Brutus Beefcake's Wrestling Career Highlights

Brutus Beefcake’s Title History

NWA Southeastern Tag Team Championship w/Robert Fuller
defeating The Matador and Mike Stallings (February 1980)
NWA Southeastern Tag Team Championship w/Ken Lucas
defeating Dennis Condrey and Randy Rose (June 1983)
NWA Southeastern Tag Team Championship w/Ken Lucas
defeating Dennis Condrey and Randy Rose (July 1983)
WWF World Tag Team Championship w/Greg Valentine
defeating Mike Rotundo and Barry Windham (August 24, 1985)
AWA-Brew City Wrestling Tag Team Championship w/Greg Valentine
defeating Dinn T. More and Ryan Cross (November 9, 2007)
NWW Tag Team Championship w/Big Paulie Gilmore
defeating Moondog Maximus and Professor Sushi (April 5, 2008);

Brutus Beefcake Career Highlights

The Early Days…

1977: Ed Leslie began his wrestling career teaming with Hulk Hogan in smaller promotions around the country.

World Wrestling Federation

Ed Leslie joined the World Wrestling Federation and became known as Brutus Beefcake (a male stripper).
1984: Brutus Beefcake first appeared by walking out to the ring during squash matches by various babyface wrestlers.
~~~Brutus Beefcake made it known that he was looking for a manager, so all the managers began offering themselves to him.
~~~Brutus Beefcake would eventually choose “Luscious” Johnny Valiant to be his manager and guide his wrestling career.
~~~Brutus Beefcake’s gimmick was originally portrayed as a male stripper, and included a lenthy video of him stripping at a bar.
March 31, 1985 – WrestleMania: Brutus Beefcake w/Johnny V vs. David Sammartino w/Bruno Sammartino ended in a No Contest.

World Wrestling Federation – The Dream Team

Brutus Beefcake formed a tag team with Greg Valentine known as Dream Team still managed by Luscious Johnny V..
October 3, 1985 – Saturday Night Main Event: Brutus Beefcake and Greg Valentine defeated Lanny Poffo and Tony Garea.
April 7, 1986 – WrestleMania 2: The British Bulldogs (w/Ozzy Osbourne) beat The Dream Team to win the WWF Tag Team titles.
August 28, 1986 – The Big Event: The Rougeau Brothers defeated The Dream Team (Greg Valentine and Brutus Beefcake).
October 4, 1986 – SNME: The British Bulldogs defeated Brutus Beefcake and Greg Valentine in a 2/3 falls match.
March 29, 1987 – WrestleMania 3: The Dream Team (w/Johnny Valiant and Dino Bravo) defeated The Rougeau Brothers.
~~~Greg Valentine and Johnny V dumped Brutus Beefcake as a partner is picked up Dino Bravo and became Dream Team II.

World Wrestling Federation – Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake

