Rob Van Dam honors one of his peers who was a huge influence on his career.
Sabu (Terry Brunk) played an integral role in RVD’s career, as the two trained together and clashed many times in ECW. Sabu unfortunately passed away over the weekend at age 60, and the wrestling world shared tributes in his memory.
Rob Van Dam shared a photo of them meeting up again at WrestleCon in Las Vegas, one of the last times they spent time together. The photo was accompanied by a touching tribute to Sabu, who RVD called a tremendous influence on his career.
“Here we were just a few weeks ago at Wrestlecon. You never know when it’s the last time you’ll be together when it comes to this. Sabu was as irreplaceable in my life as he was in the industry.
You all know how important he was to my career, and you know how much he meant to me personally,” Rob Van Dam wrote on Twitter/X.
“He’s been a tremendous influence since I was 18 years old when I met him. Learning to be an adult, while you’re in the crazy environment of this business can go several different ways. I’m proud to have been able to carry on so many of Sheik and Sabu’s values, both in and out of the ring. Sabu helped make me the wrestler I am, the person I am, and I’ll always be proud of that and grateful. and because he loved the business more than anyone I know… wRESTle IN PEACE”
Sabu’s cause of death was not disclosed. He recently competed in his retirement match against Joey Janela at GCW’s Joey Janela’s Spring Break 9 event in Las Vegas.
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Here we were just a few weeks ago at Wrestlecon. You never know when it’s the last time you’ll be together when it comes to this.
— Rob Van Dam (@TherealRVD) May 12, 2025
Sabu was as irreplaceable in my life as he was in the industry.
You all know how important he was to my career, and you know how much he meant to me… pic.twitter.com/WrCAPqkx6d
