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On this episode: We're struttin' and cuttin' this week on Something to Wrestle as we do three hours on Brutus the f'n Barber Beefcake! That's #BTFBB for short! We discuss who came up with the name Brutus Beefcake, the original gimmick, how it became a barber, whose idea that was, how it was received, who helped Brutus see how to get it over, why he never won the IC title in 88, why he was chosen to be by Hogan's side in 89 vs. Zeus/Savage, what the plans were at SummerSlam 90, all about the accident and the recovery, the run-in experiment, the return in 93, why he left, his legacy, whether or not he's a Hall of Famer, and much more!
Something to Wrestle with Bruce Prichard is an audio podcast that discusses topics, events, wrestlers and memorable moments through the lens of former WWE executive Bruce Prichard co-hosted by Conrad Thompson.
The show was launched in August 2016 on MLW Radio. The episodes typically range from 2 hours to 4 hours in length, and include discussions about previous WWE pay-per-views and former WWE wrestlers.
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[@LeadParalegal]

*Starts at **6:30*

[@A-small-amount-of-peas]

Kuji Chagulia thanks. Them shilling that debt spreading company is sickening but I understand that everyone has to bend over backwards for any sponsor

[@handsolo1209]

That debt spreading company is Conrad Thompson's main business and income source.

[@A-small-amount-of-peas]

Hand Solo Ouch. I like Conrad but hate companies like that

[@iamking7134]

THANK YOU!!!

[@louisdibella6776]

Hand Solo b

[@peterparker5773]

I love that Bruce put Conrad in his place in this episode. Conrad always comes off as a arrogant smart fan who gets sarcastic and offended. Bruce is correct. In 1989 HBK and Brett were not near as over as Brutus was or Duggan for that matter. Hell I would say next to hogan and warrior brutus and Jim Duggan was the third and fourth babyfaces.

[@adamwatson6916]

Cross Roads Brett and hbk had not yet achieved any singles success

[@peterparker5773]

Adam Watson that’s my point

[@GoldenfoxxPrime]

It's funny to hear someone say that, as I got into wrestling in the middle of '88, but didn't really hit full steam until after WM5 in 89, and Bret and the Rockers were the reasons why. But that said, I was (and am) a fan of Ed Leslie and the Barber gimmick. I don't think it's so much arrogance or smart fan, he just doesn't really care for or understand the popularity of Brutus Beefcake, and that's fine. There are popular wrestlers I never cared for, too.

[@DashingPunkSamurai]

@@GoldenfoxxPrime I get that. I despise the Young Bucks so much there is no way I would let anyone even try to convince me that they should be champions. They don’t even deserve to be jobbers or even janitors in the building

[@HereIsWisdom1318]

@@GoldenfoxxPrime You and are the same; WM V was my first PPV, and I consider it and the build up to it as the Gold Standard of wrestling storylines. EVERY MATCH at WM was super important, whether for the match itself, or the aftermath.

[@rklein40]

I remember as a kid Beefcake being very over at this point. The Barber angle was huge. Bruce is right

[@jasondouglas152]

I remember when he got hurt , but I had no idea it was such an awful injury. I have a whole new respect for Brutus. Amazing story.

[@borednow5838]

"Why have a merry Christmas when you can have a NO HOLDS BARRED CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Has to be one of the greatest Vince lines ever!

[@ChrisHonowayOFFICIAL]

Everyone knew that he got in some kind of accident and hurt his face, but I never realized how graphic and how close to death he was. Wow.

[@dachronicalalittlebitofeve6630]

Beefcake was mega cool to me as a kid!!! He was over no doubt!!

[@1981bigdee]

I love listening to these podcasts then firing up the network and watching the matches. Love it

[@taekwondotime]

@1:04:00 Brutus The Barber Beefcake takes a lot of flak from Conrad and I'm telling you (as a kid who watched this in the 1980's as it happened) that Brutus was HUGELY popular. Brutus was in the class of wrestlers who were ABOVE the intercontinental title but just below the world title. He was as popular as Jake The Snake Roberts or Randy Macho Man Savage. That's the bottom line and anything else is just revisionist history by someone who didn't watch wrestling back then like I did. No wrestler takes more heat for his success than Ed Leslie but in the 1980's he was one of the TOP 5 guys (face or heel) in the entire company. Period.

