Going Ringside Ep. 54: From mid-card to megastar, the story of Brutus Beefcake

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On this episode of Going Ringside we sit down with wrestling legend Brutus Beefcake. He had multiple gimmicks over the decades but the one he was most famous for was 'The Barber'. It's a gimmick he will tell you was not designed to succeed, but he made it a success. And he became one of WWF's biggest stars in its Golden Age.

many of the top stars are assigned a gimmick. Some work, some don’t. The Undertaker is widely regarded as the most successful gimmick of all time. On the opposite end of the spectrum many have failed. The Repo Man, Glacier and Isaac Yankem D.D.S. are just a few.

And he did accomplish the seemingly impossible. Dawning gardening shears that he implied were to cut opponent’s hair with some brightly colored spandex, Brutus Beefcake became an overnight sensation. He immediately gained top billing and was often partnered with Hogan. He also feuded with the likes of “Macho Man” Randy Savage and Tiny “Zeus” Lister who had just starred in WWF’s first foray into the world of movies “No Holds Barred” opposite Hogan.

In 1993 Hulk Hogan left the WWF and Brutus Beefcake wasn’t far behind. Hogan went onto Hollywood to try his hand at acting in movies and TV shows. And what worked for many of those productions was he had a built-in stunt double. Beefcake began his wrestling career portraying himself as Hulk Hogan’s brother. Mainly because they looked alike. And finding a stunt double for someone with as iconic a look as Hogan wasn’t easy.

 

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