Brutus Beefcake

Feb 12, 2012 - by Jamie Cruickshank

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Real name: Edward Harrison Leslie
Height: 6’4″
Weight: 271 lbs.
Date of birth: April 21, 1957
From: Tampa, Florida
Pro debut: 1977
Trained by: Hulk Hogan & Ivan Koloff
Finishing move: Sleeper Hold

Biography

– On July 16, 1979, The Boulder Brothers (Eddie & Terry) defeated Pete Austin & Ron Bass
– On June 20, 1980, Eddie Boulder defeated Angelo Gomez
– On January 2, 1983, Mike Rotundo defeated Dizzy Hogan
– On February 6, 1983, Don Kernodle & Sgt Slaughter defeated Dizzy Hogan & Sweet Sugar Brown to retain the NWA World Tag Team Titles
– On April 24, 1983, Wahoo McDaniel defeated Eddie Boulder
– On August 31, 1983, Riki Choshu defeated Ed Leslie
– On March 3, 1984, Antonio Inoki, Kengo Kimura & Seiji Sakaguchi defeated Bobby Duncum, Dick Murdoch & Ed Leslie
– On July 14, 1984, Otto Wanz defeated Ed Leslie to retain the CWA World Heavyweight Title
– On August 5, 1984, Brutus Beefcake defeated Salvatore Bellomo (debut of the Beefcake character)
– On December 26, 1984, Hulk Hogan defeated Brutus Beefcake to retain the WWF World Title
– On March 3, 1985, Brutus Beefcake defeated WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan by countout
– On June 7, 1985, Bruno & David Sammartino defeated Brutus Beefcake & Johnny V in a Cage Match
– On July 10, 1985, Tito Satana defeated Brutus Beefcake to retain the WWF Intercontinental Title
– On August 2, 1985, Hulk Hogan defeated Brutus Beefcake to retain the WWF World Title
– On August 5, 1985, The US Express (Barry Windham & Mike Rotunda) defeated The Dream Team (Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine) to retain the WWF Tag Team Titles
– On August 24, 1985, The Dream Team (Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine) defeated The US Express (Barry Windham & Mike Rotunda) to win the WWF Tag Team Titles
– On September 9, 1985, The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & The Dynamite Kid) defeated WWF World Tag Team Champions The Dream Team (Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake) by DQ
– On September 17, 1985, The Dream Team (Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake) defeated The Killer Bees (Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell) to retain the WWF World Tag Team Titles
– On October 25, 1985, The Dream Team (Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine) defeated Mike Rotundo & Mr Wrestling II to retain the WWF World Tag Team Titles
– On November 14, 1985, The Dream Team (Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine) defeated The American Express (Davvy Spivey & Mike Rotundo) to retain the WWF World Tag Team Titles
– On December 14, 1985, The Dream Team (Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine) defeated Nikolai Volkoff & The Iron Sheik by DQ to retain the WWF World Tag Team Titles
– On January 5, 1986, Hulk Hogan defeated Brutus Beefcake to retain the WWF World Title
– On April 7, 1986, The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & The Dynamite Kid) defeated The Dream Team (Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake) to win the WWF World Tag Team Titles
– On June 26, 1986, The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & The Dynamite Kid) defeated The Dream Team (Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake) in a Cage Match to retain the WWF World Tag Team Titles
– On March 8, 1987, The Can-Am Connection (Tom Zenk & Rick Martel) defeated The Dream Team (Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake) to win the Tag Team Tournament
– On June 13, 1987, Brutus Beefcake, Jacques Rougeau & Raymond Rougeau defeated Johnny V, Dino Bravo & Greg Valentine in a Tag Team Elimination Match
– On July 17, 1987, The Honky Tonk Man defeated Brutus Beefcake to retain the WWF Intercontinental Title
