My Hometown! I use to love watching Mid Atlantic wrestling at the Greenville Memorial Auditorium every Monday night in the 70s and 80s.. It was awesome will never see nothing like it again sadly.
Brings back some memories for me from my childhood. Saw some these guys at Charleston County Hall. The hottest place in Mid Atlantic Wrestling at the time!
Man, we need to talk. My dad used to drop me off at the exact same locale from 1973-1976. I loved the hot dogs and the Super D (not in that order). I watched Mid-Atlantic every Saturday morning at 11 am, and used to think the hour that "SOUUUUUL Train" ran just before the show was the longest hour in this 12-year old's life. With all the racial strife in Charleston (integration came slow and hard to Charleston) at the time, I am amazed dad was just drop me off with a $5! I don't recall one white-black incident between the crowd all the times I was there. I did see two red neck white chicks get into (during intermission- at ringside, I kid you not [though I did not see the outcome, as I had a reservation for two moist "County hall" hot dogs as I used to describe them to dad]) it because one thought Johnny V was the best man on earth, while the other woman preferred Jones.I remember once walking up to the local promoter, Henry Marcus, and asking him where I could get a pair of those psychedelic boots that a very young Ric Flair wore at the time in Mid-Atlantic Wrestling. He said he didn't know (in a hurried manner, as people poured in the doors behind me!) but told me to "look at local sporting goods store, kid!" Right! Should've seen my dad when I had him stop at such a place soon thereafter. Dad must've felt like such a fool but loved me dearly. Boots weren't there.Almost got assaulted by a tall, rangy, Fu Manchu mustache-wearing, drunk adult one night but the drunk was taken out by Ole and Gene as they left the ring after being DQed in a title match just moments before (vs challengers Paul Jones and Squawhoo, and the face crowd literally was apoplectic)! Long story but incredible. It may have all been part of the story but I clearly recall him stepping into aisle and both of them taking him down and out on their way back to locker room. I was in the row directly behind him. Lights had just come up when it happened. I saw something like blood, EMS came in (keep in mind match was over and it was last of the night, so if fake, it wasn't timed well for max fan impact), and this clown was out - still down when I filed out. It's worth noting that Ole had been attacked more than once from a hostile crowd member, including once by a knife-wielding little, old lady (Greensboro) who left him with a very real scar in his thigh.Memories. Trying to explain benefits of wrestling back then compared to whatever that is on TV the last 30 years is impossible. COUNTY HALL!!!! SUPER D!!!! HOT DOGS!!! And it was on Friday night and "the show" was on TV the next morning! Just didn't get any better. Hope you had the same good times I did.
Still trying 2 figure it out😮 Was it because he wanted 2 honor the original Destroyer or because he wanted a different name or ???!! Maybe his family knows ??? Or a Wrestler who knew him.... Hopefully a podcast will give us an answer.
...and Super D in '73-'75 in Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling. What a great heel. Great times way back then. Crazy heat from him, Johnny Valentine, Gene and Ole.
My Hometown! I use to love watching Mid Atlantic wrestling at the Greenville Memorial Auditorium every Monday night in the 70s and 80s.. It was awesome will never see nothing like it again sadly.
Don was one of the true badass tough guys ever.One of the few true Canada tough guys.
Brings back some memories for me from my childhood. Saw some these guys at Charleston County Hall. The hottest place in Mid Atlantic Wrestling at the time!
Man, we need to talk. My dad used to drop me off at the exact same locale from 1973-1976. I loved the hot dogs and the Super D (not in that order). I watched Mid-Atlantic every Saturday morning at 11 am, and used to think the hour that "SOUUUUUL Train" ran just before the show was the longest hour in this 12-year old's life. With all the racial strife in Charleston (integration came slow and hard to Charleston) at the time, I am amazed dad was just drop me off with a $5! I don't recall one white-black incident between the crowd all the times I was there. I did see two red neck white chicks get into (during intermission- at ringside, I kid you not [though I did not see the outcome, as I had a reservation for two moist "County hall" hot dogs as I used to describe them to dad]) it because one thought Johnny V was the best man on earth, while the other woman preferred Jones.I remember once walking up to the local promoter, Henry Marcus, and asking him where I could get a pair of those psychedelic boots that a very young Ric Flair wore at the time in Mid-Atlantic Wrestling. He said he didn't know (in a hurried manner, as people poured in the doors behind me!) but told me to "look at local sporting goods store, kid!" Right! Should've seen my dad when I had him stop at such a place soon thereafter. Dad must've felt like such a fool but loved me dearly. Boots weren't there.Almost got assaulted by a tall, rangy, Fu Manchu mustache-wearing, drunk adult one night but the drunk was taken out by Ole and Gene as they left the ring after being DQed in a title match just moments before (vs challengers Paul Jones and Squawhoo, and the face crowd literally was apoplectic)! Long story but incredible. It may have all been part of the story but I clearly recall him stepping into aisle and both of them taking him down and out on their way back to locker room. I was in the row directly behind him. Lights had just come up when it happened. I saw something like blood, EMS came in (keep in mind match was over and it was last of the night, so if fake, it wasn't timed well for max fan impact), and this clown was out - still down when I filed out. It's worth noting that Ole had been attacked more than once from a hostile crowd member, including once by a knife-wielding little, old lady (Greensboro) who left him with a very real scar in his thigh.Memories. Trying to explain benefits of wrestling back then compared to whatever that is on TV the last 30 years is impossible. COUNTY HALL!!!! SUPER D!!!! HOT DOGS!!! And it was on Friday night and "the show" was on TV the next morning! Just didn't get any better. Hope you had the same good times I did.
@four eleven forty-four big time.
The Super Destroyer is awesome in wrestling
Him and masked superstar would have been a awesome tag team
When he was in the AWA, Jardine didn't talk during the interviews; his manager Lord Alfred Hayes did all the talking.
He did initially before Lord Alfred Hayes became his manager.
When Don Jardine was THE SPOILER & managed by Gary Hart, Gary did the talking & Don stood behind Hart acting COOL & flexing his muscles... 💪💪💪
Pretty intense match and finish.wonder who booked this.
Any idea why Jardine decided to be the "Super Destroyer" in Mid-Atlantic rather than his usual name, "The Spoiler"?
Still trying 2 figure it out😮 Was it because he wanted 2 honor the original Destroyer or because he wanted a different name or ???!! Maybe his family knows ??? Or a Wrestler who knew him.... Hopefully a podcast will give us an answer.
If Weaver flapped his ears, the Destroyer couldn't get near him.
That's the SUPER Destroyer, pencil-neck.
Destroyer??? I thought that was the mask of the Spoiler
No, Don Jardine was also the Super Destroyer in the Mid Atlantic region and Assassin #2 elsewhere.
Scott irwin was super destroyer in most areas
@@gregblanton9386 Mr. Jardine never wrestled as an Assassin. He was The Spoiler.
...and Super D in '73-'75 in Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling. What a great heel. Great times way back then. Crazy heat from him, Johnny Valentine, Gene and Ole.