History Wrestling / BrutusBeefcake

** DoubleStandard: It is far more acceptable, including on this very site, to bash Beefcake for his connection to Hogan than to bash Wrestling/TripleH for his connections to Wrestling/ShawnMichaels and Wrestling/{{Stephanie McMahon}}.

* {{Tuckerization}}: The name "The Disciple" and his finisher being named "the Apocalypse" was a reference to the Disciples of Apocalypse, Crush (Brian Adams)' biker gang that was part of the "Gang Wars" feud in 1997 WWE also involving [[Wrestling/RonSimmons Faarooq]]'s Nation of Domination, Savio Vega's Los Boricuas and the Truth Commission ([[Wrestling/DonCallis The Jackyl]], Wrestling/{{Kurrgan}}, Recon and Sniper.) What made this illogical was that Leslie redebuted in this gimmick at the end of the March 2, 1998 ''Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro,'' only ''two weeks'' after Adams had made his WCW debut and joined the [=NWO=].

* TalkShowWithFists: "The Barber Shop", which debuted on the April 14 (taped March 27), 1991 ''WWF Wrestling Challenge'' and lasted until Sid Justice destroyed the set on the February 16 (taped January 27), 1992 episode.

'''Ed Leslie''' (b. 1957) is an American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er from UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco, UsefulNotes/{{California}} best known for his work in Wrestling/{{WWE}} in the 1980s as '''Brutus Beefcake.''' He debuted in 1977 as '''"Dizzy" Ed Boulder''' and teamed with Wrestling/HulkHogan (then Terry Boulder) in Florida and Alabama. He also worked for "Cowboy" Bill Watts' Mid-South Wrestling, [[Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation the AWA]], and made some early appearances in WWE. He officially debuted in WWE as Brutus Beefcake in 1984. He and Greg "The Hammer" Valentine defeated the U.S. Express (Wrestling/BarryWindham and Wrestling/MikeRotunda) for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE World Tag Team Titles]] on August 24, 1985, and lost them to the British Bulldogs (Wrestling/DynamiteKid and Wrestling/DaveyBoySmith) in the main event of the Chicago stage of ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} II.'' Beefcake [[HeelFaceTurn turned face]] by cutting "Adorable" Adrian Adonis' hair at ''[=WrestleMania=] III,'' launching his "Barber" gimmick. In 1990, [[WhatCouldHaveBeen he was originally scheduled to defeat]] [[Wrestling/CurtHennig Mr. Perfect]] for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/ic.html WWE Intercontinental Heavyweight Title]] at ''Wrestling/{{SummerSlam}}'', but he suffered a near-fatal facial injury in a parasailing accident, destroying all the momentum he had. He didn't return to the ring until 1993, making his last televised appearance in the [=MegaManiacs=] (Hogan/Beefcake)-Money Inc. ([[Wrestling/TedDiBiase "The Million Dollar Man" Ted [=DiBiase=]]][=/=]Irwin R. Schyster [Rotunda]) match at ''[=WrestleMania=] IX.'' He followed Hogan to WCW in 1994, where he became known more for going through a LOT of different names and gimmicks, lasting until 1999. In the years since, he has worked for a variety of independent promotions, often teaming with Valentine.

* {{Tuckerization}}: The name "The Disciple" and his finisher being named "the Apocalypse" was a reference to the Disciples of Apocalypse, Crush (Brian Adams)' biker gang that was part of the "Gang Wars" feud in 1997 WWE also involving [[Wrestling/RonSimmons Faarooq]]'s Nation of Domination, Savio Vega's Los Boricuas and the Truth Commission (Jackyl, Wrestling/{{Kurrgan}}, Recon and Sniper.) What made this illogical was that Leslie redebuted in this gimmick at the end of the March 2, 1998 ''Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro,'' only ''two weeks'' after Adams had made his WCW debut and joined the [=NWO=].

