[1990-01-06-WWF-Superstars] Rick Martel and Brutus Beefcake

[Loss]

Talk about it here.

[Loss]

Brutus Beefcake is mercilessly cutting the hair of a jobber whose only crime is trying to make a living in the WWF when Rick Martel decides to play hero. He points out Beefcake's absurd sense of fashion, and responds by showing him what true fashion is. Beefcake, who doesn't seem to care at all that he's scarred his opponent's soul for life, decides to take it a step further by chasing Rick Martel off of the stage and taking his shears to his beautiful rainwear! Martel ends up losing his jacket while Beefcake mocks him. Only in the WWF could a guy who cuts people's hair without provocation and then destroys the property of anyone who dares call him on it be a babyface.

[PeteF3]

Nothing quite says glamour and fashion like a trenchcoat and fedora--I guess they didn't want to blow the budget on something that was going to get cut up. Rick also, sensibly, seems to be deliberately embellishing his francophone-ness.

 

This isn't quite as despicable of an act on Beefcake's part as destroying Ron Bass' beloved whip Betsy. Any object that carries a name is automatically more precious than something that doesn't.

[Kevin Ridge]

Rick Martel is dressed up as Inspector Gadget for Halloween but it's January and that's really his model fashion sense. He mouths off to Beefcake who joins up at the stage where Rick has already taken off his trenchcoat. Didn't realize these guys feuded. Anyways Beefcake cuts up poor Rick's coat and stomps on his hat. Too bad Martel didn't have Go Go Gadget Arrogance to even the odds.

[soup23]

THis must have been a bridge feud as I didn't recall interaction with these guys at all. Brutus proves his he a prick by cutting hair, ripping up a jacket, and then doing perhaps the worst strut in wrestling history. Jesse on commentary fit this well and I see Parv loving him on commentary when he gets to this on the set.

[Cox]

Typical goofy WWF silliness, but I grew up on such silliness so it holds a special place in my heart. I don't remember watching this at the time, and I remember starting to watch WWF around January of 1990, so this must have been on the show before I started watching, or thereabouts.

[JerryvonKramer]

My first comment here was "why is Rick Martel dressed as Inspector Gadget" but see someone has already said that.

 

Chad / soup23 is totally right, I have major man-love for Ventura on commentary and this segment is no exception. He's with his best partner here too, Vince, play off each other so well. "He should be arrested for that McMahon ... Personally, I think he should be doing that to one of your suits, see how you like it".

 

It's amazing just how over Beefcake was in 90.

 

Vince: Now you're talking class.

 

Jesse: Yeah, when it looks like your down the soup line with the homeless.

 

Ha ha ha. WWF did this sort of shit better than anyone.

[Ricky Jackson]

THis must have been a bridge feud as I didn't recall interaction with these guys at all.

I remember watching this when it aired, but I don't recall it ever leading to anything, even a SNME match or MSG match, much less a proper feud. I could be wrong, 1990 was during one of my wrestling sabbaticals where I only caught a few things here and there.

 

Edit: It was a house show feud that went around the horn from Jan-March. No TV matches but maybe a Coliseum video match somewhere, I'm not sure

[Johnny Sorrow]

Brutus isn't a dick to Martel. Martel is an asshole. So he got what an asshole deserves.

[BackToBionic]

The best thing about Beefcake is his theme. Gets me every time!

[stunning_grover]

This was fun. Rick Martel claimed that Brutus Beefcake was an insult to fashion and an insult to wrestling. I guess he has a point there. Beefcake came down and destroyed Martel’s raincoat. This featured typical great commentary by Jesse Ventura and Vince McMahon, putting over the angle like it was a big angle.

[Laney]

Rick Martel looked like a flasher in that coat he was wearing. Beefcake proves Martel's point that he doesn't know anything about fashion when he "redesigns" the coat and puts it on. Fun little segment here, but I don't think it really led to anything.

[ajtroma]

Beefcake continues to be one of the most obnoxious wrestlers ever. I think that was George South getting his hair just butchered. I hope the money helped George's kids get that orthadonture done or someting at least contstructive.

 

I HATE HATE motherfuckin HATE that Hogan-esqe "Bug your eyes out and puff your cheeks" face Beefcake does.

 

The other guys on here reference Inspector Gadget, but my first thought was Secret Squirrel. I watched more Cartoon Express with the old Hanna Barbara than I did any Inspector Gadget or any of those other glorified, quasi-legal informercials for toys.

 

Beefcake is just a real asshole in this whole thing, strutting like an idiot, attempting to chop Martel's fingers off with his oversized (compensate much?) shears, shredding a perfectly good coat and hat.

 

Did Martel get any comeback for this? If not, then thats a steamy creamy load.

 

I HATE Brutus

[tylerj19]

Man, how in the world did people ever cheer Beefcake? I have some pretty good memories of watching Martel when I was younger, but I never liked Beefcake, even as a kid. Watching this segment isn't exactly changing that sentiment.

[Bix]

Vince is at his Vince-est here. "OH YEAH! WHAT. A. STUD! LOOK AT BRUTUS GO! RICK MARTEL NEVER LOOKED THIS GOOD!"

[bradhindsight]

Vince: Now you're talking class.

 

Jesse: Yeah, when it looks like your down the soup line with the homeless.

 

Ha ha ha. WWF did this sort of shit better than anyone.

Yup, sums up my thoughts. Definitely my favorite line.

[flyonthewall2983]

Didn't Rick break out the Insp. Gadget ensemble again in '92 for the pointless Shawn Michaels feud?

[cheapshot]

They played Martel's music at the end when Beefcake was prancing around, I'm assuming this was on purpose as he was strutting around pretending to be Martel I *think*.

[garretta]

It's the referees who were the real jerks here. All Martel was doing was trying to retrieve his property and they wouldn't let him. Seems like Jesse was right about them being in cahoots with Hogan and his buddies!

[Johnny Guitar]

Martel may be an obnoxious jerk, but he's got a point about Beefcake being an insult to fashion and wrestling.

[drew wardlaw]

Didn't have sound for this one. It improved my viewing experience go just get thrown into oblivion like this.

[GSR]

Beefcake is cutting the hair of George South when Rick Martel comes out and makes his way up on to the interview podium. He's sporting a rather natty hat and raincoat combination, and tells 'the Barber' that he looks like a bum whilst this is what a man with class and style looks like! Beefcake exits the ring and makes his way over to wear the Model is running his mouth from. Martel has started to disrobe at this point, but seeing the shears that old Bruti is brandishing quickly jumps down off the interview podium. Unfortunately for him he's left his coat and hat on the podium, and Beefcake takes his shears to them, does a bit of tailoring and makes them more 'suitable' for him.

[dawho5]

So can someone describe to me why Brutus was ever considered a babyface or over with the fans? Not seeing it.

[Stiva]

Hey, I can sympathise with Rick. My favourite jacket once got damaged beyond repair at a gig once and I felt awful for weeks. A light little, crowd popping angle that, as said, the WWF always did really well

[WrestlingFan]

Wrestling's stupidity in all its splendour. Poor Martel. He's such a great worker and he's led to clown around with Beefcake. I agree Jesse is an awesome commentator.