Thanks for this, Bios. I've always been interested in the Doink character as a heel. My favorite Matt Borne quote is: "A good heel doesn't cheat because he HAS to, a good heel cheats because he WANTS to."
I know it's been mentioned before but I would LOVE to see a feud between Matt Bourne's Doink and the Undertaker where Doink gets more and more cruel and sadistic in an effort to get a rise out of the Dead Man. Some real Batman/Joker vibes.
I totally agree , brother! Kamala was super scary. Undertaker was scary. DoinK was not only scary....but unsettling & super creepy. One hell of a gimmick
Heel Evil Doink was really good character work where it plays on the fear, makes you uncomfortable and even nowadays could put people off especially with the killer clown craze. Matt Borne did great work with the character and while i understand why he was replaced it was never the same.
@@jasonmaclean719After his run in ECW they should have hired him back first by attacking fake doink and bringing a psychotic version of him kind of like Heath ledger's Joker
Always loved how one minute Matt would be all jolly, smiling and laughing as Doink and then balm! His face would go all cold, evil staring close-up camera. Really made him so eerie and creepy.
I like that he wasn't cartoonish, OK, he was a dude dressed as a clown, he WAS cartoonish but it was like the jolly laughter was just a façade and the snapping to this dead stare was the real man behind the paint showing himself.
Nobody ever really talks about the amazing job Bobby Heenan did putting Doink over on commentary in late 92/early 93. He'd talk up his wrestling credentials, whilst hinting that he thought he recognised him/knew who he was. This was also played up in WWF Magazine. There was all this intrigue and mystery around the character and I'm inclined to believe that the original plan would have seen this develop and eventually play out with a reveal somewhere down the line. Maybe we'd have seen 'Borne Again' in the WWF in 1996 alongside Goldust, Mankind and those proto-Attitude characters,
This was excellent... more please! It felt like something that should air right alongside "Dark Side of the Ring", and other such televised wrestling documentaries. Well done, Ryan!
That's no Clown! That's a LumberjackMan! 😂 That would be cool on Hawk's story, he does remind me of Krusty The Clown. People who were around 1993 1994 would tell you Doink was almost everywhere in the world of WWF. I barely knew WWF but I would have video game magazines and Doink as well as Taker, Razor, Bret were always on the cover. Doink just stood out.
My favorite wrestler, even if he only portrayed the gimmick for less than one year. I always dreamed of the WWF bringing back Matt Bourne as Doink just before they would retire the Doink gimmick in 1995. I could see him come back in his Doink outfit and attack the WWF Doink and Dink. And then a week after cut a shoot promo on RAW. If Jake Roberts and the Ultimate Warrior had a chance to come back, the original Doink could have been a really interesting to see, in a time when the WWF was trying to find more interest because of the recent introduction of competition of Monday Nitro. Matt Bourne could have gotten over in a pre attitude era WWF, even going into the attitude era.
Even as a young kid I was intrigued with Doink the Clown, I never found him outright scary, but 'disturbing' would be the right way. I knew there was more to him, he was entertaining to watch and a talented wrestler, also picked up on the sort of vibe that he was going for during that first era with Matt Bourne. Many, many years later I found out that my parents went to school with Matt Bourne; my mom didn't really have a problem with him and said he was nice enough to her, my dad didn't really like him and described him as a bully, but talented. Both parents watched Portland Wrestling and WWF/WWE (the latter more seldomly), so were aware of his prowess in ring and both admitted he was definitely talented. They didn't know that A. He was in the first Wrestlemania and B. That he was Doink the Clown. Unfortunately we found out about this when he died. Did a really good job as always Wrestling Bios! I've been so glad to see opinion changing on first run Doink over the years and videos like this are helping it... Talking up the amazing portrayal of a layered character, as well as the in-ring talents of the man who brought the character to life. I've thought many times before that Doink might have caught on if he debuted a few years later after the Attitude Era ushered in grittier and more fleshed out characters, provided it was heel Doink with Bourne portraying him.
