Shad Gaspard Archives

WWE

Could AJ Lee Be Returning At Tonight’s Money In The Bank 2024 Pay-Per-View Event?

Ryan Clark - July 6, 2024

Take this for what it's worth - but during the 2024 WWE Money in the Bank Kickoff show, Big E stated that "somethin' about...

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Shad Gaspard Memorial Tournament Announced, SmackDown & NXT Level Up Highlights

Saptarshi Sinha - January 14, 2024

Former TNA wrestler "Da Pope" Elijah Burke took to Instagram to announce the first-ever memorial tournament for the late WWE Superstar Shad Gaspard. The Inaugural...

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WWE Remembers Heroic Shad Gaspard On His 43rd Birthday

Thomas Lowson - January 13, 2024

WWE has paid tribute to the late Shad Gaspard on what would have been the former Superstar and Cryme Tyme member's 43rd birthday. On Twitter,...

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JTG Shoots On WWE Splitting Up Cryme Tyme, Says He Had More Fun In WWE NXT

Ryan Clark - November 7, 2023

JTG was a recent guest on the "JOB’d Out Wrestling" podcast to discuss the decision to split up Cryme Tyme, his time in WWE...

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JTG Recalls Being Released By WWE Because Of A Prank

David Esposito - October 11, 2022

Current wrestling fans might know JTG as a performer with the NWA, where he has appeared since 2021. Older fans might remember his run...

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Watch: WWE Shares New Tribute Video For Shad Gaspard

Kyle Dunning - March 28, 2022

Ahead of Shad Gaspard being posthumously given the Warrior Award as part of the WWE Hall of Fame, WWE has released a new video paying...

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Shad Gaspard To Be The Recipient Of This Year’s ‘Warrior Award’

Jozef Kostecki - March 25, 2022

WWE has announced that Shad Gaspard will be the recipient of this year's 'Warrior Award' during this year's Hall of Fame ceremony. When swimming with...

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Shelton Benjamin Discusses His Friendship With Shad Gaspard, More

Ryan Clark - February 24, 2022

During a recent appearance on the "Out of Character with Ryan Satin" podcast, Shelton Benjamin commented on his friendship with Shad Gaspard, how he's...

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Shelton Benjamin Says Shad Gaspard’s Death Was Like “Losing A Family Member”

Thomas Lowson - February 22, 2022

Shelton Benjamin has said the death of Shad Gaspard in May 2020 was like losing a family member. Gaspard, who worked in WWE as part...

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JTG Releases Cryme Tyme NFTs, Proceeds To Go To Shad Gaspard’s Family

Ryan Clark - August 13, 2021

JTG recently released Volume 1 of the official Cryme Tyme NFT Collection on Mintable. According to a press release that was sent out today,...

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JTG Comments On Representing Cryme Tyme In 2021, His NWA Tenure & More

Brandon Ewing - June 22, 2021

Former WWE Superstar JTG was recently interviewed by Metro as he talked about representing the memory of his former tag-team partner and best friend,...

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JTG Takes To Twitter To Pay Tribute To Shad Gaspard On His 40th Birthday

Ryan Clark - January 13, 2021

JTG took to Twitter today, paying tribute to Shad Gaspard on what would have been his 40th birthday. He said, “Today you would of been...

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Family Of Shad Gaspard Files For Negligence In Drowning Death

Brandon Ewing - December 22, 2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynTyA012hwQ The wife (and family) of late WWE Superstar Shad Gaspard filed for negligence against the state of California. In a report by the LA...

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Shelton Benjamin Reveals Why He Dedicated His Tag-Team Title Win To Shad Gaspard

Ryan Clark - December 22, 2020

As many of you saw during Sunday night's WWE TLC pay-per-view event, Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander defeated The New Day to win the...

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Shelton Benjamin Dedicates His TLC Win To Shad Gaspard, Drew McIntyre Reacts To Win

Ryan Clark - December 21, 2020

Following his match at WWE TLC where he and Cedric Alexander defeated The New Day to win the RAW Tag-Team Championships, Shelton Benjamin took...

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JTG Comments On Shad Gaspard Possibly Getting WWE’s Warrior Award

Ryan Clark - November 18, 2020

During a recent interview with Chris Van Vliet, JTG commented on the passing of Shad Gaspard, why he should get the Warrior Award, and...

AEW

Dasha Gonzalez Qualifies For Regional Finals in Titan Games, Shad Gaspard GoFundMe Update

Brandon Ewing - July 21, 2020

Dasha Gonzalez has qualified for the Titan Games regional finals. Gonzalez, who is competing under her real name Dasha Kuret on the NBC reality...

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Autopsy Report Released On Shad Gaspard, Official Cause of Death

Brandon Ewing - July 3, 2020

The autopsy report has been released for Shad Gaspard, who tragically passed away in May due to drowning. His body was washed ashore several...

