Digging deeper into the early work of the character, though, he might also be considered Matt Bornes masterpiecea deceptively original and complex villainous persona, realized at a high level by a veteran with a good grasp on wrestling psychology. Perfect defeated Doink the Clown. 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]. Most recently, among the cameos and hidden details from Money in the Bank 2020's was a Doink appearance at WWE headquarters. November 7, 1994 RAW: Doink The Clown defeated Pat Tanaka. [2] He is still active in the Canadian Independent circuit. Relive one of the oddest matches in WrestleMania history as Doink and Dink challenge Bam Bam Bigelow and Luna Vachon. [4] On May 23, 2010 Doink the Clown, portrayed by Dusty Wolfe, interfered against Skandor Akbar and his men Dr. Knuckles and Rommel. ~~~The four Doinks were Luke and Butch of the Bushwhackers and Mabel and Mo of Men on a Mission plus their manager Oscar. [22] He made his in ring televised debut on the January 31, 1993 edition of Wrestling Challenge defeating Bob East. August 2, 1993 RAW: Randy Macho Man Savage defeated Doink the Clown. January 15, 2006 Mid-South Wrestling Alliance: Doink the Clown (Dusty Wolfe) defeated Seth Allen. WWE attorney Jerry McDevitt said the suit was without merit and blamed the attorneys for taking advantage of the families involved. June 25, 2005 Far North Wrestling: Doink the Clown vs Lord Zoltan ended in a Double DQ. 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. November 11, 2005 Ted DiBiases Power Wrestling Alliance: Doink The Clown defeated Kamala. He clashed with Crush at WrestleMania IX, a match which he won after the appearance of an identical Doink (played by Steve Keirn) from underneath the ring. Dink was introduced as a present to Doink the Clown by Santa Claus himself on an edition of WWF Superstars of Wrestling that aired on November 27, 1993. From then on, Dink accompanied Doink to ringside and took part in the clown antics played on opponents. April 10, 2011 PWF: Judas Young defeated Matt Borne. Rather than meekly retreating after the Hawaiian big man apparently injured his arm, the clown went on the attack. April 17, 1995 RAW: Doink The Clown defeated Raymond Roy. May 6, 2006 East Coast Championship Wrestling: Doink The Clown defeafed Tex McCoy. March 15, 1993 RAW: Doink the Clown vs Kamala ended in a Double DQ. This shift neutered one of the edgiest characters of the day. In Mexico there is a tradition for the midget wrestlers to imitate "full sized" wrestlers such as Mascarita Sagrada and Mascara Sagrada. In Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling on June 6, 1980, he won his first championship, also the first of two tag titles he would hold with Buzz Sawyer. Doink the Clown is a gimmick used by several wrestlers since the 1990s. Borne then changed his ring name to Borne Again, and continued wearing the clown suit, albeit without the wig, wearing a minimal amount of face paint, as well as growing out his hair and beard. May 11, 2006 Acts Wrestling Alliance: Doink the Clown defeated Tarzan Taylor w/Mr. Watch every Premium Live Event and get unlimited access to WWE's premium content - available to you anywhere, anytime, on any device. Once the circus music started, WWE fans instantly knew that Doink the Clown was on his way to the ring. [5], In late 1992, Jackson signed on with the WWF and started to team up with The Bushwhackers in their feud against The Beverly Brothers. And oftentimes in the Land of the Rising Sun, the wrestling events featured a very talented performer who went by the name of Little Tokyo. June 14, 1993 RAW: Marty Jannetty vs. Doink the Clown ended in a Double Countout. April 18, 1993 Wrestling Challenge: Doink The Clown defeated Jim Powers. [32] The suit was filed by the mother of two of Osborne's four children, and was litigated by attorney Konstantine Kyros, who has been involved in a number of other lawsuits against WWE. 