Mass Transit incident (professional wrestling)

Further controversy arose when it came to light that Kulas had lied to ECW owner and booker Paul Heyman about his age and professional wrestling training.

Mid 20th Century 1970s and 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s and 2020s Axl Rotten had been scheduled to work a tag team match with D-Von Dudley against The Gangstas (New Jack and Mustafa Saed),[2] but could not make the show due to a family emergency.

[4] The show was also scheduled to feature dwarf wrestlers Tiny the Terrible and Half Nelson against 17-year-old Erich Kulas, who performed as Mass Transit, a Ralph Kramden-esque bus driver.

The Gangstas then double-teamed Kulas inside the ring, with New Jack pummeling him with crutches, toasters and various other objects in the hardcore style ECW was known for.

As medics rushed into the ring to aid Kulas, New Jack grabbed the house microphone and, in an attempt to garner heat, shouted, "I don't care if the motherfucker dies!

The segment depicted Kulas as an innocent, unprepared victim while vilifying ECW, even going as far as showing that Heyman had not asked for any state identification.

The book The Rise and Fall of ECW also states that as the medic crew carried Kulas out, he was escorted by Tommy Dreamer, who held his hand to comfort him.

In The Rise and Fall of ECW, Heyman says Kulas' dubious credentials as a student of Kowalski were endorsed by Tiny the Terrible.

[8] Up to his own death in May 2021, New Jack did not express remorse for the incident; his final tweet on his Twitter account reiterated Kulas requested the blading.