Jesus Christ! RF Video doing a SABU shoot!

[LucharesuFan619 0]

This looks AWESOME.

 

 

This has to be one of the biggest announcements in RF Video history. After 8 years in the making RF Video finally had the chance to sit down with one of the most influential wrestlers of the 90's. This is the one wrestler that has never spoken one word on video camera, and is the true legend of extreme. He is the most homicidal, genocidal, suicidal death-defying maniac, Sabu. RF Video proudly presents one of the biggest shoot interviews of all time with Sabu. From growing up as the Shieks newphew, how he broke into the business through the Sheik, working different territories throughout the US and Canada. His early tours in Japan and FMW with the Sheik. His ECW debut, to all his major fueds and angles. Internal disputes with the office, problems with Taz, what happened when he quit ECW and how he ended up in WCW. Getting back into ECW, reason for quitting FMW going to New Japan. Going from New Japan to All Japan. Talks about WWF, WCW, XPW, TNA and other independent promotions. This is hands down the best shoot interview ever conducted. Here are some of the topics we discussed in this interview:

 

 

 

-How old were you when you realized your Uncle was a wrestler

 

-How often did he stay in his character

 

-How close did you become to him

 

-Do you have any funny stories about him scaring your friends or anything like that

 

-What was his reaction when you told him you wanted to wrestle

 

-What do you remember about Rob Van Dam as a kid

 

-Who did you enjoy watching as a fan growing up

 

-What was the training like

 

-When did you start going tos hows with him

 

-What do you remember about your first match

 

-What do you remember about the Terry Snuka years

 

-What do you remember about your appearances for Joel Goodhart

 

-How did other old school wrestlers treat you as the Sheiks nephew

 

-How did you wind up in Memphis

 

-Memories of Chris Candido from Memphis

 

-Memories of Jerry Lawler

 

-How did you wind up in FMW

 

-Thoughts on Onita

 

-Thoughts on Pogo

 

-Thoughts on Matsunaga

 

-Thoughts on Hayabusa

 

-Memories of the fire match

 

-Thoughts on Mike Awesome back then

 

-Is it true you were offered a WWF deal in 1993 and turned it down? What were the circumstances, did you have a try out?

 

-Over the years is it true the WWF contacted you several times but wanted to change your name

 

-How did you wind up in ECW

 

-Initial impressions of Paul Heyman

 

-Initial memories of your early matches with Taz

 

-Initial memories of your early matches with Shane Douglas

 

-Initial memories of your early matches with Terry Funk

 

-Memories of the night the line was crossed

 

-Do you think that turned ECW around

 

-Were you for or against teaming with Taz

 

-Memories of your series on the Michigan indys with Al Snow

 

-Did you ever try and get him into ECW

 

-Memories of your Minneapolis match with Sean Waltman

 

-Memories of teaming with your Uncle in ECW

 

-Memories of Dennis Coraluzzo

 

-Memories of your seires with Public Enemy

 

-Memories of your series with Cactus Jack

 

-Cactus said he didnt like the first match, do you agree

 

-Initial memories of your early matches with Chris Benoit

 

-Memories of the night you broke your neck

 

-Did Benoit visit you in the hospital

 

-Do you hold him responsible

 

-Did Paul pay your bills

 

-Were you pressured from Paul to get back in the ring sooner than you expected

 

-Does the injury still bother you

 

-Memories of your first tours for New Japan

 

-Thoughts on Otani

 

-Thoughts on Kanemoto

 

-Thoughts on Liger

 

-Thoughts on Eddie Guerrero from the tour

 

-Was it a big deal to cross over to New Japan from FMW and why did you do it

 

-Was Onita bitter about it

 

-What were the circumstances to you missing the 3 Way Dance

 

-Is it true you promised Paul youd be there and just didnt show

 

-Did it bother you the way that Paul made it public

 

-Did it bother you the way he turned the fans against you

 

-Did you think you would go back to ECW after that

 

-Did you talk to Taz about it

 

-Memories of your first match against ABdullah the Butcher in Big Japan

 

-How did you wind up in WCW

 

-Was this the first time you had talked to WCW about working there

 

-Thoughts on Eric Bischoff

 

-What were you promised by Bischoff

 

