Beefcake undertook this task and earned the nickname "The Barber". Perfect on PPV when he defeated him at Wrestlemania 6. Every hill we had to climb, we climbed. Related: DDP & Kimberly Page: The Forgotten Power Couple Of WCW. WWE issued the following: Brutus Beefcake was known for taking a little off the top (and the sides) of his opponents after a win inside the squared circle. Now, "The Barber" will be struttin . Its a tough way to learn, but there were people like Ivan Koloff and Mr. Wrestling who took a real interest in trying to help me.. Before the Internet, there was a long-standing debate on whether or not Hulk Hogan and Brutus Beefcake were brothers or not. Rude often complained about wrestling Beefcake, calling him clumsy in the ring. Brutus 'The Barber' Beefcake was a guest on The Wrestling Inc. Daily where he described 'the fart heard round the . But for his time, Brutus The Barber Beefcake wasnt just over, he was one of the top babyfaces in the company! Fans can say whatever the might like about Beefcake and his place in wrestling history, but his toughness and will to live was never more exemplified when he survived a horrific parasailing accident that nearly left him without a face. "The whole time, Hulk is kicking me under the table," said Brutus. [7] He was helping his parasailer friend prepare for takeoff, when the driver of the boat mistook a cue to take off and pulled the friend's knees hard into Leslie's face, crushing his facial skeleton. I said to Brutus, After I beat the Invisible Man, you just come in and cut his hair. He was sitting there drinking his Bud Light, he goes, What do you think I am, a fucking asshole? "A lot of you know me as WWF Legend Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake and after a long Wrestling career I retired from the ring and have been living in Florida for the past few years. Leslie later starred for World Championship Wrestling. He then had a feud with Randy Savage during 1989. He never wrestled a match and was never given an official name. For other uses, see, "Booty Man" redirects here. Beefcake's personal feuds didn't stop there. Leslie offered to be Ford's "angel of mercy", saying "Maybe if he gets his body right, he will be able to get his mind right". [26] He has a daughter, Alana, with Barbara McGondel, who he dated for some time. Brutus "the Barber" Beefcake was twice scheduled to win the Intercontinental Championship; but, the illustrious gold eluded him for the entirety of his career. His most famous persona was Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake in the WWF from 1984-1993. If you use any of the quotes above, please credit the original source with a h/t and link back to Fightful for the transcription. They won the titles after Beefcake rubbed Valiant's lit cigar into Windham's eye. He Co-Held the WWF Tag-Team Titles with Greg "The Hammer" Valentine in 1986. Copyright 2023 Fightful, Inc. All Rights Reserved. We were a tag team that was selling out 25,000 seat arenas all over the world. After this, Beefcake disappeared once again. Brutus Beefcake and Hulk Hogan were involved in a celebrity match with Zeus and Randy Savage at the hottest show of the summer. Visit Sony LIV to sign in or sign up and enjoy WWE's premium content. He helped usher in a whole new wave of personality to pro wrestling, doing so with unforgettable flair as a 64, 270-pound barber. He had left a bag of cocaine in his booth, which a subway rider spotted and assumed to be anthrax. Wherever Hulk went, Brutus followed him. IRS then tried to reinjure Beefcake, hitting him with a steel briefcase. The two formed a tag team, the Boulder Brothers, with Leslie wrestling as Ed Boulder and Bollea as Terry Boulder. Following the match, tensions finally came to a head with Beefcake not liking what was happening and the official booting of Brutus from the team. Do you think Brutus Beefcake should return to WWE as a manager? After wrestling a few matches for WWE in early WWE, Brutus Beefcake left the company and continued his active in-ring elsewhere. All Rights Reserved. In the immediate next match on the show, Beefcake helped Roddy Piper to defeat Adrian Adonis, reviving Piper after Adonis had rendered him unconscious. Brutus Beefcake may not have had the same success as someone like Hulk Hogan or Randy Savage, but he sure is a colorful character that fans still remember to this very day. Beefcake never made good on that vow, since Honky got himself disqualified from most of their matches (wrestling titles generally do not change hands on a disqualification). Even with Kimberly as The Diamond Doll, The Booty Man was still more interested in his own derrire. It was one of the last lines uttered by the title character of his play "Julius Caesar.". Still, Beefcake yearned to get back in the ring and compete. I still can't believe the guy main evented Starcade in 94. :no #4. "He was there for me when I was down. In late-2017, Brutus Beefcake revealed that hes writing a tell-all book with Kenny Casanova as the co-author, chronicling Beefcakes life and experiences in the professional wrestling business. Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake's Legendary WWE Run Brutus Beefcake's Tragic Parasailing Accident That Almost Ended His Life Brutus Beefcake's Comeback To Wrestling He also defeated Masa Saito on May 3 in Fukuoka, Japan. WWE used to have Beefcake cut the hair of some of his opponents after matches to sell the gimmick. Furthermore, Casanova noted that Hogan and Beefcake were considerably popular with female fans back in the day, and couldve potentially been involved in certain cases of infidelitysomething which Hogan is fearful of being exposed. Brutus Beefcake at least went on to have a role on WWE TV when he resumed his barber persona in mid-1991, as he started hosting an interview segment called "The Barber Shop." In fact, he was dead set against the iconic character. Whether its the networks distinctive brand of award-winning disruptive reality, groundbreaking documentary, or premium scripted drama, A\u0026Es brave storytelling always makes entertainment an art. ", Raw results, May 29, 2023: Seth Freakin Rollins and AJ Styles join forces to conquer Finn Blor & Damian Priest, SmackDown results, June 2, 2023: Roman Reigns celebrates 1,000 days as Champion with new Undisputed Title and forces Solo Sikoa to attack Jimmy Uso. Right after Hollywood Hogan defeated The Giant for the WCW title, The Bootyman tried to join the nWo. I always thought Id be a baseball player, said the 61-year-old Leslie. After leaving WWF, Beefcake wrestled for a few appearances in New Japan Pro-Wrestling. And considering his interview segment gave a platform for Shawn Michaels to turn heel on Marty Jannetty and breakout as a singles star, Brutus Beefcake still had an important role in WWE. Wearing a white and pink variation of the old Barber getup with white tassels and an obsession with Booty, but unlike Billy Gunn, he was obsessed more with his own than anyone elses. For the Redfoo song, see, Parasailing accident and return (19901993), Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling, "10 Blink And You'll Miss 'Em WWE Superstars", "The Bizarre, Convoluted Career of Ed Leslie, Wrestling's Brutus 'The Barber' Beefcake", "World Wrestling Entertainment Substitutions", "January 21, 1991 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: Ric Flair defeats Sting for his 7th World title win, more", "WCW Worldwide " Events Database " CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database", "Pro Wrestling Syndicate - PWS returns live Sept 30", "Big Time Wrestling returns to Missoula on Friday", "Hulk Hogan to induct Brutus Beefcake into WWE Hall of Fame", "Catching up with Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake", "Brutus Beefcake Addresses Whether He Would Appear for AEW", "Brutus The Barber Beefcake Calls Out Rob Ford! Elsewhere in the interview, Janela talked about his internet antics. As a result, the injured Beefcake missed his scheduled Intercontinental Championship match against Honky at the first SummerSlam event on August 29. Beefcake's condition was so delicate; however, that the exercise caused his own eyeball to pop out of his head. The two then exchanged shots via social media. Etymological history of the term brotus stems far back into the time of the Roman Empire. "At first it was difficult, because I was on the road for 30 years," said Brutus. [citation needed] Leslie's wrestling career was put on hold for almost two years. Leslie rejoined Sullivan in his new stable The Dungeon of Doom, as The Zodiac,[15] a character wearing black and white face paint and only ever saying, "Yes, no, yes, no!" WWE SmackDown (6/2/2023) Results: Roman Reigns 1,000 Day Title Celebration, MITB Qualifiers & More. Learning the craft as a heel changed my whole career, said Leslie. Brutus Beefcakes co-author Kenny Casanova spoke to The Wrestling Estate; asserting that the dispute between Hogan and Beefcake is legitimate and not part of any pro-wrestling storyline. On April 16, 1994, Beefcake defeated Nailz for the WWWA Heavyweight Title. Right from the beginning when we started as the Boulder Brothers, I had a good feeling that something special was going to happen to us in pro wrestling. "Following several more years of prominence, Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake retired from wrestling and returned to his home outside of Boston. Two weeks later, on the August 25 episode of Championship Wrestling, Beefcake wrestled his first match in the WWF by defeating Jose Luis Rivera. The guy was even given his own talk show segment, which of course became forever known for where The Rockers broke up. After Beefcake lost 60 pounds from the entire ordeal, he was weak and lost much of the athleticism that helped him become one of the world's most recognizable professional wrestlers. Hogan eventually turned Zodiac against his stablemates by revealing him as a mole. Beefcake then said he had lost all respect for The Ultimate Warrior and even implied that Warrior had passed due to steroids. . [24] On April 6, 2019, Leslie was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2019 by Hulk Hogan. 