This is in reference to his shedding of the Doink character, and his mostly-unsuccessful attempt to reclaim his real identity. Skills: He started out as a vicious Heel played by veteran "Maniac" Matt Borne. Regularly updated WWE news articles, match promos & other spoilers keep you energised and updated throughout the day. Doink the Clown is the name and persona originated by professional wrestler Matt Osborne in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and used there from 1992 to 1996, and sporadically thereafter. And Doink showed that he was no joke in the ring. The storyline was used as a comedy spot. Heel Doink had a clown face because you can't spell "hideous" without h-i-d-e. You weren't to know of his cruelty until it was too late and you'd been subjected to it. He even did the nasty jobs that no one else wanted to do (without brown nosing) and people took notice. Doink played cruel jokes on both fans and wrestlers in order to amuse himself … May 7, 2014 - Explore Stefano Gambino's board "Doink The Clown" on Pinterest. Borne had some reservations, but the money was fantastic, and Bingo promised him considerable superhuman powers. Steve Lombardi, most famous for his now 25+ year run as “The Brooklyn Brawler”, first started portraying the “Doink The Clown” Gimmick for a couple of matches in November of 1993, after the original Doink, Matt Borne was fired for re-occurring drug abuses. WWE is saddened by the news that Matt Osborne, aka the original Doink the Clown, has passed away. WWFOldSchool.com is a property owned & managed by Dynamite Digital Media. That said, the whole story was written with the Joker in mind as a suitable substitute for Bingo. The next four duplicates were dwarf-sized versions of the first four. It also gave him increased strength and endurance. 8 AP ABC Omni-Gadget (x16) (these gadgets take the form of clown toys. The first 3 APs Split allows him to split into a total of 4 full-sized duplicates (original + 3 duplicates). After his torture and dismissal by Dr. Bingo, Borne lost these abilities. We now uncover the truth about the people wearing the Doink costume over the years: 5. I am, like it or not, truth. These may have been a result of exposure to some form of radiation from the weapons in the “Bag of Goodies.”. Almost 2 years later, Lombardi put on the Doink costume again, when he teamed with Kane & Eugene to defeat the team of Umaga, Viscera & Kevin Thorn in a 6 men Tag match at WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event #34 (June 02, 2007). We share awesome content covering all interesting parts of the Pre-Golden Era, Golden Era, New Generation Era, Attitude Era & the early Ruthless Aggression Era. He is still active in the Canadian Independent circuit. See more ideas about doink the clown, clown, wwf. Doink the Clown is a professional wrestling character originally and most popularly portrayed by Matt Osborne, who debuted the Doink persona in the World Wrestling Federation in 1992. That’s ok; no one really wants to read his thoughts much anyway. The next four allow him to create 4 dwarf clown duplicates (“Dink”), using the Shrinking power. Doink the Clown (January 4, 1993 - June 28, 2013) Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) Weight. As Doink, Borne was sane. Bingo supplied the outfit, as well as the “bag of goodies”, a seemingly never-ending supply of clown-themed weaponry. It’s important to note that the original (heel) Doink the Clown character was portrayed by … Or you can keep Dr. Bingo as the clown employer and do what I did – have the “powerful client” be the inter-dimensional pawnbroker, Barter. When using his Split power, the Omni-Gadgets are divided equally among the duplicates). Doink could work better than 90% of guys on the indies today. They imagine a world where the wrestlers are their characters, have powers matching their persona and signature moves, and are important players in crime or crime-fighting. Giroux's biggest exposure came when he performed as Doink the Clown's sidekick Dink in the World Wrestling Federation between 1993 and 1995. Doink the Clown was a professional wrestler in the World Wrestling Federation, now known as the WWE since the right to beat the crap out of animals was subjected to animal cruelty after a Panda fell from the ceiling and died in 1998. He has spent the last year alternately running from, and chasing after, Dr. Bingo in a barely-lucid quest for revenge. #2-4 have normal attributes and skills at minus 1 AP. He was a seasoned veteran of numerous wars. In addition, he found that the nature of the missions (often interdimensional and ALWAYS bizarre) were beginning to psychologically affect him. When he was released from his restraints on the 22nd day of torture, he struggled free, broke Brother Peter’s neck, and escaped. Login. The next four duplicates were dwarf-sized versions of the first four. Doink the Clown. Jericho worked as Doink once. Occasionally, he wears a white latex clown headpiece with green, frizzy hair. Helper(s) and other sources: Dr. Bingo, Amityville, and Brother Peter created by Andrew Lee ; Gore created by Jason Reeps and Dale Glaser. He is a clown wearing traditional clown makeup and brightly colored clothes. He would then return as Doink 12 Years later on WWE Monday Night RAW Episode #646 (October 10, 2005) in a losing effort against Rob Conway. Who or what were... 20. He had worked as soldier, thief, and assassin not just around the world, but in different dimensions  