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Doink the Clown

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Doink the Clown is an infamous wrestling villain, or heel, who dressed as a clown and was known for committing cruel pranks such as popping children's balloons with a cigar, splashing water on the audience, and using a fake prosthetic arm to attack opponents. His arena theme was also noteworthy for starting off as a happy "circus theme" before descending into a dark and threatening tune complete with cackling sound effects reminiscent of evil clown laughter. Doink was initially the sidekick of Jerry Lawler as he was appointed to be Lawler's court jester. He would eventualy turn on lawler and cease his evil ways. Although Doink the Clown no longer appears in wrestling he is remembered by many as one of the sport's more unusual and effective villains (it is also worth noting that Doink the C Doink the Clown was a professional wrestler in the World Wrestling Federation, now known as the WWE since the right to beat the crap out of animals was subjected to animal cruelty after a Panda fell from the ceiling and died in 1998. Doink was created by Vince McMahon after the McDonalds franchise refused to sponsor the WWF and their beloved Ronald McDonald would be publicly humiliated through the character of Doink. Doink the Clown is the name and persona originated by professional wrestler Matt Osborne in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and used there from 1992 to 1996, and sporadically thereafter. After Osborne left the WWF in late 1993, the character was played by several wrestlers, both in the WWF (later WWE) and elsewhere. Osborne continued to sporadically perform as Doink until six months before his death in June 2013. The Doink wrestling persona is that of a circus clown. He wrestles in a clown costume, complete with face paint, makeup, and bright green hair. His diminutive sidekick, Dink the Clown (who was approximately four feet tall) wore a similar clown suit.

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Doink the Clown is an infamous wrestling villain, or heel, who dressed as a clown and was known for committing cruel pranks such as popping children's balloons with a cigar, splashing water on the audience, and using a fake prosthetic arm to attack opponents. His arena theme was also noteworthy for starting off as a happy "circus theme" before descending into a dark and threatening tune complete with cackling sound effects reminiscent of evil clown laughter. Doink was initially the sidekick of Jerry Lawler as he was appointed to be Lawler's court jester. He would eventualy turn on lawler and cease his evil ways. Although Doink the Clown no longer appears in wrestling he is remembered by many as one of the sport's more unusual and effective villains (it is also worth noting that Doink the Clown was not a single wrestler, he was portrayed by several wrestlers throughout his career). Doink began by making ringside appearances, playing tricks on fans and wrestlers. Doink the Clown was a professional wrestler in the World Wrestling Federation, now known as the WWE since the right to beat the crap out of animals was subjected to animal cruelty after a Panda fell from the ceiling and died in 1998. Doink was created by Vince McMahon after the McDonalds franchise refused to sponsor the WWF and their beloved Ronald McDonald would be publicly humiliated through the character of Doink. The Doink wrestling character is that of a circus clown, just in-case you couldn't figure that one out for yourself, Sherlock. He wrestles in a clown costume (DUH), complete with face paint, and a bright green wig made from 100% genuine Oompa-Loompa pubic hair. He also later in his career received a partner named Dink the Clown, who was approximately four feet tall, wore the same gimmick outfit as Doink and inspired the character of Mini Me for the Austin Powers films. Doink the Clown is the name and persona originated by professional wrestler Matt Osborne in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and used there from 1992 to 1996, and sporadically thereafter. After Osborne left the WWF in late 1993, the character was played by several wrestlers, both in the WWF (later WWE) and elsewhere. Osborne continued to sporadically perform as Doink until six months before his death in June 2013. The Doink wrestling persona is that of a circus clown. He wrestles in a clown costume, complete with face paint, makeup, and bright green hair. His diminutive sidekick, Dink the Clown (who was approximately four feet tall) wore a similar clown suit. The Doink character wrestled as both a heel and a face in the WWF. As a heel, Doink played cruel jokes on both fans and face wrestlers in order to amuse himself and put them off guard. Some of his heelish pranks included tripping the Big Bossman with a trip wire and attacking Crush with a prostheic arm. As a heel, some of his most notable clashes were with Crush at WrestleMania IX, with Randy Savage on an early edition of Monday Night Raw and with Bret Hart after substituting for an 'injured' Jerry Lawler at SummerSlam 1993. Lawler would turn on Doink and effectively turn Doink face as a result. Matt Borne, the original man behind Doink, disapproved of this face turn and would leave the company, eventually leaving the gimmick (after bouncing through a few others) to Ray Apollo. Now as a face and with a new midget sidekick Dink, Doink would encounter Lawler again the following year in the infamous match at Survivor Series 1994. In this match Doink and Dink would team with Wink and Pink to meet Lawler's midget team of 'little kings' Queazy, Cheezy and Sleazy. As a face, Doink was more of a comic relief character, but continued to play jokes on other wrestlers, mostly heels; notable examples were with Jerry Lawler and Bobby Heenan. These jokes were considerably less cruel while Doink was a face, however. Doink and Dink would also battle with Bam Bam Bigelow and his 'main squeeze' Luna Vachon in a feud that would culminate at WrestleMania X. Doink's finishing move as a heel was the Stump Puller, a submission hold which involves seating an opponent on the mat, sitting on his shoulders, and pulling one of the opponent's legs towards their head. After becoming a babyface, his switch his finisher to a top rope Seated senton to a fallen opponent, dubbed the "Whoopie Cushion" (by Jerry Lawler). Some wrestling purists criticized the WWF for creating the Doink character, claiming that it pandered to what they saw as the "one-ring circus" atmosphere the WWF was promoting at the time; others thought that Doink was appropriate given professional wrestling's carny origins. Others preferred the heel version, saying that Matt Borne made the gimmick work, but once he was turned face his character was neutered. One of Doink's final appearances in his original run was at the Slammy Awards when he was given a Stunner by Stone Cold Steve Austin amidst chants of 'kill the clown'.

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