Sabu on Why He Refuses to Work With Thumbtacks... FMW Memories

[@jyesucevitz]

you know thumbtacks are bad if Sabu says nope.

[@ShadowAngel-lt8nw]

Thumbtacks are still safer than being in the same ring with Sabu who doesn't know how to wrestle and injured literally everybody.

[@ennbee2051]

@@ShadowAngel-lt8nwHe wasn’t afraid to taste the steel though! And Doink beat Bret at a house show. Bossman faced Freddy Krueger and Leatherface in Japan, in a ‘Halloween Prison of Horrors’ match. Scotty Hall was ‘Da Bad Guy’. Scotty Levy got to Heyman about the Raven/Dreamer feud. Heyman loved it, and Scotty became a made man in ECW. Candido shot on Horowitz when Barry used Chris’s finisher without calling it. Paul Laveck and Dan Spivey were high profile shooters. They’d tag jobbers for real if they wouldn’t comply in the ring.

[@karmaspcs]

@@ennbee2051 dude pls read the comment before answer to it. you missed everything shadowangel-it8nw sayed

[@bloodeagle6458]

​@@ShadowAngel-lt8nwhe never injured anyone but himself and as he couldn't wrestle he could, he just botches alot because he's trying risky spots

[@bloodeagle6458]

​​@@ShadowAngel-lt8nwand don't try bringing up the taz bicep tear ta himself even said something freaky happened and he missed sabus chest and caught him on the chin witch not only tore up taz but broke sabus chin bone

[@catyear75]

A Deathmatch should be the End of a vicious Feud - Not an opening match…!

[@iaccusegodforthemurderofet8406]

Exactly.storyline

[@moopert86]

Made me smile when SAbu said that. You build to it, and if every match on the card is a bloody deathmatch... nothing stands out. It's just guys getting cut up for the sake of it.

[@BM-979]

That match between big show and Ric flair in the new ECW had thumbtacks and Ric landed in them. I thought at h the time “this is sacrilegious”.

[@ludicrous7044]

@@BM-979 Rick got the point😁😏😉

[@tycalvert6011]

Kudos to Ric for going all out honestly. He didn’t have to be doing all that.

[@theHotJoint]

i bet the ref hates thumb tacks too, all those two counts in the thumbtacks

[@jayhari1713]

I've thought about that before too. That never gets talked about. The refs get put in the middle of crazy shit too. Shhhhiiiet

[@gastrointestinalhemorrhage]

Called. GLOVES. P P E😊

[@jayhari1713]

@gastrointestinalhemorrhage you talking about those thin 5mm black rubber ones wen the refs see blood? Ya those ain't doin shit wen a ref is counting in thumb tacks

[@gastrointestinalhemorrhage]

@@jayhari1713 nope

[@kingartison]

@@jayhari1713if they not smart enough to find a way to move them tacks to do a count that’s on them

[@jugghead82]

It's. Crazy to think that a man who nearly ripped off his b Bicip is afraid of thumbtacks. Legend is a legend❤❤

[@CactusCJ]

I mean, it makes sense. It's not really fear if it's preventing contamination. I wouldn't want to end up like Hannibal did when he wrestled Abdullah the Butcher.

[@CyclingwithVovo]

Was not afraid did not want to exchange blood and maybe catch a disease.

[@paulywoodtheprince]

It wasn't a Fear thing apparently He was trying to be Blood concerned... that's Sabu for ya

[@motalkbadazs]

he wasnt afraid of thumbtacks, he was afraid of AIDS like the rest of us are.

[@troyestepp4827]

I feel so caught off guard by Sabu advocating against unsanitary practices

[@ludicrous7044]

He don't mind barbed wire!!🤦🤕

[@rlouie05]

Still not used to him talking, even after he finally spoke on (WW)ECW on Sci-fi.

[@ludicrous7044]

@@troyestepp4827 AND he has a diaper on his head!?😋😷

[@Auroraeevee-m1q]

​@@ludicrous7044It's a keffiyeh.