as well. The only thing that made him a “clown” was the clown-makeup tattooed all over his head during a prison stint. He was well respected for that in the East Coast underworld. He had done some serious jail time without ever pointing fingers at his employer at the time. Died June 28, 2013 (aged 55) Birth Place Charlotte, North Carolina. For more about tabletop role-playing games, see our relevant FAQ. The ledgendary wrestler Doink The Clown. Bingo.”, He was running a mercenary operation called “The Freakshow” and had recently lost some members. After several successful missions with Freakshow, he informed Bingo that he wasn’t cut out for the costumed stuff after all. 6081 in-depth character profiles from comics, games, movies. Never did like it when he was a FACE. Check out this clip of now WWE Hall of Famer Bill Goldberg capturing the... You can watch the complete episode of WCW Pro from January 20, 1996 below: Copyright © 2020. You can learn more with the writeups.org FAQ. Over the years quite a few different Pro-Wrestlers have portrayed the Gimmick of ‘Doink The Clown’. Matthew Matt Wade Osborne was an American professional wrestler. Could Doink be brought back to modern WWE as a regular gimmick? 4 talking about this. Matt Borne is sadly deceased, but Ray Apollo was still a pretty decent worker. But I didn’t want to anchor my wrestling write-ups in the mainstream DC Universe quite that much. Steve "Skinner" Keirn was actually the illusion Doink at WrestleMania IX - this is common knowledge and I've never read anywhere previously that Barry Darsow portrayed the persona. Doink the Clown is one of those cartoonish gimmicks that managed to have some life after WWE. But he acted like a typical circus clown, playing pranks on those around him (generally physically or emotionally damaging pranks). Link to germane writeups.org articles on the web (your blog, online forums, comments areas…). Fiend's got a clown face too. Thank you for being a part of our community! Bonuses and Limitations: The world of Pro-Wrestling is filled with a lot of hot talent. He is normally seen in a spandex outfit with “clown costume” designs on it (the clown equivalent of a tuxedo T-shirt). Barter trades with Bingo – freaky weaponry in exchange for Bingo’s occasional services. Dr. Bingo was not your “typical evil clown” that populate film and comics. The gleam in his eyes and his grin could not hide the twisted monster that lurked behind the clown makeup and costume. the less aggressive word of FUCK. He has frequent flashbacks to his period as Doink. Now me? Neighbors App Real-Time Crime & Safety Alerts Amazon Subscription Boxes Top subscription boxes – right to your door: I was planning on using the Joker instead of my own character, Dr. Bingo. Doink was a skeevy degenerate who wore the clown paint, one was allowed to infer, because he was sinister and warped enough to simply want to make people uncomfortable. Doink the Clown is a gimmick used by several wrestlers since the 1990s. The first four were always identical to Borne in appearance (but with different colored costumes and wigs), but were slightly slower and weaker than Borne, himself. Catastrophic Psychological Instability, Traumatic Flashbacks (his time as “Doink the Clown”). Pro-wrestler Doink the Clown was found dead in his girlfriend’s Texas apartment on Friday. He was smart, resourceful, and tough as hell in a fight. King’s teammate Cheesy passed away in 2017. Please do not adblock us, our ads load is minimal. He calls himself “Borne Again”. Sexual Intercourse. He has let his physical conditioning go, resulting in a good bit of extra weight around his middle. He also lost access to his “Bag of Goodies” which were apparently supplied by his boss. Some profiles postulate a “pro wrestling universe” (like the Marvel or DC Universe), while some keep things generic enough to be plugged into existing fictional universes. Doink the Clown is a Professional Wrestling gimmick that first appeared in WWE in late 1992 and lasted into 1995. It was performed both by Bingo and by Brother Peter, using a voodoo fetish to inflict pain. 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. During this time, Borne’s out-of-costume personality was that of a smart, resourceful, underworld thug. $73.99 $ 73. Following his torture at the hands of the Dr. Bingo, Borne went off the deep end. Especially when he found that Borne was walking with some of the “Bag of Goodies” equipment, much of which was on loan from “a powerful client.” Bingo felt it was best to make an example of Borne. Claude Giroux (born July 13, 1956) is a Canadian-born midget wrestler whose career spans over 20 years. Working with a man capable of using his own blood as multi-purpose weapon, a man with the ability to animate objects using his own life force, and a skilled voodoo practitioner, Borne quickly realized that he was out of his league. Dr. Bingo wasn’t happy with the decision. The only catch was that Borne would dress in a clown suit and call himself “Doink.”. 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 villain. We now uncover the truth about the people wearing the Doink costume over the years: 5. 