The Real Story of the Mass Transit Incident - Wrestling True Crime

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  • Опубликовано: 23 авг 2024
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    The Mass Transit Incident is one of wrestling's darkest stories. In 1996, a 17-year-old aspiring pro wrestler got put in a tag team match against The Gangstas, New Jack, and Mustafa. New Jack would go off-script and hurt Mass Transit for real. In this video, we sit down with Mass Transit's tag team partner, D-Von Dudley, and give insider information about what happened before, during, and after the match known as The Mass Transit Incident.

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  • @MavenKHuffman
    @MavenKHuffman  3 месяца назад +1494

    Thank you to Joe Dombrowski for locating the Mass Transit footage. To watch over 500 hours of rare content, spanning in-ring action to documentaries, from Harley Race & The Von Erichs to AJ Styles & Johnny Gargano, please visit ProWrestlingLibrary.com!
    A huge thank you to D-Von for telling us this story. Was this your first time hearing about the Mass Transit Incident?

    • @mikejefferys
      @mikejefferys 3 месяца назад +29

      I'd heard about it but never seen the match before
      A well made video and I'm subbed for more content

    • @atrmediaofficial
      @atrmediaofficial 3 месяца назад +34

      Jesus Christ Is The Only Way To Heaven Repent & Believe & Accept The Gift Of Salvation ✝️❤️🙏

    • @Crashoverride774
      @Crashoverride774 3 месяца назад +25

      ​@@atrmediaofficial shhh, take your fairy tales elsewhere

    • @Unethical_Ethical_HackTips
      @Unethical_Ethical_HackTips 3 месяца назад +4

      Maven what's up? What happened to those early style videos? Those are way more entertaining than the story telling videos. I like when you do things like answer Google search questions, or teach us how you bladed without being seen ya know things like that. These videos aren't bad don't get me wrong but I love the other style of videos much more

    • @perpetualcollapse
      @perpetualcollapse 3 месяца назад +12

      First heard of it from the Vice DSotR series. R.I.P. New Jack

  • @Winchesterfilmmaker
    @Winchesterfilmmaker 3 месяца назад +2122

    "Wrestling True Crime", to put it bluntly, is how you can perfectly describe the Mass Transit Incident

    • @worldsuperior2008
      @worldsuperior2008 3 месяца назад +15

      Wrestling with sin

    • @pleaseshutup7053
      @pleaseshutup7053 3 месяца назад +8

      Wrestling is real you mean

    • @alphanerd7221
      @alphanerd7221 3 месяца назад +21

      It's the only wrestling match to have been adjudicated to not be a crime.

    • @tulstra
      @tulstra 3 месяца назад +65

      the only crime is the stupid father letting his 17 year old child into an ecw ring and paul heyman not being the thorough enough to make sure that mass transit was actually a wrestler and not a 17 year old fan

    • @dubuyajay9964
      @dubuyajay9964 3 месяца назад +1

      187.

  • @LexClone5
    @LexClone5 3 месяца назад +1684

    I hear the name “New Jack”, and immediately understood how everything went so wrong

    • @MrGrifter123
      @MrGrifter123 3 месяца назад +43

      So it was jacks fault that someone lied to get in the ring 😂😂

    • @alexriley2213
      @alexriley2213 3 месяца назад +95

      He literally asked to be cut AND lied about his age 💀💀 mfs just wanna hate New Jack so bad

    • @Schnirt
      @Schnirt 3 месяца назад +188

      ​@@alexriley2213I mean it is pretty easy to hate new jack

    • @GomuRoux
      @GomuRoux 3 месяца назад

      @@alexriley2213 oh for sure the kid fuckedup, but it dont change the fact New Jack always been a piece of shit 😂

    • @imjustsam1745
      @imjustsam1745 3 месяца назад +2

      Racist

  • @Xgcriotboyx
    @Xgcriotboyx 2 месяца назад +652

    I’ll be honest, wasn’t the biggest Maven fan growing up. Didn’t dislike him just wasn’t a big part of my wrestling memory but man I love his RUclips channel.

    • @steve_jackson9933
      @steve_jackson9933 2 месяца назад +23

      same. Maven is so awesome. so much is being said.

    • @g7721
      @g7721 2 месяца назад +8

      100% how I feel as well.

    • @BillyBoob-nz6ld
      @BillyBoob-nz6ld 2 месяца назад +3

      dude same

    • @jackhughes7637
      @jackhughes7637 2 месяца назад +5

      It's funny... Royal Rumble 2002 was my first memory of watching wrestling with my family and in turn is my favourite PPV ever. Maven will always have that small place in my memory of wrestling.

    • @HARDCOREKIDDTYLEE
      @HARDCOREKIDDTYLEE 2 месяца назад +3

      Same here

  • @MrZoolook
    @MrZoolook 2 месяца назад +725

    New Jack smashes Mass Transit's cranium with a toaster.
    Maven: "What's going through his mind there?"
    Clearly, the toaster. The toaster is going through his mind.

    • @MrZoolook
      @MrZoolook 2 месяца назад +4

      @@skepchica You must be watching a different video.
      9:30

    • @emekaossai5485
      @emekaossai5485 2 месяца назад +8

      hahahahahahahahahhhhahahahha someone pin this

    • @geoffriggins
      @geoffriggins 2 месяца назад +4

      What's going through his mind there?
      bread
      🤣🤣

    • @taranthenderson
      @taranthenderson 2 месяца назад +5

      ​@@geoffriggins...more like Pop Tarts

    • @yodathehutt1557
      @yodathehutt1557 2 месяца назад

      Hilarious comment

  • @kobejanvicente1686
    @kobejanvicente1686 3 месяца назад +2248

    D-Von should probably start his own RUclips channel too.

