JTG | |
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Birth name | Jayson Anthony Paul |
Born | [1] Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | December 10, 1984
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Jay-TG[1] JTG[1] The Neighborhoodie[1] |
Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2] |
Billed weight | 232 lb (105 kg)[2] |
Billed from | Brooklyn, New York[2][3] |
Trained by | Ohio Valley Wrestling[1] |
Debut | 2002[1] |
Jayson Anthony Paul (born December 10, 1984)[1] is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in WWE under the ring name JTG.
Paul began his professional wrestling career in 2006 with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), being assigned to their developmental territory Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), where he was a two-time OVW Southern Tag Team Champion (with Shad Gaspard, as part of Cryme Tyme). In 2006, Cryme Tyme was promoted to WWE's main roster, before both JTG and Gaspard were released from the company the following year. They both returned to the company in 2008, and later split up and feuded with each other until Gaspard's release in 2010.
Later that year, JTG was assigned to NXT, where he was announced as one of the Pros for NXT Redemption[broken anchor], mentoring Jacob Novak. He eventually turned heel and feuded with Vladimir Kozlov's rookie Conor O'Brian and Kozlov himself. He additionally made appearances on SmackDown and Superstars. From late 2012 to 2013, JTG was relegated to jobber status and continued to compete until his release in 2014.