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. Our fantasy wrestling profiles capitalize on the similarities between pro wrestling, comic books and role-playing games. Oh…and the fact that he called himself “Dr. A pro wrestling Clown that ran in the WWF (now WWE) from late 1992 to early 1996. Doink had a seemingly never-ending supply of clown-based weapons and equipment, which he shared with his duplicate selves. He wears either A) full clown makeup on the upper right side of his face or B) partial clown makeup around both eyes. Matt Osborne (“Maniac” Matt Borne, Big Josh and the original Doink the Clown in the WWF from 1992 to 1996) passed … Charisma: 08, Martial Artist: 07, Military Science (demolitions): 07, Scientist: 04, Thief: 07, Weaponry: 07. Osborne was a second generation wrestler, being son of Tough Tony Borne,and is best known as being the first and longest-running wrestler to portray the character of Doink the Clown. Ultimate swerve to have Jericho under the face paint and catch Cosy off guard. This match could actually be pretty damn good if it really happened. Borne’s mind snapped. “The Brooklyn Brawler” Steve Lombardi Ring Names. This site uses a handful of cookies. Then Bingo introduced “Doink” to his teammates – Gore, Amityville, and Brother Peter. He displayed an in-ring acumen that surprised his opponents. Lawler was eventually met in the aisle by Doink, who delivered a pie to his face. “The Brooklyn Brawler” Steve Lombardi Steve Lombardi, most famous for his now 25+ year run as “The Brooklyn Brawler”, first started portraying the “Doink The Clown” Gimmick for a couple of matches in November of 1993, after the original Doink, Matt Borne was fired for re-occurring drug abuses. WWF Old School is dedicated to Wrestling fans all over the globe who love and dig Old School Wrestling (now WWE). Borne went through over three weeks of constant torture. 99. Share articles on Facebook, Twitter, etc. This marks the ONLY time Steve Lombardi wrestled as HEEL Doink, His last appearances as Doink The Clown came 2 years later, when he lost to Heath Slater on the Monday Night RAW episode of July 02, 2012 and joined several other Veterans & Legends to support Lita beating Heath Slater during the 1000th episode of RAW on July 23, 2012, You must be logged in to post a comment I Hate Clowns, Folks . 242 lbs (110 kg) Born July 27, 1957. 2013-06-28T15:22:54-04:00. He has stringy, thinning, light brown hair. And was much better as a HEEL. He only made one career mistake; he agreed to work for the Dr. Bingo. There are quite a few similar lists out there, but not a single one... 22. I am no more than an instrument of nature, a product of my environment. Equipment: Doink the Clown … The last time I used this plot hook in a campaign, the PCs in my old game strong-armed Barter and he sent Dr. Bingo after them in retaliation. It would take mere minutes to confirm Keirn, in fact Matt Bourne's Wiki page confirms this also. Four were of normal size and four that were approximately 3’6” tall each. After Osborne left the WWF in late 1993, the character was played by several wrestlers, both in the WWF (later WWE) and elsewhere. The greasepaint-slathered prankster, whose real name … He didn’t use gimmicked clown toys as weapons, or giggle maniacally, or have funny green hair. But who was under the costume at what time?? On the July 12, 2010 episode of WWE Monday Night RAW Doink (again portrayed by Steve Lombardi) teamed up with fellow Heels Zack Ryder, William Regal, losing to the Babyface Team of Goldust, The Great Khali, Vladimir Kozlov & Santino Marella. He carried a small duffle bag that served as his “Bag of Goodies.”. Subscribe. Even when relatively lucid, he rants about the humiliation of wearing a clown suit and makeup for money, failing to realize that he’s still wearing the suit. He also subjected Borne to a mysterious energy device that imbued Borne with the ability to split himself into eight bodies. In addition to Borne, Doink has been portrayed by many other wrestlers both in the WWF and on the independent circuit. Shrinking only works to make duplicates 5-8 dwarves.The original Doink always maintains his original attributes. As Lawler tried to escape, Doink returned and hit him in the face with a pie. He heard of Borne’s reputation and offered him a job. In stock on December 19, 2020. When he was Doink the Clown, Borne possessed the power to create duplicates of himself. 4.6 out of 5 stars 23. Get real time updates directly on you device, subscribe now. By continuing to use our website, you agree to our use of cookies – explained on our cookies info page. Source of Character: WWF (for Doink) and ECW Wrestling (for “Borne Again”), along with my own stuff. We're talking about Mathew Osborne, the first man to fill the floppy clown shoes of Doink. If it meant painting his face white for a while, so be it. Matt Borne was a cut above your average criminal henchman. Real Name Matthew Wade Osborne. When he was Doink the Clown, Borne possessed the power to create duplicates of himself. Despite the gimmic he was a real gd technical wrestler. Full wrestling profile of Doink the Clown / Ray Apollo, including Career History, promotions he worked with, Real Name, Height, Weight, Age, Face/Heel Turns, Titles Won & Accomplishments, Finishers, Theme Songs, Tag Teams & Stables, Gimmicks pictures, appearance changes and more. WWE Elite Collection Series #34 -Series #34 Doink The Clown Figure. As “Doink the Clown”, Borne wore the spandex suit, but consistently wore the clown headpiece and full clown makeup. Doink had a seemingly never-ending supply of clown-based weapons and equipment, which he shared with his … The evil clown astonished WWE viewers by attacking opponents with prosthetic clown limbs. 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