Terry Brunk

Terry Brunk

Known for
Acting
Born
December 12, 1964
Died
May 11, 2025 (aged 60)
Birthplace
Staten Island, New York, USA

Biography

Terrance Michael "Terry" Brunk was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Sabu. He is known for his trademark style of hardcore wrestling, which he pioneered in his time with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) from 1995 to 2000. He is a three-time World Heavyweight Champion having held the ECW World Heavyweight Championship twice and the NWA World Heavyweight Championship once.

Known For

Filmography

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Mat Rats

Mat Rats

Movie · as The Steel Sultan

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Alastor

Alastor

Movie · as Amon Ra

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YouShoot: Sabu poster

YouShoot: Sabu

Movie · as Himself

—
ECW: Rob Van Dam vs Jerry Lynn poster

ECW: Rob Van Dam vs Jerry Lynn

Movie · as Himself

2026
Bled Dry: The Legacy of the Tri-State Wrestling Alliance poster

Bled Dry: The Legacy of the Tri-State Wrestling Alliance

Movie · as self

2025
GCW: Joey Janela's Spring Break 9 poster

GCW: Joey Janela's Spring Break 9

Movie · as Sabu

2025
Sabu poster

Sabu

Movie · as Sabu

2023
AEW Double or Nothing 2023 poster

AEW Double or Nothing 2023

Movie · as Sabu

2022
The WRLD on GCW poster

The WRLD on GCW

Movie · as Sabu

2021
14 Ghosts poster

14 Ghosts

Movie · as Sabu

2020
Timeline: The History of ECW - 1997 - As Told by Sabu

Timeline: The History of ECW - 1997 - As Told by Sabu

Movie · as Himself

2019
IMPACT Wrestling: United We Stand 2019 poster

IMPACT Wrestling: United We Stand 2019

Movie

2019
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound for Glory 2019 poster

IMPACT Wrestling: Bound for Glory 2019

Movie

2019
Dark Side of the Ring poster

Dark Side of the Ring

TV · as Self · 4 eps

2019
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite poster

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite

TV · 1 ep

2018
GCW Joey Janela's Lost In New York poster

GCW Joey Janela's Lost In New York

Movie

2017
IPW One Wrestling: All For One & One For All

IPW One Wrestling: All For One & One For All

Movie · as Sabu

2016
Wrestling with Disaster

Wrestling with Disaster

Movie · as Sabu

2016
TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 2 poster

TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 2

Movie · as Himself

2016
The Essential AJ Styles Collection poster

The Essential AJ Styles Collection

Movie · as Himself

2015
WrestleCon Supershow 2015

WrestleCon Supershow 2015

Movie

2015
Breaking Kayfabe with Terry Brunk

Breaking Kayfabe with Terry Brunk

Movie · as Sabu

2015
ECW - Unreleased Vol. 3 poster

ECW - Unreleased Vol. 3

Movie · as Sabu

2014
Battles Bouts and Brawls: The Story of Pro Wrestling in Detroit and the Surrounding Areas

Battles Bouts and Brawls: The Story of Pro Wrestling in Detroit and the Surrounding Areas

