Cryme Tyme

Gaspard qualified for the finals of the reality television program Tough Enough 2 in 2002, but was disqualified and replaced after failing a physical.{{cite web|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/wrestling/story/1075452.html |title=Shad: WWE's Diesel |date=2009-06-01 |last=Varsallone |first=Jim |access-date=2009-06-19 |publisher=Miami Herald |archive-url=https://archive.today/20090619130253/http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/wrestling/story/1075452.html |archive-date=2009-06-19 |url-status=dead }} He was recruited by WWE talent scout Tom Prichard and trained with DeWayne Bruce for six months{{cite web|url=http://www.wwa4.com/generic67.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071030022549/http://www.wwa4.com/generic67.html|archive-date=2007-10-30|title=WWA4|access-date=2007-10-11}} before debuting in Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) under the ring name Da Beast.{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/ovw/_2003/|title=Ohio Valley Wrestling results 2003|access-date=2007-08-13|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}} He acted as part of the stable Bolin Services, acting as an enforcer.

JTG meanwhile had debuted as Just Too Good in OVW and after two matches, he was repackaged as The Neighborhoodie and subsequently placed into a tag team with Gaspard, who began performing under his real name. Collectively, their team was named "The Gang Stars". They won the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship by defeating Roadkill and Kasey James on May 24, 2006, in their first match as a team. After they won the championships, they entered into a feud with CM Punk who teamed up with Kane to defeat them and Simon Dean in a handicap match. Punk and Kane won a title match by disqualification, but they did not win the titles. They retained the titles in a gauntlet match, but later in the month lost the championships to Punk and Seth Skyfire on July 28. The following day, they lost a number one contendership match to The Untouchables (Dice Domino and Deuce Shade).{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/ovw/_2006/|title=OVW results for 2006|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|access-date=2007-04-06}} The following year, the team returned to OVW, this time under the name "Cryme Tyme", and regained the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship on July 21 from The James Boys (KC James and Kassidy James). They lost the titles back to them the following day.{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/ovw/_2007/|title=OVW results 2007|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|access-date=2009-08-16}}

In late 2006, WWE promoted The Gang Stars to the main Raw brand roster, starting by having them work live events and dark matches. On the September 4 episode of Raw, vignettes began airing to promote the debut of the team, now dubbed Cryme Tyme, showing them "training" for their pending debut on the show.{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/060904.html|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|title=RAW results – September 4, 2006|access-date=2007-04-06}} Before the vignettes aired, WWE placed a statement on their website, WWE.com, stating:{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/09042006/articles/3261698|title=Cryme Tyme debuts on RAW|access-date=2007-04-06|publisher=WWE}} {{cquote|Tonight a new tag team, Cryme Tyme, will be introduced to the Raw audience. In an effort to humor and entertain our fans the tag team known as Cryme Tyme will be parodying racial stereotypes.
Shad Gaspard and JTG do outlandish, outrageous "stunts" to ready themselves for tag team action on Raw. This attempt at Saturday Night Live like humor is bound to entertain audiences of all ethnic derivations.
We hope you enjoy the weekly adventures of Cryme Tyme.}}

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The vignettes, which aired weekly, featured Cryme Tyme robbing people while an announcer dubbed their actions "training exercises" designed to work on things like "speed", "agility", "drive", "endurance", and "intensity".{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/content/media/video/tvshows/raw/200609/3262126/090406crymetyme?view=wmv|title=Cryme Tyme Training: Speed|date= 2006-09-04|access-date=2009-02-25|publisher=WWE}}{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/content/media/video/tvshows/raw/200609/3300306/0911crymetyme?view=wmv|title=Cryme Tyme Training: Endurance|date=2006-09-11|access-date=2009-02-25|publisher=WWE}} Cryme Tyme wrestled as fan favorites at live events and in dark matches, finally making their television debut, defeating Johnny and Mikey of The Spirit Squad on the October 16 episode of Raw.{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/061016.html|title=RAW results – October 16, 2006|publisher=Online World of Wrestling |access-date=2007-04-06}}

After arriving on Raw, they were depicted covertly stealing things—such as Jerry Lawler's laptop,{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070117130953/http://www.wwe.com/shows/cybersunday/matches/329344215/results/|archive-date=2007-01-17|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/cybersunday/matches/329344215/results/|title=Cryme Tyme steals Four Team Tag Match|first=Andrew|last=Rote|publisher=WWE|access-date=2006-11-05}} and a plasma screen TV{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/061030.html|title=RAW results – October 30, 2006|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|access-date=2007-04-06}}—during interviews and while celebrating wins with the announce team.

