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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"
Supplemental Information
Spotlight in History
- 1968 Fritz Von Erich def. Spoiler #1 for the WCCW American Heavyweight Champion
- 1968 Danny Hodge & Lorenzo Parente def. Jack Donovan & Ron Reed for the TSW United States Tag Team Champion
- 1969 Baron Von Raschke became the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Champion
- 1980 David Von Erich def. Gino Hernandez for the WCCW Texas Heavyweight Champion
- 2016 Brock Landers def. Terry Pantera for the MSWA Oklahoma Champion
- 2016 C. J. Ward became the MSWA Mid-South Cruiserweight Champion
- 2017 The Pinnacle (Anthony Andrews & Shawn Hendrix) def. Excellence Personified (Dustin Heritage & Duke Swellington) for the ComPro Tag Team Champions
Week of Sun 06-02 to Sat: 06-08
- 06-02 1979 The Spoiler became the WCCW American Heavyweight Champion
- 06-02 2007 Damien Morte def. Kareem Sadat for the SWCW Hardcore Champion
- 06-02 2007 Lady Venom became the SWCW Womens Champion
- 06-02 2007 Prophet def. Dexter Hardaway for the SWCW Sooner Xtreme Champion
- 06-02 2010 Michael Barry def. Kevin James Sanchez for the BYEW Heavyweight Champion
- 06-02 2010 Saints of the Damned (Draven Cross & Sage) def. New Canada (The Canadian Red Devil & The Canadian Luchadore) for the BYEW Tag Team Champion
- 06-02 2010 Death Row [2nd] def. Rick Russo for the BYEW Caution Champion
- 06-02 2012 Brandon Walker became the UWE Heavyweight Champion
- 06-02 2012 The Syndicate (Scott Sanders & Shawn Sanders) def. The Franchise Players (Rick Russo & Les Mayne) for the SWCW Tag Team Champions
- 06-02 2012 Drake Gallows def. Kareem Sadat for the SWCW Hardcore Champion
- 06-02 2017 Cody Burns def. Brandon Groom for the BPPW Oklahoma Champion
- 06-02 2019 Team Boner (Drake Gallows & Mascara La Parka/MLP) def. The Saints of Pro Wrestling (Scott Sanders & Shawn Sanders) for the ASP Tag Team Champions
- 06-02 2019 Brock Landers def. Adam Patrick for the ASP Inter-County Champion
- 06-02 2019 Erica became the ASP Women's Champion
- 06-02 2024 Toxic Masculinity (Johnny Lightning & Johnny Dynamite) def. Mr. Nasty & Eddie LeVaughn for the WFC Tag Team Champions
- 06-02 2024 Thrash def. Tim Rockwell for the WFC Heavyweight Champion
- 06-03 1968 Fritz Von Erich def. Spoiler #1 for the WCCW American Heavyweight Champion
- 06-03 1968 Danny Hodge & Lorenzo Parente def. Jack Donovan & Ron Reed for the TSW United States Tag Team Champion
- 06-03 1969 Baron Von Raschke became the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Champion
- 06-03 1980 David Von Erich def. Gino Hernandez for the WCCW Texas Heavyweight Champion
- 06-03 2016 Brock Landers def. Terry Pantera for the MSWA Oklahoma Champion
- 06-03 2016 C. J. Ward became the MSWA Mid-South Cruiserweight Champion
- 06-03 2017 The Pinnacle (Anthony Andrews & Shawn Hendrix) def. Excellence Personified (Dustin Heritage & Duke Swellington) for the ComPro Tag Team Champions
- 06-04 1937 Ray Villmer became the TSW Missouri Junior Heavyweight Champion
- 06-04 1981 Kerry Von Erich def. Ernie Ladd for the WCCW American Heavyweight Champion
- 06-04 1981 The Spoiler became the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Champion
- 06-04 1984 Gino Hernandez def. Chris Adams for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Champion
- 06-04 1986 The Von Erichs (Kevin Von Erich & Lance Von Erich & Mike Von Erich) became the WCCW World 6-Man Tag Team Champion
- 06-04 2002 Billy & Chuck def. Rikishi & Rico for the WWE RAW World Tag Team Champion
- 06-04 2004 Justin Lee def. Brian Lakewood for the TPW Oklahoma Heavyweight Champion
