JTG On If Vince McMahon Was Promoting Racial Stereotypes with Cryme Tyme

Former WWE star JTG has published a new blog over at The Floor Seat, and below is a blog excerpt in which the former Tag Team star discusses the Cryme Tyme tag team and if it promoted racial stereotypes.

“And then there’s the one question that catches me off guard every single time: “Do you feel that Cryme Tyme perpetuated racist stereotypes? And do you feel you guys portrayed Black people negatively?”

The reason why I have difficulty answering this on the spot is because this particular question needs to be broken down and articulated in the right fashion. When asked this question I usually do not have all the time I need to break it down. But, now, I do… right here, on The Floor Seat (in my Mick Foley voice)!

*Insert cheap pop here*

But here’s my truth. No, I don’t feel Cryme Tyme’s image and persona was racist. Absolutely not! Shad and I were a tag team down in Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) in Louisville, KY.  It was actually us who came up with the characters and our look, as it was an extension of our personalities with the volume turned all the way up. We were authentic and that’s the reason we were so over with the crowd.

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Shad and I both are from Brooklyn, NY. We were born and raised there. We both grew up in a low income, single-parent household and had similar experiences being raised in the ‘hood. Even though I didn’t meet shad until I was 18-years-old, we made a great team as soon as we paired because of the chemistry we had outside of the ring.”