Ed Leslie

Edward Harrison Leslie is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, best known for his work in WWE under the ring name Brutus The Barber Beefcake. He later worked for World Championship Wrestling under a variety of names, mainly as "The Disciple" of real-life best friend Hulk Hogan. He is a former WWE World Tag Team Champion. Edward Leslie began his career at the side of Hulk Hogan in the 1976-1977 time frame. At the time, the two were billed as brothers; Ed was known as either Ed Boulder or Dizzy Hogan, to match Terry's Terry Boulder and Hulk Hogan. Leslie entered the WWF as a heel under the ring name Brutus Beefcake in late 1984 with manager "Luscious" Johnny Valiant. Beefcake debuted as a vain individual who dressed in outlandish outfits. As a singles competitor, he feuded with David Sammartino and Hulk Hogan, the latter who sought revenge on Beefcake after he and Valiant injured Hogan's protege Hillbilly Jim. Brutus got some "cheap heat" when he would come uninvited to ringside during Tony Atlas's matches. During the summer of 1985, Beefcake began teaming with Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, and became known as "The Dream Team". The Dream Team began challenging The US Express (Mike Rotundo and Barry Windham) for the Tag Team Championship. Initially, the US Express fought off their challengers, but the Dream Team soon gained momentum, and at an August 24, 1985, show at the Philadelphia Spectrum, the Dream Team won the tag team titles from the U.S. Express when Beefcake rubbed Valiant’s lit cigar in Windham’s eye. The Dream Team held the titles for eight months, with their primary challengers being a reformed US Express (with Dan Spivey replacing the departed Windham) and British Bulldogs. At WrestleMania 2 in Rosemont, Illinois, the British Bulldogs defeated the Dream Team to win the tag team titles. The Dream Team failed to regain the titles and soon reverted to mid-card status. Leslie made news headlines on February 8, 2004 for causing an anthrax scare at one of Boston's MBTA stations, Downtown Crossing, where he was working at the time. He had been found to be in possession of a white powder, which turned out to be cocaine. He promptly checked into a drug rehabilitation facility after admitting that the cocaine found at the station was his. As a result, no charges were filed against him. Leslie married Kirsten Georgi on July 1, 1987; the couple divorced in 1991. His second marriage was to Barbara McGondel on October 1, 1994. Together, they have one daughter named Alana. Leslie also worked as a manager at Planet Fitness in Tewksbury, Massachusetts. He became a born again Christian.

Cast

WrestleMania

(Brutus Beefcake)

WCW Clash of the Champions XXX

(The Butcher)

The Ultimate Weapon

(Bar Boy)

WrestleMania II

(Brutus Beefcake)

WWE WrestleMania III

(Brutus Beefcake)

WWE WrestleMania V

(Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake)

WWE Grudges, Gripes & Grunts

(Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake)

WWE WrestleFest '90

(Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake)

The British Bulldogs

(Brutus Beefcake)

WWF Hottest Matches

(Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake)

Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat

(Brutus Beefcake)

WWF SuperTape

(Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake)

WWF SuperTape vol. 2

(Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake)

The Hulkster: Hulk Hogan

(Brutus Beefcake)

WWF Hulkamania 2

(Brutus Beefcake)

WWE Royal Rumble 1990

(Brutus Beefcake)

WWE SummerSlam 1989

(Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake)

WWE WrestleMania VI

(Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake)

WWE Survivor Series 1988

(Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake)

WCW Starrcade 1994

(The Butcher)

WCW SuperBrawl V

(The Butcher (Ringside))

WCW Slamboree 1995

(The Man With No Name)

WCW Halloween Havoc 1995

(The Zodiac)

WCW Fall Brawl 1995

(The Zodiac)

WCW Slamboree 1996

(The Booty Man)

WCW Uncensored 1996

(The Booty Man)

WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

(Brutus 'The Barber' Beefcake)

The History Of WrestleMania

(Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake)

WCW World War 3 1998

(The Disciple)

