The Terrifying Genius of Doink the Clown

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[@GrassValleyGreg]

Heel Doink was one of the best gimmicks going at the time.

[@travisprice1325]

Honestly, one of the best, underrated character of the last 40 years.

[@anthonybatissa1417]

Awesome creepy Theme music as well

[@andreaswiesheu2240]

yeah, and face doink was one of the worst gimmicks at the time...

[@GrassValleyGreg]

@@andreaswiesheu2240 yeah, agreed

[@Davepool-hs7vr]

At least until the gimmick was turned face

[@brianvail9212]

It's hard to imagine to play a professional wrestling clown constantly sober.

[@RedLemon69]

Entertainment from a clown is to see how people would react on a neutral outfit.something similar to a troll but in a positive way. It's the viewer choice to perceive how they felt about it.

[@vanimaladventures]

even steve o got clean.

[@YoungJimmy1999]

Heel Doink was scary and so much potential. Hope we get Classic character like this again

[@iamdevilboy5976]

Yes it was scary, like Pennywise in the original “IT”

[@powwowcritic13]

Doink was the best technician he could trade hold for hold with Mr perfect, bret hart, and macho man

[@ComicsForLife2023]

I knew right away when Doink wasn’t Matt anymore. And fans knew too. Never assume you fool everyone! That’s why Doink eventually lost momentum.

[@dmtdreamz7706]

They All Float Down Here

[@jsbmx2039]

More of a John Wayne gacy vibe

[@bpalm198]

That’s what she said

[@papashort13]

Oh yes Gorgie! They float!

[@MackBoxing-MMA]

You’ll float too…

[@neilwiththedeal]

You fear IT

[@johnstjohn1987]

Possibly the most Underrated Superstar in WWE History. Dude could have been World Champion

[@Razear]

The fact that they were able to easily replace him speaks to the importance of owning the trademark to your name, because the company can continue profiting off the person's image long after they're gone...

[@Sketchfan]

Sadly many a shindy continues to do so. Nothing shows a shindy (shitty Indy)promotion more than if they have a fake a doink the clown on their card. As veeinfuso once said in his video on the subject,Matt borne was a notorious addict for booze and pill popping…but this somehow hurts his reputation even long after his demise.

[@100thedarkdestroyer]

they replaced it but the gimmick never got over again and was mainly used as a jobber.

[@PokemonGO-nl1qf]

He was Doink because Vince want that, with no Vince no Doink. Same is Undertaker. Wwe make this guys great not the Person so i understand copyright for wwe. I would do the same with my wrestlers 😉 my Charakter my money!

[@iknottheculture.407]

Doink, BRAH!!! You making kids cry, BRAH!!!!!

[@JS-qw4ln]

got fired for smoking Big Doinks!!!

[@Spooky_515]

I heard he was fired because Pat Patterson said his Dink was to small

[@EvanSaltare]

Smoking big doinks in Amish

[@bothanjedirogue]

Snorting some doinks

[@Battlebloodlust]

How ridiculous right!? Weed 😂😂😂

[@KarloBacolod]

Doink was a legend in my book

[@silver47official]

Where can I buy this book?

[@chrisxavier3147]

Such a brilliant performance by a truly troubled guy, RIP Matt

[@MichaelWingate-j7o]

I’ve never even heard of this character and I grew up in the late 90s early 2000 wrestling. He should be a legend and this should be brought back

[@herculesmwp7983]

RIP Matt :(

[@RIGGIDRICH]

Bonus if you know where he's from.

[@herculesmwp7983]

@@RIGGIDRICH I’m gonna miss out on the bonus points 😩

[@juandufree4309]

This was actually the genius of Monday Night Raw. It gave him a platform and other mid to lower level talent a chance to be seen and stand out. Raw in the early days were just squash matches so him and 123 Kid really benefited from Raw.

[@Pilgrimage85]

Doink had one of the best finishers Yokozuna had the banzai drop. Doink did it off the top rope. Looked so real

[@joekraynak5531]

He was from my hometown, growing up he was one of my favorite bad guys. He did a lot of appearances at our parades, and gave my family's bar a lot of business. Had some demons but we all liked him. And the dude was a hell of a wrestler.

[@carltonkeenan187]

Great wrestler when i was growing up..him & mini doink...great memories 👊🏽

[@rdizzy1]

"Mini doink" was named "Dink".

[@carltonkeenan187]

@@rdizzy1 of cause..🤦🏽‍♂️ dink & doink..

[@jkiller404]

Doink was the birth of the Juggalo

[@ellisjahfinelcraddock]

That's true. 💯

[@TheLuchaDork]

If by true, you mean not true because ICP came first.

[@slowmotion171]

It's so sad how many of these docs include the words "my dad Was"

[@sp4lg]

Mick Foley would have made a great evil clown. Doink was Matt's character.

[@CameronLewis-f4b]

Loved Matt as Doink

[@insaneclown158]

Vince mcmahon- "here dork the clown" Macho man "his name is doink" I was Hoping to see that clip

[@centralcal6604]

He stood out on the video game for sure

[@Simpleeh]

Everyone loves a good villain

[@NewportBox100s]

I remember learning about Doink because he was the first playabale character on the character select screen for WWF Wrestlemania: The Arcade Game on SNES which came out in 1995.

