Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
7/27/1957
Place of Birth
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Also Known As
Big JoshDoinkDoink The Clown
Matt Osborne
Biography
Matthew "Matt" Wade Osborne was an American professional wrestler. Osborne was a second generation wrestler, being son of "Tough" Tony Borne, and is best known as being the first and longest-running wrestler to portray the character of Doink the Clown. He was born in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1957. sborne was found dead on June 28, 2013, in the Plano, Texas apartment he lived in. Though no weapons were found near his body, and police said the death appeared accidental, they launched a precautionary homicide investigation. The cause of death was later determined to be an accidental overdose ...
Known For
WrestleMania
as "Maniac" Matt Borne
WWE UK Rampage '93
as Doink the Clown
WCW Clash of The Champions XVII
as Big Josh
WCW Starrcade 1991
as Big Josh
WCW Clash of The Champions XVI: Fall Brawl '91
as Big Josh
WCW Clash of the Champions XV: Knocksville USA
as Big Josh
NWA Clash of The Champions XIII: Thanksgiving Thunder
as Sgt. Krueger
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
as "Maniac" Matt Borne
ECW's NWA World Title Tournament
as Doink The Clown
WWE U.K. Rampage 1993
as Doink the Clown
WWE Global Warfare
as Doink The Clown
Inside the WWF
as Doink The Clown
WWF European Rampage 1993
as Doink the Clown
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1993
as Doink The Clown
WCW WrestleWar 1992
as Big Josh
WWE WrestleMania IX
as Doink the Clown
WCW The Great American Bash 1991
as Big Josh
WCW Starrcade 1990
as Sgt. Kruger
WWE SummerSlam 1993
as Doink The Clown
WCW SuperBrawl 1
as Big Josh
Career Timeline
1993
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1993
as Doink The Clown
WWE SummerSlam 1993
as Doink The Clown
WWE Global Warfare
as Doink The Clown
Invasion of the Bodyslammers
as Doink the Clown
WWF European Rampage 1993
as Doink the Clown
WWE U.K. Rampage 1993
as Doink the Clown
WWE UK Rampage '93
as Doink the Clown
ECW Hardcore TV
Role unknown
WWE WrestleMania IX
as Doink the Clown
Raw
as Doink The Clown (archive footage)
Raw
as Doink
Raw
as Doink The Clown
1992
1991
WCW Starrcade 1991
as Big Josh
WCW Clash of The Champions XVII
as Big Josh
WCW Halloween Havoc 1991
as Big Josh
WCW Clash of The Champions XVI: Fall Brawl '91
as Big Josh
WCW The Great American Bash 1991
as Big Josh
WCW Clash of the Champions XV: Knocksville USA
as Big Josh
WCW SuperBrawl 1
as Big Josh