Movie

2013
ECW - Unreleased Vol. 2 poster

ECW - Unreleased Vol. 2

Movie · as Sabu

2012
EVOLVE 10 - A Tribute To The Arena poster

EVOLVE 10 - A Tribute To The Arena

Movie

2012
ECW - Unreleased Vol. 1 poster

ECW - Unreleased Vol. 1

Movie · as Himself

2012
Dragon Gate USA Mercury Rising 2012

Dragon Gate USA Mercury Rising 2012

Movie

2011
JCW Legends and Icons

JCW Legends and Icons

Movie · as Sabu

2011
JCW Up In Smoke poster

JCW Up In Smoke

Movie · as Sabu

2011
WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World poster

WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World

Movie · as Sabu

2011
Dragon Gate USA Bushido 2011: Code of the Warrior poster

Dragon Gate USA Bushido 2011: Code of the Warrior

Movie

2011
Dragon Gate USA REVOLT! 2011 poster

Dragon Gate USA REVOLT! 2011

Movie

2011
Dragon Gate USA Untouchable 2011 poster

Dragon Gate USA Untouchable 2011

Movie

2011
Dragon Gate USA Way of the Ronin 2011 poster

Dragon Gate USA Way of the Ronin 2011

Movie

2010
TNA Turning Point 2010 poster

TNA Turning Point 2010

Movie · as Sabu

2010
Card Subject To Change poster

Card Subject To Change

Movie · as Sabu

2010
TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 1 poster

TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 1

Movie · as Himself

2010
TNA Hardcore Justice 2010 poster

TNA Hardcore Justice 2010

Movie · as Sabu

2010
TNA No Surrender 2010 poster

TNA No Surrender 2010

Movie · as Sabu

2010
TNA Bound For Glory 2010 poster

TNA Bound For Glory 2010

Movie · as Sabu

2010
Big Money Rustlas poster

Big Money Rustlas

Movie · as Sabu

2008
TNA Wrestling: Ultimate Matches poster

TNA Wrestling: Ultimate Matches

Movie · as Himself

2007
WWE WrestleMania 23 poster

WWE WrestleMania 23

Movie · as Sabu

2007
WWE Royal Rumble 2007 poster

WWE Royal Rumble 2007

Movie · as Sabu

2007
WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary poster

WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary

Movie · as Self

2006
ECW One Night Stand 2006 poster

ECW One Night Stand 2006

Movie · as Sabu

2006
WWE vs. ECW: Head to Head poster

WWE vs. ECW: Head to Head

Movie · as Sabu

2006
WWE Vengeance 2006 poster

WWE Vengeance 2006

Movie · as Sabu

2006
WWE Survivor Series 2006 poster

WWE Survivor Series 2006

Movie · as Sabu

2006
WWE SummerSlam 2006 poster

WWE SummerSlam 2006

Movie · as Sabu

2006
WWE: Blood Sport ECW - The Most Violent Matches poster

WWE: Blood Sport ECW - The Most Violent Matches

Movie · as Sabu

2006
TNA Best of the Bloodiest Brawls poster

TNA Best of the Bloodiest Brawls

Movie · as Sabu

2006
TNA Lockdown 2006 poster

TNA Lockdown 2006

Movie · as Sabu

2006
ECW: Bloodsport  The Most Violent Matches poster

ECW: Bloodsport The Most Violent Matches

Movie · as Self

2006
TNA Wrestling: 50 Greatest Matches

TNA Wrestling: 50 Greatest Matches

Movie · as Sabu

2006
TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments poster

TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments

Movie · as Self

2006
ECW December to Dismember poster

ECW December to Dismember

Movie · as Sabu (Appearance)

2006
WWE ECW poster

WWE ECW

TV · as Sabu · 10 eps

2005
ECW One Night Stand 2005 poster

ECW One Night Stand 2005

Movie · as Sabu

2005
Forever Hardcore: The Documentary poster

Forever Hardcore: The Documentary

Movie · as Sabu

2005
Hardcore Homecoming: November Reign poster

Hardcore Homecoming: November Reign

Movie · as Sabu

2005
WWE: Rob Van Dam - One of a Kind poster

WWE: Rob Van Dam - One of a Kind

Movie · as Sabu

2005
Hardcore Homecoming poster

Hardcore Homecoming

Movie · as Sabu

2005
TNA Sacrifice 2005 poster

TNA Sacrifice 2005

Movie · as Sabu

2005
TNA Bound for Glory 2005 poster

TNA Bound for Glory 2005

Movie · as Sabu

2005
TNA Genesis 2005 poster

TNA Genesis 2005

Movie · as Sabu

2005
TNA Unbreakable 2005 poster

TNA Unbreakable 2005

Movie · as Sabu

2005
TNA Turning Point 2005 poster

TNA Turning Point 2005

Movie · as Sabu

2004
Hard Knocks : The Chris Benoit Story poster

Hard Knocks : The Chris Benoit Story

Movie · as Sabu (archive footage)

2004
WWE: Mick Foley's Greatest Hits & Misses - A Life in Wrestling poster

WWE: Mick Foley's Greatest Hits & Misses - A Life in Wrestling

Movie · as Himself

2004
HUSTLE-3

HUSTLE-3

Movie

2004
MLW Reloaded Tour Day 1 poster

MLW Reloaded Tour Day 1

Movie

2004
WWE: The Rise + Fall of ECW poster

WWE: The Rise + Fall of ECW

Movie · as Sabu (archive footage)

2004
TNA iMPACT! poster

TNA iMPACT!

