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Dark Side of the Ring/Recap/S2 E3 The Life and Crimes of New Jack

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DSOTR - New Jack

Eric Kulas, AKA Mass Transit, was a novice wrestler from Rhode Island. On November 23, 1996, he had an unforgettable match with New Jack that would spawn national media controversy and a criminal court case.

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"In a world where the lines of fiction and reality are blurred, no one pushed the boundaries further than Jerome Young, AKA New Jack. But, how far is too far? And what happens when a wrestler lost that his character is set loose in a world that rewards extreme violence?"
—Opening Narration by Chris Jericho.
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One of the most feared and controversial wrestlers of all-time, New Jack’s career reads like a criminal rap-sheet. Revealing the man behind the monster and his hardcore legacy.

Tropes used in The Life and Crimes of New Jack include:
  • Adult Fear: What's worse than your 17-year old son lying to a wrestling promoter about his age so he can live his dream of wrestling in the ring? How about watching him getting beaten to a bloody mess by a psychopathic Scary Black Man in the ring?
  • Karma Houdini: New Jack was acquitted over the Mass Transit Incident when Stephen Kulas, Eric Kulas' father, revealed that his son was actually 17 and that he'd lied to Paul Heyman about his age.
  • Shoot the Shaggy Dog: Eric Kulas' family's attempt to sue ECW and New Jack failed miserably when it came to light that Kulas had lied to Paul Heyman about his age. Six years after the Mass Transit incident, Kulas passed away on May 12, 2002 due to complications from gastric bypass surgery, with his surviving family members refusing to take part on the show as they didn't want to relive the trauma of the incident.
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