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Matt Borne
Matthew Wade Osborne (July 27, 1957 – June 28, 2013), known professionally as Matt Borne, was an American professional wrestler. Osborne was a second generation wrestler, the son of Tony Borne, and is best known as being the first wrestler to portray the character of Doink the Clown.
Under the ring name Matt Borne, Osborne debuted in December 1978. He wrestled for various National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) territories, most prominently for Pacific Northwest Wrestling (PNW), where he was their heavyweight and four-time tag champion. Borne also would regularly referee matches while in Portland as that territory had only one primary referee, Sandy Barr, and wrestlers would fill in as a referee when they weren't working a match. In Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling on June 6, 1980, he won his first championship, also the first of two tag titles he would hold with Buzz Sawyer. In Mid-South Wrestling, he allied with Ted DiBiase and Jim Duggan as a member of The Rat Pack, a heel stable, and won their tag title with DiBiase.
Borne made his World Wrestling Federation (WWF) debut on March 2, 1985, wrestling Rick McGraw to a time-limit draw. He suffered his first recorded loss on March 8 to David Sammartino. He was primarily a jobber, but occasionally defeated other jobbers at house shows. He made his televised debut for the WWF on the March 23 edition of All Star Wrestling, teaming with Frank Marconi in a losing effort against WWF Tag Team Champions Mike Rotundo and Barry Windham. Borne's most notable match during this run was a loss to Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat at the inaugural WrestleMania pay-per-view in Madison Square Garden on March 31. He left the WWF following a loss to George Wells on April 29, 1986 due to drug issues.
In May 1986, Borne joined World Class Championship Wrestling. 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. Borne and Sawyer feuded with fellow Pringle protege Dingo Warrior after falling out with him during a six-man tag team match, with Warrior turning babyface as a direct result of the incident.
In 1989, World Class merged with the United States Wrestling Association (USWA). For the next two years, Borne won the USWA World Tag Team Championship twice with Jeff Jarrett and held the WCWA Texas Heavyweight Championship twice.
In 1991, Osborne signed with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and debuted as "Big Josh", an outdoorsman who danced with bears and was friends with Tommy Rich. He made his WCW pay-per-view debut on May 19 at the inaugural SuperBrawl, defeating Black Bart. In August, Big Josh won the World Six-Man Tag Team Championship with Dustin Rhodes and Tom Zenk, which they held for three months. From January to February 1992, he also held the WCW United States Tag Team Championship with Ron Simmons. Borne made his final pay-per-view appearance for the company on May 17 at WrestleWar, defeating Richard Morton. He continued to make sporadic WCW TV appearances throughout the summer before leaving the company.
Osborne returned to the WWF on September 21, 1992 at a WWF Superstars taping as Matt Borne, defeating Bill Jordan. He 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. He made his in-ring televised debut on the January 31, 1993 edition of Wrestling Challenge, defeating Bob East. In March, he started feuding with Crush after attacking him with a prosthetic arm on an episode of Superstars, which resulted in a match at WrestleMania IX on April 4. Doink defeated Crush after another Doink (Steve Keirn) came out from under the ring and attacked Crush with another prosthetic arm.
In the spring, Doink was given the opportunity to enter the King of the Ring tournament, facing Mr. Perfect in the qualifying round. After two time-limit draws, Mr. Perfect defeated Doink in their third match on the May 24 episode of Monday Night Raw. At the titular event on June 13, Doink (or rather, two Doinks) distracted Crush, costing him his Intercontinental Championship match against Shawn Michaels. In the summer, Doink continued his feud with Crush and was successful in house show encounters against Marty Jannetty and the 1-2-3 Kid, despite occasionally losing to higher profile opponents such as Bret Hart or Tatanka. At SummerSlam on August 30, Jerry Lawler hired Doink to wrestle Hart as he feigned injury, with Hart winning by disqualification when Lawler interfered.
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Matt Borne
Matthew Wade Osborne (July 27, 1957 – June 28, 2013), known professionally as Matt Borne, was an American professional wrestler. Osborne was a second generation wrestler, the son of Tony Borne, and is best known as being the first wrestler to portray the character of Doink the Clown.
Under the ring name Matt Borne, Osborne debuted in December 1978. He wrestled for various National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) territories, most prominently for Pacific Northwest Wrestling (PNW), where he was their heavyweight and four-time tag champion. Borne also would regularly referee matches while in Portland as that territory had only one primary referee, Sandy Barr, and wrestlers would fill in as a referee when they weren't working a match. In Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling on June 6, 1980, he won his first championship, also the first of two tag titles he would hold with Buzz Sawyer. In Mid-South Wrestling, he allied with Ted DiBiase and Jim Duggan as a member of The Rat Pack, a heel stable, and won their tag title with DiBiase.
Borne made his World Wrestling Federation (WWF) debut on March 2, 1985, wrestling Rick McGraw to a time-limit draw. He suffered his first recorded loss on March 8 to David Sammartino. He was primarily a jobber, but occasionally defeated other jobbers at house shows. He made his televised debut for the WWF on the March 23 edition of All Star Wrestling, teaming with Frank Marconi in a losing effort against WWF Tag Team Champions Mike Rotundo and Barry Windham. Borne's most notable match during this run was a loss to Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat at the inaugural WrestleMania pay-per-view in Madison Square Garden on March 31. He left the WWF following a loss to George Wells on April 29, 1986 due to drug issues.
In May 1986, Borne joined World Class Championship Wrestling. 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. Borne and Sawyer feuded with fellow Pringle protege Dingo Warrior after falling out with him during a six-man tag team match, with Warrior turning babyface as a direct result of the incident.
In 1989, World Class merged with the United States Wrestling Association (USWA). For the next two years, Borne won the USWA World Tag Team Championship twice with Jeff Jarrett and held the WCWA Texas Heavyweight Championship twice.
In 1991, Osborne signed with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and debuted as "Big Josh", an outdoorsman who danced with bears and was friends with Tommy Rich. He made his WCW pay-per-view debut on May 19 at the inaugural SuperBrawl, defeating Black Bart. In August, Big Josh won the World Six-Man Tag Team Championship with Dustin Rhodes and Tom Zenk, which they held for three months. From January to February 1992, he also held the WCW United States Tag Team Championship with Ron Simmons. Borne made his final pay-per-view appearance for the company on May 17 at WrestleWar, defeating Richard Morton. He continued to make sporadic WCW TV appearances throughout the summer before leaving the company.
Osborne returned to the WWF on September 21, 1992 at a WWF Superstars taping as Matt Borne, defeating Bill Jordan. He 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. He made his in-ring televised debut on the January 31, 1993 edition of Wrestling Challenge, defeating Bob East. In March, he started feuding with Crush after attacking him with a prosthetic arm on an episode of Superstars, which resulted in a match at WrestleMania IX on April 4. Doink defeated Crush after another Doink (Steve Keirn) came out from under the ring and attacked Crush with another prosthetic arm.
In the spring, Doink was given the opportunity to enter the King of the Ring tournament, facing Mr. Perfect in the qualifying round. After two time-limit draws, Mr. Perfect defeated Doink in their third match on the May 24 episode of Monday Night Raw. At the titular event on June 13, Doink (or rather, two Doinks) distracted Crush, costing him his Intercontinental Championship match against Shawn Michaels. In the summer, Doink continued his feud with Crush and was successful in house show encounters against Marty Jannetty and the 1-2-3 Kid, despite occasionally losing to higher profile opponents such as Bret Hart or Tatanka. At SummerSlam on August 30, Jerry Lawler hired Doink to wrestle Hart as he feigned injury, with Hart winning by disqualification when Lawler interfered.