[@sicvic0604]

Same! For ps1

[@NewportBox100s]

@@sicvic0604 That game came out on literally everything there are like 10 versions of it. Gotta miss the good old days with all the cool different ports of the same game on multiple consoles.

[@JamariusJackson-yg5ui]

Wow I had no idea about any of this but looking back I remember even as a kid watching that they changed Doink, the original was the best by far.

[@leperface]

Doink was my favorite as a kid.

[@sjcflawless]

Ultimate Warrior and Doink The Clown are my favs!

[@bencerwinske559]

I just realized I want an Ultimate Warrior/Doink cage match and know I'll never see it. Dammit...

[@bencerwinske559]

I was a kid when Doink wrestled. First he was a mean clown, then a nice clown. But, when I saw a Doink match as an adult for the first time, I was kinda blown away by how good he was.

[@wavydavybeats]

Pennywise has entered the chat because you’ll float too

[@onespecies-human344]

Was my favorite wrestler as a kid!

[@bruce9897]

1 of the best technical wrestlers and should have had a heal run with the Winged Eagle.

[@theSuperviLLain_est]

Soooooo ahead of his time Doink grinned evily so Heath Ledger could smile with his scars

[@keithanderson4711]

Thought all them old school were on drugs

[@ko8eocho]

Yep pills, coke, and alcohol was a staple back then I’m sure everyone was on it

[@seniorbunk1183]

“Makin kids cry brah”-Crush

[@MillerTheOfficialGaming]

He was my favorite wrestler as a kid ❤

[@CONCERNEDcitizenforever]

Ya okk

[@JamieRiordan-v9o]

Doink was great.

[@GP8201]

Hacksaw Duggan's clueless statement at the end of this video here shows he's still holding a grudge from when he didn't want to put over Matt Osborne at a public school gym. Give it a rest already, Duggan. How did that Team Canada angle work in WCW?

[@thelowesttreeshavetops3541]

Agreed.

[@e32b61]

@@thelowesttreeshavetops3541He simply stated a fact. A lot of people didn’t notice. That’s why they character continued for so long. Bourne was the best, but it’s true that many people didn’t notice.

[@D1G1T47]

How they fire him but still had people on the roids

[@PeeboTyson]

Probably self-destructed and couldn't perform.

[@kennethgriffin7921]

the original bad guy doink was amazing. I remember it becoming a joke when dink showed up. bret hart leading that company single handedly saved them from bankruptcy. undertaker kept disappearing. Shawn was unreliable. everyone else was a joke

[@kingammo6090]

I wish they had THIS Doink in the 2K games

[@Craigers8637]

Love that they showed Doink from SNES Raw

[@ToeTag9899]

I started getting into wrestling in the Summer of 93 I remember being fascinated by heel Doink and I loved the way Heenan would put him over. It's a damn shame that Vince turned him face and that Matt couldn't control his drug habbit. It would of been cool if Osbourne came back as heel Doink in the Attitude era but even more evil.

[@philipdefibaugh5683]

Matt Borne was the original Brey Wyatt in that both were highly popular, terrifying, and were released from WWE too soon! The only difference was Matt Borne portrayed a Clown and Brey Wyatt portrayed a Swampland cult leader.

[@RIGGIDRICH]

Winner winner.

[@stevepwn]

and both are dead

[@arturoalmazan5262]

​@stevepwn we're all gonna be dead soon dude. what's your point?

[@MoonLightWright]

I'm going to go out on a limb and say this, but heel Doink could've been the first tweener in WWF/E if he wasn't fired.

[@TravelTechie415]

Doink also had a great finisher 'whoopee cushion' fit him great

[@garyhay6771]

ViNCE : Hey yeah, i guess his name is dork. MACHO MAN: his name is DOINK

[@TheDanielShepherd]

Heel Doink was like Krusty, Jack Nicholson's Joker and a horror character all wrapped into one, with great wrestling. They turned it face whilst Matt was still there which was daft, though I reckon he'd have been able to make it work - but it was the face change from the smile to the frown that made it good. If he would have stayed and they booked it properly that gimmick could have remained into the attitude era - it could have become what he did with it in ECW then and just made it more lunatic.

[@Farmerb1985]

Doink is the Greatest villain in wwf history for Matt Osborne,still has a dark side outside the ring

[@Warrenwoon]

One of Vince’s greatest creations … could have got over in the attitude era too

[@arturoalmazan5262]

he got over the fans . matt borne portrayed a man dressed as a clown gimmick that; eventually worked. its just so sad ; the drug problems, took over. just like every wrestler in the late 80s early 90s was going through. Jake Roberts ; gino hernandez.

[@murphine969]

I’ve only ever been to one WWE match, back when it was still WWF…Doink was there and his was the only memorable match.