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. July 11, 2000 JCW Vol.1: Insane Clown Posse defeated Doink The Clown (Truth Martini) and Doink The Clown (Terek The Great). April 7, 2005 Powerslam Pro Wrestling: Doink defeated The German Giant in Red Jacket. One of the mottos that WWE is proud of is that of putting smiles on peoples faces. [29] He was 55 years old. He represents the company going too far with occupational gimmicks and cartoonish characters in one fell swoop. Numerous other wrestlers have portrayed the gimmick on the independent circuit. Watch WrestleMania and other WWE Premium Live Events on Flow. [15] Borne and Sawyer feuded with fellow Pringle protege Dingo Warrior after falling out with him during a six-man tag match, with Warrior turning babyface as a direct result of the incident.[16]. At Wrestlemania 10 Ray Licachelli became playing Doink and stayed the character until Doinks WWF end in 1995. Then, a year later at WrestleMania III, he was involved in a wild Mixed Tag Team Match, as Haiti Kid, Little Beaver and Hillbilly Jim faced King Kong Bundy, Lord Littlebrook and Little Tokyo in front of more than 93,000 WWE fans. February 27, 1995 RAW: Doink The Clown defeated Bob Cook. April, 11, 1993 UK Rampage: Doink The Clown defeated Kamala. October 26, 2006 International Championship Wrestling: Virgil defeated Doink The Clown. Perfect defeated Doink in their third match. January 13, 2007 APW Gym Wars: KAFU defeated Doink the Clown. January 18, 1993 RAW: Highlights of Doink The Clown attacking Crush with a prosthetic arm were showen. 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. Watch every Premium Live Event and enjoy some of your favorite WWE content on Disney + HotStar. WWE is saddened by the news that Matt Osborne, aka the original Doink the Clown, has passed away. January 22, 1995 Royal Rumble: Doink The Clown entered at #8 but was eliminated by Kwang (Savio Vega). Plus, get every WWE Premium Live Event, your favorite shows, new movies, live sports, and more. On May 25, 1990 he defeated Kerry Von Erich for the USWA Texas Heavyweight Title and dropped the title back to Von Erich on June 1. They took on The Royal Family, which consisted of Jerry The King Lawler, Sleazy, Queasy, and Cheesy. September 13, 1993 - RAW: Doink The Clown defeated Rich Myers. Related: 5 Reasons WrestleMania 27 Is The Worst One Ever (& 5 Why It's WrestleMania 9). In 1991, Osborne signed with World Championship Wrestling and debuted as "Big Josh", an outdoorsman who danced with bears and was friends with Tommy Rich. Doink the Clown: Bio Once the circus music started, WWE fans instantly knew that Doink the Clown was on his way to the ring. However, his tenure with the company was short-lived due to personal problems.[25]. April 7, 2012 TCW: Doink The Clown defeated Les Mayne. In Mid-South Wrestling, he allied with Ted DiBiase and Jim Duggan as a member of The Rat Pack, a heel stable, and won their tag title with DiBiase. October 24, 2009 VIP: Christian Able defeated Doink The Clown. The beginnings of the Doink the Clown character were slow and subtle. In the years that followed, the duo provided some of WWE's most memorable moments. 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After leaving ECW, Osborne wrestled on the independent circuit, for several reunion shows and for various independent promotions under his Matt Borne ring name. Ray Apollo returned to play him in the Gimmick Battle Royal at WrestleMania X-Seven. April 14, 2007 Powerhouse Wrestling of New England: Doink defeated Moondog Maximus. 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. That was Matt Borne, who had actually put over Ricky Steamboat in one of the stronger matches of the original WrestleMania event. And WWE returned to Doink, too, usually as a gag with wrestlers including Eugene, The Brooklyn Brawler, and Chris Jericho either playing the part or disguising themselves as Doink for various shenanigans. At least good ole JR didn't say, "it's a little Tiger Jackson . With names like Lord Littlebrook, Little Tokyo and The Haiti Kid, these competitors werent the largest guys in the locker room, but that didnt stop them from stealing the show night after night. November 19, 2005 Mid South Wrestling Alliance: Doink the Clown (Dusty Wolfe) defeated Shawn Sanders w/Moustafa Sharmout. Plus, get every WWE Premium Live Event and the worlds best TV and movies. IWA United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time), NWA