Brutus Beefcake was dumped by the Dream Team and turned face, becoming known as Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake.
April 9, 1987 – King Of The Ring: Haku defeated Brutus Beefcake in a KOTR Qualifying match.
August 25, 1987 – Paul Boesch Retirement Show: Brutus Beefcake defeated Johnny Valiente in a Hair vs. Hair match.
November 16, 1987 – Legends Battle Royal: Dino Bravo and Greg Valentine defeated Junk Yard Dog and Brutus Beefcake.
March 27, 1988 – WrestleMania IV: Brutus Beefcake defeated The Honky Tonk Man by disqualification. The Honky Tonk Man retains the Intercontinental title.
April 17, 1988 – Wrestling Challenge: Brutus Beefcake defeated Gene Watson.
April 23, 1988 – Superstars: Brutus Beefcake defeated Bob Bryant.
April 30, 1988 – Saturday Night Main Event: Brutus Beefcake defeated Danny Davis.
May 14, 1988 – Superstars: Brutus Beefcake defeated Woody Lee.
June 4, 1988 – Superstars: Brutus Beefcake defeated Tom Stone.
June 12, 1988 – Wrestling Challenge: Brutus Beefcake defeated Pete Sanchez.
July 3, 1988 – Wrestling Challenge: Brutus Beefcake defeated Stephan de Leon.
July 9, 1988 – Superstars: Brutus Beefcake defeated Tommy Angel.
July 17, 1988 – Wrestling Challenge: Brutus Beefcake defeated Chris Duffy.
July 30, 1988 – Superstars: Brutus Beefcake defeated Tim Dixon.
July 31, 1988 – WrestleFest: Brutus Beefcake defeated Hercules.
August 7, 1988 – Wrestling Challenge: Brutus Beefcake defeated Warren Bianchi.
August 21, 1988 – Wrestling Challenge: Brutus Beefcake defeated Brian Costello.
August 27, 1988 – Superstars: Brutus Beefcake defeated Tony Burton by DQ.
September 29, 1988 – MSG Network: Brutus Beefcake defeated Ron Bass.
October 1, 1988 – Superstars: Brutus Beefcake defeated George South.
October 9, 1988 – Wrestling Challenge: Brutus Beefcake defeated John Ziegler.
October 16, 1988 – King Of The Ring: Ted DiBiase defeated Brutus Beefcake in the 1st round of the King of the Ring tournament.
October 29, 1988 – Superstars: Brutus Beefcake defeated Gene Ligon.
November 6, 1988 – Wrestling Challenge: Brutus Beefcake defeats Craig Brown.
November 19, 1988 – Superstars: Brutus Beefcake defeated The Honky Tonk Man by disqualification.
November 24, 1988 – Survivor Series: 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 in a tag team elimination match.
November 27, 1988 – Wrestling Challenge: Brutus Beefcake defeated John Latu.
December 3, 1988 – Superstars: Brutus Beefcake defeated Chuck Campbell.
December 16, 1988 – Wrestling Challenge: Brutus Beefcake defeated Jim Atkinson.
January 7, 1989 – Saturday Night Main Event: Brutus Beefcake defeated Ron Bass in a hair vs hair match.
January 15, 1989 – Royal Rumble: Brutus Beefcake was in the Royal Rumble match won by Big John Studd.
January 23, 1989 – MSG Network: Mr. Perfect defeated Brutus Beefcake by count-out.
February 5, 1989 – Wrestling Challenge: Brutus Beefcake defeated Rusty Riddle.
February 11, 1989 – Superstars: Brutus Beefcake defeated Sid Sharkey.
February 20, 1989 – MSG Network: Brutus Beefcake defeated Rick Rude.
February 26, 1989 – Wrestling Challenge: Brutus Beefcake vs. Dino Bravo ended in a double count-out.
March 4, 1989 – Superstars: Brutus Beefcake defeated Chris Duffy.
March 11, 1989 – Saturday Night Main Event: Brutus Beefcake defeated Rick Rude by disqualification.
March 26, 1989 – Wrestling Challenge: Brutus Beefcake defeated Tim Patterson.
April 2, 1989 – WrestleMania V: Brutus Beefcake vs. Ted DiBiase ended in a double count-out.
