When ECW first started taking off, they tried all kinds of strange, but unique and exciting gimmicks. The angles ECW ran paved the way for the rest of the decade. One of those early angles took a stab at the "big guys" in the WWF.

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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