9/10
Brutus wrestling life defined by Hulk, hair cutting, accident, and finding love.
30 March 2024
"Saving Face: the Brutus Beefcake Story" was another well done informative, and revealing, interesting episode of "Vice's": "Dark Side of the Ring" series. Beefcake one of my favorites as a kid watching the "WWF" in the 80's you learn of his start in Florida with childhood friend Hulk Hogan and how Hogan guided him to Vince and the "WWF". Brutus at first was a heel with "Greg the Hammer" yet after being tag champs he splits from Greg only to become one of the most popular fan favorites and draws with his gimmick of being a "Barber" strutting and cutting as so memorable was his trademark sleeper hold then after he would cut the locks of his foes hair! Despite the many highs their were lows when he suffered a boating accident plus, his down days in the "WCW" were shown, and painful and telling was his friendship break from Hulk. Yet "The Barber" finds happiness and true love in the end, footage shown from "The Barber Shop" was classic and memorable, interviews given from Greg Valentine, Brian Blair, Brian Knobbs and others were telling and informative. Overall a must watch if you were a fan of Beefcake and the 80's "WWF".
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