April 8, 1989 – Superstars: Brutus Beefcake defeated Steve Stone.
May 13, 1989 – Superstars: Brutus Beefcake defeated Tony Leone.
May 21, 1989 – Wrestling Challenge: Brutus Beefcake defeated Mike Thomas.
June 3, 1989 – Superstars: Brutus Beefcake defeated Tom Stone.
June 10, 1989 – MSG Network: Brutus Beefcake defeated Greg Valentine.
June 11, 1989 – Wrestling Challenge: Brutus Beefcake defeated Tom Stock.
June 25, 1989 – Wrestling Challenge: Brutus Beefcake defeated Tom Burton.
July 1, 1989 – Superstars: Brutus Beefcake defeated Jim Merkel.
July 16, 1989 – Wrestling Challenge: Brutus Beefcake defeated Greg Evans.
July 29, 1989 – Superstars: Brutus Beefcake defeated Chuck Williams.
July 29, 1989 – Saturday Night Main Event: Brutus Beefcake defeated Randy Savage by disqualification.
August 28, 1989 – SummerSlam: Brutus Beefcake & Hulk Hogan defeated Randy Savage & Zeus.
September 9, 1989 – Superstars: Brutus Beefcake defeated Chuck Campbell.
September 17, 1989 – Wrestling Challenge: Brutus Beefcake defeated Dale Wolfe.
September 30, 1989 – Superstars: Brutus Beefcake defeated Barry Horowitz.
October 8, 1989 – Wrestling Challenge: Brutus Beefcake defeated Craig Green.
October 14, 1989 – King Of The Ring: Akeem defeated Brutus Beefcake in the 1st round of the King of the Ring tournament.
November 18, 1989 – Superstars: Brutus Beefcake defeated Scott Colton.
November 23, 1989 – Survivor Series: The Dream Team (Brutus Beefcake, Dusty Rhodes, The Red Rooster & Tito Santana) defeated The Enforcers (Bad News Brown, Rick Martel, The Big Boss Man & The Honky Tonk Man) in a tag team elimination match.
November 26, 1989 – Wrestling Challenge: Brutus Beefcake defeated Don Demmel.
December 2, 1989 – Superstars: Brutus Beefcake defeated Alan Reynolds.
December 27, 1989 – No Holds Barred: The Match/The Movie: Hulk Hogan and Brutus Beefcake defeated Randy Savage and Zeus.
December 28, 1989 – MSG Network: Rick Martel defeated Brutus Beefcake.
January 6, 1990 – Superstars: Brutus Beefcake defeated George South.
January 14, 1990 – Wrestling Challenge: Brutus Beefcake defeated Tony Burton.
January 21, 1990 – Royal Rumble: The Genius w/Lanny Poffo vs. Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake ended in a double disqualification.
February 11, 1990 – Wrestling Challenge: Brutus Beefcake defeats Pete Sanchez.
February 17, 1990 – Superstars: Brutus Beefcake defeated Rick Rude by DQ.
February 19, 1990 – MSG Network: Brutus Beefcake & Hulk Hogan defeated Mr. Perfect & The Genius.
March 17, 1990 – Superstars: Brutus Beefcake defeated Terry Zeller.
March 25, 1990 – Wrestling Challenge: Brutus Beefcake defeated Steve Vega.
April 1, 1990 – WrestleMania VI: Brutus Beefcake defeated Mr. Perfect w/The Genius.
April 14, 1990 – Superstars: Brutus Beefcake defeated Mike Williams.
April 22, 1990 – Wrestling Challenge: Brutus Beefcake defeated Chris Duffy.
May 12, 1990 – Superstars: Brutus Beefcake vs. Dino Bravo ended in a double count-out, in the quarter-finals of the Intercontinental title tournament.
May 27, 1990 – Wrestling Challenge: Brutus Beefcake defeated Ken Johnson.
June 2, 1990 – Superstars: Brutus Beefcake defeated Jim Ruby.
June 17, 1990 – Wrestling Challenge: Brutus Beefcake defeated Spike Jones.
June 23, 1990 – Superstars: Brutus Beefcake defeated Mike Durham.
July 1, 1990 – Wrestling Challenge: Brutus Beefcake defeated Dennis Allen.
1990: Brutus Beefcake was involved in a freak parasailing accident and was fitted with steel plates and bolts in his face.

