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[Laughing]
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I might have a little
surprise for you tonight.
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Matt Borne was a
terrifying clown.
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[Maniacal laughing]
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Vince McMahon got
this gimmick, Doink...
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And he's like,
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"Oh, I know the perfect
person to do this."
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And, he told Matt,
"You're gonna make this
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character work for me." And,
I mean, look what he did.
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Why make children cry?
What is that get ya?
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Matt was a maniac. Maniac
Matt was a very fitting name.
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[Announcer]
Maniac Matt Borne.
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Matt, Matt...
[Laughing]
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[Announcer] Matt Borne
in charge right now.
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He fired up, brother.
But he was solid.
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Before putting on
the clown suit,
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Matt Borne was a second
generation wrestler with
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a chip on his shoulder and
something to prove.
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Yes, baby,
that's right.
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But despite his success
as one of the WWF's
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most iconic stars,
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Matt's bad decisions
and bad habits
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would continue
to haunt him.
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Everybody has problems out
there in the real world.
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It's no different in the world
of professional wrestling.
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I can just see him in the
back, having a cigarette,
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like Crusty, going, "Yeah, I
whooped his ass, didn't I?"
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There's no silver
lining here.
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His demons get the
best of him and,
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it was just all downhill.
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When he did drugs,
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he was a completely
different human being.
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He liked oxys,
he liked steroids,
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he liked cocaine, yes.
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And I didn't even know
he was on crack.
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A clown in the ring whose
violent tendencies
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ran deeper than the
grease paint.
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When you see a headline
about Doink the Clown
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being on drugs,
fighting...
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you just think he's
a terrible person.
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I tried to make him realize
that you don't have to
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do drugs, you don't
have to get violent.
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We all know you're tough.
Just be you.
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Because I did love him.
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And in the end,
his tragic death
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would leave some still
looking for answers.
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Nobody wants to believe
that it was an accident.
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I don't believe it.
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There was 110%
foul play.
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♪
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♪
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[Cheering & applauding]
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♪
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I mean, this is the biggest
crowd in history, 1.2 million.
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Nobody wants to lose in front
of that many people, Tito.
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-Absolutely!
-[Match bell]
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It was my dad,
wasn't it?
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Yeah, I watched it,
it was phenomenal.
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From Portland,
Oregon...
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Matt Borne!
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Matt Borne looks in
good shape, himself,
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you know, he's a second
generation wrestler.
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He just- no offence
to Steamboat, like,
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he was obviously good, but
my dad just killed it, like,
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the way he hit the ropes,
the way he hit the floor.
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Like, I actually believe
that they beat each other up.
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[Announcer] Matt Borne
is not done yet.
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My dad loved his job.
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He didn't just do it
to be famous.
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He actually loved
what he did,
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and he was so
frickin' good at it.
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My name's Tegan Osborne,
and I am the daughter
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of Matt Osborne,
Doink The Clown.
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Steamboat is,
here he comes! Wow!
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Some 15 feet across
the ring, he got him!
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[Match bell ringing]
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I actually met Matt in '93,
in Ellwood City.
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He had just gotten
fired from WWE.
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He definitely looked rough.
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Looked like he partied
a lot, put it that way.
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And, when I first
met him, he's like,
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"I'm Doink The Clown."
I'm like, "What,
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do you go to kids'
birthday parties, or...?"
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And he's like, "I'm a
pro wrestler."
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And I'm like, 'Yeah,
that shit's all fake."
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♪
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But, Matt just made
it look so real to me.
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♪
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My name is Michelle James,
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and I was married to
Matt Osborne...
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until- well,
until his death.
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We weren't together,
but we were friends.
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And, we have two kids.
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You know, the other
women that married him,
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married him, obviously,
for the money.
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I didn't, like, I loved
this man, I really did.
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He was 37.
I was 21.
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So, my first impressions
were, wow, this guy's old.
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But, he was
still good at it.
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[Announcer]
Here's Borne!
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Matt was hugely
influential...
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not just to me, but by
extension anyone who
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ever saw my work
and liked it,
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is, in a way, admiring the
work of Matt Borne.
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My name is Mick Foley.
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I'm a three-time
WWE champion,
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known as the
Hardcore Legend.
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And Matt Borne was a
colleague and friend of mine.
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I saw in him what I
hoped to one day be.
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You don't just
play a character,
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you inhabit the character.
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You had to believe it,
yourself.
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He was as second generation
wrestler that respect had
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been instilled in him by
his dad, "Tough" Tony Borne.
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Tony was quite content with
being a Portland wrestler,
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and he was proud of it.
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Until this day, if you say
"Tough" Tony Borne,
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everybody in Oregon
knows who he is.
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Matt grew up with
his dad, actually,
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because his mom and dad
divorced when he was 10.
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He remembers the
day they split up.
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His mom said, "You go
with your dad because
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I don't want that
little bastard."
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And, that stayed
in Matt's head
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probably 'til
the day he died.
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He had so much anger in
him, and passion in him.
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I would consider him similar
to the Incredible Hulk, yes.
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Like, that was
just my dad.
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He was 6, 6"1.
He was just thick.
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His hands were thick.
His neck was thick.
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Everything about my
dad was just bigger.
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I don't know whether his
dad's legacy helped or
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hindered Matt, but it was a
pretty big name to live up to.
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It's difficult being
the child of a wrestler.
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Okay, we got
dad and his dad.
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"Tough" Tony Borne
and Matt Borne.
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Two legends that are
no longer here, but...
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This is one of my
favourite pictures 'cause
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he just looks happy.
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Matt was solid.
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He was of an era
where you laid it in,
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and you made
people believe.
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Matt made you
work in the ring.
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The term that's coming to my
mind is, "Whirling Dervish".
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He sold pain differently,
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and he was in
constant motion.
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Well, I certainly think
Matt's father had
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an influence on
making Matt tough.
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My name is Dr. Tom Prichard,
and I first met
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Matt Borne in
the early 1980s.
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-Tommy Prichard!
-[Cheering]
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Matt could be abrasive.
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He could be confrontational.
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[Chuckling]
He could be...
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out of his mind.
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We were both young in
the business back then,
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but Matt had
grown up there.
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He learned a lot of it
through his father,
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but his father came up
through the ranks with
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these guys who were
even more insane.
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So, Matt's learning
from his dad,
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how to handle conflict and,
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not everybody would
appreciate that.
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Well, I don't think any
father could be
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any prouder of his son
than I am of mine.
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After establishing
himself in Portland,
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Matt begins a tour of the
territories that make up the
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wrestling world, building a
name and reputation
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across the country.
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Matt Borne did the
regional territories.
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Introducing Matt Borne!
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And he got over
everywhere he did,
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and he got over
in Portland.
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Tony Borne and
Matt Borne!
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He got over in Texas.
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Texas heavyweight
champion, Matt Borne!
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He got over in Carolinas.
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Well, first off, I gotta say,
Matt Borne and I-
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from the time I met him-
did not get along.
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He was a bully,
in my opinion.
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Ho! Hey, folks!
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I'm WWE all-fave'r,
"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan!
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From the golden
age of wrestling!
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"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan!
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Mid-South, at that time, was
a snake pit of tough guys.
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And back then, six-man
tags were pretty big.
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The Freebirds were
really, really hot.
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Of course,
the Von Erichs were hot.
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So, Bill Watts decided to
put together a six-man tag,
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and of course, he had two
second generation guys with
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Matt Borne and Dibiase, and
he obviously saw something
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in me and put me with
those guys who were
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already pretty
established...
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and formed
The Rat Pack.
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One for all,
all for one.
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We're The Rat Pack, man.
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Every night,
you're throwing punches,
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you're blocking punches.
You're getting potato'd.
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We weren't the babyface
heels or the crybaby heels.
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We were the kick butt heels.
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[Announcer]
It's busting loose again!
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All three were
incredible performers,
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incredible workers.
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They didn't have a
chance against us.
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Matt seemed to have
a lot going for him,
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but he was always...
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fighting those demons.
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This Borne is a very
aggressive wrestler-
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Oh, beautiful suplex!
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I only knew Matt Borne
through reputation.
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Hi, this is
B. Brian Blair,
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retired professional
wrestler.
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I heard that Matt was a
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product of the
Portland territory,
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and that's about
all I knew about Matt,
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until we had met in this bar.
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The place was packed
full of the boys.
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And Matt comes up to me-
Matt Borne now-
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he's new in the territory
and he comes up to me and
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he says, "Hey, why are you
messing with my girl?"
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I looked at Matt,
and I said,
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"I'm not messing
with your girl, Matt.
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I don't- I don't have
a girlfriend here.
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I don't know what you're
talking about."
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He seemed like he was
a little, you know,
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jacked up,
you know, just...
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very big eyes, and I kind
of think that Matt
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wanted to establish himself
as a tough guy.
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And, he thought that I was
gonna be the guy that
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he was gonna
establish himself on.
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So, all of a sudden, I turn
around and, boom,
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Matt hits me from behind,
and he goes to suplex me,
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and when he did,
I turned in mid-air and
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landed on top of him.
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And when I was
on top of Matt,
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he grabbed my ears and
he's pulling my head down.
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He's got his teeth wide open,
I can still see his teeth,
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you know, he's getting
ready to bite my nose.
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And as he goes
to bite my nose,
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I saw his lip sticking out,
so I went down and bit
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his bottom lip right off
and spit his lip off.
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And so, I'm on top of him,
and you know,
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I punch him, and
he's like a zombie.
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And, I thought it was over.
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A few minutes later,
he comes back,
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jumps on me again.
[Raspy exhale]
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I wind up beating him up
really good this time.
248
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I mean,
I hammered this guy.
249
00:11:13,506 --> 00:11:16,009
How he ever got up,
I don't know.
