History Wrestling / BrodusClay

* BigManLittleMan: Has been the big man as bodyguard to Wrestling/AlbertoDelRio, Wrestling/EC3, and now Wrestling/MattHardy. In RealLife he was this to Music/SnoopDogg before becoming a wrestler.

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[[caption-width-right:300:Somebody call my momma!]]

* TheBrute: A [[GeniusBruiser subversion]]. He did fit this perfectly as a heel, though.

* DeathFromAbove: His finisher is a running splash to a downed opponent. Let's put that into perspective - a guy that's about ''375 pounds'' goes airborne and lands on the chest of whatever poor sap happens to be fighting him that day. Ouch.

* DemotedToExtra: Went undefeated for several months after his ''[=Raw=]'' debut, including defeating Wrestling/DolphZiggler on PPV. And then he was barely on TV at all, and when he was, he usually was on the losing end. Then he teamed up with Tensai as Tons of Funk and averted this for a while. Then Tons of Funk [[WorfEffect worfed]] for The Wyatt Family, Clay turned heel on Tensai - returned to NXT, did nothing of note, and was released.

* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: He ''is'' billed as "The Funkasaurus".

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar[=/=]DontExplainTheJoke: His finishing move (a [[{{Acrofatic}} leaping cross body]]) was called, "Ah, Funk It". Yeah. Let's see how long that name sticks in the PG Era.

** He no longer uses the crossbody, having traded it for a running splash called "''Splat!''".

** HammyHerald: At most, there are a handful of entrances on WWE's main roster that bring the hog like Brodus Clay's...and that's saying a lot. To be specific, instead of the standard, "Hailing from [Place Name], weighing in at [such-and-such amount], [RedBaron] [NAME OF WRESTLER]" intro, a disco ball comes down from the ceiling and an offscreen announcer says, "LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE WELCOME THE ONLY LIVING, BREATHING, ROMPING STOMPING FUNKASAURUS IN CAPTIVITY, MR. BRODUS CLAY!"

* NiceHat: A crusher cap with a curved brim
* PartsUnknown: Originally "The Concrete Jungle," now "Planet Funk"
* PerkyFemaleMinion: Has a pair of them. [[Wrestling/RonKillings R-Truth notably had to ask him for their services.]]
** SassyBlackWoman: Both of them - Naomi arguably moreso.
* PowerStable: Urban Assault, technically, though they didn't really do much for him. Polynesian Power Package with Donny Marlow, [[Wrestling/TheUsos Jimmy Uso, Jules Uso]] and Wrestling/{{Tamina Snuka}} in FCW was a much straighter example.

* TraumaticHaircut: After months of beating up Rock Star Spud and weeks of beating up second ''British Bootcamp'' winner Mark Andrews, they got their revenge by saving his head, following ECIII's failure to shave Spud.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: After been PutOnABus, due to sustaining an injury while attempting to help Wrestling/AlbertoDelRio win the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-h.html World Heavyweight Title]], he started having {{Squash Match}}es on ''Wrestling/WWESuperstars'' and then finally getting a promo that he was coming to ''[[Wrestling/{{WWERaw}} Raw]]''. Only to have Laurinaitis calling him on a weekly basis telling him, he'll be having a match the next week ... that is until January 9, 2012 when [[HeelFaceReturn he came back as the Funkasaurus]].

** ProperlyParanoid: Maybe so, as Woods essentially ended up taking Clay's girls, entrance music, and ''entire gimmick'' less than a month later.

* TheBrute: A GenreSavvy [[GeniusBruiser subversion]]. He did fit this perfectly as a heel, though.

* FinishingMove: A running splash called "''Splat!''".

* PowerStable: Urban Assault, technically, though they didn't really do much for him. Polynesian Power Package with Donny Marlow, [[Wrestling/TheUsos Jimmy Uso, Jules Uso]] and Wrestling/{{Tamina Snuka}} was a much straighter example.

Brodus Clay did not stop wrestling after being let go by WWE, having been seen in North East Wrestling and the UK's Varsity Pro Wrestling, among other promotions. He has since won the Pennsylvania Premiere Wrestling Heavyweight Championship.