I know pro wrestling has had a lot of spooky gimmicks over the years but, Doink was the original creepy guy. His performance as Doink was fantastic. Matt Bourne was a talented performer and Doink is a great example of that. R.I.P. Mr. Bourne. Also, Vince has made many, many mistakes in WWE from a booking standpoint but, turning Doink babyface was near the top of those terrible decisions Vince made. It’s up there with turning Austin heel and, having Goldberg beat The Fiend. Just terrible.
@@Venemofthe888 Leader of the Oddities would Be a good role for Heel Doink. Have INSANE Clown Posse and him as a three man tag would have been awesome. Not to mention John Tenta and Big Kurrgen along with Luna Vachon on his side. I can see that now in my head and I am very pleased! 😄
WooHoo It passed! I'm not kidding Doink the clown was one of those seriously accidental gimmicks that went absolutely crazy in a heartbeat. Matt Osborne was Doink, and every representation of him afterwards always failed ( even the mini doinks failed). I'm kind of glad they never tried to revive this gimmick as I feel it can't be topped. The gimmick is already complete. There can't be anything added. The whole story of Matt and Doink and how he took the Doink character with him and what he did with it is a VERY interesting, tragic but compelling story that many ought to listen to. Thank you for the chance to see it done and yay for winning!
I love this series, can't wait for more. Gangrel might be one you'll want to explore. It's an elaborate character. Not sure if there is a story to tell though. I would love to hear about Repo Man only because I laugh so hard at that character.
Killer klowns from outer space is one of the best movies made! Doink to me is a timeless character. Portrayed by the right person (possibly someone with legit depression issues) could work even now
Please keep this type of content up. Your coverage of the Monday Night Wars has been absolutely phenomenal. Smackdown will test your mettle, and you will positively kill it. Just dont give Smackdown the same treatment as Thunder because we both know, Smackdown won the Monday Night War.
Killer Klowns from Outer Space is more popular now than ever. Great movie!!! I'd like to believe Doink took inspiration from this movie. Bruce Prichard is who says he did.
While it could be seen as a rip-off in comics, had things worked out better for Borne and they kept up Heel Doink, I could ALMOST see him being a Mankind like rival for The Undertaker. Yes, like Joker to Batman in a wrestling form.
Thanks for this. I think my first experience of Doink was the gimmick battle royal at Wrestlemania 17 and I just thought he was a corny reminder of outdated wrestling characters. Little did I know there was so much more to the character.
yeah you can do a lot with that clown gimmick like undertakers. kid friendly clown, dark killer clown, edgy rock clown like vampiro from wcw and some like crazzy steve from TNA
I am one of those ppl that absolutely hate and are terrified of clowns, always have been, but Doink was one of my favourite wrestlers growing up and strangely enough he never scared me or creeped me out or anything.
Matt Bourne was a great worker who could go in the ring and the original *evil* clown character was good for the time. Sadly Bourne's career was derailed more by serious substance abuse issues than poor booking.
I wonder how the Doink character would evolve throughout the decade if he stayed prevalent and active. Would he have gone through a Dark Knight Joker phase, an IT remake phase, an evil Captain Spaulding phase, or the opposite and have a Patch Adam phase?
Attitude era definitely would of been the It heel clown, ruthless aggression era the dark Knight joker heel , pg era krusty the clown (when he went meta and quit being krusty similar to his ecw doink era) sadistic heel and Captain Spaulding heel during the other runs
Wow, very well done with this. I was always aware of Doink growing up, he was featured in the 90s video games for instance, but now as an adult there's really this awe and appreciation of how great this wrestler and character really was.
This was great to watch, very well put together. Doink has always been one of my favourites. Highly underrated, they could've done so much more-dark, evil storylines with Doink. But can only appreciate with what we got to see. He nailed the character.
His theme is one of my favs of any era of WWE and I use his character as inspiration for my own CAW in any WWE game I play. It's good to see him getting his dues and have more people finally realize that he wasn't a one note joke.
