Ranking Every WWE DOINK From Worst To Best
6. Steve Lombardi
Stepping in immediately after original master of the gimmick Matt Bourne was fired in 1993, longstanding company odd job man Steve Lombardi parked the Brooklyn Brawler and baseball togs to ensure Doink made the towns until Ray Apollo came in full time. Or sometimes, wore them too to make double use of the clown on A and B shows.
Lombardi played the role as recently as 2012 during an angle that saw Heath Slater challenging old stars in the run up to Raw 1000, but it was as charmless then as it had been nearly two decades earlier.
Much like Apollo, Lombardi was beating a dead horse with the character working babyface. But Bourne's technical wrestling ability gave credence to why a clown was in the ring. It was a facade, not a lifestyle choice. Not so by 1994 and beyond - once the flower on his lapel flashed a toothy smile rather than an evil glare and the entrance music lost the terrifying and sinister breakdown, the game was gone no matter who played.