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. 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. Sign up for Peacock to watch. Watch every Premium Live Event and get unlimited access to WWE's premium content - available to you anywhere, anytime, on any device. August 14, 2010 NWA South West: Doink The Clown defeated Tom Donovan. February 27, 1993 Superstars:The Big Bossmandefeated Doink The Clown by disqualification. May 27, 2005 Superstar Wrestling Federation: Doink the Clown (Drake Tungsten?) August 8, 1994 RAW: Bam Bam Bigelow and Irwin R. Schyster defeated Tatanka and Doink The Clown. He's the author of the wrestling book, The Long Way Home. Arguably the most successful individual of his group in the late 1980s and early 90s was a man named Claude Giroux. Matthew Wade Osborne[1] (July 27, 1957 June 28, 2013), known professionally as Matt Borne, was an American professional wrestler. June 24, 2006 New York Wrestling Connection: Doink the Clown (???) 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. May 11, 2006 Acts Wrestling Alliance: Doink the Clown defeated Tarzan Taylor w/Mr. Sign up for Peacock to watch. He started taking delight in making children smile. Osborne was found dead on June 28, 2013, in the Plano, Texas apartment he lived in. 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. December 8, 2006 Great Lakes Championship Wrestling: Doink defeated Local Radio Guy. The return of Dark Side of The Ring was previously announced, and the subjects of the episodes have been confirmed. 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. ~~~After the match, The REAL Doink The Clown showed up and taunted and humiliated Bam Bam Bigelow. [6] 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.[7]. April, 11, 1993 UK Rampage: Doink The Clown defeated Kamala. July 4, 2006 World Pro Wrestling: Honky Tonk Man defeated Doink the Clown. [1] His last match was a loss to George Wells in the Cow Palace on April 29, 1986. [4] The new character debuted on March 27 for ISPW in New Jersey. June 18, 2006 Mid South Wrestling: Ricky Morton defeated Doink the Clown. Doink loved to torture early rivals Randy Savage, Bret Hart and especially Crush. July 18, 1993 Wrestling Challenge: Doink The Clown defeated Ken Hamilton. What happened? March 18, 2006 Impact Zone Wrestling: Lil Joe and Captain America and Doink beat Matt Garza and Prince al-Farat and The Jihad Kid. Pro Wrestling Illustrated, March 1993 issue, p.27. On the July 12, 2010 Raw, Doink teamed with William Regal, Primo and Zack Ryder to lose to Santino Marella, Goldust, Vladimir Kozlov and The Great Khali, when he was pinned by Khali. February 26, 2005: Doink the Clown defeated Big Daddy Kahuna in Adams, Massachusetts. Last edited on 27 November 2022, at 00:13, "Slam! WWE is saddened by the news that Matt Osborne, aka the original Doink the Clown, has passed away. Doink The Clown - Online World of Wrestling Jon Moxley Set To Compete At NJPW Resurgence. [29] He was 55 years old. When Doink the Clown beat Crush at WrestleMania 9, it was not the first WrestleMania match for the man beneath the paint. Dink The Clown | WWE Wiki | Fandom [1] Some of his villainous pranks included tripping Big Boss Man with a tripwire, "accidentally" poking Tatanka in the eye with a mop, dumping water on Marty Jannetty and attacking Crush with a loaded prosthetic arm. WWE Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. After Doink lost a match to then-World Heavyweight Champion Shane Douglas, Douglas went on to criticize 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. Doink seems to pop up every so often so let's run through each one of his one of appearances in WWE. 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. March 7, 1994 RAW: Doink The Clown defeated Iron Mike Sharpe. It earned him a match at WrestleMania X, as Doink and Dink faced Bam Bam Bigelow and Luna Vachon. [22] He made his in ring televised debut on the January 31, 1993 edition of Wrestling Challenge defeating Bob East. [22] Soon after his televised return, he began feuding with Crush after attacking him with a prosthetic arm on an episode of Superstars of Wrestling, which subsequently resulted in a match at WrestleMania IX. Rather than meekly retreating after the Hawaiian big man apparently injured his arm, the clown went on the attack. April 26, 2008 United States Wrestling Federation: Doink and Kamala (w/Kimchee) defeated Antoine Roy and Rush w/Vito Carlucci. Watch every Premium Live Event and get