheik]]. He debuted in the 1980s in the Detroit independent scene, later following his uncle to the Japanese [[GarbageWrestler hardcore wrestling]] promotion Wrestling/{{FMW}}. This was where, as a result of competing in no-rope barbed-wire matches, he became the "scarred-up freak" the world would come to know and love. He debuted in [[Wrestling/{{ECW}} NWA Eastern Championship Wrestling]] on October 1, 1993, and defeated [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-h.html NWA ECW Heavyweight Champion]] "The Franchise" Shane Douglas for the title the next night. Among his many achievements, he is a former 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-h.html NWA ECW Heavyweight Champion/ECW World Heavyweight Champion]], a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-tv.html NWA ECW Television Champion]], a 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-t.html ECW World Tag Team Champion]][[note]]1x w[=/=][[Wrestling/{{Tazz}} the Tazmaniac]] and 2x w[=/=]Wrestling/RobVanDam[[/note]], a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-h.html NWA World Heavyweight Champion]] and a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/newjapan/iwgp-j.html New Japan Pro Wrestling IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion]]. He has wrestled for ECW, Wrestling/{{WCW}}, Wrestling/{{WWE}}, Wrestling/{{TNA}}, Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/{{CZW}}, Wrestling/JuggaloChampionshipWrestling, Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/{{AAA}}, and that's barely scratching the surface. He has competed all over the U.S., Japan, Europe, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand.
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'''Terry Michael Brunk''', b. 1964 in UsefulNotes/{{Detroit}}, MI, is an American [[ProfessionalWrestling professional wrestler]] known as '''Sabu.''' He is the nephew of the legendary [[Characters/WWEWorldWideWrestlingFederation Original Sheik]]. He debuted in the 1980s in the Detroit independent scene, later following his uncle to the Japanese [[GarbageWrestler hardcore wrestling]] promotion Wrestling/{{FMW}}. This was where, as a result of competing in no-rope barbed-wire matches, he became the "scarred-up freak" the world would come to know and love. He debuted in [[Wrestling/{{ECW}} NWA Eastern Championship Wrestling]] on October 1, 1993, and defeated [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-h.html NWA ECW Heavyweight Champion]] "The Franchise" Shane Douglas for the title the next night. He made his [=PPV=] debut at ''WCW Halloween Havoc 95'', October 29, 1995, defeating Mr. [=JL=] (Jerry Lynn in a mask) Among his many achievements, he is a former 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-h.html NWA ECW Heavyweight Champion/ECW World Heavyweight Champion]], a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-tv.html NWA ECW Television Champion]], a 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-t.html ECW World Tag Team Champion]][[note]]1x w[=/=][[Wrestling/{{Tazz}} the Tazmaniac]] and 2x w[=/=]Wrestling/RobVanDam[[/note]], a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-h.html NWA World Heavyweight Champion]] and a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/newjapan/iwgp-j.html New Japan Pro Wrestling IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion]]. He has wrestled for ECW, Wrestling/{{WCW}}, Wrestling/{{WWE}}, Wrestling/{{TNA}}, Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, [=FMW=], Wrestling/{{CZW}}, Wrestling/JuggaloChampionshipWrestling, Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/{{AAA}}, Wrestling/{{HUSTLE}}, [[Wrestling/DragonGate Dragon GATE USA]], and that's barely scratching the surface. He has competed all over the U.S., Japan, Europe, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand.
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* ImmuneToBullets: When Sabu first broke his neck, an X-ray scan found fragments of a bullet in his face. As it turned out, when he was eighteen he went to a house party and someone started shooting up the party. Thinking one of his friends had been shot he tackled the shooter, who shot him at point-black range in the face. The bullet ''shattered upon impact''.
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* ImmuneToBullets: When Sabu first broke his neck, an X-ray scan found fragments of a bullet in his face. As it turned out, when he was eighteen he went to a house party and someone started shooting up the party. Thinking one of his friends had been shot he tackled the shooter, who shot him at point-black point-blank range in the face. The bullet ''shattered upon impact''.
* PowerStable:
** (In FMW): The Shiek Army
** (In WWE): The ECW Originals
** (In TNA): [=EV2.0=]
** (In AAA): ''La Legion Extranjera''
** (In FMW): The Shiek Army
** (In WWE): The ECW Originals
** (In TNA): [=EV2.0=]
** (In AAA): ''La Legion Extranjera''
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* WouldHitAGirl: Put Danny Doring and Roadkill's [[Wrestling/{{Lita}} red-haired tattooed valet Ms. Congeniality]] through a table to send her out of ECW
* WrestlingFamily: His uncle is the Original Sheik
* WrestlingFamily: His uncle is the Original Sheik
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* WouldHitAGirl: Put Danny Doring and Roadkill's [[Wrestling/{{Lita}} red-haired tattooed valet Ms. Congeniality]] through a table to send her out of ECW
ECW.
* WrestlingFamily: His uncle is the OriginalSheikSheik.
* WrestlingFamily: His uncle is the Original
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** He used to have BadassLonghair
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* ImmuneToBullets: When Sabu first broke his neck, an X-ray scan found fragments of a bullet in his face. As it turned out, when he was eighteen he went to a house party and someone started shooting up the party. Thinking one of his friends had been shot he tackled the shooter, who shot him at point-black range in the face. The bullet ''shattered upon impact''.