    • @pleaseshutup7053
      @pleaseshutup7053 3 месяца назад +78

      Really cool guy

    • @jakesidekid
      @jakesidekid 3 месяца назад +140

      The ecw stories would be crazy

    • @John-Stark
      @John-Stark 3 месяца назад +51

      Would probably be a combo of Motivation speaking and Wrestling stories

    • @GQSmoos
      @GQSmoos 3 месяца назад +17

      It would be the reverse of the Jakks Pacific story. “D-Von, if Raid: Shadow Legends gives you a call, you ANSWER!”

    • @alanwilliams264
      @alanwilliams264 3 месяца назад +2

      Absolutely

  • @Gorene
    @Gorene 3 месяца назад +772

    I think this might be the most raw footage and also analysis that ever came out about the Mass Transit incident and I really like hearing D’Von’s analysis. I like that you didn’t interrupt and when you’d interject you asked good questions that a regular person who doesn’t know the business would ask seeing this.

    • @MavenKHuffman
      @MavenKHuffman  3 месяца назад +310

      Thank you… trust me, I was learning just as much as everyone else

    • @J.G.Wentworth69420
      @J.G.Wentworth69420 3 месяца назад +6

      ​@@MavenKHuffmanand making light of the situation and snickering when you heard they both died. Saying you're sure the match didn't help. Nice

    • @bradleysloan37
      @bradleysloan37 3 месяца назад +72

      ​@@J.G.Wentworth69420 I didn't hear any laughing. And any one of us would have made an uncomfortable comment seeing this.
      You're making things up, trying to be offended over nothing.

    • @J.G.Wentworth69420
      @J.G.Wentworth69420 3 месяца назад

      ​@@bradleysloan3715:56

    • @noahkramerY269
      @noahkramerY269 3 месяца назад +17

      ​@@J.G.Wentworth69420 unlike ur lame attempted reaction shots at people ur not as close as known compared to maven lmao 💀

  • @KatlynJShute
    @KatlynJShute 2 месяца назад +130

    Oh I love seeing and hearing Devon! I worked with him back in 2010-2013 when he was at TNA and I was working backstage for them as a prop runner. He never once forgot who I was even when I hadn’t seen him in like 6 months. He is one of the kindest people I have ever met in my life. Loved just listening to him talk and tell stories about his time in business. He was so sweet and kind. Thank you again for teaching me so much Devon. I learned so much from talking with you.

    • @CR7-d9s
      @CR7-d9s 2 месяца назад

      U are a liar

    • @MrDreamer60
      @MrDreamer60 2 месяца назад +11

      I met him at a tna signing. One of the nicest wrestlers I ever met. He recognised me next day when I had ringside seats and threw other wrestler over barricade where I was so I could watch them fight up close! Legend 😊

    • @BGstPete
      @BGstPete Месяц назад +4

      A lot of people say this. Met 100s of wrestlers but never Dvon. That's awesome 👍🏻

  • @AUZlE
    @AUZlE 2 месяца назад +89

    D-Von was one of my favorite wrestlers as a kid. The Dudley Brothers, Edge and Christian, and the Hardy Brothers were the peak of wrestling entertainment for 10 year old me.

    • @thor1829
      @thor1829 2 месяца назад +4

      Tag team wrestling at its absolute BEST right there!

    • @ReeN1995
      @ReeN1995 Месяц назад

      Yeah that was the stuff to watch. Jeff Hardy went hard every match I think.

    • @mcblaze1986
      @mcblaze1986 Месяц назад +1

      Can’t forget new age outlaws aswell and 2 cool

  • @kenterminateddq5311
    @kenterminateddq5311 3 месяца назад +993

    I never thought Maven would talk about one of the most infamous moments in ECW history.
    I would like to see Maven cover more non-WWE controversial moments like The Crucifixion of the Sandman, the Bash at the Beach debacle with Russo, Hogan and Jeff Jarrett, and more.

  • @thugzman7890
    @thugzman7890 2 месяца назад +85

    I’ve watched about 10 documentaries about this …..still clicked this one immediately lol

    • @MrJjburgess11
      @MrJjburgess11 2 месяца назад +5

      I remember this was on my local news because he was from my area. I just starting watching ECW at this time. I was like wow this stuff is really legit lol

    • @shable1436
      @shable1436 2 месяца назад +5

      I clicked because I had never heard of him, or the incident before

  • @terryeubanks8797
    @terryeubanks8797 2 месяца назад +24

    "I still don't understand how he didn't jump the barricade"
    Dad wasn't stupid. Best case, security walks him out of the building, worst case New Jack seriously injures him with that shank.

  • @kobejanvicente1686
    @kobejanvicente1686 3 месяца назад +1014

    Man, you're really amping up the production quality in these videos. I love it.

    • @_JC_21
      @_JC_21 3 месяца назад +30

      Constant improvement every time. Maven has a solid partner producing this.

    • @RAD1111able
      @RAD1111able 3 месяца назад +18

      ​@@_JC_21And to think everything started with an innocent text message

    • @ronvlaarsvar6867
      @ronvlaarsvar6867 3 месяца назад +3

      @@RAD1111able Story behind that one?

    • @sammyv3100
      @sammyv3100 3 месяца назад

      @@ronvlaarsvar6867Maven received a LinkedIn message I believe and it was from his now RUclips partner to produce RUclips videos, Maven at the time believed he wouldn’t be big enough to really have people want to watch him or get clicks but his now producer/partner felt differently and now they work together producing videos.

    • @kratosgow342
      @kratosgow342 3 месяца назад

      ​@@ronvlaarsvar6867someone sent Maven on his DM suggested him to start RUclips channel and it's all snowballing from here

  • @RyanRumbles434
    @RyanRumbles434 3 месяца назад +313

    Maven is so versatile in doing his videos. They are very well put together. Love the guest spot. 😊

  • @nobones999999999
    @nobones999999999 Месяц назад +9

    Well done Maven. Really appreciated all the "B-Roll" footage cut in during the interview. I'm hoping you produce more of these types of long form interviews.

