Brutus Beefcake

Brutus Beefcake
Beefcake in 2023
Birth nameEdward Harrison Leslie
Born (1957-04-21) April 21, 1957 (age 67)
Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Spouse(s)
  • Kirsten Georgi
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    ​
    (m. 1987; div. 1991)​
  • Barbara McGondel
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    (m. 1993; div. 2009)​
  • Melissa DeGloria
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    (m. 2013)​
Children1
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Baron Beefcake[1]
Big Brother Booty[1]
The Booty Man[1]
Brother Bruti[1]
Brute Force[1]
Brutus Beefcake[1]
The Butcher[1]
The Clipmaster[1]
The Disciple[1]
Dizzy Golden[1]
Dizzy Hogan[1]
Ed Boulder[1]
Eddie Golden[1]
Eddie Hogan[1]
The Mariner[2]
The Man With No Face[1]
The Man With No Name[1]
The Zodiac[1]
Billed height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)[3]
Billed weight272 lb (123 kg)[3]
Billed fromSan Francisco, California[3]
"The Land of Yin and Yang"
"Parts unknown"
Trained byHulk Hogan[4]
Ivan Koloff[5]
Debut1977[4]
RetiredNovember 2015[4]

Edward Harrison Leslie[6] (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. He later worked for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) under a wide variety of names.[3][1]

Leslie held nine titles throughout his career, and is a former WWF World Tag Team Champion with Greg Valentine. He also competed for major singles titles on pay-per-view and television, headlining the Starrcade 1994, in a match against then-WCW World Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan.[7] Leslie was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2019 by Hogan.

The career of Leslie is highlighted on the 44th episode (fifth season and fourth episode) of the Dark Side of the Ring.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Top 18 Ed Leslie aka Brutus Beefcake Gimmicks! (in order), OSW Review, retrieved December 16, 2019[better source needed]
  2. ^ "10 Blink And You'll Miss 'Em WWE Superstars". Cultaholic. Retrieved December 16, 2019. Jimmy Scissors
  3. ^ a b c d "Brutus 'The Barber' Beefcake". WWE.com. WWE. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
  4. ^ a b c "Brutus Beefcake". Cagematch. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  5. ^ "Brutus Beefcake". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  6. ^ Vorel, Jim (September 22, 2015). "The Bizarre, Convoluted Career of Ed Leslie, Wrestling's Brutus 'The Barber' Beefcake". Paste. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
  7. ^ "Ed Leslie: Profile & Match Listing". Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved August 7, 2015.