[@ludicrous7044]

@@Auroraeevee-m1q Sounds like a sneeze!!🤧

[@Zergrush66]

I was told by a wrestler that it’s not the thumb tacks going in that hurts, it’s taking them out after all the adrenaline has worn off.

[@cantgetright742]

I used to staple myself back in high school for money and it was the same thing. And had to get em fairly quick because then the skin would grab on the prongs and make it worse.

[@ak-jxrdy-7]

​@@cantgetright742Damn, things were that bad, huh?

[@cantgetright742]

@@ak-jxrdy-7 well and shock value. It was fun. I just got money in the process.

[@ak-jxrdy-7]

@@cantgetright742 I'm glad you got some positive things out of it and hope you're in a better situation today.

[@johnye2210]

​@cantgetright742 a guy i went to high school with used to staple his hands for the hell of it in art class... he was weird and had a phobia of ranch dressing. Very random haha

[@originalhuggies9740]

I remember when teenage me discovered FMW.

[@analiysanchez9949]

Me too! I was probably 16 and my brother and I ordered a few fmv vhs tapes through a Rob Feinstein tape catalogue. That’s when we first saw death matches with Onita, Mr. Pogo and The Gladiator etc🤗

[@ItwasMenotU1234]

James you were thinking of the Swerve vs Hangman match in AEW where one bled into the others mouth.

[@NYCrazyRob]

Sabu - the voice of reason? O_o

[@justint8635]

Not surprising. He's very "old school" due to his Uncles influence. Logic comes with that territory.

[@msmith42001]

Barb wire, let’s do this. Thumbtacks, no way brother!!

[@dt4ourzone738]

You can gimmick the fuck out of barb wire or whatever tf they were using as “barb wire” … thumb tacks were straight up thumb tacks ..

[@LorcanKoch]

He said he was over those type of matches.

[@Shastavalleyoutdoorsman]

Man enough of those tacs on your boots.They would be slick as ice.

[@MacNur-tu3cq]

Good point. Never really though of that aspect. Cheers

[@Shastavalleyoutdoorsman]

@@MacNur-tu3cq I've had just a couple of them.Send me sliding. And that's with boots with tread. I think Wrestling boots are slick on bottom.

[@darklordojeda]

@@Shastavalleyoutdoorsman imagine if just a couple of them penetrated the sole of those wrestling shoes. Good God that would be horrible.

[@zlinedavid]

All the crazy stuff Sabu did and drawing the line at thumbtacks is like shooting heroin but turning down a burger because being a vegetarian is healthier.

[@justint8635]

Actually heroin is way easier on your body than a lot of drugs. A more apt comparison is being an alcoholic.

[@ibtunesoriginals2629]

​@@justint8635 okay Kurt

[@LimaKiloRomeo]

Did you even listen to the video? He literally explained the differences

[@35PHaaton]

Pain registers differently. I'd rather take a full on punch than a full on slap. I hate stinging pain, but i am all good when it comes blunt force pain.

[@paulywoodtheprince]

As a worker for years i heard so many bois in the back say similar. Alot of time I'd be cool with Tables, Ladders, at times I'll take fire if we know the Bump will put it out... But I ain't doing Tacks. It's a Risky business when you bring in things that can skatter and disappear easy ​@@35PHaaton

[@thomasbland5450]

He ended up in thumbtacks in a match against Abyss.

[@TheStormbringer8751]

You gotta think, as time went on, you got healthier practices. But go back to the early 90's people weren't as sanitary and tested as they were in the 2000's. Especially on the lower show and indy level.

[@jonpike9502]

Good interview. Better than I thought it be

[@Chaardvark]

I cannot blame him for that.

[@chrismemphis8062]

James, can you get an interview with Paul Ellering? I'd love to know why in 83 the road warriors dumped him as manager, he stayed a heel and they also didn't go babyface. Thanks!

[@MiniLemmy]

As I recall, he worked with thumbtacks when he wrestled Abyss in TNA, and I’m sure I’ve seen him do thumbtack bumps elsewhere…..

[@frankcoronabeats]

The Spot where Jericho used 🎲 instead of Tacks was classic 😂

[@amyhoard1222]

I remember someone used Lego's instead of tacks and for some reason watching them land in them made me cring more than when someone lands in tacks 🤔

[@CornPop2]

Better than that Abdullah fork.....