-How well did you get along with the locker room

 

-Was there a stigma on you from being an "ECW guy"

 

-Memories of your series with Alex Wright

 

-Thoughts on Hogan

 

-Memories of your series with Jerry Lynn

 

-Did you have an incident with the Yakuza in Japan

 

-Was it hard to conform to being a "tv wrestler" in WCW

 

-Why did you get fired from WCW

 

-How did you find out

 

-How soon did you and Paul E begin talking again

 

-Was there a difference in your relationship

 

-How did the boys react when you came back

 

-Thoughts on Taz's public reaction to you when you came back

 

-How did ECW change when you returned

 

-Where did you get the idea to crazy glue your wounds

 

-when did you first use it

 

-Memories of your ECW series with Too Cold Scorpio

 

-Memories of your series with Rob Van Dam

 

-Was there a lot of pressure on you and Taz at Barely Legal

 

-Was it hard doing a double turn a week after Wrestlemania did it with Austin and Bret

 

-Did Paul E's relationship with the WWF bother you

 

-Memories/thoughts on the angle you and Taz did at Raw

 

-How well were you received by the WWF crew

 

-Memories of the Terry Funk barbed wire match

 

-Thoughts/memories on your Raw appearance against the Hardys

 

-Did the WWE try and sign you guys at that time

 

-Memories of the night you broke your jaw in Boston

 

-Were you and RVD supposed to wrestle Dreamer and Sandman on a Summerslam

 

-Memories of your series with RVD against the Eliminators

 

-Did any of those matches turn into shoots

 

-Thoughts on the whole "mole" situation, were you a part of it

 

-Thoughts on your series with Sandman

 

-Thoughts on your November to remember match with him in Pittsburgh

 

-Memories of your series with Candido and Storm

 

-Memories of your 30 minute draw with RVD at Wrestlepalooza

 

-Thoughts on Tommy Dreamer, in and out of the ring

 

-How did you wind up in All Japan

 

-Thoughts on the Babas

 

-Thoughts on Misawa

 

-Thoughts on Gary Albrights

 

-Thoughts on Kawada

 

-Thoughts on Kobashi

 

-Did it hurt your value by jumping around from company to company

 

-Memories of your Heatwave match with Shinzaki and Hayabusa

 

-What went wrong with the November to remember match with Taz and RVD against the Triple Threat

 

-Did you get any heat from Paul E when Konnan did an interview in the Torch and quoted you saying Paul E was a liar

 

-Thoughts on being paired with Bill Alfonso

 

-Thoughts on the Dudleys

 

-Did your checks ever bounce in ECW

 

-Was there a storyline you ever proposed to ECW that Paul E turned down or vice versa

 

-Did you ever refuse to do a job in ECW

 

-Thoughts on Steve Corino

 

-What do you remember about the ECW-XPW riot

 

-Thoughts on Tajiri

 

-Thoughts on Rhyno

 

-Thoughts and memories from your series with Justin Credible

 

-Thoughts on influencing a ton of indy workers that are out there today

 

-What lead to your last fall out with Paul Heyman

 

-WCW signed you at that time and Terry Taylor claims you told them you didnt have a contract, Paul E said you did, what happened

 

-Terry Taylor said you burnt your bridge with WCW at that time, thoughts

 

-Did you attempt to go back to ECW

 

-Were you surprised to see ECW go out of business

 

-How did you wind up with XPW

 

-Thoughts/stories on Rob Black

 

-Memories of matches with Messiah

 

-Did you feel like you were taking a step down working for XPW as compared to ECW

 

-What lead to you finishing up with XPW

 

-What were you expecting from MECW

 

-Thoughts on John Collins

 

-You had a tremendous match with Sean Waltman at 3PW, memories, thoughts

 

-Have Paul E or the WWE contacted you at all since ECW closed

 

-How did you wind up in NWATNA

 

-Thoughts on your matches there

 

-Thoughts on Jeff Jarrett

 

-Thoughts on being paired with Sonjay

 

-Do you think JJ sabotaged your program with Raven

 

-Thoughts on Raven

 

-Thoughts on the ICP and touring with them

 

-Thoughts on Vampiro

 

-Thoughts on Teddy Hart

 