Southwest Television Championship (1 time), RCW United States Tag Team Championship (1 time) with Jay Love, This page was last edited on 7 April 2023, at 12:04. January 27, 2007 Impact Zone Wrestling: Honky Tonk Man defeated Doink the Clown. WWE Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. Lee gets the central focus, C.M. June 10, 2006 Southern Championship Wrestling: Lord Humongous defeated Doink and Will Owens in a 3-WAY. April 5, 2005 American Wrestling Federation: Kimchee w/Prince Nasseem defeated Doink. The Beverly Brothers recruited Little Louie to even the sides but to little success falling to the combination of the Bushwhackers and Tiger Jackson time and again including a prime time loss on the Road to WrestleMania IX Special shown on March 28. World Wrestling Federation Evil Doink (Played by Matt Borne): World Wrestling Federation Doink and Dink: Results from Mid-South (Oklahoma), Impact Zone (Oklahoma), or Asylum Championship (Texas) Doink is Dusty Wolfe. During a match between Doink and Randy Savage on Monday Night Raw, Giroux climbed out from under the ring dressed like a miniature version of Randy Savage (instantly dubbed the Macho Midget). And Doink showed that he was no joke in the ring. Undertaker v. Adam Bomb in a casket match was the main event. January 8, 2005 Superstars of Wrestling: Frank Parker b Doink (Drake Tungsten) in Bluefield, West Virginia. On the September 13, 1993 Raw, Doink poured a pail of water over Bobby Heenan, marking his fan favorite turn. Doink the Clown: Doink's friendly Mini Me. When Doink the Clown beat Crush at WrestleMania 9, it was not the first WrestleMania match for the man beneath the paint. Other topics include the transition to the New Generation Era, turning Doink babyface, WrestleMania 17, wrestling in the Northeast, the travel around the world, being paired with Dink, working . Claude Giroux (born July 13, 1956) is a Canadian-born midget wrestler whose career spans over 20 years. January 7, 2009 World Pro Wrestling: Honky Tonk Man and Doink The Clown vs. Jerry Grey and Mighty Volkoff was a NoContest. [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. He portrayed two personas during that timeframe that became lovable to the WWE Universe. July 6, 2008 World Pro Wrestling: SoCal Crazy defeated Doink The Clown. July 6, 2008 World Pro Wrestling: Shawn Riddik defeated Doink The Clown. Played by Steve Lombardi, he wrestled Rob Conway on an October 2005 episode of Raw. In the early days of his career, Giroux wrestled in many National Wrestling Alliance territories, for the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico, and in Germany, as well. SmackDown results, April 28, 2023: Find out who was drafted in Night One of the 2023 WWE Draft, WWE NXT Spring Breakin' results, April 25, 2023: Indi Hartwell retains the NXT Women's Championship in gutsy performance at Spring Breakin', Roman Reigns survives Cody Rhodes with controversial victory at WrestleMania, 30 greatest WWE Title changes: WWE Top 10 special edition, April 23, 2023, Dominik Mysterios career lookback: WWE Playlist, Triple H introduces the World Heavyweight Championship. [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. August 7, 1993 Superstars: Doink The Clown defeated Joey Maggs. September 3, 2006 Cleveland All-Pro Wrestling: Doink The Clown defeated Judge Krush. November 27, 1993 Superstars: Doink The Clown defeated Sid Garrison. In 2005, at WrestleReunion II Borne participated in an eight-man tag team match alongside Andrew Martin, Steve Corino and The Masked Superstar. It was a simpler time in wrestling, and having a wrestler produce a double of himself only enhanced an underlying sense that Doink was fundamentally different from the other heels around him. January 22, 1994 Royal Rumble: Doink The Clown entered at #14 but was eliminated by Bam Bam Bigelow. As it turned out, Doink the Clown peaked at WrestleMania 9. 