History YMMV / NewJack

* MisBlamed: Some people give him all of the blame for the Wrestling/MassTransitIncident, even though Mass Transit lied about his age and his pedigree (and got people to ''back him up'' on both) just to be there, and had outright ''asked'' to be bladed. That, and according to multiple reports, Erich Kulas was obnoxious to the point of antagonism, talking a far bigger game than anyone could advise of a newbie. New Jack may have been too gung-ho (and outright ''reckless'') about the whole deal, but it was Kulas' own pride and shortsightedness that got him ''into'' that situation to begin with.

* CharacterPerceptionEvolution: Although New Jack was very popular in the 90s and early 2000s, the following years saw his popularity tank due to his bad attitude, reputation for shooting on performers in the ring and the declining popularity of hardcore wrestling as a whole. Unlike most hardcore wrestlers, who were either capable of working traditional matches or were at least well-versed in WrestlingPsychology to offset the extreme violence, New Jack was, for the most part, only good at swinging weapons and diving off of things. His lack of actual wrestling ability combined with his controversial actions failed to endear him to modern {{Smart Mark}}s and since New Jack never worked for Wrestling/{{WWE}} or any other major promotions after ECW folded[[note]]Save for a brief run in TNA back when the company was still relatively new.[[/note]], very few casual wrestling fans have even heard of him. Any time New Jack is mentioned nowadays, it's usually only to criticize his violent behavior and unprofessionalism.

** And let’s not forget his two matches with Vic Grimes. The first was the infamous "Danbury Fall", where he dragged Grimes off a scaffold, and the second was another scaffold match where he intended to ''kill'' Grimes.
* SugarWiki/MostWonderfulSound: The gunshot and scream that start "Natural Born Killaz."

* HilariousInHindsight: Given what UsefulNotes/MalcolmX was like when he was alive, and New Jack's AngryBlackManStereotype anti-white people attitude in SMW, the sight of white guys doing the "X" sign when "Natural Born Killaz" hit in ECW must have had Malcolm X rolling in his grave.

* CharacterPerceptionEvolution: Although New Jack was wildly popular in the 90s and early 2000s, the following years saw his popularity tank due to his bad attitude, reputation for shooting on performers in the ring and the declining popularity of hardcore wrestling as a whole. Unlike most hardcore wrestlers, who were either capable of working traditional matches or were at least well-versed in WrestlingPsychology to offset the extreme violence, New Jack was, for the most part, only good at swinging weapons and diving off of things. His lack of actual wrestling ability failed to endear him to modern {{Smart Mark}}s and since New Jack never worked for Wrestling/{{WWE}} or any other major promotions after ECW folded[[note]]Save for a brief run in TNA back when the company was mostly unknown.[[/note]], very few casual wrestling fans have even heard of him. Any time New Jack is mentioned nowadays, it's usually only to criticize his violent behavior and unprofessionalism.

* CharacterPerceptionEvolution: Although New Jack was wildly popular in the 90s and early 2000s, the following years saw his popularity tank due to his bad attitude, reputation for shooting on performers in the ring and the declining popularity of hardcore wrestling as a whole. Unlike most hardcore wrestlers, who were either capable of working traditional matches or were at least well-versed in WrestlingPsychology to offset the extreme violence, New Jack was, for the most part, only good at swinging weapons and diving off of things. His lack of actual wrestling ability failed to endear him to modern {{Smart Mark}}s and since New Jack never worked for Wrestling/{{WWE}}, very few casual wrestling fans have even heard of him. Any time New Jack is mentioned nowadays, it's usually only to criticize his violent behavior and unprofessionalism.

* NeverLiveItDown: The Wrestling/MassTransitIncident is what he's most known for nowadays.

* CharacterPerceptionEvolution: Although New Jack was wildly popular in the 90s and early 2000s, the following years saw him becoming widely despised in the wrestling community due to his bad attitude, reputation for shooting on performers in the ring and the declining popularity of hardcore wrestling as a whole. Unlike most hardcore wrestlers, who were either capable of working traditional matches or were at least well-versed in WrestlingPsychology, New Jack was more or less only good at swinging weapons and diving off of things. His lack of actual wrestling ability failed to endear him to modern {{Smart Mark}}s and since New Jack never worked for Wrestling/{{WWE}}, very few casual wrestling fans have even heard of him. Any time New Jack is mentioned nowadays, it's usually only to criticize his violent behavior and unprofessionalism.

* NeverLiveItDown: [[Wrestling/MassTransitIncident Take a wild goddamn guess.]]

* CharacterPerceptionEvolution: Although New Jack was wildly popular in the 90s and early 2000s, the following years saw him becoming widely despised in the wrestling community due to his bad attitude, reputation for shooting on performers in the ring and the declining popularity of hardcore wrestling as a whole. Unlike most hardcore wrestlers, who were either capable of working traditional matches or were at least well-versed in WrestlingPsychology, New Jack was more or less only good at swinging weapons and diving off of things. His lack of actual wrestling ability failed to endear him to modern {{Smart Mark}}s and since New Jack never worked for Wrestling/{{WWE}}, almost no casual wrestling fans have ever heard of him. Any time New Jack is mentioned nowadays, it's usually only to criticize his violent behavior and unprofessionalism.

