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AEW announcer Taz issues public statement regarding the death of his ECW rival Sabu

Aaron Rift

In a video statement via Twitter/X, AEW announcer Taz commented on the death of former ECW world champion Sabu…

“Hey, guys. What’s up? Come to you with a heavy heart right now, as many of you might have heard, unfortunately, the legendary, the great Sabu has passed away last night, I believe, at the age of 60. Breaks my heart. I literally was just watching a video late last night. I was just messing around on YouTube. Then I saw an interview he did a year ago. His sense of humor, I know it. He had me laughing, and I was just watching this interview that was old. I was just thinking about him. It was just last night, literally last night. Then I got this news today from some ECW guys.

Look, I would not have had the career that I have had, and I’ve been blessed to have, if it wasn’t for Sabu. That man got me over, and he didn’t have to get me over, and he did. We both debuted for ECW in 1993 in the ECW arena against each other. Many know that, but you don’t know. He was the guy who was getting a big push. He was going to be… [Paul] Heyman wanted to push the heck out of him, and rightfully so. My job was to come in for one match and wrestle him and put him over. And Sabu didn’t have to let me do anything in that match. It was about him, not about me. And he was so grateful to me. And I’ll never forget it, even though we became very deep rivalry, love-hate type thing, but more love than hate. He got me over. He got me over. Every time we stepped in a ring or anything we did, when I came back with my injury. Without him, I would not have accomplished anything. But what Sabu has accomplished in this career has been amazing. This guy is amazing, and he’s just a great-hearted soul. I’m going to miss him immensely. I feel horrible about this. Rest in peace, my brother Sabu. Please rest in peace.”

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