250
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He was live, and I mean
all the way live.
251
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This was un-human.
252
00:11:20,180 --> 00:11:23,182
And, a little while goes by
now and people are
253
00:11:23,182 --> 00:11:24,976
buying me drinks and
they're laughing and,
254
00:11:24,976 --> 00:11:27,186
all of a sudden-
I can't believe it-
255
00:11:27,186 --> 00:11:29,898
frickin' Matt
jumps on me again.
256
00:11:29,898 --> 00:11:31,316
He's all bandaged up.
257
00:11:31,316 --> 00:11:35,153
This time, as I'm trying to
drag him towards the door,
258
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he hooked my right leg
somehow and I fell forward.
259
00:11:39,157 --> 00:11:43,953
And, as I fell forward,
I felt him on my back
260
00:11:43,953 --> 00:11:48,291
and then I felt a hand like
reaching for my eyeball.
261
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♪
262
00:11:50,710 --> 00:11:54,380
And there's Ivan Kolov
right at the doorway and,
263
00:11:54,380 --> 00:11:56,549
Ivan kicked Matt's
hand and said,
264
00:11:56,549 --> 00:11:59,594
"No eyes," which I'm very
grateful for because
265
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Matt could've pulled
my eyeball out.
266
00:12:01,638 --> 00:12:04,724
I mean, he was like...
electricity.
267
00:12:04,724 --> 00:12:06,434
He was bleeding all
over the place-
268
00:12:06,434 --> 00:12:08,811
from his eyes, from his nose,
from his mouth.
269
00:12:08,811 --> 00:12:11,397
I guess if you have
the right drugs in you,
270
00:12:11,397 --> 00:12:14,442
they can obviously make you
superhuman because
271
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that was not a human.
272
00:12:16,694 --> 00:12:19,864
Matt's violent behaviour
outside the ring is already
273
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causing problems
with his coworkers,
274
00:12:21,991 --> 00:12:24,911
but an incident at ringside
will bring his time in
275
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The Rat Pack to an end.
276
00:12:26,913 --> 00:12:28,623
Matt Borne, ready to
get in there and
277
00:12:28,623 --> 00:12:29,958
kick somebody
in the teeth.
278
00:12:29,958 --> 00:12:32,043
He's a man who's
been well schooled.
279
00:12:32,043 --> 00:12:35,088
It was Monroe, Louisiana,
coming out of the ring.
280
00:12:35,088 --> 00:12:37,840
And again, I'm 280 pounds,
I'm jacked up,
281
00:12:37,840 --> 00:12:40,426
I'm pushing 505 on the
bench, I'm blown up.
282
00:12:40,426 --> 00:12:42,595
I'm blowing snot
and steam and sweat,
283
00:12:42,595 --> 00:12:43,888
and I'm coming
out of the ring,
284
00:12:43,888 --> 00:12:45,431
I just got done kicking butt.
285
00:12:45,431 --> 00:12:47,850
I'm going through
the crowd- Boom!
286
00:12:47,850 --> 00:12:49,978
I get popped.
We were bad guys.
287
00:12:49,978 --> 00:12:52,438
People didn't like us
back then, brother.
288
00:12:52,438 --> 00:12:54,190
They hated us,
you know. Boom!
289
00:12:54,190 --> 00:12:55,692
I popped the
guy right back.
290
00:12:55,692 --> 00:12:57,568
He went down,
I kept on going.
291
00:12:57,568 --> 00:13:00,571
But when he went down,
Matt put a boot to him.
292
00:13:00,571 --> 00:13:04,909
Broke his right front
orbital lobe.
293
00:13:04,909 --> 00:13:07,662
"I kicked him so hard
his eyeball fell out."
294
00:13:07,662 --> 00:13:11,374
♪
295
00:13:16,296 --> 00:13:18,923
Following a match in
Monroe, Louisiana,
296
00:13:18,923 --> 00:13:20,842
Matt Borne takes an
altercation with
297
00:13:20,842 --> 00:13:24,512
a fan in the crowd too far.
298
00:13:24,512 --> 00:13:26,931
Ah, so the guy,
he sued me.
299
00:13:26,931 --> 00:13:29,559
He sued Matt, and
he sued the company.
300
00:13:29,559 --> 00:13:31,936
And I asked him, I said,
"Did you go to jail?"
301
00:13:31,936 --> 00:13:34,147
He was like, "No, I didn't
get in trouble at all."
302
00:13:34,147 --> 00:13:36,274
Matt got fired,
Duggan was kept.
303
00:13:36,274 --> 00:13:38,318
And, I think that's where
the hard feelings
304
00:13:38,318 --> 00:13:39,944
might have come out
on Matt's side.
305
00:13:49,954 --> 00:13:52,415
Though Matt leaves
Mid-South under a cloud,
306
00:13:52,415 --> 00:13:55,001
his talent and connections
land him a job with
307
00:13:55,001 --> 00:13:57,128
the World Wrestling
Federation.
308
00:13:57,128 --> 00:13:59,172
But less than a year
into his contract,
309
00:13:59,172 --> 00:14:02,717
he's fired once again,
this time, for drug use.
310
00:14:02,717 --> 00:14:05,094
I don't think Matt
ever was sober.
311
00:14:05,094 --> 00:14:06,929
He was always
snorting coke.
312
00:14:06,929 --> 00:14:09,724
I mean, he'd have to start
his day smoking weed.
313
00:14:09,724 --> 00:14:12,185
Maybe sometimes pain pills,
if he had 'em.
314
00:14:12,185 --> 00:14:14,062
I think it's the lifestyle.
315
00:14:14,062 --> 00:14:15,980
You know, they would
go out and drink.
316
00:14:15,980 --> 00:14:17,648
Well, that would
lead to this.
317
00:14:17,648 --> 00:14:19,942
Oh, let's try that.
318
00:14:19,942 --> 00:14:21,903
In spite of the setback,
319
00:14:21,903 --> 00:14:24,072
Matt lands on his feet
again as he's hired by
320
00:14:24,072 --> 00:14:26,741
Ted Turner's World
Championship Wrestling,
321
00:14:26,741 --> 00:14:30,328
and given a gimmick inspired
by his northwest roots.
322
00:14:30,328 --> 00:14:32,622
Big Josh was
a lumberjack.
323
00:14:32,622 --> 00:14:34,082
That was his character.
324
00:14:34,082 --> 00:14:36,084
He was kind of a bad guy,
but yet, in a sweet way.
325
00:14:36,084 --> 00:14:37,376
[Laughing]
326
00:14:37,376 --> 00:14:40,171
My name is Maria, and I
am Matt Borne's ex-wife,
327
00:14:40,171 --> 00:14:42,465
from way back when.
328
00:14:42,465 --> 00:14:45,301
I was with a friend of mine,
and we were at a match.
329
00:14:45,301 --> 00:14:48,554
And, Matt, evidently, sent
one of the security guys out
330
00:14:48,554 --> 00:14:50,515
to get me, said he
wanted to meet me.
331
00:14:50,515 --> 00:14:53,643
So, I went back and,
he introduced himself,
332
00:14:53,643 --> 00:14:57,105
and invited my girlfriend
and I out for a drink.
333
00:14:57,105 --> 00:14:58,940
He seemed nice,
he was...
334
00:14:58,940 --> 00:15:00,441
very cordial.
335
00:15:00,441 --> 00:15:02,318
It was pretty fast.
It was...
336
00:15:02,318 --> 00:15:04,153
probably within about
three months that
337
00:15:04,153 --> 00:15:05,655
he asked me
to move down.
338
00:15:05,655 --> 00:15:07,615
So, I quit my
job and I moved.
339
00:15:07,615 --> 00:15:09,617
And, you know,
"I want the whole thing.
340
00:15:09,617 --> 00:15:11,661
I want the wife, the kids,
things like that."
341
00:15:15,581 --> 00:15:16,916
Well- [Laughing]-
342
00:15:16,916 --> 00:15:19,544
I was to be induced,
in the hospital,
343
00:15:19,544 --> 00:15:21,963
so I had an appointment to go
in at 10:30 in the morning.
344
00:15:21,963 --> 00:15:25,800
Matt went out the night before,
and never came home.
345
00:15:25,800 --> 00:15:28,427
He showed up just before
my daughter was born-
346
00:15:28,427 --> 00:15:31,055
high, a little drunk.
347
00:15:31,055 --> 00:15:32,765
But he showed up.
348
00:15:32,765 --> 00:15:34,350
When he was with WCW,
349
00:15:34,350 --> 00:15:36,185
he had an offer from
Vince McMahon.
350
00:15:36,185 --> 00:15:38,563
So, he took that job.
351
00:15:38,563 --> 00:15:40,815
With a second
chance at the WWF,
352
00:15:40,815 --> 00:15:42,775
Matt lands yet
another opportunity
353
00:15:42,775 --> 00:15:44,443
to reinvent himself.
354
00:15:44,443 --> 00:15:48,156
From what I understand,
they created Doink together.
355
00:15:48,156 --> 00:15:51,659
Doink was a clown.
[Laughing]
356
00:15:51,659 --> 00:15:53,327
Doink was
a crazy-looking clown.
357
00:15:53,327 --> 00:15:55,997
[Laughing]
With green hair.
358
00:15:55,997 --> 00:15:58,708
When I first heard of how
Doink The Clown came about,
359
00:15:58,708 --> 00:16:01,752
I thought it made perfect
sense because Hawk,
360
00:16:01,752 --> 00:16:04,505
from The Road Warriors, was
looking at Matt 'cause Matt,
361
00:16:04,505 --> 00:16:06,924
you know, smoking a
cigarette after his match,
362
00:16:06,924 --> 00:16:09,218
boot half unlaced,
his hair all a mess
363
00:16:09,218 --> 00:16:10,511
and he's sweating,
and is like,
364
00:16:10,511 --> 00:16:12,555
"We've got our own
Crusty over there."
