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Matt Borne
Nickname: Maniac; Rebourne Again
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 243 lbs
From: Portland, OR
Birthday: Jul 27th
Pro Debut: December 6, 1978
Aliases: Big Josh, Borne Again, Doink the Clown [1st], The Great Mustapha, Sgt. Kruger, Boink the Clown [1st]
Feds Worked For: MSW, SWCW, TxPW, USWA, WCCW, ECW, NWA, WCW, WWE, WWF, All Pro Wrestling (CA), All Star Wrestling (Canada), American Wrestling Federation (AZ), American Wrestling Federation (PA), Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (Mexico), Athletik Club Wrestling (Germany), AWA Superstars of Wrestling, Bayou Independent Wrestling (LA), Black Diamond Wrestling (WV), Blackball'd Wrestling Organization (PA), Blue Water Championship Wrestling (MI), Border City Wrestling (Canada), Carolina Wrestling Federation Mid-Atlantic (NC/SC), Century Wrestling Allaince (MA), Championship International Wrestling (MI), Championship Wrestling International Alliance (WA), Championship Wrestling USA (OR), Cleveland All-Pro Wrestling (OH), Don't Own Anyone Pro Wrestling (OR), East Coast Pro Wrestling (NJ/NY/PA), Eastern Pro Wrestling (MA), Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling (Canada), Empire Wrestling Federation (CA), Extreme Wrestling Federation (IN), Far North Wrestling (WV), Fazoo Crew (NJ), Future of Wrestling (FL), Georgia Championship Wrestling (GA), Gulf Athletic Club (TX), House of Bricks Pro Wrestling (MA), Impact Zone Wrestling (AZ), Independent Superstars of Professional Wrestling (NJ), Insane Hardcore Wrestling Entertainment (TX), International Championship Wrestling, Juggalo Championship Wrestling, MainStream Wrestling (Canada), Maple Leaf Wrestling (Canada), Maryland Championship Wrestling (MD), Mid Eastern Wrestling Federation (MD), Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (NC/SC), Mid-Pacific Promotions (HI), Midwest Territorial Wrestling (MI), National Wrestling League (VA), New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), North American Wrestling Federation (NC), North Atlantic Wrestling Association (ME), Northeast Wrestling (CT/DE/MA/NC/NY/OK/PA), Northern States Wrestling Alliance (MI), NWA Big Time Wrestling (CA), NWA East (PA), NWA Midwest (IL/KS/MO), NWA New Jersey (NJ), NWA Polynesian (HI), NWA Pro Wrestling (PA), NWA Southwest (TX), NWA Underground (MI), Pacific Northwest Pro Wrestling (OR), Pacific Northwest Wrestling (OR/WA), Peachstate Wrestling Alliance (GA), Platinum Wrestling Worldwide (IN), Portland Wrestling (OR), Power Wrestling Alliance (NY), Powerhouse Wrestling (MA), Pro Wrestling Entertainment (PA), Pro Wrestling Syndicate (NJ/NY/PA), Pro Wrestling Xtreme (FL), Pure Pro Wrestling (MI), Showcase Championship Wrestling (NY), Steel City Wrestling (PA), Texas Wrestling Federation (TX), Traditional Championship Wrestling (AR/MS/TN), Ultimate Championship Wrestling (MI), Ultimate Wrestling (NY), Universal Wrestling Association (Mexico), Universyl Wrestling Enterprises (MI), UPW Pro Wrestling (MI), Vancouver All-Star Wrestling (Canada), Victory Independent Pro Wrestling (MI), World Wide Wrestling Alliance (PA), World Wrestling Alliance (MA), World Wrestling Council (Puerto Rico), World Wrestling Stars (MA), World Xtreme Wrestling (FL/PA), Wrecking Ball Wrestling (TX), Wrestle Association-R (Japan), WrestlePro (NJ)
Finisher: Top Rope Seated Senton
Signature Moves: Stump Puller (Inverted Boston Crab); Bridging German Suplex, Belly to Back Suplex, Belly to Belly Suplex, DDT, Double Underhook Suplex, German Suplex, Northern Lights Suplex
Career Highlights: -CW USA Television Champion
-CWIA Champion
-MSW Tag Team Champion (w/ Ted DiBiase)
-NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champion (w/ Buzz Sawyer)
-NWA Pacific Northwest Champion
-NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Champion (4x; 2 each w/ Steve Regal and Rip Oliver)
-NWA Texas Champion
-USWA Texas Champion
-USWA World Tag Team Champion (2x; both w/ Jeff Jarrett)
-UW Phantom Champion
-WBW Champion
-WCCW World Tag Team Champion (2x; 1 each w/ Buzz Sawyer and Jeff Jarrett)
-WCW United States Tag Team Champion (w/ Ron Simmons)
-WCW World 6-Man Tag Team Champion (w/ Dustin Rhodes & Tom Zenk)
Affiliates: Jim Duggan, Ted DiBiase, Ron Simmons, Dustin Rhodes, Tom Zenk, Buzz Sawyer, Jeff Jarrett, Steve Regal, Rip Oliver, Percival Pringle III, Dink the Clown, Paul Ellering, Robert Fuller, Abu, Skandar Akbar, Shane Douglas, Rudy Boy Gonzales, David Fuller, Rodney Mack, Mike Foxx, Seth Shai, Boyd Bradford, Killer Nikels, Abdullah the Butcher, Bruiser Brody, Gene Anderson, The Great Muta, Greg Valentine, Hercules Hernández, Ivan Koloff, Jos LeDuc, Kareem Muhammad, Kevin Sullivan, Leroy Brown, Lord Humongous, Masked Nightmare, One Man Gang, Paul Jones, Oliver Humperdink, Paul Ellering, Arn Anderson, Mr. Olympia, Steve Williams, Jake Roberts, King Kong Bundy, Road Warrior Animal, Road Warrior Hawk, The Iron Sheik, The Sheik, The Spoiler, Buddy Rose. Col. DeKlerk
Notable Feuds: Crush, Bret Hart, Jerry Lawler, Jim Duggan, Rip Oliver, Buddy Rose, Brett Wayne/Brett Sawyer, Fidel Sierra, King Parsons, Rocky Johnson, Gene Kelly/Gene Lewis, Lynn Denton/The Grappler, Stan Stasiak, Tony Atlas, Dewey Robertson, Terry Taylor/Terrance Taylor, Swede Hanson, Luke Williams/Bushwacker Luke, Butch Miller/Bushwacker Butch, Lance Von Erich, Tito Santana, Antonio Inoki, Tommy Rich, Al Pérez, Siva Afi, Seiji Sakaguchi, Tatsumi Fujinami
Other Facts: -Real name was Matthew Wade Osborne
-Son of pro wrestler Tony Borne, who also trained him
-Former brother-in-law of pro wrestler Buddy Rose
-Sometimes billed from Atlanta, GA or Ellwood City, PA
-As Sgt. Kruger, he was billed from South Africa
-As Doink the Clown [1st], he was billed from Parts Unknown
-As Big Josh, he was billed from The Northwoods
-Formed a tag team with Arn Anderson in Georgia. They were set to receive a major push, but Borne was accused of sexual assault and had to quickly leave the territory. This allowed the Road Warriors to receive their initial recognition.
-Participated in the first WrestleMania, wrestling Ricky Steamboat
-Was the 1st wrestler to use the Doink the Clown character but stopped portraying Doink in the WWF at the end of 1993. Borne did portray Doink on occasion around the country before his death.
-He also wrestled as Boink the Clown in some independent feds for legal reasons. He is not the Boink the Clown that competed in BPPW and BPW.
-Former member of The Rat Pack
-Former member of The House of Humperdink
-Former member of The Legion of Doom (NWA version)
-Former member of The Clan
-Former member of The Establishment
-Former member of The Bradford Family
-Holds the record for the longest MSW Mid-South Tag Team Title reign (w/ Ted DiBiase, 5 months, 13 days)
-Ranked #128 in the 1991 PWI 500 (as Big Josh)
-Ranked #113 in the 1992 PWI 500 (as Big Josh)
-Ranked #26 in the 1993 PWI 500 (as Doink the Clown)
-Ranked #36 in the 1994 PWI 500 (as Doink the Clown)
-Ranked #118 in the 1995 PWI 500 (as Doink the Clown)
-Ranked #269 in the 1996 PWI 500 (as Doink the Clown)
-Inducted into the Texas Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2011
-Passed away June 28, 2013 at the age of 55 from an overdose of hydrocodine and morphine. He also had an enlarged heart, listed at 6x the normal size, which is a sign of substance abuse. Borne's daughter and ex-wife believe that his girlfriend at the time killed him by mixing her mother's medicine with alcohol.
-Was the subject of the "Dark Side of the Ring" episode entitled "What Happened to Doink the Clown"
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