Tyrus won the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship at NWA Hard Times 3, defeating Trevor Murdoch and Matt Cardona in a three-way bout.
Tyrus is billed at 6'7'' and 375 pounds, and according to him, is the largest man to hold the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Title. A stat he is proud of.
Speaking to Jim Varsallone of the Miami Herald, Tyrus commented on winning the belt.
"I was elated, I was shocked, I didn't realize the historic...you know you make history, but only 100 guys, now 101 guys, have held this championship. To find out I'm the largest NWA Champion of all-time is pretty cool. Although, Andre The Giant could have won it anytime he wanted to, he just chose not to. I took a moment after I won the match to take a knee and thank the champions before me," he said.
Along with his wrestling commitments, Tyrus is part of the talk show "Gutfield" on FOX News. During his FOX News appearances, he regularly wore the NWA Television Championship on the show.
"When I won the World Television Championship, Dusty Rhodes started it and he's one of my favorite wrestlers, he held the World Television Championship, and I thought it was important to always remember where you came from. In any other sport, if you're a Super Bowl champion, you're going to wear the ring every time you're on TV. If you're a boxer, you're going to wear the WBC (championship). I'm World Television Champion, I'm extremely proud to be a wrestler, I'm extremely proud of the industry and the sport that I'm in, so I would represent it every chance that I get until someone takes it from me. I surrender the World Television Championship, now Jordan Clearwater is the champion. I would not wear that championship on TV. I only carry the championship when I'm the champion and when I'm not, I'm not," he said when speaking about wearing the title on TV.
After winning the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Title, Tyrus said "boos and hate" only built his self-esteem. You can find his comments by clicking here.
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