On November 5, the team made their pay-per-view debut at Cyber Sunday, defeating Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch, The Highlanders (Rory and Robbie McAllister), and Charlie Haas and Viscera in a four team tornado tag team match.{{cite journal|journal=Pro Wrestling Illustrated|issue=2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts|title=Wrestling's historical cards|publisher=Kappa Publishing|year=2007|page=122}} Later that same month, they were featured in a Raw segment that parodied Michael Richards's "Laugh Factory incident".{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/061127.html|title=RAW results – November 27, 2006|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|access-date=2007-04-06}} In the skit, a wrestler (Nick Berk) — acting as a stand in for Richards — recreated the scene of the incident by using racial slurs and insults until Cryme Tyme confronted him on stage. Nervous, he offered an apology, but Gaspard kicked him in the head and JTG made a Seinfeld-esque joke by saying, "What's the deal with the Bloods and the Crips? Can't they all just get along?". This event was the beginning of a series of vignettes and skits featuring Cryme Tyme interacting with different, unexpected audiences.{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/061204.html|title=RAW results – December 4, 2006|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|access-date=2007-04-06}}{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/061218.html|title=RAW results – December 18, 2006|publisher= Online World of Wrestling|access-date=2007-04-06}}

Around the same time, they began a feud with The World's Greatest Tag Team (Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas), during which Benjamin began to express disgust with Cryme Tyme's antics, calling them offensive and harmful to the black community. During the storyline, Haas started "acting black", but after the World's Greatest Tag Team handed Cryme Tyme their first loss on the January 29, 2007, episode of Raw,{{cite journal|journal=Pro Wrestling Illustrated|issue=May 2007|title=Arena Reports|publisher=Kappa Publishing|page=134}} the program was dropped, with Cryme Tyme appearing mainly on Raw's sister show Heat, only appearing on Raw in backstage segments.

On July 21, 2007, Cryme Tyme appeared at an OVW event and wrestled the OVW Southern Tag Team Champion The James Boys (K.C. and Kassidy James), winning the championship for the second time.

The duo returned to Raw in July with a new gimmick, which saw them taking items and auctioning them off to the crowd.{{cite web|url=http://onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/070730.html|title=RAW results – July 30, 2007|access-date=2007-09-02| publisher=Online World of Wrestling}} This led to a feud with then World Tag Team Champions Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch,{{cite web|url=http://onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/070813.html|title= RAW results – August 13, 2007|access-date=2007-09-02|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}{{cite web|url=http://onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/070820.html|title=RAW results – August 30, 2007|access-date=2007-09-02|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}} but both JTG and Gaspard were released from their WWE contracts for undisclosed reasons on September 2, 2007, before the feud was resolved.{{cite web|archive-date= 2007-10-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071022023715/http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/crymetymereleased|url= http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/crymetymereleased| title=Cryme Tyme released|access-date=2008-09-29|publisher=WWE|date=2007-09-02}}

After leaving WWE, they continued teaming together on the professional wrestling independent circuit, using the alternate spelling "Crime Time". They appeared at Jersey All Pro Wrestling's (JAPW) 10th Anniversary Show, defeating the Dirty Rotten Scoundrelz.{{cite web|url=http://www.japw.net/new/events/2007.htm#102707|title=10th Anniversary Show|date=2007-10-27|access-date=2008-01-12|publisher=Jersey All Pro Wrestling|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080108063453/http://www.japw.net/new/events/2007.htm#102707|archive-date=2008-01-08|url-status=dead}} They left the promotion undefeated after defeating Style & Finesse (Mike Donovan and Rob Vegas) in January 2008's Reclaiming Hudson.{{cite web|url=http://www.japw.net/new/events/2008.htm#011908|title=Reclaiming Hudson results|publisher=Jersey All Pro Wrestling|access-date=2009-08-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080709044207/http://www.japw.net/new/events/2008.htm#011908|archive-date=2008-07-09|url-status=dead}}

The duo also made several solo appearances on the solo circuit. Gaspard lost to Psicosis at a Pro Wrestling Alliance (PWA) event in September while his partner, appearing under the altered name Jay-TG made several appearances on the Derby City Wrestling (DCW) television programme.

