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Post by jetlag on May 4, 2018 3:41:08 GMT -5
tl;dr no Sabu matches nominated? What the fuck
May very well be the greatest ECW match ever. Ladders are flung about, dudes tr y to kill eachother and it's all one merry acid fueled carnage. Sandman's drunk selling and stumbling about works way better than your usual wandering crowd „brawling“, I also liked how he would take weapon shots and the simple elbow drop adds a lot to an otherwise wild brawl as an old school move. This feels unpredictable and uncooperative through the reckless use of props and neither guy looking like he was willing to take the punishment. Sabu fighting through the broken jaw was super gritty and didn't detract from the brutal fight going on. Plenty of crazy spots and that classic barfight finish.
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Post by superstarsleeze on Aug 2, 2018 9:17:57 GMT -5
It won't make my list but I do love this match. I liked the barbed wire match a little more but this is a close second for best ECW match ever. This is just absolutely crazy, brutal figh. Sabu taping his jaw shut because he shattered it on the railing is iconic.
I'll second it. Some matches deserve to be recognized at least as a nominee and I think this is one of them.
Sandman vs Sabu - ECW House Party '98
Of all the ECW matches I've seen, I would say this and Sabu/Funk Born to be Wired are the two best. But I'm a Sabu Mark. Great straight right, love his way of selling, he always seems like he is in pain, I love the sense of danger and urgency and his of course his mystique.
I believe this an offshoot of the WWF (RVD & Sabu) vs ECW (Dreamer & Sandman) where Sabu used a fireball. At November 2 Remember they apparently they had the worst match ever and then turnaround and have a legitimately great match ever.
Insanely violent. I think the big positives are how organic this feels and the urgency and how legitimately violent this is. I am not too into overt violence and part of me wonders why I even liked this because it is disturbing two humans put themselves through it.
I thought it was well-segmented and flew right by. I loved Sandman's drunk staggering selling. No reasons for snap back bumps. He has been knocked loopy. Sabu was violent and urgent. He set up his spot and went no waiting to make sure Sandman was in a safe position. Even the crowd brawling wasn't bad with good Sabu punches. Would've liked more Sandman struggle and a better Sandman transition. I think a long Sandman transition was great like the table Suplex and leg drop across ladder but thought Sabu started selling too early. Still an incredible war of attrition. Perfect timing for Sandman to go for barbed wire but he takes a MASSIVE BUMP from top of ladder to floor through table. Holy shot indeed! Not to be outdone Sabu tries to leap on him and breaks his jaw on the railing! OWWWWWW! Two massive bumps!
Sandman has time to set up the barbed wire in corner so he goes through it. There are some stupid things like Sandman holding the barbed wire on his face and other contrived barbed wire spots. Still drop kick chair into barbed wire into the face is another OW! Sabu goes face first into barbed wire and then CANED in the face! Broken jaw! Shit! Fonzie tapes his jaw. Sabu actually gets in some more offense before a wicked cane shot to the broken jaw polishes him off.
I usually don't like brawls over ten minutes but this was an excellent war of attrition. This was like the Mutoh/Tenryu '01 of ECW. Sandman gets knocked loopy at the beginning and sells loopy throughout and in this case needs weapons and a major mistake by Sabu to win. Fittingly violent for these two ECW stars. Contender for best ECW match ever and great brawl. ****1/4
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Post by club on Mar 15, 2022 8:36:05 GMT -5
There was a time in the early 00s when this was my favourite match. Before today I hadn't watched it in at least 15 years and honestly was hesitant to go back to it. Glad I did. What a dirty brawl this was. It felt dangerous - Sandman chucking a ladder into the crowd, Sandman falling off the ladder face first into the tables - and whilst naturally both of them took a proper beating, neither guy looked like he wanted to (mostly). Sabu messing up his jaw added so much to the last few minutes and was such a great visual.
I don't like to praise by shitting on other matches, but had an air of chaos and spontanety most ladder matches lack, and a sense of brutality that most hardcore matches lack. I'd definitely consider it for my top 100.
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Post by elliott on Sept 17, 2023 12:50:50 GMT -5
Nutty match. Kinda bad at times and then kinda awesome too. The ECW experience.
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Post by puroraisedme on Jan 11, 2024 3:29:23 GMT -5
This match is so awesome, it might just be a lock for my list. If it wasn't for Sabu vs Terry Funk this would be the best ECW match ever.
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