JTG

Photo credit: World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.

Real name: Jayson Paul
Height: 6’1″
Weight: 245 lbs.
Date of birth: December 10, 1984
From: Brooklyn, NY
Pro debut: 2002
Trained by: OVW
Finishing move: G9

Biography

– JTG debuted as part of Cryme Tyme on the September 4, 2006 “Raw.”
– Cryme Time won a “Texas Tornado” match involving The Highlanders, Charlie Haas and Viscera, and Trevor Murdoch and Lance Cade at Cyber Sunday ’06.
– At New Year’s Revolution ’07, Cryme Tyme won a tag team turmoil match involving the World’s Greatest tag team, Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch, the Highlanders and Hacksaw Jim Duggan and Super Crazy to earn a future tag team title shot.
– On July 21, 2007 in Owensboro, KY, Cryme Tyme defeated the James Boys to win the Southern Tag Team Championship.
– On September 2, 2007, WWE released Cryme Tyme.
– Cryme Tyme returns to WWE on the March 31, 2008 edition of “Raw,” and defeated Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch.
– At Survivor Series ’08, Team Michaels (Michaels, Rey Mysterio, Cryme Tyme, and The Great Khali) defeated Team JBL (John “Bradshaw” Layfield, Kane, Montel Vontavious Porter and John Morrison and The Miz).
– On April 15, 2009, JTG was drafted to the Smackdown roster in the Supplemental draft.
– JTG was drafted to Raw on April 26, 2011.
– On June 12, 2014, JTG was released by WWE. He would reunite with Shad on the indies, but the duo would compete only sporadically for the next few years
– On July 5, 2019, Crime Time (JTG & Shad) defeated Fly Def (Zack Mason & Warren Johnson), The Hart Foundation (Davey Boy Smith Jr & Teddy Hart) and The OGz (Homicide & Hernandez) to win the vacant VIP Tag Team Titles
– On September 5, Crime Time defeated Lou Sterrett & Angel Camacho to retain the VIP Tag Team Titles
– On November 1, Crime Time defeated Cam Cole & Will Allday and Steve Anthony & Vordell Walker to retain the VIP Tag Team Titles
– On January 31, 2020, Crime Time defeated Joe Alonzo & Gino in an Anything Goes Match to retain the VIP Tag Team Titles
– On November 6, JTG defeated Shane Taylor, Will Allday & Gino to win the vacant VIP Heavyweight Title
– On January 29, 2021, JTG defeated Hammerstone to retain the VIP Heavyweight Title
– On March 26, JTG defeated Carlito to retain the VIP Heavyweight Title
– On April 23, JTG defeated Homicide to retain the VIP Heavyweight Title
– At NWA When Our Shadows Fall, JTG defeated Fred Rosser
– On June 25, JTG fought EC3 to a no-contest to retain the VIP Heavyweight Title
– On July 30, JTG fought Moose to a no-contest to retain the VIP Heavyweight Title
– On June 3, 2022, The Creep Squad (JTG, Ashton Starr & Brittany Wonder) defeated The Wholesome Gang (Suge-D, D-Rogue & Trish Adora). JTG scored the fall to win the Best Athlete In The East Bay Title
– On the Hard Times in New Orleans pre-show, JTG, Anthony Mayweather & The Pope defeated Jax Dane, Alex Taylor & Mercurio in a Hardcore War
– JTG won the 2024 Shad Gaspard Memorial Cup, defeating Prince Agballah in the final