Paychecks stopped clearing, and Heyman was directing the creativity he had once used to develop story lines and matches toward the companys exit strategy. He received an eight month prison sentence and three years of probation. New Jack then pulled out a metal blade from his camouflage wrestling attire, and stabbed Lane multiple times in the head. There are a couple of laughs in the movie, but the overall effect is much more depressing than it is humorous. [1] Foley, however, did appear on Larry King Live with Blaustein to help promote the film. Jerome was not only my husband, he was my best friend and Im completely gutted. In other words, the Gangstas had been rough-and-tumble, but they werent yet extreme. That future wouldnt come to pass. Oliver Lee Bateman is a journalist and sports historian who lives in Pittsburgh. Roberts' drug and alcohol use increased after the film was released. Blaustein focuses on three famous wrestlers, one at the height of his career (Mick Foley, aka "Mankind"), one contemplating retirement (Terry Funk) and one at a career low (Jake "The Snake" Roberts). 2 hr 28 min. When he returned to ECW shows in early May 2000, the company was on its last legs. [16][17][18] The Gangstas were scheduled to face D-Von Dudley and Axl Rotten. Along with indie wrestler Jay Lover, New Jack made a guest appearance on the May 9, 2013 episode of The Daily Show, in a segment entitled "Stay Out Of School. He formed a wrestling crew called the Gangstas. The hardest of hardcore wrestlers from the sports most violent era never struggled to make anything look real, because all of it was. [46] In 2012, New Jack competed for Extreme Rising and CZW. CNN has reached out to Youngs family and representatives directly but has not yet heard back. Beyond the Mat is a 1999 American documentary film directed, written, produced and narrated by Barry W. Blaustein. Nor had the acting efforts discussed during his appearance in the 1999 documentary Beyond the Mat ever led to anything beyond script readings; improv in the wrestling ring remained his forte. "[11], Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly rated the film a B, stating that "Beyond the Mat is entirely dependent on, and shaped by, the good stuff the director happens to get, rather than driven by hard questions a journalist might want answered. Beyond the Mat 1999 Action / Biography / Documentary / Sport. Stings Role in AEW Vs. WWE, Middle Riddles Return, and Troys a Real Heel, The Stakes for Jake Paul Vs. Nate Diaz, Predicting Israel Adesanyas Next Fight, and Arnold Allens Big Test, Jeff Hardy Returns, Plus Trish Stratus Turns Heel, Roman Reignss Title Run Is on a Different Level (Featuring Stat Guy Greg), How American Cities Can Avoid the Urban Doom Loop, The Heartbreaking Ralph Yarl Situation and the Ghost of Freakniks Past, Ashy Gets His Ton, a World XV and Prem Top Four Heats Up. [5][8], World Championship Wrestling refused to participate in the film. [5], After leaving Memphis, New Jack moved to Atlanta and wrestled for North Georgia Wrestling Alliance, and won their Heavyweight Championship. [2] After the promotion closed in 2001, Young spent the rest of his career on the independent circuit until his death in May 2021. It's supposed to be fun. That year he also refereed a main event for Scottish Wrestling Entertainment. "[58], In 2008, Young took part in a shoot interview with The Iron Sheik and The Honky Tonk Man where the Chris Benoit double-murder and suicide was discussed. What do the injuries to Giannis Antetokounmpo and Ja Morant mean for the first round? He has problems with reality. Although New Jack thought that it would suffice to brutalize the promotions favorite wrestlers, such as Tracy Smothers and the Rock n Roll Express of Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson, Cornette recognized that New Jack had a prodigious talent for interviews and promos, and wanted him to lean into that ability. During 2003 New Jack wrestled occasional events for TNA wrestling. The Taser stunning, New Jacks longtime booking agent Bill Behrens observed, likely kept Grimes from stiffening up and thus probably even cushioned the fall for him. Select movie quality . Though New Jack achieved a measure of success in Memphis, briefly holding the territorys tag titles with Frear, he grew to detest Lawler after claiming to overhear the King use a racial epithet to refer to future WWE Hall of Famer Jacqueline during a mud-wrestling matchanimosity that lingered into 2018 