Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake addresses partying with Andre the Giant in Japan, being in key positions on Wrestlemania and Starrcade events, and more!

It was my pleasure to welcome on legendary pro wrestler Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake to this BTB installment.

 

Bowks Talking Bouts #115 was comprised of Brutus' upcoming "CWE Struttin and Cuttin" tour through Canada and Brutus' lengthy history with the great white north, whether or not Gorilla Monsoon was the creator of the "struttin and cuttin" catchphrase which is the title of Brutus' recently released memoir, modern wrestling podcasts (Something to Wrestle with Bruce Prichard, 83 Weeks, etc) referencing Brutus and the influx of new fans that are checking out Beefcake's work (5:12).........

 

The importance of Greg "The Hammer" Valentine/ Randy  Savage to Brutus' career and the iconic night where "Macho Man" and Beefcake tore it up in the main event of a Hoosier Dome show (6:37), Hogan making a case for Beefcake to be his "top star" successor towards the end of the 80's (8:17), leaving WWF after a Wrestlemania match and right after facing Masa Saito in a huge money match in Japan (9:47).......

 

Who the coolest guys are to chill with when Brutus appears at pop culture/ comic con events (11:17), Brutus' preference on singles vs tag team work and heel vs babyface performances (12:43), the innumerable zany party stories from back in the 80's wrestling days especially at Japanese steak houses with Andre the Giant and Hulk Hogan (15:20).......

 

All of the gimmicks Brutus had throughout his career and his advice to young talent who are saddled with gimmicks they aren't keen on (16:46), the recent NWO reunion and the plans to have Brutus' old character The Disciple come back into the NWO fold (18:20), Hulk Hogan and Brutus ending their recent shoot feud to rekindle their friendship that dated back to high school (18:59)........

 

Brutus' issues travelling with giant garden sheers after 9/11 (21:53), the moment Shawn put Marty through the barber shop window and what Brutus considers his career high point (23:04), the night no one told The Genius that Brutus was cutting his hair and how livid that made Genius' brother Randy Savage (24:33)......

 

The wrestling folklore about Brutus causing an Anthrax scare on a train from coke that he possessed and how he was in the wrong place at the wrong time (25:33), when Beefcake will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame and the pro wrestling tactics that Donald Trump utilizes (26:44), and more!