Visit Sony LIV to sign in or sign up and enjoy WWE's premium content. 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. March 18, 2006 Impact Zone Wrestling: Lil Joe and Captain America and Doink beat Matt Garza and Prince al-Farat and The Jihad Kid. The most recognizable of this entourage was Max Mini, and he was joined by the likes of Mascarita Sagrada, El Torito and La Parkita. July 7, 2006 Alabama Wrestling Federation: Doink and The Commandos beat. Smooth w/Julius Sweet beat Doink. Relive one of the oddest matches in WrestleMania history as Doink and Dink challenge Bam Bam Bigelow and Luna Vachon. Visit Sony LIV to sign in or sign up and enjoy WWE's premium content. June 25, 2010 SCW: Matt Borne defeated Sugarmask. July 4, 2006 World Pro Wrestling: Honky Tonk Man defeated Doink the Clown. To make matters worse, WWE parted ways with Matt Borne around this time, leading to Ray Apollo taking on the character. May 27, 2005 Superstar Wrestling Federation: Doink the Clown (Drake Tungsten?) May 19, 2006 World of Hurt Wrestling: Doink the Clown defeated The Jersey Devil. September 10, 2005 Pro Wrestling Entertainment: Doink The Clown defeated Jackpot w/Max Speed. January 22, 1994 Superstars: Doink The Clown defeated Cory Student. ( WATCH), The history of these talented performers can be traced back to the decade of the 1950s when the province of Quebec, Canada gave the world two of the biggest little people of all time. [28] 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. Watch every Premium Live Event and get unlimited access to WWE's premium content - available to you anywhere, anytime, on any device. January 8, 2005 New Era Pro Wrestling: Aaron Andrews defeated Doink the Clown (T.C. November 20, 2010 All Out Mayhem: Doink the Clown Matt Borne defeated Demoltion Ax by DQ in South Portland, Maine. Doink played cruel jokes on both fans and wrestlers to both amuse himself and catch his victims off-guard. June 5, 2010 WXW: Matt Borne defeated Anthony Michaels. September 12, 1993 - Wrestling Challenge: Doink The Clown defeated Scott Despres. Sign up for Peacock to watch. Doink the Clown: Bio Once the circus music started, WWE fans instantly knew that Doink the Clown was on his way to the ring. [11] From then on, Dink accompanied Doink to ringside and took part in the clown antics played on opponents. November 24, 1993 Survivor Series: A Team of Doinks defeated Bam Bam Bigelow and Bastien Booger and The Headshrinkers. Sign up for Peacock to watch. May 6, 2006 East Coast Championship Wrestling: Doink The Clown defeafed Tex McCoy. January 16, 1994 Wrestling Challenge: Doink The Clown defeated Rich Myers. November 27, 1993 Superstars: Doink The Clown defeated Sid Garrison. Stevie Lawn wrote in: There has been several men who have played Doink. March 22, 1993 RAW: Doink the Clown defeated Koko B. Ware. August 13, 2010 EWF: Doink The Clown defeated Mr. Main Event. 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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. May 16, 1993 Wrestling Challenge: Doink The Clown vs. Mr. Doink The Clown has been played by various WWE wrestlers over the years. 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, Were back with these 10 all-new episodes. In Mexico there is a tradition for the midget wrestlers to imitate "full sized" wrestlers such as Mascarita Sagrada and Mascara Sagrada. Dutch Mantell narrated the first season, but Chris Jericho took over as the narrator for the next two seasons. 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. [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]. This is, to date, Doink's final official appearance on WWE television. September 25, 2011 DOA: Matt Bourne vs. Dave Hess ended in a no contest. January 15, 2006 Mid-South Wrestling Alliance: Doink the Clown (Dusty Wolfe) defeated Seth Allen. Even WWE Hall of Famer The Fabulous Moolah devoted some of her time and effort to training little ladies like Diamond Lil, Darling Dagmar and Princess Little Dove. Plus, get every WWE Premium Live Event and the worlds best TV and movies. 