I will admit, I was not a fan of Doink at first, but after learning more about Matt Bourne and how he portrayed the character, I started to appreciate him. Honestly, Doink was a great character, and Matt did a fantastic job playing the role.
PICTURE THIS WITH ME PLEASE: DOINK IN THE ATTITUDE ERA: Hear me out please. Doink is Heel leader of the Oddities, Luna Vachon is on his side and also does mixed tag matches. He and Insane Clown Posse could have done a three man tag. Then how would he interact with Big Kurrgen and John Tenta's character Golga. Im sure those 3 could have put their heads together and made it work. I can see it now in my head and WOW. What a faction for the upper mid card. Tag titles and Intercontinental title runs easy!
Yes Create a Wrestler is back. I'm happy you're doing these videos. It's a cool concept and there's a lot of wrestlers u can do with this series. Keep up the great content brother
This was great, as I never learned the backstory on this character and the actual wrestler behind the paint. I recall really liking the character when he first game on the scene as I've always gravitated toward the more technical wrestlers and this explains why I was a Doink fan to begin with (especially that feud with Perfect you brought up, I do vaguely recall enjoying a lot back in the day). I knew a switch in wrestlers happened at some point but this explains a lot of why the in-ring quality of the character faded away quite a bit.
Thank You for this video. The admiration of this character and the level of respect you most justly gave Matt Borne, kudos to you. I’m 41, in 2009 I got to meet Matt Borne and tell him face to face he was my all time favorite. His face lit up and all he could say was Wow! As a kid, for a Halloween I costumed as Doink, it was thrilling to feel like you were the character. The word underrated gets used a lot but this character most definitely is! As a character, do you know Matt Borne’s Doink only loss once on television? Macho Man pinned him and next week Doink turned face, throwing the pale of water on Bobby Heenan. This character was strong and through the passage of time his legacy will be that much stronger …. And that’s no laughing matter!
You do your best to give us the most of the juiciest most intriguing parts of wrestling, and I've not seen anyone come close. I was born slightly too late for Goldust and Doink and the rest, so thankyou
Doink was just before my time as a wrestling fan. The character always seemed kind of stupid to me but this video made me see it in a whole new light. Thanks, WB!
Well written as always. I love these individual segments, So many things going on behind the curtain. Not too many can get Vince McMahon settle and the counter suit shows that Borne had a lot going on upstairs Demons or no.
Incredibly well done. I’ve always wondered about Doink’s history. Thank you Bios!!! I think his inclusion in the arcade game also speaks of his quality.
Best wishes from Germany And THX for this Upload 🤡 Matt Borne as Doink was was my first favorite Wrestler and still is today besides The Rock, MJF and Sick Nick Mondo.
Brilliant work, lad. One of your best. More content just like this, please. There are so many old school wrestlers that deserve attention and recognition.
Glad i stumbled upon this channel, subd. I was in my early 20's when the original doink debuted, i remember liking the original evil Doink and being disappointed with how they took the character as well as not liking the replacements renditions of the character. Very interesting, I'll be going through your videos for sure.
Really good bio, I got really intrigued with Doink after family mentioned him and eventually Dark side of The Ring doing an episode on him. Fantastic and dedicated to his own persona and creation. it was a shame how things went for him with addiction.
I grew up during the New Generation, and Doink was always one of my favorites. I loved that character, even as a kid. I loved the character even more once I recognized Bourne, because I was a big fan of his from WCW. It sucked after he left. It sucks that Bourne will never get the credit he deserves for being a talented professional wrestler who created one of the most memorable character in the history of the business. Maybe one day.
This was brilliant and the writing was excellent I would love to see more content like this when I first found wrestling bios it was all about the Deep dives into the wrestlers this one blew all the originals away great job and thank you always for the hard work you do
Excellent work. Please keep churning these out, as your insight and analysis of these wrestlers is top notch. Doink as played by Matt Bourne is still one of my all time favorite heels.
