The co-op bookstore for avid readers
Book Cover for: Just Tyrus: A Memoir, Tyrus

Just Tyrus: A Memoir

Tyrus

The New York Times Best Seller
2022 The New York Times Best Seller
New York Times and Wall Street Journal Bestseller!

Pro wrestler and political commentator Tyrus goes deep into his wild but triumphant life story, from his painfully dysfunctional upbringing to bodyguarding for Snoop Dogg, to becoming a wrestling icon and one of the most provocative on-air voices today.

"The author relates all of his adventures through a series of vividly memorable anecdotes.... A revealing glimpse of a multifaceted entertainer who defies easy labeling." --Kirkus

"I loved Just Tyrus. I read it in one day and cheered for him when I got to the end. Tyrus has written a book that is at once raw, tender, intelligent, candid, and hilarious. Tyrus took a very rough start to his life and used perseverance, confident humility, and accountability to land firmly on his feet. What a triumph!" --Dana Perino, former White House Press Secretary to George W. Bush and Fox News anchor and host

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.

"George aka Tyrus aka the realest most blunt human being on the face of planet earth. Never had a problem telling you what was on his mind or how he felt, good or bad. Tough exterior but a heart of gold. Front liner, great friend, and excellent coach for my youth football team. His work ethic is obvious, taking him from football to bodyguard to pro wrestler to a superb personality on Fox News. I've seen him climb the ladder of success, and I'm happy that I was along for the journey." --Snoop Dogg

Book Details

  • Publisher: Post Hill Press
  • Publish Date: Apr 26th, 2022
  • Pages: 240
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.10in - 6.20in - 1.00in - 0.90lb
  • EAN: 9781637580660
  • Categories: Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - African American & BlackWrestlingEntertainment & Performing Arts

More books to explore

Book Cover for: Radical Vision: A Biography of Lorraine Hansberry, Soyica Diggs Colbert
Book Cover for: The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr., Peniel E. Joseph
Book Cover for: Kill 'Em and Leave: Searching for James Brown and the American Soul, James McBride
Book Cover for: To Walk about in Freedom: The Long Emancipation of Priscilla Joyner, Carole Emberton
Book Cover for: Becky Lynch: The Man: Not Your Average Average Girl, Rebecca Quin
Book Cover for: His Name Is George Floyd (Pulitzer Prize Winner): One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice, Robert Samuels
Book Cover for: Lorraine Hansberry: The Life Behind a Raisin in the Sun, Charles J. Shields
Book Cover for: Looking for Lorraine: The Radiant and Radical Life of Lorraine Hansberry, Imani Perry
Book Cover for: The Marathon Don't Stop: The Life and Times of Nipsey Hussle /]crob Kenner, Rob Kenner
Book Cover for: Elegy for Mary Turner: An Illustrated Account of a Lynching, Rachel Marie-Crane Williams
Book Cover for: The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X, Les Payne
Book Cover for: Superstar Billy Graham: Tangled Ropes, Billy Graham
Book Cover for: Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America, Abraham Josephine Riesman
Book Cover for: King of the World: Muhammad Ali and the Rise of an American Hero, David Remnick
Book Cover for: Strong Inside: Perry Wallace and the Collision of Race and Sports in the South, Andrew Maraniss

About the Author

Tyrus: - A 6'8", 350-pound behemoth, Tyrus is an affable, hardworking entertainer with a sly sense of humor. Following his initial calling to football, he became a bouncer at numerous establishments in Los Angeles where he caught the attention of Snoop Dogg and became his bodyguard. That drew the attention of the WWE where he went on to enjoy success as "Brodus Clay," and later, "The Funkasaurus," which led to his starring in Mattel commercials and appearing in WWE videogames. Along with working as an actor in film and television, he recently captured the NWA World Heavyweight Championship and is a co-host of American's number one late-night comedy, The Greg Gutfeld Show.

More books by Tyrus

Book Cover for: Nuff Said, Tyrus

Praise for this book

"The author relates all of his adventures through a series of vividly memorable anecdotes.... A revealing glimpse of a multifaceted entertainer who defies easy labeling."--Kirkus