February 15, Murdoch lost a 3 way match against Blake Edward Belakis. On April 5, Murdoch faced Jonathan Gresham in a losing effort. On April 18, Murdoch and Leland Race faced Derek McQuinn and Steve Fender in the semi-finals tag team tournament that ended in a no contest. Mueller announced his retirement from wrestling in 2018. National Wrestling Alliance (2019–present) NWA National Heavyweight Champion (2019–2021) Murdoch came out of retirement in 2019 and appeared at the first taping for NWA Power. In his first match, he lost to Ricky Starks. He interrupted Starks' post-match interview and congratulated him, establishing himself as a face. Later, he cut his own promo, stating that he wished to earn an NWA contract. He would then be victorious in matches against Jocephus and Caleb Konley, and lose in a competitive outing against reigning NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion Nick Aldis in a non-title match. On September 29, 2020, Murdoch defeated Aron Stevens to win the NWA National Heavyweight Championship. Murdoch held the title for 182 days before losing it to Chris Adonis. NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion (2021–present) Following the end of his National championship reign, Murdoch reignited his feud with Aldis. This resulted in several losing efforts against Aldis for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship, before Murdoch ultimately won the belt from Aldis in the main event of NWA 73rd Anniversary Show. On December 4, at Hard Times 2, Murdoch made his first successful title defense against Mike Knox. On February 12, 2022, Murdoch lost the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship to Matt Cardona in Oak Grove, Kentucky at NWA PowerrrTrip, bringing Murdoch's championship reign to an end after 167 days. On June 11, Murdoch defeated Aldis, Thom Latimer, and Sam Shaw in a fatal four-way match for the vacant title at Alwayz Ready in Knoxville, Tennessee. On August 28, Murdoch successfully defended the title against Tyrus on Night 2 of the NWA 74th Anniversary Show. On November 12, at Hard Times 3, Murdoch lost the title to Tyrus in a three-way match that involved Cardona, ending his second reign at 154 days. Other media Mueller appeared as Trevor Murdoch as a playable character in two video games: WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 and WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009. Personal life Mueller has two sons and is the stepfather to his wife's daughter from a previous relationship. Mueller has a tattoo of the Looney Tunes character The