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** To put it in perspective, he ripped his bicep open (which he held together with tape and later super-glue), he's dislocated his jaw repeatedly, he's dislocated his knees, and has had his neck broken TWICE.
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* ArchEnemy: [[Wrestling/{{Tazz}} The Tazmaniac/Taz]], Wrestling/RobVanDam, Al Snow, the Sandman, Shane Douglas, ]][[Wrestling/TooColdScorpio 2 Cold Scorpio]], [[Wrestling/MickFoley Cactus Jack]], Wrestling/TerryFunk
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* ArchEnemy: [[Wrestling/{{Tazz}} The Tazmaniac/Taz]], Wrestling/RobVanDam, Al Snow, the Sandman, Shane Douglas, ]][[Wrestling/TooColdScorpio [[Wrestling/TooColdScorpio 2 Cold Scorpio]], [[Wrestling/MickFoley Cactus Jack]], Wrestling/TerryFunk
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* ChairmanOfTheBrawl: Of course.Aside from simply hitting people with them, he would use them to launch himself at his opponents or to launch himself onto the top rope. He also has a move called the "Arabian Facebuster" where he would drop a leg on his opponent's face with a chair underneath himself. He also had a top-rope somersault version called the "Atomic Arabian Facebuster." At ''ECW One Night Stand 2005'', he defeated Rhyno with an "Arabian Skullcrusher," which was a standard Arabian Facebuster but off the top rope and sending Rhyno facefirst through a table.
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* {{Determinator}}: He LIVES this trope. The guy once missed a table spot and lost some teeth after his mouth hit one of the legs. He went to the back, put Crazy Glue over the damaged area, covered it with athletic tape, and ''finished the match.''
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* {{Determinator}}: He LIVES this trope. The guy once missed a table spot and lost some teeth after his mouth hit one of the legs. He went to the back, put Crazy Krazy Glue over the damaged area, covered it with athletic tape, and ''finished the match.''
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* He used to have BadassLonghair
* BerserkButton: His feud with [[Wrestling/{{TPE}} the Public Enemy]] started because he [[TheyStoleOurAct objected to them using tables]].
* BerserkButton: His feud with [[Wrestling/{{TPE}} the Public Enemy]] started because he [[TheyStoleOurAct objected to them using tables]].
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* BerserkButton: His feud with [[Wrestling/{{TPE}} the Public Enemy]] at the end of 1994 into early 1995 started because he [[TheyStoleOurAct objected to them using tables]].
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* ArchEnemy: [[Wrestling/{{Tazz}} The Tazmaniac/Taz]], Wrestling/RobVanDam, Al Snow, the Sandman, Shane Douglas, Wrestling/TooColdScorpio, [[Wrestling/MickFoley Cactus Jack]], Wrestling/TerryFunk
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* ArchEnemy: [[Wrestling/{{Tazz}} The Tazmaniac/Taz]], Wrestling/RobVanDam, Al Snow, the Sandman, Shane Douglas, Wrestling/TooColdScorpio, ]][[Wrestling/TooColdScorpio 2 Cold Scorpio]], [[Wrestling/MickFoley Cactus Jack]], Wrestling/TerryFunk
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* GimmickMatches: He and the Tazmaniac defeated [[Wrestling/{{TPE}} the Public Enemy]] for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-t.html ECW World Tag Team Titles]] on February 4, 1995 at ''ECW Double Tables'' in the first-ever tables match.
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** Wrestling/JoeyStyles likely said it best, as he often did, during the Sabu-Rhyno match at ''ECW One Night Stand 2005.'':
-->"Sabu will sacrifice his own well-being to win a match, and how do you beat a man, how do you beat a man who fears nothing, nothing."
-->"Sabu will sacrifice his own well-being to win a match, and how do you beat a man, how do you beat a man who fears nothing, nothing."
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* ChairmanOfTheBrawl: Of course.
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* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: He absolutely was this for American audiences in the early 1990s.
** SeinfeldIsUnfunny: To a degree, though it may depend on the audience. Certainly, much of his style has been imitated (e.g., [[Wrestling/MattHardy the]] [[Wrestling/JeffHardy Hardys]] modified "Air Sabu" [launching himself off a chair to crash into his opponent in the corner] into "Poetry in Motion," with Matt's back taking the place of the chair), though people who may never have seen him before can be impressed the first time.
* SpotMonkey: He is considered the innovator of the "spotfest" style of match.
** SeinfeldIsUnfunny: To a degree, though it may depend on the audience. Certainly, much of his style has been imitated (e.g., [[Wrestling/MattHardy the]] [[Wrestling/JeffHardy Hardys]] modified "Air Sabu" [launching himself off a chair to crash into his opponent in the corner] into "Poetry in Motion," with Matt's back taking the place of the chair), though people who may never have seen him before can be impressed the first time.
* SpotMonkey: He is considered the innovator of the "spotfest" style of match.
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* DoNotCallMePaul: [[http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/kwyfi/iama_professional_wrestler_best_selling_author/c2ny9hh0 Confirmed by Mick Foley.]]
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** HoistByHisOwnPetard: Mikey Whipwreck (w/the Sinister Minister [Wrestling/{{TNA}}'s James Mitchell, aka Wrestling/{{WCW}}'s James Vandenberg]) d. Sabu (w/Bill Alfonso) at MLW Rise of the Renegades, July 27, 2003, when Mitchell threw a fireball in Sabu's face.
