Tyrus Biography
Tyrus whose name is George Murdoch is an American actor, cable television political commentator, and professional wrestler.
He is known for his tenure in WWE as Brodus Clay, and in Total Nonstop Action and afterward 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.
It is a WWE television show where several rookies were paired with WWE wrestlers as mentors. He debuted on the main roster as his pro-Alberto Del Rio’s bodyguard. During 2012, WWE changed his gimmick to The Funkusaurus, a funk dancer manager by Naomi and Cameron, the Funkydactyls. He would take part in several WWE storylines and feuds until his departure in 2014.
Tyrus Education
In 1990, Murdoch attended Quartz Hill High School in Los Angeles County, California, and then in 1992 Antelope Valley College. 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. However, Tyrus has stated that his football career ended when surgery to remove a ruptured appendix severed nerve endings in his leg, leaving him with a permanent limp.
Tyrus Wrestler
He wanted to become a teacher even before joining the wrestling team. Among his different works, Tyrus has worked as Snoop Dogg’s bodyguard. This was an attribute of his body build.
On talking about his profession, after signing a contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), he was assigned to Deep South Wrestling (DSW), a WWE developmental territory. Whereas, he debuted in September 2006 and also began using the ring name G-Rilla along with adopting the gimmick of a street thug. In fact, in his first match for the promotion, he defeated Big Bully Douglas in a dark match on September 7.
On September 16, 2014, he also debuted for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) under the ring name Tyrus at TNA’s television tapings, aligning himself with Ethan Carter III(EC3). Moments after EC3 introduced him, he also had his first wrestling match on the October 15 episode of Impact Wrestling against Shark Boy, which he won.
Tyrus Age
George Murdoch was born on February 21, 1973, in Massachusetts, the United States. His birth sign is Pisces. Tyrus celebrates his birthday on every 21st February of every year.
Tyrus Parents
Tyrus’s father is black, and his mother is white. He has stated that when he was born, his father was 19 years of age and his mother was 15. In 2018, Tyrus disclosed a childhood incident in which his abusive father damaged his eye by hitting him; this incident led his mother to leave his father.
While Murdoch’s mother moved back to her parents’ home, Tyrus has stated that he and his brother were not welcome there because their father was black. According to Tyrus, he and his brother lived with a foster family for many years; during this time, Murdoch was “obsessed” with changing his skin color, thinking that this would allow him to be reunited with his family. Murdoch and his brother eventually lived with their mother again, but Murdoch left home at age 15.
Tyrus Wife
His relationship story still has some suspicions with it. Tyrus has had a girlfriend, Ingrid Rinick. However, he has not married her. Some other websites say that Tyrus is married to Ingrid. On the other hand, he is still classified as single.
Thus about his relationship issues, it requires verification from himself.
Tyrus Body Measurements
- Height: 6feet 7inches
- Weight: 170kg
- Body Shape: Medium
- Hair Color: Black
- Eye Color: Dark Brown
Tyrus Net Worth
The famous WWE wrestler, Tyrus, has an estimated net worth of around $2 million.
Tyrus TV Commentator
Since 2016, George Murdoch continuing to use the name “Tyrus” has become a contributor to various programs on Fox News Channel, first as a commentator on The Greg Gutfeld Show. Gutfeld has jokingly referred to Tyrus as his bodyguard and “massive sidekick” (a reference to Murdoch’s prior employment as a bodyguard for Snoop Dogg).
Subsequently, he became a regular contributor on Fox News host Dana Perino’s daytime news show The Daily Briefing. In April 2019, Tyrus became a co-host of his show, Un-PC, which is telecast on Fox News’ streaming channel Fox Nation.
Tyrus Final Storylines
In November 2013, Clay started a storyline where he became angry and jealous of the debuting Xavier Woods, who “borrowed” Clay’s music and The Funkadactyls for his entrance. Clay thus began to exhibit more villainous tendencies, such as repeatedly attacking Woods, after he had defeated Woods in a match. At TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs, Clay faced Woods’ partner, R-Truth and continually assaulted Truth instead of going for a win, so Tensai and the Funkadactyls left in protest and Clay lost the match.
On the next Raw, Clay completed his heel turn by abandoning Tensai to lose their tag match and attacking Tensai after the match. Clay found no immediate success, as he went on to lose to Tensai, Woods, and Truth in singles matches. On the April 17 episode NXT, Clay would lose by count-out against Adrian Neville in a non-title match. On June 12, 2014, Clay was released by WWE.
Tyrus Championships and accomplishments
- Pennsylvania Premiere Wrestling
- PPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked No. 74 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2012 and 2013
- Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
- Bound for Gold (2015)
- WWE
- Slammy Award for Best Dancer of the Year (2012)
Tyrus Movies andTV Shows
Movies
- No one Lives
- Scooby-Doo! WestleMania Mystery
- Enuattii
- Supercon
TV Show
- The Purge
- The Five
- Love
- MacGyver
- Syn
- Preacher
- GLOW
- Fox News Specialists
- Fox& Friends
- Outnumbered
- The grey Gutfeld show
- Trashville
- Total Divas
Frequent Asked Questions About Tyrus
Who is Tyrus?
George Murdoch is one of American’s best-known and loved wrestlers for WWE.
How old is George(wrestler)?
George Murdoch is 46 years old as of 2019. He was born in 1973.
How tall is Murdoch?
Tyrus is 6ft 7in tall.
Is George married?
Tyrus is married to his lovely wife, Ingrid Rinick. However, their marital status still requires more updates.
How much is Murdoch worth?
Tyrus has an estimated net worth of $2million from his successful wrestling career.
Where does Tyrus live?
George Murdoch(wrestler) reside in the United States.
Is George dead or alive?
George Murdoch is very much alive and in good health.
Where is Murdoch now?
George Murdoch, Tyrus, the famous guy is a wrestler at WWE.
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