4 The very good friends started in the business together and like several great friends over the years, came in as a pair of Kayfabe brothers. "[15] The Rockers split up on The Barber Shop when Shawn Michaels superkicked partner Marty Jannetty and threw him through a plate glass window; this turned Michaels heel and began his singles run to stardom. We were fortunate to be there at the time we were because wrestling was so popular. Leslie held nine titles throughout his career, and is a former WWF World Tag Team Champion with Greg Valentine. Dream Team soon dropped to mid-card status. "We were on top of the world. It was difficult, but I had help. Justin Barrasso can be reached at JBarrasso@gmail.com. After Beefcake met with the doctor, he was encouraged; but, also realistic. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Brutus Beefcake was another that made a name for himself during the so-called Golden Era of wrestling, being a part of some of the many memorable moments throughout his tenure in WWE. I took life one day at a time. However, he did wrestle some matches in New Japan Pro Wrestling, showing that he's not going to let a parasailing accident keep his wrestling career down. Brutus 'The Barber' Beefcake might not have had the best run in WWE, but it was memorable. 7 foot tall powerhouse claims he can chokeslam The Big Show here, Be the first one to comment on this story. He lost to his former tag partner Greg Valentine on May 31, 1997, for Wrestling International Pro. . At first, Beefcake detested his new gimmick and he even thought that the entire thing may be a rib; but, his best friend Hulk Hogan went into the back and consoled Beefcake. Ed Leslie started his wrestling career in the late-1970s under various identities such as "Dizzy" Ed Boulder, most of the time playing the brother of Terry Bollea (now known as Hollywood/Hulk Hogan). Your login session has expired. However, it didn't go as smoothly as his run with WWE. After coming out on top of a feud with former partner Valentine and ex-manager Valiant, Beefcake feuded with Intercontinental Champion The Honky Tonk Man. Catch up with WWE Legend Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake as he reveals how he really became "The Barber" and returns to Raw in this episode of Where Are They No. Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake is struttin' and cuttin' his way into WWE immortality. He reached the top of the card in 1994 at Starrcade, losing to Hogan in the main event. "Imagine walking down the street, and getting hit in the face by a 2x4 sticking out of a truck's window that's going 35 mph," said Brutus. He looks like a bloated warlock corpse. Upon his return, he'd wear a mask and attack heel superstars without having a name. Beefcake accepted his mentor's advice and the rest is history. Brutus Beefcake at least went on to have a role on WWE TV when he resumed his barber persona in mid-1991, as he started hosting an interview segment called "The Barber Shop." Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake appeared on Prime Time with Sean Mooney this week to promote his upcoming autobiography, Cuttin' & Struttin'. 10:34 Where Are They Now? It wasn't that WWE Hall of Famer "Ravishing" Rick Rude didn't like Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake. At WrestleMania VI, Beefcake became the first person to pin Mr. [7] They soon began challenging The U.S. Express (Mike Rotundo and Barry Windham) for the WWF Tag Team Championship. Hollywood has its character actors like the Lon Cheney and Jim Carrey - they can often immerse themselves in make up and humor and still be recognized for their roles despite copious amounts of makeup. In the final segment of the February 23, 1998, edition of Monday Nitro, Leslie returned as The Disciple, the bodyguard of Hollywood Hogan. He even inevitably ended up feuding with his best friend, Hulk Hogan. Before us, they never had a tag team that could do that. Leslie was a Tampa, Florida kid that followed in the footsteps of his best friend, Hulk Hogan, into the bizarre world of professional wrestling. He knew he could never afford the $14,000 he would need to come up with to pursue treatment. Sports Illustrated has learned that Beefcake is the final member of the WWE Hall of FameClass of 2019, tobe inducted in a ceremony at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Saturday. On January 26, 2008, Leslie was inducted into the XWF Hall of Fame by Jack Blaze. But Beefcake did co-opt the name he was known by. Brotus is the antonym to the word brutus which, is a term that can be described as brotherhood. RELATED: Hulk Hogan Will Be Inducting Brutus 'The Barber' Beefcake Into The WWE HOF. [7] Introduced in a vignette that portrayed him as a male stripper, Beefcake was a vain character who dressed in outlandish outfits. On August 28, 2010, Beefcake wrestled for Dynamic Wrestling Alliance, based in Middletown, Ohio. He may have found most success as The Barber, but the reality is that there were a lot of tried and . The friendship between Hulk Hogan and Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake goes back over 30 years. When he's not with his family, Brutus can be spotted at Planet Fitness, one of the largest gyms in New England. Per match stipulations, Adonis would have his head shaved. WWE NXT results, May 30, 2023: Baron Corbin makes a shocking return to NXT and attacks Carmelo Hayes! But you flew all the way there to do what, drink Bud Light and do nothing.". According to Beefcake, he was scheduled to win the Intercontinental Championship gold against The Honky Tonk Man at SummerSlam 1988; however, the WWE decided to put the gold around another man's waist instead. His last WCW PPV match was the World War 3 battle royal on November 22, 1998. "After a long and tedious period of rehabilitation, Beefcake finally returned to full strength, and wrote a fairy-tale ending to a near tragic tale when he competed alongside his friend and partner Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania IX in Las Vegas. He claimed just one major prize during his time with WWE: the World Tag Team Championship with Greg Valentine in August 1985. 0. It was a big pretty big challenge to create The Barber, Leslie admitted. Still, Beefcake yearned to get back in the ring and compete. No Matter What -I always wish my Brother a Happy Birthday! Somehow, The Booty Man was the best WCW could do. I haven't stopped since. The Mega-Maniacs (with Beefcake wearing a protective facemask) challenged Money Inc. for the Tag Team Championship at WrestleMania IX. After beating enhancement talents during the first weeks of his career, Leslie was joined by "Luscious" Johnny Valiant as his manager on the October 13 episode of Championship Wrestling. As a kid, I idolized Pete Rose and Mickey Mantle, and I actually played ball with Wade Boggs. Beefcake lost more than 60 pounds going from a wrestling weight of 250 pounds to a svelte 190. [12] During the spring and summer of 1990, Beefcake was involved in the Intercontinental Championship tournament and, along with opponent Dino Bravo, were counted-out in the first round. He was rushed to a nearby hospital and received multiple surgeries to repair his crushed face. Together, managed by Luscious Johnny Valiant, the tag team won the tag team titles in the middle of 1985 and held them until WrestleMania 2, where they would lose the belts to the British Bulldogs. Responders had to pry Beefcakes mouth open, just so the former WWE Tag Team Champion could breathe. As a singles wrestler, Beefcake's first major rivalry began against the WWF Champion Hulk Hogan, whom Beefcake wrestled for the title on a number of occasions. This article helps to better define who Leslie actually is by taking readers on a journey through a Hall of Fame-worthy career. [29] The day before, fellow wrestler The Iron Sheik also tried to visit Ford, and challenge him to an arm-wrestling match. Leslie, in fact, would be so closely linked to his best friend that he would go on to wrestle as Dizzy Hogan and claim to be Hogan's brother. I was wrestling the Invisible Man in Blackpool, England. Photo by Paul Warner/Getty Images. I kept asking myself, What's a Beefcake? When Beefcake said, Brother, Im going to put this book out soon and its a tell all, Hogan got perhaps worried.. "Brutus the Barber Beefcake, no disrespect to him, he looks like a corpse that you threw in the river and left rot under the sun for a few weeks. Follow him on Twitter @JustinBarrasso. STARDOM NEW BLOOD 9 Results (6/2/23): Tag Titles, Future of Stardom Title Defended. She then asked fans for prayers after informing them he had been to the doctors on Wednesday. The highlight of his career was teaming up with Hogan and main eventing SummerSlam in 1989. In 1994, Leslie debuted in World Championship Wrestling (WCW). Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake had an interesting run in WCW with a number of gimmicks that didn't quite land with the fans. He continued to work in the independents. In July 1990, Brutus Beefcake was aiding a friend getting ready for parasailing as he was trying to get him lifted off the ground. That run really prepared me to become The Barber.. In June 2016, Beefcake made appearances in Montana for the Big Time Wrestling event. After retiring, Leslie became part of the Christian wrestling group, World Impact Wrestling. I used to watch wrestling at the armory in Tampa as a kid, and I always enjoyed it, but never in my wildest imagination did I think I could do it. Sign up for Peacock to watch. They sent warnings about making sure the book was clean and free of error, and no added fill-in-the-blanks that werent correct. Beefcake vowed to not only win the title, but put Honky to sleep and cut his duck's tail. The Disciple accompanied Hogan to the ring for his matches, and would often be called on to assist in beating down an opponent, often using his new finishing move, "The Apocalypse". 5 Things You Didn't Know About Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake. Edward Harrison "Ed" Leslie (April 21, 1957) is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, best known for his work in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) under the ring name Brutus The Barber Beefcake. 