Sabu was a true innovator and pioneer of hardcore wrestling in the 90s and deserved a lot more credit than he gets. Sadly he never got to perform in front in front of mainstream wrestling audiences during his prime years. Still, he certainly left a last impression on all those who witnessed his daredevil style.
Unfortunately, his body isn’t in the best shape nowadays due to his 36-year career, which resulted in hip surgery, and it appears that his time in the ring may have come to an end. This was revealed during a recent interview with podcaster James Romero who he explained to that he’s struggling to work out and might not wrestle going forward. He would, though, add that if a match with Brock Lesnar were a possibility, he would definitely step back in the ring.
I’m not doing real good. I hurt my back about a year ago, and it’s still been hurting. I wrestled a couple of weeks ago, but I shouldn’t have. I’ve only wrestled like twice in the last year. I only went to the gym a couple of times the last year because I hurt my back. I’m probably not gonna wrestle no more. I’m probably just gonna do autograph signings and personal appearance type stuff.
SabuI’d definitely get back in the ring for Brock Lesnar, I’d love to wrestle him. Especially if it was my final match, I’d love to wrestle him. He’s the best; he’s a shooter, he’s a good worker, he’s my kind of opponent. I like big guys, I like wrestling big guys. I don’t like wrestling guys like me because it’s not that interesting. It’s more interesting wrestling a guy like me against a guy like Brock Lesnar.
SabuSabu’s life hasn’t been great this past year as apart from his injuries, he also lost his girlfriend Melissa Coates, who tragically died in June, not long after her leg was amputated. He was booked to compete on the inaugural Battle Championship Wrestling September show put on by Rob Feinstein at the ECW Arena but would cancel, with it understood he was struggling to cope with her passing.
Perhaps an extended break will allow Sabu’s body to heal up somewhat, and he can reconsider potential retirement. He certainly deserves to have at least one high-profile final match, and while Brock Lesnar isn’t going to happen, it would be great to see him share a ring one last time with long-time friend and tag partner Rob Van Dam.
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