Trevor Murdoch

Real name: William Theodore Mueller
Height: 6’4″
Weight: 241 lbs.
Date of birth: September 10, 1980
From: Waxahachie, TX
Pro debut: 1999
Trained at: Harley Race Wrestling Academy
Finishing move: Top Rope Bulldog

Biography

– After training from Harley Race, Mueller debuted as ‘Scottie Dee’ in November 1999 for Race’s WLW promotion
– By the end of the year, Mueller was competing as Trevor Rhodes
– On April 22, 2000, Rhodes defeated Meng in a Lumberjack Match to win the WLW Heavyweight Title
– A week later, Rhodes defeated Luminous Warrior to retain the WLW Heavyweight Title
– Rhodes twice defended the WLW Heavyweight Title against Luminous Warrior in May 2000, before losing it to Griz in June
– On November 1, 2001, Rhodes & Bull Schmitt defeated The Gold Exchange (Superstar Steve & Matt Murphy) to win the WLW Tag Team Titles
– On January 25, 2002, Rhodes & Schmitt defeated The Gold Exchange to retain the WLW Tag Team Titles
– On February 2, Rhodes & Schmitt defeated Wade Chism & Brandon Walker to retain the WLW Tag Team Titles
– On February 16, Rhodes & Schmitt defeated Brandon Walker & Ron Powers to retain the WLW Tag Team Titles
– On March 8, Rhodes & Wade Chism defeated The Gold Exchange (Superstar Steve & Matt Murphy) to regain the WLW Tag Team Titles, with Rhodes & Bull Schmitt having lost them two weeks earlier
– On March 22, Rhodes & Chism defeated Matt Murphy & Butch Reed to retain the WLW Tag Team Titles
– On April 19, Rhodes & Chism defeated The Gold Exchange (Superstar Steve & Matt Murphy) to retain the WLW Tag Team Titles
– Mueller was involved in the early days of NWA-TNA, competing as Stan Dupp on their first weekly PPV event and making several appearances throughout their first month of existence
– In August 2002, Rhodes travelled to Japan to work a short tour with Pro Wrestling NOAH
– On September 27, 2003, Rhodes & Wade Chism defeated Marc Godeker & Josh Besore to win the WLW Tag Team Titles
– On November 21, Rhodes & Chism defeated Superstar Steve & Mason Hunter to retain the WLW Tag Team Titles
– On November 19, 2004, Rhodes defeated Wade Chism & Rick Steiner to win the WLW Heavyweight Title
– On December 4, Rhodes defeated Billy Gunn to retain the WLW Heavyweight Title
– On February 4, 2005, Rhodes defeated Jason Bates to retain the WLW Heavyweight Title
– The next day, Rhodes defeated Jason Bates & Adam Evans to retain the WLW Heavyweight Title
– On March 4, Rhodes defeated Superstar Steve to retain the WLW Heavyweight Title
– The next day, Rhodes defeated Brandon Bishop to retain the WLW Heavyweight Title
– On March 19, Rhodes defeated Buff Bagwell to retain the WLW Heavyweight Title
– On April 2, Rhodes fought Brandon Bishop to a no-contest to retain the WLW Heavyweight Title
– On April 9, Rhodes defeated Ace Steel & Haku to retain the WLW Heavyweight Title
– In July 2005, Mueller signed with the WWE, having impressed in a tryout match against Rob Conway on an episode of Heat in May
– In August 2005, Mueller (now known as Trevor Murdoch) began teaming with Lance Cade on the Raw house show circuit, whilst vignettes aired promoting their upcoming televised debut
– Cade & Murdoch debuted on the September 5, 2005 episode of Raw, defeating Rosey & The Hurricane
– At Unforgiven 2005, Cade & Murdoch defeated Rosey & The Hurricane to win the World Tag Team Titles
– On the October 10, 2005 episode of Heat, Cade & Murdoch defeated Rosey & The Hurricane and The Heart Throbs (Romeo & Antonio) to retain the World Tag Team Titles
– In late November 2005, Cade and Murdoch split up. They had lost the World Tag Team Titles to The Big Show & Kane at Taboo Tuesday earlier that month. Their run as a team lasted barely two months
– Following the tag team split, Murdoch primarily wrestled on WWE B-shows and rarely appeared on Raw
– In mid-2006, Cade and Murdoch reformed their tag team but were still mostly confined to Heat through the remainder of the year
– On December 9, 2006, Murdoch defeated Ted DiBiase Jr & Daniel Cross to win the WLW Heavyweight Title
– In 2007, Cade & Murdoch began appearing regularly on Raw once again
– On January 27, 2007, Murdoch defeated Wade Chism & Daniel Cross to retain the WLW Heavyweight Title
– On March 16, Murdoch defeated Ted DiBiase Jr & Daniel Cross to retain the WLW Heavyweight Title
– On March 23, Murdoch defeated Wade Chism to retain the WLW Heavyweight Title
