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Matt Borne/Doink passes away

Posted: Jun 28th 2013 By: mikeiles

Oklafan Editor's Note: Matthew Osbourne was also known as "Maniac" Matt Borne while wrestling for Mid-South Wrestling and in Texas for World Class Championship Wrestling.

Matthew Osborne, a troubled second generation wrestler from Milwaukie, OR, was found dead today by his girlfriend.

Reports are just coming in from multiple sources regarding his death at the age of 56.

Osborne was a high school wrestling star in Oregon who became a regular, working his way up the ranks in Portland Wrestling. In his younger days, he was on the verge of success in a number of places but outside activities hurt him.

Most notably, he and Arn Anderson were set to become the lead tag team in Georgia in 1983, but complains of a sexual assault saw him have to leave the area, which actually opened the door to the last minute introduction of The Road Warriors as a team.

Later, Osborne was the original Doink the Clown in WWF, but he was eventually let go and a number of others later portrayed the role. He also had a run as a lumberjack called Big Josh in WCW.

He had continued to work on the independent scene for years.