Tomer Shalom
תומר שלום
BornHolon, Israel
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Tomer Shalom
Jean-Pierre Goulet
Goliath Ayala
Tomer Syd
Tomer Time
Billed height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[1]
Billed weight255 lb (116 kg)[1]
Trained byRob Fuego
Debut2010

Tomer Shalom (born Tomer Sidi)[2] is an Israeli professional wrestler who was trained by Rob Fuego in Canada.

Early life

Born in Holon, Israel, Sidi grew up in Tel Aviv.[2] In 2010, after completing his service in the Israeli Defence Forces, Sidi moved to Canada in order to begin his training to become a professional wrestler.[2]

Professional wrestling career

After arriving in Canada in 2010, Sidi first went to both Calgary and Winnipeg before ultimately winding up at Squared Circle Wrestling where he was trained by Rob Fuego.[3]

On November 1, 2012 Tomer returned to Israel to wrestle for the first time and wrestled Lior Libman at Israeli Pro Wrestling Association's Wrestling In The Rain event.[4] Two days later Sidi made his All Wrestling Organization debut at a house show.[5] The following week he wrestled for AWO at their Face Off event.[6]

On March 23, 2014 Sidi while wrestling for Crossfire Wrestling won the CW Heavyweight Championship,[7] which he held for 259 days.[8]

On December 10, 2015, Sidi returned to Israel at the Ultimate Wrestling Israel event UWI Showdown, but was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the UWI Heavyweight Championship tournament.[9] Four days later, Sidi wrestled his first match for the Israeli Wrestling League at the IWL VIII event.[10] Three weeks later, Sidi again wrestled for Ultimate Wrestling Israel.[11]

On March 13, 2016 while wrestling for Victory Commonwealth Wrestling as Goliath Ayala, Sidi won his second title, the VCW Openweight Title, during their 4th Annual Iron Man Rumble.[12] During Sidi's reign VCW was renamed to Hogtown Pro Wrestling and the belt renamed the HPW Openweight Title.[13] In October 2016, Sidi lost in the final match of the tournament to crown the new HPW Heavyweight Champion.[14] Sidi ultimately lost the title on January 29, 2017.[15]

On August 7, 2017 Sidi made his WWE debut, filling in for Curtis Axel,[16] under the name Jean-Pierre Goulet,[17] and billed from Quebec City.[18] in a match which he lost to Jason Jordan.[19] During the match held in Canada, local wrestling fans recognizing Sidi began chanting "Tomer, Tomer, Tomer".[20] The reaction from the fans caught the attention of the WWE, and following the match, Sidi was offered a tryout by the WWE.[3] The WWE had previously expressed interest in him wrestling for their NXT brand, however they ran into visa issues.[21]

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. 1 2 "Tomer Shalom". www.wrestlingdata.com.
  2. 1 2 3 Sunshine, Fannie (2013-12-17). "North York newcomer goes to the mat for wrestling dreams | InsideToronto.com". InsideToronto.com. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  3. 1 2 "Israeli wrestler 'Tomer Shalom' gets attention of WWE promoters". The Canadian Jewish News. 2017-09-19. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  4. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "IPWA Wrestling In The Rain « Events Database « CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  5. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "AWO House Show « Events Database « CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  6. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "AWO Face Off « Events Database « CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  7. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Title Reigns « CW Heavyweight Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  8. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Titles « Tomer Shalom « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  9. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "UWI Showdown « Events Database « CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  10. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "IWL VIII « Events Database « CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  11. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "UWI Gold Rush « Events Database « CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  12. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "VCW 4th Annual Iron Man Rumble « Events Database « CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  13. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Hogtown Pro Wrestling (HPW ) « Promotions Database « CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  14. ↑ "Hogtown Wrestling Socktoberfest Shocked Super Wonder Gallery". Toronto Guardian. 2016-10-22. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  15. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Lucha In The 6 Carnaval de Lucha « Events Database « CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  16. ↑ "WWE: המתאבק תומר שלום ערך קרב ב-RAW". sport1.maariv.co.il. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  17. ↑ "WWE Monday Night Raw at Air Canada Centre wrestling results – Internet Wrestling Database". www.profightdb.com. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  18. ↑ "Identity Of Jason Jordan's Opponent (Video), Carmella Vs. Naomi SmackDown Promo, RAW Match Sponsor - WrestlingInc.com". WrestlingInc.com. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  19. ↑ "WWE Monday Night Raw results and observations (8/7/17): Braun Strowman is the last man standing". Philly.com. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  20. ↑ "Raw Replays". WWE Network. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  21. ↑ "תומר שלום בדרך ל-WWE? "בקרוב יהיו חדשות טובות"". sport1.maariv.co.il. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  22. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "CW Heavyweight Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  23. ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2017 – The Internet Wrestling Database". www.profightdb.com. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  24. ↑ "Openweight Championship – DemandLucha.com". demandlucha.com. Retrieved 2017-12-01.

See also

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