-Thoughts on Carlos Colon

 

-Thoughts on Abyss

 

-Do you think people get prefered treatment at TNA

 

-Thoughts on Americas Most wanted

 

-Thoughts on Kid Kash

 

-Thoughts on Bob Ryder

 

-Thoughts/memories working against Carly

 

-Were there problems in a match with you and Low Ki in Queens

 

-Talk about the new generation of indy workers, what is right and wrong

 

-Who do you like, dislike

 

-Have you trained anyone of note

 

-Thoughts on workin the indys overall

 

-Anyone you have been impressed with on the indys

 

-What do you see for yourself in the future in this business

 

-Are you bitter or angry at the business

 

-Do you think you should be owed more by Paul E and the rest of the crew at ECW for their success

 

-How did you come up with the concept of sacrificing your body to break a table

 

-Whats the most painful injury you have ever had

 

-Any regrets

 

-Fav and least fav opponents over your career

 

-Do you think Taz took his gimmick too seriously

 

-How did you hurt yourself

 

-what is different about this injur from your previous ones that is keeping you out of the ring

 

-Is there anyone you never worked with that you wish you had or can

 

-Do you follow the business, if so who do you like, not like to watch

 

-How hard did you take your Uncles passing

 

-Thoughts on Jon Pee Wee Moore

 

-Do you think it was wrong for Paul E to immediately take a job in the WWE and leave a lot of his former wrestlers who went broke out in the cold

 

-Thoughts on former ECW wrestler's success in WWE

 

-Did WWE contact you at all about the ECW dvd

 

-Did you see it? IF so, thoughts

 

-Thoughts on newsletters, Meltzer, and Keller

 

-You have a reputation for double and triple booking yourself on indys, thoughts

 

-Do you think another indy can break out like ECW did

 

-Thoughts on the current state of the business

[The Mandarin 0]

I hope it's subtitled.

[LucharesuFan619 0]

kjl

[Guest The Shadow Behind You]

FUCK RFVIDEO.

 

ROH's Straight Shooting is better. MUCH Better.

 

Better Quality and everything.

[LucharesuFan619 0]

FUCK RFVIDEO.

 

ROH's Straight Shooting is better. MUCH Better.

 

Better Quality and everything.

That's funny. Scary, too. Puhleez..."Straight shootin?" LMAO. Gotta favor the innovator here, and that's RF Video. Face it - they pulled something off that nobody - not Dave Meltzer, not Bob Barnett, not Bill Apter has been able to do for years. Sure Wade Keller did an interview with Sabu around '95 and Sabu did the Gathering of the Juggalos Fans Q&A, but still...I've been waiting for this for ages.

[bob_barron 0]

Say what you want about RF Video, but they always come out with something you don't expect.

Like the transcript that exposed Rob as a child molestor?

[Hunter's Torn Quad 0]

Sabu is desperate for money, so it wasn't that hard for RF to pull off.

[bob_barron 0]

FUCK RFVIDEO.

 

ROH's Straight Shooting is better. MUCH Better.

 

Better Quality and everything.

That's funny. Scary, too. Puhleez..."Straight shootin?" LMAO. Gotta favor the innovator here, and that's RF Video. Face it - they pulled something off that nobody - not Dave Meltzer, not Bob Barnett, not Bill Apter has been able to do for years. Sure Wade Keller did an interview with Sabu around '95 and Sabu did the Gathering of the Juggalos Fans Q&A, but still...I've been waiting for this for ages.

????

 

All he said was ROH's shoots are better then RF's. How is that funny or scary?

 

And your sig is way too big

[Guest The Shadow Behind You]

I hate to tell you this; Sabu hasn't meant anything since 1997 and that's being very generous. Sabu's career is kaput and has nothing left to do but get Rob "I swear Officer he told me he was 18" Feinstein to do a shoot interview.

 

ROH's Straight Shooting offers better Quality everything. RF uses the DVD-R discs and usually if not always delivers poorly with the lightening, the follow up and the overall presentation.

 

ROH's uses quality footage and production. Just Like Gabe made ROH better wrestling promotion, He has made the Shoot genre HIS.

 

RF is a joke and this "BIG ANNOUNCEMENT" means nothing. He'll gladly rape you of your money and spend it on little Billy for a Happy Meal.