[@greglemieux9809]

Thankyou for that. The BARBER is the Best.

[@HereIsWisdom1318]

In 89 and 90, who was more over than Beefcake not named Hulk Hogan or Ultimate Warrior? Answer: No One!

[@dakliq420]

​@@HereIsWisdom1318 Jake was super over then,but that's not to knock Beefcake because the crowd went crazy for him too.

[@NorthJerseyJabroni]

Conrad has his timeline way off here when he's asking about Bret being in the Beefcake spot, calling him "your next champ after Warrior". Bret had JUST turned face for a year prior to that show, and was still "the Hart Foundation guy" in summer 89. And he wasn't the next guy in line for a main event push after Warrior - he got his first world title push three years later - after Warrior, Slaughter, Hogan, Undertaker, Flair, and Savage all had runs. There's no way Bret was in position to be accepted as Hogan's PPV main event partner in summer 1989. Bruce is 100% right on that one.

[@chriscalvert8023]

Thank you! I'm sitting here listening to this and thinking, what the hell Conrad talking about? His dislike for Brutus must've made him forgotten that Bret was nowhere near over as Brutus at that point.

[@kurtvanderbogarde8402]

I like Bret a lot but you're right, at least for 1989. Later on was a different story.

[@HereIsWisdom1318]

@@chriscalvert8023 Bret's my ALL-TIME favorite wrestler, and I was like "what the fck is conrad talking about!"

[@PrinceAkkanatan]

1:34:10 regarding Hulk - is Bruce saying if you hurt his friends then you hurt his pride?

[@aaronrus]

He’s gotta be a man, he can’t let it slide?

[@Bojack727]

@@aaronrus Because He's a Real American?

[@MichaelSmith-fq6hz]

@@aaronrus He fights for the rights of every man.

[@rocksolidbottom4578]

Pretend all you want, but Beefcake was definitely over.

[@crisdes7260]

over?? the guy was a huge star at the time. people today can talk all they want about silly gimmicks, bad matches, cartoony shit, etc....but the fact is everyone remembers those guys...hell, more people today probably remember or know koko b ware because of the damn parrot than some 'great worker' from the nwa

[@johncap7201]

@@crisdes7260 So right larger than life. Today is so bad I watch these podcasts and watch old primetime videos or Raw, Nitro and Ecw from late 90s

[@spitshinetommy3721]

Anyone who denies it wasn't there.

[@119Agent]

He was my favorite from ‘87 to ‘90

[@bootlegpass5969]

Loved Brother Bruti 👍

[@brentfu1119]

One of the best episodes yet!!! I loved it!!

[@TheCMPunkNetwork]

whole newfound respect for Brutus after hearing this. Especially, of course the accident details and story.

[@nateputerbaugh5709]

Timothy Boese If you listen to 83 Weeks you'll lose all that respect

[@BigBadJerryRogers]

Nate Puterbaugh Beefcake is one of the wrestlers who most reminds me of the Randy The Ram character from The Wrestler. He had it all, lost it all, has had to work low rent gigs and hustle just to get by and he's still out there doing what he can after all these years.

[@travismcdonald6576]

Nate Puterbaugh Why, because ATM Eric trashed him? Bischoff is a fucking charlatan.

[@nateputerbaugh5709]

Travis McDonald and according to basically everyone else in the industry, so is Beefcake

[@adamwatson6916]

Nate Puterbaugh his biggest crime is that he was very close friends with Hogan and was given alot of preference because of it . many felt he was getting money and opportunities that others deserved more . he was protected by Hogan s political pull in the business. every other wrestler in his position would have done the same thing . why would you let an opportunity like that go to waste . he was no more of an asshole than most of the other wrestlers . almost every wrestler get hate form the other wrestlers . he saw a chance to get ahead and took it .

[@randomfeller]

I loved BTFBB as a kid! About a year ago I bought a signed pair of shears off of his website and happily have it hanging on my wall. A childhood dream was achieved that day!!

[@toma.4808]

Beefcake was over like rover. He looked like a male dancer and he had some memorable matches in his career. The barbershop segment was awesome.

[@chrisdryer]

"First name Beef, last name Cake"

[@HereIsWisdom1318]

That should be a shirt!

