Ed Leslie
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
124
Gender
Male
Birthday
1957-04-21 (68 years old)
Place of Birth
Tampa, Florida, USA
Ed Leslie
Biography
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.
Known For
Raw
WWF Wrestling Challenge
WWF Wrestling Challenge
Saturday Night's Main Event
Saturday Night's Main Event
Saturday Night's Main Event
The Eric Andre Show
Dark Side of the Ring
The WWF's Amazing Managers
WWE Old School
WWE Old School
WWE Old School
WWE Old School
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87
The Ultimate Weapon
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '87
Tuesday Night Titans
Tuesday Night Titans
WWE SummerSlam 1989
WWF Hulkamania 2
WCW Monday Nitro
WWE Survivor Series 1989
Hulkamania 6
WWE The Big Event
The Best of the WWF: volume 14
Thunder in Paradise
WWE's Most Wanted Treasures
WWF SuperTape
WCW Slamboree 1996
WCW Fall Brawl 1995
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84
WrestleMania III
WCW World War 3 1998
WCW Bash at the Beach '98
WrestleMania IV
WrestleMania 2
The Best of the WWF: volume 20
WWE WrestleMania VI
WCW World War 3 1995
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '85
WrestleMania
WrestleMania
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '85
WWE WrestleMania V
Thunder in Paradise 2
WWE Hall of Fame 2019
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '88
The Best of the WWF: volume 4
AWA Super Sunday
The Edge and Christian Show That Totally Reeks of Awesomeness
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
The Best of the WWF: volume 19
WCW Hog Wild 1996
The Best of the WWF: volume 5
The British Bulldogs
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: January '89
WWE WrestleMania IV
Thunder in Paradise 3
Thunder in Paradise
The History Of WrestleMania
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1993
Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat
The Best of the WWF: volume 11
WWE Houston Wrestling: The Paul Boesch Retirement Show
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
Mr. Nanny
The Best of the WWF: volume 10
WWE St. Louis Wrestling: September '84
WCW Road Wild 1998
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84
The Hulkster: Hulk Hogan
McCinsey's Island
The Best of the WWF: volume 17
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
Santa with Muscles
WrestleMania IX: Becoming a Spectacle
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
WCW The Great American Bash 1998
Tag Team Champions
JCW Legends and Icons
Timeline: The History of WWE – 1989 – As Told By Brutus Beefcake
WWF Hottest Matches
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88
WWE Royal Rumble 1989
WrestleMania II
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: November '88
The Best of the WWF: volume 12
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: December '85
Best of the WWF Volume 3
WWF Summer Flashback!
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '85
Rodman Downunder
WCW Halloween Havoc 1994
WCW Clash of The Champions XXX
WCW Spring Stampede 1998
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
WCW/nWo Superstar Series - nWo 4 Life
The Best of the WWF: volume 7
WCW Uncensored 1998
WCW Halloween Havoc 1995
WWE Survivor Series 1987
WWE Houston Wrestling: October '87
WCW Starrcade 1994
WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86
WCW Clash of the Champions XXX
WWE WrestleMania III
WWE Houston Wrestling: December '87
WWE WrestleFest '90
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87
WWE Survivor Series 1988
WCW Slamboree 1995
WWE Crunch Classic
WWE Grudges, Gripes & Grunts
WWE WrestleFest
WCW SuperBrawl V
WCW Uncensored 1996
WWE WrestleMania IX
WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII
WWF SuperTape vol. 2
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIX
More Saturday Night's Main Event