[LucharesuFan619 0]

Say what you want about RF Video, but they always come out with something you don't expect.

Like the transcript that exposed Rob as a child molestor?

Nobody's defending him. I damn sure wouldn't What I'm defending is his seemingly unlimited business contacts and innovations.

 

And your sig is way too big

 

It's been like that for the last several weeks, dude.

 

I hate to be the guy defending RF Video because I know they've made some really poor decisions in the past, but...

 

Sabu is desperate for money, so it wasn't that hard for RF to pull off.

 

Dude, you don't know that. Only Sabu, RF, his employees, and a few others know. I'd love to see you commit to the travel schedule that Sabu once had and still maintains. Maybe the time was right to let the mystique die. Sabu has had a lot of physical and personal stuff go down over the past few years. He's not going to be wrestling for more than a couple more years, and that's pushing it. The non-life-threatening back tumors that someone else brought up are just one example of his problems. He has a lot more health problems that I know a bit about, but hardly enough to speak of (partly because of the credibility issue and partly because a lot of the stuff crosses the level of what should be on a public forum). Who are you to comment on his financial status?

 

I hate to tell you this; Sabu hasn't meant anything since 1997 and that's being very generous. Sabu's career is kaput

 

You're welcomed to have that opinion, man. I just don't agree, nor do thousands of other wrestling fans. And unfortunately (in my opinion), a lot of people probably agree with you. What the f*ck else do you expect from the guy? He just celebrated 20 years in the business, and judging by his scars, it seems like he's an elder who's been wrestling ever since the day he was born.

 

ROH's Straight Shooting offers better Quality everything. RF uses the DVD-R discs and usually if not always delivers poorly with the lightening, the follow up and the overall presentation.

 

ROH's uses quality footage and production. Just Like Gabe made ROH better wrestling promotion, He has made the Shoot genre HIS.

 

Well, RF Video's shoots date back to the early '90's, so you gotta expect the production value is going to be considerably less than 2004 production value. The reason I scoffed at your original assessment was because you made it sound like you were completely devaluing the fact that without RF Video, ROH Straight Shootin wouldn't exist. (hope that answers your question, too, bob barron)

[Hunter's Torn Quad 0]

Sabu is desperate for money, so it wasn't that hard for RF to pull off.

 

Dude, you don't know that. Only Sabu, RF, his employees, and a few others know. I'd love to see you commit to the travel schedule that Sabu once had and still maintains. Maybe the time was right to let the mystique die. Sabu has had a lot of physical and personal stuff go down over the past few years. He's not going to be wrestling for more than a couple more years, and that's pushing it. The non-life-threatening back tumors that someone else brought up are just one example of his problems. He has a lot more health problems that I know a bit about, but hardly enough to speak of (partly because of the credibility issue and partly because a lot of the stuff crosses the level of what should be on a public forum). Who are you to comment on his financial status?

If you don't think Sabu's cash crisis, which is well known, wasn't the primiary motivation for doing this, then you're deluding yourself.

 

As for who I am to comment on his financial status, I'm just going by what's obvious to those without the blinkers you seem to have on: Sabu needs money to pay his medical bills, and this is one obvious cash cow to go to.

[PsychoDriver 0]

Wow poor Sabu must really need the money.

 

I'm interested in hearing what he has to say, so I hope HighSpots does a shoot with him or a bootleg copy shows up soon. Because no way in hell I'm ever giving RF a dime (and I'd be saying that even if the "lol I'll pretend you said 18" thing never happened. Hate that bastard and his crappy company)

[Placebo Effect 0]

If anyone here gets the shoot, let me know and I'll buy a copy.

 

Like Psycho, there's no way RF, or still ROH (since Gabe participated in a cover-up with the pedophile for months), will be getting my money anytime soon.

[Youth N Asia 0]

While I am interested in a Sabu shoot, I am not buying from RF Video. Man-Child love aside, they just provide awful customer service.

 

And while I respect Sabu for keeping that character forever, I would call that far from a huge announcement.

[bob_barron 0]

Nobody's defending him. I damn sure wouldn't What I'm defending is his seemingly unlimited business contacts and innovations.