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. Watch every Premium Live Event and enjoy some of your favorite WWE content on Disney + HotStar. June 26, 1993 Superstars: Doink The Clown defeated Scott Dane. Doink The Clown has been played by various WWE wrestlers over the years. July 4, 2006 World Pro Wrestling: Honky Tonk Man defeated Doink the Clown. However, the fans hated this,[25] as ECW was viewed as an alternative to the WWF and WCW and seeing a gimmick like this made Doink a villain for a completely different reason. Follow him on Twitter @miketchin. Then, at the 1994 Survivor Series, Doink was joined by Dink, Pink, and Wink in a team collectively known as Clowns R Us. October 16, 1995 RAW: Hunter Heurst Helmsley defeated Doink The Clown. This was all part and parcel of the popular demand that they were in. [2] Giroux also made appearances in the World Wrestling Federation from 1982, often teaming with his brother Lionel Giroux who wrestled as "Little Beaver". 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. In 1989, World Class merged with United States Wrestling Association based in Memphis, Tennessee. The sight of the Macho Midget distracted Doink long enough to be rolled up for a loss after Doinks own tactics were turned on him. June 11, 2005 EWF: Doink the Clown defeated Noah Lott. [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." Doink (Matt Osborne) also had a few matches in 1994 in southeast Michigan. They were scheduled to meet on August 15, 2010. This caused them to lose the Wrecking Ball Wrestling tag titles. April 2006: Doink The Clown (Dusty Wolfe) went on tour in Korea, Japan, Guam, and Hawaii (Virgil defeated Doink). Arguably the most successful individual of his group in the late 1980s and early 90s was a man named Claude Giroux. May 28, 2005 Empire Wrestling Federation: Doink the Clown defeated Mad Max Martin. Watch every Premium Live Event and enjoy some of your favorite WWE content on Disney + HotStar. Doink loved to torture early rivals Randy Savage, Bret Hart and especially Crush. March 3, 2007 Big Time Wrestling: Doink the Clown beat The Russian Hammer w/Johnny Fabulous. After this, Osborne returned to a full-time schedule, continuing to compete on a semi-regular basis all over the United States for the last several years until a few days before his death on June 28, 2013. His attitude insinuated that he had developed borderline personality disorder from having been forced to wrestle as a clown; after winning matches he would dress his opponent in clown accessories to humiliate them. Finally, the final Doink, who still plays Doink any time they pull Doinks character out of the mothballs for some reason or another, is the Brooklyn Brawler/Steve Lombardi. Watch WrestleMania and other WWE Premium Live Events on Flow. ET on Tuesday, May 30. July 10, 1993 Superstars: Crush defeated Doink The Clown by count-out. He also suffered from heart disease, which had been a contributing factor in his death. He would squirt children with trick flowers and delight in making little tykes cry. The next Doink was Ray Apollo/Ray Licamelli, a friend of Bam Bam Bigelows who used to work indys in the New Jersey area. May 5, 2012 TCW: TCW International heavyweight champion Tim Storm defeated Doink The Clown to retain the title. [15] He also won the Texas Heavyweight Championship and defended the title at the Christmas Star Wars event against The Iron Sheik. However, his history is more complicated than it appears at first blush, including much more compelling beginnings than endings and changes to who played the gimmick. Tiger Jackson on his DInk WWE Character THE HANNIBAL TV 354K subscribers 8.3K views 6 years ago Tiger Jackson on "Dink" Character Former WWE little person star Tiger Jackson aka Dink aka. Watch every Premium Live Event and get unlimited access to WWE's premium content - available to you anywhere, anytime, on any device. March 22, 1993 RAW: Doink the Clown defeated Koko B. Ware. Sign up for BINGE to watch. From getting beat up by Stone Cold to having a match with Heath Slater. March 7, 1994 RAW: Doink The Clown defeated Iron Mike Sharpe. [13] Throughout the year Borne would face a variety of opponents on television and at live events, and the highlight of this stint was losing to Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat at the first WrestleMania in Madison Square Garden. ~~~Crush (Brian Adams) confronted Doink the Clown at ringside who only taunted Crush with his evil tricks. June 21, 1993 RAW: Marty Jannetty