  • @carrigster
    @carrigster 2 месяца назад +16

    Hell yeah, Maven had the voice and presenter skills to do more of these deep dive "Dark side of the ring" style incidents. One of my favourite new channels of the past 18 months, keep it up Maven & team!

  • @jessehaltia4795
    @jessehaltia4795 3 месяца назад +704

    Mass transit obviously had no business being in the ring but there's no excuses for New Jack. He was a vile, remorseless sociopath.

    • @tulstra
      @tulstra 3 месяца назад +36

      New Jack has to be the greatest wrestler of all time the way people like you still think the guy he portrayed on screen and the guy he was in real life are one in the same, you probably believe hogan when he says he worked 400 days in a year brother

    • @SportEffiloche
      @SportEffiloche 3 месяца назад +1

      A complete piece of shit. It's not ''Just New Jack'', it's a damn sociopath that will do whatever his crazy mind wants at the moment.

    • @manuelchalas7957
      @manuelchalas7957 3 месяца назад +177

      @@tulstrabruh even if he acted differently, he still committed multiple crimes in the ring and has admitted as Jerome young not new jack that he would try to kill people in the ring. He would take advantage of the fact that it was wrestling to always take things too far.

    • @LordZaayl
      @LordZaayl 3 месяца назад +19

      That fact alone was probably what got New Jack acquitted. There is a level of negligence on the fathers part for allowing his son to wrestle in the first place.
      But at the same time this was 1996 and most people knew wrestling was "fake" (scripted) but how real the work is was not well known, it was a common assumption that wrestling was completely safe and wrestlers never got hurt in the ring and its not like you could just google it and find out online super easily like you can today, the internet was in its infancy and the business was still being protected.
      Though I don't know if he was aware his son had to lie about his age and credentials to get in the ring, if he did then there was really no excuse at all and he would be at the very least equally to blame.

    • @LordZaayl
      @LordZaayl 3 месяца назад +87

      @@tulstra Nobody thinks he is a psycho because of his over the top character, we think he is a psycho because of his actions in the ring, including two separate instances of actual attempted murder (and this incident isn't even one of them)

  • @dompartida
    @dompartida 3 месяца назад +771

    Maven’s “Dark Side of the Ring”

    • @MavenKHuffman
      @MavenKHuffman  3 месяца назад +229

      😂😂

    • @micahjohnsonboxing6409
      @micahjohnsonboxing6409 3 месяца назад +19

      ​@@MavenKHuffmanYou know Muhammad Hassan 🤔

    • @dylanbryant3547
      @dylanbryant3547 3 месяца назад +6

      Maven's dark side of the ring

    • @sayandas3939
      @sayandas3939 3 месяца назад

      ​@@micahjohnsonboxing6409yes that would be very interesting maven was a insider and it would preety interesting to know his story about muhammad hassan

    • @TheVHSReviver
      @TheVHSReviver 2 месяца назад +14

      @@MavenKHuffman Would love to see more like this. Was a really interesting watch.

  • @shanechandler7306
    @shanechandler7306 2 месяца назад +30

    That toaster shot was brutal...I love how D-Von picked that as the point that Mass Transit probably had second thoughts. And Maven, you're fantastic bro, I'm so happy seeing you pop-up on my RUclips feed lately. You articulate these types of things so well, and you deserve success in this venture.

    • @KasumiRINA
      @KasumiRINA 26 дней назад

      He was probably concussed at this point, since he didn't feel being essentially scalped.

  • @harboy1990
    @harboy1990 2 месяца назад +35

    Never thought that in 2024, one of the best wrestling youtube channels would be Mavens of all people. Keep up the quality work, you are killing it. Goes to show anyone can make a comeback.

  • @PhirenFayt
    @PhirenFayt 3 месяца назад +167

    Dvon and Maven got chemistry on video. Lets get more of em

    • @Unaliq
      @Unaliq 3 месяца назад +24

      Considering that they've been friends ever since the Ruthless Aggression era. A 21 year long friendship, and this video is just a small glimpse of that friendship. I'm all for more Maven and D-Von videos not just for their time in wwe but for the other promotions from the early years up to today.

    • @justinb864
      @justinb864 3 месяца назад +19

      Maven has said in past videos that they are close friends.

  • @tikkelbikkel
    @tikkelbikkel 3 месяца назад +391

    We finally got the D-Von collab, and it's a banger too

    • @Rattwap
      @Rattwap 3 месяца назад +9

      Not the first. There was one video where he called D-Von while recording it.

    • @tikkelbikkel
      @tikkelbikkel 3 месяца назад +6

      @@Rattwap I think there's been a couple, though I could be thinking of Chris Van Vliet videos. But besides, I meant like them two side by side you know, not just on the phone

    • @LordZaayl
      @LordZaayl 3 месяца назад +7

      @@tikkelbikkel Both, he did it once during his video about his relationship with wrestlers he worked with and called D-Von to ask why he hated him. Then on Chris' show he called D-Von as a bit and D-Von then hung up on him (In a funny way, not an angry/annoyed way, for those who didn't see it.)

    • @CellGames2006
      @CellGames2006 2 месяца назад +2

      Yeah, these are great. The Booker one was awesome, this was too, in a dark not so fun way... can't wait to see what he does with all his buddies. They all seem to have some deep content to bring in addition to their personalities.

  • @MrAdal206
    @MrAdal206 2 месяца назад +43

    New Jack used to talk about how The Dudley boys stole his entire style right down to his camouflage clothing.

    • @skepchica
      @skepchica 2 месяца назад +13

      They did.

    • @mageco5804
      @mageco5804 2 месяца назад +6

      lol i can see that now that you mentioned it lol

    • @lewisb85
      @lewisb85 2 месяца назад +1

      @@mageco5804 Well it was vince's idea.

    • @mageco5804
      @mageco5804 2 месяца назад +8

      @@lewisb85 nah, they looked like that in ECW

    • @MrAdal206
      @MrAdal206 2 месяца назад

      @@mageco5804 Not at the beginning. New jack did it first and then the Dudley’s.

