Bios
Spoiler
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 250 lbs
From: Parts Unknown
Birthday: Mar 4th
Pro Debut: 1955
Aliases: Sonny Cooper, Baby Face Jardine, The Butcher, Butcher Jardine, Spoiler #1, Don Jardine, Masked Enforcer #2, Original Super Destroyer
Feds Worked For: MSW, WCCW, SoCW, TSW, AWA, NWA, WWF, WWWF, All Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), Central States Wrestling (IA/KS/MO), Championship Wrestling from Florida (FL), Continental Wrestling Association (KY/TN), Georgia Championship Wrestling (GA), International Wrestling (Canada), International Wrestling Alliance (Australia), Japan Wrestling Association (Japan), Maple Leaf Wrestling (Canada), Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (NC/SC/VA), Mid-Pacific Promotions (HI), New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), NWA Detroit (MI), NWA Vancouver (Canada), Pacific Northwest Wrestling (OR/WA), Southeastern Championship Wrestling (AL/MS/TN), St. Louis Wrestling Club (MO), Stampede Wrestling (Canada), World Championship Wrestling (Australia), World Wrestling Council (Puerto Rico)
Finisher: Iron Claw
Signature Moves: Top Rope Elbow Smash, Top Rope Stomp to the Chest, Arm Twist Ropewalk Chop
Career Highlights: -IWA Australian Tag Team Champion (3x; 2 w/ Waldo Von Erich; 1 w/ Mario Milano)
-IWA Champion
-NWA (Amarillo) International Champion (4x)
-NWA (Amarillo) North American Tag Team Champion (w/ Dutch Savage)
-NWA American Champion (5x)
-NWA American Tag Team Champion (6x; 3 w/ Gary Hart; 2 w/ Mark Lewin; 1 w/ Spoiler #2)
-NWA Americas Tag Team Champion (w/ The Hood)
-NWA Central States Champion
-NWA Florida Champion (3x)
-NWA (Florida) Southern Champion
-NWA Florida Tag Team Champion (2x; both w/ Spoiler #2)
-NWA Georgia Champion (3x)
-NWA (Mid-America) United States Tag Team Champion (w/ Smasher Sloan)
-NWA (Mid-America) World Tag Team Champion (2x; both w/ Smasher Sloan)
-NWA Mississippi Champion (2x)
-NWA Mobile Champion
-NWA National Champion (2x)
-NWA Nebraska Champion
-NWA Southwest Tag Team Champion (w/ Dutch Savage)
-NWA Tennessee Tag Team Champion (w/ Smasher Sloan)
-NWA Texas Brass Knuckles Champion
-NWA Texas Champion (2x)
-NWA Texas Tag Team Champion (w/ Mark Lewin)
-NWA (Texas) United States Champion
-NWA (Texas) United States Tag Team Champion (2x; 1 each w/ Gary Hart and Spoiler #2)
-NWA (Vancouver) Canadian Tag Team Champion (w/ Dutch Savage)
-NWA (Vancouver) World Tag Team Champion (2x; both w/ Dutch Savage)
-NWA Western States Tag Team Champion (2x; both w/ Dory Funk, Jr.)
-TSW North American Champion (3x)
-TSW United States Tag Team Champion (2x; 1 each w/ Spoiler #2 and Dusty Rhodes)
-WCCW Television Champion (3x)
-WWC North American Champion
-WWC North American Tag Team Champion (w/ Spoiler #2)
-WWF National Champion
Affiliates: Spoiler #2, Smasher Sloan/Spoiler #2. Percy Pringle III, Lou Albano, Waldo Von Erich, Mario Milano, Dutch Savage, Gary Hart, Mark Lewin, The Hood, Dory Funk, Jr., Dusty Rhodes, Bobby Duncum, Sr., Brute Bernard, Paul Ellering, The Road Warriors, Jake Roberts, Arn Anderson, King Kong Bundy, Matt Borne, The Iron Sheik, The Sheik, Bronko Lubich, Ivan Koloff, Johnny Valentine, Angelo Mosca
Notable Feuds: Wahoo McDaniel, Billy Red Lyons, Grizzly Smith, Sonny King, Fritz Von Erich, Swede Hanson, Pedro Morales, Tiger Conway, Jr., Mr. Wrestling II, Paul Jones, Jack Brisco, Jerry Brisco, Rene Goulet, Dusty Rhodes, José Lothario, Johnny Weaver, Nick Kozak, Giant Baba, The Crusher, Reggie Parks, Brad Armstrong, Bugsy McGraw, Bill Watts, Danny Hodge, Joe Scarpa/Jay Strongbow, Klondike Bill, Steve Keirn, Michiaki Yoshimura, Mark Lewin, Don Leo Jonathan, Mike Graham, Dean Ho, Ernie Ladd, Kintaro Oki, Red Bastien, Man Mountain Campbell/Luke Brown/Big Boy Brown, David Von Erich, Dick Slater, Mr. Moto, Dory Funk, Jr., Terry Funk, Bruiser Brody, Dan Miller/Mr. M, Dominic DeNucci, Omar Atlas, Toyonobori, Brute Bernard/The Brute, Antonio Inoki, Waldo Von Erich, Haystacks Calhoun, Andre the Giant, Joe Blanchard, Ken Patera, Bob Armstrong, Tex McKenzie, Rikidozan, El Halcon, Sputnik Monroe, Ted DiBiase, Alfred Hays
Other Facts: -Real name was Donald Delbert Jardine
-Former husband of pro wrestler Evelyn Stevens
-Sometimes billed from Singapore. He was actually from Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
-Wrestled his first match at age 15.