** GenreSavvy: Faced Wrestling/ChristopherDaniels (w/the Sinister Minister) in a Spike Match at MLW Summer Apocalypse, August 22, 2003. At one point, Whipwreck ran in to try to hit Sabu with a fireball, but Alfonso doused it with water.
** GenreSavvy: Faced Wrestling/ChristopherDaniels (w/the Sinister Minister) in a Spike Match at MLW Summer Apocalypse, August 22, 2003. At one point, Whipwreck ran in to try to hit Sabu with a fireball, but Alfonso doused it with water.
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** HoistByHisOwnPetard: Mikey Whipwreck (w/the Sinister Minister [Wrestling/{{TNA}}'s James Mitchell, aka Wrestling/{{WCW}}'s James Vandenberg]) d. Sabu (w/Bill Alfonso) at MLW ''MLW Rise of the Renegades, Renegades'', July 27, 2003, when Mitchell threw a fireball in Sabu's face.
** GenreSavvy: Faced Wrestling/ChristopherDaniels (w/the Sinister Minister) in a Spike Match atMLW ''MLW Summer Apocalypse, Apocalypse'', August 22, 2003. At one point, Whipwreck ran in to try to hit Sabu with a fireball, but Alfonso doused it with water.
** GenreSavvy: Faced Wrestling/ChristopherDaniels (w/the Sinister Minister) in a Spike Match at
* RealSongThemeTune:
** Music/JohnWilliams' "Theme from ''Film/{{Jaws}}''"
** [=Fight=]'s "Little Crazy"
** Music/JohnWilliams' "Theme from ''Film/{{Jaws}}''"
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** Music/JohnWilliams' "Theme from ''Film/{{Jaws}}''"
** [=Fight=]'s "Little Crazy"
* WeaponOfChoice: The TropeCodifier for the use of tables in professional wrestling.
* WearingAFlagOnYourHead: Showed up for his match with Taiyo Kea (Maunakea Mossman, the nephew of King Curtis Iaukea) at MLW Reload, September 26, 2002, with an American flag on his head instead of his usual ''keffiyeh.''
** Music/JohnWilliams' "Theme from ''Film/{{Jaws}}''"
** [=Fight=]'s "Little Crazy"
* WeaponOfChoice: The TropeCodifier for the use of tables in professional wrestling.
* WearingAFlagOnYourHead: Showed up for his match with Taiyo Kea (Maunakea Mossman, the nephew of King Curtis Iaukea) at MLW Reload, September 26, 2002, with an American flag on his head instead of his usual ''keffiyeh.''
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** Music/JohnWilliams' "Theme from ''Film/{{Jaws}}''"
** [=Fight=]'s "Little Crazy"
** He's also used metal spikes and fireballs.
* WearingAFlagOnYourHead: Showed up for his match with Taiyo Kea (Maunakea Mossman, the nephew of King Curtis Iaukea) at
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* ArchEnemy: [[Wrestling/{{Tazz}} The Tazmaniac/Taz]], Wrestling/RobVanDam, Al Snow, the Sandman, Shane Douglas, [[Wrestling/TooColdScorpio 2 Cold Scorpio]], Wrestling/TooColdScorpio, [[Wrestling/MickFoley Cactus Jack]], Wrestling/TerryFunk
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* DoNotCallMePaul: [[http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/kwyfi/iama_professional_wrestler_best_selling_author/c2ny9hh0 Confirmed by Mick Foley.]]
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'''Terry Michael Brunk''', b. 1964 in UsefulNotes/{{Detroit}}, MI, is an American [[ProfessionalWrestling professional wrestler]] known as '''Sabu.''' He is the nephew of the legendary [[Characters/WWEWorldWideWrestlingFederation Original Sheik]]. He debuted in the 1980s in the Detroit independent scene, later following his uncle to the Japanese [[GarbageWrestler hardcore wrestling]] promotion Wrestling/{{FMW}}. This was where, as a result of competing in no-rope barbed-wire matches, he became the "scarred-up freak" the world would come to know and love. He debuted in [[Wrestling/{{ECW}} NWA Eastern Championship Wrestling]] on October 1, 1993, and defeated [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-h.html NWA ECW Heavyweight Champion]] "The Franchise" Shane Douglas for the title the next night. Among his many achievements, he is a former 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-h.html NWA ECW Heavyweight Champion/ECW World Heavyweight Champion]], a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-tv.html NWA ECW Television Champion]], a 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-t.html ECW World Tag Team Champion]][[note]]1x w[=/=][[Wrestling/{{Tazz}} the Tazmaniac]] and 2x[=/=]Wrestling/RobVanDam[[/note]], a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-h.html NWA World Heavyweight Champion]] and a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/newjapan/iwgp-j.html New Japan Pro Wrestling IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion]]. He has wrestled for ECW, Wrestling/{{WCW}}, Wrestling/{{WWE}}, Wrestling/{{TNA}}, Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/{{CZW}}, Wrestling/JuggaloChampionshipWrestling, Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/{{AAA}}, and that's barely scratching the surface. He has competed all over the U.S., Japan, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.