World Wrestling Federation III

February 15, 1993 – RAW: Brutus Beefcake defeated Ted DiBiase by disqualification.
Brutus Beefcake returned to the WWF, but was brutally attacked by Ted DiBiase and IRS with a metal breifcase!
~~~Hulk Hogan returned to the WWF and came to his friends rescue and set up a tag team match at Wrestlemania.
April 4, 1993 – WrestleMania 9: Money Inc. (Ted DiBiase and IRS) defeated Hulk Hogan and Brutus Beefcake w/Jimmy Hart by disqualification.

World Championship Wrestling

Brutus Beefcake followed Hulk Hogan to World Championship Wrestling, where Hogan quickly capture the World championship.

World Championship Wrestling – The 3 Faces of Fear (The Butcher)

Brutus Beefcake (as “The Butcher”) turned on Hulk Hogan and joined the Three Faces of Fear with Kevin Sullivan and Avalanche.
November 16, 1994 – Clash of the Champions 29: Dave Sullivan, Hulk Hogan & Sting defeated The Three Faces Of Fear (Avalanche, Kevin Sullivan & The Butcher).
November 26, 1994 – Saturday Night: The Butcher defeated Larry Santo.
December 10, 1994 – Saturday Night: Kevin Sullivan & The Butcher defeated Barry Houston & Scott Sandlin.
December 17, 1994 – Saturday Night: Three Faces Of Fear (Avalanche, Kevin Sullivan & The Butcher) defeated The Armstrongs (Brad Armstrong, Brian Armstrong & Scott Armstrong).
December 27, 1994 – Starrcade: Hulk Hogan defeated The Butcher (Brutus Beefcake) to retain the WCW World Heavyweight title.
January 25, 1995 – Clash of the Champions 30: Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage defeated Kevin Sullivan & The Butcher.
February 17, 1995 – Worldwide: Three Faces Of Fear (Avalanche, Butcher & Kevin Sullivan) defeated Brad Armstrong, Brian Armstrong & Scott Armstrong.
February 25, 1995 – Worldwide: Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage defeated Avalanche & The Butcher.
March 25, 1995 – Saturday Night: Butcher & Kevin Sullivan defeated Kip Abee & Leroy Howard.
April 1, 1995 – Saturday Night: Kevin Sullivan & The Butcher defeated Steve Hall & Steve Storm.
April 16, 1995 – Worldwide: Stars And Stripes (Marcus Alexander Bagwell & The Patriot) defeated Kevin Sullivan & The Butcher.
May 6, 1995 – Saturday Night: Randy Savage defeated The Butcher in the 1st round.
May 13, 1995 – Worldwide: Man With No Name defeated Kevin Sullivan by DQ.
May 21, 1995 – Slamboree: Kevin Sullivan defeated The Man With No Name (Brutus Beefcake).

World Championship Wrestling – The Dungeon of Doom (The Zodiac)

Brutus Beefcake (as “The Zodiac”) then joined the Dungeon of Doom – whose sole purpose was the destruction of Hulkamania.
September 17, 1995 – Fall Brawl: The Hulkamaniacs defeated The Dungeaon Of Doom in a War Games Cage match.
~~~Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage and Lex Luger and Sting defeated Kamala and The Zodiac and Shark (John Tenta) and Meng.
September 18, 1995 – Nitro: Randy Savage defeated Zodiac in a dark match.
October 29, 1995 – Halloween Havoc: Randy “Macho Man” Savage defeated The Zodiac (Brutus Beefcake).
November 26, 1995 – World War 3: Zodia was in the 3 ring battle royal won by Randy Savage.
December 9, 1995 – NEW: Brutus Beefcake defeated JL Storm.
December 9, 1995 – Saturday Night: Zodiac defeated Chris Sawyer.
December 18, 1995 – Nitro: Zodiac defeated Disco Inferno in a dark match.
Brutus Beefcake dissappeared for a few months and returned under another gimmick.

