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Published: June 5, 2021, 11:40 p.m.

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The "Mass Transit incident" was a professional wrestling event that took place during an Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) house show on November 23, 1996, at the Wonderland Ballroom in Revere, Massachusetts. 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. 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.

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The incident led to the inaugural ECW pay-per-view Barely Legal being temporarily canceled and legal action from Kulas\' family members against Young. Due to Kulas\' deception, however, Barely Legal was reinstated and the legal action ended in Young\'s favor. Info via WIKIPEDIA

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