5 Worst WWE Wrestler Names

#5 Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake

Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake

Brutus Beefcake debuted for WWE back in the early 1980's, but first competed under that character name in late 1984 as part of the famed tag team, The Dream Team with Greg "The Hammer" Valentine. The team would become Tag Team Champions, before splitting and going their separate ways at Wrestlemania III.

In the very next match, Beefcake assisted Roddy Piper in defeating Adrian Adonis in a hair vs hair encounter. Beefcake did the honours in shaving Adonis's head, earning him the nickname of "The Barber."

Although the nickname may have made logical sense, it lacked menace and was pretty silly if you think about it. Does a barber have a place in a wrestling ring?

Brutus Beefcake is what passed for a macho ring name in the 1980s but in truth, it was about as dumb as they come, in terms of a moniker that could be taken seriously.

Beefcake, unsurprisingly, never progressed beyond the mid-card ranks anywhere over the course of his career. If it hadn't been for his close friendship with Hulk Hogan in the 1990s, it's likely that Beefcake would never have competed beyond his mid-1980s peak.