Brutus Beefcake On Working With WWE Again, 80s WWF Nostalgia, First Pitch Of The Barber, Hulk Hogan

It is the milestone episode #200 of The Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling and today we feature one of the most iconic names in the history of professional wrestling, Ed Leslie otherwise known as Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake. Fitting that Brutus joins John and Chad for this episode as he is one of the most identifiable and recognized names in 1980s WWF wrestling and also is one of the most colorful and charismatic performers to ever lace up the boots and jump into the squared circle. From his sleeper-hold, to his trademark cuttin’ and struttin’ and with every post match haircut ever given out it is time for you to get into the barber’s chair and listen to TMPT’s 200th podcast and get ready to learn a little bit more about the one and only Brutus Beefcake. You can download the full episode at this link.

Why is there such nostalgia for the old school wrestling in mainstream media and why is there such a lasting mark left by that era: “I’ll tell you exactly what it was: it was a time that will never come again. The wrestling business exploded and all of a sudden we were brushing up against Hollywood and Hollywood would have never been caught dead being associated with anything about wrestling until the 80s. After that it was MTV, VH1, Saturday Night Live, NBC and mainstream television and all of a sudden it is lit up on Friday nights and Saturday Night’s Main Event and Hollywood saw that it was cool to be in wrestling and around the wrestlers. It was a break-through time that marked the changes in wrestling and a time with personnel that was so diverse and so talented and it was a time that will never happen again.”

Getting hired by Vince McMahon and becoming Brutus Beefcake in the WWE:”Well it was my big break coming to “New York” and it wasn’t just a couple years, it was seven years wrestling in different territories and getting experience wrestling and learning from true legends and old-timers that had really been around our business for a long time and to learn from their experience and their knowledge. Going to the WWF, they were grabbing everyone and every talent possible and it was the …

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