Cryme Tyme is a professional wrestling tag team consisting of Shad Gaspard and JTG that was signed to World Wrestling Entertainment and wrestled on the company's Raw brand from October 2006 to September 2007.^[2][1] Their gimmick was a parody of stereotypical street thugs.^[2][1] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... JTG redirects here. ... Shad Gaspard (born January 11, 1981) is an American professional wrestler of Haitian and Curaçaon descent. ... A professional wrestling tag-team consists of two or occasionally three wrestlers who are working together as a team. ... Shad Gaspard (born January 11, 1981) is an American professional wrestler of Haitian and Curaçaon descent. ... JTG redirects here. ... The pound or pound-mass (abbreviations: lb, , lbm, or sometimes in the United States: #) is a unit of mass (sometimes called weight in everyday parlance) in a number of different systems, including the imperial and US and older English systems. ... Kg redirects here. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) is an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Louisville, Kentucky. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... For the video game, see Pro Wrestling (video game). ... A professional wrestling tag-team consists of two or occasionally three wrestlers who are working together as a team. ... Shad Gaspard (born January 11, 1981) is an American professional wrestler of Haitian and Curaçaon descent. ... JTG redirects here. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... WWE Raw is the Monday night professional wrestling television program for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and is the primary broadcast of the RAW brand. ... The World Wrestling Entertainment Brand Extension was a device first used in 2002 by said professional wrestling organization as a means of providing separate brands of wrestling through its two top shows, RAW and SmackDown!, with the addition of ECW in 2006. ... October 2006 is the tenth month of that year and has yet to occur. ... September 2007 is the ninth month of that year. ... Professional wrestling has accrued a considerable amount of slang, in-references and jargon. ... In contemporary usage, a parody (or lampoon) is a work that imitates another work in order to ridicule, ironically comment on, or poke some affectionate fun at the work itself, the subject of the work, the author or fictional voice of the parody, or another subject. ...

History

Shad Gaspard and The Neighborhoodie first began teaming in the summer of 2006 in the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) "developmental territory" Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW).^[3] They originally simply went under their ring names before adopting the team name The Gang Stars.^[4] In OVW they captured the Southern Tag Team Titles in May of 2006 by defeating Roadkill and Kasey James,^[5] holding them for two months before losing them to CM Punk and Seth Skyfire.^[6] World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... A farm team, or farm club, generally refers to a minor league baseball league in the United States which are at a lower pay level and play in smaller cities and towns than do Major League Baseball, and which are under the control of the two major leagues and are... Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) is an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Louisville, Kentucky. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The OVW Southern Tag Team Championship is the tag team titles of Ohio Valley Wrestling. ... RoadKill is a professional wrestler who started with Extreme Championship Wrestling. ... Kurt Sellers (born March 20, 1982), better known as K.C. James, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment wrestling on its SmackDown brand. ... Phil Brooks[4] (born October 26, 1978), better known by his ring name CM Punk, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on its Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) brand where he is the reigning ECW Champion. ... Seth Skyfire is a professional wrestler. ...

In late 2006, WWE promoted The Gangs Stars to the main Raw brand, starting by having them work house shows 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 pending debut on the show.^[7] Before the vignettes aired WWE placed a statement on their website, WWE.com, stating:^[8] WWE Raw is the Monday night professional wrestling television program for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and is the primary broadcast of the RAW brand. ... The World Wrestling Entertainment Brand Extension was a device first used in 2002 by said professional wrestling organization as a means of providing separate brands of wrestling through its two top shows, RAW and SmackDown!, with the addition of ECW in 2006. ... WWE RAW Brand house show from the Continental Airlines Arena on December 28, 2006 A house show is a professional wrestling show run by a major promotion (such as WWE or TNA), that is not televised or taped. ... Professional wrestling has accrued a considerable amount of slang, in-references and jargon. ... In professional wrestling, the term vignette is usually used to describe any piece of video footage featuring characters or events which is shown to the audience for the purposes of entertainment or edification. ...

The vignettes, which aired weekly, featured Cryme Tyme robbing people while an (overly and stereotypically uncool sounding) announcer dubbed their actions "training exercises" designed to work on things like "speed", "agility", "drive", "endurance", and "intensity".^view Cryme Tyme wrestled as faces in their house show and dark matches, finally making their television debut—a win over Johnny and Mikey of the Spirit Squad^[9]—as such on the October 16 Raw. The term square, in referring to a person, originally meant someone who was honest, traditional, and loyal. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Agility definitions have traditionally centered around skills that are needed for the body to change direction at speed. ... Look up Motivation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Look up Endurance in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... In psychology and other social and behavioral sciences, aggression refers to behavior that is intended to cause harm or pain. ... In professional wrestling, a face or babyface is a character who is portrayed as heroic relative to the heel wrestlers, who are analagous to villains. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Raymond Michael Mike Brendli (born March 26, 1983) is an American professional wrestler who performs for World Wrestling Entertainment as Mikey, formerly a member of the disbanded Spirit Squad on the RAW brand. ... The Spirit Squad was a five member stable who wrestled for World Wrestling Entertainment on the RAW brand, as well as in farm territory Ohio Valley Wrestling. ...

