Matt
Borne, the WWF's original Doink, was hired by ECW and placed into
a now-legendary angle. He first showed up as Doink, and the fans
hated him.
Everything
changed, though, during a match with then-champion Shane Douglas.
After Douglas beat Doink, the Franchise picked up a mic and told
Borne that he was too talented to be working under such a horrible
gimmick. Douglas took Borne under his wing and thus was born...Borne
Again!...
Now ready
to make the world pay for demeaning him, Borne still came out
in a version of the Doink get-up.
This time,
though, he made his opponents the clowns, as he would dress them
up in the old Doink suit after beating them.
Borne didn't
last long in ECW, as he had personal problems. It's too bad, as
the gimmick was really over, and people were finally seeing the
wrestler behind the lame Doink and Big Josh gimmicks.
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