Shad Gaspard Shad Gaspard ( January 11 , 1981 ) is an American professional wrestler of Haitian and Curaçaon descent . He is currently signed with Inoki Genome Federation ( IGF ) . Born in Brooklyn , New York , he is best known for his time with World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) , where he once teamed with his partner JTG who is currently wrestling on the Raw brand where they worked as the tag team , Cryme Tyme . He is also an actor , bodybuilder , model , and former Bodyguard . Early life and Career . Shad is the son of Ben Gaspard , a former street enforcer for street gangs and personal security guard in the early 1970s , who now owns Mcfay Contracting Inc . Shad is the third of six siblings . At five years old Shad ’ s father began training him in boxing and at age eight , he began training in a mixture of different martial arts . As a student , Shad loved to fight and quickly developed into an aggressive fighter , winning many fights as an amateur . His mother gave him the nickname " " Beast " " as a result of his aggressiveness . At the age of sixteen , Shad began prize fighting for promoter Hardbody Harrison , a former World Championship Wrestling wrestler and FX Tough Man Champion , in bar fighting tournaments such as boxing , kickboxing , mixed martial arts ( MMA ) , and tough man competitions . Even though Shad was only sixteen years old , he competed against adults who were older than he was by five to twenty years . Gaspard holds won - loss records as a No Holds Barred fighter ( 35 - 7 ) and an amateur boxer ( 57 - 26 ) . Gaspard was extensively involved in athletics during his high school years , specializing in wrestling , track , and basketball . After high school , he continued to play basketball at Georgia Perimeter College , and after leaving , he became a bodyguard for several rappers and actors , including pop star Britney Spears , Puff Daddy , Cuba Gooding , Jr . , and Mike Tyson . Pro Wrestling Career . World Wrestling Entertainment ( 2006 – 2007 ) . Tough Enough and Ohio Valley Wrestling ( 2002 - 2006 ) . Gaspard then decided to become a professional wrestler . He qualified for the finals of the reality television program Tough Enough 2 in 2002 , but was disqualified and replaced after failing a physical . After Tough Enough , Gaspard was recruited by WWF talent scout Tom Prichard and allowed to attempt a career as a professional wrestler . He first trained with Sgt . Dewayne Bruce from the WCW Power Plant for six months . Afterwards , he attended Prichard ' s first Ohio Valley Wrestling ( OVW ) " training camp " , after which he was offered an opportunity to return to train full - time . Gaspard debuted in OVW in 2003 under the ring name " " Da Beast " " , eventually joining Kenny Bolin ' s Bolin Services stable . Originally , he acted as Bolin ' s personal enforcer , until he was placed into a tag team with Carlos Colón , Jr . in February 2004 . After Colón left OVW in October 2004 , Gaspard left " Bolin Services " and formed several short lived tag teams with Osama , Mike Mondo , Ken Doane , and Ryan Wilson , before he began wrestling under his real name as a singles wrestler . In June 2005 , he was signed to a developmental contract by World Wrestling Entertainment . Cryme Tyme and departure ( 2006 - 2007 ) . In early 2006 , during his feud in OVW with CM Punk , Gaspard was joined by the Neighborhoodie and formed a new tag team known as " The Gang Stars " . The new team won the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship once , before they were called up to the WWE Raw brand roster as Cryme Tyme . On September 4 , 2006 , a series of vignettes began airing on Raw , hyping the debut of Cryme Tyme . On the October 16 edition of Raw , Cryme Tyme debuted and defeated then - World Tag Team Champions , the Spirit Squad ( Mikey and Johnny ) in a non - title match . In November 2006 , at Cyber Sunday , Cryme Tyme defeated Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch , Charlie Haas and Viscera and The Highlanders in a Texas Tornado match ( as voted by the fans ) . A few months later at the New Year ' s Revolution pay - per - view , Cryme Tyme won a Tag Team Turmoil Match against The Highlanders , The World ' s Greatest Tag Team , Cade and Murdoch , and Jim Duggan and Super Crazy , earning them a shot at the World Tag Team Championships . Later that year , at WrestleMania 23 , Cryme Tyme made a cameo appearance and started a dance party with Eugene and some WWE Legends in the backstage area . In June 2007 , on an episode of SmackDown ! , Deuce ' N Domino ( with Cherry ) defeated Cryme Tyme in an inter - brand match tag match . While Deuce , Domino and Cherry celebrated their victory , Cryme Tyme appeared on the titantron and kayfabe stole their car , taking it to Brisco Brothers Auto Shop to sell it for parts chanting " Money , money , yeah , yeah " . The next month , on July 22 , 2007 The James Boys defeated Cryme Tyme to win back the OVW Southern Tag Team titles . On August 13 Cryme Tyme returned to their hometown of New York City on an episode of Raw from Madison Square