TV · 108 eps

2003
WWA The Reckoning

WWA The Reckoning

Movie

2003
MLW War Games poster

MLW War Games

Movie

2003
MLW Revolutions poster

MLW Revolutions

Movie · as Sabu

2003
MLW Rise of The Renegades poster

MLW Rise of The Renegades

Movie

2003
AJPW: 2ND WRESTLE-1 poster

AJPW: 2ND WRESTLE-1

Movie

2003
MLW Hybrid Hell poster

MLW Hybrid Hell

Movie · as Sabu

2003
Major League Wrestling: Underground TV

Major League Wrestling: Underground TV

TV · 35 eps

2002
WWA The Retribution poster

WWA The Retribution

Movie

2002
WWA The Revolution poster

WWA The Revolution

Movie · as Sabu

2002
WWA The Eruption poster

WWA The Eruption

Movie

2002
MLW King of Kings poster

MLW King of Kings

Movie

2002
MLW Reloaded poster

MLW Reloaded

Movie

2002
NWA-TNA Weekly PPV poster

NWA-TNA Weekly PPV

TV · 114 eps

2001
FMW: International Slaughterhouse

FMW: International Slaughterhouse

Movie · as Sabu

2001
ECW: The Best of Cactus Jack

ECW: The Best of Cactus Jack

Movie

2001
ECW Deep Impact poster

ECW Deep Impact

Movie · as Sabu

2001
MECW Inaugural Show

MECW Inaugural Show

Movie

2001
ECW Hardcore History poster

ECW Hardcore History

Movie · as Sabu

2000
XPW Go Funk Yourself poster

XPW Go Funk Yourself

Movie · as Sabu

2000
ECW Fan Cam: January 27, 2000

ECW Fan Cam: January 27, 2000

Movie · as Sabu

2000
ECW Path of Destruction poster

ECW Path of Destruction

Movie · as Sabu

2000
ECW Guilty as Charged 2000 poster

ECW Guilty as Charged 2000

Movie · as Sabu

2000
ECW: Extreme Evolution poster

ECW: Extreme Evolution

Movie · as Sabu

2000
FMW Final Encounter- Backdraft

FMW Final Encounter- Backdraft

Movie · as Sabu

2000
FMW 11th Anniversary Show: Backdraft poster

FMW 11th Anniversary Show: Backdraft

Movie · as Sabu

1999
ECW Living Dangerously 1999 poster

ECW Living Dangerously 1999

Movie · as Sabu

1999
ECW Fan Cam: January 30, 1999

ECW Fan Cam: January 30, 1999

Movie · as Sabu

1999
ECW Fan Cam: February 6, 1999

ECW Fan Cam: February 6, 1999

Movie · as Sabu

1999
ECW Fan Cam: May 29, 1999

ECW Fan Cam: May 29, 1999

Movie · as Sabu

1999
ECW Fan Cam: October 15, 1999

ECW Fan Cam: October 15, 1999

Movie · as Sabu

1999
ECW Fan Cam: October 23, 1999

ECW Fan Cam: October 23, 1999

Movie · as Sabu

1999
ECW Hardcore Heaven 1999 poster

ECW Hardcore Heaven 1999

Movie · as Sabu (Appearance)

1999
The Best of Eddy Guerrero

The Best of Eddy Guerrero

Movie · as Sabu

1999
ECW Guilty as Charged 1999 poster

ECW Guilty as Charged 1999

Movie · as Sabu (Appearance)

