April 13, 2008 BDW: Doink The Clown defeated Shadow Dragon. 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. Doink." June 2, 2012 TCW: The Giant Titan and Tim Storm defeated Doink The Clown and Killer Nikles. 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. July 6, 2008 World Pro Wrestling: SoCal Crazy defeated Doink The Clown. 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. May 5, 2012 TCW: TCW International heavyweight champion Tim Storm defeated Doink The Clown to retain the title. He portrayed two personas during that timeframe that became lovable to the WWE Universe. 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. July 11, 2000 JCW Vol.1: Insane Clown Posse defeated Doink The Clown (Truth Martini) and Doink The Clown (Terek The Great). November 20, 2010 All Out Mayhem: Doink the Clown Matt Borne defeated Demoltion Ax by DQ in South Portland, Maine. February 10, 2007 CIW: Doink the Clown defeated Johnny Dynamo. Ray Apollo returned to play him in the Gimmick Battle Royal at WrestleMania X-Seven. March 24, 2007 Blackballd Wrestling Organization: Shatter defeated Nemo and Doink in a 3-WAY. [9] Following his departure, Doink was played by Ray Licameli (also known as Ray Apollo).[23][24]. February 25, 2007 Big Time Wrestling: Doink the Clown defeated Dr. Heresy. Raw results, April 24, 2023: Bad Bunny challenged Damian Priest to a Street Fight at WWE Backlash in Puerto Rico! Giroux made his debut in the late 1970s after being trained by Little Brutus and Hall of Famer Sky Low Low under the name "Tiger Jackson". March 20, 1993 Superstars: Doink The Clown defeated Larry Sampson. Bar Room Brawl at Vengeance in 2003. April 30, 2011 PHW: Matt Borne and Danny Davis defeated Damien Darling and TJ Marconi. January 20, 2007 Midwest Wrestling Alliance: Doink the Clown defeated Bad Boy. December 25, 1993 Superstars: Doink The Clown defeated Reno Riggins. [1] His last match was a loss to George Wells in the Cow Palace on April 29, 1986. and War Machine. [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. June 25, 2005 Far North Wrestling: Doink the Clown vs Lord Zoltan ended in a Double DQ. April 26, 2008 United States Wrestling Federation: Doink and Kamala (w/Kimchee) defeated Antoine Roy and Rush w/Vito Carlucci. February 27, 1993 Superstars:The Big Bossmandefeated Doink The Clown by disqualification. The subjects of Dark Side of the Ring's upcoming season have been confirmed. July 15, 2007 Championship Wrestling International: Doink the Clown and Nacho Libre beat Eliminator and Seth James. [1] Character history World Wrestling Federation He would squirt children with trick flowers and delight in making little tykes cry. 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. . After two time-limit draws, Mr. Watch WrestleMania and other WWE Premium Live Events on Flow. May 8, 1995 RAW: Jeff Jarrett defeated Doink The Clown by Submission. Sign up for Peacock to watch. [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. WWE Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. Sign up for BINGE to watch. August 8, 1994 RAW: Bam Bam Bigelow and Irwin R. Schyster defeated Tatanka and Doink The Clown. Watch WrestleMania and other WWE Premium Live Events on Flow. [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]. June 14, 1993 RAW: Marty Jannetty vs. Doink the Clown ended in a Double Countout. [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. [2] He is still active in the Canadian Independent circuit. August 3, 2007 Rock N Roll Wrestling: Buck Zumhoff defeated Doink The Clown. Raw results, April 24, 2023: Bad Bunny challenged Damian Priest to a Street Fight at WWE Backlash in Puerto Rico! Wolfe and Borne were scheduled to meet on August 15,[15] but Wolfe never arrived at the event. December 1, 2006 Impact Zone Wrestling: Doink defeated Alamak w/Beaver Las Vegas. [9], Played by Nick Dinsmore, he showed up in the A.P.A. [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. Osborne was found dead on June 28, 2013, in the Plano, Texas apartment he lived in. Doink The Clown Appeared In The Crowd March 29, 2007 Anarchy Championship Wrestling: Doink the Clown defeated Ricky Rhodes. April 14, 2007 Powerhouse Wrestling of New England: Doink defeated Moondog Maximus. After losing the match, all six midgets attacked Jerry Lawler and chased him from the ring. 