defeated Doink the Clown in a Best 2/3 Falls match. Dink has turned up in full outfit. While acting as a manager, Giroux occasionally also wrestled as Dink, twice on Pay Per View. [26] On December 10, 2007, Osborne reprised the role of Doink at Raw's 15th Anniversary as he took part in a Legends Battle Royal. Wrestling Canadian Hall of Fame: Tiger Jackson". We would like to send you notifications for the latest news and updates. Reynolds) beat Tracy Smothers by reverse decision. The original and in many fans eyes (including mine) the best was Matt Borne. This caused them to lose the Wrecking Ball Wrestling tag titles. Doink and Dink also battled with Bigelow and Luna Vachon in a feud that culminated at WrestleMania X. Doink would later encounter Jerry Lawler again in a match at Survivor Series. In the 1990s, Claude Giroux followed that tradition after working for the WWF for about 6 months, appearing as miniature versions of several full-sized wrestlers. April 3, 1993 Superstars: Doink The Clown defeated Dale Wolfe. [10] He was selected by Rhino to face Chris Benoit on the July 31, 2003 Smackdown!.[11]. July 26, 1993 RAW: Doink The Clown defeated Phil Apollo. Watch WrestleMania and other WWE Premium Live Events on Flow. August 13, 2005 Portland Wrestling: Skag Rollins defeated Doink the Clown (Matt Osborne). pic.twitter.com/LCxWBXhTtC. When the Dink gimmick was phased out by 1995, Giroux left the WWF as well, working mainly on the independent circuit ever since. Then, at the 1994 Survivor Series, Doink was joined by Dink, Pink, and Wink in a team collectively known as "Clowns R Us". 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. March 3, 2007 CIW: Doink the Clown and Nacho Libre defeated Mr. Main Event and Jim Rivard. 20 Apr 2023 12:31:39 He would also briefly use the character in United States Wrestling Association in February before returning to WWF television in March. September 1, 2007 -WPW: Jerry Grey and Doink beat Navajo Warrior and Honky Tonk Man after HTM turned on Warrior. Rather than appear in preview vignettes or debuting in the ring, this was a character fans first saw among the crowd watching WWE events. April 26, 2010 CWI: Doink The Clown defeated RJ City. July 2, 2012 RAW:Heath Slater defeated Doink the Clown. Whenever these little people were a part of a live event, one could be assured to go on a veritable roller coaster ride of fun and frolic. Indeed, Doink the Clown was no gag character, but rather an ambitious new kind of heel that Borne gamely made his own. October 17, 1994 RAW: Jeff Jarrett defeated Doink The Clown. June 24, 2006 New York Wrestling Connection: Doink the Clown (???) August 8, 1993 Wrestling Challenge: Doink The Clown defeated Tony DiMoro. Jerry Springer Passes Away At Age 79. Watch WrestleMania and other WWE Premium Live Events on Flow. ( WATCH). For better or for worse, the fact that multiple wrestlers played Doink in WWE opened up additional space for Matt Borne and others to hold onto the character on the indies. Pro Wrestling Illustrated, March 1993 issue, p.27. May 27, 2005 Superstar Wrestling Federation: Doink the Clown (Drake Tungsten?) Anonymous (WWE employee) wrote: The original Doink was Matt Borne.. Other wrestlers, with far more tenuous connections to the clown persona, took it on for other small-time appearances. March 1, 1993 RAW: Doink the Clown defeated Koko B. Ware by Submission. Copyright 2023 Fightful, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Shortly afterward, however, Osborne was fired for re-occurring drug abuses. Plus, get every WWE Premium Live Event, your favorite shows, new movies, live sports, and more. Mr. After earning the wrath of a wicked Jerry Lawler following his inability to defeat The "Hit Man," Doink showed a kinder, gentler side. [1] Character history World Wrestling Federation WATCH OSBORNE AS BIG JOSH IN SIX-MAN ACTION. Shortly afterward, however, Osborne was fired for re-occurring drug abuses. The return of Dark Side of The Ring was previously announced, and the subjects of the episodes have been confirmed. March 13, 2010 WWS: Doink The Clown and Anthony Prime Time defeated Damien Darling and Danny Davis.
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