365
00:16:12,555 --> 00:16:14,474
[Exhaling]
Crusty the Clown.
366
00:16:14,474 --> 00:16:17,435
I could pull a better cartoon
out of my a-ha-ha!
367
00:16:17,435 --> 00:16:18,728
Hey, whoa!
368
00:16:18,728 --> 00:16:21,230
It's not what I would think
of as an ideal character
369
00:16:21,230 --> 00:16:22,732
for a wrestler, but...
370
00:16:22,732 --> 00:16:25,735
seemed to take off
pretty good.
371
00:16:25,735 --> 00:16:28,696
As far a technical wrestling
is concerned, knowing holds,
372
00:16:28,696 --> 00:16:30,198
knowing counters
and what have you,
373
00:16:30,198 --> 00:16:32,116
Doink is right up there
with the best of 'em.
374
00:16:32,116 --> 00:16:34,243
Doink The Clown considered
one of the greats!
375
00:16:34,243 --> 00:16:36,621
But why dress up in this
ridiculous-looking outfit?
376
00:16:36,621 --> 00:16:37,872
What does that get you?
377
00:16:37,872 --> 00:16:39,373
I think the little ones
were scared,
378
00:16:39,373 --> 00:16:41,250
like this evil,
but happy clown.
379
00:16:51,385 --> 00:16:54,847
I can't criticize anybody,
with a 2x4 and a hoe.
380
00:16:54,847 --> 00:16:56,682
Oh!
381
00:16:56,682 --> 00:16:57,934
Whatever works.
382
00:16:57,934 --> 00:17:00,186
I mean, and Doink
got over pretty good.
383
00:17:00,186 --> 00:17:04,065
As soon as I heard that
Matt Borne was going to WWE,
384
00:17:04,065 --> 00:17:07,610
not as a clown, but as
an evil clown, I thought,
385
00:17:07,610 --> 00:17:09,987
he's going to sink
his teeth into this.
386
00:17:09,987 --> 00:17:12,448
Doink The Clown
having fun!
387
00:17:12,448 --> 00:17:15,159
If they don't have a sense of
humour, that's their problem!
388
00:17:15,159 --> 00:17:17,620
If I laugh,
that's all that matters!
389
00:17:17,620 --> 00:17:19,705
It was the best
character he ever did.
390
00:17:19,705 --> 00:17:21,415
Doink was his favourite.
391
00:17:21,415 --> 00:17:23,709
My dad was just goofy.
He looked scary,
392
00:17:23,709 --> 00:17:26,003
but he was like a big,
goofy teddy bear.
393
00:17:26,003 --> 00:17:29,006
So, that also probably
helped him do Doink because
394
00:17:29,006 --> 00:17:31,300
I see some of that when he
wrestles, and I'm like,
395
00:17:31,300 --> 00:17:32,802
damn, like that's-
I don't think that's Doink,
396
00:17:32,802 --> 00:17:34,303
I think that's my dad.
397
00:17:34,303 --> 00:17:36,555
He would just look in the
mirror and kind of
398
00:17:36,555 --> 00:17:38,599
practice saying this
and saying that.
399
00:17:38,599 --> 00:17:40,476
I am no more...
400
00:17:40,476 --> 00:17:42,853
than an instrument
of nature...
401
00:17:42,853 --> 00:17:45,648
a product of
my environment.
402
00:17:45,648 --> 00:17:47,024
It was a gimmick,
403
00:17:47,024 --> 00:17:50,111
but Matt breathed life
into this gimmick.
404
00:17:50,111 --> 00:17:53,823
I did not like a lot of what
WWE was doing at that time,
405
00:17:53,823 --> 00:17:55,825
but I did like
Doink The Clown.
406
00:17:55,825 --> 00:17:59,120
And Doink! Oh!
Forget about it.
407
00:17:59,120 --> 00:18:02,081
"Well, by God,
I may be a clown,
408
00:18:02,081 --> 00:18:04,083
but I'm gonna rub
your face in the mat,
409
00:18:04,083 --> 00:18:05,543
I'm gonna beat you up,
410
00:18:05,543 --> 00:18:07,712
and it's gonna be
funny to me."
411
00:18:07,712 --> 00:18:11,507
[Laughing]
412
00:18:11,507 --> 00:18:15,011
WrestleMania IX, it was
frickin' phenomenal.
413
00:18:15,011 --> 00:18:16,429
Doink is wrestling.
414
00:18:16,429 --> 00:18:17,513
[Announcer]
Doink the Clown!
415
00:18:17,513 --> 00:18:18,597
He's losing, and he
keeps trying to go
416
00:18:18,597 --> 00:18:20,182
underneath the stage,
and...
417
00:18:20,182 --> 00:18:23,436
all of a sudden, this other
Doink The Clown pops up.
418
00:18:23,436 --> 00:18:25,813
♪
419
00:18:25,813 --> 00:18:27,898
They beat the shit out
of Crush at the end,
420
00:18:27,898 --> 00:18:29,066
and I'm like,
holy shit, like,
421
00:18:29,066 --> 00:18:30,109
that came out
of nowhere.
422
00:18:30,109 --> 00:18:32,194
And then they
did the mirror.
423
00:18:32,194 --> 00:18:34,864
He felt like, he don't
know why Vince did that.
424
00:18:34,864 --> 00:18:37,658
He felt like he was
being set up for failure.
425
00:18:37,658 --> 00:18:41,120
And then he was right.
He called it.
426
00:18:41,120 --> 00:18:43,914
As Doink The Clown rules
the WrestleMania ring,
427
00:18:43,914 --> 00:18:46,250
the inner struggles of
Matt Borne will soon
428
00:18:46,250 --> 00:18:48,878
bring his turn in the
spotlight to an end,
429
00:18:48,878 --> 00:18:51,172
even as Doink lives on.
430
00:18:57,303 --> 00:18:59,597
As Matt Borne enjoys the
highest levels of
431
00:18:59,597 --> 00:19:02,475
wrestling fame, his demons
threaten to destroy
432
00:19:02,475 --> 00:19:04,935
everything he's
worked to create.
433
00:19:04,935 --> 00:19:08,981
There were times when he
would take off, go somewhere.
434
00:19:08,981 --> 00:19:11,233
Didn't see him for
three or four days.
435
00:19:11,233 --> 00:19:13,611
It happened a lot.
436
00:19:13,611 --> 00:19:15,696
He was fired
for drug abuse.
437
00:19:15,696 --> 00:19:18,866
He tested dirty and
Vince let him go.
438
00:19:18,866 --> 00:19:20,701
Matt tried to blame
everyone else
439
00:19:20,701 --> 00:19:23,329
except himself
for that, but...
440
00:19:23,329 --> 00:19:25,331
I, I wasn't surprised.
441
00:19:38,135 --> 00:19:40,096
As he would tell it,
he lost his job and
442
00:19:40,096 --> 00:19:42,139
I left him because
he no longer had his job,
443
00:19:42,139 --> 00:19:45,726
but that wasn't
the case.
444
00:19:45,726 --> 00:19:48,688
He started to get really...
445
00:19:48,688 --> 00:19:51,440
angry, and drank
a lot more.
446
00:19:51,440 --> 00:19:53,025
Seemed to be going
out a lot more.
447
00:19:53,025 --> 00:19:56,237
And, I did know he was
doing, doing a lot of coke.
448
00:19:56,237 --> 00:19:58,656
He became very physically
abusive to me...
449
00:19:58,656 --> 00:20:00,282
and my daughter.
450
00:20:00,282 --> 00:20:02,493
He was sitting on the couch-
he was a smoker,
451
00:20:02,493 --> 00:20:06,455
and he was just complaining
and bitching and, you know,
452
00:20:06,455 --> 00:20:08,749
about this and that, and then
he would just take cigarettes
453
00:20:08,749 --> 00:20:10,626
and he was throwing these
cigarettes, lit cigarettes,
454
00:20:10,626 --> 00:20:12,628
at me, you know, and...
455
00:20:12,628 --> 00:20:14,964
came over and he grabbed me
and pulled me off the chair-
456
00:20:14,964 --> 00:20:16,424
with my daughter
in my arms.
457
00:20:16,424 --> 00:20:18,008
She was only a
couple months old.
458
00:20:18,008 --> 00:20:19,927
She went flying,
and that's when I knew,
459
00:20:19,927 --> 00:20:22,346
I can't do this, and I
can't do this to her.
460
00:20:22,346 --> 00:20:25,224
And, I packed her up,
both on our back.
461
00:20:25,224 --> 00:20:27,893
One bag,
and drove off.
462
00:20:27,893 --> 00:20:29,437
I tell people the story
and they're like,
463
00:20:29,437 --> 00:20:31,480
"What? Really?
You were what?
464
00:20:31,480 --> 00:20:34,108
You were married to who?"
[Laughing] A lot of people,
465
00:20:34,108 --> 00:20:35,651
when you tell them that,
they're impressed.
466
00:20:35,651 --> 00:20:37,695
And it's like, no,
don't be impressed.
467
00:20:37,695 --> 00:20:41,615
It's not a good story.
Not a good story at all.
468
00:20:41,615 --> 00:20:43,033
I mean,
he literally had a
469
00:20:43,033 --> 00:20:44,577
million-dollar home
being built.
470
00:20:44,577 --> 00:20:46,203
They had just
moved into it.
471
00:20:46,203 --> 00:20:50,458
He had his bathtub engraved
with 18-karat gold, "Doink".
472
00:20:50,458 --> 00:20:53,586
He was still proud of Doink,
but he really struggled.