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.. On August 8, 2010, Borne, as Doink the Clown, won the Wrecking Ball Wrestling Championship.[16]. April 7, 2012 TCW: Doink The Clown defeated Les Mayne. They took on The Royal Family, which consisted of Jerry The King Lawler, Sleazy, Queasy, and Cheesy. June 25, 2010 SCW: Matt Borne defeated Sugarmask. On August 8, 2010, Borne won the Wrecking Ball Wrestling Championship. Indeed, Doink the Clown was no gag character, but rather an ambitious new kind of heel that Borne gamely made his own. 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. Plenty of wrestlers have played the role of this iconic clown! Visit Sony LIV to sign in or sign up and enjoy WWE's premium content. On the July 2, 2012 Raw, he made a surprise return and lost to Heath Slater. As it turned out, Doink the Clown peaked at WrestleMania 9. Plus, get every WWE Premium Live Event, your favorite shows, new movies, live sports, and more. Borne debuted in the WWF on March 2, 1985, wrestling Rick McGraw to a time-limit draw in the Boston Garden. The popular documentary series features interviews with a number of wrestling legends. This was followed four days later by another draw, this time to eventual WWF Champion Bret Hart in Elizabeth, NJ. From then on, Dink accompanied Doink to ringside and took part in the clown antics played on opponents. This shift neutered one of the edgiest characters of the day. He faced off against Bastion Booger on July 14, 1994, in Port Huron, Michigan. [14], In May 1986, Borne joined World Class Championship Wrestling. 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. June 20, 1993 Wrestling Challenge: Doink The Clown defeated Bob Backlund. 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. ET on Tuesday, May 30. November 7, 1994 RAW: Doink The Clown defeated Pat Tanaka. After earning the wrath of a wicked Jerry Lawler following his inability to defeat The "Hit Man," Doink showed a kinder, gentler side. Perfect ended in a time limit draw. 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]. From that position, he pranked fans before building up to playing tricks on babyface wrestlers as well. January 17, 2009 AWA: Doink The Clown, Big John Cooper and Chad Krosse defeated Captain Spaulding, Kaleb Alexander and Otis. 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. October 14, 2011 TCW: Doink The Clown defeated Richie Adams. They were scheduled to meet on August 15, 2010. 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. 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. However, his team lost to Dusty Rhodes, The Blue Meanie, Tom Prichard and D'Lo Brown. October 17, 1994 RAW: Jeff Jarrett defeated Doink The Clown. That was Matt Borne, who had actually put over Ricky Steamboat in one of the stronger matches of the original WrestleMania event. [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. January 22, 1995 Royal Rumble: Doink The Clown entered at #8 but was eliminated by Kwang (Savio Vega). 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. November 27, 1993 Superstars: Doink The Clown defeated Sid Garrison. 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. May 6, 2006 East Coast Championship Wrestling: Doink The Clown defeafed Tex McCoy. [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. [11] From then on, Dink accompanied Doink to ringside and took part in the clown antics played on opponents. Jon Moxley Set To Compete At NJPW Resurgence. Watch every Premium Live Event and get unlimited access to WWE's premium content - available to you anywhere, anytime, on any device. February 26, 2005: Doink the Clown defeated Big Daddy Kahuna in Adams, Massachusetts. May 26, 2007 Big Time Wrestling: Doink and Kamala defeated Nick Steel and Wolfman. 