[@anthonymangia8890]

I heard he had like hep C or something and gave it to a bunch of other wrestlers.

[@GeeOhJayyy]

@@anthonymangia8890 Facts

[@yakadoodledongywongy8718]

"That too It becomes a sheet of steel if you don't take em off" 😂 without hesitation instead of laughing.

[@johnlewisbrooks]

Sabu actually has some smarts!

[@CptWhit3y]

KZbin was adamant I see this video...holy crap.

[@cstomp1]

It's interesting that Sabu finds a lot of the bloody matches unsanitary. There's a great video of his uncle the Sheik in the locker room at Comiskey Park where he was licking Bobby Heenan's blood after their match against Dick the Bruiser and Bobo Brazil.

[@MupPet-jk4lh]

Stepped on a thumbtack a few times. 100/10 would never take a bump on them

[@Stingraycoolpodcast6996]

I love the amazing sabu

[@cerburrows9380]

It's weird Smokey Mountain has such lasting reputation. It lasted 4 years.

[@alextreecko4449]

They had a good spread of talents plus rare matches like New Jack vs Taker

[@anthonybatissa1417]

"I'm not as unsanitary as people might think" - oh SABU 🤣 btw How about a Thumbtack match with Magic Johnson

[@mefirstmelast2791]

Sabu is the best.. The guy who really started the hardcore/Extreme wrestling. I would love to meet him and shake his hand..

[@robertkelly8559]

If you did he’d probably tell you that you’re talking about his uncle.

[@AngelSanchez-dw4gs]

His uncle Ed farhart.

[@govholocaustal4432]

Sabu never does tubes either, not so suicidal 😆

[@Diabolicalbeanr]

👆🏽👆🏽👆🏽👆🏽 sabuuuuu

[@marioplousiou4812]

As if you need a reason other than that they are FRICKIN' THUMBTACKS!!!

[@TraxxJamez2088]

Calling blood “juice” is nasty work

[@GalenMarek1988]

"The broken light tubes, they get good juice" - Sabu @2:54 😆

[@Metal.mike89]

I narrowly avoided stepping on a thumb tack on time. My foot barely made contact with it and l could still feel some pain from it. I can’t imagine getting a full thumb tack in the foot.

[@jamesbaggett7223]

Reminds me of roofing nails with the huge mushroom caps

[@Caphalea]

your foot has more nerves and usually tougher skin than the back. Hurts more than the back does.

[@ludicrous7044]

@@Metal.mike89 Stepped on a bumblebee!! Nearly lost my toe ! 😵😖

[@Gobblin_Goblin]

Sabu’s uncle Sheik was pretty big in Japan so it’s not a wonder he’d fit in there

[@AnhDonoi]

Is it me or does Sabu speak with his tongue leading?

[@johnnymnemonic69]

I want to see a barefoot lego match

[@ParticleLarry]

If you had Legos as a kid or a parent of a kid with Legos you've gone through a barefoot Lego match

[@nurgle333]

AEW did it a few years ago

[@gastrointestinalhemorrhage]

Pusssys hit

[@ludicrous7044]

@@johnnymnemonic69 It's been done! It ended their careers !😉

[@JonnyBoots2020]

Sabu would crazy glue his wounds together instead of getting stiches 😢

[@truesoulghost2777]

So?

[@jackfry]

It was common practice amongst the hardcore wrestlers

[@thevoidslayer562]

Thumbtacks❌ barbed wire✅

[@TheyWereNotSafeAndEffective]

Him and Animal sound exactly the same.

[@suoquainen]

How about gusset plates? :)

[@ak-jxrdy-7]

Jun Kasai is a madman. Word is that he was forced to wrestle all these deathmatches because he's in debt to the Yakuza.

[@suoquainen]

@@ak-jxrdy-7 Heard that too. Would be crazy if it would be true.

[@ak-jxrdy-7]

@@suoquainen Most definitely. It also makes a lot of sense when you think about it.

