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Wildwood wrote:

> Finally...  Michael  has come back to
> rec.sport.pro-wrestling.moderated...
> 
> 
>>Wildwood wrote:
>>
>>>Doink has been played by many people in WWF/WWE.
>>>
>>>The original was "Maniac" Matt Borne, followed by
Steve "Brooklyn
>>>Brawler" Lombardi, Ray Apollo (IIRC), and  Nick Dinsmore (who is
>>>supposedly the newest Doink).
>>
>>I think Ray Apollo is correct.
>>
>>Wasn't Steve "Skinner" Kiern the second Doink?
> 
> 
> You're correct I forgot about Kiern.  I think Apollo was the last of
> the "classic" Doinks.
> 
> 
>>>With the full outfit, greasepaint and wig, it's extremely difficult to
>>>tell who's in the outfit unless they have a certain way of doing a
>>>move (Borne did the Whoopie Cushion/Bombs Away and puched differently,
>>>as an example)
>>>
>>>At one point, there were Doinks advertised for 2 or 3 shows on the
>>>same date at the same time when WWF had "A"
"B" and "C" shows touring
>>>at the same time.
>>>
>>>That doesn't even include the Chris Jericho, Bushwackers and Men On A
>>>Mission Doinks.  Or the little people (Dink, Pink, etc).
>>
>>Jericho was a Doink?
>>
> 
> 
> I remember him showing up in the full Doink outfit a year or so ago on
> RAW, but I can't remember against whom...  :-/  It was another 1-time
> bit.

And thank you too!  :)

Michael


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