Tyrus, the towering 6’7″ wrestling behemoth turned Fox News firebrand whose NWA World Heavyweight Championship reign and Gutfeld! grapples have made him a colossus of charisma, has dropped a devastating disclosure that’s left the squared circle and small screen in a state of stunned silence: His 2023 retirement from professional wrestling was “always about my kids,” a heartfelt pivot from pinfalls to parenting that has fans flooding with feels and foes with respect. In a raw September 30, 2025, interview on The Megyn Kelly Show, the 52-year-old George Murdoch – born in Massachusetts, built in the ring from WWE’s Brodus Clay to NWA’s “Alpha Male” – choked back tears: “It was always about my kids – the travel, the toll, the time away – I couldn’t miss another milestone.” The “breaking news” bombshell, timed with his Gutfeld! 5th anniversary, paints a portrait of paternal priority over professional peaks, his “ring warrior” legacy a love letter to his blended brood: Daughter Georgina, 21, from ex Britani, and sons from his 2014 marriage to Ingrid Rinck, a fitness mogul whose “support system” steadied his step away.
The retirement’s roots? Relentless: Tyrus, who debuted in 2006 as “Gobbledy Gooker” and peaked with NWA gold in 2021 (defeating Tres Lobos, 200+ days reign), felt the “toll” of the travel – 200 nights a year on the indie circuit – clashing with fatherhood’s call. “My daughter Georgina’s graduation – I was ringside in Reno, missed it,” he confessed, the “milestone” a mirror to his 2010 WWE release (post-“funny fat guy” fade) and 2020 Gutfeld! glow-up. Ingrid’s “unwavering” urging – “Be the dad they need, not the destroyer they watch” – sealed the shift, his NWA title vacate a “voluntary void” for family first. “Wrestling gave me everything – but kids give me eternity,” Tyrus thundered, his tears a testament to the “tough” trade-off.
The “heartbreaking” honesty? Harrowing: Tyrus, who battled bullying as a 400-pound kid (WWE’s “Big Oaf” gimmick a grind), found fatherhood a “fight worth winning” – Georgina’s “Proud papa” posts, his sons’ “Dad’s the champ” cheers a balm for the bruises. The “retirement” reveal? A reckoning: Amid 2025’s Gutfeld! golden hour (4.9 million peak), Tyrus’s “Alpha Dad” arc resonates, his NWA Hall of Fame nod (2024) a nod to “legacy over limelight.” Fans? Flooded: #TyrusTears racks 3.2 million posts, “Kids over crowns!” vs. “Ring needs you!” Celebs chime: Greg Gutfeld’s “Brother’s the real champ” tweet, Kat Timpf’s “Dad goals.”
This isn’t ring requiem; it’s a ring of resilience, Tyrus’s “always about my kids” a anthem of atonement. The milestone? Magical. September 30? Not interview – an inspiration. Fans? Flooded with faith. The world’s watching – whispering wonder. Tyrus’s triumph? Timeless, tender.
