10 Wrestlers Who Go Back Further Than You Think
3. Doink
Brilliant b*stard Doink made his WrestleMania debut at the divisive 1993 'Show Of Shows', but the man underneath the clown make-up had wrestled on the industry's 'Grandest Stage' before.
As Matt Bourne, the future circus psychopath did the honours for Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboat in a basic battle at the inaugural WrestleMania, with the event taking place just weeks after Bourne first started doing jobs for Vince McMahon. He'd work for the company until 1986 then spend time in World Class Championship Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling before bringing a hugely divisive character to life for McMahon again in 1992.
He wasn't the only one making his second WrestleMania appearance in the match either. The same could be said for the other performers sweltering under the Las Vegas sky. Crush had been a member of Demolition at WrestleMania VII before being repackaged the following year. Steve Keirn was the doppelgänger Doink for the night, and he'd also made his WrestleMania bow before the 'World's Largest Toga Party'. A short squash loss to Owen Hart at WrestleMania VIII was short and forgettable, unlike this legendary mirror moment.