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Montez Ford Interview, Talks Meeting Shad Gaspard, Positive Influence

Brandon Ewing - June 19, 2020

Montez Ford from The Street Profits spoke with Metro in regards to the late Shad Gaspard, who tragically drowned one month ago at a...

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Funeral for Shad Gaspard Held This Week

Andrew Ravens - June 5, 2020

Former WWE star Shad Gaspard passed away last month in a tragic accident at the beach when he got caught in a riptide. Dave Meltzer...

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The Primetime Players Reunite (Video), JTG Pays Tribute to Shad Gaspard, Samoa Joe/Finn Balor

Ryan Clark - June 3, 2020

Former WWE Superstar Darren Young was a guest on this week's edition of WWE’s "The Bump". During the show, his former tag-team partner Titus...

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News on Shad Gaspard, Stu “Wade Barrett” Bennett, ROH, OVW, More

Ryan Clark - June 2, 2020

Evolutionary Films sent out the following press release, hyping their new action movie, I Am Vengeance: Retaliation. The movie will be debuting in theaters...

AEW

Chris Jericho Comments On Stadium Stampede Match Controversy

Brandon Ewing - May 31, 2020

On the recent edition of Chris Jericho's "Saturday Night Special", Jericho commented on the controversial "drowning" spot (for lack of a better word) that...

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A Look at CM Punk’s Greatest ROH Matches, Aron Stevens Pays Tribute to Shad Gaspard, NWA

Ryan Clark - May 29, 2020

NWA’s parent company filed trademarks for Carnyland on May 12th. Saturday's edition of MLW Anthology will feature several Low Ki matches. Ring of Honor posted the...

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Kofi Kingston Looks Back on Impact of Shad Gaspard

Jon Fuentes - May 27, 2020

Former WWE Champion Kofi Kingston was recently a guest on WWE Backstage to discuss the impact that the late Shad Gaspard had on his...

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Arnold Schwarzenegger Pays Tribute to Shad Gaspard (Photo), New Roman Reigns Video

Ryan Clark - May 26, 2020

At the closing bell on Tuesday, WWE’s stock was at $44.98. That is up $0.47 (1.06%) from Monday's closing price. Roman Reigns and Dr. Louis...

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JTG Looks Back on Friendship With Shad Gaspard

Jon Fuentes - May 26, 2020

Former WWE star JTG was recently interviewed on Chasing Glory with Lilian Garcia to talk about several professional wrestling topics. Here are the highlights: Being introduced to...

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JTG Pays Tribute to Shad Gaspard, Thanks Fans For Their Support

Ryan Clark - May 24, 2020

JTG took to his Instagram account on Sunday, paying tribute to Shad Gaspard. Gaspard passed away last week after he was caught in a...

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Report – John Cena Donates $40,000 to Shad Gaspard’s GoFundMe

Ryan Clark - May 24, 2020

John Cena appears to have donated $40,000 to Shad Gaspard's GoFundMe account. The original fundraising goal was $100,000 and they are well above that....

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Tracy Smothers Provides An Update on His Cancer Fight, Talks Shad Gaspard

Ryan Clark - May 24, 2020

During a recent interview with VOC Nation’s In the Room, Tracy Smothers commented on his fight against cancer, memories of Shad Gaspard, and more....

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Nearly $120,000 Raised For Shad Gaspard’s Family, Bray Wyatt Turns 33, Lynch/Charlotte

Ryan Clark - May 23, 2020

As we reported earlier this week, a new GoFundMe account for Shad Gaspard has been set up to support his family following his tragic...

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PHOTOS: 500+ Fans & Wrestlers Show Up For Shad Gaspard Memorial on Friday Night

Ryan Clark - May 23, 2020

Several wrestlers and hundreds of fans attended a memorial for former WWE Superstar Shad Gaspard on Friday night in California. According to reports, more than...

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Mark Henry Reveals His Memories of Shad Gaspard, Shotzi Blackheart Drives a Tank (Video), More

Ryan Clark - May 23, 2020

At the closing bell on Friday, WWE's stock was at $44.51. That is down $0.26 (0.58%) from Thursday's closing price. Mark Henry discussed his memories...

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The Undertaker & Michelle McCool React to Shad Gaspard’s Passing

Ryan Clark - May 22, 2020

The Undertaker and Michelle McCool were recently interviewed by Mario Lopez and they were asked about Shad Gaspard's tragic death earlier this week. You...

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GoFundMe Campaign Started To Help Shad Gaspard’s Family – Details

Ryan Clark - May 22, 2020

Several friends of former WWE Superstar Shad Gaspard have started a GoFundMe campaign to help Shad’s family following his passing earlier this week. You...