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Access Granted: Cryme Tyme

Published by Marcus Vanderberg on Thursday, August 20, 2009 at 7:12 pm.

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Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, YO!

One of the hottest tag teams in World Wrestling Entertainment the last couple of months have been Cryme Tyme.

Shad and JTG have been wrestling in the WWE since their debut in 2006 and quickly moved up the ranks as one of the most popular tag teams within the WWE Univerise.

This Sunday at Summerslam (Live on PPV at 8:00PM EST/5:oo PM PST), Shad and JTG will compete for the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship when they square off against Chris Jericho and The Big Show.

Cryme Tyme took time out before the biggest match in their young career to chat with BET.com about life on the road, Twitter Nation and the additions of Slam Master J and Eve Torres.

Word up.

On how they came up with the Cryme Tyme gimmick:

Shad: Cryme Tyme really isn’t a gimmick. It’s just me and JTG having out there. A lot of people might think just because we wear Timberlands and jeans that we are a gimmick. I wear Timberlands and jeans when I’m walking around the house and going out chillin.

JTG: We are actually ourselves with the volume turned really up.

On how they met in Ohio Valley Wrestling:

Shad: I was already down there training and JTG was riding a Greyhound bus from New York City to Louisville, Kentucky every weekend for his training. Once he was full time, we had a good chemistry so we started tagging together. It turned into what it is right now.

JTG: Vince saw it. Loved it. Put it on TV. That’s how we make it work.

On a typical day when they have a TV taping:

Shad: Normally we wake up at 9:00AM after driving two hours from the previous show. We go to the gym, work out for maybe an hour and a half to two hours depending on how tire we are or not. Go back to the hotel, shower up, make sure we are fresh and clean and then we come to the arena around 1:00PM. We talk to our agent to go over any matches we have and just prepare for the show. Its really more a mental thing than it is a physical thing when getting ready for a show. Read the rest of this entry »

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Sound Off: Hulk Hogan

Published by Marcus Vanderberg on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at 9:56 pm.

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“I could have turned everything into a crime scene like O.J., cutting everybody’s throat. You live half a mile from the 20,000-square-foot home you can’t go to anymore, you’re driving through downtown Clearwater [Florida] and see a 19-year-old boy driving your Escalade, and you know that a 19-year-old boy is sleeping in your bed, with your wife … I totally understand O.J. I get it.”

- Former WWE star Hulk Hogan on his divorce from his wife, Linda.

Whatcha gonna do brother when the Hulksta goes Orenthal on you?

What happened to the days of saying your prayers and taking your vitamins, Hulk?

When did we start trading leg drops for knifes?

Kid, if I were you, I would get the hell out of Clearwater.

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Floyd Mayweather … WWE Superstar?

Published by Marcus Vanderberg on Monday, February 18, 2008 at 10:51 pm.

Floyd MayweatherFloyd Mayweather’s nickname is “Money” for a reason.

He clearly will do anything for cash.

While Oscar De La Hoya is preparing for his rematch with Mayweather with a May 3 tune up match, Pretty Boy is moonlighting as a WWE wrestler.

Floyd made a cameo appearance Sunday night at WWE’s “No Way Out” in his hometown of Las Vegas during a match involving Rey Mysterio.

After the Big Show, a 7-foot, 400 pound wrestler, made his return to the WWE following the conclusion of the Mysterio match, he called out Mayweather who was sitting in the front row.

The two men got into an altercation in the ring and Floyd delivered several blows to the Big Show’s face, breaking his nose in the process.

Fast-forward to Monday Night Raw and Mayweather, who was booed heavily by the Anaheim, Calif. crowd, stepped into the squared circle once again with the Big Show.

This time the two men agreed to meet in a match – presumably at Wrestlemania 24 on March 30.

The WWE has a history of attracting big names to participate in their premiere pay-per-view event of the year.

Mr. T, Mike Tyson, Donald Trump, Lawrence Taylor, Pete Rose, and William “Refrigerator” Perry have all stepped in the ring during Wrestlemania.

But Floyd Mayweather Jr.?

Arguably the best pound-for-pound fighter has to stoop so low as to take part in the WWE?

As Randy Moss said, “Straight cash, homey,” because that’s what he must be getting from WWE Chairman Vince McMahon.

One thing is for sure – - Mayweather better make sure he knocks De La Hoya out on Sept. 20 or he will look back at this stunt and possibly regret it.

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