Although the old 1990s WWE character Doink The Clown was known for bringing smiles to the faces of fans around the world, there aren’t many WWE employees smiling today.

The family of the late Matt Osbourne, who wrestled — among other monikers — as Matt Borne, and was most infamously known as the original “Doink The Clown” character in WWE during the 1990s, filed a lawsuit against WWE in Dallas, Texas on Friday.

The Dallas Morning News is reporting that the suit alleges brain injuries and other issues suffered while working for WWE led to his death in June of 2013.

Most of the lawsuit is said to be very similar to the suits filed against WWE by Billy Jack Haynes and Cassandra Frazier, the widow of the late Nelson Frazier Jr. (Big Daddy V).

It’s worth noting that the lawsuit filed by the Osbourne family incorrectly claims that he began professional wrestling in 1985 after he was approached by WWE promoter Vince McMahon, when in fact he got into the business after approaching his own father about transitioning into pro wrestling after achieving success as an amateur wrestler.

For more information regarding the lawsuit, visit DallasNews.com.

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