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. Matt Osborne (as Doink) appeared in WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game and several versions of the video game WWE Raw. Doink seems to pop up every so often so let's run through each one of his one of appearances in WWE. [4] Outside of his stint as Dink the Clown, Giroux also performed in the WWF as Tiger Jackson in the 1980s and as The Macho Midget in the 1990s. Pro Wrestling Illustrated, March 1993 issue, p.27. The Haiti Kid quickly established himself as a dynamic performer inside the squared circle, and that led to some notable engagements. Show more Show more. [30] The cause of death was later determined to be an accidental overdose of morphine and hydrocodone. January 8, 2005 Superstars of Wrestling: Frank Parker b Doink (Drake Tungsten) in Bluefield, West Virginia. November 19, 2005 Mid South Wrestling Alliance: Doink the Clown (Dusty Wolfe) defeated Shawn Sanders w/Moustafa Sharmout. June 2, 2012 TCW: The Giant Titan and Tim Storm defeated Doink The Clown and Killer Nikles. Jon Moxley Set To Compete At NJPW Resurgence. Sign up for Peacock to watch. Rather than meekly retreating after the Hawaiian big man apparently injured his arm, the clown went on the attack. July 10, 1993 Superstars: Crush defeated Doink The Clown by count-out. March 13, 2010 WWS: Doink The Clown and Anthony Prime Time defeated Damien Darling and Danny Davis. May 26, 2007 Anarchy Championship Wrestling: Rory Fox defeated Doink The Clown (Dusty Wolfe). February 14, 1993 Wrestling Challenge: Doink The Clown defeated Bobby Young. Their antics throughout their matches would have the audience enjoying themselves to the highest degree. He started taking delight in making children smile. In the 1980s, when WWE became what the world was watching, another diminutive grappler came onto the scene with prominence. May 24, 1993 RAW: Mr. 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. 19 10 2004 WWE TABOO TUESDAY FULL RESULTS, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. May 26, 2006 Blue Water Championship Wrestling: Doink and Candyman beat Kato and Masked Grappler. Bet he feels so embarrassed. After leaving ECW, Osborne wrestled on the independent circuit, for several reunion shows and for various independent promotions under his Matt Borne ring name. January 23, 1994 RAW: Doink The Clown defeated Joey Stallings. Watch WrestleMania and other WWE Premium Live Events on Flow. March 24, 2007 Blackballd Wrestling Organization: Shatter defeated Nemo and Doink in a 3-WAY. Reynolds?) [14] On May 23, 2010, Doink the Clown, portrayed by Dusty Wolfe, interfered against Skandor Akbar and his men Dr. Knuckles and Rommel. June 2, 2007 East Coast Championship Wrestling: Doink the Clown defeated Tex McCoy. "School of Hard Knocks: A Daily News Reporter Gets a Serious Education Learning the Professional Wrestling Ropes", "Professional wrestler Licameli enjoys life as Doink the Clown", Matt Osbone's 2001 WWF match, from WrestlingData.com, Matt Osborne's 2007 WWE match, from WrestlingData.com, "WWF/E Vengeance results, from TheHistoryOfWWWE.com, "Pruett's Pause: WWE Raw SuperShow - A.J. July 29, 2005 Far North Wrestling: Doink the Clown defeated Kriss Krude w/Raylene. April 2006: Doink The Clown (Dusty Wolfe) went on tour in Korea, Japan, Guam, and Hawaii (Virgil defeated Doink). 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. October 24, 2009 VIP: Christian Able defeated Doink The Clown. January 1993: Doink The Clown began showing up at TV events mengling with the fans and playing evil pranks. Sign up for BINGE to watch. [13] Then afterwards, Giroux left the WWF in spring 1995. Watch WrestleMania and other WWE Premium Live Events on Flow. While acting as a manager, Giroux occasionally also wrestled as Dink, twice on Pay Per View. 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. Osborne cited in a shoot interview that Bam Bam Bigelow did not like putting over Osborne. He went on to spend time in World Class, WCW, and in Memphis in the late 1980s and early 1990s before finding himself back in WWE and ready for the biggest push of his career. August 8, 1993 Wrestling Challenge: Doink The Clown defeated Tony DiMoro. [18] During his stint with WCW, Osborne won the United States Tag Team Championship with Ron Simmons and the World Six-Man Tag Team Championship with Dustin Rhodes and Tom Zenk. The return of Dark Side of The Ring was previously announced, and the subjects of the episodes have been confirmed. January 28, 2005 Far North Wrestling: Doink the Clown defeated Lord Zoltan. Since 1997, Doink has appeared sporadically in WWE. With Midget Wrestling being seen as a sideshow to the "tall version", Giroux tended to travel from promotion to promotion instead of staying in one area for a long time. Reynolds) beat Tracy Smothers by reverse decision. Two days later Borne suffered his first recorded defeat, losing to David Sammartino in Hershey, PA. 