473
00:20:53,586 --> 00:20:56,297
At the end of the day, I know
deep down it killed him
474
00:20:56,297 --> 00:20:57,590
because he knew
he was good,
475
00:20:57,590 --> 00:20:59,758
and it got fucked up
over drugs.
476
00:20:59,758 --> 00:21:01,802
The day he went home,
as he got fired,
477
00:21:01,802 --> 00:21:06,348
he said he stayed up for
eight days straight and did
478
00:21:06,348 --> 00:21:10,769
nonstop coke, and started
hallucinating because
479
00:21:10,769 --> 00:21:14,523
he couldn't believe he lost
everything he just gained.
480
00:21:14,523 --> 00:21:16,317
Though Matt Borne
has been fired,
481
00:21:16,317 --> 00:21:18,110
the character of
Doink The Clown
482
00:21:18,110 --> 00:21:20,488
makes his return at the
very next show.
483
00:21:20,488 --> 00:21:22,782
Only this time, there's
another wrestler
484
00:21:22,782 --> 00:21:24,575
under the grease paint.
485
00:21:24,575 --> 00:21:28,245
A character cannot usually
be readily replaced.
486
00:21:28,245 --> 00:21:31,582
But in this case, I think the
sentiment was he's a clown.
487
00:21:31,582 --> 00:21:34,168
We'll put someone else in
the exact same makeup,
488
00:21:34,168 --> 00:21:37,796
and it was successful as
portrayed by Steve Keirn,
489
00:21:37,796 --> 00:21:39,965
and later by Ray Apollo.
490
00:21:39,965 --> 00:21:43,052
But it was, ah, it was never
as good as it was
491
00:21:43,052 --> 00:21:44,929
when Matt wore the paint.
492
00:21:44,929 --> 00:21:47,515
They figured since Steve
did this with Matt,
493
00:21:47,515 --> 00:21:49,642
that maybe he
could pull it off.
494
00:21:49,642 --> 00:21:50,976
Then they brought Dink,
495
00:21:50,976 --> 00:21:53,229
'cause they were trying
to keep it alive.
496
00:21:53,229 --> 00:21:55,856
I mean, Doink The Clown
and Dink,
497
00:21:55,856 --> 00:21:57,525
they were mainstays.
498
00:21:57,525 --> 00:21:59,401
You can stick anybody
in a Doink suit,
499
00:21:59,401 --> 00:22:01,320
and it's a great
character that way.
500
00:22:01,320 --> 00:22:03,405
So, Matt came and gone,
and a lot of folks
501
00:22:03,405 --> 00:22:05,616
don't even realize he
came and gone.
502
00:22:05,616 --> 00:22:07,159
And that's
when he went...
503
00:22:07,159 --> 00:22:08,410
way down.
504
00:22:08,410 --> 00:22:11,163
How he came to Ellwood City,
I don't know 'cause
505
00:22:11,163 --> 00:22:13,332
it's such a small town,
but it was meant to be.
506
00:22:13,332 --> 00:22:15,042
That's where
he met my mom.
507
00:22:15,042 --> 00:22:16,919
He worked for the
telemarketing company
508
00:22:16,919 --> 00:22:18,504
right around the corner.
509
00:22:18,504 --> 00:22:21,674
He went from a millionaire
to us, you know,
510
00:22:21,674 --> 00:22:24,760
like just making a
weekly cheque and...
511
00:22:24,760 --> 00:22:27,930
it didn't work
with him up there.
512
00:22:27,930 --> 00:22:29,515
He had some issues,
you know,
513
00:22:29,515 --> 00:22:32,518
with his alcohol
and his drug addiction,
514
00:22:32,518 --> 00:22:34,562
which he didn't do
in front of me,
515
00:22:34,562 --> 00:22:35,938
but I still knew there
was something
516
00:22:35,938 --> 00:22:37,231
weird about him, right.
517
00:22:37,231 --> 00:22:39,358
You know, he paid the rent,
he paid the bills.
518
00:22:39,358 --> 00:22:43,571
He didn't want me working,
he didn't want me socializing.
519
00:22:43,571 --> 00:22:46,240
Not too many men talked
to me, put it that way.
520
00:22:46,240 --> 00:22:47,783
And that's the way
Matt wanted it.
521
00:22:47,783 --> 00:22:49,201
He knew what
he was doing.
522
00:22:49,201 --> 00:22:52,705
One night we were at a bar,
and my ex-boyfriend ended up
523
00:22:52,705 --> 00:22:56,083
walking in and came up and
spit on me for some reason.
524
00:22:56,083 --> 00:22:58,127
And I saw Matt
coming at him,
525
00:22:58,127 --> 00:23:00,087
and I'm like, "Dude,
you need to run."
526
00:23:00,087 --> 00:23:02,131
Well, Matt picked him up
by his earlobes.
527
00:23:02,131 --> 00:23:04,216
Legit, earlobes,
off the ground.
528
00:23:04,216 --> 00:23:05,801
And was screaming
in his face,
529
00:23:05,801 --> 00:23:07,344
spitting all over him
'cause he didn't have
530
00:23:07,344 --> 00:23:08,596
his two teeth here.
531
00:23:08,596 --> 00:23:10,806
The guy went out,
got in his car.
532
00:23:10,806 --> 00:23:13,601
Matt had the back of
his car lifted up.
533
00:23:13,601 --> 00:23:16,770
The two wheels off the
ground, spinning like crazy.
534
00:23:16,770 --> 00:23:18,689
And he's holding
the car there.
535
00:23:18,689 --> 00:23:20,149
And the cops came.
536
00:23:20,149 --> 00:23:22,026
They maced him,
tased him.
537
00:23:22,026 --> 00:23:24,153
I'm like, "Might want to
shoot him in the leg.
538
00:23:24,153 --> 00:23:27,990
He's not gonna stop." So then
they put him in jail and,
539
00:23:27,990 --> 00:23:30,576
he kept telling 'em, "Take
your badge and your guns off,
540
00:23:30,576 --> 00:23:32,578
fight me like a man."
And that's when
541
00:23:32,578 --> 00:23:34,955
he ripped the sink out
in the jail cell.
542
00:23:34,955 --> 00:23:38,125
Like, literally ripped it
out of its plumbing.
543
00:23:38,125 --> 00:23:41,253
Stripped of the beloved
character he brought to life,
544
00:23:41,253 --> 00:23:43,297
Matt returns to the
wrestling business,
545
00:23:43,297 --> 00:23:45,758
but the business
has changed.
546
00:23:45,758 --> 00:23:48,052
Nobody wanted
Maniac Matt Borne.
547
00:23:48,052 --> 00:23:50,220
Nobody wanted Big Josh
the lumberjack.
548
00:23:50,220 --> 00:23:51,680
They all wanted Doink.
549
00:23:51,680 --> 00:23:53,390
I mean, he still
had the costume,
550
00:23:53,390 --> 00:23:54,934
and he knew how to
put the makeup on.
551
00:23:54,934 --> 00:23:56,477
He could do it himself.
552
00:23:56,477 --> 00:23:59,480
Matt even takes his Doink
character to the last place
553
00:23:59,480 --> 00:24:03,192
anyone would expect a clown,
the violent renegade company
554
00:24:03,192 --> 00:24:05,736
known as Extreme
Championship Wrestling.
555
00:24:05,736 --> 00:24:07,696
This is ECW!
556
00:24:07,696 --> 00:24:09,907
That clown is in
the wrong place.
557
00:24:09,907 --> 00:24:12,785
I was in ECW when
Matt Borne came in.
558
00:24:12,785 --> 00:24:16,038
And it was effective
because on the surface,
559
00:24:16,038 --> 00:24:19,500
ECW fans hated it because
it was Doink The Clown.
560
00:24:19,500 --> 00:24:23,796
This is ECW!
561
00:24:23,796 --> 00:24:26,757
But underneath that hatred,
there was that level of
562
00:24:26,757 --> 00:24:30,177
respect because
he was Matt Borne.
563
00:24:30,177 --> 00:24:34,223
How does it feel
to live in my hell?
564
00:24:34,223 --> 00:24:36,392
[Maniacal laughing]
565
00:24:36,392 --> 00:24:40,104
I think the Borne Again
gimmick was half clown,
566
00:24:40,104 --> 00:24:41,730
half Matt Borne.
567
00:24:41,730 --> 00:24:44,274
Vince McMahon found out
he was on all these
568
00:24:44,274 --> 00:24:46,318
independent
promoters' cards-
569
00:24:46,318 --> 00:24:48,779
'cause it was his
copyright, it was.
570
00:24:48,779 --> 00:24:51,532
So, Vince McMahon
sent legal papers.
571
00:25:07,798 --> 00:25:09,299
Midwest Territorial
Wrestling!
572
00:25:09,299 --> 00:25:11,010
Ha-ha!
It's the best!
573
00:25:11,010 --> 00:25:12,177
Ooh-ooh!
574
00:25:12,177 --> 00:25:15,139
So, Vince was like,
"Alright, that's fair.
575
00:25:15,139 --> 00:25:16,432
But you can't use Doink,
576
00:25:16,432 --> 00:25:19,226
and you get your residuals
every month."
577
00:25:19,226 --> 00:25:22,104
As Matt struggles to
rebuild his career,
578
00:25:22,104 --> 00:25:24,398
his home life is upended
by the arrival of
579
00:25:24,398 --> 00:25:26,358
two more children.
580
00:25:26,358 --> 00:25:28,110
I can remember when
Tegan was born.
581
00:25:28,110 --> 00:25:30,112
He looked at her and he
looked at me, and he said,
582
00:25:30,112 --> 00:25:31,697
"She's gonna be
something someday."
583
00:25:31,697 --> 00:25:33,615
And he adored her.