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'''Terry Michael Brunk''', b. 1964 in UsefulNotes/{{Detroit}}, MI, is an American [[ProfessionalWrestling professional wrestler]] known as '''Sabu.''' He is the nephew of the legendary [[Characters/WWEWorldWideWrestlingFederation Original Sheik]]. He debuted in the 1980s in the Detroit independent scene, later following his uncle to the Japanese [[GarbageWrestler hardcore wrestling]] promotion Wrestling/{{FMW}}. This was where, as a result of competing in no-rope barbed-wire matches, he became the "scarred-up freak" the world would come to know and love. He debuted in [[Wrestling/{{ECW}} NWA Eastern Championship Wrestling]] on October 1, 1993, and defeated [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-h.html NWA ECW Heavyweight Champion]] "The Franchise" Shane Douglas for the title the next night. Among his many achievements, he is a former 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-h.html NWA ECW Heavyweight Champion/ECW World Heavyweight Champion]], a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-tv.html NWA ECW Television Champion]], a 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-t.html ECW World Tag Team Champion]][[note]]1x w[=/=][[Wrestling/{{Tazz}} the Tazmaniac]] and 2x[=/=]Wrestling/RobVanDam[[/note]], 2x w[=/=]Wrestling/RobVanDam[[/note]], a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-h.html NWA World Heavyweight Champion]] and a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/newjapan/iwgp-j.html New Japan Pro Wrestling IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion]]. He has wrestled for ECW, Wrestling/{{WCW}}, Wrestling/{{WWE}}, Wrestling/{{TNA}}, Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/{{CZW}}, Wrestling/JuggaloChampionshipWrestling, Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/{{AAA}}, and that's barely scratching the surface. He has competed all over the U.S., Japan, Europe, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand.
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* StartMyOwn: Had his own NWA promotion in Detroit complete with his own title, the [[http://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=811 NWA Independent World Title]].
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* PlayingWithFire: Burnt the Sandman with a fireball during their match at ''ECW As Good As It Gets,'' September 20, 1997, and has used it since elsewhere.
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* PlayingWithFire: Burnt the Sandman with a fireball during their match at ''ECW As Good As It Gets,'' September 20, 1997, and has used it since elsewhere.elsewhere, thus following in his uncle's footsteps.
** HoistByHisOwnPetard: Mikey Whipwreck (w/the Sinister Minister [Wrestling/{{TNA}}'s James Mitchell, aka Wrestling/{{WCW}}'s James Vandenberg]) d. Sabu (w/Bill Alfonso) at MLW Rise of the Renegades, July 27, 2003, when Mitchell threw a fireball in Sabu's face.
** GenreSavvy: Faced Wrestling/ChristopherDaniels (w/the Sinister Minister) in a Spike Match at MLW Summer Apocalypse, August 22, 2003. At one point, Whipwreck ran in to try to hit Sabu with a fireball, but Alfonso doused it with water.
** HoistByHisOwnPetard: Mikey Whipwreck (w/the Sinister Minister [Wrestling/{{TNA}}'s James Mitchell, aka Wrestling/{{WCW}}'s James Vandenberg]) d. Sabu (w/Bill Alfonso) at MLW Rise of the Renegades, July 27, 2003, when Mitchell threw a fireball in Sabu's face.
** GenreSavvy: Faced Wrestling/ChristopherDaniels (w/the Sinister Minister) in a Spike Match at MLW Summer Apocalypse, August 22, 2003. At one point, Whipwreck ran in to try to hit Sabu with a fireball, but Alfonso doused it with water.
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Abandoned ECW for Japan right before ''The Three-Way Dance,'' April 8, 1995, where he and the Tazmaniac, along with the Public Enemy, were scheduled to challenge Wrestling/ChrisBenoit and Dean Malenko for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-t.html ECW World Tag Team Titles]]. Paul E. "fired" Sabu for this, and the crowd chanted "FUCK SABU! FUCK SABU!"[[note]]Sabu's fellow Michigander Rick Steiner was drafted into service as his replacement, which ended up meaningless since they were the first team eliminated en route to TPE regaining the belts.[[/note]]
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Abandoned ECW for Japan right before ''The Three-Way Dance,'' April 8, 1995, where he and the Tazmaniac, along with the Public Enemy, were scheduled to challenge Wrestling/ChrisBenoit and Dean Malenko for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-t.html ECW World Tag Team Titles]]. Paul E. "fired" Sabu for this, and the crowd chanted "FUCK SABU! FUCK SABU!"[[note]]Sabu's fellow Michigander Rick Steiner was drafted into service as his replacement, which ended up meaningless being pointless, since they were the first team eliminated en route to TPE regaining the belts.[[/note]]
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* DentedIron: So, so much. The list of injuries the guy has accumulated over the years would probably exceed ''Wrestling/MickFoley'''s.
* FaceHeelDoubleTurn: He and [[Wrestling/{{Tazz}} Taz]], respectively, after their match at ''ECW Barely Legal,'' April 13, 1997.
