AJPW 03-03-01 - Rob Van Dam vs Sabu

[drflow94]

better than anythin wwe produces nowadays

[HappyCat32]

Brings me back memories :)

[Hheavilon]

Please, just once let me hear a crowd chant "holy shiteru!"

[Crossthefuture]

Crowd sounds like they're watching a game of golf.

[ChaostheClown]

@Crossthefuture that's how they are in Japan. they applaud for things like rope breaks, kick outs, big spots, stalemates, and stuff like that. they boo the heel tactics, too.

otherwise they're relatively quiet in between. it's a respect thing.

also, Japan <3 =[

[bushwhack69]

robu van damu ha ha ha

[auzguz90]

sabu rules rob van dam SUCKS

[FUCKULUKEFITZGERALD]

Exactley, its like they are in awe of what they are seeing.

[xDurandalx]

Holy fucking shit. I've never seen sabu tap out like that before.

[Talldude1980]

Ouch! 12:04

[lucasmassari95]

6:25

[technopath100]

japans great. no run ins or cheats. and da crowd claps everything from a headlock to a moon sault.

[havana2bueno]

Lol the crowd are just too quiet...

[VerdugoJP]

Japanese crowds tend to stay quiet, as a sign of respect.

[kabirrind]

Hardcore legends

[TheLastRockRomantic]

i was watching this match on youtube the other day and my mate next to me saw it and at first he said the usual thing "fake" but after about 10 seconds he said yeah, thats pretty cool" lol

[TheProhet13]

Sabu=God, Nuff Said

[TomBom14]

Ref wuz dumb lol. He just yelled "come on" the whole time.

[Iffeany260]

sabu is soo serious wen his in a match lol

[StarInvasion]

lmao the guy who calls the match sounds so fuckin hilarious when he says rob van dam

[rellik4life]

no doubt, Rvd is one of kind and im sure his wife will be fine,god bless them.

[rellik4life]

RVD is taking care of his wife she has cancer, so he won't be wrestling anytime soon

[miamimagicians]

My prayers go out to him and his family. I enjoyed every minute of his hardcore career, one of the most talented people to ever wrestle

[mkl62]

A match involving Rob Van Dam. Does anyone know where he is now? Does he plan to return to wrestling anytime in the future? He would be an asset to any organization.

[Joostbeers]

He signed at TNA

[aspey99]

I highly doubt that.

where did it say RVD signed to TNA?

[Joostbeers]

Got it from somewhere on the internet not sure if it was a comment or some research wich i did

[Tommyidol420]

He's not in TNA. Rob's taking time off to do an internet show and be an advocate for the legalization of marijuana. But if and when he does return to the ring it probably will be in TNA.

[DeMeru]

Of course Rob would want the legalization of pot.

[JTKatz07]

good match, thought Van Dam would have used at least one chair though

[SabuHardcore]

These two always put on a good show,wether it's against each other or tag team.

[yardape99]

What horrid looking kneebar lol

[sabumark26]

did RVD ever wrestle for FMW?

[CooterPuppet]

for clarification internationally you should write out the year as 2001, cuz in america 01-03-03 is read as January 3rd 2003, but the rest of the world reads year 2001 March 3rd, just sayin'.

[YakuzaPlayboy]

rofl at 11 : 56 sabu hits that japanese what an bastard sabu is^^

[beefmong]

loads of wrestlers did that. Bruiser Brody was famous for it.

[bighustle89]

neither r in there prime nemore especially not sabu but not a bad match jus not great but the ending may b hated but it did make sense because sabu was selling a knee injury even b4 da match and after he unrapped it and shit so not bad but not great

[bighustle89]

good match not great

[Daveshappell]

To kevinlambert That was RVD's Nickname In AJPW & NJPW

[ReegsLB41]

This is definitely not RVD/Sabu's greatest match, but it did have a few good spots. I wouldn't say it sucked... except for the finish. Since when does Sabu tap out???? to a leglock????

[Larmore]

This match did suck. Nothing like this belongs in an All Japan ring.

All of you should track down Kawada/Kobashi vs. Hansen/RVD from 1993. Kawada killed RVD in that match, it was absolutely sick.

[LintuWaterfall]

Get over it.

Both of these guys are way past their prime, they have been in lord knows how many Hardcore Matches they each have been in, and I can't even say how many times they have both been cut open.

[huevosguey]

Was Sabu injured? he was limping

[biloretard]

the 10:22 mark was cool

[bombsb420]

Man whoevr said this match suked yer fucking retards this match was sik as fuck but yeah the submission was duhhhhhhhhh

[caprichief]

good match, but awful finish. As I expected RVD to finish with the Five Star Splash or Split Legged Moonsault. It wasn't anything different from any of their ECW matches and I expect the Japanese crowd to very quiet, but damn. If it's gonna be a ECW-esque match, you gotta have a rowdy crowd. The All Japan Pro atmosphere just wasn't right for this kind of match.

