The Gangstas

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Tag Team
The Gangstas
Members	New Jack Mustapha Saed
Heights	6 ft 0 in (183 cm) – New Jack 6 ft 4 in (185 cm) - Mustapha
Combined weight	505 lb (223 kg)
Debut	1994
Disbanded	1997
Promotions	SMW ECW

The Gangstas was the tag team of New Jack and Mustapha Saed in ECW and Smoky Mountain Wrestling.

SMW was the birthplace of the controversial "Gangstas" gimmick, where the African American wrestlers New Jack and Mustafa would cut promos about activist Medgar Evers, use fried chicken and watermelons as props and win matches as a result of a two count (rather than the conventional three count), purportedly due to Affirmative Action. Ring announcers would always confuse their hometown as being Louisiana (La.) instead of Los Angeles (LA) which would been seen as disrespectful by "The Gangstas."

In ECW, they were known for bringing weapons like guitars, crutches, stapleguns & more to the ring in a trash can. The team split in 1997. The former team later began a feud with each other when Mustafa returned in 1999 for a brief while. With Mustafa gone, New Jack went on to continue using the Gangsta gimmick, even forming a new team with John Kronus (formerly of The Eliminators), called "The Gangstanators".

On Saturday, February 16, 2008, it has been announced by the newly formed XPW that the Gangstas are reuniting for the first time in over 10 years at "Cold Day in Hell" event scheduled for May 24th, 2008.[1]