Welcome to the latest edition of UnWrest Focus REWIND. This edition is going to the EXTREME. And it perhaps is going too far into the extreme. Terry Funk is known for being one of the toughest and most hardcore wrestlers to ever lace up a pair of boots. Sabu is known for being perhaps even more insane than Cactus Jack, and that's coming from Mick Foley! Now, imagine: You take Terry Funk and Sabu, and what can you do to make that match even more insane? HOW ABOUT BARBED WIRE ROPES? That's right: Terry Funk defended his ECW Championship against Sabu in a BARBED WIRE MATCH! This is one of the sickest, most deranged match ideas in wrestling history. And we're going there now.
Let's do this!!!
ECW Born to be Wired 1997
8/9/1997
ECW Championship
Barbed Wire Match
Terry Funk (c) vs. Sabu (w/ Bill Alfonso)
The ropes are gone, replaced by strands of Barbed Wire. In other words, if Funk whips Sabu into the ropes, Sabu is getting pierced with barbed wire. Even the blood-thirsty ECW fans are somewhat muted for this starting off here. Funk had won the ECW Championship in this building 4 months prior at ECW's first Pay Per View event Barely Legal. Now, he's in a match that SHOULDN'T be legal.
The bell rings. Don't expect a lot of move calls here, folks. The referee is wearing gloves and long sleeves. Sabu and Funk are actually doing some ground work early on here. Sabu teases hitting the ropes early on, but he "puts on the brakes" before hitting them. Funk does the same thing seconds later. A little psychology early on here as both men work up the gimmick a little bit. Funk takes the advantage with neckbreakers, DDTs, and piledrivers. This is an odd match for Sabu. He can't use the ropes as usual for his moonsaults and dives.
Both men fight off getting raked into the wire, each sacrificing their hands to prevent it. Sabu eats the barbed wire first as Funk pushes him off a pin attempt. Sabu is already bleeding. Face first rake for Sabu into the wire followed by a throw back first into the wire. YIKES! THIS IS SICK! FUNK SADDLES SABU ON THE BARBED WIRE FOR GOD'S SAKES! Sabu's tights are torn up. Sabu gets thrown into another set of barbed wire, and he literally has to ply the barbed wire out of his flesh. This is insane. FUNK NOW GETS THROWN INTO THE WIRE! Sabu ties up Funk in the wire. Now Sabu attacks Funk with a steel chair. SABU RAKES AND JABS A RAZOR ON THE WIRE INTO THE FACE OF FUNK! Sabu now dives and hits Funk while in the wire. "ECW" chant.
Sabu dives at Funk again, but Funk moves sending Sabu right into the wire again! (Why did I eat before watching this?) Sabu's bicep is torn open. Dear God. Funk now covers Sabu for a 2. Sabu's legs now get caught in the wire. Sabu is now using athletic tape to seal up the open wound on his arm. He even takes a neckbreaker while doing so. The sell is interesting after the move: He's obviously still applying the tape, but he kicks his legs up and down in pain doing so. Sabu gets up after taping up his arm and goes after Funk.
They now roll outside the ring and begin fighting. Both men are bleeding profusely. Sabu again meets the barbed wire face first. Now, FONZIE gets dragged across the wire trying to save Sabu. Now Sabu gets dropped stomach first on the wire! Now Funk nails Fonzie with the barbed wire wrapped fist and rakes it against his bare back. This is a dang bloodletting. Now Funk is whipping Sabu with a strand of barbed wire. Funk is now beating up Fonzie on the outside as Sabu is cutting off wires from the ringposts.
RVD runs in and attacks Funk. He has work gloves on. Lol. Not Lol though as he's WRAPPING FUNK IN BARBED WIRE! Funk looks like a sick ball of barbed wire now. RVD puts Funk on the table, and Sabu dives off the ring and legdrops him through the table. RVD gets beaten up by Tommy Dreamer and taken to the back. Funk kicks out of the pin attempt. Another table is set up. Funk is placed on it by Sabu and Fonzie. Sabu WRAPS HIMSELF UP IN BARBED WIRE AND LEGDROPS THROUGH FUNK AND THE TABLE! They are now in this sick, twisted, intertwined ball of barbed wire. Fonzie and the referee on the outside literally have to help Sabu and Funk get back up into the ring to do the finish. Funk is screaming "Oh God!" Sabu covers for 2. Cover? More like rolls over Funk at this point. Funk is fighting as much as he can. Sabu gets Funk's shoulders down on the mat again. 1-2-3. New World Champion. Get these boys a Tetanus shot.
After the match, the referees literally have to cut Sabu and Funk loose from the barbed wire. They are that intertwined. Funk continues to scream in pain and anger.
Winner: Sabu (NEW ECW World Champion)
Match Grade: C (Match Quality); A for Effort- This is not a match you can really judge fairly compared to other matches. Most other matches tend to have more going for them in terms of being able to use ropes and other gimmicks at their disposal. I really enjoyed the effort that both men made in the match. Both Funk and Sabu sacrificed their bodies... I mean, for God's sakes, Sabu basically performed triage in the middle of the ring!!! The drama was there. But the match didn't have much of a rhythm to it. And their move sets were (understandably) limited due to the nature of the match.
