In addition to the WWE wrestling ring, Gaspard also featured in a few movies, including Think Like a Man Too. He was a part of the tag team Cryme Tyme with his partner Jayson Anthony Paul. Gaspard was one of the leading names in the WWE wrestling scene for years before he decided to put an end to his wrestling career in 2010. The wrestling company projected Gaspard’s picture on a giant screen with “in memory of Shad Gaspard 1981-2020” written on it. Get your first month of WWE Network for FREE. The latest SmackDown episode featured a graphic tribute for the late wrestler. Check out the 'improvements' John Cena and Cryme Tyme make to JBLs limo. While the lifeguards saved his son, a large wave crashed onto Gaspard and he lost his life. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators. Just earlier this week, Gaspard and his 10-year-old son Aryeh were pulled into a rip current at the beach, TMZ reported. The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed that it recovered the 39-year-old wrestler’s body near the beach, Fox News reported.

Although the duo challenged several times for tag team gold, they never managed to capture the belts despite their burgeoning popularity with fans. Gaspard was declared dead on May 20, three days after the wrestler went missing at the Venice beach. The team of Shad Gaspard and JTG graduated from OVW to the main roster of WWE in October 2006 and were known collectively as Cryme Tyme. Never shot it.ĭuring the interview JTG also said that he's not sure if he will wrestle again and had told people in the past that he wouldn't want to return to WWE as a singles wrestler because he and the fans would both have preferred to see Cryme Tyme.WWE paid a sweet tribute to late wrestling star and Cryme Tyme tag team member Shad Gaspard during the latest edition of SmackDown. And we agreed to it, like ‘Yeah cool, why not?’.

Like 'Hey, you guys wanna do a Where Are They Now episode?’. While there were never any concrete discussions about bringing Cryme Tyme back, JTG did reveal that the company had been in touch about filming an episode of the Where Are They Now? series: They reached out to us right when the quarantine started. I also heard through the grapevine that our name was brought up a few times to bring us back. There was talk but nothing ever became of it.

We’d love to - the door is always open, we’d love to have you back’. 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. And he was like ‘Oh, man, you guys look good. Cryme Tyme was supposed to compete for Team SmackDown at WWE Bragging Rights. They - the last time we went backstage two years ago, the Head of Talent Relations saw us and we looked amazing, we looked great. On whether there were any talks about a return, JTG said: Yeah, there was a few rumors, you know. Gaspard's longtime tag team partner JTG recently appeared on Lilian Garcia's Chasing Glory podcast and discussed the tragedy, as well as rumours that WWE had reached out to them in the past regarding a potential comeback. Former WWE Superstar Shad Gaspard tragically lost his life on May 17 after he was caught in a strong rip current while swimming in Venice Beach, California.īefore his disappearance, Shad ensured that lifeguards saved his son first as they tried to attend to him.

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