Smooth w/Julius Sweet beat Doink. May 28, 2005 Empire Wrestling Federation: Doink the Clown defeated Mad Max Martin. Doink and Dink 5 of 8 At the height of WWE's cartoonish period in the early '90s, wrestling fans watched a short-lived team of a full-sized clown and a little-person clown. Jackson's first imitationgimmick came as a direct result of the antics of theheel Doink the Clown, who had a second Doink come out to interfere in the match. June 6, 1993 Wrestling Challenge: Doink The Clown defeated Louis Armstrong. On the July 2, 2012 Raw, he made a surprise return and lost to Heath Slater. On a December episode of Raw, Doink was given a present from Santa Claus in the form of a midget in the Doink costume, which he named Dink. April 7, 2012 TCW: Doink The Clown defeated Les Mayne. April 3, 1993 Superstars: Doink The Clown defeated Dale Wolfe. December 12, 1994 RAW: Bob Backlund defeated Doink The Clown by Submission. [20], After leaving WCW in 1992, Osborne returned to the World Wrestling Federation on September 21, 1992 in Manitoba, Canada at a WWF Superstars taping. Watch every Premium Live Event and enjoy some of your favorite WWE content on Disney + HotStar. Though no weapons were found near his body, and police said the death appeared accidental, they launched a precautionary homicide investigation. Perfect in the qualifying round. March 15, 1993 RAW: Doink the Clown vs Kamala ended in a Double DQ. January 23, 1994 RAW: Doink The Clown defeated Joey Stallings. [31], In June 2015, a wrongful death lawsuit was filed against WWE, alleging that "WWE created a culture of violence and sacrificed Matt Osborne's brain for its own profit" which "led to further illnesses and injuries, including depression and drug abuse, which ultimately resulted in his untimely death." From getting beat up by Stone Cold to having a match with Heath Slater. Doink also wrestled Randy Savage on Monday Night Raw, and substituted for Jerry Lawler, who faked an injury, against Bret Hart at SummerSlam in 1993. In late 1992, Jackson signed on with the WWF and started to team up with The Bushwhackers in their feud against The Beverly Brothers. The evil clown astonished WWE viewers by attacking opponents with prosthetic clown limbs. October 17, 1993 Wrestling Challenge: Doink The Clown defeated Chris Duffy. And Doink showed that he was no joke in the ring. Dink was introduced as a present to Doink the Clown bySanta Claushimself on an edition of WWF Superstars of Wrestling that aired on November 27, 1993. July 18, 1993 Wrestling Challenge: Doink The Clown defeated Ken Hamilton. Since 1997, Doink has appeared sporadically in WWE. [26] In early 2010, Osborne reinvented the Doink character to resemble Heath Ledger's portrayal of The Joker in The Dark Knight, nicknaming the incarnation 'Reborne Again'. Watch every Premium Live Event and enjoy some of your favorite WWE content on Shahid. Clips of interviews with Mick Foley, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Bret Hart, Jeff Jarrett, Diamond Dallas Page, Jim Ross, and other legends were shown in the trailer. ( WATCH). July 26, 1993 RAW: Doink The Clown defeated Phil Apollo. Giroux's first imitation gimmick came as a direct result of the antics of the heel Doink the Clown, who had a second Doink come out to interfere in the match. Once the circus music started, WWE fans instantly knew that Doink the Clown was on his way to the ring. ~~~Crush (Brian Adams) confronted Doink the Clown at ringside who only taunted Crush with his evil tricks. Doink the Clown: Doink's friendly Mini Me. April 26, 2008 United States Wrestling Federation: Doink and Kamala (w/Kimchee) defeated Antoine Roy and Rush w/Vito Carlucci. [8] On December 10, 2007, Doink, played by Matt Borne for the final time, participated in a battle royal of 15 WWE alumni for the Raw 15th anniversary special episode. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Towards the beginning of the new millennium, an influx of Mexican minis entered WWE, and this grouping brought a most interesting, yet different style of operation in the ring. He made his television debut for the WWF on March 23, 1985 edition of All Star Wrestling, teaming with Frank Marconi in a losing effort against WWF Tag-Team Champions Mike Rotundo and Barry Windham. Visit Sony LIV to sign in or sign up and enjoy WWE's premium content. [28] December 2, 2006 USWF: Doink the Clown defeated Gino Martino. pic.twitter.com/LCxWBXhTtC. Watch WrestleMania and other WWE Premium Live Events on Flow. Dink made a brief appearance at Joey Janela's Spring Break in the first ever Clusterfuck match in 2017, biting Veda Scott on her butt and eliminating himself from the match. WWE attorney Jerry McDevitt said the suit was without merit and blamed the attorneys for taking advantage of the families involved. As seen in a new trailer, the fourth season of the show will highlight Chris Candido and Tammy Sytch, Magnum T.A., Adrian Adonis, Doink The Clown, Junkyard Dog, Marty Jannetty, Bam Bam Bigelow, Abdullah The Butcher, Bash at the Beach 2000, and The Graham Family. Doink the Clown is a professional wrestling persona originally and most popularly portrayed by Matt Osborne, who debuted the Doink persona in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1992. This shift neutered one of the edgiest characters of the day. Then, at the 1994 Survivor Series, Doink was joined by Dink, Pink, and Wink in a team collectively known as "Clowns R Us". Watch every Premium Live Event and get unlimited access to WWE's premium content - available to you anywhere, anytime, on any device. [11][12] Dink's second PPV appearance came at the 1994 Survivor Series where he was joined by fellow "Mini Clowns" Pink and Wink to make up the team Clowns'R'Us to face Jerry Lawler and his three "Mini Kings" Sleazy, Cheesy and Queasy. And not to be denied, Englands contribution was Lord Littlebrook, a British dynamo whose aerial assaults were both legendary and revolutionary for a man of his size. This caused them to lose the Wrecking Ball Wrestling tag titles. Indeed, Doink the Clown was no gag character, but rather an ambitious new kind of heel that Borne gamely made his own. February 14, 1993 Wrestling Challenge: Doink The Clown defeated Bobby Young. October 14, 2011 TCW: Doink The Clown defeated Richie Adams. August 12, 2011- JCW: Doink The Clown was in the 15 man battle royal won by Zach Gowen. The spectacle of a literal clown having not only one, but two featured matches at WrestleMania (the second of which saw him team up with his sidekick Dink) is all enough for fans to look back on him with disdain. January 15, 2006 Mid-South Wrestling Alliance: Doink the Clown (Dusty Wolfe) defeated Seth Allen. September 8, 2007 East Coast Championship Wrestling: G.Q. [19] Borne made his final pay-per-view appearance for the company on May 17, 1992 at WrestleWar, where he defeated Richard Morton;[19] and continued to make sporadic WCW TV appearances throughout the summer of 1992 before leaving the company. Matthew Wade Osborne[1] (July 27, 1957 June 28, 2013), known professionally as Matt Borne, was an American professional wrestler. In 1997, Giroux made a one-off appearance for World Championship Wrestling as Tiger Jackson when the company toured through Montreal, which has been Giroux's home territory since leaving the WWF.[4]. Promoters knew of the novelty that these individuals possessed, and they were continually traveling from one organization to another. At SummerSlam, Jerry Lawler hired Doink to wrestle Hart as he feigned injury, which "the Hitman" won by disqualification when Lawler interfered. In this match, Doink and Dink teamed with Wink and Pink to meet Lawler's dwarf team of 'little kings' Queazy, Cheezy, and Sleazy. September 4, 1993 Superstars: Doink The Clown defeated Mike Maraldo. September 12, 1993 - Wrestling Challenge: Doink The Clown defeated Scott Despres. He would squirt children with trick flowers and delight in making little tykes cry. Indeed, Doink the Clown was no gag character, but rather an ambitious new kind of heel that Borne gamely made his own. April 17, 1995 RAW: Doink The Clown defeated Raymond Roy. Originally played by second-generation star, Maniac Matt Borne, Doink the evil. [13] He reappeared on July 23, alongside several other WWE alumni, to help Lita take down Slater on WWE Raw 1000, the one thousandth episode of Raw. November 24, 1993 Survivor Series: A Team of Doinks defeated Bam Bam Bigelow