New Jack was as violent a wrestler as there was during the 1990s and into the new Millennium. As one-half of The Gangstas, he instigated protests in Tennessee and the surrounding areas, members of the NAACP unhappy with the way they were portrayed and the violence they brought to the shows. From there, they made the jump to ECW, where New Jack fit right in with the hardcore nature of the promotion. Notorious for slicing his opponents open with knives or elongated razors, he earned a reputation as one of the craziest wrestlers in the industry. His involvement in the Mass Transit Incident, in which he was directly responsible for the bloodletting of an unlicensed, underage young man whose documentation was falsified. Regardless of whether the kid should have been in the ring or not, he did not deserve the bloody results and hospitalization that came from the punishment dealt to him that night. That New Jack has gone on to admit to wanting to kill Vic Grimes for injuries suffered during one of his infamous balcony dives, then tried to make good on that desire while in XPW, proves just how unstable he is. Is it really any surprise that, even during the height of the Attitude Era, Vince McMahon and company never bolstered their roster by signing New Jack?
Erik Beaston is a freelance pro wrestling writer who likes long walks in the park, dandelions and has not quite figured out that this introduction is not for Match.com. He resides in Parts Unknown, where he hosts weekly cookouts with Kane, The Ultimate Warrior, Papa Shango and The Boogeyman. Be jealous.
