5 WWE Superstars who have saved lives outside the ring

#3. Former WWE Superstar Shad Gaspard

Shad Gaspard joined WWE after participating in the second season of Tough Enough. In October 2006, he made his main roster debut alongside JTG as Cryme Tyme. However, their run ended a year later as they left the company in 2007.

Gaspard and his Cryme Tyme partner returned to Vince McMahon's company in 2008. Two years later, WWE let Gaspard go again. After leaving the company, the former Tough Enough contestant competed on the independent circuit until 2020.

In May 2020, Gaspard and his 10-year-old son, Aryeh, got caught in a strong riptide at Venice Beach, Los Angeles. Although the guards succeeded in rescuing Aryeh, they could not save his father.

In an interview with NBC News, the Los Angeles Fire Department's lifeguard chief, Ken Haskett, revealed that Gaspard's last words to the lifeguard were, "Save my son."

He then pushed his son to the lifeguard before getting pushed back down under a wave. A few days later, the authorities confirmed Gaspard's death.

In an Instagram post, Gaspard's wife, Siliana Gaspard, dubbed him a "real-life hero."

"Shad was our whole world and we were his. There are not enough words to describe what he means to all of us. He was our heart, our soul, our protector, our warrior. He was a bright force of nature, who brought joy to many through his joyous and gracious nature (...) We’d like to once again thank the lifeguards, coast guard, divers, fire and police departments for their efforts. Shad was and will always be our real-life superhero," she wrote.

Gaspard is indeed a real-life hero. While his last heroic act rescued his son's life, he also saved the lives of others a few years earlier when he broke up an armed robbery and pinned the suspect to the floor until the cops arrived.