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JTG and Gaspard returned to WWE under the Cryme Tyme name on the March 31 episode of Raw in 2008, defeating Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch.{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/080331.html|title=RAW results – March 31, 2008|date=2008-03-31|access-date=2008-04-01|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}} Cryme Tyme began working with John Cena on the June 30 episode of Raw when they helped him interfere during John "Bradshaw" Layfield's match.{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/06302008/articles/punkanswered|title=Opportunity Knocked, Punk Answered|date=2008-06-30|last=Adkins|first=Greg|access-date=2008-07-25|publisher=WWE}} The following week on Raw, they again appeared together in a segment when they vandalized JBL's limo.{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/07072008/|title=Chain Gang Carjack|date=2008-07-07|last=Sitterson|first=Aubrey|access-date=2008-07-25|publisher=WWE}} After a live event match, Cena confirmed that they had created a faction and announced that it was called CTC or "Cryme Tyme Cenation".{{cite web|url=http://www.rajah.com/base/node/13002/|title=What "CTC" stands for|date=2008-07-14|last=Pena|first=Daniel|access-date=2008-07-16|publisher=Rajah|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080818214946/http://rajah.com/base/node/13002|archive-date=2008-08-18|url-status=dead}} Separately, Cryme Tyme started a feud with then World Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase, stealing their championship belts for a time,{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/08182008/|title=It takes a thief|date=2008-08-18|last=Sitterson|first=Aubrey|access-date=2008-08-26|publisher=WWE}} then losing a title match to them at Unforgiven.{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/unforgiven/matches/7889830/results/|title=Price(less) is right|date=2008-09-07|last=Vermillion|first= James|access-date=2008-09-09|publisher=WWE}} The CTC quietly separated after Cena's injury.

On April 15, 2009, Cryme Tyme were drafted to the SmackDown brand as part of the 2009 supplemental draft.{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2009draft/2009supplementaldraftresults/|title=2009 WWE Supplemental Draft results|date=2009-04-15|access-date=2009-04-15|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment}} Eve Torres later became their valet, accompanying them to the ring and appearing in backstage segments with them. Later, Torres and Cryme Tyme got into a feud with The Hart Dynasty. They competed in six-person mixed tag team, singles and tag team matches. On the July 31 episode of SmackDown, they became the number one contenders to the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship by defeating The Hart Dynasty, but Cryme Tyme was defeated by then champions Jeri-Show (Chris Jericho and Big Show) at SummerSlam.

Cryme Tyme was supposed to compete for Team SmackDown at Bragging Rights. However, due to health concerns regarding Gaspard, Cryme Tyme (along with most of the SmackDown team) was replaced by Matt Hardy, R-Truth, The Hart Dynasty and Finlay. On the March 5 episode of SmackDown, they had a number one contenders match to fight The Miz and Big Show for the Unified WWE Tag Team Championships against John Morrison and R-Truth and The Hart Dynasty, but they failed to win the match. The following week on SmackDown, Cryme Tyme were facing The Hart Dynasty, but were attacked by The Undertaker while he was sending a direct message to Shawn Michaels for a match at WrestleMania XXVI.{{cite news|url=http://www.gerweck.net/news/1256248682.shtml|title=Cryme Tyme member explains why he didn't wrestle on Smackdown|date=October 22, 2009|publisher=Gerweck.net|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091025070359/http://www.gerweck.net/news/1256248682.shtml|archive-date=October 25, 2009}}

At WrestleMania XXVI, both members of Cryme Tyme competed in the dark match battle royal, where JTG would be eliminated by Gaspard. Just days later on SmackDown, after a quick loss to John Morrison and R-Truth, Gaspard was enraged and attacked JTG for not coming to his rescue in the match, thus turning Gaspard heel.{{cite web |title=WWE SmackDown 04 02 2010 |url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wwe/smackdown/_2010/_100402/ |website=Online World of Wrestling|date=June 18, 2023 }} Backstage after the match during an interview, Gaspard told Josh Mathews, "No more Time... no more Cryme Tyme... This is my time". The next week on SmackDown, Gaspard came to the ring and announced that he was done with Cryme Tyme and announced again that it was his time.{{cite web |title=WWE SmackDown 04 09 2010 |url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wwe/smackdown/_2010/_100409/ |website=Online World of Wrestling|date=June 18, 2023 }} Afterwards, an enraged JTG came out ready to fight him, but got kicked in the face by Gaspard for his troubles. This would lead to a strap match at Extreme Rules, which was won by JTG.{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/extremerules/matches/14176660/results/|title=Results: Strapped for Tyme|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=2010-04-25}}{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/extreme.html#2010|title=Extreme Rules 2010|access-date=2010-08-01|publisher=Pro Wrestling History}} The two had a standard rematch on the May 6 episode of Superstars, which Shad won by pinfall, thus ending their feud.{{cite web|url=https://en.superluchas.com/wwe-superstars-results-May-6,-2010-carlito-chavo-and-rosa-mendes-show-figures/|title=WWE SuperStars (Results May 6, 2010) - Carlito, Chavo and Rosa Mendes show figures|date=May 6, 2010}} Gaspard was then sent to FCW developmental territory, while JTG stayed on the SmackDown brand. Gaspard was later released from his WWE contract on November 19, 2010, along with five other wrestlers.{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/wwesuperstarsreleased|title=WWE Superstars released|date=November 19, 2010|access-date=November 19, 2010|publisher=WWE}}