[@suoquainen]

@@ak-jxrdy-7 He must have a very strong mindset.

[@ak-jxrdy-7]

@@suoquainen Agreed. I couldn't possibly imagine putting myself through all that. Especially publicly, that adds another layer to the torture.

[@brandonpermaul6510]

I think he went through thumbtacks once in TNA against Abyss.

[@Meatball2022]

Thumbtacks is where he draws the line?

[@divinefallfromgrace]

Wonder how he feels about staples then...

[@FrankMultari]

Sabu got Percocet mouth

[@MisterJessel]

Thumbtacks? What about dice?😆

[@danospitpatio6236]

Legos 😆

[@Joey_Aay]

Casino dice with the razor sharp edges!

[@williamseneyjr.6277]

Or hockey pucks.

[@whosregis]

SABU SABU SABU!!!

[@00ghostcobra]

I always thought that the thumb tack spot was stupid and unnecessary anyway..

[@CarlKeeling1881]

☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️

[@jtown1022]

Hep is rampant in the Pro Wrestling World. Hannibal wasn't the only wrestler to sue Abdullah the Butcher.

[@Andy-O374]

Who else sued him?

[@Andy-O374]

Still waiting.

[@Andy-O374]

Delete your post and stop spreading lies on the internet you lying little prick.

[@antidelugian595]

​@@Andy-O374keep waiting lol

[@Andy-O374]

@@antidelugian595 yeah the guy isn't answering because he knows he has no names to give me 😁

[@brandonsmith5880]

The only thing about this game was the exploding barbed wire match. Once I seen the review videos I didn't give this video a second thought. I was excited for this game and I never played it but I felt sooo much disappointment when it came out. WWE 2k or Fire Pro Wrestling until a more worthy wrestling game comes out 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@JessyNorris]

What’s he saying?

[@mj-gb6tr]

As someone who never watched ecw, but has seen videos or pictures of their stars, can someone tell me why the hell this guy was always doing that weird pointing thing?

[@dieselviper7811]

It’s just a gimmick like the Hardy’s doing the finger guns

[@ghostsignal]

Part of the crazy Arab gimmick he inherited from The Sheik. He also used to kneel in prayer for a second before matches.

[@nexus6163]

they don’t look like real thumb tacks to me

[@williamseneyjr.6277]

They are indeed real. I suppose they might be able to get away with some ratio stuff of doing 50/50 of real/fake but even in that case, they'd have to make sure that there are enough real tacks to be guaranteed to end up stuck in someone. Otherwise, the spot would be literally pointless.

[@studbourbon798]

I sat on one in 3rd grade ,,that ain't that bad .

[@JimmyMac-jo3zh]

I wonder if wrestling promotions these days require blood tests for people scripted to bleed in the ring? Always thought about the risk of HIV/hepatitis/etc. for participants when I've seen them bleeding all over each other.

[@lazy_lefty]

2:20 tell that to jon moxley lmfao

[@YukoMiyamoto-jj1uq]

jon moxley is talented without the weapons tbf

[@justint8635]

​@@YukoMiyamoto-jj1uqno he's not.

[@YukoMiyamoto-jj1uq]

@@justint8635 and you're not mentally challenged? dont say such stupid things

[@YukoMiyamoto-jj1uq]

@@justint8635 well someone escaped the mental challenged asylum

[@justint8635]

@@YukoMiyamoto-jj1uq that doesn’t even make sense. The dude is a talentless hack who just wants to bleed all the time and try hard attempts to be “bad ass”. Not surprising how you don’t get this.

[@chrisjdgrady]

Learn the 180 degree rule please

[@howardsternssmicrophone9332]

I'm surprised more wrestlers didn't get hepatitis, or aids, or any other kind of blood transmitted disease. I think I read one time that Abdulla the Buther has Hep C from all the gigging he did.

[@gregofthelake]

I would rather take thumbtacks than being back dropped on a pile of Legos.

[@originalhuggies9740]

I give credit to Shoko Nakajima of TJPW who takes bumps on piles of Godzilla toys.