584
00:25:33,615 --> 00:25:36,660
And of course, his boy,
my son, Matthew,
585
00:25:36,660 --> 00:25:38,287
he adored him too.
586
00:25:38,287 --> 00:25:40,038
Because that was
his second chance.
587
00:25:40,038 --> 00:25:41,665
He had two other kids.
588
00:25:41,665 --> 00:25:44,209
He didn't get to see them,
he didn't get to raise them.
589
00:25:44,209 --> 00:25:47,296
But me and him, when we
ended up having two kids,
590
00:25:47,296 --> 00:25:48,922
they were his life.
591
00:25:48,922 --> 00:25:52,176
I just try to remember
the good times.
592
00:25:52,176 --> 00:25:53,677
And when he was clean,
593
00:25:53,677 --> 00:25:56,263
he was a completely
different human being.
594
00:25:56,263 --> 00:25:58,807
I mean, he was
so put together,
595
00:25:58,807 --> 00:26:01,310
has nothing
negative to say.
596
00:26:01,310 --> 00:26:03,437
I mean,
he was my dad.
597
00:26:03,437 --> 00:26:05,773
I think he thought, "I gotta
bring myself back because
598
00:26:05,773 --> 00:26:07,024
I'm not myself anymore."
599
00:26:07,024 --> 00:26:09,610
Like, "I'm a wrestler,
that's what I do."
600
00:26:09,610 --> 00:26:12,738
Though striving to reclaim
his glory in the wrestling
601
00:26:12,738 --> 00:26:16,200
industry, Matt's battles
with addiction continue to
602
00:26:16,200 --> 00:26:18,077
threaten his aspirations.
603
00:26:24,750 --> 00:26:27,753
Though Matt struggles to be
a good father and family man,
604
00:26:27,753 --> 00:26:30,297
his ongoing issues with
drugs and alcohol
605
00:26:30,297 --> 00:26:33,801
make him unpredictable
and dangerous.
606
00:26:33,801 --> 00:26:35,594
He went and got
clean a few times,
607
00:26:35,594 --> 00:26:38,305
and I stood by his
side the whole time,
608
00:26:38,305 --> 00:26:40,432
because everybody else
just washed him away
609
00:26:40,432 --> 00:26:41,809
like he was nothing.
610
00:26:41,809 --> 00:26:44,228
If he was on too much
drugs or too much alcohol,
611
00:26:44,228 --> 00:26:49,441
he would just get very
violent, mean, and be crazy.
612
00:26:49,441 --> 00:26:52,194
I could be upstairs sleeping
with my son, he'd be like,
613
00:26:52,194 --> 00:26:55,197
"Why were you out tonight
with so-and-so?"
614
00:26:55,197 --> 00:26:58,450
I'm like, "What?" I thought,
this guy needs help.
615
00:26:58,450 --> 00:27:00,452
Like, I just can't turn
my back on him.
616
00:27:00,452 --> 00:27:03,539
He got me one time,
super good.
617
00:27:03,539 --> 00:27:05,165
He went to the gym-
he would go to the gym
618
00:27:05,165 --> 00:27:06,959
for like two,
three hours a day.
619
00:27:06,959 --> 00:27:10,128
So, I was just reading the
newspaper on our couch.
620
00:27:10,128 --> 00:27:11,672
He walked up the steps,
621
00:27:11,672 --> 00:27:13,382
accused me of
cheating on him.
622
00:27:13,382 --> 00:27:16,093
The next I know,
I'm in the hospital.
623
00:27:16,093 --> 00:27:18,053
He beat me up real good.
624
00:27:18,053 --> 00:27:19,596
I couldn't see for two weeks.
625
00:27:19,596 --> 00:27:21,598
My eyeballs were shut,
he broke my nose.
626
00:27:21,598 --> 00:27:23,517
And yes, you're
probably gonna say,
627
00:27:23,517 --> 00:27:25,144
"Why did you go
back with him?"
628
00:27:25,144 --> 00:27:28,397
Down in my heart, like the
next day he saw me-
629
00:27:28,397 --> 00:27:30,607
after he got out of jail-
he was like,
630
00:27:30,607 --> 00:27:32,317
"What happened
to your face?
631
00:27:32,317 --> 00:27:35,988
Did I do that?" He literally
don't remember any of it.
632
00:27:35,988 --> 00:27:40,158
He said, "I am truly,
truly sorry."
633
00:27:40,158 --> 00:27:42,369
And I forgave him.
634
00:27:42,369 --> 00:27:45,247
As Matt's drug use
becomes even more extreme,
635
00:27:45,247 --> 00:27:48,166
his downward
spiral intensifies.
636
00:27:48,166 --> 00:27:49,293
Him and my mom fought.
637
00:27:49,293 --> 00:27:50,919
You know,
he loved to drink.
638
00:27:50,919 --> 00:27:53,922
And when he drank, he said
some really F'd up shit.
639
00:27:53,922 --> 00:27:56,675
Finally, one day,
I don't know what it was...
640
00:27:56,675 --> 00:27:58,927
I grabbed both
their hands, I said,
641
00:27:58,927 --> 00:28:00,762
"Matt, I can't
do this anymore.
642
00:28:00,762 --> 00:28:04,182
I have been here through
thick and thin with you."
643
00:28:04,182 --> 00:28:06,435
I said, "I'm not taking
anything with me.
644
00:28:06,435 --> 00:28:08,145
I am done."
645
00:28:08,145 --> 00:28:09,605
She hurried up,
packed the bag.
646
00:28:09,605 --> 00:28:12,107
She was scared. I remember
her being so scared.
647
00:28:12,107 --> 00:28:14,610
And I walked out the door
and he didn't come after me,
648
00:28:14,610 --> 00:28:16,194
'cause I thought
he was going to.
649
00:28:16,194 --> 00:28:18,405
I thought, Jesus, if this
is gonna be the day,
650
00:28:18,405 --> 00:28:19,823
he's gonna kill me.
651
00:28:19,823 --> 00:28:23,994
And he went, "I understand,"
and he let me go.
652
00:28:23,994 --> 00:28:26,914
It takes a lot of balls to
leave somebody like that when
653
00:28:26,914 --> 00:28:31,084
they don't have the ability
to get clean or get better.
654
00:28:31,084 --> 00:28:34,046
Strung out and landing
at rock bottom,
655
00:28:34,046 --> 00:28:36,006
Matt's behaviour in the
ring becomes as
656
00:28:36,006 --> 00:28:38,967
unpredictable as his
behaviour at home.
657
00:28:38,967 --> 00:28:41,803
When Matt didn't like you,
it was a wrap.
658
00:28:41,803 --> 00:28:43,680
And he's not gonna
let it go, like,
659
00:28:43,680 --> 00:28:47,726
he's that type of person
to not let anything go.
660
00:28:47,726 --> 00:28:50,103
We were up in White
Plains, New York.
661
00:28:50,103 --> 00:28:52,272
I look at the board and
I'm working with Matt.
662
00:28:52,272 --> 00:28:53,899
I go, "Cool," you know,
"Hey, Matt, how's it going?"
663
00:28:53,899 --> 00:28:55,067
He goes, "Well,
Hacksaw,
664
00:28:55,067 --> 00:28:57,527
how about I come out,
I hit you with a chair?
665
00:28:57,527 --> 00:29:00,322
You hit me with a 2x4."
I'm like,
666
00:29:00,322 --> 00:29:02,449
"Matt, there's 100 people
out there, brother.
667
00:29:02,449 --> 00:29:03,992
I'll come out,
I'll cheer USA,
668
00:29:03,992 --> 00:29:05,786
we'll have a nice
walk and talk."
669
00:29:05,786 --> 00:29:09,039
Jim had something he did that
was, and still is, effective.
670
00:29:09,039 --> 00:29:11,124
And Matt wanted more.
671
00:29:11,124 --> 00:29:14,461
It just so happens that
my opponent tonight,
672
00:29:14,461 --> 00:29:17,965
we go way, way,
way, way back.
673
00:29:17,965 --> 00:29:20,717
Long story short,
we're in the ring,
674
00:29:20,717 --> 00:29:22,803
and he gave me
a nut shot.
675
00:29:22,803 --> 00:29:23,887
Alright, gentlemen!
676
00:29:23,887 --> 00:29:25,138
Tried to hurt me.
677
00:29:25,138 --> 00:29:26,223
Hacksaw's going to work!
678
00:29:26,223 --> 00:29:27,724
It's a shoot.
[Laughing]
679
00:29:27,724 --> 00:29:29,810
So I rolled up,
I pushed him in the corner.
680
00:29:29,810 --> 00:29:31,103
And I'm asking him,
"Do you wanna work
681
00:29:31,103 --> 00:29:32,688
or you wanna shoot,
brother?"
682
00:29:32,688 --> 00:29:35,357
Let's go!
You wanna work?
683
00:29:35,357 --> 00:29:37,234
-Wanna fight?
-You want to work?
684
00:29:37,234 --> 00:29:39,194
He rolls out of the ring
and grabs a chair.
685
00:29:39,194 --> 00:29:41,947
I got my 2x4, so I tell the
referee, I said, you know,
686
00:29:41,947 --> 00:29:43,365
"Tell him we'll finish it in
the dressing room
687
00:29:43,365 --> 00:29:44,825
like you're supposed to do."
688
00:29:44,825 --> 00:29:47,661
So, I wait, and I wait,
and I wait, no Matt.
689
00:29:47,661 --> 00:29:49,830
He came out of the ring,
went right out the fire exit,
690
00:29:49,830 --> 00:29:51,540
got in his car and left.
691
00:29:51,540 --> 00:29:54,334
It was a
pre-planned attack.
692
00:29:54,334 --> 00:29:57,879
You have to make
a real attempt
693
00:29:57,879 --> 00:30:01,174
at not liking Hacksaw
Jim Duggan.