-Was given the gimmick of The Spoiler by Fritz Von Erich.
-The Spoiler headlined against WWWF champion Pedro Morales in Madison Square Garden. At the time, MSG had a rule barring masked wrestlers, so Jardine wrestled without his mask. The rule was in place for several years until Mil Mascaras made his MSG debut wearing a mask against an unmasked Don Jardine!
-Lost a Hair vs. Mask Match to Fritz Von Erich on October 15, 1968 in WCCW
-Lost a Hair vs. Mask Match to Bret Hart on January 13, 1985 in WWF
-The Spoiler retired from wrestling and lived with his wife in Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada
-He was a manager of a car wash and wrote poetry
-He sculpted in clay and carved faces in the bark of cotton wood trees
-He also volunteered for the Literacy Program teaching young children to read.
-Was Best Man in Gary Hart's wedding in 1968
-Former member of The Legion of Doom
-Passed away on December 16, 2006 due to complications from a heart attack and leukemia. He was in the process of writing a novel based on his many wrestling experiences when he passed.
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Spotlight in History
- 1973 Rip Tyler & Eddie Sullivan def. The Hollywood Blondes (Jerry Brown & Dale Valentine) for the TSW United States Tag Team Champion
- 1985 Ted DiBiase & Steve Williams def. The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) for the MSW Mid-South Tag Team Champion
- 2003 El Sufamilico def. Ichiban [1st] for the TPW Heavyweight Champion
- 2008 Damon Windsor def. Havoc for the SWCW Heavyweight Champion
- 2008 Miss Sheila def. Kareem Sadat for the SWCW Hardcore Champion
- 2014 Sam Stackhouse def. Steven Sterling for the ComPro Showtime Champion
Week of Sun 04-28 to Sat: 05-04
- 04-28 1954 Red Berry def. Whitey Whittler for the TSW Tri-State Champion
- 04-28 1976 Ted DiBiase & Dick Murdoch def. Buck Robley & Bob Slaughter for the TSW United States Tag Team Champion
- 04-28 1980 Kevin Von Erich def. Toru Tanaka for the WCCW American Heavyweight Champion
- 04-28 1989 The Simpson Brothers (Steve Simpson & Shaun Simpson) def. Beauty & The Beast (Terrance M. Garvin & The Beast [2nd]) for the WCCW Texas Tag Team Champion
- 04-28 2000 Heather Savage def. Jenna Love for the OPW Oklahoma Womens Champion
- 04-28 2002 Summer Rain became the OCW Oklahoma Womens Champion
- 04-28 2007 Eric Rose def. Jersey Devil for the UWF06 Light Heavyweight Champion
- 04-28 2007 Joe Herell became the UWF06 Violent Division Champion
- 04-28 2017 Brandon Groom def. Sam Stackhouse for the BPPW Oklahoma Champion
- 04-28 2018 Dusty Gold def. Wesley Crane for the UWE United States Champion
- 04-29 2006 AWOL def. Michael York for the TPW Heavyweight Champion
- 04-29 2006 Natural Born Sinners (Appolyon & El Lotus) def. Pretty Young Things (Cade Sydal & Mitch Carter) for the ACW Tag Team Champions
- 04-29 2006 Rexx Reed def. Carnage for the ACW Hardcore Champion
- 04-29 2006 Carnage def. Rexx Reed for the ACW Hardcore Champion
- 04-29 2007 Aaron Neil def. Tyler Bateman for the MSWA Oklahoma Champion
- 04-29 2007 Brad Michaels def. Ryan Davidson for the MSWA Mid-South Heavyweight Champion
- 04-29 2007 Bad Boy & Outlaw became the MSWA Mid-South Tag Team Champion
- 04-29 2011 The Unknown & Johnny USA def. Michael H & Mr. Big for the NCW Tag Team Champions
- 04-29 2011 Mr. Big became the NCW Heavyweight Champion
- 04-29 2012 Sam Stackhouse def. Prophet for the BYEW Heavyweight Champion
- 04-29 2012 Rage Logan became the MSWA Mid-South Heavyweight Champion
- 04-29 2012 Nemesis (Damien Morte & Damon Windsor) became the MSWA Mid-South Tag Team Champion
- 04-29 2017 Aaron Anders became the ComPro Oklahoma X Division Champion