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. May 9, 1994 RAW: Doink The Clown defeated Mike Terrance. March 18, 2006 Impact Zone Wrestling: Lil Joe and Captain America and Doink beat Matt Garza and Prince al-Farat and The Jihad Kid. Relive one of the oddest matches in WrestleMania history as Doink and Dink challenge Bam Bam Bigelow and Luna Vachon. Jackson's most known imitator role was as Dink the Clown, the slapstick partner of Doink The Clown. ( PHOTOS). June 10, 2006 World Professional Wrestling (Night Show): Salvator Sincere defeated Doink the Clown. [1][12] In Canada, he worked for All Star Wrestling and Maple Leaf Wrestling. March 1, 1993 RAW: Doink the Clown defeated Koko B. Ware by Submission. In the spring of 1993, Doink was given the opportunity to enter the King of the Ring tournament, facing Mr. [3] Giroux's biggest exposure came when he performed as Doink the Clown's sidekick Dink in the World Wrestling Federation between 1993 and 1995. We would like to send you notifications for the latest news and updates. Once the circus music started, WWE fans instantly knew that Doink the Clown was on his way to the ring. Rather than appear in preview vignettes or debuting in the ring, this was a character fans first saw among the crowd watching WWE events. June 5, 2010 WXW: Matt Borne defeated Anthony Michaels. 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. ~~~After the match, The REAL Doink The Clown showed up and taunted and humiliated Bam Bam Bigelow. 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. 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Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Dink Dink, as Tiger Jackson, made appearances in the World Wrestling Federation from 1982, often teaming with his brother, Little Beaver . One of the mottos that WWE is proud of is that of putting smiles on peoples faces. That run came to an end when Crush put him in his place. defeated Mike Smiley. When the Dink gimmick was phased out by 1995, Giroux left the WWF as well, working mainly on the independent circuit ever since. Watch every Premium Live Event and enjoy some of your favorite WWE content on Shahid. As the 1960s became the 1970s, the wrestling industry was territorial in scope. 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 18, 1993 Wrestling Challenge: Doink The Clown defeated Ken Hamilton. 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. There was Sky Low Low, a baldheaded 86-pound package of dynamite, and Little Beaver, who represented his Indian heritage proudly. March 27, 2010 ISPW: Doink The Clown defeated Dutch Mantel. He wielded a prosthetic arm as a weapon to level Crush and set them up for an in ring feud. He would squirt children with trick flowers and delight in making little tykes cry. January 28, 2005 Far North Wrestling: Doink the Clown defeated Lord Zoltan. April 10, 2010 Extreme Wrestling Federation: Jimmy Jacobs defeated Doink the Clown in Muncie, Indiana. October 10, 2009 Alabama Wrestling Federation: HTM and BG James and Tony Sweatt beat Doink and Nathan Crown and Chuckles. Hornswoggle is arguably the most successful and recognizable competitor from his fraternity. [15] He also won the Texas Heavyweight Championship and defended the title at the Christmas Star Wars event against The Iron Sheik. Bet he feels so embarrassed. Visit Sony LIV to sign in or sign up and enjoy WWE's premium content. Watch every Premium Live Event and get unlimited access to WWE's premium content - available to you anywhere, anytime, on any device. September 13, 1993 RAW: Doink The Clown defeated Rich Myers. September 3, 2006 Cleveland All-Pro Wrestling: Doink The Clown defeated Judge Krush. Watch every Premium Live Event and enjoy some of your favorite WWE content on Disney + HotStar. Watch every Premium Live Event and enjoy some of your favorite WWE content on Shahid. [17] He left USWA in 1991. Other wrestlers, with far more tenuous connections to the clown persona, took it on for other small-time appearances. [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]. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. After losing the match, all six midgets attacked Jerry Lawler and chased him from the ring. Welcome to the world of the little guys and gals! April 17, 1995 RAW: Doink The Clown defeated Raymond Roy. 