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Sabu

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Edition Type: Limited Edition Slipcover

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This special limited edition slipcover is limited to 1,000 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

ETR Media is the brand new film distribution arm of Enjoy the Ride Records, a Long Island based record label, specializing in cult following reissues through a variety of genres. ETR Media releases will adhere to the same quality standards as fans have come to associate with their lavish LP reissues. Vinegar Syndrome’s sister company, OCN Distribution, is thrilled to be representing this new and unique home video line!

Sabu is an unflinching portrait of one of professional wrestling’s most fearless and mysterious icons. The film follows Sabu through the final match of his legendary career, revealing the chaos, beauty, and sacrifice behind his extreme style. Featuring Rob Van Dam and other wrestling greats, Sabu captures the raw emotion of a man who gave everything to his art and passed away just three weeks after his final bout. A powerful and intimate chronicle of a legend who lived and died by his own rules.

directed by: Joe Clarke
starring: Sabu, Rob Van Dam, Joey Janela, Katie Forbes, The Original Sheik
2025 / 81 min / 1.78:1 / English Dolby Digital 2.0

Additional info:

  • Region Free Blu-ray
  • Bonus Interviews with Sabu, Judge Dredd, and Samson
  • Film Trailers
  • Full Sabu Interview 1 - 13:40
  • Full Sabu Interview 2 - 26:56
  • Full Sabu Interview 3 - 9:25
  • Full Sabu Interview 4 - 21:01
  • Full Judge Dredd Interview - 13:29
  • Full Samson Interview - 7:32
  • English SDH subtitles

Overall rating: 4.6875 / 5 from 32 reviews.

AI Generated Review Summary

Sabu is a powerful and intimate documentary capturing the final match of Sabu's legendary career, praised for its raw emotion and extreme style. The product includes interviews with Sabu, Judge Dredd, and Samson, and is available in a limited edition slipcover with special pricing. It is a Region Free Blu-ray with English SDH subtitles.

Summary topics

  • Documentary Quality: 48%
  • Product Aesthetics: 34%

Review topics: ["looks","documentary","doc","fan","slipcover","story"].

Review highlights

  • "This documentary looks amazing." — Ralph E.
  • "Wrestling fans are sure to love this intimate look at a legend." — Charles A.
  • "The documentary, while veering into dark territory, was captivating and brilliantly shot, produced, and directed." — Josh S.

Reviews

SABU

"Cool man. Thanks RVD thanks VS and thank you SABU. Covers the final mile, beautiful story. Quality is pristine and the slip is excellent"

— Joseph P. (5/5)

Sad

"Sabu directed by Joe Clarke is a fascinating and at times heartbreaking look at Sabu, especially seeing how much he unraveled following the death of his wife. I do wish the documentary spent more time having other wrestlers discuss his influence and legacy, because Sabu was easily the biggest and most influential independent wrestler of the 1990s and helped shape an entire style that still exists today."

— Shane P. (5/5)

Mixed Bag

"Sabu is still an interesting watch for fans of Sabu, especially seeing where he is later in life, but it feels a little disappointing in how much of his career it skips over. The documentary touches on some major moments from ECW and hardcore wrestling history, but it never really dives deep enough into his past, influences, or the peak years that made him such a legend. A lot of it feels surface level when there was clearly a much more fascinating story waiting to be told. It’s worth watching for longtime wrestling fans, but it leaves you wishing it explored his history in a much more detailed way."

— Shawn M. (3/5)

Interesting portrait of Sabu's final days

"I expected this to be a bit more of a career and life retrospective. We get a bit of his background and history, but mostly its just a day in the life kind of thing in what turned out to be his very last days. The footage from his final match is the most interesting. Would have like a bit more wrestling. Touches on a lot of his issues without really getting in depth in any of them. OK but I wish we had some more interview material and a bit more of an in depth look at his career."

— Ed K. (4/5)

R. I. P. Sabu

"Awesome doc, great tribute to the homicidal, suicidal, genocidal death defying hardcore legend!"

— Clay S. (4/5)

A Haunting Look At The Final Chapter Of A Wrestling Legend

"The packaging/presentation is fantastic as is expected from Vinegar Syndrome. The documentary, while veering into dark territory, was captivating and brilliantly shot, produced, and directed. Everything looks gorgeous. As usual the Vin Syn website is easy to navigate. Absolutely haunted by this documentary, Joe Clarke and RVD should be proud of what they accomplished here."

— Josh S. (5/5)

Love the art and the

"Love the art and the slipcover. The doc was a little dull and repetitive. Just Sabu repeating the same things over and over and hitting his vape."

— Matt D. (1/5)

Oooph. As painful as Born to be Wired

"86 of the most depressing minutes I’ve experienced in a long time. Not a documentary on his career but more a tying up of loose ends before he dies. After watching this, it’s pretty clear he had no desire to live anymore after the passing of his wife. Jesus this is a thought watch. This guy was a complete wreck"

— Tyler R. (5/5)

Beyond

"Vraiment un très bon documentary et le slipcover est sublime le looks incroyable je le recommande à tous les fans"

— Frederik L. (5/5)

Death defying documentary

"Excellent documentary especially those who watched ECW back in the day. More about the end of the career than history of Sabu the wrestler."

— Markus K. (4/5)

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