After arriving on Raw they were depicted covertly stealing things - such as Jerry Lawler's laptop,^[10] Deuce 'N Domino's car,^[11] and a plasma screen TV^[12] - during interviews and while celebrating wins with the commentary team. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Deuce N Domino are a professional wrestling tag team that are currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment and wrestling on the SmackDown! brand. ... In professional wrestling, a promo is short for promotional interview, a dialogue or monologue used to advance a storyline. ...

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 & Viscera in a four team (eight man) tornado tag team match.^[13] Later that same month they were featured in a Raw segment that parodied Michael Richards's "Laugh Factory incident".^[14] In the skit, a wrestler (Nick Berk) — acting as a stand in for Richards — recreated the scene of the incident by using the same 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, 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.^[15][16] Pay-per-view is the name given to a system by which television viewers can call and order events to be seen on TV and pay for the private telecast of that event to their homes later. ... Cyber Sunday 2006 was the third annual Cyber Sunday professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). ... Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch are a professional wrestling tag team in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). ... The Highlanders are a professional wrestling tag team consisting of (kayfabe) cousins Robbie (Derek Graham-Couch) and Rory McAllister (Russell Murray), who currently wrestle for World Wrestling Entertainment on the RAW brand. ... This article is about the professional wrestler. ... Nelson Frazier, Jr. ... Much like singles matches, tag team professional wrestling matches can and have taken many forms. ... For other persons named Michael Richards, see Michael Richards (disambiguation). ... For other persons named Michael Richards, see Michael Richards (disambiguation). ... Nicholas K. Nick Berk (born May 11, 1980), also known by his ring name Nicky Benz, is an American independent professional wrestler, best known for his work in Combat Zone Wrestling, where he is a former CZW World Heavyweight and Iron Man champion. ... This article is about the comedian. ... The Bloods are one of the Los Angeles, California street gangs. ... The blue bandanas worn by most Crip gangs. ...

Around the same time they began a program with the reuniting 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.^[17] 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 Raw,^[18] the program was seemingly dropped, with Cryme Tyme appearing mainly on Raw's sister show Heat, only appearing on Raw in backstage segments. In professional wrestling, an angle is a fictional storyline. ... The Worlds Greatest Tag Team is a professional wrestling tag team currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment wrestling on its RAW brand. ... Shelton Benjamin[2] (born July 9, 1975)[2] is an American professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) working on its RAW brand as one half of The Worlds Greatest Tag Team with Charlie Haas. ... This article is about the professional wrestler. ... Wigger (often spelled wigga or whigger or whigga) is a slang term that refers to a white person who emulates mannerisms, slangs and fashions stereotypically associated with urban African American; especially in relation to hip hop culture. ... is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... WWE Heat (formerly known as WWE Sunday Night Heat and capitalized as WWE HEAT) is a professional wrestling show for World Wrestling Entertainment, showcasing talent from the Raw roster with lower-card matches. ...

On July 21, 2007, Cryme Tyme appeared at an Ohio Valley Wrestling event and defeated the OVW Southern Tag Team Champion James Boys (K.C. and Kassidy James) to take the title.^[19][20] At the next weeks television tapings the James Boys were again announced as Champions, with no explanation of how they won the title back being offered.^[21] is the 202nd day of the year (203rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) is an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Louisville, Kentucky. ... The OVW Southern Tag Team Championship is the tag team titles of Ohio Valley Wrestling. ... Kurt Sellers (born March 20, 1982), better known as K.C. James, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment wrestling on its SmackDown brand. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

The duo returned to Raw in July and started a gimmick where they would "steal" items and auction them off to the crowd.^[22] They then began a program with the World Tag Team Champions Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch in August,^[23][24] but JTG and Shad were released from their WWE contracts on September 2, 2007 before the feud was resolved.^[25] In professional wrestling, an angle is a fictional storyline. ... This article is about the tag team championship that is currently defended on the RAW brand of WWE. For SmackDown!s tag team championship, see WWE Tag Team Championship. ... Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch are a professional wrestling tag team in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). ... is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

In wrestling

• Finishing and signature moves
  • G9 (Samoan drop (Gaspard) / Running front flip neckbreaker (JTG) combination)
  • Inverted double leg slam (Gaspard) / Splash (JTG) combination

• Theme Music
  • "Bringin' Da Hood To U" by Jim Johnston

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Championships and accomplishments

• Ohio Valley Wrestling
  • OVW Southern Tag Team Championship (2 times)^[20]

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References

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Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 96th day of the year (97th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 144th day of the year (145th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 96th day of the year (97th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 209th day of the year (210th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 96th day of the year (97th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 96th day of the year (97th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 96th day of the year (97th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 221st day of the year (222nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 96th day of the year (97th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 96th day of the year (97th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 96th day of the year (97th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 96th day of the year (97th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 96th day of the year (97th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 203rd day of the year (204th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 221st day of the year (222nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 221st day of the year (222nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Cryme Tyme "Training videos" on WWE.com
• Cryme Tyme at Online World of Wrestling