Murphy Michael Cole ( July 25 , 1974 ) is an American professional wrestler best known by the ring name Mikael Judas and for this current tenture in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Murphy . History . Mikael Judas debuted in June 1999 and began working for many independent promotions located in the southeast of the United States . The " Priest Of Punishment " was spawned in Puerto Rico in the IWA promotion , where the former Mikal Adryan became a seemingly inhuman monster and went on to win the group ' s World Heavyweight Championship . For the past few years , Judas has been highly successful in the National Wrestling Alliance and has come close to winning the NWA Anarchy Heavyweight Title and the NWA National Heavyweight Championship on a number of occasions . Relies on the chokeslam and the El Crucifejo ( Crucifix Power Bomb ) to defeat opponents . Has an incredible tolerance for pain and is immensely popular in NWA Anarchy due to his awesome physical presence and amazing in ring abilities . Judas feels it his born duty to seek retribution against the crooks , liars and thieves that permeate the wrestling industry , hence the nickname . As a famous man once said , " It ' s not about vengeance , it ' s about punishment . " NWA Wildside ( 2002 - 2005 ) . Mikael Judas became a part of NWA Wildside as the 1 Man Mafia Mikal Adryan in May 2002 as part of The Elite Swingers . In June 2003 that group disbanded and he and Murder 1 became the Dark City Soldiers in June 2003 . December 2003 Jeff G . Bailey offered Judas a chance to be a part of the NWA ELITE with Rainman , Azreal and Jason Cross . Judas has had Dark matches with both WWE and TNA . NWA Anarchy ( 2005 - 2009 ) . After the death of NWA Wildside , Judas became a top star with NWA Anarchy , including winning the NWA Anarchy Heavyweight Championship at Hostile Environment in 2005 . Currently Judas is the 2 time NWA Anarchy Heavyweight Champion , having defeated former champ , Shadow Jackson and is managed by Mr . Cid Istic Esq . NWA Charlotte ( 2009 ) . Judas is the one of the top fan favorites with NWA Charlotte as well . His presence in the company has been felt by all and has become a force to be dealt with after joining the group III Total Nonstop Action Wrestling . On the June 23 , 2010 , tapings of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ' s " Impact ! " television show , Judas made his debut along with fellow worker Phill Shatter as TNA security . This is considered an extended tryout for the two , and may lead to " something bigger " down the line . On the July 29 , 2010 edition of TNA Impact ! taping , Judas , now using the name Murphy , and Shatter , using the name Gunner , came out after an altercation involving Jeff Hardy and Mr . Anderson with Matt Morgan , and attacked Hardy and Anderson , thus turning heel . They then teamed with Morgan in a handicap match , where they were defeated by Hardy and Anderson . After appearing with Morgan the following week , Gunner and Murphy ' s angle with him was discontinued and they went back to being regular security guards . On the October 21 edition of " Impact ! " Gunner and Murphy aligned themselves with Jeff Jarrett and helped him beat down Samoa Joe . At Turning Point Gunner and Murphy interfered in a match between Jarrett and Joe , helping Jarrett pick up the win . On the following edition of " Impact ! " Gunner and Murphy made their in – ring return , losing to Samoa Joe in a handicap match . At the December 9 tapings of " Xplosion " Gunner and Murphy picked up their first win in TNA , defeating Ink Inc . ( Jesse Neal and Shannon Moore ) in a tag team match .