- 05/21/2006 (11:14:28 pm)
- Press Release
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Funk's Corner - Hardcore King, Sabu vs Dory Funk Jr.
Saturday May 28th at the Funking conservatory, Sabu will be wrestling Dory Funk Jr. , Funking Conservatory World Champion, Johnny Magnum will be wrestling Denver, Colorado's Lonnie Valdez. Also appearing, Blain Rage, Colby Meyers, The Claw, Freddie Neal, Darnell Davis, Sage Hilton, Richard Dunn, Jon Davis and more.
Sabu became a wrestling fan at the age of 3 and started to prepare at the age of 12 for wrestling by doing amateur wrestling. In 1985 Sabu began his professional wrestling career which has taken him from the independent circuit to Japan, around the world and eventually to ECW where he competed in countless classic matches.
Sabu was instrumental in helping elevate ECW to the heights it would later reach. Sabu also competed at the first ECW anniversary show: ECW One Night Stand and at The Hardcore Homecoming promotion ran by Shane Douglas.
Sabu will be wrestling at the Funking Conservatory on May 28th show time is 7:00pm.
Tickets are available from our website at www.dory-funk.com or for more information Call 352-895-4658
Old School, Lubbock, Texas, Dory Funk Jr. vs The Sheik, in an Arabian Death Match. (Texas Death Match rules with six feet of sand around the ring) Lubbock, Texas was the number one town in the state for wrestling attendance according to figures supplied by the State Athletic Commission for Boxing and Wrestling. The heel most responsible for the success of Nick Roberts and his promotion in Lubbock was the mysterious Sheik.
Sabu was trained by his uncle, "The Sheik." He is as violent and unpredictable as The Sheik.
Dory Funk Jr. - www.dory-funk.com