You can find this match online (Dailymotion has it on their service). I'm not sharing it for a lot of reasons. But needless to say, it's not for the faint of heart. Do not watch it if you can't take it.
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That does it for this edition of UnWrest Focus REWIND. Until next time, take care of yourselves.
Spread some awesomeness.
Let's do this!!!
ECW Born to be Wired 1997
8/9/1997
ECW Championship
Barbed Wire Match
Terry Funk (c) vs. Sabu (w/ Bill Alfonso)
The ropes are gone, replaced by strands of Barbed Wire. In other words, if Funk whips Sabu into the ropes, Sabu is getting pierced with barbed wire. Even the blood-thirsty ECW fans are somewhat muted for this starting off here. Funk had won the ECW Championship in this building 4 months prior at ECW's first Pay Per View event Barely Legal. Now, he's in a match that SHOULDN'T be legal.
The bell rings. Don't expect a lot of move calls here, folks. The referee is wearing gloves and long sleeves. Sabu and Funk are actually doing some ground work early on here. Sabu teases hitting the ropes early on, but he "puts on the brakes" before hitting them. Funk does the same thing seconds later. A little psychology early on here as both men work up the gimmick a little bit. Funk takes the advantage with neckbreakers, DDTs, and piledrivers. This is an odd match for Sabu. He can't use the ropes as usual for his moonsaults and dives.
Both men fight off getting raked into the wire, each sacrificing their hands to prevent it. Sabu eats the barbed wire first as Funk pushes him off a pin attempt. Sabu is already bleeding. Face first rake for Sabu into the wire followed by a throw back first into the wire. YIKES! THIS IS SICK! FUNK SADDLES SABU ON THE BARBED WIRE FOR GOD'S SAKES! Sabu's tights are torn up. Sabu gets thrown into another set of barbed wire, and he literally has to ply the barbed wire out of his flesh. This is insane. FUNK NOW GETS THROWN INTO THE WIRE! Sabu ties up Funk in the wire. Now Sabu attacks Funk with a steel chair. SABU RAKES AND JABS A RAZOR ON THE WIRE INTO THE FACE OF FUNK! Sabu now dives and hits Funk while in the wire. "ECW" chant.
Sabu dives at Funk again, but Funk moves sending Sabu right into the wire again! (Why did I eat before watching this?) Sabu's bicep is torn open. Dear God. Funk now covers Sabu for a 2. Sabu's legs now get caught in the wire. Sabu is now using athletic tape to seal up the open wound on his arm. He even takes a neckbreaker while doing so. The sell is interesting after the move: He's obviously still applying the tape, but he kicks his legs up and down in pain doing so. Sabu gets up after taping up his arm and goes after Funk.
They now roll outside the ring and begin fighting. Both men are bleeding profusely. Sabu again meets the barbed wire face first. Now, FONZIE gets dragged across the wire trying to save Sabu. Now Sabu gets dropped stomach first on the wire! Now Funk nails Fonzie with the barbed wire wrapped fist and rakes it against his bare back. This is a dang bloodletting. Now Funk is whipping Sabu with a strand of barbed wire. Funk is now beating up Fonzie on the outside as Sabu is cutting off wires from the ringposts.
RVD runs in and attacks Funk. He has work gloves on. Lol. Not Lol though as he's WRAPPING FUNK IN BARBED WIRE! Funk looks like a sick ball of barbed wire now. RVD puts Funk on the table, and Sabu dives off the ring and legdrops him through the table. RVD gets beaten up by Tommy Dreamer and taken to the back. Funk kicks out of the pin attempt. Another table is set up. Funk is placed on it by Sabu and Fonzie. Sabu WRAPS HIMSELF UP IN BARBED WIRE AND LEGDROPS THROUGH FUNK AND THE TABLE! They are now in this sick, twisted, intertwined ball of barbed wire. Fonzie and the referee on the outside literally have to help Sabu and Funk get back up into the ring to do the finish. Funk is screaming "Oh God!" Sabu covers for 2. Cover? More like rolls over Funk at this point. Funk is fighting as much as he can. Sabu gets Funk's shoulders down on the mat again. 1-2-3. New World Champion. Get these boys a Tetanus shot.
After the match, the referees literally have to cut Sabu and Funk loose from the barbed wire. They are that intertwined. Funk continues to scream in pain and anger.
Winner: Sabu (NEW ECW World Champion)
Match Grade: C (Match Quality); A for Effort- This is not a match you can really judge fairly compared to other matches. Most other matches tend to have more going for them in terms of being able to use ropes and other gimmicks at their disposal. I really enjoyed the effort that both men made in the match. Both Funk and Sabu sacrificed their bodies... I mean, for God's sakes, Sabu basically performed triage in the middle of the ring!!! The drama was there. But the match didn't have much of a rhythm to it. And their move sets were (understandably) limited due to the nature of the match.
You can find this match online (Dailymotion has it on their service). I'm not sharing it for a lot of reasons. But needless to say, it's not for the faint of heart. Do not watch it if you can't take it.
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That does it for this edition of UnWrest Focus REWIND. Until next time, take care of yourselves.
Spread some awesomeness.
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