1999
ECW Anarchy Rulz 1999 poster

ECW Anarchy Rulz 1999

Movie · as Sabu

1999
ECW Crossing The Line 1999 poster

ECW Crossing The Line 1999

Movie · as Sabu

1999
ECW House Party 1999 poster

ECW House Party 1999

Movie · as Sabu

1999
ECW November to Remember 1999 poster

ECW November to Remember 1999

Movie · as Sabu

1999
ECW on TNN poster

ECW on TNN

TV · as Sabu · 59 eps

1999
XPW Wrestling

XPW Wrestling

TV · 46 eps

1998
ECW Fan Cam: September 17, 1998

ECW Fan Cam: September 17, 1998

Movie · as Sabu

1998
The Best of Shane Douglas

The Best of Shane Douglas

Movie · as Sabu

1998
The Best of The Eliminators

The Best of The Eliminators

Movie · as Sabu

1998
The Best of Dean Malenko

The Best of Dean Malenko

Movie · as Sabu

1998
ECW Fan Cam: March 7, 1998

ECW Fan Cam: March 7, 1998

Movie · as Sabu

1998
ECW Heat Wave 1998 poster

ECW Heat Wave 1998

Movie · as Sabu

1998
ECW CyberSlam 1998 poster

ECW CyberSlam 1998

Movie · as Sabu

1998
ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998 poster

ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998

Movie · as Sabu

1998
ECW It Ain't Seinfeld poster

ECW It Ain't Seinfeld

Movie · as Sabu

1998
ECW A Matter of Respect 1998 poster

ECW A Matter of Respect 1998

Movie · as Sabu

1998
ECW November To Remember 1998 poster

ECW November To Remember 1998

Movie · as Sabu

1998
ECW House Party 1998 poster

ECW House Party 1998

Movie · as Sabu

1998
ECW Living Dangerously 1998 poster

ECW Living Dangerously 1998

Movie · as Sabu

1997
ECW Hardcore Heaven 1997 poster

ECW Hardcore Heaven 1997

Movie · as Sabu

1997
ECW Barely Legal 1997 poster

ECW Barely Legal 1997

Movie · as Sabu

1997
ECW Fan Cam: October 31, 1997

ECW Fan Cam: October 31, 1997

Movie · as Sabu

1997
ECW Fan Cam: February 14, 1997

ECW Fan Cam: February 14, 1997

Movie · as Sabu

1997
ECW Fan Cam: March 22, 1997

ECW Fan Cam: March 22, 1997

Movie · as Sabu

1997
ECW November to Remember 1997 poster

ECW November to Remember 1997

Movie · as Sabu

1997
ECW Born To Be Wired poster

ECW Born To Be Wired

Movie · as Sabu

1997
ECW CyberSlam 1997 poster

ECW CyberSlam 1997

Movie · as Sabu

1997
ECW Crossing the Line Again 1997 poster

ECW Crossing the Line Again 1997

Movie · as Sabu

1997
ECW Wrestlepalooza 1997 poster

ECW Wrestlepalooza 1997

Movie · as Sabu

1997
ECW As Good As It Gets poster

ECW As Good As It Gets

Movie · as Sabu

1997
ECW Heat Wave 1997

ECW Heat Wave 1997

Movie · as Sabu

1997
ECW Fan Cam: April 4, 1997

ECW Fan Cam: April 4, 1997

Movie · as Sabu

1997
ECW Fan Cam: May 2, 1997 (Barely Legal II)

ECW Fan Cam: May 2, 1997 (Barely Legal II)

