From mid-card to megastar, the story of Brutus Beefcake

from Going Ringside With The Local Station · host News4Jax and Graham Media Group

In the performance art of professional wrestling, many of the top stars are assigned a gimmick. Some work, some don’t. But there was one, that on it’s face shouldn’t have worked. Unless you’re Brutus Beefcake (real name Ed Leslie), he made what seemed ridiculous into a wrestling sensation. It was 1988 when Beefcake had languished in the mid-card of the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) with some success. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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