WCW Road Wild 1998

(The Disciple (Ringside))

WCW The Great American Bash 1998

(The Disciple)

Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports

(Brutus Beefcake)

Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports

(Brutus Beefcake (archive footage))

Biography: Shawn Michaels

(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))

Santa with Muscles

(Sumo Lab Assistant)

More Saturday Night's Main Event

Best of the WWF Volume 3

(Brutus Beefcake)

The Best of the WWF: volume 4

(Brutus Beefcake)

The Best of the WWF: volume 5

(Brutus Beefcake)

The Best of the WWF: volume 7

(Brutus Beefcake)

The Best of the WWF: volume 9

(Brutus Beefcake)

The Best of the WWF: volume 10

(Brutus Beefcake)

The Best of the WWF: volume 11

(Brutus Beefcake)

The Best of the WWF: volume 12

(Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake)

The Best of the WWF: volume 14

(Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake)

The Best of the WWF: volume 17

(Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake)

The Best of the WWF: volume 19

(Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake)

The Best of the WWF: volume 20

(Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake)

WWE Crunch Classic

(Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake)

Thunder in Paradise

(Brutus)

WCW Halloween Havoc 1994

(Brother Bruti (Appearance))

Timeline: The History of WWE – 1989 – As Told By Brutus Beefcake

(Himself)

JCW Legends and Icons

WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86

(Brutus Beefcake)

WWE Houston Wrestling: October '87

(Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake)

WWE Houston Wrestling: The Paul Boesch Retirement Show

(Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake)

WWE Houston Wrestling: December '87

(Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake)

WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: November '88

(Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake)

WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: January '89

(Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake)

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84

(Brutus Beefcake)

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '85

(Brutus Beefcake)

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '85

(Brutus Beefcake)

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '85

(Brutus Beefcake)

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: December '85

(Brutus Beefcake)

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87

(Brutus Beefcake)

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '87

(Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake)

WWE St. Louis Wrestling: September '84

(Brutus Beefcake)

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84

(Brutus Beefcake)

WCW Spring Stampede 1998

(The Disciple (Ringside))

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '88

(Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake)

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88

(Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake)

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87

(Brutus Beefcake (Ringside))

WCW Bash at the Beach '98

(The Disciple (Ringside))

Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments

Rodman Downunder

(Brutus Beefcake)

WWE Hall of Fame 2019

WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event

(Brutus Beefcake)

AWA Super Sunday

(Eddie Boulder)

The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches

(Brutus Beefcake)

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1993

(Brutus Beefcake)

Tag Team Champions

(Brutus Beefcake)

WWE WrestleMania IV

(Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake)

WWE WrestleFest

(Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake)

WWE Royal Rumble 1989

(Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake)

WWE Survivor Series 1989

(Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake)

WWE The Big Event

(Brutus Beefcake)

WWF Survivor Series 1987

(Brutus Beefcake)

WCW World War 3 1995

(The Zodiac)

WCW Hog Wild 1996

(The Booty Man)

WWE WrestleMania IX

(Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake)

WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII

(Brother Bruti (Ringside))

WCW Clash of The Champions XXIX

(The Butcher)

WCW Clash of The Champions XXX

(The Butcher)

WCW Uncensored 1998

(The Disciple)

McCinsey's Island

(Jet Skier #1)

Mr. Nanny

(Brutus Beefcake)

Thunder in Paradise 2

(Brutus)

Thunder in Paradise 3

(Brutus)

WWF Summer Flashback!

(Brutus Beefcake)

WWE's Most Wanted Treasures

(Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake)

WWE Raw

(Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake)

The Edge and Christian Show That Totally Reeks of Awesomeness

(Brutus Beefcake)

Dark Side of the Ring

(Self)

The Eric Andre Show

(Self)

WWF Wrestling Challenge

(Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake)

WWF Wrestling Challenge

(Brutus Beefcake)

Thunder in Paradise

(Brutus)

WCW Monday Nitro

(Zodiac)