  • @sasky306
    @sasky306 23 дня назад +4

    D von is so laid back and insightful . definitely would like a few more episodes featuring him

  • @danielmarcus420
    @danielmarcus420 3 месяца назад +389

    I rode on a elevator with Devon last Nov at Wrestlecade! As simple as that sounds, it was pretty exciting!

    • @RandomPerson-nd2ey
      @RandomPerson-nd2ey 3 месяца назад +39

      He just randomly shows up at places, huh? I went to a community event at a church and he was there signing autographs and taking pictures. Haha. Like... okay, hi Devon!

    • @AJ-dx6bn
      @AJ-dx6bn 3 месяца назад +26

      ​@@RandomPerson-nd2ey reverend Devon

    • @MrDonalds_employee
      @MrDonalds_employee 3 месяца назад

      @@RandomPerson-nd2eyTESTIFY

    • @AJDaniels99
      @AJDaniels99 3 месяца назад +6

      I actually met him there too

    • @chase5298
      @chase5298 3 месяца назад +14

      @@RandomPerson-nd2ey almost like hes a living person who does things....

  • @von2300
    @von2300 3 месяца назад +97

    Of all the people I've heard tell the story of the Mass Transit Incident, I knew I'd hear THE BEST version of it from Maven's unflinchingly honest damn good story telling channel.

  • @lorimeyers3839
    @lorimeyers3839 2 месяца назад +6

    I met DVon and Bubba Ray at an autograph signing event at the Galleria Mall in Middletown, NY a little over 20 years ago when I was just 10 or 11 years old. They were trying to put Stephanie through a table in the storyline at the time. I remember telling DVon to “get Stephanie” and he said “I will.” I’ll never forget the way he looked at me and smiled when he said it. But they never did 😂

    • @mattbriddell9246
      @mattbriddell9246 29 дней назад

      Can just imagine Bubba yelling "D-Von! Get the Stephanie!" in the middle of a match 😂

  • @JeromeDoyle
    @JeromeDoyle 2 месяца назад +6

    You and D-von should pair up more often. This was a great segment.

  • @DoobieDoctor5000
    @DoobieDoctor5000 2 месяца назад +192

    Devon explaining Heat to his long-time friend and colleague is a reminder this is all done for us.

    • @robvollman
      @robvollman 2 месяца назад +6

      In fairness, it's not unreasonable to assume that Maven has no idea what heat is

    • @DoobieDoctor5000
      @DoobieDoctor5000 2 месяца назад +17

      @@robvollman I know this was a dig but in true fairness that would be an unreasonable assumption.

    • @robvollman
      @robvollman 2 месяца назад +11

      Yes it was meant as a light-hearted joke. For example, I recall he had major heat after eliminating the Undertaker at the Royal Rumble. The crowd went absolutely crazy. So, he obviously has first-hand, personal experience of what heat is.

    • @dipper5835
      @dipper5835 2 месяца назад

      @@robvollman Yeah i don't think so

    • @Official2Shitty
      @Official2Shitty Месяц назад

      ​@@robvollman it was a joke Maven, a formal wrestler, is obviously familiar the term heat

  • @planescaped
    @planescaped 3 месяца назад +96

    Lol, the camera filter and shooting style of an actual true crime show.
    I love it. Maven's doing a real good job at keeping his channel interesting and not falling into a content pitfall.

    • @T-DOGG.
      @T-DOGG. 2 месяца назад +1

      All footage I’ve seen of the march look like this

  • @SpaceLordLono
    @SpaceLordLono 2 месяца назад +13

    It was nice to hear D-Von talk about this issue as a ring veteran but also with compassion.

  • @giannibustos4801
    @giannibustos4801 2 месяца назад +5

    More D-Von please, man is a wealth of knowledge

  • @BetoMSea
    @BetoMSea 3 месяца назад +680

    New jack was a menace and didn't care about anyones safety. Should not have been allowed to wrestle

    • @pleaseshutup7053
      @pleaseshutup7053 3 месяца назад +10

      He should have wrestling business news crazy wrestlers like this to keep up the realism

    • @lejonknug
      @lejonknug 3 месяца назад

      should have been sent straight back to jail where he belongs

    • @ass2mouthallday
      @ass2mouthallday 3 месяца назад

      @@pleaseshutup7053 English please.

    • @miraclesage8622
      @miraclesage8622 3 месяца назад +111

      Well he didn’t wrestle anyway, he just beat people up. Never seen him do a single submission hold or technical move

    • @Dr-Stu
      @Dr-Stu 3 месяца назад

      Didn't care about their safety!? He actively tried to permanently fu** people up. Complete trash.

  • @thecalibratedsuperstarslic4284
    @thecalibratedsuperstarslic4284 3 месяца назад +176

    Dvon Dudley was my trainer at the team 3D wrestling academy in Kissimmee Florida back in 08

  • @jeremymiller6264
    @jeremymiller6264 22 дня назад +1

    D’Von is one of my all tome favorite wrestlers. The Dudley Boys has to be one of the greatest tag team duos ever. Their gimmick was so much fun to watch. Thank you for always putting on a great show.

  • @BikesNThings
    @BikesNThings 2 месяца назад +3

    I had no idea D-Von was so well spoken. For a worn out story, this was an extremely entertaining video. Thanks Maven and D-Von, I personally really enjoyed this one. Hope we get to see more like this!

  • @Manga_Lloyd
    @Manga_Lloyd 3 месяца назад +312

    One of the things that bothers me most about New Jack is that people always seem to say things like, "Oh, that's just New Jack," or "the kid's not in Kansas anymore." New Jack was a piece of shit that proved it right here. I realize he's a "brother" to a lot of workers that know him, but that's B.S.

    • @Ishidanfarded2370
      @Ishidanfarded2370 3 месяца назад +79

      Well said, saying
      "Thats just new jack" is just a cop out trying to justify his thuggish behaviour and basically enabling him. He should have never wrestled again after this

    • @captainjefferies9047
      @captainjefferies9047 3 месяца назад +3

      @@Ishidanfarded2370 Why? He didn't do anything wrong.

