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Tyrus on How Dusty Rhodes Helped Him Work on His ‘Funkasaurus’ Gimmick in WWE

August 27, 2022 | Posted by Jeffrey Harris
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– During a recent inteview with Talk Is Jericho ahead of his title match with Trevor Murdoch at NWA 74, Trevor Murdoch discussed his career and receiving advice from Dusty Rhodes to work on his “Funkasaurus” Brodus Clay gimmick while in WWE. Below are some highlights (via WrestlingInc.com):

Tyrus on how he was nearly crying when he went to Dusty Rhodes to talk about his Funkasaurus gimmick: “I went to Dusty [Rhodes] and I was damn near crying, my dream had blown up in my face. Dusty just looked me in the face and goes. ‘Are you better than me? … They put me in polka dots!'” During Dusty’s time in WWE, instead of winning World Championships like he did in the NWA and WCW, Rhodes had a similar gimmick to that of the Funkasaurus — he would come out and dance for the WWE crowd, often spotting yellow polka dots. 

On how Dusty Rhodes helped him with the gimmick: “He [Dusty Rhodes] kicked everyone out of the building, had the sound guy put on ‘Moves Like Jagger’ … and he comes out of the office shirtless, and says ‘Dance with me.’ Before I knew it, I was dancing, having fun, laughing.” Though dancing with Tyrus wasn’t the only way that Rhodes helped out with the gimmick. I said I still need help. He [Rhodes] said ‘Well ask Naomi. She should’ve been on the road.” Naomi made her WWE debut alongside Tyrus. She was known as one half of the Funkadactyls along with Cameron. “My heart’s not in dancing. So if I had two really good dancers around me, I could cover it up.”

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