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. Watch every Premium Live Event and enjoy some of your favorite WWE content on Shahid. We're back with these 10 all-new episodes. August 21, 2010 ICW Super Brawl 1: Doink defeated Mike Callahan in Sierra Vista, Arizona. Check out Doink the Clowns WWE Alumni profile here! Doink and Dink also battled with Bam Bam Bigelow and Luna Vachon in a feud that culminated at WrestleMania X. Doink soon became a jobber, regularly losing to wrestlers like Jeff Jarrett, Hakushi, Waylon Mercy and, in his final televised match in September 1995, to Triple H. Doink reemerged one last time in 1996 at the Slammy Awards and was . At the front end of the Attitude Era, Stone Cold Steve Austin pummeled him while bloodthirsty fans chanted kill the clown!. 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. I know this because at the time I worked on the staff at my colleges arena and we had a WWF house show in January of 1994. 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. He would squirt children with trick flowers and delight in making little tykes cry. The evil clown astonished WWE viewers by attacking opponents with prosthetic clown limbs. July 10, 1993 Superstars: Crush defeated Doink The Clown by count-out. November 11, 2005 Ted DiBiases Power Wrestling Alliance: Doink The Clown defeated Kamala. Jerry Springer Passes Away At Age 79. The gleam in his eyes and his grin could not hide the twisted monster that lurked behind the clown makeup and costume. [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. April 15, 2005 Superstars Of Wrestling: Doink The Clown defeated Beau James. It earned him a match at WrestleMania X, as Doink and Dink faced Bam Bam Bigelow and Luna Vachon. [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. 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. Borne also would regularly referee matches while in Portland as that territory had only one primary referee (Sandy Barr) and it was not uncommon for wrestlers there to ref when not working a match: his officiating indeed became part of several major angles. The sight of the Macho Midget distracted Doink long enough to be rolled up for a pinfall. Watch every Premium Live Event and get unlimited access to WWE's premium content - available to you anywhere, anytime, on any device. At Wrestlemania 9 Steve Keirn (known as Skinner to WWF fans) debuted as the second Doink but did not replace Borne. When Doink first burst upon the WWE scene, his jokes were more malicious. July 29, 2005 Far North Wrestling: Doink the Clown defeated Kriss Krude w/Raylene. June 13, 2009 NWA Underground: Doink The Clown defeated Money Mike. September 12, 1993 Wrestling Challenge: Doink The Clown defeated Scott Despres. May 23, 1994 RAW: Owen Hart defeated Doink The Clown. Doink The Clown turned babyface and introduced a little clown sidekicked named. [6] On March 9, 1996 Doink defeated Zip on a WWF house show in Bangalore, India. Watch every Premium Live Event and get unlimited access to WWE's premium content - available to you anywhere, anytime, on any device. August 13, 2010 EWF: Doink The Clown defeated Mr. Main Event. ~~~Crush (Brian Adams) confronted Doink the Clown at ringside who only taunted Crush with his evil tricks. Since 1997, Doink has appeared sporadically in WWE. October 3, 1994 RAW: Doink The Clown defeated Barry Horowitz. Doink the Clown: Bio Once the circus music started, WWE fans instantly knew that Doink the Clown was on his way to the ring. June 2, 2007 East Coast Championship Wrestling: Doink the Clown defeated Tex McCoy. March 20, 1994 Wrestlemania X: Bam Bam Bigelow and. In 1989, World Class merged with United States Wrestling Association based in Memphis, Tennessee. November 23, 1994 Survivor Series: Doink and Dink and Pink and Wink defeated Jerry Lawler and Queezy and Sleezy and Cheesy. 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. At least good ole JR didn't say, "it's a little Tiger Jackson . May 11, 2006 Acts Wrestling Alliance: Doink the Clown defeated Tarzan Taylor w/Mr. Backstage during the show, I had a nice conversation with Rayjust general stuff about being a wrestler, etc. Reynolds?) He started taking delight in making children smile. 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. April, 11, 1993 UK Rampage: Doink The Clown defeated Kamala. Then Giroux hit a homerun as Dink the Clown the mischievous sidekick of his big pal, Doink. [7] Doink reemerged one last time in 1997 at the Slammy Awards and was attacked by Stone Cold Steve Austin, amidst crowd chants of "kill the clown".