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[1] [2] [3] 17-year-old Erich Kulas, an aspiring professional wrestler who used the ring name "Mass Transit", was seriously injured in a tag team match against The Gangstas; the most severe injury occurred when Kulas was bladed too deeply by Jerome "New Jack" Young, severing two of his arteries.
[23] [24] [25] It involved Eric Kulas (1979 – May 12, 2002), an aspiring professional wrestler using the ring name "Mass Transit", being bladed too deeply by New Jack of The Gangstas during a tag-team match. Two of Kulas' arteries were severed; he bled profusely and passed out, and needed to be escorted out of the arena with medical attention.
Tunstall performs as a professional wrestler under the moniker "Tiny the Terrible". [3] He often made appearances on the independent circuit in the northeastern United States, [5] including New England Championship Wrestling. [3] Tunstall and his brother Half Nelson, a fellow dwarf wrestler, would perform against 350 lb Erich "Mass Transit" Kulas.
The incident generated much negative publicity and a lawsuit by Kulas's family, where New Jack was charged but the Jury dropped all charges as the blading was done per Kulas's request and Kulas had lied about his age. Erich Kulas later died on May 12, 2002, but no connection was made between his death and the incident. [17]
New film from writer-director Sean Durkin is based on real-life wrestlers the Von Erich family
February 19, 1993: A man holds up a portrait of Kerry Von Erich outside of the ring at the Dallas Sportatorium during a memorial for Kerry Von Erich where 3,000 fans gathered to remember the wrestler.
After retiring from wrestling, Kevin Von Erich and his family moved to Kauai for years, but announced they were relocating to Texas in 2023. He has four children: two sons and two daughters.
Jerome Young (January 3, 1963 – May 14, 2021) was an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name New Jack.He was best known for his time with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), where he became notorious for his willingness to take dangerous bumps and his stiff hardcore wrestling style, often taking high risks and known for shooting on opponents, including the 1996 Mass ...