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Terry Brunk

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Terry Michael Brunk is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Sabu. He is known for his trademark style of hardcore wrestling, which he pioneered in his time with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) from 1995 to 2000. He is a three-time World Heavyweight Champion having held the ECW World Heavyweight Championship twice and the NWA World Heavyweight Championship once.

Under the tutelage of his uncle Ed "The Sheik" Farhat, Brunk began his career wrestling in the North American independent scene in 1985 under the name of Sabu, before traveling to Japan, competing in Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (FMW) and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), winning several championships, including the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship. He returned to the United States in 1995, briefly working for World Championship Wrestling (WCW), before beginning his most well-known stint in ECW, where he quickly became a fixture of the promotion. During his time in ECW, he became a two-time ECW World Heavyweight Champion and a one-time ECW World Television Champion. He would have both a feud and an alliance with The Tazmaniac, defeated him for the ECW Ftw Championship and winning the ECW World Tag Team Championship with him. In 1997, Sabu began a Rob Van Dam and Sabu tag team with Rob Van Dam, winning the ECW Tag Team Championship twice.
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Finishing move: The Triple Jump Moonsault
Trademark move: The Arabian Facebuster
The Camel Clutch, the move taught to him by his uncle, The Sheik
Trademark move: The Arabian Facebuster (Puts a chair behind his legs and leg drops his opponent's face)
Finishing move: The Triple Jump Moonsault (Jumps from the floor to a chair, from a chair to the top rope and then moonsaults his opponent)

Notable title wins include: FMW WWA World Martial Arts Tag Team titles with Horace Boulder; NWA Independent World title; UWA World Junior Light Heavyweight title; ECW World Heavyweight title; ECW World Television title; ECW World Tag Team titles with Taz; ECW World Tag Team titles with Rob Van Dam; ECW (Unrecognized) FTW World Heavyweight title; NWA World Heavyweight title; Alternative Pro Wrestling MECW Title; Insane Wrestling Federation Heavyweight title; XPW World Heavyweight title; 3PW Heavyweight title; USPW Heavyweight title; WWC Universal Heavyweight title
Once had his neck broken when Chris Benoit back body dropped him onto his head. This event gave Benoit the nickname "The Crippler."
Defeated Terry Funk in a Barbed Wire match to win the ECW Title in mid-1997
He was of Lebanese, German, and Irish descent. He named himself after Sabu of whom his uncle, Edward Farhat was a fan.
In a barb-wire match against the legendary Terry Funk, Sabu suffered a deep gash to his bicep from the barbed wire. He ended up taping the wound up and then continued and won the match. He also refused to miss a single match while recuperating the injury. His threshold for pain is beyond compare.

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