George Murdoch
Born: 1973-02-21 in Pasadena, California, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
2024
2023
- NWA Crockett Cup 2023: Night 1 as Tyrus
2022
- One Nation With Brian Kilmeade as Tyrus
- NWA Crockett Cup 2022: Night 2 as Tyrus
- NWA Crockett Cup 2022: Night 1 as Tyrus
- NWA Hard Times in New Orleans as Tyrus
2021
- NWA 73 as Tyrus
- Gutfeld! as Tyrus
- NWA Back for the Attack as Tyrus
2020
- You Cannot Kill David Arquette as Self
- Stand On It! as Sheriff Cletus T. Necessary
2018
- Supercon as Callahan
2017
- GLOW as Mighty Tom Jackson
- Beast of the Water as Bateman
2016
- MacGyver as Goliath
- Love as Keith the Cremator
- TNA One Night Only: Live! 2016 as Tyrus
- TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 4 as Tyrus
- TNA Sacrifice 2016 as Tyrus
- TNA One Night Only: September 2016 as Tyrus
- TNA One Night Only: Against All Odds 2016 as Tyrus
- TNA: Bound for Glory as Tyrus
- TNA LockDown 2016 as Tyrus
- AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day One) as Tyrus
- AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day Two) as Tyrus
2015
- TNA Slammiversary 2015 as Tyrus
- TNA LockDown 2015 as Tyrus
- TNA One Night Only: World Cup of Wrestling 3 as Tyrus
- TNA May Mayhem 2015 as Tyrus (Ringside)
- TNA Turning Point 2015 as Tyrus
- TNA One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 4 as Tyrus
- TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 3 as Tyrus
- TNA One Night Only: TNA Gut Check 2015 as Tyrus
- TNA Bound for Glory 2015 as Tyrus
2014
- Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery as Brodus Clay (voice)
- Wrestlemania Rewind as Brodus Clay
- WWE WrestleMania XXX as Brodus Clay
- YouShoot: Monster BC as Himself
2013
- No One Lives as Ethan
- WWE Royal Rumble 2013 as Brodus Clay
- WWE Night of Champions 2013 as Brodus Clay
- WWE Payback 2013 as Brodus Clay (Lumberjack)
- WWE Elimination Chamber 2013 as Brodus Clay
- WWE: The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2012, Volume 1 as Brodus Clay
- WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013 as Brodus Clay
2012
- WWE Main Event as Brodus Clay
- WWE WrestleMania XXVIII as Brodus Clay (Appearance)
- WWE No Way Out 2012 as Brodus Clay
- WWE Extreme Rules 2012 as Brodus Clay
- WWE Survivor Series 2012 as Brodus Clay
- WWE The Great American Bash 2012: Super Smackdown Live! as Brodus Clay
- The JBL and Cole Show as Brodus Clay
- WWE Royal Rumble 2012 as Brodus Clay
- WWE Over The Limit 2012 as Brodus Clay
2011
- WWE Extreme Rules 2011 as Brodus Clay (Appearance)
- WWE WrestleMania XXVII as Brodus Clay (Ringside)
2010
2004
- The Soup as Brodus Clay
1999
- WWE SmackDown as Brodus Clay