Trevor Murdoch | |
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Mueller as Trevor Murdoch during his time in WWE.
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Birth name | William Theodore Mueller |
Born |
Fredericktown, Missouri, United States |
September 10, 1980
Residence |
Holland, Michigan, United States |
Spouse(s) | Amanda Mueller |
Children | 2 |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) |
Trevor Murdoch Stan Dupp Trevor Rhodes Scottie Dee Jethro Holliday Roscoe Jackson |
Billed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Billed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
Billed from | Waxahachie, Texas |
Trained by | Harley Race's Wrestling Academy |
Debut | 1999 |
William Theodore Mueller (born September 10, 1980) is an American professional wrestler best known for his time in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as Trevor Murdoch. He also wrestled as Stan Dupp, one of the kayfabe cousin stable The Dupps in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), WWE, and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).
Mueller most recently wrestled for Ring Ka King, TNA's India-based promotion, as Roscoe Jackson.
Mueller started his career training in Central States Wrestling Alliance, in the Missouri area, in 1997. He then moved on to World League Wrestling (WLW) and Harley Race's Wrestling Academy training camp in 1999 and began his wrestling career in WLW. On April 11, 2000, as Trevor Rhodes, he won the WLW Heavyweight Championship by defeating Meng. He then made a name for himself as part of The Dupps, a hillbilly tag team consisting of kayfabe brothers Stan Dupp (Mueller) and Bo Dupp. As a team, The Dupps wrestled in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). While in OVW, Mueller teamed with Lance Cade. The team was known as TNT. Mueller signed a WWE development deal in June 2005.
Mueller signed a 3-year deal with World Wrestling Entertainment in July, 2005. On August 22, 2005 a promo was shown showcasing Mueller's debut along with the returning Lance Cade. He was repackaged as Trevor Murdoch (the surname coming from his likeness to wrestling legend Dick Murdoch, though the two are not related), and the team was simply known as Cade and Murdoch. Cade, playing a smooth-talking cowboy, while Murdoch appeared to be an angry "white trash" southern trucker.