25 Facts About Brodus Clay

1.

Brodus Clay is signed to the National Wrestling Alliance, where he is a one-time NWA World Television Champion.

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2.

Brodus Clay debuted on the main roster as Alberto Del Rio's bodyguard.

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3.

Brodus Clay took part in several WWE storylines and feuds until his departure in 2014.

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4.

Brodus Clay went undefeated for a while, teaming up with Lord Tensai, and later turned heel.

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5.

Brodus Clay has stated that when he was born, his father was 19 years old and his mother was 15.

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6.

Brodus Clay debuted in September 2006, and began using the ring name G-Rilla along with adopting the gimmick of a street thug.

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7.

Brodus Clay then formed a tag team with former enemy Freakin' Deacon, with the pair defeating Urban Assault in their first match together.

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8.

Brodus Clay went on to defeat both Jacob Novak and Rudy Parker, before changing his ring name to Brodus Clay, a play on Snoop Dogg's real name, in May 2010.

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9.

Brodus Clay made his in-ring debut on NXT on the December 14,2010 episode, teaming with DiBiase to defeat Byron Saxton and his mentor Chris Masters.

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10.

Brodus Clay picked Alberto Del Rio as his new Pro, and then attacked DiBiase.

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11.

The following week, Brodus Clay defeated DiBiase in a singles match; Del Rio "temporarily" passed Pro responsibilities of Brodus Clay to his manager Ricardo Rodriguez, but never returned for the rest of the season.

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12.

Brodus Clay accompanied Del Rio to the ring at WrestleMania XXVII for his match with Edge.

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13.

Now accompanied by The Funkadactyls and announced as hailing from "Planet Funk", Brodus Clay incorporated gyrations and dance moves into his various squash wins on both Raw and SmackDown.

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14.

At WrestleMania XXVIII, Brodus Clay made an on-stage appearance, calling and dancing with Momma Brodus Clay.

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15.

The following night on Raw, Brodus Clay started a feud with Dolph Ziggler and Jack Swagger when he saved Santino Marella from them.

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16.

Later during the pay-per-view, Brodus Clay interfered in the main event steel cage match, costing Big Show the match to John Cena and as per the match stipulation, causing the firing of John Laurinaitis.

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17.

At the Survivor Series pay-per-view, Brodus Clay took part in 10 man elimination tag team match alongside Tyson Kidd, Justin Gabriel, Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara, but he was the first man out after being eliminated by Tensai.

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18.

In January 2013, Brodus Clay competed in the 2013 Royal Rumble match and was eliminated by five men.

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19.

Tensai was embarrassed after a dance contest, but Brodus Clay encouraged him to dance and have fun because "what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas".

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20.

Tensai, with Brodus Clay's encouragement, began using several "silly dance moves".

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21.

Two days later on WWE Main Event, Brodus Clay came out to support Tensai during his match with Titus O'Neil.

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22.

In November 2013, Brodus Clay started a storyline where he became angry and jealous of the debuting Xavier Woods, who "borrowed" Brodus Clay's music and The Funkadactyls for his entrance.

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23.

Brodus Clay thus began to exhibit more villainous tendencies, such as repeatedly attacking Woods, after he had defeated Woods in a match.

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24.

Brodus Clay found no immediate success, as he went on to lose to Tensai, Woods and Truth in singles matches.

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25.

Brodus Clay then began making guest appearances on various programs on Fox News Channel, including The Five.

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