May 23, 1994 RAW: Owen Hart defeated 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. [9], Played by Nick Dinsmore, he showed up in the A.P.A. We're back with these 10 all-new episodes. Sign up for Peacock to watch. July 4, 2006 World Pro Wrestling: Honky Tonk Man defeated Doink the Clown. 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. Doink the Clown is a gimmick used by several wrestlers since the 1990s. July 10, 1993 Superstars: Crush defeated Doink The Clown by count-out. and War Machine. [14], In May 1986, Borne joined World Class Championship Wrestling. Borne played the character from the beginning in 1992 until Doink turned face in 1994. 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. Michael Chin is a writer based in Las Vegas, He writes about pro wrestling for The Sportster and has followed WWE and other promotions for over 30 years. March 27, 2010 ISPW: Doink The Clown defeated Dutch Mantel. Perfect in the qualifying round. December 9, 2006 Great Lakes Championship Wrestling: A Local Gym Teacher defeated Doink. [2] Giroux also made appearances in the World Wrestling Federation from 1982, often teaming with his brother Lionel Giroux who wrestled as "Little Beaver". Visit Sony LIV to sign in or sign up and enjoy WWE's premium content. January 22, 1994 Superstars: Doink The Clown defeated Cory Student. Our deepest condolences go out to Osbornes family, friends and fans. February 6, 1993 Superstars: Doink The Clown defeated Reno Riggins. August 8, 1993 Wrestling Challenge: Doink The Clown defeated Tony DiMoro. At Wrestlemania 10 Ray Licachelli became playing Doink and stayed the character until Doinks WWF end in 1995. WATCH OSBORNE AS BIG JOSH IN SIX-MAN ACTION. October 23, 1993 Superstars: Doink The Clown defeated Barry Horowitz. After losing the match, all six midgets attacked Jerry Lawler and chased him from the ring. December 2, 2006 USWF: Doink the Clown defeated Gino Martino. The evil clown astonished WWE viewers by attacking opponents with prosthetic clown limbs. Watch every Premium Live Event and get unlimited access to WWE's premium content - available to you anywhere, anytime, on any device. In retaliation Akbar called on the original Doink Matt Borne. At SummerSlam, Jerry Lawler hired Doink to wrestle Hart as he feigned injury, which "the Hitman" won by disqualification when Lawler interfered. Raw results, April 24, 2023: Bad Bunny challenged Damian Priest to a Street Fight at WWE Backlash in Puerto Rico! Perfect defeated Doink in their third match. 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. [17] He left USWA in 1991. Dink was a "gift" to Doink that completed his babyface turn in 1993, highlighting the durability of the gimmick even if it also humanised and forever tarnished the edge the original incarnation had. 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. March 2, 2007 Big Time Wrestling: Doink The Clown and Fred Curry Jr. defeated Aaron Morrison and Jonny Idol. December 1, 2006 Big Time Wrestling: Doink the Clown defeated Antoine Roy. While acting as a manager, Giroux occasionally also wrestled as Dink, twice on Pay Per View. Dink, as Tiger Jackson, made appearances in the World Wrestling Federation from 1982, often teaming with his brother, Little Beaver. WWE attorney Jerry McDevitt said the suit was without merit and blamed the attorneys for taking advantage of the families involved. This is, to date, Doink's final official appearance on WWE television. While acting as a manager,Dink also wrestled twice on pay-per-view. March 3, 2007 Big Time Wrestling: Doink the Clown beat The Russian Hammer w/Johnny Fabulous. 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). February 14, 1993 Wrestling Challenge: Doink The Clown defeated Bobby Young. Originally played by second-generation star, Maniac Matt Borne, Doink the evil. February 7, 2009 WWA: Doink The Clown and Shockwave The Robot defeated Vladimir Drago and Josef Von Schmidt. April 10, 2011 PWF: Judas Young defeated Matt Borne. May 19, 2006 World of Hurt Wrestling: Doink the Clown defeated The Jersey Devil. And Doink showed that he was no joke in the ring. 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. The 2nd Doink at WrestleMania 9 was Steve Keirn, who continued to be the heel Doink after Matt Borne left the company. 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 . 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. ~~~The four Doinks were Luke and Butch of the Bushwhackers and Mabel and Mo of Men on a Mission plus their manager Oscar. The character of Doink the Clown has become something of a punchline in WWE history. 