* IHaveManyNames: It's a LongList: "Dizzy" Ed Boulder, "Dizzy" Ed Hogan, Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake, The Mariner[[note]]This was his short-lived masked gimmick after his parasailing accident where he would run out and attack a heel and then run to the back.[[/note]], Brother Bruti, the Butcher, the Man with No Face, the Man with No Name, the Zodiac, the Booty Man, the Clipmaster, the Disciple, Brute Force
* TheMole: After the Zodiac left the Dungeon of Doom in February 1996, he was repackaged as The Booty Man (sort of like [[Wrestling/DGenerationX Billy Gunn's "Mr. Ass" gimmick]]), now a {{Face}} and a Friend of Hogan. Hulk [[LampshadeHanging explained]] that he had sent him into the Dungeon as a "mole." However, [[FridgeBrilliance it actually DOES make sense]] when you consider the finish of the [[GimmickMatches War Games]] match between the Hulkamaniacs (Hogan/Savage/Sting/Luger) and the Dungeon of Doom (Wrestling/{{Kamala}}[=/=][[Wrestling/JohnTenta Shark (John Tenta)]][=/=]Zodiac[=/=]Wrestling/{{Meng}}) at ''WCW Fall Brawl 95'', September 17, 1995. The Hulkamaniacs won when Hogan forced Zodiac to submit. Hulk ''had'' to have Zodiac be the one to submit, since he was the weakest guy on the team, (also because Kamala didn't speak, Meng was/is a legitimate {{Badass}} [[WrestlingMonster Monster]] and the Shark was too big) and because it would have looked suspicious if Hulk had fought with the other three guys but left Zodiac alone. The two might have planned for Hogan to not actually apply any pressure when he locked on the submission (so as not to hurt his friend any more than he had to), but for Zodiac to submit anyway (to give his friend Hogan the win against the DOD team). Kind of like a less stupid version of the FingerpokeOfDoom.

* PowerStable: Was the Zodiac of the Wrestling/DungeonOfDoom from July 15, 1995 through ''WCW [=SuperBrawl=] VI'' on February 11, 1996.

* TalkShowWithFists: "The Barber Shop", which is known primarily as being where Wrestling/ShawnMichaels turned heel the first time by throwing Marty through the window and [[BreakupBreakout launched his singles career]].

'''Ed Leslie''' (b. 1957) is an American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er from UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco, UsefulNotes/{{California}} best known for his work in Wrestling/{{WWE}} in the 1980s as '''Brutus Beefcake.''' He debuted in 1977 as '''"Dizzy" Ed Boulder''' and teamed with Wrestling/HulkHogan (then Terry Boulder) in Florida and Alabama. He also worked for "Cowboy" Bill Watts' Mid-South Wrestling and made some early appearances in WWE. He officially debuted in WWE as Brutus Beefcake in 1984. He and Greg "The Hammer" Valentine defeated the U.S. Express (Wrestling/BarryWindham and Wrestling/MikeRotunda) for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE World Tag Team Titles]] on August 24, 1985, and lost them to the British Bulldogs (Wrestling/DynamiteKid and Wrestling/DaveyBoySmith) in the main event of the Chicago stage of ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} II.'' Beefcake [[HeelFaceTurn turned face]] by cutting "Adorable" Adrian Adonis' hair at ''[=WrestleMania=] III,'' launching his "Barber" gimmick. In 1990, [[WhatCouldHaveBeen he was originally scheduled to defeat]] [[Wrestling/CurtHennig Mr. Perfect]] for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/ic.html WWE Intercontinental Heavyweight Title]] at ''Wrestling/{{SummerSlam}}'', but he suffered a near-fatal facial injury in a parasailing accident, destroying all the momentum he had. He didn't return to the ring until 1993, making his last televised appearance in the [=MegaManiacs=] (Hogan/Beefcake)-Money Inc. ([[Wrestling/TedDiBiase "The Million Dollar Man" Ted [=DiBiase=]]][=/=]Irwin R. Schyster (Rotunda)) match at ''[=WrestleMania=] IX.'' He followed Hogan to WCW in 1994, where he became known more for going through a LOT of different names and gimmicks, lasting until 1999. In the years since, he has worked for a variety of independent promotions, often teaming with Valentine.