- 04-30 1954 Frenchy Roy became the TSW Oklahoma Junior Heavyweight Champion
- 04-30 1955 Ricki Starr became the TSW Oklahoma Champion
- 04-30 2004 Shadow of Death def. Terry Montana for the TPW Hardcore Champion
- 04-30 2011 Ryan Reed def. Rolling Thunder for the UWE United States Champion
- 04-30 2011 Ray Martinez def. Ryan Reed for the UWE United States Champion
- 04-30 2016 Ray Martinez became the SRPW Heavyweight Champion
- 04-30 2022 Clayton Bloodstone def. Ky-Ote for the NCWO Choctaw Nation Champion
- 04-30 2023 El Gallardo/El Vaquero def. Cappuccino Jones for the BPW Lion Heart Champion
- 04-30 2023 Heavyweight Grappling (Dan Webber & Morrison) def. Subject To Death (Cade Fite & Leo Fox) for the BPW Oklahoma Tag Team Champion
- 05-01 1981 Super Destroyer def. Jim Garvin for the MSW Louisiana Champion
- 05-01 2016 Skylar Slice def. Nikki Knight for the MSWA Ladies Champion
- 05-01 2021 Fuel def. Derek James for the UWE Heavyweight Champion
- 05-02 1964 Mike Clancy & Al Lovelock def. Karol Krauser & Stan Pulaski for the TSW United States Tag Team Champion
- 05-02 1969 Johnny Valentine def. Fritz Von Erich for the WCCW American Heavyweight Champion
- 05-02 1977 Stan Hansen def. Dick Murdoch for the TSW North American Champion
- 05-02 1984 Krusher Khrushchev became the MSW Television Champion
- 05-02 1984 The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) def. The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) for the MSW Mid-South Tag Team Champion
- 05-02 2009 Ozzy Hendrix def. Shank for the SWCW Luchadore Champion
- 05-02 2015 Gail Kim became the IWR Diamonds Champion
- 05-02 2015 Kareem Sadat became the BCW Independent Hardcore Champion
- 05-02 2021 Drake Gallows def. Blade [2nd] for the AIWF National Champion
- 05-03 1973 Rip Tyler & Eddie Sullivan def. The Hollywood Blondes (Jerry Brown & Dale Valentine) for the TSW United States Tag Team Champion
- 05-03 1985 Ted DiBiase & Steve Williams def. The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) for the MSW Mid-South Tag Team Champion
- 05-03 2003 El Sufamilico def. Ichiban [1st] for the TPW Heavyweight Champion
- 05-03 2008 Damon Windsor def. Havoc for the SWCW Heavyweight Champion
- 05-03 2008 Miss Sheila def. Kareem Sadat for the SWCW Hardcore Champion
- 05-03 2014 Sam Stackhouse def. Steven Sterling for the ComPro Showtime Champion
- 05-04 1953 Mike Clancy def. Karl Von Poppenheim for the TSW Oklahoma Junior Heavyweight Champion
- 05-04 1968 Danny Hodge & Skandar Akbar became the TSW United States Tag Team Champion
- 05-04 1969 Jerry Miller & Jim Osborne def. Danny Little Bear & Frank Dalton for the TSW Louisiana Tag Team Champion
- 05-04 1973 Blackjack Mulligan def. Jose Lothario for the WCCW Texas Heavyweight Champion
- 05-04 1986 Kerry Von Erich & Lance Von Erich & Steve Simpson def. The Fabulous Freebirds (Terry Gordy, Michael Hayes, & Buddy Roberts) for the WCCW World 6-Man Tag Team Champion
- 05-04 1986 The Von Erichs (Kerry Von Erich & Kevin Von Erich & Lance Von Erich) became the WCCW World 6-Man Tag Team Champion
- 05-04 1987 The Fantastics (Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton) became the WCCW World Tag Team Champion
- 05-04 2003 Ichiban [1st]/Rocco Valentino def. El Sufamilico for the TPW Heavyweight Champion
- 05-04 2013 Tim Rockwell def. Daemon Storm for the UWE United States Champion
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Current Champions
Empire Pro Wrestling
Internet Television Champion
Badger James
- Heavyweight Champion: Kevin James Sanchez
- Tag Team Champions: Saints of Pro Wrestling
- All-American Champion: Rick Russo
- International Champion: Tank Bryson