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Abandoned ECW for Japan right before ''The Three-Way Dance,'' April 8, 1995, where he and the Tazmaniac, along with the Public Enemy, were scheduled to challenge Wrestling/ChrisBenoit and Dean Malenko for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-t.html ECW World Tag Team Titles]]. Paul E. "fired" Sabu for this, and the crowd chanted "FUCK SABU! FUCK SABU!"SABU!"[[note]]Sabu's fellow Michigander Rick Steiner was drafted into service as his replacement, which ended up meaningless since they were the first team eliminated en route to TPE regaining the belts.[[/note]]
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'''Terry Michael Brunk''', b. 1964 in UsefulNotes/{{Detroit}}, MI, is an American [[ProfessionalWrestling professional wrestler]] known as '''Sabu.''' He is the nephew of the legendary [[Characters/WWEWorldWideWrestlingFederation Original Sheik]]. He debuted in the 1980s in the Detroit independent scene, later following his uncle to the Japanese [[GarbageWrestler hardcore wrestling]] promotion Wrestling/{{FMW}}. This was where, as a result of competing in no-rope barbed-wire matches, he became the "scarred-up freak" the world would come to know and love. He debuted in [[Wrestling/{{ECW}} NWA Eastern Championship Wrestling]] on October 1, 1993, and defeated [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-h.html NWA ECW Heavyweight Champion]] "The Franchise" Shane Douglas for the title the next night. Among his many achievements, he is a former 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-h.html NWA ECW Heavyweight Champion/ECW World Heavyweight Champion]], a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-tv.html NWA ECW Television Champion]], a 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-t.html ECW World Tag Team Champion]][[note]]1x w[=/=][[Wrestling/{{Tazz}} the Tazmaniac]] and 2x[=/=]Wrestling/RobVanDam[[/note]], a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-h.html NWA World Heavyweight Champion]] and a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/newjapan/iwgp-j.html New Japan Pro Wrestling IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion]]. He is billed from Bombay, UsefulNotes/{{India}}. However, because everyone knew he is really from Detroit, at times he would be billed from "Bombay, MI." He has wrestled for ECW, Wrestling/{{WCW}}, Wrestling/{{WWE}}, Wrestling/{{TNA}}, Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/JuggaloChampionshipWrestling, Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/{{AAA}}, and that's just naming the promotions that have pages here.
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'''Terry Michael Brunk''', b. 1964 in UsefulNotes/{{Detroit}}, MI, is an American [[ProfessionalWrestling professional wrestler]] known as '''Sabu.''' He is the nephew of the legendary [[Characters/WWEWorldWideWrestlingFederation Original Sheik]]. He debuted in the 1980s in the Detroit independent scene, later following his uncle to the Japanese [[GarbageWrestler hardcore wrestling]] promotion Wrestling/{{FMW}}. This was where, as a result of competing in no-rope barbed-wire matches, he became the "scarred-up freak" the world would come to know and love. He debuted in [[Wrestling/{{ECW}} NWA Eastern Championship Wrestling]] on October 1, 1993, and defeated [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-h.html NWA ECW Heavyweight Champion]] "The Franchise" Shane Douglas for the title the next night. Among his many achievements, he is a former 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-h.html NWA ECW Heavyweight Champion/ECW World Heavyweight Champion]], a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-tv.html NWA ECW Television Champion]], a 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-t.html ECW World Tag Team Champion]][[note]]1x w[=/=][[Wrestling/{{Tazz}} the Tazmaniac]] and 2x[=/=]Wrestling/RobVanDam[[/note]], a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-h.html NWA World Heavyweight Champion]] and a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/newjapan/iwgp-j.html New Japan Pro Wrestling IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion]]. He is billed from Bombay, UsefulNotes/{{India}}. However, because everyone knew he is really from Detroit, at times he would be billed from "Bombay, MI." He has wrestled for ECW, Wrestling/{{WCW}}, Wrestling/{{WWE}}, Wrestling/{{TNA}}, Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/{{CZW}}, Wrestling/JuggaloChampionshipWrestling, Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/{{AAA}}, and that's just naming barely scratching the promotions that have pages here.
surface. He has competed all over the U.S., Japan, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: For his first year or so, he would be [[Literature/TheSilenceOfTheLambs wheeled out to the ring upright while chained to a board and wearing a mask]].
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: For his first year or so, so in ECW, he would be [[Literature/TheSilenceOfTheLambs wheeled out to the ring upright while chained to a board and wearing a mask]].mask]].
* FinishingMove: Triple Jump Moonsault, Triple Jump Legdrop, Arabian Facebuster, Atomic Arabian Facebuster, Camel Clutch
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* FinishingMove: Triple Jump Moonsault, Triple Jump Legdrop, Arabian Facebuster, Atomic Arabian Facebuster, Camel ClutchUsefulNotes/{{India}}: Generally billed from Bombay. However, because everyone knew he is really from Detroit, at times in ECW he would be announced as hailing from [[PartsUnknown "Bombay, MI"]].
* PlayingWithFire: Burnt the Sandman with a fireball during their match at ''ECW As Good As It Gets,'' September 20, 1997, and has used it since elsewhere.
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** Music/JohnWilliams' "Theme from ''Film/{{Jaws}}''"
** [=Fight=]'s "Little Crazy"
** Music/JohnWilliams' "Theme from ''Film/{{Jaws}}''"
** [=Fight=]'s "Little Crazy"
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-->'''[[Wrestling/PaulHeyman Paul E. Dangerously]]''': "We have met, met the most animalistic wrestler in the history of this sport. We have met Sabu."
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* WrestlingFamily: his His uncle is the Original Sheik
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* BerzerkButton: His feud with the Public Enemy started because he [[TheyStoleOurAct objected to them using tables]].
