A Night of Appreciation for Sabu was a professional wrestling benefit show held to raise funds for professional wrestler Terry "Sabu" Brunk, who had incurred costly medical bills while hospitalised for several months after contracting a mysterious virus that at one point left him temporarily paralysed. The event took place on December 12, 2004 in the Diamondback Saloon in Belleville, Michigan, and was organised by Canadian professional wrestling promoter Scott D'Amore, veteran professional wrestling manager Jimmy Hart and Raven, a close friend of Sabu. Bruno Sammartino puts the pressure on Stan The Man Stasiak. ... Terry Brunk (born December 12, 1964 in Detroit, Michigan), better known by his stage name, Sabu, is an American professional wrestler, currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. ... The HIV virus A virus is a microscopic parasite that infects cells in biological organisms. ... December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Belleville is a city located in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that performs regular shows involving professional wrestling for monetary gain. ... Scott DAmore (born August 8, 1974 in Windsor, Ontario) is a Canadian professional wrestler, manager, promoter, booker and entrepreneur. ... In professional wrestling, a manager is a non-wrestler character who is paired with a wrestler. ... Jimmy Hart The Mouth of the South Jimmy Hart (also known as The Colonel) is a professional wrestling manager, executive, composer and musician. ... Scott Levy (born September 8, 1964), better known as Raven, is an American professional wrestler, currently performing for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. ...

The event was attended by approximately 700 people, with some turned away due to insufficient capacity. Tickets were priced at $15 for adults and $10 for dollar, with V.I.P. tickets (entailing select seating and access to an autograph session) priced at $30. The event was later released on DVD. USD redirects here. ... V.I.P. means very important person and is often referred to President, politicians, rich people or to celebrities. ... The tone of this article is inappropriate for an encyclopedia. ... DVD is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for data storage, including movies with high video and sound quality. ...

The Master of Ceremonies was Jimmy Hart, and the ring announcer was "Irish" Mickey Doyle. The matches featured wrestlers from D'Amore's Windsor, Ontario-based Border City Wrestling (BCW) promotion, wrestlers from Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where Sabu was employed before being hospitalised, and friends of Sabu such as the Insane Clown Posse and fellow Extreme Championship Wrestling alumni Shane Douglas, Raven and Mick Foley. A Master of Ceremonies or MC is the host of a staged event or other performance. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = City of Windsor, Ontario, Canadas Location. ... Border City Wrestling is an independent professional wrestling promotion based in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. ... Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) is an American professional wrestling promotion, founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett in May 2002, and now owned by Panda Energy International. ... The Insane Clown Posse (ICP) are a two-piece horrorcore rap group from Detroit, consisting of Violent J (Joseph Bruce) and Shaggy 2 Dope (Joseph Utsler). ... Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) was a groundbreaking and influential professional wrestling promotion. ... Shane Douglas Shane Douglas (born Troy Martin on November 21, 1964 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a professional wrestler who competed in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as Dean Douglas. ... Michael Francis Mick Foley (born June 7, 1965) is an American professional wrestler and author. ...

Every performer worked for free and paid their own travel costs, while the building used, the lighting and sound equipment and the ring itself were all provided without charge. In addition, several wrestlers and fans donated items that were subsequently auctioned or raffled, including a World Championship Wrestling t-shirt signed by Scott Hall and Kevin Nash, and a two by four signed by Jim Duggan. An auctioneer and her assistants scan the crowd for bidders An auction is the process of buying and selling things by offering them up for bid, taking bids, and then selling the item to the highest bidder. ... A raffle is a competition where people buy numbered tickets. ... World Championship Wrestling or WCW, was a professional wrestling promotion that was based in Atlanta and existed from 1988 to 2001. ... T-Shirt A T-shirt (or tee shirt) is a shirt with short or long sleeves, a round neck, put on over the head, without pockets. ... This article is about the professional wrestler. ... Kevin Scott Nash (born July 9, 1959 in Detroit, Michigan) is a professional wrestler who has performed in both World Wrestling Entertainment, World Championship Wrestling and now Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. ... Dimensional lumber is a term used in North America for lumber that is cut to standardized width and depth specified in inches. ... Hacksaw Jim Duggan James Duggan (born January 14, 1954 in Glens Falls, New York), better known by his stage name Hacksaw Jim Duggan, is a former professional wrestler for the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling. ...

The proceeds of the event were given entirely to Sabu, who went on to make a complete recovery, and returned to the ring on May 21, 2005. May 21 is the 141st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (142nd in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Matches

• Shark Boy and D-Ray 3000 defeated Conrad Kennedy III and Eddie Venom

• Shark Boy pinned Kennedy following the Dead Sea Drop.

• BCW match for the BCW Heavyweight Championship: A-1 (with Jade) defeated D'Lo Brown (c)

• A-1 pinned Brown following the Royal Flush neckbreaker to win the BCW Heavyweight Championship.

• TNA match: "The Alpha Male" Monty Brown defeated Dallas

• Despite interference from his scheduled opponent, Abyss, Brown pinned Dallas following the Pounce.

• TNA match: A.J. Styles defeated "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels

• Styles pinned Daniels following the Styles Clash.

• Team Canada (Petey Williams and Johnny Devine) defeated James Storm and Gutter

• Team Canada defeated Storm and Gutter following interference from Scott D'Amore.

• The Insane Clown Posse (Shaggy 2 Dope and Violent J) and Rude Boy defeated Corporal Robinson, Zach Gowen and Breyer Wellington

• TNA match: Michael Shane defeated Jeff Hardy

• Shane pinned Hardy with a roll-up.

• Shane Douglas defeated Raven (refereed by Mick Foley)

• Douglas pinned Raven after Sabu immobilised him with the Socko claw.

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References

• A Night of Appreciation for Sabu at InsidePulse.com
• A Night of Appreciation for Sabu at ObsessedWithWrestling.com
• Sabu tribute a star-studded success
• Show set to support Sabu
• Top talent support Sabu