694
00:30:01,174 --> 00:30:03,552
He's not a divisive
personality in our business,
695
00:30:03,552 --> 00:30:05,554
like everybody likes...
[Laughing]
696
00:30:05,554 --> 00:30:07,472
Jim Duggan,
like... [Laughing]
697
00:30:07,472 --> 00:30:10,767
You know, for him to make
that move, what, 30 years?
698
00:30:10,767 --> 00:30:14,771
[Laughing]
After the incident.
699
00:30:14,771 --> 00:30:17,566
That's carrying a grudge.
700
00:30:17,566 --> 00:30:20,944
By 2013, Matt has
moved to Plano, Texas,
701
00:30:20,944 --> 00:30:23,071
where he lives with
a new girlfriend.
702
00:30:23,071 --> 00:30:26,158
I met Matt in
1988, '89.
703
00:30:26,158 --> 00:30:29,578
And, I was actually
Mean Nurse Kratchet.
704
00:30:29,578 --> 00:30:31,413
Here comes Nurse Kratchet.
705
00:30:31,413 --> 00:30:33,415
So, I would just, you know,
bing him with my bed pan,
706
00:30:33,415 --> 00:30:36,793
knock him out.
[Laughing]
707
00:30:36,793 --> 00:30:38,336
Hi, my name is
Connie Cook,
708
00:30:38,336 --> 00:30:41,089
and I was Matt Borne's
girlfriend.
709
00:30:41,089 --> 00:30:42,841
He was crazy,
I was crazy.
710
00:30:42,841 --> 00:30:44,926
And, we just hit it off.
711
00:30:44,926 --> 00:30:48,680
2011, he found me
on Facebook.
712
00:30:48,680 --> 00:30:50,891
Then he just never
left my side.
713
00:30:50,891 --> 00:30:53,435
I loved him and, I wanted
to make it work.
714
00:30:53,435 --> 00:30:55,270
That's why I
moved to Texas.
715
00:30:55,270 --> 00:30:57,939
Some days it was good.
Some days it wasn't.
716
00:30:57,939 --> 00:31:01,151
After I moved to Texas, I was
stressing about my mom.
717
00:31:01,151 --> 00:31:02,486
She was very sick.
718
00:31:02,486 --> 00:31:04,112
And he took care
of my mom.
719
00:31:04,112 --> 00:31:06,782
He'd cook for her, he gave
her her medicine.
720
00:31:06,782 --> 00:31:10,702
I knew he had my back and,
I definitely had his.
721
00:31:10,702 --> 00:31:13,413
It was June of 2013.
722
00:31:13,413 --> 00:31:15,415
And, I was getting up
for softball practice.
723
00:31:15,415 --> 00:31:18,168
My mom texts me and said,
"I think your dad's dead".
724
00:31:18,168 --> 00:31:20,504
'Cause we saw it on TMZ.
725
00:31:20,504 --> 00:31:22,631
My mom said she
called my dad's cellphone,
726
00:31:22,631 --> 00:31:24,549
and Connie
answered the phone.
727
00:31:24,549 --> 00:31:26,760
She was like crying
hysterically.
728
00:31:26,760 --> 00:31:29,429
My mom said, "What the
fuck happened, Connie?"
729
00:31:29,429 --> 00:31:33,266
I say, "Connie, do not
tell me he's dead."
730
00:31:33,266 --> 00:31:35,018
I know Connie
killed my dad.
731
00:31:35,018 --> 00:31:37,771
I will never not think
that she did it.
732
00:31:37,771 --> 00:31:40,440
She took him away from me,
and I hate her for it.
733
00:31:46,321 --> 00:31:48,532
At home in Ellwood,
Michelle and Tegan
734
00:31:48,532 --> 00:31:50,951
are shocked to learn that
Matt has passed,
735
00:31:50,951 --> 00:31:53,411
tragic news confirmed
by a phone call
736
00:31:53,411 --> 00:31:56,498
with Matt's girlfriend,
Connie Cook.
737
00:31:56,498 --> 00:31:59,042
I said, "Okay, so,
like what happened?"
738
00:31:59,042 --> 00:32:01,670
She goes, "Well, he stole
all my mom's drugs."
739
00:32:01,670 --> 00:32:04,506
And she said,
"Yeah, he's dead."
740
00:32:04,506 --> 00:32:05,632
And I'm thinking,
"Oh, my God,
741
00:32:05,632 --> 00:32:06,842
this wasn't in the cards.
742
00:32:06,842 --> 00:32:09,302
How am I supposed to take
care of these kids?" Right?
743
00:32:09,302 --> 00:32:12,514
They were
12 and 15.
744
00:32:12,514 --> 00:32:14,391
Sorry, getting
emotional.
745
00:32:14,391 --> 00:32:18,854
But, it changed everything
in our lives, everything.
746
00:32:18,854 --> 00:32:20,772
The night before
my dad died,
747
00:32:20,772 --> 00:32:22,607
my mom was on the
phone with him,
748
00:32:22,607 --> 00:32:24,818
and he said, "Michelle,
I called you because
749
00:32:24,818 --> 00:32:26,486
I'm leaving Connie."
750
00:32:26,486 --> 00:32:28,321
He went, "I told the crazy
bitch I'm leaving her."
751
00:32:28,321 --> 00:32:30,574
I said,
"Oh, Jesus Christ!"
752
00:32:30,574 --> 00:32:32,617
We giggled, and then he
went, "Well, you know what,
753
00:32:32,617 --> 00:32:35,245
if anything does happen
to me, Michelle,
754
00:32:35,245 --> 00:32:36,955
don't let it go."
I said,
755
00:32:36,955 --> 00:32:38,582
"Matt, what are
you talking about?
756
00:32:38,582 --> 00:32:40,041
Why would you say that?"
757
00:32:40,041 --> 00:32:43,211
He went, "Seriously,
just don't let it go."
758
00:32:43,211 --> 00:32:46,756
The day that all
this happened,
759
00:32:46,756 --> 00:32:49,259
he was moaning
in the kitchen.
760
00:32:49,259 --> 00:32:52,387
And I was like, "What is
wrong with you?" "Nothing."
761
00:32:52,387 --> 00:32:55,474
So, then, he does it again,
moans again.
762
00:32:55,474 --> 00:32:57,767
And so he turned around
and falls to his knee,
763
00:32:57,767 --> 00:32:59,436
and he grabbed my hand,
he goes, "Marry me."
764
00:32:59,436 --> 00:33:00,478
I said, "Oh, my God,
765
00:33:00,478 --> 00:33:02,814
you're really on my
nerve right now."
766
00:33:02,814 --> 00:33:05,775
I think he may have been
having a heart attack and
767
00:33:05,775 --> 00:33:07,652
he just wouldn't tell me.
768
00:33:07,652 --> 00:33:09,946
And he wore glasses,
and so he was like,
769
00:33:09,946 --> 00:33:12,365
"Connie, I can't
find my glasses."
770
00:33:12,365 --> 00:33:14,576
So, I go retrace
his steps-
771
00:33:14,576 --> 00:33:16,786
kitchen, my mom's
bedroom.
772
00:33:16,786 --> 00:33:20,582
Well, I noticed that one of
the bottles was moved.
773
00:33:20,582 --> 00:33:23,668
And I was like, "Matt,
that medicine
774
00:33:23,668 --> 00:33:26,004
is from hospice."
I was like,
775
00:33:26,004 --> 00:33:28,506
"We're gonna be
in trouble if you don't
776
00:33:28,506 --> 00:33:30,592
tell me where those are."
And he said to me,
777
00:33:30,592 --> 00:33:33,178
"Well, I guess I'll just go
to jail." And I was like,
778
00:33:33,178 --> 00:33:34,804
"That's just crazy."
779
00:33:34,804 --> 00:33:37,724
So, I go to bed and,
later on,
780
00:33:37,724 --> 00:33:39,142
I don't even know
what time it was,
781
00:33:39,142 --> 00:33:40,727
I hear somebody
beating on the door.
782
00:33:40,727 --> 00:33:42,270
And, there's a
girl at the door.
783
00:33:42,270 --> 00:33:45,357
She was like, "My brothers
found your husband
784
00:33:45,357 --> 00:33:46,816
laying on the
ground outside.
785
00:33:46,816 --> 00:33:48,693
They think he's dead."
786
00:33:48,693 --> 00:33:52,239
It was like a gated community
kind of place where everybody
787
00:33:52,239 --> 00:33:54,407
could see everything that's
going on in your life.
788
00:33:54,407 --> 00:33:57,118
And, there was witnesses.
789
00:33:57,118 --> 00:33:59,162
They saw him.
He was stumbling,
790
00:33:59,162 --> 00:34:00,830
falling over air
conditioners.
791
00:34:00,830 --> 00:34:02,499
He was bruised.
792
00:34:02,499 --> 00:34:04,167
So, I heard sirens,
and I was like,
793
00:34:04,167 --> 00:34:06,336
"Matt, you need to get up
because I think
794
00:34:06,336 --> 00:34:09,047
someone's called the police
on you for being drunk
795
00:34:09,047 --> 00:34:11,132
out here because they said
you were on the ground."
796
00:34:11,132 --> 00:34:12,968
So, we get him
to his feet,
797
00:34:12,968 --> 00:34:15,178
we set him down in the
recliner by the door.
798
00:34:15,178 --> 00:34:17,597
At that time, I didn't
know he was OD'ing.
799
00:34:17,597 --> 00:34:19,724
Well, I went in
and got in the bed,
800
00:34:19,724 --> 00:34:21,393
and I could hear
him snoring.
801
00:34:21,393 --> 00:34:23,228
So, I didn't think anything
was wrong with him
802
00:34:23,228 --> 00:34:24,771
'cause he snored.