Doink = Matt Borne, Matt Borne = Doink. Every incarnation that came after him was a pale disgrace and the fact that he didn't have a longer run in wwf is one of the biggest shames in wrestling history. i've always felt that way, troubles away from the ring or not... thanks for the awesome video, bios. rip Matt Osborne.
I loved the moments where the commentary rightly pointed out that, despite the dumb attire , Doink was a damn good wrestler and the shot of his make-up running to reveal more of the man behind the paint was always cool.
For sure more Killer Klowns than IT in this character, it was a cult classic film during the 80s and I'm sure Matt and the boys watched it. He was such an excellent heel either way and I love this video, thank you wrestling bios!
Thanks for this, Bios. I've always been interested in the Doink character as a heel.
My favorite Matt Borne quote is: "A good heel doesn't cheat because he HAS to, a good heel cheats because he WANTS to."
That’s a very, very good quote from Matt. Dude knew the business.
Heel Doink was awesome
I know it's been mentioned before but I would LOVE to see a feud between Matt Bourne's Doink and the Undertaker where Doink gets more and more cruel and sadistic in an effort to get a rise out of the Dead Man. Some real Batman/Joker vibes.
That would have been amazing.
I have fantasy booked that feud so many times in my head.
Hell yeah, Doink was creepy.
if done in early 1993 that would've been a way better WrestleMania match and feud than Giant Gonzales
I would like to see wrestling bios do a video on fantasy matchups, like your suggestion of Doink vs undertaker.
As a kid, this original Matt Bourne portrayed Doink scared the absolute hell out of me.
I totally agree , brother!
Kamala was super scary. Undertaker was scary.
DoinK was not only scary....but unsettling & super creepy.
One hell of a gimmick
I'm 40 this year so doink will always have a place in my heart a fantastic character
Same, Doink was a fav of mine as a kid, and I still hold a place for him in my heart.
Heel Evil Doink was really good character work where it plays on the fear, makes you uncomfortable and even nowadays could put people off especially with the killer clown craze. Matt Borne did great work with the character and while i understand why he was replaced it was never the same.
They should have never turned him babyface. I loved the character Doink and he was a great wrestler.
There was SO much potential with the character. Imagine him in the attitude era. Man it would have been amazing.
@@jasonmaclean719After his run in ECW they should have hired him back first by attacking fake doink and bringing a psychotic version of him kind of like Heath ledger's Joker
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Always loved how one minute Matt would be all jolly, smiling and laughing as Doink and then balm! His face would go all cold, evil staring close-up camera. Really made him so eerie and creepy.
Balm!
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I like that he wasn't cartoonish, OK, he was a dude dressed as a clown, he WAS cartoonish but it was like the jolly laughter was just a façade and the snapping to this dead stare was the real man behind the paint showing himself.
He was a bastard in WWF THE ARCADE GAME. The amount of times he destroyed me far out weighs everyone else.
That damn hand buzzer. And the giant mallet. Fun game though…I always picked Bam Bam.
@@ErikLarson-l9kPUT IT THERE PAL.
MALLET.
MALLET.
PIN. 🖕🏻
Loved that game and doink in it lol
Spam the hammer...
Yep exactly I would always pick Razor Doink would have me struggling every time.
Nobody ever really talks about the amazing job Bobby Heenan did putting Doink over on commentary in late 92/early 93. He'd talk up his wrestling credentials, whilst hinting that he thought he recognised him/knew who he was. This was also played up in WWF Magazine. There was all this intrigue and mystery around the character and I'm inclined to believe that the original plan would have seen this develop and eventually play out with a reveal somewhere down the line. Maybe we'd have seen 'Borne Again' in the WWF in 1996 alongside Goldust, Mankind and those proto-Attitude characters,
That would have been epic
I've always adored Doink. I never cared if I was the only one. I would have loved to see Doink and Macho Man go at it back in those days.
