Wrestling legend Sabu has died, just three weeks after fighting in his retirement rumble … according to All Elite Wrestling.
The major wresting organization posted about the star’s passing … sharing appreciation for his “unforgettable high-risk moments” and saying he gave everything he had to the wrestling world.
AEW and the wrestling world mourns the passing of Sabu.
From barbed wire battles to unforgettable high-risk moments, Sabu gave everything to professional wrestling.
Our thoughts are with his family, his friends and his fans. pic.twitter.com/JpgbYj2KKl
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) May 11, 2025
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AEW sends its sympathies to his family and friends. The organization did not provide a cause of death.
Sabu — born Terry Brunk — kicked off his wrestling career in way back in the mid-1980s when he was in his early 20s … receiving training from his uncle Edward “The Sheik” Farhat.
His big break came in 1991 when he gained fame in the Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling … where he received scars on his arms and torso that brought him notoriety.
While at first some believed the scars were self-inflicted, people around him shot down the rumors — claiming he got then during hardcore wrestling matches.
He appeared in Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling and — from 2006 to 2007 — in the WWE.
Sabu made a few appearances in the last couple years of his life … and, he last wrestled on April 18 of this year — just weeks before his untimely passing.
During the 2010s, Sabu was in a relationship with fellow wrestler, Melissa Coates … though she passed away from complications due to COVID-19 in 2021 at the age of 52.
Sabu was 60.
RIP
