This match at **ECW Hardcore Heaven on June 22, 1996 was a wild, high-impact battle between two of ECW’s most exciting performers, Rob Van Dam and Sabu, marking their third singles encounter in a feud defined by high-risk offense and stiff strikes. From the outset the bout was shaped by extreme conditions — a ring that had been damaged and even saw the ropes snap early, forcing both men to improvise and use the ringside environment and crowd area to keep the action going. Despite the setbacks, they delivered a series of hardcore spots involving chairs, dives into the crowd, and inventive brawling outside the ring that kept fans invested. Inside, both competitors traded aerial maneuvers and dangerous counters, including RVD trying his Super Fisherman Buster and Sabu executing his Triple Jump Moonsault off improvised setups. Near the finish, Sabu hit an Arabian Facebuster for the pinfall victory, and both men were so battered that EMTs and Paul Heyman came out afterward to check on them, with RVD being stretchered out — underlining the brutal, crowd-pleasing nature of their clash.
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