[@jasonswift1608]

Yeah I got a laugh out that herd this before don't no how I missed that gem

[@DJRitty]

His accident - says it all. I LOVED the Piper's Pit where Roddy brings him out. Such a nice, honest moment from Roddy. YOU try going through what he did and LIVE and THEN you can talk shit about The Barber.

[@BigBadJerryRogers]

That accident and recovery is something out of a freaky horror movie. The will to get through that had to be tremendous.

[@toptenguy1]

I am sorry to nitpick, but I think that was actually a Barber Shop segment where Roddy basically took over and asked Beefcake to sit down and let him talk. But yep, regardless, awesome moment. You could tell it was real.

[@justafanofnerdculture7602]

I always enjoyed Beefcake, in the WWF, as both a heel and a face. He gets major, major respect for recovering from that accident. I can't even imagine going through something like that.

[@DJRitty]

Yes I meant that lol Me stupid. Yeah Roddy may be acting lol but he's almost tearing up. Great segment. It's the reason I believe that Roddy cared about everyone after they got old. The boys. That's why Roddy died with no one really having anything bad to say about the man he was at the time. RIP Hot Rod.

[@GrassValleyGreg]

I loved the Barber Shop segments, but don't have many memories of Beefcake in the ring. But getting your face smashed in and surviving is no fuckin joke.

[@stevesentel7120]

I’ve been waiting all week for this!! #BTFBB

[@Bigben4200]

If Hogan was not coming to town on the Tour but Beefcake was, I still wanted to go as a kid. So he had to be over.

[@HereIsWisdom1318]

Beefcake was over. There was a time during Hulkamania that Hogan was booed; i dont think Beefcake was ever booed as a face.

[@CreepyJoeMustGo]

He was over like rover. I lost my shit when he came in to save Roddy vs Adonis at WM3! Then again...I was 10 years old too.

[@jakejp74]

Me too

[@joeygana8864]

Conrad, on 89, Bret was not a Main Event Draw, Bruce is Right. Nobody unsubscribed, lol

[@TheeCoachg]

Joey Gana Bret was not a main event talent PERIOD so why would he even be considered. And yes I unsubscribed.

[@booty121212]

thalrg22 Bret had the best matches but at best he was just the good "floating champion ". Someone who can have the belt until a bigger guy like scsa or Hogan comes around. I didn't start caring to see the dude until slot of the Hart foundation stuff. Owen had 10xs more personality imho and he was on level if not better in some ways ring wise.

[@danielmelvin4525]

@@booty121212 Owen was a bit more athletic in the ring, but he was a little smaller and had a bit of a squeaky voice that wouldn't have gotten over in top. Bret in 97 was at his best, but he was finally able to be a heel, which brings out the best in many wrestlers personalities. Bret as a babyfaces did have his own gimmick and was different and combined with his talent is why he got over. He was the only guy in 92 that didn't scream into the mic which may be boring but it was different. Wrestling is all about separating yourself from the test and Bret did. SCSA is the man, but he was around all those years hulk and Bret were on top, amd SCSA wasn't a success or over because he only works in the attitude era, which only happened because of ECW. ECW saved WWF.

[@jdriguez00]

I love listening to u guys,out of all the podcasts I listen to,u guys are top of the prime bad ass.u guys are the Bobby heenan and monsoon or Lawler and Ross of podcast.

[@WeissVogel]

jdriguez00 if Heenan never had the C and was still here, he’d be a sleeper podcast host.

[@terrencecastonguay1984]

This was a great episode.

[@ryanrochester3383]

I love that Bruce keeps calling him the beefer lol awesome episode so far

[@MrJAKE74]

This has to be the best episode yet and there have been many great ones

[@festuser2]

If ya haven't listen to WrestleMania 9 one when Conrad asks about Giant Gonzales and Bruce's response is hilarious and there's more Beefcake stuff there too, and Hogan's 88 when they talk about Akeem good stuff.

[@synisterworldwide]

Brother Brooo-Tie. I've been waiting for this one for a while! I'm def looking into going to the Kowloons show =)

[@s.scottmendenhall6452]

Finally!! I was hoping for this! Just listening now, but hoping you touch on why he was skipped over the second time for an IC run.

