Just Tyrus A memoir
Book - 2022
"The product of a 1970s mixed marriage, George Murdoch learned to fight early in life, fending off both race-baiting bullies and the demons of a dysfunctional home. Couch surfing all through high school and most of college, the quick-witted, sharp-tongued giant played football, ran drugs, and bounced at clubs to try to survive. After a false start with the WWE, he eventually became Snoop Dogg's bodyguard and traveled the world with the hip hop legend, biding his time and honing his rap. When the WWE urged him to return, George became 'Brodus Clay' and, for the next several years, reinvented himself numerous times under the watchful mentorship of the legendary Dusty Rhodes, 'the American Dream.' He was eventuall...y christened 'Tyrus,' and shortly after, a chance social media encounter with Greg Gutfeld at Fox News resulted in Tyrus finding a new skill: sage social commentator. Ferociously funny, blunt, and tenacious, Just Tyrus traces his unlikely and spectacular rise. As always with Tyrus, it's in-your-face and offers no apologies." --
- Subjects
- Genres
- Autobiographies
- Published
-
New York :
Post Hill Press
[2022]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Physical Description
- xv, 223 pages ; 23 cm
- ISBN
- 9781637580660
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. In the Beginning
- Chapter 2. Fighting=Friendship (Manhood Starts at Seven)
- Chapter 3. Running Away
- Chapter 4. Putting a Good Spin on Things
- Chapter 5. An interesting Place to Grow Up
- Chapter 6. America's Relationship with Wrestling
- Chapter 7. Getting Up Off the Ground
- Chapter 8. Craig Still Doesn't Get It
- Chapter 9. The Next Chapter in Life
- Chapter 10. Nebraska
- Chapter 11. The Road to the WWE
- Chapter 12. Back from Atlanta
- Chapter 13. Back to Cali
- Chapter 14. Larry Pollack
- Chapter 15. Snoop
- Chapter 16. The WWE Calls
- Chapter 17. McDonough, Georgia
- Chapter 18. WWE: 2006-2008
- Chapter 19. Getting Fired
- Chapter 20. Starting Over
- Chapter 21. Football Coach
- Chapter 22. Back on the Road
- Chapter 23. Back to the WWE (2010)
- Chapter 24. Funkasaurus (2012-2013)
- Chapter 25. WrestleMania 29
- Chapter 26. Impact (2014)
- Chapter 27. Meeting Gutfeld (2014)
- Chapter 28. Fox News
- Chapter 29. Trump
- Chapter 30. Closing Thoughts
- Afterword: Some Random Thoughts I've Had about Race, Life, and Politics
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author