* CharacterPerceptionEvolution: Although New Jack was wildly popular in the 90s and early 2000s, the following years saw him becoming widely despised in the wrestling community due to his bad attitude, reputation for shooting on performers in the ring and the declining popularity of hardcore wrestling as a whole. Unlike most hardcore wrestlers, who were either capable of working traditional matches or were at least well-versed in WrestlingPsychology, New Jack was more or less only good at swinging weapons and diving off of things. His lack of actual wrestling ability failed to endear him to modern {{Smart Mark}}a and since New Jack never worked for Wrestling/{{WWE}}, almost no casual wrestling fans have ever heard of him. Any time New Jack is mentioned nowadays, it's usually only to criticize his violent behavior and unprofessionalism.

* CharacterPerceptionEvolution: Although New Jack was wildly popular in the 90s and early 2000s, the following years saw him becoming widely despised in the wrestling community due to his bad attitude, reputation for shooting on performers in the ring and the declining popularity of hardcore wrestling as a whole. Any time New Jack is mentioned nowadays, it's usually only to criticize his violent behavior and unprofessionalism.

* CharacterPerceptionEvolution: While wildly popular in the 90s and early 2000s, Jack's bad attitude, reputation for extreme violence in the ring, substance problems and the self-destruction of his body from years of balcony dives left him largely marginalized in the wrestling industry until his death. Since New Jack never wrestled for WWE, very few casual wrestling fans have ever heard of him and most hardcore fans only mention him in order to criticize his violent behavior.

* CharacterPerceptionEvolution: While wildly popular in the 90s and early 2000s, Jack's bad attitude, reputation for extreme violence in the ring, substance problems and the self-destruction of his body from years of balcony dives left him largely marginalized in the wrestling industry. Since he never wrestled for WWE, very few casual wrestling fans have ever heard of New Jack and even many hardcore fans only heard his name crop up when he had one of his 'incidents'.

* CondemnedByHistory: While wildly popular in the 90s and early 2000s, Jack's bad attitude, reputation for extreme violence in the ring, substance problems and the self-destruction of his body from years of balcony dives left him largely marginalized in the wrestling industry. Since he never wrestled for WWE, very few casual wrestling fans have ever heard of New Jack and even many hardcore fans only heard his name crop up when he had one of his 'incidents'.

* CondemnedByHistory: While wildly popular in the 90s and early 2000s, Jack's bad attitude, reputation for extreme violence in the ring, substance problems and the self-destruction of his body from years of balcony dives have left him largely marginalized in the wrestling industry. Since he's never wrestled for WWE, very few casual wrestling fans have ever heard of New Jack and even many hardcore fans only heard his name crop up when he had one of his 'incidents'.

* HilariousInHindsight: Given what UsefulNotes/MalcolmX was like when he was alive, and New Jack's AngryBlackMan anti-white people attitude in SMW, the sight of white guys doing the "X" sign when "Natural Born Killaz" hit in ECW must have had Malcolm X rolling in his grave.

* AwesomeEgo: He was pretty open in his lack of regard for Mustafa, claiming New Jack ''[[IAmTheNoun was]]'' the Gangstas and that he "took off" once Mustafa was out of his hair. Jack's not exactly the most phenomenal worker himself, as his colleagues will tell you.

* AwesomeEgo: He's pretty open in his lack of regard for Mustafa, claiming New Jack ''[[IAmTheNoun was]]'' the Gangstas and that he "took off" once Mustafa was out of his hair. Jack's not exactly the most phenomenal worker himself, as his colleagues will tell you.
* BaseBreakingCharacter: Either you love watching his wild brawls or you think he's a worthless thug who has no place in wrestling. There really is no clear middle ground with New Jack.

* CondemnedByHistory: While wildly popular in the 90s and early 2000s, Jack's bad attitude, reputation for extreme violence in the ring, substance problems and the self-destruction of his body from years of balcony dives have left him largely marginalized in the wrestling industry. Since he's never wrestled for WWE, very few casual wrestling fans have ever heard of New Jack and even many hardcore fans only hear his name crop up nowadays when he has one of his 'incidents'.

* MemeticPsychopath: The IWC considers him to be the one wrestler most likely to actually murder someone. It's not without reason. If the stories are true, he actually ''has'' killed before.

* DeaderThanDisco: While wildly popular in the 90s and early 2000s, Jack's bad attitude, reputation for extreme violence in the ring, substance problems and the self-destruction of his body from years of balcony dives have left him largely marginalized in the wrestling industry. Since he's never wrestled for WWE, very few casual wrestling fans have ever heard of New Jack and even many hardcore fans only hear his name crop up nowadays when he has one of his 'incidents'.