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. In the year 1992, World Wrestling Entertainment introduced a new character who'd prove to become one of the company's most enduring gimmicks: Doink the Clown. [22] He made his in ring televised debut on the January 31, 1993 edition of Wrestling Challenge defeating Bob East. From that position, he pranked fans before building up to playing tricks on babyface wrestlers as well. January 20, 2007 Midwest Wrestling Alliance: Doink the Clown defeated Bad Boy. Doink the Clown is a professional wrestling persona originally and most popularly portrayed by Matt Osborne, who debuted the Doink persona in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1992. September 13, 1993 - RAW: Doink The Clown defeated Rich Myers. Others, such as Fuzzy Cupid, Frenchy Lamont, Little Brutus and Cowboy Lang, entered the industry in the 1960s, and the overall popularity of this special group continued to soar. January 22, 1995 Royal Rumble: Doink The Clown entered at #8 but was eliminated by Kwang (Savio Vega). Rather than meekly retreating after the Hawaiian big man apparently injured his arm, the clown went on the attack. Dink Dink, as Tiger Jackson, made appearances in the World Wrestling Federation from 1982, often teaming with his brother, Little Beaver . Watch every Premium Live Event and enjoy some of your favorite WWE content on Disney + HotStar. January 15, 2006 Mid-South Wrestling Alliance: Doink the Clown (Dusty Wolfe) defeated Seth Allen. 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. Plenty of wrestlers have played the role of this iconic clown! The popular documentary series features interviews with a number of wrestling legends. RT @IANdrewTheGiant: Doink's in his smart/casual clown gear. Sign up for BINGE to watch. At the front end of the Attitude Era, Stone Cold Steve Austin pummeled him while bloodthirsty fans chanted kill the clown!. This shift neutered one of the edgiest characters of the day. November 23, 1994 Survivor Series: Doink and Dink and Pink and Wink defeated Jerry Lawler and Queezy and Sleezy and Cheesy. June 11, 2005 EWF: Doink the Clown defeated Noah Lott. July 2, 2012 RAW:Heath Slater defeated Doink the Clown. April 10, 2005 NEPW April Assault: Doink the Clown (T.C. Undertaker v. Adam Bomb in a casket match was the main event. He was primarily a jobber, though occasionally beat other jobbers at house shows. 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. Plus, get every WWE Premium Live Event and the worlds best TV and movies. At WrestleMania 2, he was a corner man for Mr. T in the actors boxing match against Rowdy Roddy Piper. ~~~Josh Abercrombie defeated Zeroe (c) and Nacho Libre and Doink and Truth Martini and Zach Gowen in a 6-WAY. 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. In retaliation Akbar called on the original Doink (Matt Borne). A coda to Doinks full-time run in WWE came a year and half after hed stopped having matches on TV. 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]. 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. 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. January 11, 1993 RAW: Doink the Clown was shown messing with fans in the crowd and being mean to them. Watch every Premium Live Event and enjoy some of your favorite WWE content on Shahid. 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 . 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. November 20, 2010 All Out Mayhem: Doink the Clown Matt Borne defeated Demoltion Ax by DQ in South Portland, Maine. Season 4 premieres May 30, 10P on @vicetv. November 24, 2006 WPW: Mighty Henrich Volkoff and Doink beat Rick Steiner and Jerry Grey to win the Tag Team titles! Jackson's most known imitator role was as Dink the Clown, the slapstick partner of Doink The Clown. [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. [11] From then on, Dink accompanied Doink to ringside and took part in the clown antics played on opponents. October 17, 1994 RAW: Jeff Jarrett defeated Doink The Clown. WWE is saddened by the news that Matt Osborne, aka the original Doink the Clown, has passed away. Sign up for BINGE to watch. Doink is a clown (or evil clown) wearing traditional clown makeup (or a mask decorated to resemble such) and brightly colored clothes. Watch WrestleMania and other WWE Premium Live Events on Flow. August 13, 2005 Portland Wrestling: Skag Rollins defeated Doink the Clown (Matt Osborne). 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). defeated Mike Smiley. Watch every Premium Live Event and enjoy some of your favorite WWE content on Disney + HotStar. He faced off against Bastion Booger on July 14, 1994, in Port Huron, Michigan. The fourth season of Dark Side of the Ring will premiere on VICE TV at 10 pm. July 29, 2005 Far North Wrestling: Doink the Clown defeated Kriss Krude w/Raylene. 