– On August 26, 1987, Brutus Beefcake defeated Johnny V in a Hair vs Hair Match
– At Survivor Series ’87, Brutus Beefcake, Jake Roberts, Jim Duggan, Randy Savage & Ricky Steamboat defeated Danny Davis, Hercules, Harley Race, Ron Bass & The Honky Tonk Man
– On March 27, 1988, Brutus Beefcake defeated WWF Intercontinental Champion The Honky Tonk Man by DQ
– At Survivor Series ’88, Brutus Beefcake, Jim Brunzell, Sam Houston, The Blue Blazer & The Ultimate Warrior defeated Bad News Brown, Danny Davis, Greg Valentine, Ron Bass & The Honky Tonk Man
– On December 7, 1988, Brutus Beefcake defeated Ron Bass in a Hair vs Hair Match
– On August 20, 1989, Rick Rude defeated Brutus Beefcake to retain the WWF Intercontinental Title
– At Survivor Series ’89, Brutus Beefcake, Dusty Rhodes, The Red Rooster & Tito Santana defeated Bad News Brown, Rick Martel, The Big Boss Man & The Honky Tonk Man
– On December 12, 1989, Brutus Beefcake & Hulk Hogan defeated Randy Savage & Zeus in a No Holds Barred Cage Match
– On June 3, 1990, Brutus Beefcake defeated WWF Intercontinental Champion Mr Perfect by countout
– On April 4, 1993, Money Inc (Ted DiBiase & Irwin R Schyster) defeated The Mega Maniacs (Brutus Beefcake & Hulk Hogan) to retain the WWF World Tag Team Titles
– On August 6, 1993, Brutus Beefcake defeated Terry Taylor (Beefcake’s last match in the WWF)
– On September 29, 1993, The Jurassic Powers (Hercules Hernandez & Scott Norton) defeated Brutus Beefcake & Jake Roberts
– On November 16, 1994, Dave Sullivan, Hulk Hogan & Sting defeated Avalanche, Kevin Sullivan & The Butcher with Mr T as special guest referee
– On December 27, 1994, Hulk Hogan defeated The Butcher to retain the WCW World Title
– On September 17, 1995, Hulk Hogan, Lex Luger, Randy Savage & Sting defeated Kamala, Meng, Shark & Zodiac in a WarGames Match
– On October 27, 1995, Brutus Beefcake defeated USA Heavyweight Champion Rick Martel by DQ
– On March 31, 1996, The Booty Man defeated WCW Television Champion Lex Luger by DQ
– On August 5, 1996, The Booty Man defeated WCW United States Champion Ric Flair by DQ
– On October 26, 1999, Jim Duggan defeated The Disciple (The Disciple’s last WCW match)
– On June 30, 2006, The Barbarian defeated Brute Force in a Hardcore Match
– On October 28, 2005, Brutus Beefcake defeated YPW Heavyweight Champion Huey McGraw by DQ
– On December 10, 2005, Wade Chism defeated Brutus Beefcake & Keith Walker in a Three Way Dance to retain the WLW Heavyweight Title
– On June 9, 2007, The Metro Men (Bryce Andrews & Mike Bennett) defeated Brutus Beefcake & Kristian Frost to retain the TRP Tag Team Titles
– On August 11, 2007, Mad Man Pondo & Necro Butcher won the vacant JCW Tag Team Titles in an 8-Team Elimination Match also featuring The Dream Team (Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine)
– On March 14, 2008, Brutus Beefcake & Jimmy Snuka defeated BK Jordan, Buck Nasty, Lea Morrison, Mike Bennett & The Guy in a Handicap Match
– On August 15, 2009, Brutus Beefcake & Kid Fabulous defeated EWF Tag Team Champions Josh Stark & Kyle Cassidy by DQ
– On October 11, 20 09, The Clash (Brian Bender & Ernie Ballz) defeated The Dream Team (Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine) to retain the PWO Tag Team Titles
– On November 14, 2009, Brutus Beefcake defeated Kevin Matthews in a Hair vs Hair Match
– On December 5, 2009, Brutus Beefcake defeated Brandon Haze in a Hair vs Hair Match
– On April 26, 2010, Brutus Beefcake defeated Jim Neidhart by countout to win the vacant CWI Heavyweight Title
– On August 7, 2010, Brutus Beefcake defeated The Masked Superstar in a Cage Match
– On September 21, 2012, Beefcake defeated Salvatore Sincere in a Hair vs Hair Match
– On November 20, 2015, Beefcake defeated PWASD Champion Rod Street by DQ
– Beefcake was inducted into the WWE hall of fame on April 6, 2019

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