when New Jack posted on Twitter that he hoped Lawler would soon follow his recently-deceased son Brian Christopher, whom he also disliked. But behind-the-scenes it's a whole different story. In the 2005 documentary Forever Hardcore and the 2020 episode of Dark Side of the Ring centred around him, Jack claimed that this was a break from the script, and his intentions were to throw Grimes so hard that he would fall head-first onto the steel turnbuckle and be killed. In addition, he appeared in the television series Early Edition on May 6, . New Jack: I ain't a forty-hour motherf***er, man. He appeared at Heat Wave where he appeared on crutches and Angel stapled him with his staple gun in the forehead until Nova and Chris Chetti made the save and defeated Da Baldies in a tag team match. His early childhood in Greensboro, North Carolina, took place against the backdrop of daily shouting matches and physical altercations between his parents. At WrestleCon 2013, Roberts announced his desire to return to WWE as a participant in Royal Rumble 2014, which did not happen. Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) pro wrestler Jerome New Jack Young has died at 58, his wife, Jennifer Young, confirmed on Facebook. He claimed that this particularly devastating injury, after all the falls and blows he had already taken, truly rocked him: His vision began to fail and his memory started to deteriorate. [citation needed]. Foley was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame on April 6, 2013,[12] and maintains a relatively successful circuit of stand-up comedy and speaking tours. During the match, Lane, to New Jack's surprise began punching him in the face legitimately and landed a few blows. [56][57] He is also referenced by Harlem rapper Smoke DZA on his album Rugby Thompson. [17], Gangstas lost the World Tag Team Championship back to Eliminators on the January 4, 1997, episode of Hardcore TV, ending their reign at 139 days. Despite this, a police officer who was recording the incident stated that it looked like it went "past a routine wrestling match." WHEN HE GOT HANDCUFFED AND THE 20 OR SO HEAD . At a 1996 match in Massachusetts, the Gangstas faced longtime foe D-Von Dudley and Erich Mass Transit Kulas, a 17-year-old, 350-pound wrestler who had scored a booking by lying to Heyman about being 21 years old and having been trained by Killer Kowalski (a grainy VHS tape that showed Kulas manhandling a pair of little-person wrestlers lent a bit of credibility to those false claims). Young's wife, Jennifer,. "A heartfelt documentary focusing on the day-to-day lives of professional wrestlers, some on the rise, some on the wane, and others fighting for their lives." If you haven't seen it, do it. Besides being a brutal fighter and hard core wrestler, he also had a soft picture of his life which was out of sight of fans for a long time. Beyond The Mat Entertainment. Wrestling legend Jerome Young, who was known in the ring as New Jack Credit: Instagram @newjack147. He came to epitomize pure violence, the way someone like Kenny Omega epitomizes the pure form of modern pro wrestling or Kurt Angle epitomized amateur wrestling. "[44], In October 2004, New Jack, wrestling for Thunder Wrestling Federation, was scheduled to fight fellow wrestler William Jason Lane at an event near Jacksonville, Florida. After being tossed off the top of a cage by The Undertaker during their infamous Hell In A Cell. When discussing the bout with Heyman, New Jack vowed to the promoter that what I do to this kid, people are going to be talking about in 10 years.. As strange as it seems from the perspective of 2021, watching as fans booed him and Mustafa out of the arena for antagonizing Confederate battle flagwaving good guys, New Jack also infuriated the Tennessee chapter of the NAACP. The crowd, horrified by Jack's savage beating of this man either left the show in disgust or started calling Jack the N-word, a term he had been called almost every week during his days in Smoky Mountain Wrestling. Plus, Embiid Destroys the Nets Margin of Error. Therrell, Young had a measure of success on the gridiron, backing up future Georgia Tech starter Darrell Norton on offense and starting on defense. [68], On May 14, 2021, Young died of a heart attack in the afternoon at his Greensboro, North Carolina home at the age of 58. [12] Gangstas' feud with Eliminators, Samoan Gangsta Party and The Bruise Brothers led to a four-way dance between the four teams at The Doctor Is