George Murdoch
George Murdoch is an American professional wrestler, cable news personality, actor and author known by his ring/stage name Tyrus. As a wrestler, he is currently signed to the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), where he is the current NWA World Television Champion. Previously he had wrestled for WWE as Brodus Clay and Impact Wrestling as Tyrus.
After training in WWE's farm territories Deep South Wrestling and Florida Championship Wrestling, Murdoch debuted during the fourth season of WWE NXT, a WWE television show where several rookies were paired with WWE wrestlers as mentors. He debuted on the main roster as Alberto Del Rio's bodyguard. During 2012, WWE changed his gimmick to The Funkusaurus, a funk dancer managed by Naomi and Cameron, the Funkydactyls. He took part in several WWE storylines and feuds until his departure in 2014. He went undefeated for a while, teaming up with Lord Tensai, and later turned heel. From 2014 to 2017, Murdoch wrestled in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ringname of Tyrus. In 2021, he began to work with NWA, where he won the NWA World Television Championship.
As a cable news personality, Tyrus appears on Fox News Channel, and its sister streaming service Fox Nation, primarily as a co-host of the late night talk show Gutfeld!, as well as a contributor on other programs. As an author, Tyrus published his autobiography Just Tyrus: A Memoir in 2022, which has become a New York Times bestseller.
After training in WWE's farm territories Deep South Wrestling and Florida Championship Wrestling, Murdoch debuted during the fourth season of WWE NXT, a WWE television show where several rookies were paired with WWE wrestlers as mentors. He debuted on the main roster as Alberto Del Rio's bodyguard. During 2012, WWE changed his gimmick to The Funkusaurus, a funk dancer managed by Naomi and Cameron, the Funkydactyls. He took part in several WWE storylines and feuds until his departure in 2014. He went undefeated for a while, teaming up with Lord Tensai, and later turned heel. From 2014 to 2017, Murdoch wrestled in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ringname of Tyrus. In 2021, he began to work with NWA, where he won the NWA World Television Championship.
As a cable news personality, Tyrus appears on Fox News Channel, and its sister streaming service Fox Nation, primarily as a co-host of the late night talk show Gutfeld!, as well as a contributor on other programs. As an author, Tyrus published his autobiography Just Tyrus: A Memoir in 2022, which has become a New York Times bestseller.
Known for
NWA Crockett Cup 2023: Night 1
NWA Hard Times in New Orleans
NWA Crockett Cup 2022: Night 2
NWA Crockett Cup 2022: Night 1
NWA 73
Gutfeld!
Stand On It!
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
Supercon
GLOW
Beast of the Water
TNA Bound for Glory 2016
MacGyver
TNA One Night Only: Against All Odds 2016
TNA Sacrifice 2016
TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 4
TNA LockDown 2016
Love
TNA Bound for Glory 2015
TNA One Night Only: TNA Gut Check 2015
TNA Slammiversary 2015
TNA May Mayhem 2015
TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 3
TNA LockDown 2015
YouShoot: Monster BC
WWE WrestleMania XXX
Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013
WWE Night of Champions 2013
WWE Payback 2013
No One Lives
WWE Elimination Chamber 2013
WWE: The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2012, Volume 1
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
WWE Survivor Series 2012
WWE Main Event
WWE Great American Bash 2012: Super Smackdown Live!
WWE No Way Out 2012
WWE Over The Limit 2012
WWE Extreme Rules 2012
WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
WWE Royal Rumble 2012
WWE Extreme Rules 2011
WWE WrestleMania XXVII
WWE NXT
The Soup
WWE SmackDown