A few months after he was released from WWE, Shad signed with Japanese wrestling promotion IGF in February 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.twnpnews.com/messages2/32777.php|title=(WWE) Latest on Kevin Nash's WWE Future, WWE HOF'er Furious at Match in Japan - TWNPNews.com Headline|website=www.twnpnews.com}} He was also focusing on his acting career. In June 2012, Shad said their team was being copied by The Prime Time Players.{{cite web|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1211213-wwe-news-shad-gaspard-accuses-oneil-and-young-of-ripping-off-cryme-tyme|title=WWE News: Shad Gaspard Accuses O'Neil and Young of Ripping off Cryme Tyme|first=Leonardo|last=Splinter|website=Bleacher Report }} JTG was released from WWE on June 12, 2014.{{cite web|last1=Caldwell|first1=James|title=WWE roster cuts: 11th talent released Thursday afternoon|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_78977.shtml|website=PWTorch.com|access-date=13 June 2014}}

It was announced on June 19, 2014, that JTG and Gaspard were looking for booking interests labeled now as the slightly altered "Crime Time". On August 23, 2014, Crime Time and The Blue Meanie were defeated by Chachi, JGeorge and Mike Verna at WOW Under the Lights 3.{{cite web|url=http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=113712|title=WOW Under The Lights 3 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|website=www.cagematch.net}} At JAPW 18th Anniversary Show, Crime Time defeated Damien Darling and Danny Demento.{{cite web|url=http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=115696|title=JAPW 18th Anniversary Show « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|website=www.cagematch.net}} On March 3, 2016, at XWA Xtreme Rumble, the duo were defeated by Colt Cabana and Dick Justice.

JTG and Gaspard continued to wrestle together on the independent circuit until Gaspard’s death from drowning on May 17, 2020.{{cite web |title=Crime Time: Matches |url=https://www.cagematch.net//?id=28&nr=21&page=2 |website=Internet Wrestling Database |access-date=20 May 2020}}{{cite web |title=L.A. County coroner's office identifies body that washed ashore in Venice Beach as Shad Gaspard |url=https://www.foxla.com/news/l-a-county-coroners-office-identifies-body-that-washed-ashore-in-venice-beach-as-shad-gaspard |website=FOX 11 |access-date=20 May 2020 |date=20 May 2020}} Their final match took place on February 15, 2020 at former WWE wrestler Santino Marella's Battle Arts promotion in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Gaspard was given the Warrior Award at the WWE Hall of Fame in 2022.

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• NWA Wildside
• NWA Wildside Tag Team Championship (1 time)
• Adrenaline Championship Wrestling
• ACW Tag Team Championship (1 time)
• Fighting Evolution Wrestling
• FEW Tag Team Championship (1 time)
• Ohio Valley Wrestling
• OVW Southern Tag Team Championship (2 times){{cite web|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ky/ovw/ovw-t.html|title=OVW Southern Tag Team Title|access-date=2007-08-09|publisher=Wrestling-Titles}}
• Superstars of Wrestling Federation
• SWF Tag Team Championship (1 time)
• VIP Wrestling
• VIP Tag Team Championship (1 time)
• World Wrestling Alliance
• WWA Tag Team Championship (1 time)
• SWF
• Tag Team Championship (1 time)
• WWE
• WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2022 – Warrior Award) – Gaspard{{cite news|url=https://www.wwe.com/article/shad-gaspard-to-receive-2022-warrior-award-at-wwe-hall-of-fame-induction-ceremony|title=Shad Gaspard to receive 2022 Warrior Award at WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony|access-date=March 25, 2022|work=WWE|author=WWE.com Staff|date=March 25, 2022}}

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{{Commons category multi|Shad Gaspard|Jayson Paul}}

• [http://www.wwe.com/superstars/raw/jtg/ JTG at WWE.com]
• [http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/c/cryme-tyme.html Cryme Tyme at Online World of Wrestling]
• [http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/j/jtg.html JTG at Online World of Wrestling]
• [http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/s/shad-gaspard.html Shad Gaspard at Online World of Wrestling]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20080427044034/http://aamrecords.ning.com/profile/JTG Jayson Paul on AAMRecords.com]
• {{IMDb name|2414411|Shad Gaspard}}
• {{IMDb name|2410801|Jayson Paul}}

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