    • @swaylikesmusic
      @swaylikesmusic 3 месяца назад +40

      @@captainjefferies9047 he did lol

    • @MrGrifter123
      @MrGrifter123 3 месяца назад +10

      @@swaylikesmusicno he didn’t 😂 . Mass Transit basically asked for what he got . If you ever saw the dad’s video he confirms it 😂. He wanted jack to make him bleed so….. Bommbs awaaaayyyy 😂😂😂

    • @alexriley2213
      @alexriley2213 3 месяца назад +11

      You do realize that Mass asked to be cut ….. and also lied about his age and experience. You just want a reason to not like New Jack, do your own research.

  • @mikesleckman8927
    @mikesleckman8927 3 месяца назад +75

    Channel just gets better and better

  • @tehauctioneer
    @tehauctioneer 2 месяца назад +4

    That was such an interesting insider perspective on the match but kind of an outsider perspective too, as D-Von was part of the match but didn't do anything in the incident and couldn't really help the kid. It was interesting hearing what he knew was supposed to happen and where it went sideways. And also the aftermath. Great interview.

  • @hunterking1927
    @hunterking1927 2 месяца назад +2

    Can we just talk about how well you’re winning the RUclips algorithm? Been watching ur videos nonstop

  • @mrdee2454
    @mrdee2454 3 месяца назад +1120

    New jack is a psychopath.

    • @JamesJohnson-tr1gu
      @JamesJohnson-tr1gu 3 месяца назад +133

      It was probably that moment where the big companies like WCW and WWE decided that he’d be too much of a liability to sign, and it was probably the Vic Grimes incident where wrestlers that worked for the big companies decided that they wouldn’t want to work with him either, so he just sealed his own fate to be doing garbage matches for indies, though he did have a little run at TNA, but he was heavily neutered there

    • @fabriziomarces9147
      @fabriziomarces9147 3 месяца назад +184

      was. he's dead

    • @Unaliq
      @Unaliq 3 месяца назад +48

      Well, was is a more appropriate word to use as New Jack died in 2021

    • @davidepannone6021
      @davidepannone6021 3 месяца назад +158

      @@fabriziomarces9147 good.

    • @SirTibzy
      @SirTibzy 3 месяца назад +77

      @@JamesJohnson-tr1gu and yet despite all of New Jack's garbage matches and hardcore wrestling, Jim Cornette still seems to like him - which goes to show that Cornette cannot be deemed a serious and unbiased commentator.

  • @WezBaker94
    @WezBaker94 3 месяца назад +135

    Maven! Recently, my mother has gotten into your videos and although she is hard of hearing in both ears, she is able to hang onto everything you say.
    Thank you for helping her feel like her old self lately ❤️

    • @matthewgubbins8515
      @matthewgubbins8515 3 месяца назад +8

      That's so cool

    • @deathmauler181
      @deathmauler181 3 месяца назад +7

      Bro... w.
      This is so wholesome, ya love to see it

    • @tahcria
      @tahcria 3 месяца назад +4

      @WezBaker94 - Best wishes to your Mother!

  • @joshhernandez5046
    @joshhernandez5046 Месяц назад +6

    This is exactly why New Jack never made the WWE.

  • @AjFrancisshomeboySteve
    @AjFrancisshomeboySteve 2 месяца назад +6

    Chair off the top rope was VICIOUS

    • @stinkbug4321
      @stinkbug4321 2 месяца назад +1

      Looked vicious. It was a safe maneuver. The chair was held loosely in one arm. If you are wanting to harm someone with it you would hold it stiffly with both arms. That being said, there is still no excuse for the rest of what happened.

  • @Kevmaster2000
    @Kevmaster2000 3 месяца назад +235

    The kid died less than 6 years later in 2002 at the age of 22 due to complications from gastric bypass surgery.

    • @zoefaith120
      @zoefaith120 3 месяца назад +30

      Wow. What a way to leave. 😢

    • @Bigkillaward
      @Bigkillaward 3 месяца назад

      ​@@zoefaith120i
      Yea what a coincidence, under another knife

    • @sg-zd8eb
      @sg-zd8eb 2 месяца назад +5

      It was after a lawsuit the Kulas family filed.

    • @relentlesschaos7445
      @relentlesschaos7445 2 месяца назад +23

      His Father, Stephen Kulas eventually passed away in 2012.

    • @evandaymon8303
      @evandaymon8303 2 месяца назад +13

      It is sad yes but honestly could been avoided if they did a proper background check on the teen and for teen to not lie about his age and credibility of being trained

  • @vicecityveto
    @vicecityveto 3 месяца назад +313

    Mass transit is a great wrestling name to be honest.

    • @KevinTR96
      @KevinTR96 3 месяца назад +18

      Ong

    • @HawwkBigity
      @HawwkBigity 3 месяца назад +16

      Was just thinking 🤔 the same

    • @saintlouis1087
      @saintlouis1087 3 месяца назад

      Hijo de el Mass Transit

    • @ihavetubes
      @ihavetubes 3 месяца назад +3

      One way ticket to Mass transit

    • @TheMajor8478
      @TheMajor8478 3 месяца назад +3

      ​@@ihavetubesBummer that he probably forgot it after the match.

  • @robertoagosto3938
    @robertoagosto3938 2 месяца назад +3

    Great stuff! Would've loved to get Mustafa's version of events for more insight especially now that New Jack has left this realm.

  • @Chris-ye1ty
    @Chris-ye1ty Месяц назад +8

    New Jack is a coward and it’s embarrassing that there are people who think this attack was justified because Mass Transit lied about his age and was disrespectful. People need to grow up.