This was excellent... more please! It felt like something that should air right alongside "Dark Side of the Ring", and other such televised wrestling documentaries.
Well done, Ryan!
Dark Side of the Ring had a good Doink episode
That's no Clown! That's a LumberjackMan! 😂
That would be cool on Hawk's story, he does remind me of Krusty The Clown. People who were around 1993 1994 would tell you Doink was almost everywhere in the world of WWF. I barely knew WWF but I would have video game magazines and Doink as well as Taker, Razor, Bret were always on the cover. Doink just stood out.
I've said it before but it remains true, this channel never misses.
My favorite wrestler, even if he only portrayed the gimmick for less than one year. I always dreamed of the WWF bringing back Matt Bourne as Doink just before they would retire the Doink gimmick in 1995. I could see him come back in his Doink outfit and attack the WWF Doink and Dink. And then a week after cut a shoot promo on RAW. If Jake Roberts and the Ultimate Warrior had a chance to come back, the original Doink could have been a really interesting to see, in a time when the WWF was trying to find more interest because of the recent introduction of competition of Monday Nitro. Matt Bourne could have gotten over in a pre attitude era WWF, even going into the attitude era.
That could never happen though, because president Jack Tunney decreed that there can only be one Doink in the WWF.
@@ArchangelSteve😂
He also could of been a great choice for the higher power
Even as a young kid I was intrigued with Doink the Clown, I never found him outright scary, but 'disturbing' would be the right way. I knew there was more to him, he was entertaining to watch and a talented wrestler, also picked up on the sort of vibe that he was going for during that first era with Matt Bourne.
Many, many years later I found out that my parents went to school with Matt Bourne; my mom didn't really have a problem with him and said he was nice enough to her, my dad didn't really like him and described him as a bully, but talented. Both parents watched Portland Wrestling and WWF/WWE (the latter more seldomly), so were aware of his prowess in ring and both admitted he was definitely talented. They didn't know that A. He was in the first Wrestlemania and B. That he was Doink the Clown. Unfortunately we found out about this when he died.
Did a really good job as always Wrestling Bios! I've been so glad to see opinion changing on first run Doink over the years and videos like this are helping it... Talking up the amazing portrayal of a layered character, as well as the in-ring talents of the man who brought the character to life. I've thought many times before that Doink might have caught on if he debuted a few years later after the Attitude Era ushered in grittier and more fleshed out characters, provided it was heel Doink with Bourne portraying him.
I know pro wrestling has had a lot of spooky gimmicks over the years but, Doink was the original creepy guy. His performance as Doink was fantastic. Matt Bourne was a talented performer and Doink is a great example of that. R.I.P. Mr. Bourne. Also, Vince has made many, many mistakes in WWE from a booking standpoint but, turning Doink babyface was near the top of those terrible decisions Vince made. It’s up there with turning Austin heel and, having Goldberg beat The Fiend. Just terrible.
He could have easily fit in The Attitude Era to provoke Stone Cold.
Honestly heel doink in the attitude era could have been interesting although I'm not sure where he'd fit. Ministry doink? Lol
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@@Venemofthe888 Leader of the Oddities would Be a good role for Heel Doink. Have INSANE Clown Posse and him as a three man tag would have been awesome. Not to mention John Tenta and Big Kurrgen along with Luna Vachon on his side. I can see that now in my head and I am very pleased! 😄
@@Venemofthe888lol ministry of doink
WooHoo It passed!
I'm not kidding Doink the clown was one of those seriously accidental gimmicks that went absolutely crazy in a heartbeat.
Matt Osborne was Doink, and every representation of him afterwards always failed ( even the mini doinks failed).
I'm kind of glad they never tried to revive this gimmick as I feel it can't be topped. The gimmick is already complete. There can't be anything added.
The whole story of Matt and Doink and how he took the Doink character with him and what he did with it is a VERY interesting, tragic but compelling story that many ought to listen to.
Thank you for the chance to see it done and yay for winning!
