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Shad Gaspard: A Brief Biography
Shad Gaspard was an American professional wrestler and actor. He was best known for his work with WWE as Shad.
Professional Wrestling Career
WWE (2002-2010)
Developmental Territories (2002-2006)
In 2002, Gaspard auditioned for Tough Enough 2 but failed. Later that year, WWE contacted Gaspard and offered him a contract. In 2003, after six months of training, Gaspard began working for OVW. In 2006, he formed a team called The Gang Stars and won the OVW Tag Team Championship.
Cryme Tyme (2006-2010)
In 2006, the team made its debut on RAW. The team became famous for using street-level tactics on opponents before and during matches. Cryme Tyme got several opportunities for the tag team gold, but they could never win it. Cryme Tyme faced several tag teams, such as The Miz and Morrison, The World's Greatest Tag Team, Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch, and The Highlanders. In 2007, they were released from the company.
In 2008, they were resigned and made a comeback on RAW. In June, they helped John Cena to break JBL's car. In 2009, they went to SmackDown and began feuding with Jeri-Show. At SummerSlam, they lost the title match to Jeri-Show. In 2010, Gaspard turned on JTG and attacked. The rivalry concluded at Extreme Rules when JTG defeated Gaspard in a strap match. In November, they released Gaspard from the company.
Independent Circuit (2011-2020)
After being released by WWE, Gaspard began working on the independent circuit and wrestled for various promotions, such as IGF and JAPW. In 2014, Gaspard and JTG reunited as Cryme Tyme. They stayed as a team until Gaspard's unfortunate passing away in 2020.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role |
2012 | Petunia | XL |
2014 | Think Like a Man Too | The Goldenrod |
2015 | Get Hard | Big Ass Julian |
2015 | Brothers | Ronnie Cross |
2015 | My First Miracle | Jack |
2015 | Wrestling Isn't Wrestling | Theater Audience Member |
2016 | Officer Downe | Brick |
2017 | Welcome to Willits | Captain Carter |
2017 | Sandy Wexler | N/A |
2019 | Bolden | Aaron Harris |
2020 | Birds of Prey | Lords leader |
Championships and Accomplishments
Championship | Number of Times |
NWA Wildside Tag Team Championship | 1 |
FEW Tag Team Championship | 1 |
OVW Southern Tag Team Championship | 2 |
SWF Tag Team Championship | 1 |
VIP Tag Team Championship | 1 |
WWA Tag Team Championship | 1 |