For the British recipient of the George Cross, see Matt Osborne (RAF airman).
Matt Osborne
Osborne in 1999
Birth name
Matthew Wade Osborne
Born
(1957-07-27)July 27, 1957 Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Died
June 28, 2013(2013-06-28) (aged 55) Plano, Texas, U.S.
Cause of death
Drug overdose
Family
Tony Borne (father)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
Big Bubba[1] Big Josh Borne Again[2] Doink the Clown[1][3] Great Mustapha[2] Matthew Borne[2] Reborne Again[4]
Billed height
6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[5]
Billed weight
241 lb (109 kg)[5]
Billed from
Ellwood City, Pennsylvania[1] "Parts Unknown" (as Doink the Clown)[6] "The Northwoods" (as Big Josh)[7]
Trained by
Tony Borne[2] Sandy Barr[2]
Debut
December 6, 1978[8]
Matthew Wade Osborne[1] (July 27, 1957 – June 28, 2013), known professionally as Matt Borne, was an American professional wrestler. Osborne was a second generation wrestler, the son of Tony Borne,[9] and is best known as being the first wrestler to portray the character of Doink the Clown.[1][10][11]
^ abcde"Online World of Wrestling Profiles: Matt Borne". Retrieved September 15, 2007.
^ abcde"Matt Borne "Wrestlers Database" CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
^Pro Wrestling Illustrated, March 1993 issue, p.27.
^Oliver, Greg (April 12, 2010). "Doink the Clown 'Reborne Again'". SLAM! Wrestling. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
^ abShields, Brian; Sullivan, Kevin (2009). WWE Encyclopedia. DK. p. 199. ISBN 978-0-7566-4190-0.
^"Superstars of Parts Unknown".
^"Curiosities of the Canvas #1: Hall & Nash Team up for the First Time in a Match They Probably Want to Forget". Archived from the original on August 21, 2019. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
^"Doink the Clown". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
^Cite error: The named reference SlamInterview was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Turnbuckle Tales with Matt Borne
^"Dead Wrestler of the Week: "Maniac" Matt Borne, AKA Doink The Clown". deadspin.com. July 3, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
Matthew Wade Osborne (July 27, 1957 – June 28, 2013), known professionally as Matt Borne, was an American professional wrestler. Osborne was a second...
professional wrestling persona originally and most popularly portrayed by MattOsborne, who debuted the Doink persona in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF)...
interested in punk rock after a few years. In the early 1980s, Osborne founded the Melvins with Matt Lukin and Mike Dillard who all attended Montesano High School...
Billy Jack Haynes. After his son Matt became a professional wrestler, the duo worked occasionally as a tag team. Osborne married Nona Faye Muller in 1955...
and that at the conclusion of that investigation, Ballard resigned. MattOsborne is the current President and COO. On October 11, 2023, a married couple...
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locker room during an MSW event when Watts was having a conversation with MattOsborne, Ted DiBiase and Jim Duggan. The three men Watts were talking to were...
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with Sunshine once again managing Chris, and also began wrestling against Matt Borne and Buzz Sawyer. Chris evidently continued wrestling against Rude on...
and Brooke, Buddy's grandchildren. He later married Toni Osborne (the sister of MattOsborne), and they were divorced three months into their marriage...
a wrestler from his father Sandy, his older brother Jesse Barr, and MattOsborne at night. On April 2, 1987, Barr debuted in the Pacific Northwest Wrestling...
from the original on 18 August 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2008. Cannon, Matt (7 August 2018). "Ozzy Osbourne's birth certificate reveals his first home...
Mamet's Atlantic Theater Company. Osborne's first film role was a small part in School Ties (1992) with Brendan Fraser, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, and Chris...
accident. He announced that his court jester, Doink the Clown (portrayed by MattOsborne), would wrestle Hart in his place. In the summer of 1994, he forced Lawler...
Jr. Bad Crew #2 / Rose 1995 Bob Orton, Jr. Bob Orton, Jr. 1994–1996 MattOsborne † Doink the Clown 1995 Paul Perschmann † Buddy Rose 1996 A. J. Petrucci...
Death Cause Told". The Spokesman-Review. November 15, 1965. p. 19. Volz, Matt (August 8, 2018). "'Superman' actress Margot Kidder's death ruled a suicide"...
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