[@LBlucher13]

I might be in the minority of wrestling fans, but I have no desire to see guys falling on thumbtacks or being hit with fluorescent lights. Seemed more like S&M than wrestling...and I was a Mick Foley fan....just not in death matches. Not my cup of blood, I suppose.

[@obsoleteworlds]

When even Sabu is complaining about this shit maybe Tony Kahn might want to listen.

[@valitsemllaluokanavahyvaks3556]

First Hardcore wrestler that acknowledges that style takes zero talent or skill.

[@oofmaster1003]

I mean who tf would be crazy enough to do that shit anyways?

[@ludicrous7044]

@@oofmaster1003 They get paid extra!🤦

[@oofmaster1003]

@@ludicrous7044 so people like dean ambrose/jon Moxley is getting paid super well better than someone like Roman reigns for bleeding in almost every match or sticking wooden sticks on his head on a daily basis and being praised more for it? Yeaa no I’d rather not go thru that crap if it means my career could be at risk or doesn’t make sense

[@ludicrous7044]

@@oofmaster1003 Since WHEN does wrestling make any sense?? 🙆😄

[@oofmaster1003]

@@ludicrous7044 it never has. But doesn’t mean they gotta go out and do even more crazier things to make it even more ridiculous. Not everyone is into the super extreme czw type of wrestling is that a problem

[@luchador1764]

Bill Cosby? Is that you?

[@_JC_21]

Nose vs nose

[@bobbybabinjr.4388]

This guy left feces and hypodermic needles in hotel rooms. Sanitary? Sure

[@djlune]

Swerve and hangman page drank each other blood 🤢

[@howru2055]

Go cry me a river- Jack Perry

[@inspectortragic]

Tacs are worse coming out😅

[@buzzsawgr81]

I did thumbtacks once during my last backyard match, so it's crazy that I've actually done something in wrestling that sabu has not.

[@zachsmith1634]

Sabu probably covered his eyes if he watched Hangman vs Swerve when Hangman drank Swerve’s blood lmao

[@3Rayfire]

Suicidal, homicidal, genocidal maniac, but not a bacteriological maniac.

[@randisallah]

He's Homicidal, Genocidal... But sees thumbtacks and says "Ooh no, darling. They're such ghastly caveman things". 😅😅😅

[@iamtheai2759]

I also refuse to work with thumbtacks.

[@mckdink]

• Wasnt it Hangman Page over in AEW who busted someone and then he laid underneathe them and let their blood pour into his mouth? DISGUSTING 🤢🤢🤢

[@DrunkenCoward1]

I don't know if it's because I'm high, but following what Sabu is saying is pretty hard.

[@BEanz911]

Yeah cuz he’s high af ,, we all are bro enjoy the ride 😅

[@springer90]

Sabu sounds like he's glitching.

[@eyeguydojima7131]

He has partial facial paralysis because he got shot in the face when he was a teenager.

[@justint8635]

​@@eyeguydojima7131not to mention that he's taken a lot of physical abuse over the years

[@mikeryan5856]

i dont think we need an explanation on why someone wouldnt want to fall on fucking thumbtacks. kinda self explanatory

[@JaclkMurphy]

Lay off the nose candy Sabu. Jeeeeesus

[@stuartday1330]

Didn't this mofo work with The Sheik in a fire match that got out of hand and burned Sheiks skin

[@bryanbalment7993]

CTE much???

[@JS-fm3xg]

It doesn't take skills to bleed...he needs to talk to mox

[@travelingman5146]

Why is his mouth like that? Is he drugged?

[@ludicrous7044]

@@travelingman5146 It's from being smacked in it!😖

[@travelingman5146]

@@ludicrous7044 By who?

[@justint8635]

Thumbtacks really are just so corny.

[@HiGlowie]

Don’t see how they’re corny if they actually hurt. I think it’s corny when a table breaks after a wrestler lays on it

[@justint8635]

@@HiGlowie they're corny because it's all the same Mick Foley bullshit that goes against any real logic whatsoever. Have you ever watched any wrestling pre-90s?

[@kolz4ever1980]

Ok lil WWE kiddy bro

[@MajikATX]

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