The Gangstas
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The Gangstas | |
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Los Angeles, California | |
Debut | June 1994 |
Disbanded | 1997 |
The Gangstas was a professional wrestling
Professional wrestling career
North Georgia Wrestling Alliance (1994)
The Gangstas was formed by New Jack and Mustafa Saed in North Georgia Wrestling Alliance in 1994. They would win their Tag Team Championship, but quickly vacated them upon leaving the promotion that July.
Smoky Mountain Wrestling (1994-1995)
Upon arriving in
.The controversy of the gimmick, among other things, led to the end of the friendship between Mark Madden and SMW promoter Jim Cornette and their ongoing feud to this day, as Madden--who at the time was coming off the heels of getting Bill Watts fired from World Championship Wrestling after informing Hank Aaron of Watts' employment within the Turner Broadcasting System following publications of controversial comments made by Watts--had called the Gangstas gimmick racist.[1][2]
Extreme Championship Wrestling (1995-1997)
New Jack and Mustafa left SMW in June 1995, in a controversial fashion,[3] which escalated the long-standing dispute between Cornette and Paul Heyman. In ECW, the now two-man team were known for bringing weapons such as guitars, crutches and staple guns to the ring in trash cans and shopping carts, while the song "Natural Born Killaz" would play through their matches.[4][5] In a distinct difference from SMW, they were embraced as heroes by the northeastern crowd, and the team went on to hold the ECW World Tag Team Championship two times.
Split, solo careers and reunion
The team split in 1997 when Mustafa left ECW. New Jack found a new partner in
Independent circuit
On May 24, 2008, the Gangstas reunited for the first time in over 10 years at Xtreme Pro Wrestling's "Cold Day in Hell" in a match against the Westside NGZ.
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
On August 8, 2010, the team made an appearance at Total Nonstop Action Wrestling's ECW reunion show, Hardcore Justice, assaulting Team 3D and Joel Gertner after a match. After the beatdown, Team 3D, The Gangstas, Balls Mahoney and Axl Rotten celebrated in the ring.[6]
Championships and accomplishments
- Extreme Championship Wrestling
- 2 times)[7]
- North Georgia Wrestling Alliance
- NGWA Tag Team Championship (1 time)[8]
- Smoky Mountain Wrestling
See also
- The Gangstanators
References
- ^ "411MANIA". Mark Madden: Jim Cornette is Like a ‘Two-Dollar Hooker’.
- ^ "Hank Aaron Sparked Pro Wrestling's First Major Racism Story 25 Years Ago". Deadspin.
- ISBN 978-1-59670-021-5.
- ISBN 978-1-59670-021-5.
- ISBN 978-1-4165-1058-1.
- ^ Caldwell, James (2010-08-08). "Caldwell's TNA Hardcore Justice PPV results 8/8: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of ECW-themed PPV headlined by RVD vs. Sabu". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
- ^ "ECW World Tag Team Title". Wrestling Titles. Retrieved 2008-05-06.
- ^ "Mustafa Saed". OnlineWorldOfWrestling.com. Retrieved February 18, 2017.