[1]. Mr. June 21, 1993 RAW: Marty Jannetty defeated Doink the Clown in a Best 2/3 Falls match. March 15, 1993 RAW: Doink the Clown vs Kamala ended in a Double DQ. May 29, 2005 Superstar Wrestling Federation: Erotic Express defeated Doink (Drake Tungsten?) He's the author of the wrestling book, The Long Way Home. 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). July 6, 2008 World Pro Wrestling: Kip James defeated Doink The Clown to retain the WPW Heavyweight title. In 2005, at WrestleReunion II Borne participated in an eight-man tag team match alongside Andrew Martin, Steve Corino and The Masked Superstar. June 9, 2012 SCW: Doink The Clown defeated Smith James. Watch every Premium Live Event and enjoy some of your favorite WWE content on Disney + HotStar. October 16, 1995 RAW: Hunter Heurst Helmsley defeated Doink The Clown. Plus, get every WWE Premium Live Event, your favorite shows, new movies, live sports, and more. 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. September 10, 2005 Pro Wrestling Entertainment: Doink The Clown defeated Jackpot w/Max Speed. Doink seems to pop up every so often so let's run through each one of his one of appearances in WWE. Related: 5 Reasons WrestleMania 27 Is The Worst One Ever (& 5 Why It's WrestleMania 9). If you have house show results from 1994, the show to which I am referring was held at the Winthrop Coliseum in Rock Hill, SC. 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. August 4, 2007 NWF: Doink the Clown defeated Ryan Denholm. When Doink the Clown beat Crush at WrestleMania 9, it was not the first WrestleMania match for the man beneath the paint. 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. He and Jeff Jarrett won the USWA Southern Tag Team Titles defeating Cactus Jack and Scott Braddock. Anonymous (WWE employee) wrote: The original Doink was Matt Borne.. In retaliation Akbar called on the original Doink Matt Borne. 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. 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. However, his tenure with the company was short-lived due to personal problems.[25]. He started taking delight in making children smile. American professional wrestler (19572013), This article is about the American wrestler. Sign up for BINGE to watch. The original and in many fans eyes (including mine) the best was Matt Borne. Visit Sony LIV to sign in or sign up and enjoy WWE's premium content. Doink played cruel jokes on both fans and wrestlers to both amuse himself and catch his victims off-guard. In the years that followed, the duo provided some of WWE's most memorable moments. May 3, 1993 RAW: Doink the Clown defeated The Kamikaze Kid. defeated Stockade. Doink the Clown: Doink's friendly Mini Me. May 26, 2006 Blue Water Championship Wrestling: Doink and Candyman beat Kato and Masked Grappler. Dink's 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. 20 Apr 2023 12:31:39 At WrestleMania 2, he was a corner man for Mr. T in the actors boxing match against Rowdy Roddy Piper. [14] On May 23, 2010, Doink the Clown, portrayed by Dusty Wolfe, interfered against Skandor Akbar and his men Dr. Knuckles and Rommel. 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The Haiti Kid quickly established himself as a dynamic performer inside the squared circle, and that led to some notable engagements. April 14, 2007 CIW: The Clash defeated Doink The Cown and Nacho Libre. Played by Steve Lombardi, he wrestled Rob Conway on an October 2005 episode of Raw. Perfect defeated Doink in their third match. While acting as a manager,Dink also wrestled twice on pay-per-view. March 7, 1993 Wrestling Challenge: Doink The Clown defeated Joey Maggs. May 13, 2007 Mid-South Wrestling Alliance: Ricky Morton defeated Doink the Clown. [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. August 14, 1995 RAW: Waylon Mercy defeated Doink The Clown by Submission. [11] From then on, Dink accompanied Doink to ringside and took part in the clown antics played on opponents. In many ways, Crush was never the same after his WrestleMania IX encounter, when he was attacked by not one, but two Doinks! 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. Add on little person clown wrestler Dink, and the act became the farce fans now remember it as.

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