converge241 0 Report post Posted February 13, 2004 Body slam: T scare lands ex-grappler in rehab By Laurel J. Sweet Friday, February 13, 2004 He was the pec-perfect model for a toy action figure and a cartoon character puzzle, but it's former pro wrestling giant Brutus ``The Barber'' Beefcake who's gone to pieces. Beefcake - these days Edward Leslie, 46, of Winchester - voluntarily checked into a treatment program Monday, according to a source, after cocaine he admitted was his created an anthrax scare at the MBTA's Downtown Crossing subway station. Sources said the man who acquired his stage name for hacking off the hair of his enemies in the ring had been working there part time as a fare collector - a job that pays $25,000 a year. ``He was a big star for the World Wrestling (Federation),'' Buck Woodward, a columnist for the online magazine Pro Wrestling Insider, said yesterday of Leslie. ``During the '80s wrestling boom he became popular because he was very good friends with Hulk Hogan.'' But behind the colossal bronzed chest and TV set of his own wrestling talk show, ``The Barber Shop,'' Leslie's life was headed for the ropes. In 1990, his face was reconstructed with plates and bolts after a freak parasailing accident. Last April, the IRS slammed him with a lien for $57,425, according to records. The MBTA confirmed yesterday they have an employee named Edward Leslie, but would not say if he was the one they suspended without pay after cocaine turned up Sunday afternoon on the counter of a Downtown Crossing fare booth, prompting an emergency hazmat response. ``Right now it's only an internal disciplinary matter,'' said MBTA spokesman Joe Pesaturo. ``He has been cooperative with police.'' Although the subway station was evacuated, MBTA Deputy Police Chief Thomas McCarthy said the fare collector - who he also would not identify - spared commuters further inconvenience by coming clean and dispelling terrorism fears. Leslie's wife, Barbara, did not return a call yesterday. Leslie was easily earning ``six figures'' in his heyday, said Woodward, noting that such falls from fame in the world of wrestling ``have happened before. There are guys who wasted their money, just like a rock star.'' Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cawthon777 0 Report post Posted February 13, 2004 Don't know if I should laugh or cry. Gotta love reading the wrestling articles written by those naive to wrestling. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haVoc 0 Report post Posted February 13, 2004 I don't know, it's kind of funny someone gets busted w/ coke because it was mistaked for anthrax. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Open the Muggy Gate 0 Report post Posted February 13, 2004 Wow... does any wrestler ever enjoy life after wrestling? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Use Your Illusion 0 Report post Posted February 13, 2004 Did Vince re-hire Brutus or something? Do I need to be the prick who says this doesn't belong here? That was a rhetorical question, before I'm bombarded by smartass remarks. UYI Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dubq 0 Report post Posted February 13, 2004 Wow... does any wrestler ever enjoy life after wrestling? I think the real question is, how do you make six figures a year, but not know how to at least SAVE some of it... I mean, working as a fare collector? WTF? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
converge241 0 Report post Posted February 13, 2004 UYI, you can be that prick i knew it didnt "really" go here ive been on the board for a long time usually when theres a big story though some people put it here for the most traffic a mod can move it at their discretion i was shocked to even find out he works on the T up here..i was just up at Harvard last saturday if i handed over a token to the barber on my way up there/back with a stop in downtown boston id probably do a double take of course since he is suspended for now if he comes back im hopping on the train and kicking a friend through the token booth's plexiglas window to signify the breakup of our tag team Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanadianChick 0 Report post Posted February 13, 2004 And this is getting moved to General Wrestling. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
caboose 0 Report post Posted February 13, 2004 I guess Hogan doesn't take care of his buddies arter they retire. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Enigma 0 Report post Posted February 13, 2004 A fare collector on a Boston subway. Pretty good for a guy who once main-evented Starrcade, I'd say. And have you seen any pictures of him lately? He's got to be at least 350 pounds. He's could double as A-Train's bodyhairless twin. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Dynamite Kido Report post Posted February 13, 2004 Couldn't Hogan just get him out of everything? I just figured he's done it 6000 times, what's one more? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
geniusMoment 0 Report post Posted February 13, 2004 Hogan has already done more than enough for this guy. How much help do you want him to give Brutus? If he helped him here I would bet anything he would just waste it on more coke. Brutus made big money in the WWF and then Hogan got him a plush job in WCW, making mid-six figures. If he wasted all of that what could Hogan do now? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Dynamite Kido Report post Posted February 13, 2004 Hogan has already done more than enough for this guy. How much help do you want him to give Brutus? If he helped him here I would bet anything he would just waste it on more coke. Brutus made big money in the WWF and then Hogan got him a plush job in WCW, making mid-six figures. If he wasted all of that what could Hogan do now? Sorry if you didn't catch it but I guess I should've added the [/sarcasm] tags. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iliketurtles 0 Report post Posted February 13, 2004 And this is what happens to professional wrestlers who are fucking stupid and blow their money all away. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest wrestlingbs Report post Posted February 13, 2004 I like how they mentioned even in the article that Brutus got to where he was off of Hogan's coattails. This reminds me, where the hell is Jake "The Snake" Roberts? Haven't heard about him for awhile. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dubq 0 Report post Posted February 13, 2004 And have you seen any pictures of him lately? He's got to be at least 350 pounds. Even more baffling, for me anyways, is how a cokehead even gets that big... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes Report post Posted February 13, 2004 And this is what happens to professional wrestlers who are fucking stupid and blow their money all away. And people who did save their money wisely (ex. Owen Hart)...well, aren't too lucky. Hell, Mick Foley is lucky to not be a vegetable after all the shit he's done to his body. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest dreamer420 Report post Posted February 13, 2004 Wow. That is really horrible. It just goes to show how the wrestling business has no security and how far one of its top performers can fall. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest RickyB Report post Posted February 13, 2004 This reminds me, where the hell is Jake "The Snake" Roberts? Haven't heard about him for awhile. He's in the UK at the moment... wrestling on the WZW Breakout Tour in the north East... wonder how much crack they're payin him Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes Report post Posted February 13, 2004 This reminds me, where the hell is Jake "The Snake" Roberts? Haven't heard about him for awhile. He's in the UK at the moment... wrestling on the WZW Breakout Tour in the north East... wonder how much crack they're payin him About $1,000 worth per show. Time to watch Beyond The Mat again LoL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
King Cucaracha 0 Report post Posted February 13, 2004 the IRS slammed him with a lien for $57,425, according to records. All this, AND he hit him with a briefcase. Tsk tsk... ...Oh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1234-5678 0 Report post Posted February 13, 2004 and then Hogan got him a plush job in WCW, making mid-six figures. Don't forget his run as the Disciple where he basically just stood there and occasionally hit someone with a Stunner. That was probably good for another $400,000 a year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes Report post Posted February 13, 2004 the IRS slammed him with a lien for $57,425, according to records. All this, AND he hit him with a briefcase. Tsk tsk... ...Oh. I'm glad I wasn't the only one thinking that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