  • @jesushurtado718
    @jesushurtado718 3 месяца назад +41

    This is the only youtube account i actually turn notifications on for. Videos are always great

  • @sspaay
    @sspaay 2 месяца назад +47

    Maven, I have enjoyed many of your videos, but this was the best hands down. Going inside this almost mythical event, seeing the video of the bingo hall, and hearing about it from D-Von's perspective was a great glimpse into the history of pro wrestling.

  • @LimeGuy101
    @LimeGuy101 2 месяца назад +16

    It's beyond me how people respect New Jack, even in his later years. He never showed any remorse, he was a thug till the end.

  • @TheUndisputedQueso
    @TheUndisputedQueso 2 месяца назад +12

    Maven bro can we please get more videos like this? Absolutely loved the sit down and the breakdown..keep up the great work

  • @lollycarola
    @lollycarola 3 месяца назад +20

    Thanks for covering this, Maven. People don't talk about this very often nowadays, but it was the stuff of legend in the 90s-00s.

  • @fangerboardin4741
    @fangerboardin4741 3 месяца назад +29

    You've really ramped up the quality in the recent uploads it's amazing to see!! Also dig the suit Maven, lookin sharp!!

  • @mattbriddell9246
    @mattbriddell9246 29 дней назад +1

    "Was Jack mad at him or was that just the way he was in the ring?"
    D-von: "Yes"

  • @warp9wb
    @warp9wb 2 месяца назад +4

    This was a great episode. More similar stuff like this involving you and Dvon discussing something pls

  • @barringtonfisher87
    @barringtonfisher87 3 месяца назад +254

    New Jack really was a piece of shit. Fair enough you wanna show the new guy you don't get to make demands, but it's not as if he walked in & threatened to kill New Jack. A few still shots would've delivered the message. That was too far. New Jack should've never worked again after that

    • @Magnum_Express
      @Magnum_Express 3 месяца назад +46

      Fortunately he's no longer with us.

    • @keelersama6182
      @keelersama6182 3 месяца назад +16

      This ain’t even close to the worse thing he’s done in the ring.

    • @CaptainMorgan420
      @CaptainMorgan420 3 месяца назад +1

      @@Magnum_Express Oh no, where did he go?

    • @SirDankleberry
      @SirDankleberry 3 месяца назад +19

      ​@@CaptainMorgan420 He took the elevator downstairs.

    • @blackstormer95
      @blackstormer95 3 месяца назад

      @@CaptainMorgan420 karma gave him heart issues, now the piece of sh*t is rotting 6ft under

  • @shawnmichaels568
    @shawnmichaels568 3 месяца назад +36

    One of the most unforgettable moments in ECW, Didn't expect D-Von here.

  • @davemac9087
    @davemac9087 2 месяца назад +1

    This is content that people want to see. Not just hearing people talk about old stories, all the time!

  • @HiddenGhul
    @HiddenGhul 2 месяца назад +2

    Loved the production values here. Really takes it above just being a discussion

  • @tljscrewjob6397
    @tljscrewjob6397 3 месяца назад +92

    Oh my brother…Testify!

  • @itscarlosreally
    @itscarlosreally 3 месяца назад +33

    I'm really enjoying the variety your channel's offering, Mave. Good stuff!
    We're all still waiting for you to appear on Taker's podcast, though. Hahaha!

  • @steve_jackson9933
    @steve_jackson9933 2 месяца назад +2

    You, and your channel, are amazing. I cannot get enough of this.

  • @krystof5793
    @krystof5793 21 день назад +8

    You can tell that D-Von feels remorse for the kid, in retrospect, but Maven is incredibly cavalier about a minor getting nearly murdered by a vindictive sociopath.

  • @whitepaws60
    @whitepaws60 3 месяца назад +273

    Man, New Jack was just a maniac huh? Didn't he also try to kill 2 separate people in the ring?

    • @drakesaysgaming1911
      @drakesaysgaming1911 3 месяца назад +158

      Yes. Notoriously attempted to kill Vic Grimes (iirc) by throwing him off a scaffold; he missed where he was aiming for and so Vic *only* broke his ankle.
      The other time he straight up whipped out a knife and stabbed someone in the ring, repeatedly. The fact this man somehow had a long career eternally astounds me.

    • @pleaseshutup7053
      @pleaseshutup7053 3 месяца назад +15

      They had it coming

    • @ItsTheRemixaa
      @ItsTheRemixaa 3 месяца назад +37

      Another one being the 80 year old wrestler Gypsy Joe

    • @whitepaws60
      @whitepaws60 3 месяца назад +12

      @@drakesaysgaming1911 Oh I know those are the 2 incidents I was talking about, I just wanted to give someone the opportunity to explain them cause I didn't want to lol
      Though I think your misinformed on the first one, He didn't miss (unless you mean he missed while aiming for the floor) He was TRYING to kill Vic, He even said so afterwards. I believe that was payback for that botch where they fell off a platform and Vic landed on New Jack's head on a concrete floor giving him brain damage (Im pretty sure new jack caused that botch tho)

    • @gmaxion2001
      @gmaxion2001 3 месяца назад +32

      He tried to kill Vic Grimes, he beat the piss out of Gypsy Joe because he was headbutting Jack's nose and no selling. He stabbed Hunter Red because Hunter didn't want to talk about the match and it pissed Jack the hell off.
      With Vic, it was revenge for an incident in Danbury and because Vic was bragging about hurting Jack.

  • @wb303
    @wb303 3 месяца назад +161

    Surprised D von was very respectful about New Jack after the things he said about him

    • @MavenKHuffman
      @MavenKHuffman  3 месяца назад +168

      Never a good thing to speak ill of the dead. No matter what anamosity may have existed. Just my opinion

    • @ScienceDevkota
      @ScienceDevkota 3 месяца назад +146

      ​@@MavenKHuffman New Jack doesn't deserve any respect. He is the worst human being that i have ever seen. In fact, it hurts to call such creature a human.

