Jerome Young, the former professional wrestler known to wrestling fans around the world as the hardcore wrestler New Jack, has passed away. According to PWInsider, Young’s wife Jennifer revealed that the former ECW star died Friday after a heart attack at her home in North Carolina. He was 58 years old at the time of his death.
“With his fierce and competitive style, New Jack was known for pushing the limits of wrestling to its extremes,” a WWE statement read. “Young broke onto the sports entertainment circuit with the Memphis-based American Wrestling Association in 1992. Upon entering the Smoky Mountain Wrestling promotion, New Jack teamed up with Mustafa Saed to form The Tag Team Team. Gangstas “.
As one half of The Gangstas, New Jack made his EC debut in 1995, and due to the company’s extreme style, this was where the hardcore fighter flourished the most. The Gangstas’ feud with Public Enemy became a very popular show during that time, and New Jack would later win ECW Tag Team gold with Mustafa and Eliminator John Kronus. With a penchant for using weapons against his opponents, New Jack became known for always carrying a trash can into the ring full of makeshift weapons. He remained one of ECW’s best-known stars until the company retired in 2001.
Perhaps due to his violent nature, New Jack was never hired to fight on WWE television. He would fight in various other promotions throughout the rest of his career, including CZW, Extreme Rising, XPW, and TNA. He last fought in 2017 against fellow ECW alumni CW Anderson and Shane Douglas. In another of his last matches, he teamed up with The Sandman and Justin Credible on an ECW reunion show.
New Jack’s reputation has earned him recognition outside of the wrestling business. He is referenced in Weezer’s 1996 single “El Scorcho”. He also played a motorcyclist on the television series. Early edit in 2000. In 2013, he made a surprise appearance in The daily show for a segment called “Don’t go to school.” The 2004 video game Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes the Neighborhood also features New Jack as a playable character. He also appeared in the video game alongside Violent J from Insane Clown Posse.
Last year, New Jack was the subject of an episode of the acclaimed Vice TV documentary series Dark Side of the Ring. The one-hour episode, titled “The Life and Crimes of New Jack,” featured Young talking about his status as one of the most feared and controversial professional wrestlers of all time. It provided the best glimpse yet of the man behind the fearsome fighter and what he was thinking during some of his bloodiest fights.
“RIP New Jack” reads a tweet posted by the Dark side of the ring Twitter account. “We are grateful to have had the opportunity to tell his story. Our condolences to his friends and family.”
RIP New Jack
We appreciate having the opportunity to tell your story. Our condolences to his friends and family 🙏 pic.twitter.com/iirOdvLZNa
– The dark side of the ring (@DarkSideOfRing) May 15, 2021
At this time, we send our condolences to Jennifer along with the rest of Young’s family and friends. After a life filled with such outrageous amounts of blood and mayhem, may New Jack now rest in peace. This news comes to us from PWInsider.
Topics: WWE, Obituaries
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