Rob Van Dam and Sabu
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The Sheik |
Rob Van Dam and Sabu were a professional wrestling tag team who competed in Extreme Championship Wrestling and WWE's ECW brand. While teaming in the original ECW, the duo was managed by Bill Alfonso.
History
Extreme Championship Wrestling (1997–1999)
The Sheik
, and fans wanted to see them face each other since they both utilized high-flying, daredevil techniques.
In 1996, they eventually became a tag team as they went for the
The Dudley Boyz in October 1998; however, yet they went on to win them back from the Dudleyz in December at ECW/FMW Supershow
.
After they lost the titles again to The Dudley Boyz,
The Impact Players formed and started to attack Sabu and Van Dam. When Sabu broke his jaw, the Impact Players had him eventually banned because of his injury and because he was too "dangerous" or "violent." Sabu returned, and after his loss to Justin Credible at Anarchy Rulz 1999, Sabu started to attack Van Dam because he was still jealous that Van Dam was the ECW World Television Champion, and they would face each other at Guilty as Charged 2000. Sabu proclaimed before the match that if he could not win the belt, he would leave ECW. That night, Van Dam defeated Sabu with the Five Star Frog Splash
, forcing Sabu to leave the company.
World Wrestling Entertainment (2005–2007)
Several years after ECW folded, Rob Van Dam and Sabu reunited at
The Original Sheik into the WWE Hall of Fame. The following night, at WrestleMania 23
, ECW Originals defeated The New Breed but continued battling them into spring. In May 2007, Sabu was released from WWE. Van Dam's WWE contract expired in June 2007, and he chose not to renew it.
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling / Impact Wrestling (2010, 2019)
On August 8, 2010, Sabu returned to
TNA Impact!, Van Dam and Sabu were defeated in a tag team match by Beer Money, Inc. (James Storm and Robert Roode), after Sabu accidentally hit his own partner with a chair. After the match, Van Dam and Sabu began shoving each other, before being broken up by the rest of EV 2.0.[3] In November 2010, Sabu was released from TNA, as was Van Dam in March 2013.[4]
On February 8, 2019, it was revealed that both Rob Van Dam and Sabu would return to TNA, now named Impact Wrestling, at their following pay-per-view United We Stand. At the event on April 4, 2019, the team tagged for the first time since 2015, facing Lucha Bros (Pentagón Jr. and Fénix).[5]
Championships and accomplishments
References
- ^ "RVD and Sabu facts". CageMatch.net. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ^ Caldwell, James (2010-08-08). "Caldwell's TNA Hardcore Justice PPV results 8/8: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of ECW-themed PPV headlined by RVD vs. Sabu". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2010-10-29.
- ^ Wilkenfeld, Daniel (2010-10-21). "Wilkenfeld's TNA Impact report 10/21: Complete "virtual time" coverage of Spike TV's live broadcast". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2010-10-29.
- ^ Caldwell, James (2010-11-02). "TNA News: EV2 wrestler gone from TNA after this Sunday's Turning Point PPV, say sources". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
- ^ "RVD and Sabu Return to IMPACT at United We Stand". Impact Wrestling. February 9, 2019. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (April 4, 1998). "ECW World Television Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 19, 1998). "FTW Heavyweight Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (June 27, 1998). "ECW World Tag Team Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
External links
- Rob Van Dam on WWE.com
- Sabu on WWE.com
- RobVanDam.com (Rob Van Dam's Official Website)