Brodus Clay
| Brodus Clay | |
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Murdoch as Brodus Clay in April 2012
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| Birth name | George Murdoch |
| Born |
February 21, 1973 Peabody, Massachusetts, United States |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Brodus Clay G-Rilla George Murdoch George T. Murdoch Monstrous BC Tyrus |
| Billed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Billed weight | 375 lb (170 kg) |
| Billed from | The Concrete Jungle Pasadena, California Planet Funk |
| Trained by |
Deep South Wrestling Florida Championship Wrestling |
| Debut | 2006 |
George Murdoch (born February 21, 1973) is an American professional wrestler, actor and political commentator who works for Impact Wrestling (formerly Total Nonstop Action Wrestling) under the ring name Tyrus. He is perhaps best known for his time in WWE under the ring name Brodus Clay, where he was the runner-up on the fourth season of NXT which ran from late 2010 to 2011. Following that, he wrestled on WWE's main roster until his release in 2014.
Murdoch is also a Fox News contributor, appearing regularly as a political commentator on The Greg Gutfeld Show, and other select programs under his Tyrus ring name.
In 1990, Murdoch was attending Quartz Hill High and then the Antelope Valley College in 1992. By 1995, he was attending the University of Nebraska at Kearney, where he studied to become a teacher. He played college football during his school days. Before becoming a professional wrestler, he worked as a bodyguard for Snoop Dogg for four years.
After signing a contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), Murdoch was assigned to Deep South Wrestling (DSW), a WWE developmental territory. He debuted in September 2006, and began using the ring name G-Rilla along with adopting the gimmick of a gangsta thug. In his first match for the promotion, he defeated Big Bully Douglas in a dark match on September 7. The following month, he became the enforcer for Urban Assault, a tag team composed of Eric Pérez and Sonny Siaki. On December 14, Urban Assault was joined by Afa Jr., and the following week, Perez, Siaki, and Afa Jr. attacked Murdoch, throwing him out of the group. The same month, Murdoch wrestled in two dark matches against Scotty 2 Hotty at SmackDown! house shows while using his real name, winning the first but losing the second. In early January 2007, G-Rilla feuded with Urban Assault, attacking the members during matches. He then formed a tag team with the Freakin' Deacon, with the pair defeating Urban Assault in their first match together. They went on to defeat teams including Frankie Coverdale and Bob Hoskins, the Samoan Fight Club of Siaki and Afa Jr., Shawn Osborne and Jon Bolen, and Robert Anthony and Johnny Curtis. In March, they faced and defeated the DSW Tag Team Champions, Team Elite (Mike Knox and Derrick Neikirk) in two successive non-title matches.
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