I love this series, can't wait for more. Gangrel might be one you'll want to explore. It's an elaborate character. Not sure if there is a story to tell though. I would love to hear about Repo Man only because I laugh so hard at that character.
Such a fantastic character.
Killer klowns from outer space is one of the best movies made!
Doink to me is a timeless character. Portrayed by the right person (possibly someone with legit depression issues) could work even now
I've always loved Killer Klowns. One of my favorites.
Hell yeah my man going back to his serious video roots, love RTW, but these sorts of videos is what originally made me a fan
Please keep this type of content up. Your coverage of the Monday Night Wars has been absolutely phenomenal. Smackdown will test your mettle, and you will positively kill it. Just dont give Smackdown the same treatment as Thunder because we both know, Smackdown won the Monday Night War.
Happy to see creating a wrestler episodes are still coming. Was waiting for this.
So many classic moments in JUST ONE YEAR!!!
I never knew the Doink gimmick had so much depth to him, shame that the Borne version of the character didn't work out
Didn't work out ? He was booked solid, but his personal problems took his toll of having great feuds.
One of the og "unhinged heels" that inspired heels like 2003 Heel Kane, Bray Wyatt and many others
Great video as always. The original Doink is criminally underrated especially by a lot of wrestling youtubers
You have no idea how much this helps with me creating characters on 2K. Just a good video all around thank you
Killer Klowns from Outer Space is more popular now than ever. Great movie!!! I'd like to believe Doink took inspiration from this movie. Bruce Prichard is who says he did.
Side Note-The Smoking Skull Belt in freakin great..Thank you Hawk !!
While it could be seen as a rip-off in comics, had things worked out better for Borne and they kept up Heel Doink, I could ALMOST see him being a Mankind like rival for The Undertaker. Yes, like Joker to Batman in a wrestling form.
Thanks for this. I think my first experience of Doink was the gimmick battle royal at Wrestlemania 17 and I just thought he was a corny reminder of outdated wrestling characters. Little did I know there was so much more to the character.
yeah you can do a lot with that clown gimmick like undertakers. kid friendly clown, dark killer clown, edgy rock clown like vampiro from wcw and some like crazzy steve from TNA
I am one of those ppl that absolutely hate and are terrified of clowns, always have been, but Doink was one of my favourite wrestlers growing up and strangely enough he never scared me or creeped me out or anything.
Matt Bourne was a great worker who could go in the ring and the original *evil* clown character was good for the time. Sadly Bourne's career was derailed more by serious substance abuse issues than poor booking.
Early 90s man.... mental was a joke. It was literally " suck it up and do drugs "
God damn the editing is on point! Well done.
I wonder how the Doink character would evolve throughout the decade if he stayed prevalent and active. Would he have gone through a Dark Knight Joker phase, an IT remake phase, an evil Captain Spaulding phase, or the opposite and have a Patch Adam phase?
I kinda want to throw my hat into this train of thought and suggest maybe a Needles Kane/Sweet Tooth phase.
Attitude era definitely would of been the It heel clown, ruthless aggression era the dark Knight joker heel , pg era krusty the clown (when he went meta and quit being krusty similar to his ecw doink era) sadistic heel and Captain Spaulding heel during the other runs
Agreed… first year Doink was amazing. And if you ask me, Bourne is the only real Doink. (Ray Apollo may as well have been Rick Bogner.)
Wow, very well done with this. I was always aware of Doink growing up, he was featured in the 90s video games for instance, but now as an adult there's really this awe and appreciation of how great this wrestler and character really was.
This was great to watch, very well put together.
Doink has always been one of my favourites.
Highly underrated, they could've done so much more-dark, evil storylines with Doink.
But can only appreciate with what we got to see.
He nailed the character.
Another great video, WB!😁👍 Look forward to the next.
I pick Doink everytime in Wrestlemania: The Arcade Game.
