Matt Osborne
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| Matt Osborne | |
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| Ring name(s) | Matt Borne Matt Bourne Doink the Clown Big Josh Bourne Again |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Billed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Born | July 27, 1957 Ellwood City, Pennsylvania |
| Trained by | Tony Borne, Sandy Barr |
| Debut | 1978 |
Matthew "Matt" Osborne (born July 27, 1957 in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania) is a professional wrestler. He is better known by his stage name Matt Borne and best known as the first person to portray Doink the Clown. In WCW he was known as "Big Josh". He was also defeated by Ricky Steamboat at the first WrestleMania, in Madison Square Garden wrestling under the name 'Matt Borne'.
Matt also competed in Pacific Northwest Wrestling, but is best remembered for his time in Texas, competing for both World Class Championship Wrestling and the United States Wrestling Association. Borne is famous for his wild parking lot brawl with the late Kerry Von Erich in May 1990 outside the Sportatorium, a brawl which took place under adverse weather conditions, and involved a two-by-four, chairs, and other objects. The brawl started inside the Sportatorium, and eventually carried through the fire door on the D section of the arena outside into the east side of the parking area near the Trinity River.
- Managers: Paul Ellering, Robert Fuller, Percy Pringle III
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[edit] In wrestling
[edit] Finishing and signature moves
- Whoopie Cushion (Top-rope Seated Senton)
- Stump Puller (submission hold)
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
[edit] World Championship Wrestling
- 1-Time WCW United States Tag Team Champion (with Ron Simmons)
- 1-Time WCW World Six-Man Tag Team Champion (with Dustin Rhodes and Tom Zenk)
[edit] National Wrestling Alliance
- 1-Time NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Champion
- 4-Time NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Champion (2-time with Steve Regal and 2-time with Rip Oliver)
- 1-Time NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champion (with Buzz Sawyer)
[edit] Mid-South Wrestling
- 1-Time Mid-South Tag Team Champion (with Ted DiBiase)
[edit] World Class Championship Wrestling
- 2-Time WCCW Texas Heavyweight Champion
- 1-Time WCWA Tag Team Champion (with Buzz Sawyer)
[edit] United States Wrestling Association
- 2-Time USWA Tag Team Champion (with Jeff Jarrett)
[edit] Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) ranked him # 398 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.
[edit] References
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