[@uc95nu51]

Gonna listen to this one while driving from Kingsport, tn to Pontiac, mi. Got me ashort load for the weekend but it works.

[@mattboyle7621]

Pontiac Michigan! U should be listening to the one about mania3

[@daw162]

As a kid, I watched for hulk. but brutus, jyd, koko, snuka, jake...liked all those guys and would never change the channel if their match was on.

[@doubles7533]

What a great episode. And congrats on the Patreon stuff guys.

[@kurtvanderbogarde8402]

1:22:00 The important bit you're missing was that Mr Perfect INTERFERED in the Brutus-Dino quarterfinal match to get the double countout, so that he (Perferct) would 1. get a bye 2.not have to face Beefcake who had already beaten him at WM6. There was a whole long big cover article in WWF magazine explaining why Brutus felt he was screwed and was now out for revenge.

[@kurtvanderbogarde8402]

1:24:00 The reason Curt grew his hair long, blond and curly in the first place was to give Brutus something good to chop off when the time came. (Brutus had been due an IC win sice '88 and Curt was fingered as interim heel champ once Warrior moved up the ladder.) Of course the match never happened, so Curt kept the long blond curly look for the rest of his life.

[@eddypimp]

The best Barbershop moment was when The Rockers split up and one of the best heel turns WWE ever did.

[@GrassValleyGreg]

Literally the 2nd best heel turn of ALL-TIME. Only Hogan tops it, and only because it was a main event match and a twist ending on a PPV (AND it's Hogan) while The Rockers only had a segment in syndication.

[@handsolo1209]

Don't forget when Sid went nuts and the shaving cream can exploded in his face.

[@GrassValleyGreg]

Hand Solo, "I don't care about YOU, or that FAT PIG Hulk Hogan... OR YOUR FRENSHYIP!!!!"

[@petevaldezbc1]

Sid destroying the barbershop was pretty great too

[@jimmydaniel6143]

Edward one awesome thing about said he'll turn is bobby the brain commentating. One minute, "they need each other" but soon as HBK tags MJ, it's "oh I knew he was gonna do that" lmbo

[@chipbutterfield6403]

I remember that run in from Bass on Brudi when I was a kid. Thanks for discussing.

[@TheCMPunkNetwork]

I'm just gonna say it flat out, Brutus for me is a 'sleeper' that belongs in the HOF some day. Now as I say this, just keep in mind... Koko B Ware is in the HOF!.

[@GrassValleyGreg]

Brutus gets in ONLY because of the "Koko's In" rule, though. IF he gets in...

[@hooksncrosses3419]

The British Bulldogs, Davey and Dynamite, both need to be in HoF

[@GrassValleyGreg]

Joe Whittle, Davey for sure... Dynamite/Bulldogs *maybe...* If you're best known as a Tag Teamer AND a jerk, it's not super likely. Even if Dynamite was super-talented, I don't see him ever getting in.

[@handsolo1209]

If Edge gets in, then anyone from the 1980s who was above the opening match gets in. Koko was a lower spot than Edge in a much bigger era, plus had a good territory career too. Beefcake was a huge star in 1980s WWF and should be in there with guys like Demolition way before people like Edge, Beth fucking Phoenix, Godfather, etc.

[@chadpugh1490]

Yeah if The Birdman gets the nod then yes, The Barber should also.

[@BoondockBrony]

Looking back at Brutus, I think he is grossly underrated and is more or less disliked solely because of his connection to Hogan.

[@phettywappharmaceuticalsll8842]

His McMahon imitation killing me 😂 😂

[@j-short5431]

It’s funny everytime 😂

[@peterhoweauthor4219]

Fun fact, The British Bulldogs vs Greg Valentine and Brutus Beefcake was the best match of Wrestlemania 2.

[@woodwwad]

This was a really good ep.

[@nickystyles868]

I really wish Conrad wouldnt hate on Brutus. He was one of the great character wrestlers of the Hogan-Era and DEFINITELY belongs in the HOF. Regarding what Eric Bischoff said about Brutus: You always know Eric is lying because his lips are moving. One point about the Summerslam 89 match. Am I missing something?? Conrad talks about Bret Hart (it was 1989...) and then the Warrior (fair enough), but at no point was Jake mentioned. Why?? He was, for me, just as over as Brutus or the Warrior.