* {{Acrofatic}}: 350+ pounds and can still perform [[LightningBruiser high cross body slams]].

** G-rilla's was 7ft Giant Titan in Florida Championship Wrestling. It was mostly an indirect rivalry, as Titan spent more time with other Floridian companies G-rilla couldn't appear on due to his WWE contract, but they did face off against one another and tag together a few times.

** G-rilla's was 7ft Giant Titan in Revived Florida Championship Wrestling. It was mostly an indirect rivalry, as Titan spent more time with other Floridian companies G-rilla couldn't appear on due to his WWE contract, but they did face off against one another and tag together a few times.

Brodus Clay did not stop wrestling after being let go by WWE, having been seen in North East Wrestling and the UK's Varsity Pro Wrestling, among other promotions. He has since won the Pennsylvania Premiere Wrestling Championship.

'''Brodus Clay''' (real name George Murdoch) is a professional wrestler formerly employed by Wrestling/{{WWE}} between 2011 and 2014. Originally, he was featured as a bodyguard for Wrestling/AlbertoDelRio. Due to him filming a movie at the time, he was taken off of TV for a few months and was dropped as Del Rio's bodyguard. He returned and began {{Squash|Match}}ing various {{Jobber}}s on WWE's online-exclusive show ''Wrestling/WWESuperstars''. After nine consecutive squash victories on ''Superstars'', WWE ran vignettes promoting his return to television on the November 7, 2011 episode of ''[=Raw=]''. However, Clay's television return was continuously delayed by authority figure Wrestling/JohnLaurinaitis to be "next week", with this trend continuing all the way into January 2012. Clay made his television return on the January 9, 2012 episode of ''[=Raw=]'' as a face with a fun-loving, funk dancing gimmick, with the nickname "The Funkasaurus". Now accompanied by the Wrestling/TheFunkadactyls Naomi and Cameron and announced as hailing from "Planet Funk", Clay incorporated gyrations and dance moves into his various squash wins on both ''[=Raw=]'' and ''[=SmackDown!=]''.

** Tons of Funk's was Wrestling/ThreeMB, Heath Slater in particular for Brodus Clay, as they had wrestled many times prior.

** Tons of Funk's was Wrestling/3MB, Heath Slater in particular for Brodus Clay, as they had wrestled many times prior.

* ScrewYourself: Accidentally alluded to, to the groans of the Funkadactyls, but quickly corrected during gamerlive tv's coverage of WWE 13.

* TheRival: G-rilla's was 7ft Giant Titan in Revived Florida Championship Wrestling. It was mostly an indirect rivalry, as Titan spent more time with other Floridian companies G-rilla couldn't appear on due to his WWE contract, but they did face off against one another and tag together a few times.

* PowerStable: Urban Assault, technically. Polynesian Power Package with Donny Marlow, [[Wrestling/TheUsos Jimmy Uso, Jules Uso]] and Wrestling/{{Tamina Snuka}} was a much straighter example.

'''Brodus Clay''' (real name George Murdoch) is a professional wrestler currently employed by Wrestling/{{WWE}}. Originally, he was featured as a bodyguard for Wrestling/AlbertoDelRio. Due to him filming a movie at the time, he was taken off of TV for a few months and was dropped as Del Rio's bodyguard. He returned and began {{Squash|Match}}ing various {{Jobber}}s on WWE's online-exclusive show ''Wrestling/WWESuperstars''. After nine consecutive squash victories on ''Superstars'', WWE ran vignettes promoting his return to television on the November 7, 2011 episode of ''[=Raw=]''. However, Clay's television return was continuously delayed by authority figure Wrestling/JohnLaurinaitis to be "next week", with this trend continuing all the way into January 2012. Clay made his television return on the January 9, 2012 episode of ''[=Raw=]'' as a face with a fun-loving, funk dancing gimmick, with the nickname "The Funkasaurus". Now accompanied by the Wrestling/TheFunkadactyls Naomi and Cameron and announced as hailing from "Planet Funk", Clay incorporated gyrations and dance moves into his various squash wins on both ''[=Raw=]'' and ''[=SmackDown!=]''.