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. Perfect defeated Doink the Clown. The beginnings of the Doink the Clown character were slow and subtle. WWE attorney Jerry McDevitt said the suit was without merit and blamed the attorneys for taking advantage of the families involved. [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. WWE is saddened by the news that Matt Osborne, aka the original Doink the Clown, has passed away. 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. 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. We're back with these 10 all-new episodes. Lee gets the central focus, C.M. 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. May 8, 2010 Pro Wrestling Syndicate: Doink the Clown (Matt Borne) vs. Hacksaw Jim Duggan ended in a Double Count-out. There was Sky Low Low, a baldheaded 86-pound package of dynamite, and Little Beaver, who represented his Indian heritage proudly. [12] On June 2, 2007, Doink, Eugene and Kane defeated Umaga, Viscera and Kevin Thorn on Saturday Night's Main Event XXXIV. Osborne said this subsequently led to Bigelow snitching on him for smoking weed in the hallway of his hotel and getting him fired from the WWF. Plus, get every WWE Premium Live Event, your favorite shows, new movies, live sports, and more. ~~~Josh Abercrombie defeated Zeroe (c) and Nacho Libre and Doink and Truth Martini and Zach Gowen in a 6-WAY. Osborne's "Evil Doink" persona also appeared in WWE 2K22 in 2022, as DLC. Anonymous (WWE employee) wrote: The original Doink was Matt Borne.. November 10, 2006 Far North Wrestling: Doink The Clown defeated Sherrif Steele. Ray Apollo returned to play him in the Gimmick Battle Royal at WrestleMania X-Seven. June 26, 1993 Superstars: Doink The Clown defeated Scott Dane. December 8, 2006 Great Lakes Championship Wrestling: Doink defeated Local Radio Guy. May 11, 2006 Acts Wrestling Alliance: Doink the Clown defeated Tarzan Taylor w/Mr. 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. March 17, 2007 World Pro Wrestling: Navajo Warrior and Lucha Reigns beat Doink and Mighty Henrich by disqualification. August 13, 2005 Portland Wrestling: Skag Rollins defeated Doink the Clown (Matt Osborne). October 27, 2007 Northeast Wrestling: Doink and. WWE Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. Through three seasons, Dark Side of the Ring has covered some of the most controversial topics in wrestling history, ranging from the Chris Benoit murder-suicide and the death of Owen Hart to the Montreal Screwjob and the Brawl for All. October 17, 1993 Wrestling Challenge: Doink The Clown defeated Chris Duffy. Sign up for BINGE to watch. May 12, 2007 Big Time Wrestling: Gino Martino defeated Doink to retain the United States title. In this match, Doink and Dink teamed with Wink and Pink to meet Lawler's dwarf team of 'little kings' Queazy, Cheezy, and Sleazy. August 4, 2007 NWF: Doink the Clown defeated Ryan Denholm. And Doink showed that he was no joke in the ring. The 2nd Doink at WrestleMania 9 was Steve Keirn, who continued to be the heel Doink after Matt Borne left the company. Other wrestlers, with far more tenuous connections to the clown persona, took it on for other small-time appearances. Sign up for BINGE to watch. May 13, 2006 FEW: Doink the Clown defeated Chainz. 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 27, 2005 Superstar Wrestling Federation: Doink (Drake Tungsten) defeated Scotty McKeever. June 10, 2006 Southern Championship Wrestling: Lord Humongous defeated Doink and Will Owens in a 3-WAY. October 23, 1993 Superstars: Doink The Clown defeated Barry Horowitz. The original and in many fans eyes (including mine) the best was Matt Borne. Most recently, among the cameos and hidden details from Money in the Bank 2020's was a Doink appearance at WWE headquarters. Prestigious. Jerry Springer Passes Away At Age 79. April 14, 2007 CIW: The Clash defeated Doink The Cown and Nacho Libre. January 22, 1995 Royal Rumble: Doink The Clown entered at #8 but was eliminated by Kwang (Savio Vega). [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. January 11, 1993 RAW: Doink the Clown was shown messing with fans in the crowd and being mean to them. Plus, get every WWE Premium Live Event and the worlds best TV and movies. He displayed an in-ring acumen that surprised his opponents. Rather than appear in preview vignettes or debuting in the ring, this was a character fans first saw among the crowd watching WWE events.
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