Roddy Piper was cut from a movie without being told. The WWE Hall of Famer is one of the most iconic wrestlers of all time. He even made the jump over to Hollywood. He helped make They Live a cult ...
When Roddy Piper passed away in 2015, he left an unfillable void in the wrestling world. Even if he hadn’t been in the ring as often, he was still a presence in WWE and his personality looms over the ...
The end of July marked 10 years since the one and only “Rowdy” Roddy Piper left us. A decade gone, and I still tell Piper stories like they happened yesterday. Roddy could have you ready to strangle ...
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-- As I walked into a banquet hall in the Hilton hotel Friday to speak at the annual NWA Wrestling Legends Fan Fest, I received a message that my friend "Rowdy" Roddy Piper had ...
Having covered the wrestling business for more than half a century (and yes, I know that sounds absolutely ancient), I’ve had to develop a fairly thick skin in a profession that at times can appear to ...
“Rowdy” Roddy Piper, the kilt wearing trash-talker who headlined the first WrestleMania and later found movie stardom, died Friday. He was 61. The WWE confirmed the death. The wrestling organization ...
In the summer of 1997, WCW was as hot as ever thanks to the nWo storyline, which had taken over wrestling. It led to WCW taking over wrestling too and beating WWE Raw for 83 straight weeks in the ...
“Wrestling has always been a part of me, and while no one can ever replace my dad, I hope to make sure no one ever forgets him,” Piper said in the official release. WOW has already experienced success ...
Rowdy Roddy Piper’s got a show, but he doesn’t know what to call it. “It’s not an act,” he says. “I mean, I heard about Charlie Sheen, and I don’t know what you call that.” And true to his form as one ...
On episode 17 of Confessions Of The Hitman, two-time WWE Hall Of Famer Bret 'Hitman' Hart went into detail about his classic Intercontinental Championship match at WrestleMania 8 against the late, ...