17 Wrestlers Who Took Forever To Get To WrestleMania (and Why)

Sabu’s WWF debut came in the summer of 1997, when he wrestled Flash Funk (ECW alum 2 Cold Scorpio) on Monday Night Raw. Sabu continued to wrestle in ECW until that promotion’s demise, then wrestled in the short-lived World Wrestling All-Stars, followed by four years in TNA.

After an appearance at 2005’s One Night Stand pay-per-view, Sabu finally signed full-time with WWE in 2006 for the new ECW brand. ECW in name only, it was soon populated with vampires, zombies, and Test. Fortunately, just enough ECW Originals hung around to put up a fight. After having missed 9 Manias since his debut with the company, Sabu wrestled alongside Rob Van Dam, The Sandman, and Tommy Dreamer at Wrestlemania 23. And speaking of which…