[@Ottophil]

I can say WWF cause vince aint paying me

[@d-boy-hm4lx]

If anyone can play him, why isn't doink still around... 🤔

[@MrVariant]

2:09 uh oh 😳. Though yeah this was a fun vid but a sad ending.

[@BeardedKayakFishing]

He was great, especially in the beginning when he was dark. Also, great technical wrestler

[@Shadowman820]

They should have kept the character evil .

[@donhitt2691]

I met Doink when I was a kid. He was super nice to me and my brother :)

[@ZombieReject666]

The Doink Era was one of my all time favorites

[@bigfatgaming5795]

I'm here because a customer at my work was just freaking out because "doink the clown" came into my store. I didn't recognize him, but he does look like this guy but a bit older.

[@Ace-wm2vv]

Orginal doink was golden

[@musclesforsupes]

“Dork the clown” -Raw

[@joeshar.]

As told by Doink himself, there was no 2 Doinks. It's just an illusion. An illuuusion.

[@augurcybernaut4785]

Sweet tooth has entered the chat (twisted metal)

[@gregwhite7852]

My favorite wrestler of the early 90's as a kid!!!!!

[@kingrapid]

Doink used to scare the living shite outta me.. but boy was he one of the best in the ring. DOINK AND DINK. Fly high Matt 🕊 please give this man a posthumus HOF..

[@pjsretrogamesmusicandwrass5795]

Doink vs Bret Hart at SummerSlam was fire 🔥

[@j.miranda5809]

Sounds like a real life Joker

[@Craigers8637]

@2:25 high praise from mick foley

[@alphawolf9324]

It was impossible to hate doink 😂

[@jsbmx2039]

That was my dads favorite wrestler

[@scottjulie27]

I loved Doink Way better as a heel.

[@Craigers8637]

Bourne's Doink was awesome, character and wrestler

[@PoeticProphetic]

Wrestlemania IX’s best moment

[@MrSmokeytehbear]

Attitude era was definitely the GOAT but there's a special place in my childhood heart for the ridiculous gimmick era

[@420dunk5]

Heel Doink one of the greatest, gimkicks ever Started watching Wrestling ciz of him when i was Young

[@MacDuck1997]

Even though I feel it’d be disrespectful, I can see a rebooted version of Doink in NXT. Like a very dark and sadistic version like Matt’s take on Doink. I honestly feel the Dark Clown could work on TV

[@ItsAVolcano]

When Borne was replaced the WWE had to edit the crowds booing him and chanting for the "real Doink."

[@GiosueMannino]

he'll always be Big Josh to me

[@joeshar.]

He was so good under his heel gimmick, WWE turned him to face.

[@robowop9354]

To this day 1 of my favorites unsung hero

[@TheBlacGhost2093]

Vince McMahon missed a huge opportunity with a feud between Undertaker ⚰️🪦 and Doink the Clown 🤡 back in the day. That could've been the WWF version of Batman 🦇 and Joker. 🃏

[@shottingham]

As a 90's kid, Doink was one of the most annoying but weirdly revered characters of the time. I hated him, but his whole stage presence and "under stage" shenanigans were legendary.

[@inthekingdom1996]

The talent roster was stacked and he would still steal shows

[@b.n.4872]

imagine if he got clean, stay clean..and had a nice loooong run like Taker or Kane? I see characters like Doink and Goldust and I can't fight the feeling if the wrestlers stayed the course and creative stayed on point we could have a whole group with flushed out backstories and whatnot.

[@untitle161]

I didn’t know that Doink was played by Matt Borne until like the 2000s decade.

[@MrBlu91]

Hey Vice just asking if you can come to the arctic circle for Dark side of the ring in inuvik

[@shakeybonessrh]

I’ve met doing on several occasions, he lived in the same apartment building as my coworker around 2004 in Portland or. Nice enough, always smoked with weed us too. But I did always question weather it was him or not.

[@gianfrancojoseramirez1189]

Isn't this re upload?

[@sinakaedwards2009]

I saw him at a live show before ever being on TV. I did not understand what he was. However, I liked Doink and every one of my friends did not. To this day I still think of him often and would love to don the makeup as a tribute. I can't do the laugh though.

[@Gullah843]

Doink is a legend!!! I wasn't scared about Doink. I wanted to fight my demons 😈 thanks

[@KellyLChambers]

Ricky Rego, the other doink under the ring. Never forget

[@tonysamsenthaikhambaoxaych8507]

One of my fav wrestlers of all time, even in the video games he was a fun and entertaining character to play as 👍💪💪 🤡 😂 🤣

[@Lemmi7810]

I'm perfectly fine with the idea of a wrestler being portrayed as a clown. I always loved to see Doink come out. It was something at least. A scary clown. That's like perfect for wrestling. 😂

[@RaidSuker]

The Clown is Down. Rene Goulet

[@Es.1661]

Doink was a little before my time, but i definitely remember fighting him on the wwf wrestlmania arcade game 🤡

[@Puchicano]

Doink in SNES video game was fun af!

[@LeeThePolymath]

I DID NOT know Doink was played by three different dudes. My 10 year old self is mind blown!