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'''Terry Michael Brunk''', b. 1964 in UsefulNotes/{{Detroit}}, MI, is an American [[ProfessionalWrestling professional wrestler]] known as '''Sabu.''' He is the nephew of the legendary [[Characters/WWEWorldWideWrestlingFederation Original Sheik]]. He debuted in the 1980s in the Detroit independent scene, later following his uncle to the Japanese [[GarbageWrestler hardcore wrestling]] promotion Wrestling/{{FMW}}. This was where, as a result of competing in no-rope barbed-wire matches, he became the "scarred-up freak" the world would come to know and love. He debuted in [[Wrestling/{{ECW}} NWA Eastern Championship Wrestling]] on October 1, 1993, and defeated [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-h.html NWA ECW Heavyweight Champion]] "The Franchise" Shane Douglas for the title the next night. Among his many achievements, he is a former 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-h.html NWA ECW Heavyweight Champion/ECW World Heavyweight Champion]], a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-tv.html NWA ECW Television Champion]], a 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-t.html ECW World Tag Team Champion]][[note]]1x w[=/=][[Wrestling/{{Tazz}} the Tazmaniac]] and 2x[=/=]Wrestling/RobVanDam[[/note]], a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-h.html NWA World Heavyweight Champion]] and a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/newjapan/iwgp-j.html New Japan Pro Wrestling IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion]]. He is billed from Bombay, UsefulNotes/{{India}}. However, because everyone knew he is really from Detroit, at times he would be billed from "Bombay, MI."
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'''Terry Michael Brunk''', b. 1964 in UsefulNotes/{{Detroit}}, MI, is an American [[ProfessionalWrestling professional wrestler]] known as '''Sabu.''' He is the nephew of the legendary [[Characters/WWEWorldWideWrestlingFederation Original Sheik]]. He debuted in the 1980s in the Detroit independent scene, later following his uncle to the Japanese [[GarbageWrestler hardcore wrestling]] promotion Wrestling/{{FMW}}. This was where, as a result of competing in no-rope barbed-wire matches, he became the "scarred-up freak" the world would come to know and love. He debuted in [[Wrestling/{{ECW}} NWA Eastern Championship Wrestling]] on October 1, 1993, and defeated [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-h.html NWA ECW Heavyweight Champion]] "The Franchise" Shane Douglas for the title the next night. Among his many achievements, he is a former 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-h.html NWA ECW Heavyweight Champion/ECW World Heavyweight Champion]], a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-tv.html NWA ECW Television Champion]], a 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-t.html ECW World Tag Team Champion]][[note]]1x w[=/=][[Wrestling/{{Tazz}} the Tazmaniac]] and 2x[=/=]Wrestling/RobVanDam[[/note]], a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-h.html NWA World Heavyweight Champion]] and a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/newjapan/iwgp-j.html New Japan Pro Wrestling IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion]]. He is billed from Bombay, UsefulNotes/{{India}}. However, because everyone knew he is really from Detroit, at times he would be billed from "Bombay, MI."
" He has wrestled for ECW, Wrestling/{{WCW}}, Wrestling/{{WWE}}, Wrestling/{{TNA}}, Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/JuggaloChampionshipWrestling, Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/{{AAA}}, and that's just naming the promotions that have pages here.
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Not to be confused with either of those two [[Film/TheThiefOfBagdad other]] [[WildSamoan guys]] named "Sabu."
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Abandoned ECW for Japan right before ''The Three-Way Dance,'' April 8, 1995, where he and the Tazmaniac, along with the Public Enemy, were scheduled to challenge Wrestling/ChrisBenoit and Dean Malenko for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-t.html ECW World Tag Team Titles]]. Paul E. "fired" Sabu for this, and the crowd chanted "FUCK SABU! FUCK SABU!"
** However, when he returned seven months later at ''ECW November to Remember,'' they welcomed him back with open arms.
** However, when he returned seven months later at ''ECW November to Remember,'' they welcomed him back with open arms.
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'''Terry Michael Brunk''', b. 1964 in UsefulNotes/{{Detroit}}, MI, is an American [[ProfessionalWrestling professional wrestler]] known as '''Sabu.''' He is the nephew of the legendary [[Characters/WWEWorldWideWrestlingFederation Original Sheik]]. He debuted in the 1980s in the Detroit independent scene, later following his uncle to the Japanese [[GarbageWrestler hardcore wrestling]] promotion Wrestling/{{FMW}}. This was where, as a result of competing in no-rope barbed-wire matches, he became the "scarred-up freak" the world would come to know and love. He debuted in [[Wrestling/{{ECW}} NWA Eastern Championship Wrestling]] on October 1, 1993, and defeated [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-h.html NWA ECW Heavyweight Champion]] "The Franchise" Shane Douglas for the title the next night. Among his many achievements, he is a former 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-h.html NWA ECW Heavyweight Champion/ECW World Heavyweight Champion]], a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-tv.html NWA ECW Television Champion]], a 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-t.html ECW World Tag Team Champion]][[note]]1x w[=/=][[Wrestling/{{Tazz}} the Tazmaniac]] and 2x[=/=]Wrestling/RobVanDam[[/note]], a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-h.html NWA World Heavyweight Champion]] and a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/newjapan/iwgp-j.html New Japan Pro Wrestling IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion]].
