| Description |
xv, 223 pages ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
"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 eventually 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." -- From publisher's description. |
| Contents |
In the Beginning -- Fighting = Friendship (Manhood Starts at Seven) -- Running Away -- Putting a Good Spin on Things -- An Interesting Place to Grow Up -- America's Relationship with Wrestling -- Getting Up Off the Ground -- Craig Still Doesn't Get It -- The Next Chapter in Life -- Nebraska -- The Road to the WWE -- Back from Atlanta -- Back to Cali -- Larry Pollack -- Snoop -- The WWE Calls -- McDonough, Georgia -- WWE: 2006-2008 -- Getting Fired -- Starting Over -- Football Coach -- Back on the Road -- Back to the WWE (2010) -- Funkasaurus (2012-2013) -- WrestleMania 29 -- Impact (2014) -- Meeting Gutfeld (2014) -- Fox News -- Trump -- Closing Thoughts -- Afterword: Some Random Thoughts I've Had about Race, Life, and Politics. |
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Tyrus, 1973-
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Wrestlers -- United States -- Biography.
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Wrestlers. (OCoLC)fst01181572
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Autobiographies.
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| ISBN |
9781637580660 (hardcover) |
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1637580665 (hardcover) |
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