803
00:34:24,771 --> 00:34:26,523
You were watching
him overdose,
804
00:34:26,523 --> 00:34:29,150
and you did nothing!
805
00:34:29,150 --> 00:34:31,111
If you saw someone puking
in their mouth and
806
00:34:31,111 --> 00:34:32,445
gagging on it,
wouldn't you think
807
00:34:32,445 --> 00:34:34,030
there was
something wrong?
808
00:34:34,030 --> 00:34:36,449
According to Plano
police reports,
809
00:34:36,449 --> 00:34:40,287
on the morning Matt died,
Connie awoke at 6:30 AM and
810
00:34:40,287 --> 00:34:43,164
saw Matt gurgling and
foaming at the mouth.
811
00:34:43,164 --> 00:34:46,626
After calling her friend,
Connie went back to bed.
812
00:34:46,626 --> 00:34:50,171
At 9 AM, two and a half hours
after she first woke up,
813
00:34:50,171 --> 00:34:52,215
Connie called 9-1-1.
814
00:35:04,227 --> 00:35:06,187
That was like early
in the morning.
815
00:35:06,187 --> 00:35:09,065
My alarm usually went
off 6 o'clock, 6:30.
816
00:35:09,065 --> 00:35:10,942
I heard him all
night snoring,
817
00:35:10,942 --> 00:35:13,361
but when I came
out the bedroom,
818
00:35:13,361 --> 00:35:15,405
there's something
coming out of his nose,
819
00:35:15,405 --> 00:35:17,240
and so I grabbed the rag
and I was like,
820
00:35:17,240 --> 00:35:19,367
"Hey, what-
you need to get up.
821
00:35:19,367 --> 00:35:23,163
That's nasty." And he was
making a different noise.
822
00:35:23,163 --> 00:35:25,874
And so, I called my
friend in Tennessee,
823
00:35:25,874 --> 00:35:28,626
and I leaned over the
counter and was
824
00:35:28,626 --> 00:35:29,919
trying to let
her listen to it.
825
00:35:29,919 --> 00:35:31,129
And I said, "Do you
hear that?" She said,
826
00:35:31,129 --> 00:35:33,798
"Connie, that's a death
rattle." She was like,
827
00:35:33,798 --> 00:35:36,134
"Hang up right now
and call 9-1-1."
828
00:35:36,134 --> 00:35:39,054
It's not like I just left
him sitting there.
829
00:35:39,054 --> 00:35:41,806
I mean, it might have
been 5 minutes until
830
00:35:41,806 --> 00:35:44,225
I called my friend.
I didn't go back to bed.
831
00:35:48,897 --> 00:35:51,775
No, they have that wrong.
I didn't go back to bed.
832
00:35:51,775 --> 00:35:55,236
As soon as I hung up talking
to her, I called 9-1-1.
833
00:35:55,236 --> 00:35:58,406
And they snatched him up
and put him on the gurney,
834
00:35:58,406 --> 00:36:00,325
trying to get the
thing down his throat,
835
00:36:00,325 --> 00:36:01,785
and they were like,
"We gotta go now."
836
00:36:01,785 --> 00:36:04,245
I mean, dude was on top
of him, pounding on him.
837
00:36:04,245 --> 00:36:06,414
I'm just like- now I'm
really freaking out.
838
00:36:06,414 --> 00:36:09,084
And then, the detective
came in and
839
00:36:09,084 --> 00:36:10,710
I told her what I knew.
840
00:36:10,710 --> 00:36:12,754
We went in the room,
she found the bottle.
841
00:36:12,754 --> 00:36:15,715
I think there was maybe 30
missing out of the bottle,
842
00:36:15,715 --> 00:36:19,010
so I don't know how many
he actually had taken.
843
00:36:19,010 --> 00:36:21,471
And so, I left and went
to the hospital, and...
844
00:36:21,471 --> 00:36:23,431
went and saw him,
and...
845
00:36:23,431 --> 00:36:26,267
[Sighing]
846
00:36:26,267 --> 00:36:28,686
So, I'm screaming at
Matt to get up.
847
00:36:28,686 --> 00:36:30,563
And then they were trying
to make me leave.
848
00:36:30,563 --> 00:36:32,399
And I literally wouldn't
leave the room
849
00:36:32,399 --> 00:36:34,484
because they were trying
to put him in the dark,
850
00:36:34,484 --> 00:36:36,528
and Matt hated the dark.
851
00:36:40,782 --> 00:36:45,662
Overdose of hydrocodone
and morphine.
852
00:36:45,662 --> 00:36:47,956
And an enlarged heart.
853
00:36:47,956 --> 00:36:50,708
Connie believes Matt's heart
issues were a secret
854
00:36:50,708 --> 00:36:53,670
he had kept for a
very long time.
855
00:36:53,670 --> 00:36:57,799
When he was in WWF,
he went to the hospital
856
00:36:57,799 --> 00:37:00,260
'cause he was having,
I guess, chest pains.
857
00:37:00,260 --> 00:37:03,430
And so, they hooked him
up to a EKG machine.
858
00:37:03,430 --> 00:37:08,309
I think they wanted to do
something, but Matt never did.
859
00:37:08,309 --> 00:37:10,728
And then, when he
passed away,
860
00:37:10,728 --> 00:37:14,607
I called the coroner's
office to find out exactly,
861
00:37:14,607 --> 00:37:16,401
you know,
what they found out.
862
00:37:16,401 --> 00:37:19,362
His heart was six times the
normal size, and I was like,
863
00:37:19,362 --> 00:37:20,488
"What does that mean?"
They were like,
864
00:37:20,488 --> 00:37:22,907
"Substance abuse, stress."
865
00:37:22,907 --> 00:37:24,409
I think he
worried about it,
866
00:37:24,409 --> 00:37:26,661
but he just didn't
tell nobody about it.
867
00:37:26,661 --> 00:37:29,664
I called the ambulance when
I realized that there was
868
00:37:29,664 --> 00:37:34,210
something wrong with him.
I did everything to help him.
869
00:37:34,210 --> 00:37:35,795
With his backstory,
870
00:37:35,795 --> 00:37:38,298
he has a track record for
being on drugs.
871
00:37:38,298 --> 00:37:41,801
On his death certificate
it was accidental overdose.
872
00:37:41,801 --> 00:37:43,261
Of course, it's easy
to put that down
873
00:37:43,261 --> 00:37:45,430
because of who he was.
But, no.
874
00:37:45,430 --> 00:37:46,723
When I hung up with him,
875
00:37:46,723 --> 00:37:48,641
she was about to bring
him out a drink.
876
00:37:48,641 --> 00:37:50,435
He probably got
a thing of Crown.
877
00:37:50,435 --> 00:37:52,187
She mixed some liquid
morphine in there and
878
00:37:52,187 --> 00:37:54,355
he's probably fucked up
out of his mind and,
879
00:37:54,355 --> 00:37:56,274
he sat on the recliner.
880
00:37:56,274 --> 00:37:57,942
He laid there and
died all night.
881
00:37:57,942 --> 00:37:59,486
He was foaming
out the mouth.
882
00:37:59,486 --> 00:38:00,528
I'm confused.
883
00:38:00,528 --> 00:38:02,363
Why'd you wait all
night to call 9-1-1?
884
00:38:02,363 --> 00:38:04,866
There was foul play.
885
00:38:04,866 --> 00:38:06,868
I'm just, I'm just
flabbergasted that
886
00:38:06,868 --> 00:38:08,453
someone would even
think that of me.
887
00:38:08,453 --> 00:38:09,829
I feel horrible!
888
00:38:09,829 --> 00:38:12,165
I'm horrified that that
child would think that.
889
00:38:12,165 --> 00:38:14,667
The allegations are crazy.
They're not true.
890
00:38:14,667 --> 00:38:17,504
I did not kill him. I did not
put anything in his drink.
891
00:38:17,504 --> 00:38:19,964
I love him. I still
love him to this day!
892
00:38:19,964 --> 00:38:22,050
And still wish
that he was here.
893
00:38:22,050 --> 00:38:23,968
Why would I want
to kill him?
894
00:38:23,968 --> 00:38:27,430
And if it meant me dying and
leaving here for him
895
00:38:27,430 --> 00:38:31,226
to be alive, I would be dead,
and he would be here.
896
00:38:31,226 --> 00:38:34,312
An investigation by the
Plano Police Department
897
00:38:34,312 --> 00:38:37,023
found no evidence of any
criminal conduct,
898
00:38:37,023 --> 00:38:40,193
no evidence that Matt Borne
was deliberately drugged with
899
00:38:40,193 --> 00:38:42,278
liquid morphine
by Connie Cook,
900
00:38:42,278 --> 00:38:44,614
and no evidence of
negligence in her
901
00:38:44,614 --> 00:38:47,283
response to
Matt Borne's overdose.
902
00:38:53,790 --> 00:38:57,126
On June 28th, 2013,
Matt Borne,
903
00:38:57,126 --> 00:39:00,630
known to wrestling fans
as Doink The Clown, dies.
904
00:39:00,630 --> 00:39:02,173
According to the autopsy,
905
00:39:02,173 --> 00:39:04,384
it was from an
overdose of opiates.
906
00:39:04,384 --> 00:39:06,678
I remember that
day very vividly,
907
00:39:06,678 --> 00:39:08,721
going into that
funeral home and...
908
00:39:08,721 --> 00:39:11,015
my brother, like, that was
his first funeral ever.
909
00:39:11,015 --> 00:39:13,810
He was like, "Why is he
so cold?" And, I lost it.
910
00:39:13,810 --> 00:39:15,895
I mean it was-
that was really tough.
911
00:39:15,895 --> 00:39:20,525
The worst thing of all this
was watching them
912
00:39:20,525 --> 00:39:23,903
to look over their
dad in that casket.
