COMPLETE DETAILS ON THE NEW JACK-BALLS MAHONEY INCIDENT AT EXTREME RISING
By Mike Johnson on 2012-07-02 21:27:32
Since there have been a lot of stories making the rounds since the New Jack-Balls Mahoney fight at Extreme Rising, we've been asked exactly what went down and why.
There had been heat between the two for the last few months. No one I've spoken to seemed to be aware of exactly why it started, but a good portion of the issue was Mahoney being upset over comments that were made about him. Prior to the first Extreme Reunion in April, both made it clear to those they spoke to that when they saw each other, there was going to be an issue.
When they saw each other in April, there was an argument and they went nose to nose but nothing physical happened as they were held apart by Atlas Security.
The week before the Extreme Rising events, Balls Mahoney was interviewed for a future DVD release, using the "n" word in describing New Jack. One person told me the line was that "Jack needed to stop acting like a n-word" and that the word was stated several times during the interview. Jack learned of the comments and made it clear to several that when he saw Balls at the show, there was going to be a problem.
About an hour before the show started, as Shane Douglas was taking part in a pre-show Q&A, Mahoney arrived backstage and entered a room that was being used for the roster to dress. New Jack was already in the room and was telling stories, cracking up those who were there.
The second Balls walked in, the locker room "went silent" as everyone knew there was an issue. As Mahoney was shaking hands, Jack attacked him and punched him. Jack nailed Balls "10-15 times" with hard punches. Mahoney hunched down in a protective stance and kept yelling for Jack to stop but never went down and never fought back. Three different people told me that Mahoney absorbed punches that probably would have knocked the average person out.
Jack then grabbed a machete out of his bag but before he could use it, Atlas Security (who were monitoring the fans in the Arena at the Q&A) had been alerted and charged the room, pulling the two apart. Mahoney protested to the locker room that he had been given permission by Jack to use the verbiage in the interview, swearing that it was true.
Balls, who was busted open and had swelling in his face, was removed from the locker room and placed in a room that was doubling as the company's official office. He dressed and remained there for the rest of the night.
There was no further incident between the two and the belief was that the issue had been settled.
