Cryme Tyme (Shad & JTG) vs. The Spirit Squad (Johnny & Mikey) - RAW (2006)
After the OVW male cheerleading team known as the Spirit Squad (remember those guys?) issue an open challenge for their tag team titles, the black parody team of Shad and JTG come out guns a blazin' as they debut on RAW in 2006.
While Cryme Tyme was supposed to be an openly stereotypical comedy troupe, they mostly made light of thug life and had the gimmick of stealing things from people. Despite the sound of all that, their gimmick was actually a lot better than the Spirit Squad, which was essentially just a way for WWE to try to get a few guys over from OVW (Ohio Valley Wrestling), WWE's training territory which is now TNA's training territory, to at least make it somewhat big. Of course, these young up-and-comers had to be male cheerleaders before they could become the likes of Kenny Dykstra (the chosen one who flopped) and Nicky (who waited this whole gimmick off before renaming himself, Dolph Ziggler). As for the rest of the team, they eventually got sent packing back to OVW (literally in a crate marked OVW via DX one Monday night).
As for Cryme Tyme though, they actually had somewhat of potential. I mean, at least they were a real tag team, not just two wrestlers put together and given a fan picked name i.e. Air Boom, Team Hell No, etc. They also had great size and a gimmick that, oh wait, PG era... never mind.
And yes, Cryme Tyme did wrestle with baggy jeans, "non-traditional wrestling boots", grills, and occasionally the bulletproof vests when necessary.
You never know when you'll run into New Jack in the hood... The hood known as pro wrestling.
This debut also features Johnny AKA Johnny Jeter, who mostly stayed in OVW after the departure of the Spirit Squad, and Mikey AKA Mike Mondo, who currently works for Ring of Honor.
Theme results:
Jeans: Shad & JTG.
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