    • @zmzo5030
      @zmzo5030 3 месяца назад +14

      They patched things up before Jacks passing, see D-Vons interview on Cafe de Rene

    • @user-mu2mp8ll6c
      @user-mu2mp8ll6c 3 месяца назад +5

      ​@@MavenKHuffmanyeah no doubt. That's as bad as some of the stuff jack did

    • @user-mu2mp8ll6c
      @user-mu2mp8ll6c 3 месяца назад +7

      ​@@ScienceDevkotasaying all that about someone that passed doesn't make you much better than Jack

  • @Mysteriouslydarkstorys
    @Mysteriouslydarkstorys Месяц назад +1

    Absolutely awesome to see you've got a RUclips channel Maven, grew up watching heaps of early ecw shows and wwe, it's actually a trip to see you doing the youtube thing now and this was a great topic to go over, i learnt so much about what actually happened

  • @evanandrewlofi
    @evanandrewlofi 2 месяца назад +1

    This was a brilliant idea, Maven. Please do more, I genuinely believe you have a hell of a payday waiting if you can get more wrestlers who had close encounters with deep-cut shoots gone wrong over the years. Or even close encounters with wrestling's greatest moments to sit down and go over the show shot for shot. The indies could always use the highlights, too. May the clout gods continue to bless you.

  • @CommanderSuberox
    @CommanderSuberox 3 месяца назад +13

    Maven and Dvon should start a podcast just listening to you two talk was interesting the chemistry is insane.

  • @MorganFreemansFavoriteFreckle
    @MorganFreemansFavoriteFreckle 2 месяца назад +17

    Maven, the professionalism and quality of your content is very striking. I am to young to have caught your in-ring career live, but I’m grateful you’ve decided to embark on this RUclips career. More Breakdown videos, please!

  • @ShredderLivesOn
    @ShredderLivesOn Месяц назад +2

    New Jack had some very interesting accounts of this in some interviews during his final years where he wasn't trying to be over the top.
    When it got to court, he got Paul Heyman and ECW off the hook almost immediately. When Erich Kulas' lawyer was trying to establish how long New Jack had worked for ECW, Jack said that he didn't work for them. Even after the lawyer pulled out various magazines with pictures of New Jack in ECW, Jack responded with "I'm sub-contracted. I don't work for ECW".
    New Jack was facing up to 11 years for assault and battery with a deadly weapon when the case went to trial in late 1998 and concluded in early 1999, and he claimed that the District Attorney in Massachusetts had been offering him a plea deal right up until the day of the verdict.
    If New Jack would plead guilty the offer was a five year prison sentence, and he would serve one before being eligible for parole.
    The civil lawsuit went pretty much the same way as the criminal trial, with New Jack getting acquitted on all counts. As wrestlers had testified that Kulas had asked New Jack to help him "get colour", and Kulas' father had been complicit in lying to get his son booked by ECW, despite knowing that he was underage and had no training.

  • @yoteca
    @yoteca 2 месяца назад +1

    Mr. Huffman, you keep shedding light and bringing incredible insight to the business with such high quality, it's unbelievable🍻
    Thank you, looking forward to each and every video you put out !

  • @degenerate8228
    @degenerate8228 2 месяца назад +16

    Dvon is a wonderful storyteller as well as could share many stories with us on RUclips. Such a calm and cool experience man!

    • @wangson
      @wangson 2 месяца назад

      I was thinking the same thing after watching this - he's clearly a very articulate, thoughtful speaker when he's being himself! That was fantastic! It goes to show how much of a character, "DVon Dudley" really is.

  • @Ricardosucio
    @Ricardosucio 3 месяца назад +40

    Maven is the Batman of wrestling on RUclips. He gives us the content we need, but that none of us deserve

  • @RKelly.
    @RKelly. Месяц назад +5

    0:16 the 2 more fiercest lesbians I have ever seen

  • @KODELINER
    @KODELINER 2 месяца назад

    D-Von (and Bubba) are my all time favourite tag team, great to see D-Von sitting down and talking in long form videos

  • @greedygray
    @greedygray 3 месяца назад +41

    I love how people preach about not taking liberties with others body and not letting them do it to you, UNLESS were speaking about New Jack. He somehow got the pass.

    • @Guiltless765
      @Guiltless765 3 месяца назад +8

      He's part of the privileged and pampered in America. Can't say anything to them or about them without getting that label. They know it and take every liberty they can. Wake up.

    • @wingerding
      @wingerding 3 месяца назад +1

      How so?

    • @rollingthunder8223
      @rollingthunder8223 2 месяца назад +2

      @@Guiltless765 who is them ?

    • @pepeshadilay
      @pepeshadilay 2 месяца назад +2

      ​@@rollingthunder8223the usual suspects

    • @rollingthunder8223
      @rollingthunder8223 2 месяца назад +1

      @@pepeshadilay who backyard wrestlers

  • @AsharadDracul
    @AsharadDracul 3 месяца назад +123

    Finally brother Divon and Maven together!

    • @lejonknug
      @lejonknug 3 месяца назад +5

      It's Devon

    • @wb303
      @wb303 3 месяца назад +11

      @@lejonknug How do you try to correct someone and still get it wrong? 😂

    • @DJwizz76
      @DJwizz76 3 месяца назад +9

      ​@@lejonknug *D-Von

    • @splitter7376
      @splitter7376 3 месяца назад +2

      Divon lmao, why can't any of you people spell wrestlers names

    • @DarthLolly
      @DarthLolly 3 месяца назад +3

      @@wb303 Devon is his real name though.

  • @KindaHappy15
    @KindaHappy15 Месяц назад

    I like how much maven presses DVON in a sense of “where were you”

  • @viberunners5118
    @viberunners5118 2 месяца назад +1

    Wow, this was unsettling. Still feel for the kid.
    Great video and chemistry with you and Devon."Testify" ☄️

  • @MyDudeMRP
    @MyDudeMRP 3 месяца назад +56

    I popped for Dvon had to Testify.

