Shad Gaspard

Infobox Wrestler
name=Shad Gaspard


image_size=122px
names=Head Nigga in Charge (H.N.I.C.)
Da/The Beast
Shad Gaspard
height=height|ft=6|in=7
weight=convert|285|lb|kg|abbr=on|lk=on
birth_date=birth date and age|1981|1|13
birth_place=Brooklyn, New York
resides=Brooklyn, New York
Louisville, Kentucky
Atlanta, Georgia
billed=Brooklyn, New York
trainer=OVW Staff
debut=2004|

Shad Chad Javier Jesus Roman Chittick Gaspardcite web |url=http://www.myspace.com/bkbeast13 |title=Shad Gaspard's MySpace page |accessdate=2007-08-11] (born January 13 1981) is an American professional wrestler of Haitian and Curaçaon descent. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he is currently signed with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), where he and his partner JTG are wrestling on its Raw brand as the tag team, Cryme Tyme.cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20070425193925/http://www.wwe.com/superstars/raw/shad/bio/|title=Superstars > Raw > Shad > Profile|accessdate=2007-04-25|publisher=WWE]

Biography

Early life and career

Shad is the son of Benjamin 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 him 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 Puff Daddy, Cuba Gooding, Jr., and Mike Tyson.

Though the Cryme Tyme gimmick was mostly parody, Gaspard has been arrested numerous times, including arrests for assault in New York, New Jersey, Florida, Kentucky, Ohio, Georgia, Illinois, and California; looting and robbery in New York and Georgia; and drug-trafficking in Atlanta.

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.

World Wrestling Entertainment (2003–2007)

=Ohio Valley Wrestling= After "Tough Enough", Gaspard was against The Highlanders, The World's Greatest Tag Team, Cade and Murdoch, and "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan and Super Crazy, earning them a shot at the World Tag Team Championships.cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/s/shad-gaspard.html|title=Shad Gaspard Profile|accessdate=2007-10-11|publisher=Online World Of Wrestling] [cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2007/01/08/3235732.html|title=Cena retains, Triple H injured at Revolution|date=2007-01-07|last=Plummer|first=Dale|coauthors=Tylwalk, Nick|accessdate=2008-09-22|publisher=SLAM! Sports] 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.cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/06292007/|title=The Animal's revenge|date=2007-06-29|last=Rote|first=Andrew|accessdate=2008-09-22|publisher=WWE] 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.cite web |url= http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ky/ovw/ovw-t.html|title=OVW Southern Tag Team Title |accessdate=2007-08-09 |publisher=Wrestling-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. [cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/08132007/|title=Rhodes keeps on rolling|date=2007-08-13|last=Adkins|first=Greg|accessdate=2008-09-22|publisher=WWE] On the August 27 edition of "Raw", Cryme Tyme stole Murdoch's hat and gave it away to a fan. [cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/08272007/|title=Umaga: All the rage|date=2008-08-27|last=Adkins|first=Greg|accessdate=2008-09-22|publisher=WWE] 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 for undisclosed reasons, but not for reasons connected to the WWE Wellness program. [cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/crymetymereleased|title=Cryme Tyme released|accessdaymonthyear=23-12-2007|publisher=WWE] After his release, he performed on the independent circuit, [cite web|url=http://www.japw.net/new/events/2007.htm#102707|title=10th Anniversary Show|date=October 27, 2007|accessdate=2008-01-12|publisher=JAPW] and returned to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) appearing at their show on January 16, 2008.Fact|date=January 2008

Return to WWE (2008–present)

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.cite web|url=http://www.wwe-zone.com/wwe/results/raw/2008/0331/index.htm|title=WWE Raw 31 March, 2008 Results|publisher=Pro-Wrestling Edge|accessdate=2008-04-06]

Cryme Tyme began working with John Cena on the June 30 edition of "Raw" when they helped him interfere during JBL'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|accessdate=2008-07-25|publisher=WWE] The following week, they again appeared together in a backstage segment when they vandalised 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|accessdate=2008-07-25|publisher=WWE] After a house show match, Cena confirmed that they had created a faction and announced that it was called CTC, "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|accessdate=2008-07-16|publisher=Rajah] Cryme Tyme also started a feud with the WWE Tag Team Champions Ted DiBiase and Cody Rhodes, 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|accessdate=2008-09-20|publisher=WWE] then losing a title match to them at the Unforgiven pay-per-view event. [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|accessdate=2008-09-20|publisher=WWE]

In wrestling

*Finishing moves
**Belly to back side slam
**High–angle belly to back suplex – OVW
**Running big boot
**"Thugnificent" (STO)
**Exploder suplex
**Samoan drop
**Scoop powerslam
**Shoulder block
**Sidewalk slam
**Snake eyes

*With JTG
**"G9"citeweb|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/c/cryme-tyme.html|accessdate=2008-08-02|title=Cryme Tyme Team Bio|publisher=Online World of Wrestling] (Samoan drop (Gaspard) / Running corkscrew neckbreaker (JTG) combination)
**Gaspard uses an inverted double leg slam on JTG, who is slammed onto the opponent in a splash–type fashion

*Managers
**Kenny Bolin
**Nurse Lulu
**Mo' Green

*Entrance themes
**"Bringin' Da Hood T U" [cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/subscriptions/wwetunes/3242484/crymetyme|title=Music from da Hood|date=2008-05-01|last=Dee|first=Louie|accessdate=2008-09-22|publisher=WWE] composed by Jim Johnston

Championships and accomplishments

*Ohio Valley Wrestling
**OVW Southern Tag Team Championship (2 times) with The Neighborhoodie / JTG

ee also

*Cryme Tyme

References

External links

* [http://www.wwe.com/superstars/raw/shad/ WWE Profile]
*MySpace|bkbeast13|Shad Gaspard
* [http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/s/shad-gaspard.html Shad Gaspard at Online World of Wrestling]
*imdb name|2414411|Shad Gaspard
*tv.com person|465797|Shad Gaspard