As usual, you can find the basics at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Brunk The Other Wiki]].
As usual, you can find the basics at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Brunk The Other Wiki]].
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'''Terry Michael Brunk''', b. 1964 in UsefulNotes/{{Detroit}}, MI, is an American [[ProfessionalWrestling professional wrestler]] known as '''Sabu.''' He is the nephew of the legendary [[Characters/WWEWorldWideWrestlingFederation Original Sheik]]. He debuted in the 1980s in the Detroit independent scene, later following his uncle to the Japanese [[GarbageWrestler hardcore wrestling]] promotion Wrestling/{{FMW}}. This was where, as a result of competing in no-rope barbed-wire matches, he became the "scarred-up freak" the world would come to know and love. He debuted in [[Wrestling/{{ECW}} NWA Eastern Championship Wrestling]] on October 1, 1993, and defeated [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-h.html NWA ECW Heavyweight Champion]] "The Franchise" Shane Douglas for the title the next night. Among his many achievements, he is a former 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-h.html NWA ECW Heavyweight Champion/ECW World Heavyweight Champion]], a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-tv.html NWA ECW Television Champion]], a 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-t.html ECW World Tag Team Champion]][[note]]1x w[=/=][[Wrestling/{{Tazz}} the Tazmaniac]] and 2x[=/=]Wrestling/RobVanDam[[/note]], a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-h.html NWA World Heavyweight Champion]] and a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/newjapan/iwgp-j.html New Japan Pro Wrestling IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion]].
Champion]]. He is billed from Bombay, UsefulNotes/{{India}}. However, because everyone knew he is really from Detroit, at times he would be billed from "Bombay, MI."
As usual, you can find the basics at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Brunk The OtherWiki]].Wiki]].
!! "Homicidal, suicidal, genocidal, death-defying tropes!"
* ArchEnemy: [[Wrestling/{{Tazz}} The Tazmaniac/Taz]], Wrestling/RobVanDam, Al Snow, the Sandman, Shane Douglas, [[Wrestling/TooColdScorpio 2 Cold Scorpio]], [[Wrestling/MickFoley Cactus Jack]], Wrestling/TerryFunk
* AxCrazy
* BaldOfAwesome: These days.
* {{Determinator}}: He LIVES this trope. The guy once missed a table spot and lost some teeth after his mouth hit one of the legs. He went to the back, put Crazy Glue over the damaged area, covered it with athletic tape, and ''finished the match.''
** His performance in the infamous ''Born to Be Wired'' no-rope barbed-wire match where he defeated Wrestling/TerryFunk for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-h.html ECW World Heavyweight Title]] definitely qualifies.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: For his first year or so, he would be [[Literature/TheSilenceOfTheLambs wheeled out to the ring upright while chained to a board and wearing a mask]].
* IHaveTheHighGround: It would be easier to list the moves Sabu uses that DON'T involve him flying through the air.
* FinishingMove: Triple Jump Moonsault, Triple Jump Legdrop, Arabian Facebuster, Atomic Arabian Facebuster, Camel Clutch
* {{Kayfabe}}: Believed in maintaining it so much that, at times, when he had to go to the hospital, Paul Heyman would have to go with him because Sabu wouldn't want to have to break character by talking to the doctors and nurses.
* TheQuietOne: Very rarely spoke while in character.
** BewareTheQuietOnes: Sabu's matches were often brutal even by ECW standards.
* RedBaron: "The Homicidal Suicidal Genocidal Death-Defying Maniac," "The Human Highlight Reel"
* TheRival: [[Wrestling/{{Tazz}} Taz]]
** Crossed with VitriolicBestBuds: Wrestling/RobVanDam
* ThemeSong: [=Fight=]'s "Little Crazy"
* WeaponOfChoice: The TropeCodifier for the use of tables in professional wrestling.
* WearingAFlagOnYourHead: Showed up for his match with Taiyo Kea (Maunakea Mossman, the nephew of King Curtis Iaukea) at MLW Reload, September 26, 2002, with an American flag on his head instead of his usual ''keffiyeh.''
* WouldHitAGirl: Put Danny Doring and Roadkill's [[Wrestling/{{Lita}} red-haired tattooed valet Ms. Congeniality]] through a table to send her out of ECW
* WrestlingFamily: his uncle is the Original Sheik
As usual, you can find the basics at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Brunk The Other
!! "Homicidal, suicidal, genocidal, death-defying tropes!"
* ArchEnemy: [[Wrestling/{{Tazz}} The Tazmaniac/Taz]], Wrestling/RobVanDam, Al Snow, the Sandman, Shane Douglas, [[Wrestling/TooColdScorpio 2 Cold Scorpio]], [[Wrestling/MickFoley Cactus Jack]], Wrestling/TerryFunk
* AxCrazy
* BaldOfAwesome: These days.
* {{Determinator}}: He LIVES this trope. The guy once missed a table spot and lost some teeth after his mouth hit one of the legs. He went to the back, put Crazy Glue over the damaged area, covered it with athletic tape, and ''finished the match.''
** His performance in the infamous ''Born to Be Wired'' no-rope barbed-wire match where he defeated Wrestling/TerryFunk for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-h.html ECW World Heavyweight Title]] definitely qualifies.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: For his first year or so, he would be [[Literature/TheSilenceOfTheLambs wheeled out to the ring upright while chained to a board and wearing a mask]].