    • @MavenKHuffman
      @MavenKHuffman  3 месяца назад +16

      lol… I did too. Caught me off guard

    • @dubuyajay9964
      @dubuyajay9964 2 месяца назад

      "Yea verily my brutha...D Von shalt not lie!"

  • @doddsino
    @doddsino 3 месяца назад +41

    D-Von has always looked great wearing glasses.

    • @TheFishingNomad
      @TheFishingNomad 3 месяца назад +3

      He's got lenses in them too.

    • @coasteyscoasteys
      @coasteyscoasteys 2 месяца назад

      ​@@TheFishingNomadwhat does that mean

    • @TheFishingNomad
      @TheFishingNomad 2 месяца назад +1

      @@coasteyscoasteys He almost exclusively wears glasses without lenses in them.

  • @walkingaroundgreece4278
    @walkingaroundgreece4278 2 месяца назад +1

    D-Von was so eloquent and charming. Fantastic guest.

  • @ericcarr1648
    @ericcarr1648 2 месяца назад +7

    D-Von seems like a good dude.

  • @covcova
    @covcova 3 месяца назад +15

    I’ve heard this story many times, but this is the best, most in depth detail
    Thanks Maven and Devon!

  • @WrecklessEating
    @WrecklessEating 3 месяца назад +7

    Gotta say Maven keeps making this channel interesting. Constantly coming up with great ideas for content.

  • @jayvilla2224
    @jayvilla2224 21 день назад +2

    “describe New Jack in one sentence”
    Devon: what if I actually hit him
    New Jack: Fuck Em hit him in the head
    😂😂😂😂😂

  • @guschampion
    @guschampion 3 месяца назад +8

    I am kind of stunned that you are covering this, but I LOVE it. This channel is high quality!

  • @trashbeast2985
    @trashbeast2985 2 месяца назад +12

    Mav, these videos are phenomenal. I’m happy to see the friendship you’ve developed with Devon. I’m happy to see this channel doing well, take care my friend.

  • @Hetfield47
    @Hetfield47 2 месяца назад +1

    Do this again with Devon covering the time New Jack threw that guy off the scaffolding and tried to kill him. Very interested on Devons input about that as well. Always enjoy your videos. Take care Maven!

  • @Razor_Wulf
    @Razor_Wulf Месяц назад

    I am so happy that you have accepted your wrestling past. And I'm especially more happy that you're now telling stories. Keep up the good work bud.

  • @wbcwinnipegbeltcollector
    @wbcwinnipegbeltcollector 3 месяца назад +114

    "Let us know when it goes off the rails"
    BELL DINGS
    DVON: it went off the rails here

  • @ACslater1
    @ACslater1 3 месяца назад +24

    Maven taking no prisoners in this youtube game I love it congrats and inspiring to see bounce back

  • @WhatwouldRoddyPiperdo
    @WhatwouldRoddyPiperdo Месяц назад +1

    I remember watching this and in the late 90s i was on the uk indy circuit & was booked in what was legitimately referred to as a "Mass Transit" finish where a plant pretended to be a fan that was pocked to be a tag partner and got absolutely obliterated to get us heat. Completely different times! 😂 Love the channel

  • @LikeMadCops
    @LikeMadCops Месяц назад +1

    Hearing him say "I mever wanted to be in ECW" is wild.

  • @awesomeFrost
    @awesomeFrost 3 месяца назад +246

    I seriously don't understand a wrestler's reasoning for defending this. "Oh this rookie needs to be smartened up, LET ME TRY ATTEMPTED MANSLAUGHTER." I don't care if this kid lied about his age and background, NJ took liberties on someone who was clearly defenseless and didn't know any better. Imagine working a desk job and your co-worker shanks you for asking how to use a printer.

    • @awesomeFrost
      @awesomeFrost 3 месяца назад +52

      And a reminder, both Mustafa and D'von could've prevented this from happening. All 3 of those wrestlers were punks.

    • @denisbeauregard
      @denisbeauregard 3 месяца назад +13

      So tough to watch. No care in the world, just want a reaction. No need to happened this way. Sad.

    • @somewhiteguy8444
      @somewhiteguy8444 3 месяца назад +9

      Different times, nerd

    • @grahams5926
      @grahams5926 3 месяца назад +28

      ​@awesomeFrost Dvon could've said something but the truth is most likely all he'd have done is earned himself a similar beating.
      Mustafa had a better chance and should have said something but that situation is a lot more complicated if you're in the midst of it than it is for us in hindsight.

    • @aaronhurst4379
      @aaronhurst4379 3 месяца назад +20

      @@somewhiteguy8444 "Different times" is never an excuse

  • @dwoodstwin
    @dwoodstwin 3 месяца назад +326

    This story makes me sick. It’s sadistic

    • @deputyduffy
      @deputyduffy 3 месяца назад +47

      what's sick is these 2 laughing about it....

    • @serengeti4027
      @serengeti4027 3 месяца назад +52

      @@deputyduffy honestly, the wrestling community is fucking strange. i'm very into mma (which is actually real) and you would only ever see violence like this be shamed. they seem to borderline admire newjack. very odd.

    • @jonbourgoin182
      @jonbourgoin182 3 месяца назад +43

      The kid lied about his age and training AND TO TOP IT ALL OFF, he ASKED New Jack to blade him.

    • @deathmauler181
      @deathmauler181 3 месяца назад +31

      @@jonbourgoin182 bro lol ,I get the kid fucked up but there's getting color like taker gave maven then there's this

    • @user-mu2mp8ll6c
      @user-mu2mp8ll6c 3 месяца назад +11

      ​@@deputyduffyEvery profession has it's dark humor

  • @raytorres8050
    @raytorres8050 2 месяца назад

    Maven Huffman, props to you, man. Your channel has grown so fast. Keep up the great work.

  • @JohnnyStyles
    @JohnnyStyles 2 месяца назад +1

    These are great Maven...keep these up!!

  • @mikebrady86
    @mikebrady86 3 месяца назад +65

    New Jack was a psycho