10 Wrestling "Botches" That Were Totally Intentional
6. Sabu Botches For A Laugh
The suicidal, homicidal, genocidal, smart-mark-working, death-defying maniac!
All wrestlers are workers, whether you care to admit that or not. The nice guy wholesome babyfaces like sh*tty tweets, the wrestlers are more interested in your disposable income than your earnest paragraphs of support, and the six degrees of separation between your favourite, innocent wrestler and an abuser means that absolutely deplorable, unpunished behaviour is tolerated, even indirectly. They know. We're all getting worked, all of the time, and it's so depressing to think about.
Some works are good, obviously. You want to convince the audience that you're totally f*cked because the comeback is so much more awesome.
Some works are bad, obviously. The more a wrestler insists that they hate their rival in "real life," the more you can picture the pair of them exchanging cry-laugh emojis in their DMs.
Some works are wildly counterproductive and are done purely for "the banter".
At least if you're Sabu.
According to Lance Storm, when the two men were putting together a match in ECW, Sabu pitched a spot in which they'd f*ck up a counter and fall in an awkward collision to the mat.
Sabu wanted to hear the "You f*cked up" chant knowing that he hadn't, to convince the fans they weren't as "smart" as they thought. The net result: the fans thought Sabu was sloppy, a reputation that didn't do his mainstream prospects much good.
Who's the idiot here?