[@pollard068]

Conrad explains his “hate” for beefcake in this episode. Did you miss it?

[@jasoncoward-aintscared]

I've heard some negative shit about Hogan from wrestlers over the years, but the way he took care of his friend is goddamn incredible. I'm glad that story got told.

[@thunercattt6018]

Beefcake was over like no tomorrow with the kids. As a kid, loved his gimmick.

[@chrisgrissom3610]

Another Friday, another great show

[@chrisgrissom3610]

Something To Wrestle with Bruce Prichard Doot doot doot lol. Come back to DETROIT

[@TalkernateHistory]

From hearing all these horrific stories from his "face crush" arc, it makes me think David Cronenberg would be a good director for a Brutus Beefcake movie

[@TheGreatestPlayerInTheWorld]

Yes the episode i was truly waiting for 🤣

[@brandonbennett9949]

"I'm a heel, motherfuuuucker!" 😂

[@del7538]

The sleeper hold and garden shears were originally part of Adrian Adonis' florist gimmick. They just repackaged the gimmick with Leslie as a barber. Adrian even "accidentally" cut Brutus' hair before WM3 so as to setup the angle.

[@Skydog3]

I fell asleep while this was playing and woke up with a hair cut

[@medicinemansworld6462]

Struttin' N' Cuttin'

[@greglemieux9809]

DAMN RIGHT 😎

[@WhatAboutall]

That Brutus rehab story was insane, couldn't even lean forward or he would bleed out his nose. Just so much, damn.

[@BossChronicles]

Beefcake For HOF

[@boeeverhart2570]

First time listening live. I'm the GoldenBoehda, the gentleman that tweeted you both on the 3rd.

[@travismcdonald6576]

Boe Everhart Thank you for your sacrifice.

[@boeeverhart2570]

Am I getting ribbed here?

[@boeeverhart2570]

Wow. You have no clue the conversation had between Conrad and myself. Therefore I'm not gonna hate all over you. But you sir must have some gull to just mouth off in the direction of someone you clearly don't know. Or maybe you have some demons of your own that you need to work out. Either way, I'm sorry you got so bent out of shape about something that was clearly not your business. Have a nice day

[@boeeverhart2570]

Daniel Hertzler he probably don't know any other way.

[@NicolasBowling]

Dude, that accident with Beefcake makes me never want to leave the house.

[@borednow5838]

I don't know why Conrad throws Bret's name into the mix for someone who could have taken Beefcake's spot in that summerslam 89 main event. It was 1989 not 1991... Anyway good listen. Would have loved to have been in the room when Hulk pitched Beefcake as the only guy who could have taken his place.

[@longscrewdriverorangehandle]

Come for the commercials, stay for the podcast.

[@BigBadJerryRogers]

I wish they would have covered the Dream Team a bit more, they skipped over Mania 2 entirely here. The rivalry with the Bulldogs was great and they had the best match of Mania 2.

[@ChrisHonowayOFFICIAL]

They don't cover things that Bruce wasn't around for.

[@davidhartding800]

Yes! No! Yes! No!............. Yes! Great episode as always!

[@sleepyjones1]

YAS! ... Scotland! Make it happen :) (Somewhere around Glasgow would be good for me ;) )

[@handsolo1209]

Once Conrad has the Irn Bru and deep fried Pizza, he won't be going back to Alabama!

[@brianspellbergio4502]

I'm thankful for my cutting and struttin!!!

[@greglemieux9809]

I don't care what anyone says. Brutus the barber Beefcake was, is, and will Always be my FAVORITE .

[@maryspearman9441]

You know who gives a damn that hogan helped his friend get a job. Brutus did his part and got over with the crowd and was a pretty good talent in his day. The guy reinvented himself in WCW as the disciple and lost a ton of weight and fooled many people as to who he was while in nwo. Yeah he wasn't ricky steamboat or curt henning in the ring but he did his part. I'm glad to have had him in my childhood memories.

[@handsolo1209]

Mary Spearman - But Brutus didn't do flips and fake looking moves infront of 300 people, so he must suck. Cutting hair infront of thousands of people isn't a "good worker", don't ya know!