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. August 2, 1993 RAW: Randy Macho Man Savage defeated Doink the Clown. Relive one of the oddest matches in WrestleMania history as Doink and Dink challenge Bam Bam Bigelow and Luna Vachon. 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. 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. February 1, 1993 RAW: Doink The Clown defeated Typhoon. Plus, get every WWE Premium Live Event and the worlds best TV and movies. [28] 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. He represents the company going too far with occupational gimmicks and cartoonish characters in one fell swoop. Doink seems to pop up every so often so let's run through each one of his one of appearances in WWE. [14] On May 23, 2010, Doink the Clown, portrayed by Dusty Wolfe, interfered against Skandor Akbar and his men Dr. Knuckles and Rommel. [10] He was selected by Rhino to face Chris Benoit on the July 31, 2003 Smackdown!.[11]. June 2, 2012 TCW: The Giant Titan and Tim Storm defeated Doink The Clown and Killer Nikles. Then Giroux hit a homerun as Dink the Clown the mischievous sidekick of his big pal, Doink. He would also briefly use the character in United States Wrestling Association in February before returning to WWF television in March. Perfect defeated Doink the Clown. Watch every Premium Live Event and get unlimited access to WWE's premium content - available to you anywhere, anytime, on any device. [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. [6] On March 9, 1996 Doink defeated Zip on a WWF house show in Bangalore, India. May 24, 1993 RAW: Mr. [12] On June 2, 2007, Doink, Eugene and Kane defeated Umaga, Viscera and Kevin Thorn on Saturday Night's Main Event XXXIV. Welcome to the world of the little guys and gals! July 15, 2007 Championship Wrestling International: Doink the Clown and Nacho Libre beat Eliminator and Seth James. World Wrestling Federation - Doink and Dink: Doink The Clown turned babyface and introduced a little clown sidekicked named Dink. September 8, 2007 East Coast Championship Wrestling: G.Q. Prestigious. Played by Steve Lombardi, he wrestled Rob Conway on an October 2005 episode of Raw. September 25, 2011 DOA: Matt Bourne vs. Dave Hess ended in a no contest. April 14, 2007 CIW: The Clash defeated Doink The Cown and Nacho Libre. June 20, 1993 Wrestling Challenge: Doink The Clown defeated Bob Backlund. He wielded a prosthetic arm as a weapon to level Crush and set them up for an in ring feud. [13] Then afterwards, Giroux left the WWF in spring 1995. [19] Borne made his final pay-per-view appearance for the company on May 17, 1992 at WrestleWar, where he defeated Richard Morton;[19] and continued to make sporadic WCW TV appearances throughout the summer of 1992 before leaving the company. October 24, 2009 VIP: Christian Able defeated Doink The Clown. April 10, 2010 Extreme Wrestling Federation: Jimmy Jacobs defeated Doink the Clown in Muncie, Indiana. Raw results, April 24, 2023: Bad Bunny challenged Damian Priest to a Street Fight at WWE Backlash in Puerto Rico! [2] Doink is a clown (or evil clown) wearing traditional clown makeup (or a mask decorated to resemble such) and brightly colored clothes. The group took part in a comedy-driven feud with Jerry "The King" Lawler and his "Royal Family" which consisted of three dwarf sidekicks - Queasy, Sleazy, and Cheesy, respectively. One was Tiger Jackson, smaller than small, but full of energy and enthusiasm. April 13, 2008 BDW: Doink The Clown defeated Shadow Dragon. In the spring of 1993, Doink was given the opportunity to enter the King of the Ring tournament, facing Mr. September 12, 1993 Wrestling Challenge: Doink The Clown defeated Scott Despres. However, his tenure with the company was short-lived due to personal problems.[25]. January 18, 1993 RAW: Highlights of Doink The Clown attacking Crush with a prosthetic arm were showen. In many ways, Crush was never the same after his WrestleMania IX encounter, when he was attacked by not one, but two Doinks! Doink is a playable character in Acclaim's 1994 video game, WWF Raw, Midway's WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game (1995), and THQ's SmackDown vs. 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. Stevie Lawn wrote in: There has been several men who have played Doink. 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.

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