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Matthew Wade Osborne

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 of morphine and hydrocodone. He also suffered from heart disease, which had been a contributing factor in his death. In June 2015, a wrongful death lawsuit was filed against WWE, alleging that "WWE created a culture of violence and sacrificed Matt Osborne’s brain for its own profit" which "led to further illnesses and injuries, including depression and drug abuse, which ultimately resulted in his untimely death." WWE attorney Jerry McDevitt said the suit was without merit and blamed the attorneys for taking advantage of the families involved. The suit was filed by Michelle James, the mother of two of Osborne's four children, and was litigated by attorney Konstantine Kyros, who has been involved in a number of other lawsuits against WWE. The lawsuit was dismissed by US District Judge Vanessa Lynne Bryant, who ruled that they failed to show that his death was linked to chronic traumatic encephalopathy Matt Obsorne appeared in SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 as a DLC character in 2008 under the name, Doink the Clown. However, he did not appear in any other licensed wrestling game afterwards.


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Born:
Jul 27, 1957 In Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
13
First Appeared:
In the movie WrestleMania 1985-03-31
Latest Project:
Movie Legends of Mid-South Wrestling 2013-09-10
Known For
Poster of WWE SummerSlam 1993
Poster of WWE U.K. Rampage 1993
Poster of ECW Hardcore TV
Poster of WCW Wrestle War: WarGames
Filmography
Movie Legends of Mid-South Wrestling Matt Borne 2013-09-10
Movie ECW - Unreleased Vol. 2 Doink the Clown 2013-07-30
Movie WWE Royal Rumble 1993 Doink the Clown 1993-01-24
Series ECW Hardcore TV 1993-04-06
Series WWE Raw Doink The Clown 1993-01-11
Movie WWE SummerSlam 1993 Doink the Clown 1993-08-30
Movie WWE U.K. Rampage 1993 Doink the Clown 1993-04-11
Movie WCW Wrestle War: WarGames Big Josh 1992-05-17
Movie WCW SuperBrawl: Return from The Rising Sun Big Josh 1991-05-19
Movie WCW The Great American Bash 1991 Big Josh 1991-07-14
Movie WCW Starrcade 1991 Big Josh 1991-12-29
Movie WCW Halloween Havoc '91 Big Josh 1991-10-27
Movie WrestleMania Matt Borne 1985-03-31