[@matsong5134]

Listening to this, I have to say “Stuff everybody who has a problem with Hulk Hogan!!” Even with all his fame and fortune he still has time for his friend who had a life threatening accident. And I’m sure Hulk would have paid for the surgery if Brutus didn’t have insurance.

[@handsolo1209]

and he apparently paid money for Flair's recent hospital stay too.

[@TheCMPunkNetwork]

1:17:55 amazing story!!!

[@brandongordin2792]

1:04:20 precisely. Brutus was hardcore over.

[@marmcd2003]

Conrad is just a fat jealous prick, Beefcake was Hogan's friend just like Arn was Flair's friend. Friendships in the business happen. Quit shitting on the beefer you fucking mark.

[@bigogarland7325]

You need to do a Hillbilly Jim episode.. He was over........ the mountain , that is. I never understood why his career was so short. He always got a big pop.

[@adamdolatowski409]

"Cutting and a strutting way better then telling all of us to "believe that"

[@1981bigdee]

Pritchard's impressions of Vince and Dusty are hilarious

[@tomcollier2406]

Sounds crazy a wrestling Barber. BUT DANG I WOULD LOVE TO GO BACK TELL THOES DAYS !!!

[@dougripley861]

If Bruce can do the George Costanza voicemail message I’ll sign up for that patron shizznit lol

[@tj2nasty4ya83]

Finally lol.. Conrad low key is enjoying himself.. Love The show been listening since day 1..#wellyouknow

[@chanchenchew1389]

Who the heck would give this episode a thumbs down?? Great job boys. Is this particular episode on the wwe network

[@1981bigdee]

"this is hulk doing this" I don't buy that. Darren Drozdov was on the payroll for years after his accident. Granted it happened in the ring but still a class act to do that. Say what you want about mcmahon but he clearly is a human being

[@oomaga777]

I remember I couldn't believe that BTFBB beat Mr. Perfect at WrestleMania VI. Still shocked to this day.

[@brianspellbergio4502]

many house shows beefcake was wrestling here in Buffalo and Niagara falls he was cool greetings from the best city in the world Buffalo N.Y.

[@RealHectorCanales]

I LOVED this. As kids, my older brother was always Hulk Hogan & I had to be either Macho Man or Brutus Beefcake when we played. Both Macho & Brutus influenced my ring attire & mannerisms when I later became a wrestler myself. Brutus always held a sweet spot in my heart & I always tried to get booked somewhere he was going to work (he rarely got out to the Southern California). But I finally achieved my dream of meeting my childhood hero! And I regret it to this day. He looked great on the photo, but he was so depressing to meet. I left with a full understanding on why so many people talk smack about him & felt I had waisted my time MANY times on defending this guy, Ed Leslie. I still have a fondness for the character, not the man.

[@therealmaskedheel]

I picked a bad time to start eating pizza...it was the same time you guys started talking about the parasailing accident. *barf*

[@stephenbyrd8295]

Huge WWE fan back in the day. Hogan was god in my mind. However, My Aunt and Grandma owned and ran a beauty shop,my current step mother at the time had a barber shop and my uncle owned a barber shop, had another uncle with a barbershop in the front and gambling in the back so yeah right behind Hogan was Brutus!!! None of them were fans but it still gave them interest and put him just that much more over in my mind as a kid.Def remember the sparkly B he'd spray on their bellies with hair color or just a straight up buzz job.

[@angst101]

49:50 It's not like I have some insider knowledge but it seemed very possible he was going to get a run with the belt right before his boating accident.

[@travismcdonald6576]

Beefcake, unlike Roman Reigns, was over at one point.

[@eddypimp]

Travis McDonald Roman Reigns is over. He's not over as a baby face. Vince doesn't want him as a heel. A guy that's not over is the guy that gets no reaction like Primo or Kurt Hawkins.

[@doubles7533]

He needs a barber gimmick

[@jasonaburkes]

Roman is over, hes a big seller. But hes not effective, to me he is waaay to stiff and limited in his moveset, his finisher( that word is a joke to me because of people ''taking'' them and not going down after one ), hell he would be better off with some sort of Somoan Slam to be honest in my opinion instead of a freaking superman punch. At least Big Show gained his because of a gimick match with Floyd Mayweather, which was marketed great. Romans thing is, he cannot be like Cena, he doesnt have the charisma Cena has to stay pure babyface non-stop. He will need a heel turn and probably a lengthy run as a heel to actually help him ''develop'', if he doesnt develop personality it doesnt matter who he steamrolls or whether the undertaker gave him a win to try and put him over the top in his ''yard dog '' gimick. If he cant develop a stronger personality and not be just a smirking islander, hes not going to be long lasting in memory.

