Brutus Beefcake
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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]
Brutus Beefcake | |
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Birth name | Edward Harrison Leslie |
Born | (1957-04-21) April 21, 1957 (age 67) Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
Spouse(s) |
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Children | 1 |
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 height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)[3] |
Billed weight | 272 lb (123 kg)[3] |
Billed from | San Francisco, California[3] "The Land of Yin and Yang" "Parts unknown" |
Trained by | Hulk Hogan[4] Ivan Koloff[5] |
Debut | 1977[4] |
Retired | November 2015[4] |
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.