R.A.W Media

As he finally ends his in ring career R.A.W Media takes a look back on, the legendary, Sabu's classic 90's run in which he became an underground phenomenon in the world of Pro Wrestling!!! Competing in a number of different promotions (such as ECW, WWF, WCW, NWA, FMW and more) Sabu always took his unpredictable nature with him and had crowds wanting more of the insanity he brought with him!!! Whether you read about him in issues of Pro Wrestling Illustrated, saw his matches through tape traders or caught his brief appearances on national television Sabu's game changing style made you want to dig deeper and in a pre-internet era you really did have to dig deep to find more on him!!! Check out the playlist here -  Underground Legend: The Best Of Sabu (1993 - 1996)

Originally published, April 5th 2019, on Bout Dat Online. Back in 1995, without a shadow of a doubt, the most mesmerising figure in Pro Wrestling was Sabu!!! With a body full of scars from years of barbed wire matches in Japan’s FMW promotion, in the early 90’s, and insane high flying abilities made him a must see on the mid-90’s independent scene!!!  A staple of, Philadelphia’s, Extreme Championship Wrestling he was known for his wild man antics and putting people through tables. Sabu was truly unique and one of kind. So how did such an individual, who you could only really see on syndication in New York and Philly at like 2am (unless you were in the UK, where we discovered him in magazines like Pro Wrestling Illustrated, as the internet was extremely limited back in those days) end up under the same banner as Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Randy Savage and Sting competing on a national platform for Ted Turner’s, big money, World Championship Wrestling? Simple, WCW...