unlimited access to WWE's premium content - available to you anywhere, anytime, on any device. The fourth season of Dark Side of the Ring will premiere on VICE TV at 10 pm. March 19, 2006 Mid-South Wrestling Alliance: Doink the Clown defeated Brad Allen. December 25, 1993 Superstars: Doink The Clown defeated Reno Riggins. May 24, 1993 RAW: Mr. May 13, 2006 Powerhouse Wrestling: Doink The Clown defeated The Skunk. [6] On March 9, 1996 Doink defeated Zip on a WWF house show in Bangalore, India. April 2006: Doink The Clown (Dusty Wolfe) went on tour in Korea, Japan, Guam, and Hawaii (Virgil defeated Doink). May 6, 2005 Georgia Championship Wrestling: Doink the Clown defeated Jeff Lewis. The sight of the Macho Midget distracted Doink long enough to be rolled up for a pinfall. Then, at the 1994 Survivor Series, Doink was joined by Dink, Pink, and Wink in a team collectively known as "Clowns R Us". [14] On May 23, 2010, Doink the Clown, portrayed by Dusty Wolfe, interfered against Skandor Akbar and his men Dr. Knuckles and Rommel. April 7, 2007 CIW: Doink the Clown and Nacho Libre beat Wild Stallions and Mr. Main Event. February 25, 2007 Big Time Wrestling: Doink the Clown defeated Dr. Heresy. Jerry Springer Passes Away At Age 79. During a match between Doink and Randy Savage on Monday Night Raw,Jackson climbed out from under the ring dressed like a miniature version of Randy Savage (instantly dubbed the Macho Midget). April 13, 2008 BDW: Doink The Clown defeated Shadow Dragon. He wielded a prosthetic arm as a weapon to level Crush and set them up for an in ring feud. Borne debuted in the WWF on March 2, 1985, wrestling Rick McGraw to a time-limit draw in the Boston Garden. While acting as a manager,Dink also wrestled twice on pay-per-view. More than a journeyman whod lucked into that match with The Dragon, Borne was a respected veteran whod worked for different NWA territories before that first WWE residency. The Doink character originally wrestled in the World Wrestling Federation and now can be found occasionally on the independent wrestling circuit in the United States. RT @IANdrewTheGiant: Doink's in his smart/casual clown gear. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. At least good ole JR didn't say, "it's a little Tiger Jackson . 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. [2] He is still active in the Canadian Independent circuit. 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. Originally played by second-generation star, Maniac Matt Borne, Doink the evil. Season 4 premieres May 30, 10P on @vicetv. After his debut,Jackson helped Randy Savage out a few times but also went back to teaming with the Bushwhackers, this time working as The Macho Midget.. [33] The lawsuit was dismissed by US District Judge Vanessa Lynne Bryant, who ruled that they failed to show that his death was linked to chronic traumatic encephalopathy.[34]. Doink the Clown | WWE He also wrestled alongside some other now known names such as Al Snow and Terry Funk when wrestling for MTW. November 24, 2007 XWA: JDoink the Clown and Short Sleeve Sampson defeated Michael Sain. Anonymous (WWE employee) wrote: The original Doink was Matt Borne.. At SummerSlam, Jerry Lawler hired Doink to wrestle Hart as he feigned injury, which "the Hitman" won by disqualification when Lawler interfered. January 23, 1994 RAW: Doink The Clown defeated Joey Stallings. Competing as himself, he defeated Bill Jordan. 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. February 27, 1995 RAW: Doink The Clown defeated Bob Cook. June 14, 1993 RAW: Marty Jannetty vs. Doink the Clown ended in a Double Countout. January 17, 2009 AWA: Doink The Clown, Big John Cooper and Chad Krosse defeated Captain Spaulding, Kaleb Alexander and Otis. Borne then made a few appearances with Douglas as "himself", sporting his face half-painted with the Doink makeup. Played by Steve Lombardi, he wrestled Rob Conway on an October 2005 episode of Raw. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. [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. From that position, he pranked fans before building up to playing tricks on babyface wrestlers as well. . [4][5] Now as a fan favorite and with a new midget sidekick Dink, Doink was more of a comic relief character, but continued to pull pranks on other wrestlers (albeit more harmless and silly than outright cruel), mostly on heels like Lawler and Bobby Heenan, even throwing a bucket of confetti on Bam Bam Bigelow once. The next Doink was Ray Apollo/Ray Licamelli, a friend of Bam Bam Bigelows who used to work indys in the New Jersey area. His ring name under this gimmick was "Borne Again". And Doink showed that he was no joke in the ring. November 11, 2005 Ted DiBiases Power Wrestling Alliance: Doink The Clown defeated Kamala. Hornswoggle is arguably the most successful and recognizable competitor from his fraternity. March 15, 1993 RAW: Doink the Clown vs Kamala ended in a Double DQ. May 25, 2001 Superstars Of All-Star Wrestling: Doink The Clown (Dusty Wolfe) defeated Sheik Omar in Council Bluffs, IA. 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. Dink, as Tiger Jackson, made appearances in the World Wrestling Federation from 1982, often teaming with his brother, Little Beaver. April 10, 2010 Extreme Wrestling Federation: Jimmy Jacobs defeated Doink the Clown in Muncie, Indiana. Watch every Premium Live Event and enjoy some of your favorite WWE content on Shahid. 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That September, he reformed his tag team with Buzz Sawyer under the management of Percival Pringle III to win a one-day tournament to crown new World Tag Team Champions. The joker tumbled into a WWE ring at WrestleMania X-Seven in a Gimmick Battle Royal, teamed with Kane and Eugene against Umaga, Viscera & Kevin Thorn in perhaps the weirdest tag match in WWE history and was last seen on July 2, 2012 in a losing effort against Heath Slater. October 24, 2009 VIP: Christian Able defeated Doink The Clown. Perfect ended in a time limit draw. Doink the Clown: Doink's friendly Mini Me. ( WATCH). November 24, 1993 Survivor Series: A Team of Doinks defeated Bam Bam Bigelow and Bastien Booger and The Headshrinkers. After leaving ECW, Osborne wrestled on the independent circuit, for several reunion shows and for various independent promotions under his Matt Borne ring name. The Infamous Debut of Dink Doink - YouTube While Apollo had talent, he didnt own the character the way Borne had. After beating his opponents, he would make them dress in clown outfits. Bar Room Brawl at Vengeance in 2003. [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." May 28, 2005 Empire Wrestling Federation: Doink the Clown defeated Mad Max Martin. March 13, 2010 WWS: Doink The Clown and Anthony Prime Time defeated Damien Darling and Danny Davis. [2] Giroux also made appearances in the World Wrestling Federation from 1982, often teaming with his brother Lionel Giroux who wrestled as "Little Beaver". Ray Apollo returned to play him in the Gimmick Battle Royal at WrestleMania X-Seven. No matter whom hes been involved with or what hes been involved in, the diminutive Irishman has proven that good things do indeed come in small packages. May 26, 2007 Anarchy Championship Wrestling: Rory Fox defeated Doink The Clown (Dusty Wolfe). Depending on how you look at him, Doink The Clown is one of the best products of WWE 's New Generation Era. March 7, 1993 Wrestling Challenge: Doink The Clown defeated Joey Maggs. April 17, 1995 RAW: Doink The Clown defeated Raymond Roy. A rugged brawler in promotions like Mid-South Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling, Osborne made a major impact in WWE under the greasepaint of a prankster named Doink one of the most enduring personas of the early 90s. For the British recipient of the George Cross, see, World Class Championship Wrestling (19861989), United States Wrestling Association (19891991). It was not uncommon to see a group pup their tents in the World Wide Wrestling Federation for a few weeks, then pick up stakes and venture to the American Wrestling Association (AWA), then fly to Japan for an appearance. Our deepest condolences go out to Osbornes family, friends and fans. As it turned out, Doink the Clown peaked at WrestleMania 9. March 20, 1993 Superstars: Doink The Clown defeated Larry Sampson. Raw results, April 24, 2023: Bad Bunny challenged Damian Priest to a Street Fight at WWE Backlash in Puerto Rico! 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]. [15] He also won the Texas Heavyweight Championship and defended the title at the Christmas Star Wars event against The Iron Sheik. Doink The Clown turned babyface and introduced a little clown sidekicked named. Smooth w/Julius Sweet beat Doink. A coda to Doinks full-time run in WWE came a year and half after hed stopped having matches on TV. September 25, 2011 DOA: Matt Bourne vs. Dave Hess ended in a no contest. Plus, get every WWE Premium Live Event, your favorite shows, new movies, live sports, and more. April 10, 2005 NEPW April Assault: Doink the Clown (T.C. Doink was also revealed as a post-launch superstar for WWE 2K Battlegrounds (2020) and headlined the "Clowning Around Pack" DLC in WWE 2K22 (2022) (the latter in his heel persona); this version of Doink also appeared in WWE 2K23. 