
Once the circus clown music started, our fans worldwide knew instantly that Doink the Clown was on his way to the ring.
Doink was one of the most recognizable WWE Superstars in history. Debuting in 1993, he never failed to bring laughter to the squared circle, even if his opponents didn’t always appreciate his humor. Our fans didn’t always appreciate his humor, either.
When Doink first burst upon the WWE scene, Doink was an evil clown. He was most sinister, his jokes more malicious. He would squirt ringside onlookers – even children – with trick flowers and took delight in making little tykes cry. Doink would astonish viewers by attacking opponents with prosthetic clown limbs. The gleam in his eyes and his grin could not hide the twisted monster that lurked behind the clown makeup and costume.
And Doink showed that he was no joke in the ring. He displayed an in-ring acumen that surprised his opponents. Doink loved to torture early rivals Randy Savage, Bret Hart and especially Crush. In many ways, Crush was never the same after his WrestleMania IX encounter, when he was attacked by not one, but two, Doinks.
Doink’s appearances in WWE in recent years have become less frequent. He competed at WrestleMania X-Seven in a Gimmick Battle Royal. His most recent appearance was at Saturday Night’s Main Event in June 2007, when he teamed with Kane and Eugene against Umaga, Viscera & Kevin Thorn in perhaps the weirdest Six-Man Tag Team Match in WWE history.
Whenever Doink laughs his face to a WWE ring, one thing is guaranteed: He will bring a smile to our fans' faces.