'''Ed Leslie''' (b. 1957) is an American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er from UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco, UsefulNotes/{{California}} best known for his work in Wrestling/{{WWE}} in the 1980s as '''Brutus Beefcake.''' He debuted in 1977 as '''"Dizzy" Ed Boulder''' and teamed with Wrestling/HulkHogan (then Terry Boulder) in Florida and Alabama. He also worked for "Cowboy" Bill Watts' Mid-South Wrestling and made some early appearances in WWE. He officially debuted in WWE as Brutus Beefcake in 1984. He and Greg "The Hammer" Valentine defeated the U.S. Express (Wrestling/BarryWindham and Mike Rotunda) for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE World Tag Team Titles]] on August 24, 1985, and lost them to the British Bulldogs (Wrestling/DynamiteKid and Wrestling/DaveyBoySmith) in the main event of the Chicago stage of ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} II.'' Beefcake [[HeelFaceTurn turned face]] by cutting "Adorable" Adrian Adonis' hair at ''[=WrestleMania=] III,'' launching his "Barber" gimmick. In 1990, [[WhatCouldHaveBeen he was originally scheduled to defeat]] [[Wrestling/CurtHennig Mr. Perfect]] for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/ic.html WWE Intercontinental Heavyweight Title]] at ''Wrestling/{{SummerSlam}}'', but he suffered a near-fatal facial injury in a parasailing accident, destroying all the momentum he had. He didn't return to the ring until 1993, making his last televised appearance in the [=MegaManiacs=] (Hogan/Beefcake)-Money Inc. ([[Wrestling/TedDiBiase "The Million Dollar Man" Ted [=DiBiase=]]][=/=][[Wrestling/MikeRotunda Irwin R. Schyster]]) match at ''[=WrestleMania=] IX.'' He followed Hogan to WCW in 1994, where he became known more for going through a LOT of different names and gimmicks, lasting until 1999. In the years since, he has worked for a variety of independent promotions, often teaming with Valentine.

* TalkShowWithFists: "The Barber Shop"

'''Ed Leslie''' (b. 1957) is an American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er from UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco, UsefulNotes/{{California}} best known for his work in Wrestling/{{WWE}} in the 1980s as '''Brutus Beefcake.''' He debuted in 1977 as '''"Dizzy" Ed Boulder''' and teamed with Wrestling/HulkHogan (then Terry Boulder) in Florida and Alabama. He also worked for "Cowboy" Bill Watts' Mid-South Wrestling and made some early appearances in WWE. He officially debuted in WWE as Brutus Beefcake in 1984. He and Greg "The Hammer" Valentine defeated the U.S. Express (Wrestling/BarryWindham and Mike Rotunda) for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE World Tag Team Titles]] on August 24, 1985, and lost them to the British Bulldogs (Wrestling/DynamiteKid and Wrestling/DaveyBoySmith) in the main event of the Chicago stage of ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} II.'' Beefcake [[HeelFaceTurn turned face]] by cutting "Adorable" Adrian Adonis' hair at ''[=WrestleMania=] III,'' launching his "Barber" gimmick. In 1990, [[WhatCouldHaveBeen he was originally scheduled to defeat]] [[Wrestling/CurtHennig Mr. Perfect]] for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/ic.html WWE Intercontinental Heavyweight Title]] at ''Wrestling/{{SummerSlam}}'', but he suffered a near-fatal facial injury in a parasailing accident, destroying all the momentum he had. He didn't return to the ring until 1993, making his last televised appearance in the [=MegaManiacs=] (Hogan/Beefcake)-Money Inc. ([[Wrestling/TedDiBiase "The Million Dollar Man" Ted [=DiBiase=]]][=/=]Irwin R. Schyster) match at ''[=WrestleMania=] IX.'' He followed Hogan to WCW in 1994, where he became known more for going through a LOT of different names and gimmicks, lasting until 1999. In the years since, he has worked for a variety of independent promotions, often teaming with Valentine.

