Don Jardine

Professional wrestling career Jardine began wrestling in 1955 at the age of 15. He made his Maple Leaf Gardens debut in 1959 as "Babyface" Don Jardine, a protégé of Whipper Billy Watson, and wrestled primarily in Toronto until 1961 and returned briefly in 1964. In 1964, Jardine wrestled NWA World Heavyweight Champion Lou Thesz on television in St. Louis, but did not win the title. Jardine also wrestled as The Butcher in Los Angeles in 1964. While wrestling under the "Butcher" moniker, he teamed with both Mad Dog Vachon and Dutch Savage for a short time. He challenged Gene Kiniski for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship in 1966. He became one of the top masked wrestlers in the Southern United States, particularly in Texas, where The Spoiler character was created by Fritz Von Erich in 1967.

The Spoiler wrestled 75 matches for the World Wide Wrestling Federation in 1972 before leaving for other promotions. He returned to the WWF and had his first match back for a television taping in Poughkeepsie, New York, on 30 July 1984, defeating Jeff Lang, and wrestled for a few years until his last match in the WWF on 21 January 1986 in Los Angeles, California, defeating Billy Anderson. The Spoiler, along with Jake "The Snake" Roberts and 400-pound King Kong Bundy, joined forces with a newly emerging tag team, the Road Warriors, to form the original Legion of Doom. The Spoiler appeared in a historic match against Mil Mascaras, the Mexican legend, marking the first time a wrestler (Mascaras) ever wore a mask into a ring in New York State. The Spoiler's matches against Chief Jay Strongbow and Sonny King were long-lasting feuds that enjoyed successful runs across the WWF circuit. His "Iron Claw" was the first maneuver to be "censored" on television by the WWF in a promotional move.

Jardine promoted some shows in Tampa, Florida, in 1993-94 and then retired from wrestling.

Personal life Jardine spent the later years of his life in Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada, with his wife Becky Wylie Jardine and son, where he was the manager of a car wash business. Jardine was known to make clay sculptures and carved faces in the bark of cotton wood trees. He also volunteered for the Literacy Program, teaching young children to read.

On 16 December 2006, Jardine died due to complications from a heart attack and leukaemia in Red Deer, and was writing a novel based on his professional wrestling career at the time of his death.

Legacy Scottish professional wrestler Drew McDonald wrestled in the United Kingdom as a masked Spoiler for Joint Promotions in 1987, losing two televised tag matches to Big Daddy after the second of which he was unmasked and identified as McDonald.

Championships and accomplishments American Wrestling Association Nebraska Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling AGPW North American Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Nikita Kalmikoff Central States Wrestling NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Championship Wrestling from Florida NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (3 times) NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Florida version) (1 time) Georgia Championship Wrestling NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship (3 times) NWA National Heavyweight Championship (2 times) Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling NWA Mississippi Heavyweight Championship (2 times) NWA All-Star Wrestling NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (1 time) – with Dutch Savage NWA World Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (2 times) – with Dutch Savage NWA Big Time Wrestling NWA American Heavyweight Championship (4 times) NWA American Tag Team Championship (6 times) – with Gary Hart (3), Smasher Sloan (2) and Mark Lewin (2) NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Texas version) (1 time) NWA Television Championship (Texas version) (3 times) NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (2 times) NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mark Lewin NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Texas version) (1 time) NWA Television Championship (3 times) NWA Hollywood Wrestling NWA Americas Tag Team Championship (1 Time)- with Ricky Santana(The Hood) NWA Mid-America City of Mobile Heavyweight Championship (1 time) NWA Tennessee Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Spoiler #2 NWA Tri-State NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (Tri-State version) (3 times) NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Tri-State version) (3 times) – with Buddy Wolfe (2) and Dusty Rhodes (1) World Championship Wrestling IWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) IWA World Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Mario Milano (1) and Waldo Von Erich (2)

Luchas de Apuestas record

Winner (wager)Loser (wager)LocationEventDateNotesBret Hart (hair) The Spoiler (mask) Toronto, Ontario WWF Toronto The Spoiler (mask) Reggie Parks (mask) Fayetteville, North Carolina MACW Fayetteville The Spoiler (mask) Reggie Parks (mask) Charleston, South Carolina MACW Charleston The Spoiler (mask) Reggie Parks (mask) Columbia, South Carolina MACW Columbia Fritz Von Erich (hair) The Spoiler (mask) Dallas, Texas WCCW Dallas