section_path: Professional wrestling career/World Wrestling Entertainment (2005, 2006–2007)
section_name: World Wrestling Entertainment (2005, 2006–2007)
paragraph_text: World Wrestling Entertainment (2005, 2006–2007)
  
  At ECW One Night Stand, Sabu defeated Rhyno. On April 23, 2006, Sabu signed a one-year contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). At ECW One Night Stand on June 11, Sabu faced Rey Mysterio for the World Heavyweight Championship, but the match ended in a no contest after Sabu caught Mysterio in a front facelock and hit him with a DDT which caused both men to crash through a table. WWE medical staff rushed to the injured men and declared neither of them could continue, thus Mysterio retained his title.
  
  On the June 13 premiere of ECW on Sci Fi, Sabu won a 10-man Extreme Battle Royal to earn a match against John Cena at Vengeance. Sabu lost to Cena in their "Extreme Lumberjack match " at Vengeance on June 25. On July 2, while traveling with fellow ECW wrestler Rob Van Dam, he was arrested and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and nine Vicodin tablets on U.S. Route 52 in Hanging Rock, Ohio. Brunk was fined $1,000 based on the guidelines of WWE's Wellness Policy. He pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance and the charge of possession of drug paraphernalia was dropped. He was given a suspended sentence of 10 days in jail and a $500 fine.
  
  Towards the end of July, Sabu began to talk on camera for himself – instead of using a go between – and demanded a shot at Big Show 's ECW World Championship which Paul Heyman refused to grant him in order to "protect" his champion. Instead, he forced him into a match against the returning Kurt Angle to determine a number one contender, which ended in a no contest after interference from the returning Van Dam. On the August 15 episode of ECW, Sabu defeated Van Dam in a ladder match to earn the title match against Big Show at SummerSlam on August 20, which he lost. At Survivor Series on November 26, Sabu was a part of Team Cena (John Cena, Bobby Lashley, Kane and Van Dam), defeating Team Big Show (Big Show, Montel Vontavious Porter, Finlay, Test and Umaga); he eliminated Test but was eliminated by Big Show. At December to Dismember on December 3, Sabu was originally set to appear in the main event, an Extreme Elimination Chamber match for the ECW World Championship, but was "taken out" and replaced by Hardcore Holly. The following episode on ECW, after Punk and Van Dam defeated Test and Holly in a match they dedicated to Sabu, Heyman and his security team came out and beat them down until Sabu, with a heavily wrapped arm, returned to save them.
  
  On January 28, 2007 at Royal Rumble, Sabu made his Royal Rumble match debut at number 7, but was eliminated by Kane after receiving a chokeslam over the top rope and through a table. Sabu then joined the ECW Originals along with Van Dam, Tommy Dreamer and The Sandman and feuded with the New Breed (Elijah Burke, Kevin Thorn, Marcus Cor Von and Matt Striker), defeating them at WrestleMania 23 on April 1 but lost a rematch two nights later on ECW. Sabu's final WWE match was on the May 1 episode of ECW, where he competed in a fatal four-way match against Dreamer, Van Dam and Sandman to determine the number one contender for the ECW World Championship, which Van Dam won. On May 16, Sabu was released from his WWE contract.
  
  At ECW One Night Stand, Sabu defeated Rhyno. On April 23, 2006, Sabu signed a one-year contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). At ECW One Night Stand on June 11, Sabu faced Rey Mysterio for the World Heavyweight Championship, but the match ended in a no contest after Sabu caught Mysterio in a front facelock and hit him with a DDT which caused both men to crash through a table. WWE medical staff rushed to the injured men and declared neither of them could continue, thus Mysterio retained his title.
  
  On the June 13 premiere of ECW on Sci Fi, Sabu won a 10-man Extreme Battle Royal to earn a match against John Cena at Vengeance. Sabu lost to Cena in their "Extreme Lumberjack match " at Vengeance on June 25. On July 2, while traveling with fellow ECW wrestler Rob Van Dam, he was arrested and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and nine Vicodin tablets on U.S. Route 52 in Hanging Rock, Ohio. Brunk was fined $1,000 based on the guidelines of WWE's Wellness Policy. He pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance and the charge of possession of drug paraphernalia was dropped. He was given a suspended sentence of 10 days in jail and a $500 fine.
  
  Towards the end of July, Sabu began to talk on camera for himself – instead of using a go between – and demanded a shot at Big Show 's ECW World Championship which Paul Heyman refused to grant him in order to "protect" his champion. Instead, he forced him into a match against the returning Kurt Angle to determine a number one contender, which ended in a no contest after interference from the returning Van Dam. On the August 15 episode of ECW, Sabu defeated Van Dam in a ladder match to earn the title match against Big Show at SummerSlam on August 20, which he lost. At Survivor Series on November 26, Sabu was a part of Team Cena (John Cena, Bobby Lashley, Kane and Van Dam), defeating Team Big Show (Big Show, Montel Vontavious Porter, Finlay, Test and Umaga); he eliminated Test but was eliminated by Big Show. At December to Dismember on December 3, Sabu was originally set to appear in the main event, an Extreme Elimination Chamber match for the ECW World Championship, but was "taken out" and replaced by Hardcore Holly. The following episode on ECW, after Punk and Van Dam defeated Test and Holly in a match they dedicated to Sabu, Heyman and his security team came out and beat them down until Sabu, with a heavily wrapped arm, returned to save them.
  
  On January 28, 2007 at Royal Rumble, Sabu made his Royal Rumble match debut at number 7, but was eliminated by Kane after receiving a chokeslam over the top rope and through a table. Sabu then joined the ECW Originals along with Van Dam, Tommy Dreamer and The Sandman and feuded with the New Breed (Elijah Burke, Kevin Thorn, Marcus Cor Von and Matt Striker), defeating them at WrestleMania 23 on April 1 but lost a rematch two nights later on ECW. Sabu's final WWE match was on the May 1 episode of ECW, where he competed in a fatal four-way match against Dreamer, Van Dam and Sandman to determine the number one contender for the ECW World Championship, which Van Dam won. On May 16, Sabu was released from his WWE contract.