* DoubleStandard: It is far more acceptable, including on this very site, to bash Beefcake for his connection to Hogan than to bash Wrestling/TripleH for his connections to Wrestling/ShawnMichaels and Wrestling/{{Stephanie McMahon}}.

* IHaveManyNames: It's a LongList:
** "Dizzy" Ed Boulder, "Dizzy" Ed Hogan, Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake, The Mariner[[note]]This was his short-lived masked gimmick after his parasailing accident where he would run out and attack a heel and then run to the back.[[/note]], Brother Bruti, the Butcher, the Man with No Face, the Man with No Name, the Zodiac, the Booty Man, the Clipmaster, the Disciple, Brute Force

* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: Because he was Hulk Hogan's close friend, this is [[strike: allegedly]] why he found work in the 1980's and why he had a talk show segment after his parasailing accident in the summer of 1990.
** This is also likely the reason why Beefcake kept getting brought back in WCW with different gimmicks.
** The connection has faded in the years since. Beefcake was part of Hogan's "[=Hulkamania=]" tour of Australia in 2009, but WWE did not bring him back for the NWO reunion in 2002, nor did Wrestling/{{TNA}} bring him in with Hogan.

* ArchEnemy: The British Bulldogs, Adrian Adonis, the Honky Tonk Man, Wrestling/JimmyHart (until Hart's 1993 face turn), Hogan on and off, Wrestling/DiamondDallasPage (during his run as the Booty Man in WCW).

** The Dream Team, with Greg Valentine

** "Dizzy" Ed Boulder, "Dizzy" Ed Hogan, Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake, The Mariner[[note]]This was his short-lived masked gimmick after his parasailing accident where he would run out and attack a heel and then run to the back.[[/note]], Brother Bruti, the Man with No Face, the Man with No Name, the Zodiac, the Booty Man, the Clipmaster, the Disciple, Brute Force

** The Three Faces of Fear (as the Butcher with Wrestling/KevinSullivan and Avalanche (John Tenta)
* TalkShowWithFists: "The Barbershop"

* CoolShades

'''Ed Leslie''' (b. 1957) is an American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er from UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco, UsefulNotes/{{California}} best known for his work in Wrestling/{{WWE}} in the 1980s as '''Brutus Beefcake.''' He debuted in 1977 as '''"Dizzy" Ed Boulder''' and teamed with Wrestling/HulkHogan (then Terry Boulder) in Florida and Alabama. He also worked for "Cowboy" Bill Watts' Mid-South Wrestling and made some early appearances in WWE. He officially debuted in WWE as Brutus Beefcake in 1984. He and Greg "The Hammer" Valentine defeated the U.S. Express (Wrestling/BarryWindham and Mike Rotunda) for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE World Tag Team Titles]] on August 24, 1985, and lost them to the British Bulldogs (Wrestling/DynamiteKid and Wrestling/DaveyBoySmith) in the main event of the Chicago stage of ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} II.'' Beefcake [[HeelFaceTurn turned face]] by cutting "Adorable" Adrian Adonis' hair at ''[=WrestleMania=] III,'' launching his "Barber" gimmick. In 1990, [[WhatCouldHaveBee he was originally scheduled to defeat]] [[Wrestling/CurtHennig Mr. Perfect]] for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/ic.html WWE Intercontinental Heavyweight Title]] at ''Wrestling/{{SummerSlam}}'', but he suffered a near-fatal facial injury in a parasailing accident, destroying all the momentum he had. He didn't return to the ring until 1993, making his last televised appearance in the [=MegaManiacs=] (Hogan/Beefcake)-Money Inc. ([[Wrestling/TedDiBiase "The Million Dollar Man" Ted [=DiBiase=]]][=/=]Irwin R. Schyster) match at ''[=WrestleMania=] IX.'' He followed Hogan to WCW in 1994, where he became known more for going through a LOT of different names and gimmicks, lasting until 1999. In the years since, he has worked for a variety of independent promotions, often teaming with Valentine.