 

I just think it's troubling that people are still willing to buy from RF Video knowing everything they know about Rob.

 

ROH wasn't 100% honest about Rob but Gabe had to do some of the stuff he did to keep the company alive and they finally got Doug out of there.

 

 

It's been like that for the last several weeks, dude.

 

Yea- it's kinda big.

 

 

 

Who are you to comment on his financial status?

 

The fact that they're having a benefit show for him probably isn't a good sign of his financial status.

 

Well, RF Video's shoots date back to the early '90's, so you gotta expect the production value is going to be considerably less than 2004 production value. The reason I scoffed at your original assessment was because you made it sound like you were completely devaluing the fact that without RF Video, ROH Straight Shootin wouldn't exist.

 

It sounds like that ROH's shoots are better quality and just better videos overall.

[Guest SoCalTF]

I'll buy this off my local bootleg tape dealer. I don't support pedophiles.

 

P.S. ROH Straight Shootin>Child Toucher Video

[Guest Dynamite Kido]

Too bad couldn't release this himself, I would rather give him my money than a fucking douche like RF. I've seen both RF shoots and ROH's straight shootin series and they are basically the same. The ROH DVD's of course are better but that is obvious. I would have to agree with bob on this one, I can believe people still give their money to that assfuck. I'll gladly by a bootleg though if someone wants to sell.........

[Guest OSIcon]

Even as a non-Sabu fan, I understand the significance of him doing a shoot if nothing else. I have no interest in seeing it, but I can see the importance of it.

 

It is too bad he is doing one. Not just that he is doing it with RF, but that he is doing it at all. He had a mystique about him (through not talking in general and not doing any shoots) that really nobody else has in wrestling. It would have been nice to see him maintain that aura since it is rare.

 

Of course, he does need the money for his hospital bills and everything. RF lucked into that more than anything (though they *were* quick/smart to take advantage of the opportunity).

[Guest The Winter Of My Discontent]

I think his wrestling character's mystique is dead now that he's been in a hospital bed with tumors all over his back. Its sad how some can't differentiate the difference between real life and fantasy. Its like asking DeNiro to do an interview as Travis Bickle.

[Tim Cooke 0]

So that was RF's huge announcement?

 

Who cares about Sabu now anyway?

 

Only impact he had was on ECW rube fans and Rey Jr./Konan in AAA.

 

Tim

[Dobbs 3K 0]

How is RF's vid quality anyway these days? I remember when I was heavy into tape collecting (late '90s), they were known for bad customer service and usually lousy picture quality. Has any of that gotten better? I would consider buying the Sabu shoot, just 'cause I was a big mark for him when ECW was still around.

[Guest The Winter Of My Discontent]

So that was RF's huge announcement?

 

Who cares about Sabu now anyway?

 

Only impact he had was on ECW rube fans and Rey Jr./Konan in AAA.

 

Tim

oh, you bad ass, you.

[Guest netslob]

so i guess we can take it that Tim Cooke, Dynamite Kido, SoCalTF, thuganomics, Placebo Effect, Psycho Driver, Shadow Behind You and Bob Barron WON'T be buying this shoot. that's great, i'm glad we got that sorted out.

Edited December 1, 2004 by netslob

[Guest Indikator]

Say what you want about RF Video, but they always come out with something you don't expect.

Like the transcript that exposed Rob as a child molestor?

You didn´t expect it?? *stunned*

[Youth N Asia 0]

I'll get a 1st generation copy from a trader

[thuganomics 0]

I would be interested in this shoot...

 

 

 

if it wasn't from RF Video. I won't support Feinstein in any way, shape, or form. Good luck to Sabu, anyhoo.

[Guest netslob]

I'll get a 1st generation copy from a trader

whoops!

 

(*edits previous post*)

[Guest Dynamite Kido]

so i guess we can take it that Tim Cooke, Dynamite Kido, SoCalTF, thuganomics, Placebo Effect, Psycho Driver, Shadow Behind You and Bob Barron WON'T be buying this shoot. that's great, i'm glad we got that sorted out.

Thank god you finally posted here.....we we're all getting worried.

[Guest netslob]

no need to worry, i'll be in and out all day.

[LucharesuFan619 0]

lj