and Bastien Booger and The Headshrinkers. I dont remember exactly when Borne left the WWF, so thats the only query I cant answer to the best of my knowledge.. June 30, 2007 Florida Championship Wrestling, August 5, 2007 Cleveland All-Pro Wrestling, September 15, 2007 Florida Championship Wrestling, November 10, 2007 Florida Championship Wrestling, WWE Friday Night SmackDown 04 28 2023 Draft Night, Roderick Strong Shocks The World And Is All Elite, Report: Goldbergs WWE contract has expired, The Bella Twins Are Officially Free Agents, Tony Khan Announces The Return Of Ring Of Honor TV, Ring Of Honor Tag Team Champion Jay Briscoe Passes Away At 38. May 26, 2007 Anarchy Championship Wrestling: Rory Fox defeated Doink The Clown (Dusty Wolfe). August 2, 1993 RAW: Randy Macho Man Savage defeated Doink the Clown. Perfect ended in a time limit draw. Then Giroux hit a homerun as Dink the Clown the mischievous sidekick of his big pal, Doink. In addition to Borne, Doink has been portrayed occasionally by other wrestlers in the WWF (now WWE) and unofficially on the independent circuit. Dinks second PPV appearance came at the 1994 Survivor Series where he was joined by fellow Mini Clowns Pink and Wink to make up the team ClownsRUs to face Jerry Lawler and his three Mini Kings Sleazy, Cheesy and Queasy. Watch every Premium Live Event and enjoy some of your favorite WWE content on Disney + HotStar. [2] He is still active in the Canadian Independent circuit. Following his departure from the WWF, Osborne appeared (as Matt Borne) in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) for several matches as Doink in a blue and green clown suit, setting up an angle where ECW champion Shane Douglas criticized Vince McMahon for turning a talented wrestler like Borne into a comic relief character, and claimed that he knew how to bring out Borne's full potential. WWE is saddened by the news that Matt Osborne, aka the original Doink the Clown, has passed away. May 24, 1993 RAW: Mr. September 4, 1993 - Superstars: Doink The Clown defeated Mike Maraldo. [1], Former WWE producer Bruce Prichard said in an interview on The Steve Austin Show that Michael Hegstrand had originally conceived the idea of a miserable clown character.[3]. American professional wrestler (19572013), This article is about the American wrestler. In the year 1992, World Wrestling Entertainment introduced a new character who'd prove to become one of the company's most enduring gimmicks: Doink the Clown. April 14, 2007 CIW: The Clash defeated Doink The Cown and Nacho Libre. [12] On June 2, 2007, Doink, Eugene and Kane defeated Umaga, Viscera and Kevin Thorn on Saturday Night's Main Event XXXIV. Played by Steve Lombardi, he wrestled Rob Conway on an October 2005 episode of Raw. May 13, 2005 Empire Wrestling Federation: Doink the Clown defeated Alex Pincheck. Shortly afterward, however, Osborne was fired for re-occurring drug abuses. Check out Doink the Clowns WWE Alumni profile here! During this match, another Doink (Steve Keirn) came out from under the ring and attacked Crush with another prosthetic arm, allowing the real Doink to pin Crush.[22]. Watch every Premium Live Event and enjoy some of your favorite WWE content on Disney + HotStar. April 5, 2005 American Wrestling Federation: Kimchee w/Prince Nasseem defeated Doink. Doink The Clown turned babyface and introduced a little clown sidekicked named. Relive one of the oddest matches in WrestleMania history as Doink and Dink challenge Bam Bam Bigelow and Luna Vachon. Eventually, Doink became a jobber, regularly losing to wrestlers like Jeff Jarrett, Hakushi, Waylon Mercy and, in his final televised match in September 1995, to Hunter Hearst Helmsley. October 17, 1994 RAW: Jeff Jarrett defeated Doink The Clown. May 26, 2006 Blue Water Championship Wrestling: Doink and Candyman beat Kato and Masked Grappler. Borne then made a few appearances with Douglas as "himself", sporting his face half-painted with the Doink makeup. With Doink still a curiosity, and Crushs raw power making him a babyface on the rise, there were a lot of eyes on this match, and a lot of intrigue when a second Doink, played by Steve Keirn, got involved to help the original Doink win. blood eagle real life photo,