Full Name | George Murdoch |
Date of Birth | February 21, 1973 |
Nationality | American |
Birth Place | Boston, Massachusetts |
Height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Weight | 375 lb (170 kg) |
Theme Song | "Somebody call my momma" |
Debut | September 9, 2006 |
Nickname | The Funkasauras |
George Murdoch is an American professional wrestler signed with NWA. He is best known for his work with WWE as Brodus Clay and Tyrus with NWA and Impact Wrestling. He is the current NWA World Television Champion.
Murdoch signed with WWE and began working for their developmental territories, such as DSW and FCW. Murdoch left the company in 2008 and resigned with them in 2010. He was renamed as Brodus Clay.
He was featured in the third season of NXT and aligned himself with Alberto Del Rio. After NXT, he began accompanying Del Rio on SmackDown. Clay and Del Rio feuded with Edge and Christian till Extreme Rules, where Christian won the world title.
In 2012, Clay was repackaged as The Funkasauras. He was accompanied by The Funkadactyls. He later formed a team with Tensai called Tons of Funk. On RAW after WrestleMania XXIX, Tons of Funk and The Funkadactyls defeated Rhodes Scholar and The Bella Twins. At TLC, Clay turned on Tensai. Clay went on to lose to Tensai, Xavier Woods, and R-ruth before leaving the company.
In 2014, Murdoch signed with Impact Wrestling and went by the name, Tyrus. Tyrus aligned himself as EC3's bodyguard. In 2015, Tyrus won a gauntlet for the gold match to become the number one contender for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship, but lost to Galloway. After teaming with several wrestlers and failing to win the TNA World Tag Team Championships, Tyrus left the company. In 2018, he made a brief return and defeated EC3.
Tyrus returned to wrestling and signed with NWA. He began feuding with Da Pope and won the NWA World Television Championship.
Year | Title | Role |
2012 | No One Lives | Ethan |
2014 | Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery | Brodus Clay |
2017 | Enuattii | Bateman |
2017 | Supercon | Security Guard |
2020 | Stand On It | Sheriff Cletus T. Necessary |