The Dream Team
Real names: (BB) Ed Leslie (GV) Jonathan Wisniski (JV) Tom Sullivan
Hometowns: (BB) San Fransico, CA (GV) Seattle, WA (JV) New York City, NY
Membership: Brutus Beefcake, Greg "the Hammer" Valentine, Johnny Valiant
A.K.A.: (BB) Brutus "the Barber" Beefcake, Brother Bruti, the Man with No Face, the Disciple, Dizzy Hogan, Dizzy Boulder, the Zodiac, the Booty Man (GV) Baby Face Nelson, the Blue Knight, Boxcar Willie (JV) "Luscious" Johnny Valiant, "Luscious" Johnny V
Finisher: (BB) Sleeperhold (GV) Figure four Leglock
Background: Greg Valentine was feuding with Tito Santana. When Captain Lou retired, Greg's contract got taken over by Jimmy "Mouth of the South" Hart and Hart put him to work.
In walked Ed Leslie. He used to be in a band with none other than Hulk Hogan, but that was a while ago. He needed money, Hart needed a stooge. So, one scientific mishap later, Ed Leslie was reborn as Brutus Beefcake! The unstoppable man, provided his confidence is never shaken.
Hart sold the contract to aging gangster Johnny Valient, who dubbed the group the Dream Team. The Team stayed together for a bit until 1987, when Dino Bravo arrived on the scene. He helped the team fight the Rougeaus Brothers and made it clear he was a better investment then Brutus, who was promptly kicked off the team. His tale is told elsewhere.
The Dream Team would be reformed into the New Dream Team, but that too is told elsewhere.
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