His career was cut short due to injuries sustained in a car accident, but after he left the wrestling business, Murphy authored the Amazon Kindle autobiography "The Somebody Obsession: A Nobody's Desperate Journey to Stardom".
During his career, Murphy also competed against stars CM Punk, Bobby Eaton, Mark Jindrak, Chris Hero, Juventud Guerrera, Big Boss Man, Butch Reed, Mark Jindrak, Disco Inferno, Haku, The Barbarian, Naomichi Marufuji, Kenta, and Takeshi Morishima.
Murphy wrestled on tour for Pro Wrestling Noah on three occasions, selected by Mitsuharu Misawa to compete in the inaugural GHC Junior Heavyweight Title Tournament, and appeared on WWE programming twice, teaming with Steve Fender in a loss to Kai En Tai and losing to Justin Credible in Credible's WWE television debut.
He competed in the IWA Mid South Ted Petty Invitational Tournament in 2002, losing to eventual winner B. J. Whitmer in the first round.
[6] In 2011, Murphy's memoir "The Somebody Obsession: A Nobody's Desperate Journey to Stardom" reached #1 in the wrestling category on the Amazon Kindle bestseller list.
After working in security and property management, Murphy launched Cardboard Treasures, an online sports card company, in 2017.