* IHaveTheHighGround: It would be easier to list the moves Sabu uses that DON'T involve him flying through the air.
* FinishingMove: Triple Jump Moonsault, Triple Jump Legdrop, Arabian Facebuster, Atomic Arabian Facebuster, Camel Clutch
* {{Kayfabe}}: Believed in maintaining it so much that, at times, when he had to go to the hospital, Paul Heyman would have to go with him because Sabu wouldn't want to have to break character by talking to the doctors and nurses.
* TheQuietOne: Very rarely spoke while in character.
** BewareTheQuietOnes: Sabu's matches were often brutal even by ECW standards.
* RedBaron: "The Homicidal Suicidal Genocidal Death-Defying Maniac," "The Human Highlight Reel"
* TheRival: [[Wrestling/{{Tazz}} Taz]]
** Crossed with VitriolicBestBuds: Wrestling/RobVanDam
* ThemeSong: [=Fight=]'s "Little Crazy"
* WeaponOfChoice: The TropeCodifier for the use of tables in professional wrestling.
* WearingAFlagOnYourHead: Showed up for his match with Taiyo Kea (Maunakea Mossman, the nephew of King Curtis Iaukea) at MLW Reload, September 26, 2002, with an American flag on his head instead of his usual ''keffiyeh.''
* WouldHitAGirl: Put Danny Doring and Roadkill's [[Wrestling/{{Lita}} red-haired tattooed valet Ms. Congeniality]] through a table to send her out of ECW
* WrestlingFamily: his uncle is the Original Sheik
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[[caption-width-right:341:As [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-h.html ECW World Heavyweight Champion]] with manager Bill Alfonso]]
-->'''[[Wrestling/PaulHeyman Paul E. Dangerously]]''': "We have met, the most animalistic wrestler in the history of this sport. We have met Sabu."
-->-- ''NWA Bloodfest,'' October 1, 1993, following Sabu's victorious debut over the debuting [[Wrestling/{{Tazz}} Tazmaniac]].
'''Terry Michael Brunk''', b. 1964 in UsefulNotes/{{Detroit}}, MI, is an American [[ProfessionalWrestling professional wrestler]] known as '''Sabu.''' He is the nephew of the legendary [[Characters/WWEWorldWideWrestlingFederation Original Sheik]]. He debuted in the 1980s in the Detroit independent scene, later following his uncle to the Japanese [[GarbageWrestler hardcore wrestling]] promotion Wrestling/{{FMW}}. This was where, as a result of competing in no-rope barbed-wire matches, he became the "scarred-up freak" the world would come to know and love. He debuted in [[Wrestling/{{ECW}} NWA Eastern Championship Wrestling]] on October 1, 1993, and defeated [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-h.html NWA ECW Heavyweight Champion]] "The Franchise" Shane Douglas for the title the next night. Among his many achievements, he is a former 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-h.html NWA ECW Heavyweight Champion/ECW World Heavyweight Champion]], a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-tv.html NWA ECW Television Champion]], a 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-t.html ECW World Tag Team Champion]][[note]]1x w[=/=][[Wrestling/{{Tazz}} the Tazmaniac]] and 2x[=/=]Wrestling/RobVanDam[[/note]], a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-h.html NWA World Heavyweight Champion]] and a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/newjapan/iwgp-j.html New Japan Pro Wrestling IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion]].
As usual, you can find the basics at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Brunk The Other Wiki]].
[[caption-width-right:341:As [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-h.html ECW World Heavyweight Champion]] with manager Bill Alfonso]]
-->'''[[Wrestling/PaulHeyman Paul E. Dangerously]]''': "We have met, the most animalistic wrestler in the history of this sport. We have met Sabu."
-->-- ''NWA Bloodfest,'' October 1, 1993, following Sabu's victorious debut over the debuting [[Wrestling/{{Tazz}} Tazmaniac]].
'''Terry Michael Brunk''', b. 1964 in UsefulNotes/{{Detroit}}, MI, is an American [[ProfessionalWrestling professional wrestler]] known as '''Sabu.''' He is the nephew of the legendary [[Characters/WWEWorldWideWrestlingFederation Original Sheik]]. He debuted in the 1980s in the Detroit independent scene, later following his uncle to the Japanese [[GarbageWrestler hardcore wrestling]] promotion Wrestling/{{FMW}}. This was where, as a result of competing in no-rope barbed-wire matches, he became the "scarred-up freak" the world would come to know and love. He debuted in [[Wrestling/{{ECW}} NWA Eastern Championship Wrestling]] on October 1, 1993, and defeated [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-h.html NWA ECW Heavyweight Champion]] "The Franchise" Shane Douglas for the title the next night. Among his many achievements, he is a former 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-h.html NWA ECW Heavyweight Champion/ECW World Heavyweight Champion]], a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-tv.html NWA ECW Television Champion]], a 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-t.html ECW World Tag Team Champion]][[note]]1x w[=/=][[Wrestling/{{Tazz}} the Tazmaniac]] and 2x[=/=]Wrestling/RobVanDam[[/note]], a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-h.html NWA World Heavyweight Champion]] and a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/newjapan/iwgp-j.html New Japan Pro Wrestling IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion]].
As usual, you can find the basics at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Brunk The Other Wiki]].
