Tomer Shalom

Israeli professional wrestler

Tomer Shalom
תומר שלום

Born| Holon, Israel
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)| Tomer Shalom
Jean-Pierre Goulet
Goliath Ayala
Tomer Syd
Tomer Time
Billed height| 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[1]
Billed weight| 255 lb (116 kg)[1]
Trained by| Rob Fuego
Debut| 2010

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

## Early life[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

* Crossfire Wrestling
* CW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[22]
* Pro Wrestling Illustrated
* Ranked No. 464 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2017[23]
* Victory Commonwealth Wrestling
* VCW Openweight title[24]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Tomer Shalom". www.wrestlingdata.com.
2. ^ a b c Sunshine, Fannie (2013-12-17). "North York newcomer goes to the mat for wrestling dreams | InsideToronto.com". InsideToronto.com. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
3. ^ a b "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[edit]

* List of Jewish professional wrestlers

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Professional wrestling in Israel

Promotions|

| All Wrestling Organization|

* Heavyweight Championship
* Israeli Championship

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Israeli Pro Wrestling Association|

* Heavyweight Championship

Israeli Wrestling League|

* Heavyweight Championship

Ultimate Wrestling Israel|

* Shomer Shabbos Heavyweight Championship

Israeli professional wrestlers|

* Lior Ben-David
* Noam Dar
* Rafael Halperin
* Tomer Shalom
* Yakov Kozalchik

Israeli championships|

* AWO Israeli Championship
* UWF Israeli Championship
* UWI Shomer Shabbos Heavyweight Championship
* WCCW Middle Eastern Championship

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