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Wildwood wrote:
> Finally...  djmcosmo{at}yahoo.com (Dean) has come back to
> rec.sport.pro-wrestling.moderated...
> 
> 
>>maxmule01{at}hotmail.com (Mark Sherrick) wrote in message
news:...
>>
>>>djmcosmo{at}yahoo.com (Dean) wrote in message
news:...
>>>
>>>>Is a different wrestler portraying Kane now that he's
"unmasked"? 
>>>
>>>no
>>>
>>>
>>>>know that Doink the Clown was portrayed by 2 guys so different
>>>>wreslers portraying the same character isn't unheard of.
>>>
>>>that was under a wig with facepaint and a full
>>>bodysuit....technically, there were like 15 different Doink's, but
>>>thats not the point.
>>>
>>
>>I believe that you're thinking of Dink and Pink. Doink recently
>>returned to Smackdown, however I think he was portrayed by a different
>>guy this time.
> 
> 
> 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?

> 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?

> And don't even *think* of trying to track down all the indy Doinks...
> it seems like over 90% of all indies have had a Doink or 3.

Michael


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