10 Wrestlers Who Were Recklessly Dangerous

8. New Jack

New Jack couldn't be a "a thing" in 2018. Independent wrestling of any description - and this is for the best - just couldn't get away with him being on their shows.

Emerging as a race-baiting black heel in a very white Smokey Mountain Wrestling territory in 1994, Jack and partner Mustafa were heat magnets as The Gangstas. Tapping into the in-built prejudices of the locals, the pair forced babyface opponents to take a long look in the mirror before taking said mirror and smashing the f*ck out of them with it.

A natural fit in Extreme Championship Wrestling, Jack advanced beyond violent tag scuffles to become a boypopping hardcore stalwart with a penchant for the absolutely batsh*t. Staplers, guitars and keyboards were stacked high in trashcans, all bound for the unlucky heads of the brave men that dared to enter the ring with him. Brave, but in some cases pretty stupid, too.

Stupid like the naive and underage Erich Kulas when he not only fibbed to get a spot on a 1996 ECW card but also agreed to be a substitute in a match against Jack and Mustafa. Despite this, he didn't deserve the bludgeoning he received in the match itself. Or to hear New Jack exclaim that he "didn't care if the motherf*cker dies".

Jack was "in character" enough to escape assault and battery charges due to do Kulas' request to be bladed by his overkeen opponent.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation over 7 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 30 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz", Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 50,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett