One time in a wrestling show in Wellington New Zealand in the late 70s. Ox Baker was on the show. During another match Ox unexpectedly came out of the dressing room, went up the stairs and sat down by himself. Within a few minutes the children were (somewhat nervously at first) approaching him and talking to him. He was a real heel at the time and had already laid low several wrestlers with his heart punch. But instead of acting like a heel Ox was signing autograpns, talking, joking and making fake punches with the kids and after a while he had a little crowd around him. Completely out of his ring heel character. Inside the ring Ox was a true heel, outside the ring he was a gentleman.

@JohnAnderson-zf9ft

9 ай бұрын

Remember him in the price is right?!

Doug Baker "Ox" one of the nicest people I have met...outside the ring. His mustache was called a large foo man style...RIP brother!

I miss this era of Wrestling so much. Ox Baker was one of the nicest wrestlers I ever had the pleasure to meet. I grew up in Gordon Alabama...about 20 miles south of Dothan Alabama... In 1978 I was 9 yrs old & Ox Baker was Wrestling for the Southeastern Championship Wrestling territory in Dothan Alabama owned by Ron & Robert Fuller. Me & my dad were at the Houston Co Farm Center one Saturday night & I was standing by my dad when Ox Baker walked thru the doors. HE SCARED ME TO DEATH WHEN I SAW HIM!!! I remember I had a small notebook & a pen in my hand & I guess Ox saw it, then Ox looked at me & said "I guess you want my autograph, well if you want it, you can come to me, I'm not coming to you." I remember my dad nudging over to him. THIS IS HOW NICE OX BAKER WAS TO ME... When I walked over...Ox actually dropped down to one knee, stuck his hand out, smiled real big & said "Ox Baker...glad to meet you, now who are you"? I told him my name was Randy & then Ox said "well, Randy glad to meet you". He signed my notebook & put his huge arm around me & said "Randy, I could really use your help tonight, I'm Wrestling Ron Fuller & I'm gonna need all the help I can get tonight, do you think you could cheer for me tonight & help me"? MAN...THAT NIGHT I BECAME THE BIGGEST OX BAKER FAN EVER!!! I remember jumping around & cheering for him so much, that my dad had to tell me many times to sit down before I fell off the concrete bleachers and killed myself. I remember Ox lost by disqualification that night BUT I DIDN'T CARE!!! I was so sad to hear that Ox had died a few years ago, I always wanted to see him again & remind him about that Saturday night at the Houston Co Farm Center & tell him JUST HOW MUCH THAT NIGHT MEANT TO ME & THAT I HAD REMEMBERED THAT NIGHT ALL THESE YEARS LATER!!! I'm 51 yrs old now...and yes I still have that notebook after all these years with Ox Baker signature & a lot of other wrestlers signatures put up in my small Man-cave!!! Much love from Mobile Alabama.

@teller1290

3 жыл бұрын

Great story. My boy crush growing up was Don Jardine a other identity, Super Destroyer, who was really a terror in Mid-Atlantic Wrestling back in '73-'74 for about two great years. I tracked him down online in fall '04 and told him how much I enjoyed his efforts when I was a boy. He got a kick out of it and invited me up to see him and Mrs Spoiler in the wilds of north central Canada. Trouble is, I forgot how important it was to stay a kid...and I never went. He died in 12/06.

Big Ox a very loveable man i met him in Connecticut when driving my truck we talked for a long he kept smiling at me when i talked about his matches.Ecaped from N.Y.RIP DOUGLAS OX BAKER SEE YOU IN HEAVEN BUDDY.

@fjccommish

4 жыл бұрын

Sure. He's lovable until he delivered the heart punch.

@haitiansouljadex3186

3 жыл бұрын

Yes a loveable man lol

Ox when he wasn't in the ring was a very accomplished chef who wrote a book or 2 on cooking.

Don Jardine, aka the Spoiler, was one of the best big men & masked wrestlers to ever step in the ring. A true legit tough guy.

@charlierobles316

5 жыл бұрын

Wow really

@rexsexson5349

5 жыл бұрын

NOPE that would be Vader but a very close second.

@RayNDeere

5 жыл бұрын

@@rexsexson5349 For 1980, Jardine quickness and ability to work the ropes was unheard of for a guy his size (6-6, 280). Don taught the Undertaker how to walk the ropes

@michaelvolgare4454

5 жыл бұрын

@@rexsexson5349 Vader was big but he was not a tough guy at all. The Spoiler Don Jardine was a legit badass in and outside the ring. He was the most agile big man ever in the sport.

@babbyfacerevocation2740

4 жыл бұрын

Ya until the Grappler come out him out of Wrestling Grappler true masked champion Grappler is 50 time the Wrestler spoiler is. Grappler is way better then spoiler.

Both wrestlers left nothing but wrestling memories thank you both of you are in wrestling heaven now Rip ❤️

Absolutely loved Jardine’s Spoiler as a kid. He was like a comic book super villain come to life.

@Bushmaster10MM

5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely ! Saw him during a stint in Championship wrestling from Florida. He definitely ruled ! Love Ox Baker also. More for gimmick than capability. Be well, JB

@loganjardine9896

4 жыл бұрын

I’ve been watching his matches and doing research on him ever since my grandfather told me about him one time while I was doing some work around his house, dons my 3rd cousin so I was surprised I didn’t hear about him until recently !

@doggeelikesit9849

4 жыл бұрын

I saw the Spoiler many times, he was my favorite.He stil is R.I.P. great one.

@teller1290

3 жыл бұрын

I loved him when I was 12-14 watching him in the old Mid-Atlantic Wrestling territory (Carolinas, Virginia) as The Super Destroyer. He was my hero. In fall '04, after I got my first pc, I found his web site, run by his wife and E-mailed him. We had a pretty good exchange there for a while. He was suck even then and passed in 12/06. He invited me up to see him. I should've gone.

I love it, those hammers they were throwing looked heavy as hell

I’ll never forget I was 14 and Ox was at a local show around 2007ish, we were talking about wrestling and I knew nothing but wanted to be a wrestler so bad. He said “ how old are you”? I said “14” he said “if you want you can sign up and we’ll book ya” clearly he was joking but he was so lighthearted and very intimidating until you actually talk to him he’s really nice.

Met Don and Gary Hart when I was young...very nice people!

I saw Ox Baker vs The Sheuk in Detroit Michigan at Cobo Hall. Now it's called TCF Arena

This was a great old match.This is what wrestling should be.

Loved catching up with the big Baker! Dude actually makes a tasty chili!

I miss them

A friend of mine used to frequent a bar in Florida that Baker would hang. Said Ox was a quiet guy who wore a peasant shirt and wore sandals.

Yes, good old Spoiler, really liked him . Saw him in Nova Scotia wrestling in arenas

The Fabulous Ox Baker!

Man talk about 2 hard nose heavy hitter no nonsense cats in wrestling

I was cracking up when the spoiler had the claw on and Bronco was was stepping on ox to gain leverage to break the hold 😂😂

@teller1290

3 жыл бұрын

Bronco...what a pain in the ass.

These were the baddest dudes on the planet when I was a kid. I met Ox in NYC years ago and he was all of the gentleman you wouldn’t expect.

I wish Ox had gone to the WWWF/WWF. He would have been a great challenger to either Pedro Morales or Bruno. Also Bob Backlund. And he could have had a run against Andre.

@sandoe41

Жыл бұрын

He did have a run with Andre, at least once, saw the match on TV in the mid 70's

The Spoiler👌🏻

Two greatest wrestler don Jardine he the one who traine the undertaker

What a great match between two masters!

Fantastic clear video

As Gordon Solie said one "Ox Baker, Big, Mean,& Ugly"

When I started watching pro wrestling in Atlanta Ox Baker ruled. He was the main event for every Friday night match

@chuckwilburn1298

5 жыл бұрын

That was in 1972 after the old Atlanta City Auditorium. Have you ever noticed an ugly scar on Dusty Rhodes bicep? Well I saw the Spoiler clamp claw on that arm and not let go until I think the referee stop the match pouring blood. That was several years later in 1975. I saw The Spoiler do his legendary walk along the top ring rope wow

@teller1290

3 жыл бұрын

I spent two years loving his other title, Super Destroyer, in the old Mid-Atlantic Wrestling territory. He had some epic action with The Avenger, Sonny King, Squawhoo, Thunderbolt Patterson, Bearcat Wright, Paul Jones; rarely did tag team but when he did he teamed with Johnny The Hammer Valentine and that epic.

Both were at the end of their careers by 1980. I'll wager that the SPOILER went Broadway as a courtesy. Baker was a respected worker and legitimate tough guy --- but Don Jardine was a legend.

@mercyfulfrost2831

3 жыл бұрын

Baker worked regularly for years after this. He spent a lot of time in Florida, Mid-Atlantic, St.Louis and the Central States territories all through the 80s. I believe he even showed up in AWA in the late 80s.

The three years that I served, I never knew that Paul brought the Ox to Houston Wrestling!

This very good

The Spoiler to me was the man when i was 20. I'm 63 now!

Ox Baker. The Lord and Master of the Heart Punch.

Kazushi did spoiler ever wrestle mil mascaras in houston, do you have that match?

Now these men look like Pro wrestlers

Wow! Heel vs heel!

Tyrone the Cyclone-Grappler hardly comes close to being as good as Spoiler!

Both of those wrestlers had a reputation of being huge heels like the masked spoiler was tough and unstoppable and Ox Baker was tough and feared but on this match Ox Baker would of been the face because he has been a fan favourite at some point. At least he attempted to unmask the spoiler.

2 of the best

Wow!

A Classic Draw!

Ox Baker was the most intelligent wrestler that ever was. he sold anger not injuries.

Damn they should have used the other ring because the ring they're using the ropes are sagging, looking like it's about to cave in

@josephrotenberry6837

5 жыл бұрын

Back when the guys knew how to work, and it wasn't a spot fest, flippy-shit extravagaza, ropes didn't need to be banjo string tight. The tighter they are the faster they wear out=co$t to the promoter. AWA and SWCW always had them looser than some others.CWF in 70's also.

Ox Baker looked like a combination of Ming from Flash Gordon and Aaron from Ghost Adventures.

spoiler was literally the same age for a quarter century

Something snapped 4:15 to make those ropes to sag even worse

This was a grudge match between two bad asses. Two "Heels"

It's hard to find good matches where The Spoiler is challenged at all, this was amazing. Thanks for posting!

Everybody loves da Ox!

Those ropes were getting looser by the second!😮

OX Baker tried so hard to be the big name

Is this the real commentary on the match because this is hilarious!

Now I want to know what they had planned for the two rings?

OX ... ALL man !

My age 58..now

And The referee is The famous legend Bronco Lowbitch !

Those ropes are so loose

@charlierobles316

4 жыл бұрын

Go tighten them up

So, Ox was the 'baby face?"

Bronco was 70 already.....

@teller1290

3 жыл бұрын

Bronco donned the tights in the '50s.

11:55 #ProtectYaNeck #WuTangClan

Ok Baker awesome wrestler

wtf that ref looks like John Wayne Gacy lol

Poco Judy !

ESCAPE FROM NEW YOUR..OX BAKER VS SNAKE PLISKEN ....😉 .

@robertbishop5357

4 жыл бұрын

Memorable scene.

announcer, it's not really a beard, it's a massive fu-manchu 'stache.

هذي المصارعه من عام الفيل 😂😂😂

loose rope and slow move decrease intresting of bout. brain clow is ineffective.

Hot Bearhug 2:46

🐂 Ox Baker loved DEVO Because he wanted To Whip his opponents Good ! Just like Thw Classic Future Rock song Whip It DEVO posted By Devovision 1980 !

スポイラーってドン・ジャーディンが正体でしょうが…デストロイヤーの覆面10番勝負(覆面世界一決定戦)にはスーパーデストロイヤーとスポイラーで２回ノミネートしても文句無しでは？　しらんけど

Hot Bearhug 7:47

Good Christ the announcer was horrid! LOL.

@rict5878

4 жыл бұрын

Any true student of the Golden Age of wrestling knows the voice of the great Paul Boesch. He was good for the era. He didnt set in front of tapes and rehearse his craft.

@mercyfulfrost2831

3 жыл бұрын

Because he's not screaming "OH MY GOD!" or "BY GOD HE'S BROKEN IN HALF!" does not make this horrid announcing. Announcing in the good old days didn't need to hype what was happening in the ring with screaming and the constant need to convince you what you were watching was exciting. It was already exciting.

@teller1290

3 жыл бұрын

Sure didn't.

I know both are legends, but this match is horrible.

This guy doing the commentating is terrible I can do better than that in my sleep. How did this guy hold a job. I should re commentate this video and send it in.

@blackatheistmillionaire1636

4 жыл бұрын

"This guy" commentating is LEGENDARY promoter Paul Boesh who OWNED Houston wrestling!

@mercyfulfrost2831

3 жыл бұрын

Because he's not screaming "OH MY GOD!" or "BY GOD HE'S BROKEN IN HALF!" does not make this horrid announcing. Announcing in the good old days didn't need to hype what was happening in the ring with screaming and the constant need to convince you what you were watching was exciting. It was already exciting.

@teller1290

3 жыл бұрын

Should of hired some skill. It's like Ted Turner managing the Braves back in the '70s...didn't work out too well.

Jeez, what a terrible match! Ox couldn't and didn't do shit! He didn't sell worth a damn either. Now I remember why I didn't care to see this guy as a kid when he'd be booked to do shows in my area at the time. Spoiler wasn't so hot either. I preferred Masked Superstar over him.

@Bushmaster10MM

5 жыл бұрын

While I was a fan of the Spoiler, the Superstar was.....is, my all time favorite masked wrestler ! JB

@teller1290

3 жыл бұрын

Spoiler / Super Destroyer but Ox looks hard to work with here. Doesn't sell worth a shot. Jardine was a huge talent and was younger hell on wheels in Mid-Atlantic, '73-'74.