Ed Leslie
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1957-04-21
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.
Also Known For
WrestleMania
Mar 31, 1985
WCW Clash of the Champions XXX
Jan 25, 1995
The Ultimate Weapon
Jun 05, 1998
WrestleMania II
Apr 07, 1986
WWE WrestleMania III
Mar 29, 1987
WWE WrestleMania V
Apr 02, 1989
WWE Grudges, Gripes & Grunts
Oct 16, 1993
WWE WrestleFest '90
Jun 28, 1990
The British Bulldogs
Oct 15, 1986
WWF Hottest Matches
Oct 25, 1990
Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat
May 02, 1986
WWF SuperTape
Mar 21, 1990
WWF SuperTape vol. 2
Jul 25, 1990
The Hulkster: Hulk Hogan
Jan 01, 1985
WWF Hulkamania 2
May 01, 1987
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
Jan 21, 1990
WWE SummerSlam 1989
Aug 28, 1989
WWE WrestleMania VI
Apr 01, 1990
WWE Survivor Series 1988
Nov 24, 1988
WCW Starrcade 1994
Dec 27, 1994
WCW SuperBrawl V
Feb 19, 1995
WCW Slamboree 1995
May 21, 1995
WCW Fall Brawl 1995
Sep 17, 1995
WCW Halloween Havoc 1995
Oct 29, 1995
WCW Uncensored 1996
Mar 24, 1996
WCW Slamboree 1996
May 19, 1996
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
Oct 17, 2006
The History Of WrestleMania
Feb 02, 1994
WCW The Great American Bash 1998
Jun 14, 1998
WCW Road Wild 1998
Aug 08, 1998
WCW World War 3 1998
Nov 22, 1998
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
Jan 01, 1987
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
Mar 01, 1985
Biography: Shawn Michaels
May 16, 2021
Santa with Muscles
Nov 08, 1996
More Saturday Night's Main Event
Jul 06, 1989
Best of the WWF Volume 3
Jan 01, 1985
The Best of the WWF: volume 4
Sep 01, 1985
The Best of the WWF: volume 5
Jan 01, 1986
The Best of the WWF: volume 7
Jun 06, 1986
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
Oct 15, 1986
The Best of the WWF: volume 10
Mar 01, 1987
The Best of the WWF: volume 11
Jun 24, 1987
The Best of the WWF: volume 12
Aug 15, 1987
The Best of the WWF: volume 14
Dec 15, 1987
The Best of the WWF: volume 17
Nov 10, 1988
The Best of the WWF: volume 19
Jul 19, 1989
The Best of the WWF: volume 20
Aug 09, 1989
WWE Crunch Classic
May 28, 1992
Thunder in Paradise
Sep 22, 1993
WCW Halloween Havoc 1994
Oct 23, 1994
Timeline: The History of WWE – 1989 – As Told By Brutus Beefcake
Aug 27, 2013
JCW Legends and Icons
Dec 08, 2011
WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86
Oct 19, 1986
WWE Houston Wrestling: The Paul Boesch Retirement Show
Aug 28, 1987
WWE Houston Wrestling: October '87
Oct 09, 1987
WWE Houston Wrestling: December '87
Dec 11, 1987
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: November '88
Nov 17, 1988
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: January '89
Jan 29, 1989
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84
Sep 23, 1984
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '85
Apr 21, 1985
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '85
Sep 22, 1985
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '85
Oct 13, 1985
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: December '85
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87
Jan 11, 1987
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '87
Jun 28, 1987
WWE St. Louis Wrestling: September '84
Sep 01, 1984
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84
Oct 14, 1984
WCW Spring Stampede 1998
Apr 19, 1998
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '88
Apr 24, 1988
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88
Sep 18, 1988
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87
Jan 05, 1987
WCW Bash at the Beach '98
Jul 12, 1998
Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
Dec 15, 1987
Rodman Downunder
Jun 01, 2006
WWE Hall of Fame 2019
Apr 06, 2019
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
Feb 10, 2009
AWA Super Sunday
Apr 24, 1983
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
Feb 01, 1987
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1993
May 03, 1993
Tag Team Champions
Mar 01, 1986
WWE WrestleMania IV
Mar 27, 1988
WWE WrestleFest
Jul 31, 1988
WWE Royal Rumble 1989
Jan 15, 1989
WWE Survivor Series 1989
Nov 23, 1989
WWE The Big Event
Aug 28, 1986
WWE Survivor Series 1987
Nov 26, 1987
WCW World War 3 1995
Nov 26, 1995
WCW Hog Wild 1996
Aug 10, 1996
WWE WrestleMania IX
Apr 04, 1993
WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII
Aug 24, 1994
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIX
Nov 16, 1994
WCW Clash of The Champions XXX
Jan 25, 1995
WCW Uncensored 1998
Mar 15, 1998
McCinsey's Island
Feb 23, 1998
Mr. Nanny
Apr 02, 1993
Thunder in Paradise 2
Apr 27, 1994
Thunder in Paradise 3
Jul 11, 1995
WWF Summer Flashback!
Jul 14, 1997
WrestleMania IX: Becoming a Spectacle
Apr 11, 2025
WrestleMania
Mar 31, 1985
WrestleMania 2
Apr 07, 1986
WrestleMania III
Mar 29, 1987
WrestleMania IV
Mar 27, 1988
WWE's Most Wanted Treasures
Apr 18, 2021
Raw
Jan 11, 1993
The Edge and Christian Show That Totally Reeks of Awesomeness
Feb 21, 2016
Dark Side of the Ring
Apr 10, 2019
The Eric Andre Show
May 20, 2012
WWF Wrestling Challenge
Sep 07, 1986
WWF Wrestling Challenge
Sep 07, 1986
Thunder in Paradise
Mar 25, 1994
WCW Monday Nitro
Sep 04, 1995