913
00:39:23,903 --> 00:39:26,990
And there was nothing I
could do- a hug, a kiss,
914
00:39:26,990 --> 00:39:30,118
nothing- that I could
take away their pain.
915
00:39:30,118 --> 00:39:31,244
You know, I'm not
gonna lie to you.
916
00:39:31,244 --> 00:39:33,079
It's been,
it's been terrible.
917
00:39:33,079 --> 00:39:36,165
I mean, I struggled with
depression for a little bit.
918
00:39:36,165 --> 00:39:37,834
I lost a lot of friends.
919
00:39:37,834 --> 00:39:39,836
And I kind of felt like
my dad in that moment,
920
00:39:39,836 --> 00:39:42,046
now that I look back at it,
he lost so many people
921
00:39:42,046 --> 00:39:44,257
because of his actions,
and it was like, damn,
922
00:39:44,257 --> 00:39:45,717
now I know how
this dude felt.
923
00:39:45,717 --> 00:39:47,510
No wonder why
he did drugs,
924
00:39:47,510 --> 00:39:49,721
'cause he felt
like shit all the time.
925
00:39:49,721 --> 00:39:52,223
♪
926
00:39:52,223 --> 00:39:55,476
I heard comments that people
have made about me, you know,
927
00:39:55,476 --> 00:39:58,354
that the reason I got Doink
over is because I'm a sick
928
00:39:58,354 --> 00:40:00,565
motherfucker that needs
some serious help.
929
00:40:00,565 --> 00:40:02,358
There's times I think
that too, you know,
930
00:40:02,358 --> 00:40:06,654
but who isn't, you know?
I mean, come on.
931
00:40:06,654 --> 00:40:09,699
I'm not getting into the
ring with some jabroni that
932
00:40:09,699 --> 00:40:14,203
puts on some clown outfit
and calls himself Doink.
933
00:40:14,203 --> 00:40:15,830
It's Matt Borne.
934
00:40:15,830 --> 00:40:18,750
Matt lived fast
and hard, and so,
935
00:40:18,750 --> 00:40:22,211
it did not come as a shock
when I learned that
936
00:40:22,211 --> 00:40:24,088
Matt had passed.
937
00:40:24,088 --> 00:40:26,591
He seemed to have a
lot going for him.
938
00:40:26,591 --> 00:40:28,134
Come on, tough guy!
939
00:40:28,134 --> 00:40:31,846
But ultimately,
Matt's biggest adversary
940
00:40:31,846 --> 00:40:35,600
was not a wrestler,
but his demons,
941
00:40:35,600 --> 00:40:37,602
from a substance standpoint,
942
00:40:37,602 --> 00:40:43,024
and the temperament
issue he struggled with.
943
00:40:43,024 --> 00:40:47,654
His legacy is of a guy who
willingly gave more to the
944
00:40:47,654 --> 00:40:50,782
wrestling business
than it gave back.
945
00:40:50,782 --> 00:40:53,242
-Yeah!
-Oh!
946
00:40:53,242 --> 00:40:56,829
And a guy whose weaknesses
were exploited by
947
00:40:56,829 --> 00:40:59,707
the nature of the beast-
constant travel,
948
00:40:59,707 --> 00:41:03,294
the strain on relationships,
the pain involved that
949
00:41:03,294 --> 00:41:06,214
opens the door
to medication.
950
00:41:06,214 --> 00:41:09,300
Matt Borne meant a
lot to wrestling,
951
00:41:09,300 --> 00:41:11,928
and to anyone who
saw Matt at his best,
952
00:41:11,928 --> 00:41:14,472
which was not in the
national spotlight,
953
00:41:14,472 --> 00:41:16,557
but in those
regional territories.
954
00:41:16,557 --> 00:41:18,768
And Borne throws him back!
955
00:41:18,768 --> 00:41:22,021
He connected, and he
made a difference.
956
00:41:22,021 --> 00:41:24,524
This picture is actually
957
00:41:24,524 --> 00:41:27,652
two weeks before
Matt passed,
958
00:41:27,652 --> 00:41:30,863
with his son, Matthew,
at the airport, leaving.
959
00:41:30,863 --> 00:41:32,156
Very sad.
960
00:41:32,156 --> 00:41:33,700
Yeah, Matthew was always
sad when Dad left.
961
00:41:33,700 --> 00:41:35,034
Yeah, it tore him up.
962
00:41:35,034 --> 00:41:36,619
This picture's one of my
favourites 'cause it's one of
963
00:41:36,619 --> 00:41:39,580
the last I got with him. But
this picture, he was like,
964
00:41:39,580 --> 00:41:42,875
"Come on, Tee, we gotta get
one picture before I leave."
965
00:41:42,875 --> 00:41:45,670
And I'm like, "Alright."
This is one of my favourites.
966
00:41:45,670 --> 00:41:46,796
And his big hand's
back there too.
967
00:41:46,796 --> 00:41:48,089
It looks like a spider,
968
00:41:48,089 --> 00:41:50,717
but it's Dad's huge-ass
hand, so...
969
00:41:50,717 --> 00:41:52,343
Sad to see him go.
970
00:41:52,343 --> 00:41:53,761
This is all we
have left of him.
971
00:41:53,761 --> 00:41:55,263
Yeah.
972
00:41:55,263 --> 00:41:57,598
We all have these
troubled souls.
973
00:41:57,598 --> 00:42:00,685
We're all troubled souls,
if we look at it honestly.
974
00:42:00,685 --> 00:42:02,186
But Matt had,
had talent.
975
00:42:02,186 --> 00:42:03,312
Matt had a legacy.
976
00:42:03,312 --> 00:42:05,356
He made Doink The Clown
bigger than it
977
00:42:05,356 --> 00:42:07,233
ever should have been,
in my opinion.
978
00:42:07,233 --> 00:42:10,820
And, that gets covered up by
some of his transgressions
979
00:42:10,820 --> 00:42:12,363
outside of the ring.
980
00:42:12,363 --> 00:42:16,033
From time to time, when
Matt had a few drinks,
981
00:42:16,033 --> 00:42:20,580
he would open up
about the pain of...
982
00:42:20,580 --> 00:42:22,749
being an absentee dad.
983
00:42:22,749 --> 00:42:25,126
And I really think
that bothered Matt.
984
00:42:25,126 --> 00:42:28,045
Yeah, he had a lot of
regrets about marriages,
985
00:42:28,045 --> 00:42:29,756
about his kids.
986
00:42:29,756 --> 00:42:32,383
And I seen that,
firsthand.
987
00:42:32,383 --> 00:42:34,844
I never gave up on him
through all that bad stuff
988
00:42:34,844 --> 00:42:36,220
we did go through.
989
00:42:36,220 --> 00:42:38,890
I knew he was
a good person.
990
00:42:38,890 --> 00:42:42,310
The horrible things that my
kids read about their dad,
991
00:42:42,310 --> 00:42:45,062
oh, just, "Doink
was a drug addict,
992
00:42:45,062 --> 00:42:47,690
he was a piece of shit,
washed up wrestler,"
993
00:42:47,690 --> 00:42:49,358
that he was not that.
994
00:42:49,358 --> 00:42:51,319
Yes, he did do his
share of drugs,
995
00:42:51,319 --> 00:42:54,113
and he did make mistakes just
like every other human being.
996
00:42:54,113 --> 00:42:56,282
But, I just want people
to know that
997
00:42:56,282 --> 00:42:58,117
that's not what he was.
998
00:42:58,117 --> 00:43:01,370
I want him to be remembered
as a great father.
999
00:43:01,370 --> 00:43:03,664
He wanted to raise
those two kids.
1000
00:43:03,664 --> 00:43:05,583
♪
1001
00:43:05,583 --> 00:43:08,211
I miss him,
not gonna lie.
1002
00:43:08,211 --> 00:43:11,005
But they miss him way more.
1003
00:43:11,005 --> 00:43:13,090
One thing my mom always
told me, she's like,
1004
00:43:13,090 --> 00:43:15,426
"Well, Tegan, when you
were born, your dad said,
1005
00:43:15,426 --> 00:43:17,261
'She's gonna be
something someday'."
1006
00:43:17,261 --> 00:43:18,721
And every time
my mom says that,
1007
00:43:18,721 --> 00:43:20,598
it makes me feel like he's
still here a little bit,
1008
00:43:20,598 --> 00:43:22,433
and I'm like,
I mean, I'm not no
1009
00:43:22,433 --> 00:43:25,394
Doink The Clown,
I'm not no famous wrestler,
1010
00:43:25,394 --> 00:43:28,773
but when I graduated college,
I graduated with almost a 4.0.
1011
00:43:28,773 --> 00:43:30,650
I graduated
magna cum laude.
1012
00:43:30,650 --> 00:43:33,069
Took these CPA exams
that were so hard,
1013
00:43:33,069 --> 00:43:35,321
and got a job right
out of college.
1014
00:43:35,321 --> 00:43:37,532
I'm a certified
public accountant.
1015
00:43:37,532 --> 00:43:40,493
And then you just get the
little negative part where
1016
00:43:40,493 --> 00:43:43,287
I'm like, damn, like,
he should be here.
1017
00:43:43,287 --> 00:43:45,248
We had our little
rough patches.
1018
00:43:45,248 --> 00:43:47,458
We butted heads, and now
that I'm getting older,
1019
00:43:47,458 --> 00:43:49,836
I realize we butted heads
so much because
1020
00:43:49,836 --> 00:43:51,379
we were so much alike.
1021
00:43:51,379 --> 00:43:53,089
And now I wish I could just
say, "You know what, Dad,
1022
00:43:53,089 --> 00:43:56,592
I'm sorry." Wasn't perfect,
but he was my dad, so...