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. After making appearances in late 1992 in the crowd and at ringside, playing tricks on the fans and wrestlers, the Doink character made his in-ring debut in the WWF in 1993, originally wrestling as a technically sound heel. defeated Mike Smiley. After losing the match, all six midgets attacked Jerry Lawler and chased him from the ring. Visit Sony LIV to sign in or sign up and enjoy WWE's premium content. 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. May 27, 2005 Superstar Wrestling Federation: Doink (Drake Tungsten) defeated Scotty McKeever. January 22, 1994 Superstars: Doink The Clown defeated Cory Student. August 14, 1995 RAW: Waylon Mercy defeated Doink The Clown by Submission. Watch WrestleMania and other WWE Premium Live Events on Flow. November 2005: apparently there is a Doink wrestling in Minnesota for Sheik Al Kaissey and his name is Marty Hamilton. On the September 13, 1993 Raw, Doink poured a pail of water over Bobby Heenan, marking his fan favorite turn. 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. [1][12] In Canada, he worked for All Star Wrestling and Maple Leaf Wrestling. October 4, 1993 RAW: Doink The Clown defeated Corey Student. April 14, 2007 CIW: The Clash defeated Doink The Cown and Nacho Libre. The beginnings of the Doink the Clown character were slow and subtle. Ranking Every WWE DOINK From Worst To Best - Page 6 - WhatCulture.com June 25, 2005 Far North Wrestling: Doink the Clown vs Lord Zoltan ended in a Double DQ. [21] Borne would shortly thereafter become Doink the Clown, in a villainous clown gimmick that would frequently pull tricks on wrestlers at ringside as well as fans. ( PHOTOS). October 27, 2007 Northeast Wrestling: Doink and. 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. Most recently, among the cameos and hidden details from Money in the Bank 2020's was a Doink appearance at WWE headquarters. Prestigious. June 21, 1993 RAW: Marty Jannetty defeated Doink the Clown in a Best 2/3 Falls match. [27] At that time Wolfe no-showed the event to avoid the wrath of Borne. We would like to send you notifications for the latest news and updates. May 16, 1993 Wrestling Challenge: Doink The Clown vs. Mr. A rugged brawler in promotions like Mid-South Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling, Osborne made a major impact in WWE under the greasepaint of a prankster named Doink one of the most enduring personas of the early '90s. December 1, 2006 Big Time Wrestling: Doink the Clown defeated Antoine Roy. 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. Doink The Clown | WWE Wiki | Fandom From getting beat up by Stone Cold to having a match with Heath Slater. Sports-entertainment has always been a big mans game, but there was a very special and unique group that showcased their talents well before WWE became a global juggernaut. In 1989, World Class merged with United States Wrestling Association based in Memphis, Tennessee. Dinks first PPV appearance was on March 20, 1994 at WrestleMania X, teaming with Doink to face Bam Bam Bigelow and Luna Vachon in a losing effort. September 8, 2007 East Coast Championship Wrestling: G.Q. May 5, 2012 TCW: TCW International heavyweight champion Tim Storm defeated Doink The Clown to retain the title. 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. Bam Bam Bigelow & Luna vs. Doink & Dink: WrestleMania 10 - WWE Reynolds) in Painesville, Ohio. 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. August 29, 2009 PWW: Jimmy Jacobs defeated Doink The Clown, Craven, Zach Gowen and Chris Xion in a 5-way ladder match to become #1 contender for the world title. May 3, 1993 RAW: Doink the Clown defeated The Kamikaze Kid. October 16, 1995 RAW: Hunter Heurst Helmsley defeated Doink The Clown. July 21, 2007 Mr. Chainsaw Productions Wrestling: Josh Abercrombie won an Elimination match to win the MCPW World title. In Mexico there is a tradition for the midget wrestlers to imitate "full sized" wrestlers such as Mascarita Sagrada and Mascara Sagrada. [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.
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