His theme is one of my favs of any era of WWE and I use his character as inspiration for my own CAW in any WWE game I play. It's good to see him getting his dues and have more people finally realize that he wasn't a one note joke.
Awesome seeing a video about Doink The Clown. Always been a fan of his.
I will admit, I was not a fan of Doink at first, but after learning more about Matt Bourne and how he portrayed the character, I started to appreciate him. Honestly, Doink was a great character, and Matt did a fantastic job playing the role.
One of your best videos. More like this.
PICTURE THIS WITH ME PLEASE: DOINK IN THE ATTITUDE ERA: Hear me out please. Doink is Heel leader of the Oddities, Luna Vachon is on his side and also does mixed tag matches. He and Insane Clown Posse could have done a three man tag. Then how would he interact with Big Kurrgen and John Tenta's character Golga. Im sure those 3 could have put their heads together and made it work. I can see it now in my head and WOW. What a faction for the upper mid card. Tag titles and Intercontinental title runs easy!
Doink was 1 of my favorite wrestlers back then. Never knew what he was gonna do or where he would pop up
You did a good job of making your video distinctive. I was worried it would be a rehash of the recent Dark Side of the Ring.
Would love one of these for Razor or Scott Hall "The Outsider"
Yes Create a Wrestler is back. I'm happy you're doing these videos. It's a cool concept and there's a lot of wrestlers u can do with this series. Keep up the great content brother
Evil Doink rules. I was showing my 11 year old boy some of his early stuff and he was truly Amazed. Especially with that evil music.
A really respectful video as always. Fascinating stories and humbling at times too.
This was great, as I never learned the backstory on this character and the actual wrestler behind the paint. I recall really liking the character when he first game on the scene as I've always gravitated toward the more technical wrestlers and this explains why I was a Doink fan to begin with (especially that feud with Perfect you brought up, I do vaguely recall enjoying a lot back in the day). I knew a switch in wrestlers happened at some point but this explains a lot of why the in-ring quality of the character faded away quite a bit.
Thank You for this video. The admiration of this character and the level of respect you most justly gave Matt Borne, kudos to you. I’m 41, in 2009 I got to meet Matt Borne and tell him face to face he was my all time favorite. His face lit up and all he could say was Wow! As a kid, for a Halloween I costumed as Doink, it was thrilling to feel like you were the character. The word underrated gets used a lot but this character most definitely is! As a character, do you know Matt Borne’s Doink only loss once on television? Macho Man pinned him and next week Doink turned face, throwing the pale of water on Bobby Heenan. This character was strong and through the passage of time his legacy will be that much stronger …. And that’s no laughing matter!
You do your best to give us the most of the juiciest most intriguing parts of wrestling, and I've not seen anyone come close. I was born slightly too late for Goldust and Doink and the rest, so thankyou
6:06 Sorry for going off on a tangent but... IS THAT 90s DANIEL RADCLIFFE?!? 😯
Always loved Doink though, many thanks foe the vid! ❤
This video is among your best work. I would love more gimmick analysis from you. Also, Doink forever.
Doink was just before my time as a wrestling fan. The character always seemed kind of stupid to me but this video made me see it in a whole new light. Thanks, WB!
Well written as always. I love these individual segments, So many things going on behind the curtain. Not too many can get Vince McMahon settle and the counter suit shows that Borne had a lot going on upstairs Demons or no.
Doink the clown was a great character he was better as a heel than babyface when they turned doink babyface it all went downhill great video.
Great video! Matt Bourne's portrayal of Doink The Clown was definitely one of the best characters to be presented during that time.
Heel Doink was amazing, face Doink...not so much. Great video!
What a great video on Doink! The character deserved this video as much as the video deserves credit.
Incredibly well done. I’ve always wondered about Doink’s history. Thank you Bios!!!
I think his inclusion in the arcade game also speaks of his quality.
Almost similar to Bray Wyatt when he created The Fiend. Doink totally have a place in wrestling
Thank you, just an excellent look into this character/man. Would love to see more on other obscure but great wrestlers.