World Championship Wrestling – The Booty Man

Brutus Beefcake returned to WCW as “The Booty Man”, managed by Booty Babe.
February 26, 1996 – Nitro: Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage and The Booty Man defeated Ric Flair and Arn Anderson and Kevin Sullivan.
March 11, 1996 – Nitro: Hulk Hogan and Randy Savaga and The Booty Man defeated Ric Flair and Arn Anderson and Kevin Sullivan in a Lumberjack Strap Match.
March 18, 1996 – Nitro: The Booty Man defeated Arn Anderson.
March 24, 1996 – Uncensored: The Booty Man defeated Diamond Dallas Page in a Loser Leaves WCW match.
March 25, 1996 – Nitro: The Booty Man w/Booty Babe defeated Disco Inferno.
March 30, 1996 – Saturday Night: The Booty Man defeated Maxx Muscle.
April 1, 1996 – Nitro: Hulk Hogan and The Booty Man w/Booty Babe defeated Arn Anderson and Kevin Sullivan.
April 15, 1996 – Nitro: Hulk Hogan b Arn Anderson and Kevin Sullivan w/Jimmy Hart and Woman and Elizabeth in a Handicap Match with help from The Booty Man (After the match, The Booty Babe kissed The Booty Man – – Also, the Giant came down and chokeslammed Hogan, but Hogan popped right back up and bodyslammed The Giant! – In all the excitement, Hogan scooped up Mean Gene but came to his senses and put him back down).
May 6, 1996 – Nitro: The Booty Man defeated Disco Inferno in a dark match.
May 19, 1996 – Slamboree: Rick Steiner and The Booty Man defeated Scott Steiner and Craig Pittman in the 1st round match of the lethal lottery.
The Barbarian and Diamond Dallas Page defeated Rick Steiner and The Booty Man in the 2nd round of the lethal lottery later that night.
May 25, 1996 – Saturday Night: The Booty Man defeated The Gambler.
June 1, 1996 – Saturday Night: The Booty Man defeated Mark Kyle.
June 29, 1996 – Worldwide: The Booty Man defeated The Gambler.
July 27, 1996 – Saturday Night: The Giant defeated The Booty Man to retain the world heavyweight title.
August 3, 1996 – Saturday Night: The Booty Man defeated Johnny Attitude in a dark match.
August 5, 1996 – Nitro: The Booty Man defeated “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair by disqualification. Ric Flair retains the United States title.
Brutus Beefcake tried to join the new World order thinking he could bury the hatchet with his old friend Hollywood Hogan.
Hulk Hogan rejected Brutus Beefcake – and attacked the humbled Beefcake along with stablemates Kevin Nash and Scott Hall.
Brutus Beefcale popped up a year later as a member of nWo Hollywood (no explaination), with a beard known as “The Disciple”.
~The Disciple gimmick was a take-off of the WWF’s Disciples of Apocalypse, even naming his finishing move “The Apocalypse”.
~~~The Disciple was once again the sidekick (or disciple) of Hollywood Hulk Hogan, doing all the dirty work.
When the nWo fizzled out, The Disciple became an average WCW jobber, even wrestling under his real name, Ed Leslie.
June 11, 1998 – Thunder: Lex Luger & Randy Savage vs. The Disciple & The Giant ended in a no contest.
July 13, 1998 – Nitro: Diamond Dallas Page defeated The Disciple.
September 28, 1998 – Nitro: The Disciple defeated Sick Boy.
October 5, 1998 – Nitro: The Disciple defeated Lenny Lane.
October 8, 1998 – Thunder: The Disciple defeated Horace.
October 24, 1998 – Saturday Night: The Disciple defeated Lenny Lane.
October 29, 1998 – Thunder: The Disciple defeated Tough Tom.
November 22, 1998 – World War 3: The Disciple was in the 3 ring battle royal won by Kevin Nash.
February 4, 1999 – Thunder: Norman Smiley defeated The Disciple.
February 6, 1999 – Worldwide: The Disciple defeated Lodi.
February 27, 1999 – Saturday Night: Jerry Flynn defeated The Disciple.
March 18, 1999 – Thunder: Disco Inferno defeated The Disciple.
March 20, 1999 – Saturday Night: Kenny Kaos defeated The Disciple.
April 1, 1999 – Thunder: Hollywood Hogan defeated The Disciple by DQ.
April 17, 1999 – Worldwide: Wrath defeated The Disciple.
July 10, 1999 – Saturday Night: The Disciple defeated Bobby Blaze.
August 7, 1999 – Worldwide: The Disciple defeated The Gambler.
August 14, 1999 – Saturday Night: The Disciple defeated The Barbarian.
August 28, 1999 – Worldwide: The Disciple defeated Villano V.
October 16, 1999 – Saturday Night: Disco Inferno defeated The Disciple.
November 6, 1999 – Worldwide: Jim Duggan defeated The Disciple.