Barry Wolfe

Biography

Barry Dale Wolfe, occasionally billed as 'Dale Wolfe' and occasionally appearing as Doink the Clown, is an American retired professional wrestler. Wolfe was trained by fellow wrestler Ken Johnson, who helped Shawn Michaels enter professional wrestling (Johnson was later a co-owner of Texas Wrestling Academy with Michaels). He debuted on July 5, 1982 in San Antonio, Texas. Wolfe is best known for his long tenure as a jobber in WWE, making his debut there as Dusty Wolfe in March 1987. In June 1989, WWE began billing him as Dale Wolfe so as to distinguish him from Dusty Rhodes, who had just left World Championship Wrestling (WCW) for WWE (the two wrestled each other on television later that year). During his time in WWE, Wolfe wrestled as both a babyface and a heel. He was respected for his ability to work with, and put over, major stars, working with many of WWE's top names from 1987 to 1993. He also wrestled for Fritz Von Erich in World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW), and appeared frequently in the NWA territories and independently, where he would typically appear near the top of the bill. Wolfe also worked for the World Wrestling Council (WWC) in Puerto Rico where he was a two-time tag team champion. From late 1995 to early 1996, he made several appearances in World Championship Wrestling at WCW Saturday Night TV tapings. Wolfe remained under contract with WCW until 1998, his last appearance being a lost to Chip Minton on the December 19, 1998 edition of WCW Worldwide. Wolfe is one of five people licensed to wrestle as Doink the Clown