Movie · as Sabu

1997
ECW Fan Cam: May 3, 1997

ECW Fan Cam: May 3, 1997

Movie · as Sabu

1997
Terry Funk Tribute Banquet 1997 poster

Terry Funk Tribute Banquet 1997

Movie · as Sabu

1996
ECW Fan Cam: October 18, 1996

ECW Fan Cam: October 18, 1996

Movie · as Sabu

1996
ECW Fan Cam: December 20, 1996

ECW Fan Cam: December 20, 1996

Movie · as Sabu

1996
ECW: January 27, 1996

ECW: January 27, 1996

Movie · as Sabu

1996
ECW Fan Cam: May 10, 1996

ECW Fan Cam: May 10, 1996

Movie · as Sabu

1996
ECW Fan Cam: August 17, 1996

ECW Fan Cam: August 17, 1996

Movie · as Sabu

1996
ECW Fan Cam: December 21, 1996

ECW Fan Cam: December 21, 1996

Movie · as Sabu

1996
ECW Big Ass Extreme Bash 1996 poster

ECW Big Ass Extreme Bash 1996

Movie · as Sabu

1996
ECW The Doctor Is In 1996 poster

ECW The Doctor Is In 1996

Movie · as Sabu

1996
ECW Extreme Warfare Vol. 2 poster

ECW Extreme Warfare Vol. 2

Movie · as Sabu

1996
ECW Massacre on Queens BLVD poster

ECW Massacre on Queens BLVD

Movie · as Sabu

1996
ECW A Matter of Respect 1996 poster

ECW A Matter of Respect 1996

Movie · as Sabu

1996
ECW November to Remember 1996 poster

ECW November to Remember 1996

Movie · as Sabu

1996
ECW House Party 1996 poster

ECW House Party 1996

Movie · as Sabu

1996
ECW Big Apple Blizzard Blast poster

ECW Big Apple Blizzard Blast

Movie · as Sabu

1996
ECW CyberSlam 1996 poster

ECW CyberSlam 1996

Movie · as Sabu

1996
ECW Just Another Night 1996 poster

ECW Just Another Night 1996

Movie · as Sabu

1996
ECW Hostile City Showdown 1996 poster

ECW Hostile City Showdown 1996

Movie · as Sabu

1996
ECW Hardcore Heaven 1996 poster

ECW Hardcore Heaven 1996

Movie · as Sabu

1996
ECW Heat Wave 1996 poster

ECW Heat Wave 1996

Movie · as Sabu

1996
ECW When Worlds Collide 1996

ECW When Worlds Collide 1996

Movie · as Sabu

1996
ECW High Incident

ECW High Incident

Movie · as Sabu

1995
WCW Halloween Havoc 1995 poster

WCW Halloween Havoc 1995

Movie · as Sabu

1995
ECW Fan Cam: February 3, 1995

ECW Fan Cam: February 3, 1995

Movie · as Sabu

1995
ECW Fan Cam: March 3, 1995

ECW Fan Cam: March 3, 1995

Movie · as Sabu

1995
ECW Fan Cam: December 28, 1995

ECW Fan Cam: December 28, 1995

Movie · as Sabu

1995
ECW Extreme Warfare Vol. 1 poster

ECW Extreme Warfare Vol. 1

Movie

1995
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1995 poster

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1995

Movie

1995
ECW November to Remember 1995 poster

ECW November to Remember 1995

Movie · as Sabu

1995
ECW Holiday Hell 1995 poster

ECW Holiday Hell 1995

Movie · as Sabu

1995
ECW Double Tables 1995 poster

ECW Double Tables 1995

Movie · as Sabu

1995
ECW Return of the Funker 1995 poster

ECW Return of the Funker 1995

Movie · as Sabu

1995
ECW Extreme Fancam poster

ECW Extreme Fancam

TV · as Sabu - Terry Brunk · 214 eps

1995
WCW Monday Nitro poster

WCW Monday Nitro

TV · as Sabu · 1 ep

1994
ECW Heat Wave 1994 poster

ECW Heat Wave 1994

Movie · as Sabu

1994
ECW Tag Wars 1994 poster

ECW Tag Wars 1994

Movie · as Sabu

1994
ECW The Night The Line Was Crossed 1994 poster

ECW The Night The Line Was Crossed 1994

Movie · as Sabu

1994
ECW When Worlds Collide poster

ECW When Worlds Collide

Movie · as Sabu

1994
ECW Hostile City Showdown 1994 poster

ECW Hostile City Showdown 1994

Movie · as Sabu

1994
ECW Hardcore Heaven 1994 poster

ECW Hardcore Heaven 1994

Movie · as Sabu

1994
ECW November to Remember 1994 poster

ECW November to Remember 1994

Movie · as Sabu

1994
ECW Heatwave 1994 - The Battle for The Future poster

ECW Heatwave 1994 - The Battle for The Future

Movie

1993
NWA Grandslam

NWA Grandslam

Movie

1993
NWA Bloodfest • Night Two poster

NWA Bloodfest • Night Two

Movie · as Sabu

1993
NWA Bloodfest • Night One poster

NWA Bloodfest • Night One

Movie · as Sabu

1993
ECW November to Remember 1993 poster

ECW November to Remember 1993

Movie · as Sabu

1993
FMW 4th Anniversary Show: Origin poster

FMW 4th Anniversary Show: Origin

Movie · as Sabu

1993
ECW Hardcore TV poster

ECW Hardcore TV

TV · 364 eps

1993
Raw poster

Raw

TV · as Sabu · 1 ep

1992
FMW 3rd Anniversary Show: Fall Spectacular poster

FMW 3rd Anniversary Show: Fall Spectacular

Movie · as Sabu

1991
TWA Winter Challenge II

TWA Winter Challenge II

Movie · as Sabu

1991
TWA Autumn Armageddon '91

TWA Autumn Armageddon '91

Movie · as Sabu

1977
USWA Championship Wrestling poster

USWA Championship Wrestling

TV · as Sabu · 6 eps