On Meeting New Jack

[ludwigwittgenstein]

Has anyone else here - recently or otherwise - ever met New Jack, outside of an advertised event, in person? I met him a couple of months ago in South Philly and he was the nicest guy on earth. It was actually a little mind-blowing. Granted, we were in a dive bar in the late afternoon, Ray's Happy Birthday which is an annual tradition before Geno's with me and a friend, but at one point he bought everyone a round - about twelve of us there - and had no qualms answering questions about Vic Grimes, Mass Transit, etc., which from what I had read online before and then since, is all about what is known. Signed autographs, took cell phone pictures, then vanished. Sure it was at a bar, but this is what made me curious.

The only thing I didn't ask him, in the brief time I got to talk with him, is what exactly he does these days. I heard about the Terri Runnels incident but nothing since. He seemed like he was high-rollin' and had a wad of $100 bills he had no problem flaunting, but I have no clue what he's up to. Anyone seen him around, heard anything? Not much else to say but that I'm curious.

[Deleted]

Works indy shows.

[lovingway]

I met him back when ECW was around and he was pretty funny. He use to live here for a while and tried to launch a promotion here but didn't work out

[YiHammer]

New Jack is a nice guy but he angers easy and holds a grudge.

He seems like a fun guy to party with

[doinkmark]

Met him off the clock at a convention. He was being cool to all the fans. At the time he seemed like he'd had a few, but, still....

[Mac]

I met him at an ECW show he was (working?) the concession stand and he autographed and gave me a free Gangstas T shirt. Later that night he choked Brian Lee out with the same shirt and it became soaked in Tommy Dreamers blood

[agent817]

Wow, it's nice to see that New Jack is actually cool to fans. From a lot of the stories I have heard about him, same with videos I see of him, he comes off as a very scary person.

Personally, if I met him, I would be cool and polite to him. I would gladly shake his hand, too.

[Mac]

Jan 3, 2013 17:26:07 GMT -5 agent817 said:

Wow, it's nice to see that New Jack is actually cool to fans. From a lot of the stories I have heard about him, same with videos I see of him, he comes off as a very scary person.

Personally, if I met him, I would be cool and polite to him. I would gladly shake his hand, too.

He was nice, unlike Pitbull 2 who used the urinal next to me in the bathroom and ssaid "F YOU you Boston F***s" to a group outside the bathroom chanting SATURN SATURN SATURN

I was scared

[notasmark]

I haven't met him but I hear he makes quite a lot of money at these indy shows and he gets a cut of the shoot DVD's he sells and I believe he did 2-3 last year (One being a high seller with Balls Mahoney) so that could explain the money.

[Mochi Lone Wolf]

I think it's just people in the business he has all of his issues with. I don't think that hatred has followed him to his interactions with the fans.

[fw91]

i can't help but laugh at this thread to be honest. Granted I never met the guy, but I would have never thought someone could label New Jack as the "nicest guy on earth"

[Trout Stratus]

New Jack came off as a cool dude when I was listening to Colt's padcast.

[hitchslap]

anything i've ever seen of him has struck me as being indicative of an incredibly unhinged, borderline deranged personality, so it's quite strange to see that he's actually quite affable to fans. i did recently watch his shoot with Balls and, work or not, he is one man i would never cross. scary, scary guy. i'd hate to be booked on a show with him.

[Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!!]

from what I've heard he's great with fans, it's just wrestlers he had heat with that are the problem.

[lovingway]

I remember his first shoot interview back when ECW was still around and he talked about crashing at fan's houses on their couches (I am guessing ala Owen and Foley style)

[eDemento2099]

I can't confirm if this is true, but I've been told that New Jack recently returned to CZW, and showed up at last month's Cage of Death.

[Magnus the Magnificent]

Just don't get him a 7-Up when he asks for a Sprite and you'll be fine

[Squirrel Master]

You shoulda handed him a pink miniskirt and said "Wear this. Wrestling's fake, ya know."

[saintpat]

The night before WrestleMania in Atlanta I went to a DG-USA show and found out when we were leaving after the show that New Jack had been there signing autographs on the opposite side of the room.

I held my head down and walked straight for the exit and to the car without pause and considered it a near-death experience to have been in the same room with the guy.

[thetower52]

He was at a few Indys in Oregon
That I went to
He was funny as shit and a nice guy to everyone who went to talk to him