The Sandman Recalls Crucifixion Angle In ECW, Says Raven Shouldn’t Have Apologized

The Sandman was part of the crucifixion angle in ECW, and he recently looked back at the infamous moment in a new interview. The angle took place at ECW High Incident in October 1996 and saw Raven “crucify” Sandman at the ringside area. The moment was incredibly controversial even in the moment and Kurt Angle, who was attending the show, decided to cancel any plans of working with ECW at the time because of it.

Sandman appeared on Insight With Chris Van Vliet and shared his memories of the segment. He recalled making the cross himself and said he didn’t think Raven should have apologized, though he doesn’t blame Angle for walking out. You can see highlights below:

On If He Remembers Raven Pitching the Crucifixion Angle:

“No, I can’t remember, but I made it. I made it out of wood. If you guys go back and you watch Tommy Dreamer against Brian Lee in the scaffold match, I built that scaffold. It’s hanging down by chains from the ceiling, made out of the same four-by-fours that this thing’s made out of. So I made that thing too. So this thing was easy. I thought this was great.”

On If He Thinks It Crossed the Line:

“Well, yes, that’s why I did it, but I didn’t care. I don’t know. I’ve never been a God-fearing person. I think there’s something, but I don’t believe in that. I don’t believe in like, the Father, the Son, the Holy Ghost kind of part of it. So to me, it wasn’t really blasphemous, for one, and for two, it’s professional wrestling, you know what I mean, and for three, f*ck anybody that didn’t like it.”

On If He Thinks Raven Should Have Apologized:

“Oh, no, I told him not to. I told everybody. It’s Paul, Todd Gordon, Shane, Kurt Angle me and Raven. I told all of them, You’re all f*cking assholes. This is bullsh*t. He should not be going out there, and walked away.”

On Kurt Angle Not Doing ECW Because Of It:

“I can’t blame Kurt. First of all, I can’t blame anybody for the father and son the Holy Spirit sh*t. It’s his first delve into professional wrestling, and I could see how he’s a little bit aghast at it. He’s trying to dip his foot into the waters. ‘I’m not sure I want to be involved with this.’ So I can understand his perspective. I can’t understand Paul’s perspective of even considering letting Raven go and doing that. That’s f*cking bullsh*t.”