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Finally...  djmcosmo{at}yahoo.com (Dean) has come back to
rec.sport.pro-wrestling.moderated...

>maxmule01{at}hotmail.com (Mark Sherrick) wrote in message
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>> djmcosmo{at}yahoo.com (Dean) wrote in message
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>> > 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).

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).

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.

Bill
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