* DemotedToExtra: Went undefeated for several months after his ''[=Raw=]'' debut, including defeating Wrestling/DolphZiggler on PPV. And then he was barely on TV at all, and when he was, he usually was on the losing end. Then he teamed up with Tensai and he averted this for long time, but as soon as they broke up, with him turning heel, he wasn't demoted again.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: After a long period of {{Jobb|er}}ing, he beat Tensai in a dance-off. A couple of weeks later, Tensai appears to have [[HeelFaceTurn turned face]] and the two are teaming - and dancing - together.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: On NXT Brodus gave one to Ted Dibiase to explain why he was no longer accepting him as his pro and moving over to Alberto Del Rio.

'''Brodus Clay''' (real name George Murdoch) is a professional wrestler currently employed by Wrestling/{{WWE}}. Originally, he was featured as a bodyguard for Wrestling/AlbertoDelRio. Due to him filming a movie at the time, he was taken off of TV for a few months and was dropped as Del Rio's bodyguard. He returned and began {{Squash|Match}}ing various {{Jobber}}s on WWE's online-exclusive show ''Wrestling/WWESuperstars''. After nine consecutive squash victories on ''Superstars'', WWE ran vignettes promoting his return to television on the November 7, 2011 episode of ''[=Raw=]''. However, Clay's television return was continuously delayed by authority figure Wrestling/JohnLaurinaitis to be "next week", with this trend continuing all the way into January 2012. Clay made his television return on the January 9, 2012 episode of ''[=Raw=]'' as a face with a fun-loving, funk dancing gimmick, with the nickname "The Funkasaurus". Now accompanied by the [[Characters/WWEDivas Funkadactyls Naomi and Cameron]] and announced as hailing from "Planet Funk", Clay incorporated gyrations and dance moves into his various squash wins on both ''[=Raw=]'' and ''[=SmackDown!=]''.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeach: On NXT Brodus gave one to Ted Dibiase to explain why he was no longer accepting him as his pro and moving over to Alberto Del Rio.

* ActorAllusion: Prior to his wrestling career, he had been a bodyguard for Music/SnoopDogg, and appeared in a Hot Pockets commercial with him. His first on-screen role in WWE was as Wrestling/AlbertoDelRio's bodyguard.

* GratuitousDiscoSequence

* NiceHat

* PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy: His old gimmick in Deep South Wrestling was called "G-rilla" and portraited a gangsta thug.

* DanceBattler

* DemotedToExtra: Went undefeated for several months after his ''[=Raw=]'' debut, including defeating Wrestling/DolphZiggler on PPV. Nowadays, he's barely on tv at all, and when he is, he's usually been losing.

* WhatTheHellHero: Got a pretty sizable one on the 11/29/13 Smackdown, when he beat up rookie Xavier Woods for 'stealing' the [[PerkyFemaleMinion Funkadactyls]] ''after giving Woods permission to let them accompany him to ringside for a match.'' Then he hit a diving splash from the second rope at the end of the match that he [[UnnecessaryRoughness doesn't normally perform.]] (See DeathFromAbove for why this wasn't good for Woods.) Not even the Funkadactyls themselves were entirely cool with it, and the victory 'dance' at the end was noticeably forced and awkward.

* IncomingHam: At most, there are a handful of entrances on WWE's main roster that bring the hog like Brodus Clay's...and, since he's been on TV for less than a month, that's saying a lot. To be specific, instead of the standard, "Hailing from [Place Name], weighing in at [such-and-such amount], [RedBaron] [NAME OF WRESTLER]" intro, a disco ball comes down from the ceiling and an offscreen announcer says, "LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE WELCOME THE ONLY LIVING, BREATHING, ROMPING STOMPING FUNKASAURUS IN CAPTIVITY, MR. BRODUS CLAY!"

* {{Expy}}: Of Rikishi, though the Funkadactyls were originally called the "Funkettes," which was the name of [[Wrestling/TooColdScorpio Flash Funk]]'s dancers before that part of his gimmick was dropped.

* AbhorrentAdmirer: After Wrestling/{{Aksana}} and Tamina had both become single they tried to eliminate and replace the Funkadactyls on ''Wrestling/WWEMainEvent''.