Richard Trogdon

Richard Trogdon
Born May 20, 1973
Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States
Died December 16, 2012
Fort Mohave, Arizona
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Pink the Clown
Billed height 4 ft 4 in (1.32 m)
Debut 1990
Retired 1995

Richard Trogdon (May 20, 1973 – December 16, 2012), was an American midget professional wrestler who wrestled in the World Wrestling Federation as the Pink the Clown at Survivor Series (1994) on Doink the Clown's team.

Professional wrestling career

Trogdon started his career in 1990.

In 1994, he was called up to the World Wrestling Federation to wrestle at Survivor Series (1994) to be part of Doink the Clown's team Clowns R' Us to face against Jerry Lawler and his team, The Royal Family. Trogdon was Pink the Clown. The team consisted of Doink the Clown, Dink, and Wink. The Clowns lost the match. From December 1994 to March 1995 Pink wrestled in house shows, teaming up with Wink against Cheesy, Queasy and Sleazy. His last appearance in WWF was on WWF Action Zone on April 5, 1995, teaming with Dink to defeat Cheesy and Sleazy. He retired afterwards.

Death

Trogdon died of natural causes on December 16, 2012, at the age of 39. During the last few years of his life, he had chronic pain as well and undergoing three spinal surgeries that did little to alleviate his condition.

See also

References

    • "Pink « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". cagematch.net. Retrieved 2017-08-26.
    • "Pink the Clown Death". Wrestler Deaths. Retrieved 2017-08-26.
    • "WrestlingEpicenter.com - RIP Rest in Peace Obituaries". wrestlingepicenter.com. Retrieved 2017-08-26.
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