'''Ed Leslie''' (b. 1957) is an American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er from UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco, UsefulNotes/{{California}} best known for his work in Wrestling/{{WWE}} in the 1980s as '''Brutus Beefcake.''' He debuted in 1977 as '''"Dizzy" Ed Boulder''' and teamed with Wrestling/HulkHogan (then Terry Boulder) in Florida and Alabama. He also worked for "Cowboy" Bill Watts' Mid-South Wrestling and made some early appearances in WWE. He officially debuted in WWE as Brutus Beefcake in 1984. He and Greg "The Hammer" Valentine defeated the U.S. Express (Wrestling/BarryWindham and Mike Rotunda) for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE World Tag Team Titles]] on August 24, 1985, and lost them to the British Bulldogs (Wrestling/DynamiteKid and Wrestling/DaveyBoySmith) in the main event of the Chicago stage of ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} II.'' Beefcake [[HeelFaceTurn turned face]] by cutting "Adorable" Adrian Adonis' hair at ''[=WrestleMania=] III,'' launching his "Barber" gimmick. In 1990, he was originally scheduled to defeat [[Wrestling/CurtHennig Mr. Perfect]] for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/ic.html WWE Intercontinental Heavyweight Title]] at ''Wrestling/{{SummerSlam}}'', but he suffered a near-fatal facial injury in a parasailing accident, destroying all the momentum he had. He didn't return to the ring until 1993, making his last televised appearance in the [=MegaManiacs=] (Hogan/Beefcake)-Money Inc. ([[Wrestling/TedDiBiase "The Million Dollar Man" Ted [=DiBiase=]]][=/=]Irwin R. Schyster) match at ''[=WrestleMania=] IX.'' He followed Hogan to WCW in 1994, where he became known more for going through a LOT of different names and gimmicks, lasting until 1999. In the years since, he has worked for a variety of independent promotions, often teaming with Valentine.

* TheMole: After the Zodiac left the Dungeon of Doom in February 1996, he was repackaged as The Booty Man (sort of like [[Wrestling/DGenerationX Billy Gunn's "Mr. Ass" gimmick]]), now a {{Face}} and a Friend of Hogan. Hulk [[LampshadeHanging explained]] that he had sent him into the Dungeon as a "mole." However, [[FridgeBrilliance it actually DOES make sense]] when you consider the finish of the [[GimmickMatches War Games]] match between the Hulkamaniacs (Hogan/Savage/Sting/Luger) and the Dungeon of Doom (Kamala/Shark/Zodiac/Meng) at ''WCW Fall Brawl 95'', September 17, 1995. The Hulkamaniacs won when Hogan forced Zodiac to submit. Hulk ''had'' to have Zodiac be the one to submit, since he was the weakest guy on the team, (also because Kamala didn't speak, Meng was/is a legitimate {{Badass}} [[WrestlingMonster Monster]] and the Shark was too big) and because it would have looked suspicious if Hulk had fought with the other three guys but left Zodiac alone. The two might have planned for Hogan to not actually apply any pressure when he locked on the submission (so as not to hurt his friend any more than he had to), but for Zodiac to submit anyway (to give his friend Hogan the win against the DOD team). Kind of like a less stupid version of the FingerpokeOfDoom.

** The Three Faces of Fear (as the Butcher with Wrestling/KevinSullivan and [[Wrestling/JohnTenta Avalanche (John Tenta)]]

* AlliterativeName

* DualityMotif: The Zodiac had a zebra striped face and gear. In the vignette (see FeelNoPain below) where he debuted, the Master said that he "knows neither pain nor pleasure. Has walked in darkness, has walked in light."

* FeelNoPain: In the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-PfCYXPMdo vignette]] that introduced the Zodiac, the Master said he was giving Sullivan a "warrior that knows neither pain nor pleasure."