- 06-04 2010 The Foreign Legion (Boris Saarikoski & Dutch Hagen) def. The Old School Express (Jason Jones & Jake Boulder) for the MWA Tag Team Champions
- 06-04 2021 Warren Powers def. Father Padge for the EPW Internet Television Champion
- 06-04 2022 Tommy Dean def. Mr. Nasty for the CPW Heavyweight Champion
- 06-04 2022 Phoebe def. Killista for the CPW Women’s Champion
- 06-04 2022 Mascara Purpura def. Double D for the CPW 918 Champion
- 06-05 1975 Dick Murdoch def. Danny Miller for the TSW North American Champion
- 06-05 1997 Generation X (Zane Morris & Ian St. James) became the OPW Oklahoma Tag Team Champion
- 06-05 2009 El Super Colibri became the MWA MAX-Division Champion
- 06-05 2010 Rick Russo def. 3rd Rail for the SWCW Heavyweight Champion
- 06-05 2021 Two Man Sam (Sam Stackhouse & Samuel Savage) became the CPW Tag Team Champions
- 06-05 2021 Tommy Dean def. Double D for the CPW Heavyweight Champion
- 06-06 1966 Fritz Von Erich def. Brute Bernard for the WCCW American Heavyweight Champion
- 06-06 1972 Tom Jones & Ivan Putski def. The Continental Warriors (Bobby Hart & Lorenzo Parente) for the TSW United States Tag Team Champion
- 06-06 1981 Jake Roberts def. The Grappler for the MSW North American Heavyweight Champion
- 06-07 1969 Jose Lothario def. Johnny Valentine for the WCCW Texas Heavyweight Champion
- 06-07 2008 Ky-ote Johammed def. Dane Griffin for the 3DW Violent Division Champion
- 06-07 2008 Mo'Body Gillespie def. Ky-ote Johammed for the 3DW Violent Division Champion
- 06-07 2013 Bobby Starr def. Steven Sterling for the ComPro Showtime Champion
- 06-07 2013 Ignition def. Super Skunk Ape, Jr. for the ComPro Oklahoma X Division Champion
- 06-07 2013 The Canadian Red Devil def. Michael York for the ComPro Heavyweight Champion
- 06-07 2014 Steven Sterling def. Sam Stackhouse for the ComPro Showtime Champion
- 06-07 2014 Jake O'Brien def. The Canadian Red Devil for the ComPro Heavyweight Champion
- 06-07 2014 Terry Montana def. Ignition for the ComPro Oklahoma X Division Champion
- 06-07 2014 Havoc def. Buster Cherry for the SWCW All-American Champion
- 06-07 2014 Rick Russo def. David Kyzer for the SWCW Luchadore Champion
- 06-07 2014 Kevin James Sanchez def. Kareem Sadat for the SWCW Hardcore Champion
- 06-07 2014 Kareem Sadat def. Kevin James Sanchez for the SWCW Hardcore Champion
- 06-07 2014 Terry Pantera became the BPPW Junior Heavyweight Champion
- 06-08 1959 Frankie Kovacs & Jerry Miller def. Pretty Boy Collins & Duke Scarbo for the TSW Louisiana Tag Team Champion
- 06-08 2013 L. J. McDaniels became the SWCW Hardcore Champion
- 06-08 2013 Hurricane Ross def. Billy Ray for the NAW Heavyweight Champion
- 06-08 2019 Michael Duplanti def. Anarchy [2nd] for the NAW Lightweight Champion
- 06-08 2019 Big Smooth def. Hurricane Ross for the NAW Heavyweight Champion
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- That Handsome Devil Jun 6th
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- Mick Foley Jun 7th
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- Michele Leone Jun 8th
- Jamie Jun 9th
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- Jim Barnett Jun 9th
- Dick Listener Jun 9th
- Mark Wilson Jun 9th
- Dutch Savage Jun 9th
- Largus RagnaBrok Jun 10th
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- Magnum T. A. Jun 11th
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- King Parsons Jun 11th
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Oklafan Quiz
Which was NOT a participant in the CWE main event to crown the first CWE Heavyweight Champion.
Current Champions
Unified Wrestling of Oklahoma
Women's Champion
Nova Phoenix
- Heavyweight Champion: Red James
- Dojo Division Champion: Colton Kinnamon