Ouch: The Worst Injuries In Professional Wrestling

Doink The Clown

While multiple wrestlers have played the role of Doink the Clown, Matt Osborne was the first and the longest running wrestler to do so. Matthew was found dead in 2013 at the age of fifty-five years old. Matthew had died of an accidental overdose. A wrongful death lawsuit was later filed against the WWE. Parts of the suit alleged, the “WWE created a culture of violence and sacrificed Matthew Osborne’s brain for its own profit” and “led to further illnesses and injuries, including depression and drug abuse, which ultimately resulted in his untimely death.” It was later dismissed for failing to show that his death was directly connected to chronic traumatic encephalitis.