Garden , losing to then - World Tag Team Champions Cade and Murdoch in a non - title match by disqualification when Shad used a chair on Murdoch . On the August 27 edition of Raw , Cryme Tyme stole Murdoch ' s hat and gave it away to a fan . In the middle of the feud with Cade and Murdoch , on September 2 , 2007 , Gaspard ( along with JTG ) was released from his World Wrestling Entertainment contract . After his release , he performed on the independent circuit . Independent circuit ( 2007 – 2008 ) . Gaspard , along with Paul wrestled at the Jersey All Pro Wrestling 10th Anniversary Show on October 27 , 2007 . Wrestling as " Crime Time " , they defeated the " Dirty Rotten Scoundrelz " . Return to World Wrestling Entertainment ( 2008 – 2010 ) . WWE Tag Team Championship pursuit ( 2008 – 2009 ) . Shad and JTG returned to WWE on the March 31 , 2008 edition of Raw , as Cryme Tyme where they defeated Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch in their first televised WWE match in nearly 6 months . Cryme Tyme began working with John Cena on the June 30 edition of Raw when they helped him interfere during John " Bradshaw " Layfield ' s match . The following week , they again appeared together in a backstage segment when they vandalized JBL ' s limo . [ 18 ] After a house show match , Cena confirmed that they had created a faction and announced that it was called CTC , " Cryme Tyme Cenation " . Cryme Tyme also started a feud with the World Tag Team Champions Ted DiBiase and Cody Rhodes , stealing their championship belts for a time , then losing a title match to them at the Unforgiven pay - per - view event . Feud with JTG and release ( 2009 - 2010 ) . On April 15 , 2009 , Cryme Tyme were drafted to the SmackDown brand as part of the 2009 Supplemental Draft . He made his debut along with JTG , hosting a dance contest between Layla and Eve Torres . He and JTG made their in - ring debut as they teamed with John Morrison to defeat Shelton Benjamin , Charlie Haas and Ricky Ortiz . They earned a Unified Tag Team Title shot against Jeri - Show ( Chris Jericho and Big Show ) or SummerSlam after defeating The Hart Dynasty on the July 31 edition of SmackDown ! . But at SummerSlam they lost the match after illegal partner The Big Show hit JTG in the face and Chris Jericho pinned him . Cryme Tyme then competed in a 26 man Battle Royal at WrestleMania XXVI as Shad and JTG worked together and eliminated Luke Gallows with Shad eliminating JTG . Shad later eliminated himself after trying to take out William Regal who was eliminated by Finlay . A couple of days later , Cryme Tyme was defeated by R - Truth and John Morrison . After the match , Shad turned heel by attacking JTG for not coming to his aid . When interviewed backstage , Shad told Josh Mathews that there will be no more Cryme Tyme and that this is his time . Shad kicked JTG after that . Shad tried to repeat that performance by doing it again after JTG beat Caylen Croft but failed . At Extreme Rules Shad lost to JTG in a Strap match but won his rematch on WWE Superstars . Soon after , Shad went on a hiatus from television and was sent to Florida Championship Wrestling , WWE ' s developmental territory . Shad ' s last televised appearance for WWE saw him defeat a jobber named Jesse Guyver on the May 14 , 2010 edition of SmackDown . Shad never returned to SmackDown as he and several other superstars ( Luke Gallows , Caylen Croft , Vance Archer , Tiffany and Jillian Hall ) were released from their contracts on November 19 , 2010 . Inoki Genome Federation . In February 2011 , Shad Gaspard signed with Japanese wrestling promotion IGF but he didn ' t make his debut for concern on his role at G . I . Joe : Retaliation , he was scheduled to make his debut at 2013 . [ 24 ] Return to Independent Wrestling ( 2012 - present ) . Gaspard , wrestled at the NWA Pro on 2012 . It was announced on June 19 , 2014 that Shad and JTG were looking for booking interests labeled now as the slightly altered " Crime Time " . Other Media . It was rumored that Shad was interested in a MMA career . On January 3 , 2011 , in an interview for Right After Wrestling , he dispelled this rumor . Gaspard is an experienced shakespearean theater actor and began pursuing an acting carer in 2010 . In May 2011 Gaspard filmed a part in G . I . Joe : Retaliation , which is set for release in March 2013 . In January 2012 he was advertised as appearing on BET television series The Game , the NBC police drama Law & Order : Special Victims Unit May 2012 , as well as TV Land original situation comedy , The Exes in October 2012 . He is also working on other upcoming films . Besides wrestling and acting , Gaspard also does modeling and works on a comic book . Personal life . Gaspard is married to female bodybuilder Siliana Gaspard . The couple had their first child , a son named Aryeh in April 2010 . On March 5 , 2011 , Gaspard was arrested by police in Columbus , Ohio for having allegedly refused the commands of a police officer and then resisting arrest for jaywalking . The charges , however were dropped against Gaspard on July 29 , 2011 .