2023 ABG-SI LLC. Related: What These WWE Wrestlers Look Like Without Their Facepaint Or Masks. Beefcake wrestled David Sammartino, with his legendary father Bruno in his corner,at the original WrestleMania in 1985 before joining up with Greg The Hammer Valentine to form the Dream Team. In May 2000, Beefcake wrestled for the Extreme Wrestling Federation, in a match against Rex Diamond. Against all odds, he did just that in early 1993. Leslie played many roles in his professional wrestling career. I've been in the gym my whole life. Plus, get every WWE Premium Live Event and the worlds best TV and movies, With his imposing steel shears, colorful outfits, wide eyes and contagious smile, Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake became one of the most beloved Superstars in WWE history. "But then, here I was again, with Hulk Hogan as part of the main event of WrestleMania. Its too horrible to even think of" - Brutus Beefcake remembers WWF legends. Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake With his imposing steel shears, colorful outfits, wide eyes and contagious smile, Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake became one of the most beloved Superstars in WWE history. It is Fedora, who was the impetus for "The Barber" character. Things became so heated that The Hulkster threatened to sue Beefcake and even served him with a cease and desist order. Hulk Hogan and Brutus The Barber Beefcake were two of the WWEs top Superstars back in the 1980s, with Hogan helping the sport of professional wrestling breakthrough into the mainstream. Rhea Ripley: The Judgment Day Is Looking For Individuals That Might Make The Cut. Instead, it was Kerry "the Texas Tornado" Von Erich, who would go on to defeat Curt "Mr. In what was billed as Beefcake's "comeback match", he defeated DiBiase on Raw by disqualification when DiBiase and IRS double-teamed him. With a lot of support, I did.. His true identity was later revealed onscreen by Roddy Piper, during his feud with Hogan. In a recent interview with Wrestling Inc., The Barber opened up on missing his late friends from the industry: Beefcake might not have won major singles titles, but he has made a mark in the world of professional wrestling. . For a short time in early 1991, a masked character played by Leslie appeared on television. Leslie subsequently became The Butcher, and formed The Three Faces of Fear with Kevin Sullivan and Avalanche. The Barber was a decent wrestler at best who let's be honest, kept getting jobs because of his friend Hulky. To be a brutus to someone is to stab them in the back and show no respect for them. He was inducted into WWEs Hall Of Fame in 2019. THE WIFE of Brutus The Barber Beefcake has asked fans to pray for him as the WWE legend battles health issues. I was also going through a bad divorce and my parents had just died, so that was a really dark time. After revealing that The Zodiac was just a mole for Hogan, he became a babyface for WCW. Edward Harrison Leslie[4] (born April 21, 1957) is an American retired professional wrestler, best known for his work in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) under the ring name Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake. But Beefcake's greatest accomplishment may have been his defiant return to the ring in 1991 . Though his reconstructed face made him a target of nefarious Superstars like The Million Dollar Man & IRS, "The Barber" had a protective mask and backup in the form of Hogan. But we brought Brutus the Barber Beefcake to England to do one spot. 4 Randy Savage Wanted To Fight Him For Cutting His Brother's Hair. Now the icon appears to be facing another battle outside of the ring concerning his health. The Butcher continued wrestling for some time after The Three Faces of Fear broke up in May 1995, then became amnesic, as The Man with No Name. [3] [1] At WrestleMania III, the Dream Team would battle The Fabulous Rougeaus in a match that they would win following interference from Dino Bravo. They became known as The Dream Team. [23] On November 28, 2015, he participates in a real battle to be the contender for the AML Title losing. First responders at the scene immediately knew something was amiss, as Beefcake's entire face had collapsed due to the impact of the accident. Published Aug 3, 2022 Looking back at the parasailing accident that almost ended Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake's life and his inspiring return to wrestling. He looks like a bloated warlock corpse. Brutus 'The Barber' Beefcake might not have had the best run in WWE, but it was memorable. "I was just excited to be there," remembered Brutus. When he felt he was ready to return to the WWE, he did so under a mask as The Mariner. One can only imagine being in a situation like Brutus Beefcake, as having your entire face crushed and not being able to breathe is one of the scariest things any person can go through. 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