In a recent interview with Yahoo, Janela reflected on Sabu taking kratom ahead of his match at GCW. The herbal extract that’s often used as a pain reliever and energy stimulant. Janela noted ...

Rob Van Dam speaks on Sabu wrestling his final match with Game Changer Wrestling on kratom. On the latest episode of the 1 Of A Kind Podcast, the WWE Hall of Famer spoke about the misconceptions ...

And no-showed his own retirement match...I said, ‘Just get Sabu here...So they gave him something called kratom. You can buy it at a smoke shop or something; it’s like a legal opiate or ...

“We are an hour into the show and I said, ‘Just get Sabu here,’" Janela continued. "So they gave him something called Kratom. You can buy it at a smoke shop or something; it’s like a legal ...

GCW star Joey Janela denies claims by fans that he and GCW promoter Brett Lauderdale allowed WWE and ECW legend Sabu to wrestle his last match while under the influence of kratom. Controversial ...

During an interview released shortly before Sabu's passing, Janela admitted giving kratom to the late wrestler, but that certain elements in the interview where embellished to add to the "lore" of ...

In one particular passage, Sabu’s opponent, Joey Janela, recalled the legend being supplied with kratom, which he referred to as “a legal opiate or something,” before the match (it’s ...

Former WWE head writer Vince Russo recently spoke about Sabu's health concerns before his unfortunate passing. The hardcore legend passed away on May 11, 2025, just weeks after his last match.

Sabu, one of the most popular hardcore wrestlers during his run with ECW in the 1990s before a brief run with WWE in the mid-2000s, has died, according to PWInsider.com. He was 60. A cause of ...

GCW has issued it's first comments on a new interview from Joey Janela about Sabu and his last match over WrestleMania weekend. In a new interview with Uncrowned, Joey Janela has painted a ...