In, which Gangstas won to capture their first World Tag Team Championship. I just sat around and watched, like it was another TV show or something. He is also a New York Times best-selling novelist. He loved a lot of you very much, and youll never know how much I appreciate the love, said the post which was also shared on New Jacks Facebook page. Beyond the Mat, a video launched amid much hype over its revealing and graphic content with regard to the world of professional wrestling;Focused mainly around three wrestlers any self respecting fan should recognise, (Terry Funk, Jake Roberts and Mick Foley) the director Blaustein follows each on their travels over a course of about 4 years . New Jack returned by the end of 1999 with his eye seemingly recovered, now sporting a scythe around his neck, claiming that he had "upgraded" the staple gun. Beyond the Mat (1999) Full Cast & Crew See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro Directed by Barry W. Blaustein Writing Credits Barry W. Blaustein . There, New Jack continued to follow his pattern: mixing the use of weapons brought to the ring in a trashcan with suicide plunges, occasionally spicing things up with a fall through some flaming tables. [20] Gangstas feuded with Eliminators and The Dudley Boyz over the title for the next several months. New Jack hurt you, and then you hurt him. It's not supposed to be real. Parents say. New Jacks back-on-television stint in NWA Total Nonstop Action lasted only from April to July 2003, but it contained some of the best character work he had done since his Smoky Mountain days. [5] He shot footage for the film over a span of three to five years. In the same interview, Young accused WWE chairman Vince McMahon of murder and helping falsify wrestlers' drug tests. In 2013, Scott Hall joined Roberts' rehabilitative efforts by also moving into Page's home, which has been nicknamed the "accountability crib". [34] This led to a lengthy rivalry between Jack and Angel over the unofficial title of "King of the Streets". This was done, according to Jack, over a grudge based on Grimes not contacting him when he was recovering from his injuries after their fall in Danbury. [55] The hour-long episode debuted on Vice on March 31, 2020. This thread is archived New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast On June 11, 2016, New Jack was set to face former UFC star Phil Baroni in an unsanctioned match at a Pro Wrestling Syndicate event at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey. While at D.M. "[5], After viewing the film, McMahon removed all advertising for it from WWF broadcasts. Above all, though, New Jack had succeeded in keeping it real. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Beyond Mars by Jack Williamson (2015, Hardcover) at the best online prices at eBay! Five months later, he shot her in the leg when she tried to leave and take Young with her. (441) 7.6 1 h 43 min 2000 R. Get a no-holds-barred look into the wild world of professional wrestling in Beyond the Mat. In October, New Jack made an appearance at the Crushed 2 wrestling event in Minneapolis, where he interfered in a match between Eugene and Tommy Lee Curtis. Dec 22, 2021. They defeated Hardcore Chair Swingin' Freaks (Axl Rotten and Balls Mahoney) and Dudley Boyz in a three-way dance at Fright Fight and received a rematch for the title against FBI, the Freaks and Dudleys in a four-way dance at November to Remember, but lost. [8] An unrated director's cut edition dubbed Special Ringside Edition was released on DVD in March 2004. [41][42] In his last ECW match, Jack defeated longtime rival Angel on the December 17 episode of Hardcore TV. [52] New Jack was featured in the 1999 wrestling documentary Beyond the Mat. [1][5], Jake Roberts has stated that he was informed the film would be used to help children, but that never transpired. And if fellow wrestlers tried to dictate to him how a match would go, or otherwise disrespected him, he did what he wanted with them, too. [2][5] Blaustein follows him as he competes at hardcore wrestling promotion Extreme Championship Wrestling's first pay-per-view event Barely Legal in 1997. Join Mick Foley, Jake "The Snake" Roberts and Terry Funk for a no-holds-barred look into the wild world of professional wrestling. There, he stayed out of fights and spent much of his time in the weight room, reaching a point at which he was, he claimed, benching about 460 pounds. 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