[@travismcdonald6576]

edward welsh Well, you know.

[@thunder2334]

yea i don't get why if fans really don't want Roman they should just be quiet, Vince hears that noise and is like Yes we've done it....

[@HereIsWisdom1318]

I hope they talk about/explain the run-ins he did on Earthquake, headbutting him and knocking him out.

[@jasondouglas152]

His one line on Thunder in Paradise was the highlight of the series

[@BreakingNVain]

Jason Douglas ?

[@merleshand2442]

I missed it at what time does this interview start over?

[@mattr2129]

Am I the only one as a kid to think it would be cool to get a haircut from Brutus?

[@christopherhamer9584]

Matt R No, I wanted haircut from Brutus "The Fucking" Barber Beefcake also.

[@theghostretort7058]

You two are creepy...bet you both wanted a foot rub frim Mel Phillips

[@ricosalvaje8131]

frank castle i wanted benoit to babysit my kids.

[@mattr2129]

frank castle lol thanks for lowering my IQ. Tell all your friends at trolls r us I said hi.

[@theghostretort7058]

Matt R that was sad. Wanna Pat Patterson flavored cream cicle?

[@trademarktraining]

Conrad is talking out of his ass and Bruce is dead on. Beefcake was YUUUGE Over at that point. In fact much bigger at that time than Bret or Shawn, who were both considered tag guys around that time. Beefcake was probably the #3 face those days.

[@HereIsWisdom1318]

I liked Brutus the Barber Beefecake, and I was really excited for him to get the IC title shot, cuz i figured he would win. But after the boating accident stopped all that, i was sort of disappointed.

[@robrico129]

the details of the accident crushing his face was a tough listen... Unbelievable! I can see why Hogan always wanted to help him.

[@theredronin9365]

I'm sold on the blue chew.

[@neilefc877]

Ive been watching Golden Era ppvs alot lately. My God, Brutus was over like rover and a fantastic character. Conrad needsto give him his due.

[@sixstringsensei6673]

I was 9 years old around the time of Wrestlemania 1. Even in my grammar school there was a rumor that Brutus and Hulk Hogan were brothers

[@anthonydisalvatore637]

Oh I've been waiting for this one

[@jees4711]

Ironically the first time I heard he was in a accident was on WCW programming Gordon Solie reported it on the Power Hour

[@Jtaylor812]

"Kabuki-ish" lol everytime Bruce says it

[@bigdrules]

He was also The Clipmaster and The Man With No Face in WCW.

[@mrrvc6950]

Being 9 years old at the time. I loved Wrestlemania 9.

[@justinperrotta2701]

Wow I was a kid but I remember that vignette

[@IanVersusDaddybones]

Best entrance theme ever. BEEFER!!!!

[@HellhammerSS]

Apparently there's a version of it where beefcake sings lyrics to it.

[@jerryjanik480]

Something something to wrestle about should do a episode on Jimmy Hart I don't know if they have or not but it Jimmy Hart episode would be hilarious

[@v1per187]

A bit ironic that Brutus is going in the HOF after all that Conrad says about him lol

[@TheeCoachg]

I love that Bruce positions it as if Bret was singles star but Shawn was in a tag team when in actuality they both were in tag teams. And what money did Shawn ever draw for you to shit on Bret constantly? If im not mistaken business was TRASH and wcw was eating wwf alive in 96 during Shawn’s reign as champ. As a long time subscriber,the constant Bret Hart badgering,in an episode that has nothing to do with him,you lost me. WHW may be my last hope.

[@AaronLesterMedia]

Bret badgered Bret.

[@ericjackson7632]

Bret was working singles mostly in summer 88 and 89. Not really a big star yet but he was in singles programs then. Then they would put him back with the Anvil by Summer Slam in 88 or 89.

[@tommyisaacs6607]

I had the Beefcake LJN Figure !!!! 😂

[@strathroyaaron]

The Actor who played George Jefferson was in Mr. Nanny