Best wishes from Germany And THX for this Upload 🤡
Matt Borne as Doink was was my first favorite Wrestler and still is today besides The Rock, MJF and Sick Nick Mondo.
Thank you so much. You did great justice to Doink. I absolutely loved his work, and he definitely worked best as hell.
Brilliant work, lad. One of your best. More content just like this, please. There are so many old school wrestlers that deserve attention and recognition.
Glad i stumbled upon this channel, subd. I was in my early 20's when the original doink debuted, i remember liking the original evil Doink and being disappointed with how they took the character as well as not liking the replacements renditions of the character. Very interesting, I'll be going through your videos for sure.
This is better than the Darkside of the Ring episode of Matt Bourne
One of the better episodes of this you’ve done. Doink was definitely better than a lot of the other new era stars for sure. At least at the start.
Thank you for the resumé,and the nightmares i’ll have tonight with all those IT pictures and footage! 👍🏻😨
It sucked what Vince did with the character by turning him Babyface, imagine doink with more darker joker vibes in the attitude era 🤷
This is incredible man, I want more videos like this please. Nice palette cleanser from the Monday night wars.
One of the mosr underrated characters
Damn that was fast lol 😂. Just asked us last night. 👌🏾. Number one wrestling documentary production on RUclips.
Was waiting for this all week.
Really good bio, I got really intrigued with Doink after family mentioned him and eventually Dark side of The Ring doing an episode on him.
Fantastic and dedicated to his own persona and creation. it was a shame how things went for him with addiction.
I grew up during the New Generation, and Doink was always one of my favorites. I loved that character, even as a kid. I loved the character even more once I recognized Bourne, because I was a big fan of his from WCW. It sucked after he left. It sucks that Bourne will never get the credit he deserves for being a talented professional wrestler who created one of the most memorable character in the history of the business. Maybe one day.
Last time I was this early, 9 year olds could go to football games with face paint without being slandered by Deadspin.
Great video - the channel is so much better when it's content like this rather than the boring beyond words move by move of matches.
Very impressed with the Bobby Heenan reference. You must've watched all this guy's matches to find that :)
This was brilliant and the writing was excellent I would love to see more content like this when I first found wrestling bios it was all about the Deep dives into the wrestlers this one blew all the originals away great job and thank you always for the hard work you do
Excellent work. Please keep churning these out, as your insight and analysis of these wrestlers is top notch. Doink as played by Matt Bourne is still one of my all time favorite heels.
Doink kept me intrigued more than 99 percent of guys❤
Matt bourne was a legend as doink, and I think this character in a lot of ways was ahead of its time!
Love this series idea.
His entrance music was so eerie! It was great!
Great video. The way his makeup eroded was amazing, you can't script that.
Doink = Matt Borne, Matt Borne = Doink. Every incarnation that came after him was a pale disgrace and the fact that he didn't have a longer run in wwf is one of the biggest shames in wrestling history. i've always felt that way, troubles away from the ring or not... thanks for the awesome video, bios. rip Matt Osborne.
One of the most underrated Superstars ever. I wish they did more with Matt Bourne's Doink. The Bourne Again character was good too.
Drank with him numerous times in Ellwood City, PA. One of THE nicest, yet craziest guys you'd ever meet. Oasis Bar was our watering hole :)
I loved the moments where the commentary rightly pointed out that, despite the dumb attire , Doink was a damn good wrestler and the shot of his make-up running to reveal more of the man behind the paint was always cool.
More documentaries like this please!
For sure more Killer Klowns than IT in this character, it was a cult classic film during the 80s and I'm sure Matt and the boys watched it. He was such an excellent heel either way and I love this video, thank you wrestling bios!
WOW! You made an evil clown scarier, meaner & creepier. Well done.
Ryan, thanks for continuing to make these one-off Docs
I hoped you would keep doing these. Thank you.
Amazing job on this series.
What an interesting gimmick and story. Would've been great to touch on Dink as well.