[kc727]

WTF was that finish? That was supposed to be a submission?

[vampirehunterme]

this was like 95 or 96 i think

[KornmanUNstoppable]

2001

[bradmaster13]

isint ajpw in the tank? or is the njpw?

[KornmanUNstoppable]

aj is all but ready to go nj is still going strong

[Chaoricus]

This is probably the worst gaijin match in the japanese puroresu history.

[shadowdarck]

RVD es mejor que el pinche rey misterio!! y uhdertaker

[canucktheclown]

Have you guys thought that they put the year first?

[billyhorta]

SAAAABUUUUUUUUUUuuuuuuuuuuuuuu­uuuuuuuu....

ROBBBB VAAANN DAAAAAMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmm­m...

jajajajaja japoneses culiaoooooosssssss....

[xxdjboyxx786]

lmao it funny how the japanez guy says roooob vann dammmmmmm

[bvargasjr]

this wasnt in 03

[annonymous12345]

japan fans only cheer when someone is being beaten senseless like through barb wire

[KornmanUNstoppable]

oh they pop when they see a move they like or during long exchanges that end in stalemates or when a guy hits his goto big match finisher

[moehz80]

y does everyone h8 sabu hes amzn

[iknowit12]

man someone plz tell sabu to go back to japan or tna

[Grunt6869]

Japan is the orginators of real HardCore Wrestling F*** the WWE

[Mugen123456789]

2003?

[nogriptape]

whoa rvd does rvd have a different finisher, different taunts and even a different name in japan?

[ningsning]

i like rvd den sabu

[yogigonewild]

I thought I'd tell everyone one I just ate a cheesecake

[thumbslikeonions]

Was it nice?

[Holic]

Sabu seemed to be having troubles with his right leg early in the match...

[kanemaru18]

those tables are really expensive they were not expecting them to breack them.

[seankitt]

wat was that submission hold RVD did at the end of the match?

[Technogoat]

Just a pretty generic leg lock by the looks of it.

[theharps]

wow those tables are small

[DanTheWrestleMan]

Did you understand what they said? Were RVD and Sabu Japaneese people then?

[phemom]

Why was they crowd so dead?

[Gil070878]

In Japan, the crowd stays quiet to show respect to the wrestlers. Notice that the most they do is clap shortly when something cool happens.

[saiyahog84]

If this was an FMW crowd, they would've been going crazy. AJPW crowds are so boring.

[KornmanUNstoppable]

dude the croweds in Japan no matter what fed are always quite and cheer when they are enjoying the match if they dont enjoy it they stay quiet it makes the wrestlers know when they not up to the par of the crowd

[MaxxMoon]

And people are calling RVD a "spot monkey" watching this ?

WHAT A JOKE

RVD PWNS

[liquidsnake8]

The only thing I don't like about wrestling in Japan is that the referees just won't SHUT THE FUCK UP. It gets really annoying after a while.

But onto the match: good stuff. After all, it is RVD and Sabu!

[KornmanUNstoppable]

@liquidsnake8 its because the crowd is actually quiet enough most of the time you can actually hear the ref unlike in most american promotions you cant even hear the ref yell

[tristansoop]

great match

fuck sabu

[tool619]

yep fuck sabu.sabu is a piece of crap.rvd pwns in wrestling!

[saiyahog84]

(sighs)This why I hate fanboys.

[Portionsoffortune]

is it just me... or was RVD in WWE when this happened?

[saiyahog84]

Yeah seriously, wasn't he? Or did you just get the date wrong?

[KornmanUNstoppable]

he was in ECW at the time if you where listening youd hear the annoucer say ECW several times and yes ECW had several deals going with not only FMW to trade talent both ways

[IncaRoads]

Those Japanese-issue tables and chairs are just not up to snuff, though...

[kevinlambert]

is he calling RVD 'Magic Soldier' ?

[ToruKun1]

Yeah, that's his uh, Japanese ring name, the "Magic Soldier" Rob Van Dam! I think it's nifty! Like Chris Benoit going by "Pegasus Kid" and then "Wild Pegasus" during his tenure in AJPW.

[veronicanmike]

yes that what they called him in AJPW

[AssaultDriver]

Benoit was in NJPW not AJPW.

[WillThaK]

GREAT MATCH.  Them Japanese sure do love thier wrestling. I wish the American Crowd was like this crowd. Up most respect for the sport

[KornmanUNstoppable]

why the REAL ECW crowed is basically I rowder Version of the japanese crowd just that its tradition to be quiet during a match and to cheer during something great like a highrisk move or something hardcore is proformed

[kob456]

Great match. Just a wack ass Japan crowd. This match should've taken place in front of the ECW crowd.

[UltraViolent]

Seriously STFU, ECW is nothing more then a chessy rip off of FMW and Big Japan.