– On the June 4, 2007 episode of Raw, Cade & Murdoch defeated The Hardys (Matt & Jeff) to win the World Tag Team Titles
– At Vengeance 2007, Cade & Murdoch defeated The Hardys to retain the World Tag Team Titles
– On the July 9 episode of Raw, Cade & Murdoch defeated The Highlanders (Robbie & Rory) to retain the World Tag Team Titles
– On the September 2007 WWE tour of South Africa, Cade & Murdoch traded World Tag Team Title victories with Paul London & Brian Kendrick
– At Unforgiven 2007, Cade & Murdoch defeated London & Kendrick to retain the World Tag Team Titles
– At No Mercy 2007, Cade, Murdoch & Mr Kennedy defeated London, Kendrick & Jeff Hardy
– At Survivor Series 2007, Cade & Murdoch defeated Hardcore Holly & Cody Rhodes to retain the World Tag Team Titles
– In May 2008, having lost the World Tag Team Titles the previous December, Cade & Murdoch split up once again
– Murdoch was moved to Smackdown in the 2008 WWE Draft, but was released before making an appearance on the blue brand
– In his first post-WWE appearance, Murdoch lost to Eddie Colon at the WWC 35th Anniversary Show
– Mueller debuted for TNA in April 2009, working under the name ‘Jethro Holliday’ but would be gone by November, with barely 10 appearances under his belt
– On April 23, 2010, Murdoch defeated Trent Stone in a Strap Match to win the WLW Heavyweight Title
– The next day, Murdoch defeated Trent Stone & Brian Breaker to retain the WLW Heavyweight Title
– On May 22, Murdoch again defeated Stone & Breaker to retain the WLW Heavyweight Title
– On July 17, Murdoch defeated Trent Stone in a Strap Match to retain the WLW Heavyweight Title
– On September 25, Murdoch defeated Brian Breaker & Bull Schmitt to retain the WLW Heavyweight Title
– On October 9, Murdoch defeated Steve Anthony & Jason Jones to retain the WLW Heavyweight Title
– On January 15, 2011, Murdoch defeated Brian Breaker, Jason Jones & Jack Gamble to retain the WLW Heavyweight Title
– In June 2011, following a pair of dark match appearances, Mueller announced that he would be re-signing with WWE, only for the deal to fall through due to budget cuts. Murdoch would instead return to Japan for another tour with NOAH
– Mueller competed in TNA’s Ring Ka King project as ‘Roscoe Jackson’
– On November 14, 2015, Murdoch defeated Leland Race to win the WLW Heavyweight Title
– On February 6, 2016, Murdoch defeated Rodney Mack to win the WWX Heavyweight Title, but immediately lost it to Flex Reed
– On March 19, Murdoch defeated Roy Lewis to retain the WLW Heavyweight Title
– After a period of inactivity, Murdoch announced his retirement from wrestling in mid-2018
– Murdoch came out of retirement for the revived NWA promotion in September 2019
– At Hard Times 2020, Murdoch entered the NWA Television Title tournament, defeating The Question Mark and Dan Maff before falling to Ricky Starks in the final
– On September 20, Murdoch defeated Aron Stevens to win the NWA National Title
– On February 28, 2021, Murdoch defeated Jeremy Wyatt to retain the NWA National Title
– At NWA Back For The Attack, Murdoch defeated Chris Adonis to retain the NWA National Title
– At NWA’s 73rd Anniversary Show, Murdoch defeated Nick Aldis in a Title vs. Career Match to win the NWA World Title
– On December 1, Murdoch defeated Attila Khan to retain the NWA World Title
– At NWA Hard Times 2, Murdoch defeated Mike Knox to retain the NWA World Title
– At NWA Duval Brawl 4, Murdoch defeated Gangrel to retain the NWA World Title
– On the February 1, 2022 episode of Powerr, Murdoch defeated Mike Knox to retain the NWA World Title
– At NWA Alwayz Ready, Murdoch defeated Nick Aldis, Sam Shaw & Thom Latimer to regain the vacant NWA World Title, having defeated Aron Stevens earlier in the night to earn his spot in the match
– On June 25, 2022, Murdoch defeated Ryan Davidson to win the WildKat Heavyweight Title
– On July 30, Murdoch defeated Ryan Davidson to retain the WildKat Heavyweight Title
– At NWA’s 74th Anniversary Show, Murdoch defeated Tyrus to retain the NWA World Title
– At WLW’s 23rd Anniversary Show, Murdoch defeated Moses Powell
– On the NWA 312 pre-show, Murdoch & Mike Knox defeated Daisy Kill & Talos
– Knox & Murdoch won the 2023 Crockett Cup Tournament, defeating Blunt Force Trauma (Carnage & Damage) in the final
– At the NWA Return to Robarts special, Knox & Murdoch defeated The Country Gentlemen (AJ & KC Cazana)
– At Hard Times 2024, Knox & Murdoch defeated The Southern Six (Kerry Morton & Alex Taylor) in a Cage Match