He received an eight month prison sentence and three years of probation. 2023 Cable News Network. 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). In a tweet just hours after the FBI arrested Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira, 21, Greene, R-Ga., praised his alleged actions and implied President Joe Biden was "the real enemy." "[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. Plus, Edson Barboza Turns Back the Clock. They yelled, they cursed, they accused, they threatened, he wrote. It's supposed to be fun. He returned to ECW on the September 22 episode of ECW on TNN, where he rescued Spike Dudley from an assault by Justin Credible and Rhino but was double teamed by the two. In other words, the Gangstas had been rough-and-tumble, but they werent yet extreme. [8] An unrated director's cut edition dubbed Special Ringside Edition was released on DVD in March 2004. [1][5], Jake Roberts has stated that he was informed the film would be used to help children, but that never transpired. After ECW declared bankruptcy in April 2001, New Jack began wrestling on the independent circuit. [19] He was diagnosed with blood clots in his legs and back, in addition to heart problems. Movie Info. Foley retired from full-time competition in 2000, at age 34, due to health concerns related to his hardcore style of wrestling, as well as him and his wife Colette (who was featured in the film with their two older children) having two more children after the film was released. Of course, if you hurt him more than he thought permissible, he would really hurt you. Beyond the Mat At first, this behind-the-scenes documentary about professional wrestling seems as if it will be an unabashed fan's whitewash of the increasingly bizarre and popular world of "sports entertainment," as it is known. I reminded my brothers and sisters how many of them were on welfare. In 2001 and 2002, he wrestled for XPW, and in 2003, he made multiple appearances with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and also Combat Zone Wrestling, competing in Cage of Death V.[citation needed] In 2004, Jack appeared in IWA and WWE in dark matches. [31] At CyberSlam, Jack teamed with Hardcore Chair Swingin' Freaks (Axl Rotten and Balls Mahoney), losing an Ultimate Jeopardy match to Mustafa and the Dudleys. Referees called off the match, and New Jack disappeared from the air for many months. In 2007, Jim Bell, the former Vice President of Merchandising for the WWF who featured in the film, was sentenced for trying to defraud the company almost $1 million from 1998 to 2002 through illegitimate kickbacks. In the same interview, Young accused WWE chairman Vince McMahon of murder and helping falsify wrestlers' drug tests. The figure is kinda crappy by Japanese figure standards, the paint job is pretty sloppy, the belt is terrible and I can't even tell what fed it is supposed to be from, the Beyond the Mat logo on the package and shirt wasn't the one used for the movie which makes . New Jack then pulled out a metal blade from his camouflage wrestling attire, and stabbed Lane multiple times in the head. Paul Heyman: . Grimes hit a few of the tables on the way down and, to New Jacks disappointment, broke only his femur. The story, like Erich Kulass before it, had a few additional twists and turns. He also thought it was ironic how ECW was seen as a violent and dangerous promotion where drug use was encouraged, yet there was only one person who died during Young's five-year tenure with the company, whereas WWE was "averaging three (deaths) a year." "[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. Of course, while he couldnt be said to have had all his wits about him, he certainly wasnt the only one under the influence backstage at the timedrug use had gotten so bad in the ECW locker room that New Jack remembered wrestlers attempting to get high by shooting up with each others blood. Lane, like others before him, had an awkward discussion with New Jack while attempting to outline the match, ending with the novice wrestler slamming the table in frustration. He formed a wrestling crew called the Gangstas. 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. [13] Along with his brother Dory Funk, Jr., Funk was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2009. Now he is a crack cocaine addict, and estranged from his daughter. Beyond the Mat. [22], The departure of Mustafa Saed and Perry Saturn from ECW led New Jack to form a new tag team with former Eliminator John Kronus called The Gangstanators on August 21, 1997, by defeating The Dudley Boyz. New Jack understood the complicated nature of his legacy. Jerome Young was born on January 3, 1963, in Greensboro, North Carolina. 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This resulted in the best microphone and storytelling work of New Jacks career. Jennifer Young wrote Friday, For all the outpouring of love from family, friends, and fans- Im totally blown away. [21] Mustafa Saed left ECW after the title win, leading to the dissolution of Gangstas. While at D.M. As the final maneuver of the match, Jack shocked Grimes with a taser before throwing him from the scaffold and sending him crashing to the ring 40 feet below; there were over twelve tables stacked on top of each other in the ring to break the fall, of which Grimes missed all but two and came within a foot of missing the ring completely, which could have killed him. The wrestler joined ECW in the mid-90s and was featured in the 1999 documentary Beyond the Mat, according to the entertainment data website IMDB. "[9] Likewise, Hulk Hogan expressed an interest in appearing in the next wrestling documentary should Blaustein make one.[9]. In the years after the film was released, the three wrestlers primarily profiled continued their lives largely on the same path. Their Run Is Just Beginning. Mere seconds before the jump, Grimes became reluctant to take this very risky bump, and New Jack, annoyed with Grimes's reluctance (because of the live broadcast they had no time to improvise) dragged Grimes down with him after a count of three, and Grimes awkwardly fell half a second after Jack instead of falling together in the safest fashion. He remained with the company until the end of the summer. He also featured on Vice TV's Dark Side of the Ring and the 1999 documentary Beyond the Mat. Jack then got angry with Joe and decided to get genuine sells by legitimately attacking the 69-year-old man with a chain, a framed picture of his aunt, a baseball bat wrapped in barbed wire, and several other weapons. UFC Kansas City Reaction: Max Holloway Puts on Another ClinicBut Now What? 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. His father died of a heart attack later in the year. He began using the name at the tiny independent shows in Georgia for which Ray Candy helped him secure bookings. Beyond the Mat is a 1999 documentary by filmmaker and wrestling fan Barry Blaustein, profiling the careers of several prominent wrestlers and touching on many more as they attempt to make it from the bottom of the totem pole to the top, in gory, grueling detail. Free shipping for many products! 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 . We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. It proved a fortuitous introduction. (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. "[5], After viewing the film, McMahon removed all advertising for it from WWF broadcasts. Transcend. Young and his friends took to robbing, starting with gas stations and sporting goods stores before proceeding to a jewelry store. On the April 16 NWA-TNA, New Jack and The Sandman lost to Brian Lee and Slash. It had happened before, and I was pretty sure it would end soon, at least for the time being. 1 h 42 min. Jerome Young (January 3, 1963 - May 14, 2021) was an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name New Jack. "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. 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. In Joe's demonstration, he paused his legs at the ninety degree angle to the mat to avoid bringing the legs overhead with momentum. [5], Roddy Piper also appeared with Blaustein on Larry King Live to discuss the professional wrestling business. Plus, Embiid Destroys the Nets Margin of Error. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright . 461 likes. [1] WWF chairman Vince McMahon originally allowed Blaustein full access to behind-the-scenes aspects of his company, but later tried to pull out of the deal. He wasnt quite out of the business, and would still show up for bookings and perform whatever limited version of his signature ultraviolence he could manage, but his myriad of injuries slowed him greatly. Jerome was not only my husband, he was my best friend and Im completely gutted. The point of that was to ensure the Black fan base didnt inadvertently turn the Gangstas into good guys, because Cornette had no interest in that. Jalen Hurts Just Got Paid. Pro wrestling isn't just body slams and violence -- it's also art. 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. 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). Did you encounter any technical issues? [14][15], New Jack was involved in the Mass Transit Incident on November 23, 1996, in Revere, Massachusetts. In the last 30 years, hundreds of pro-wrestlers have died under the age of 45, most of them due to the physical trauma they've put their bodies through or the dependence on . on the May 7 NWA-TNA, New Jack competed in a 3-way hardcore rules match which was won by Sabu. Therrell, Young had a measure of success on the gridiron, backing up future Georgia Tech starter Darrell Norton on offense and starting on defense. In 2013, Scott Hall joined Roberts' rehabilitative efforts by also moving into Page's home, which has been nicknamed the "accountability crib". These days the Jack Knife is not an exercise we typically give to a new student (the student in the film was not an athlete), so that in itself is worth pointing out. 206 likes, 2 comments - Cam (@theunstablenerd) on Instagram: "Doing something different with today's day in history post since the post Mania PPVs won't co." AAW Ring of Fire (Apr. 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. He showed a talent for pass coverage and attracted interest from regional football programs like North Carolina A&T. Eventually, he took a bat wrapped in barbed wire and laid into Gypsy Joe until the promoter declared the match a no-contest. Director Barry W. Blaustein Writer Barry W. Blaustein Stars Terry Funk Mick Foley Jake Roberts See production, box office & company info Watch on Prime Video rent/buy from $3.99 In 1968, when he was five years old, he and his siblings witnessed his father stab his mother multiple times after he found out she had been cheating on him with other men. Clips of Foley with his wife and children are spliced with the clips of him risking his body for the sport. [7] Drozdov becomes a WWF wrestler, but at the end of the film, it is revealed that Droz was paralyzed in an in-ring accident from a botched maneuver several months later. In early 2003, just as he was making his return to mainstream television after signing with Jeff Jarretts NWA Total Nonstop Action promotion, New Jack took an independent booking against 69-year-old Gypsy Joe Melndez. From there, it was off to the races in a months-long feud with the Rock n Roll Express that saw New Jack cutting some of his greatest promos. 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. I told everyone how Medgar Evers wasnt my role model. He worked as a bounty hunter, chasing down individuals who had skipped bail, and occasionally used the legitimate practice of catching fugitives as cover for his other part-time hustle: transporting cocaine intended for resale. Beyond the Mat 1999 Action / Biography / Documentary / Sport. 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. Documents allegedly leaked by Jack Teixeira show US knew of at least four balloons beyond one shot down in February US officials were aware of up to four Chinese surveillance balloons, beyond one . 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