Roddy Piper Dead

Sirsok

I am ****ing heartbroken, out of the four guys that made me love wrestling 3 of them have passed away, warrior macho and now roddy. I am legit gutted here

catsbanter

Few days ago he was videoed by TMZ

youtube.com/watch?v=E8UyXmUbsS4

kirk buttercup

Sad day

LeeJM

RIP Roddy! A true icon in a business full of stars. Without Piper there was no Hogan, no Wrestlemania and no WWE

Brian Elliott

I hope people enjoy this long interview with Roddy as much as I enjoyed asking the wide-ranging questions. Re-published from Issue 84/85 of Fighting Spirit Magazine:

http://www.fightingspiritmagazine.co.uk/art/interviews/276/rip-roddy-piper-interview-with-the-hot-rod

Tssk

http://www.mmafighting.com/videos/2013/9/17/4740266/the-mma-hour-episode-199-roddy-piper
Good interview with Ariel Helwani

Charlie19

Rip

My favourite wrestler from when I was a kid.

Only 61 ffs.

paconnors

RIP Hot Rod

rovert

https://twitter.com/MMAFighting/status/627290226701004800

Jon Stark

Games_top wrote: »

heartbreaking news,loved the guy 2 death,f*** steve austin

Blaming Stone Cold? Do yourself a favour.

RIP Rowdy

but1er

So now I'm hungover and sad heading to work

What a shame looked great on tmz the other day!

Another legend gone to early!

RIP Hotrod

A-Train

Only heard this now vert sad and tragic, RIP Hot Rod!

paconnors

Mean Gene talks about the Late Great Rowdy Roddy Piper https://twitter.com/scottstanford1/status/627320851831107584?s=09

Mick Murdock

Definitely one of the most well remembered professional wrestlers from his heyday with the Hogan. Wasn't as big a fan in his later years but loved (hated) him as a kid and he's one of the best ever bad guys.

The White Feather

What a downer. Heard the news late last night annd couldn't believe it.

When I was a kid he was THE heel that I wanted to see beaten. He was just so good on the mic.

This year has been very tough with Legends passing away

A great pic here that is a good way to remember 2 of them

Block (8

RIP very young to go, he even had a good movie in "they live" when it first came out. Sad to see an era of memories dying.

Liam McPoyle

Really sad news.

He was just so perfect as the arrogant, asshole, love to hate him heel.

Fantastic on the mic, he had the giant grapefruits swagger down to a tee long before Vince starting doing it, he was just a brilliant performer all round.

Deedsie

Really sad to hear this. He was one of my favourite wrestlers growing up, I have a big box of hasbro wrestlers at home. The belt was always left on Roddy Piper.

RIP

Machismo Fan

My favourite Piper promo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-21Xw3kbqg

Reebrock

****ing rotten news. One of my favourites growing up. RIP

Pawwed Rig

The Pipers Pit episodes leading up to WMIII are some of my earliest wrestle memories. He was ever present at the big stories like when Andre turned bad and attacked Hogan. One of the most entertaining guys it the business.

ShagNastii

RIP. Definitely one of the best ever.

It's amazing how much it really is a downer as a wrestling fan when you hear of a passing. I guess it's what you're into. If I generally hear of a "celebrity" dying it doesn't really affect me. But with the wrestlers it's almost like a part of my childhood dying.

Bounty Hunter

I really hope we are nearing the stage where we will start meeting wrestling death with genuine surprise, as said elsewhere Pipers generation were pretty unregulated and todays hopefully will not pass on so young. That said Pipers was an actual real surprise and the was of natural causes and thankfully sounds like it was a peaceful passing too.


Piper was one of the finest at his trade. Rhonda Rousey using his moniker is fitting as she is a real game changer in her sport just like he was. I'd argue nobody (or at least a very select group of people) could get the same reaction from a crowd that the hotrod could. In many ways he was the reason that Hulk Hogan was such a huge star because you can't have a mega babyface star without the heel everyone wants nay needs to see him beat and that man was Piper.

Like with Dusty, the man had such a career and gave so many awesome promos that you just know the tribute video on Raw this week will truely be epic.... I just wish they didn't have to make it, not for many many years at all.



His son has shown an interest in pro wrestling iirc with a few matches (and an MMA one I think) and some training, I wonder if any of his auld mans charisma rubbed off on him and we might see a hotrod Jnr in the future.

Moneymaker

Pretty much the feud that made me a fan. Their match at WM8 is fantastic too, one of Piper's best. He almost NEVER did clean jobs so it was a huge deal for Bret to get the win like he did.

Reebrock

Watches the Cena promo on the go home to Survivor Series a few years back. Brilliant stuff.

Agent Coulson

Rock 'n' Wrestling Connection and The Goonies

brianregan09

Gutted to hear this last night loved piper , and having watched some of Legends House on the network he really seemed a nice genuine guy that just wanted to be left alone

Watched that match with Bret this morning from WM what a hell of a match

paulie21

Love this photo

Venom

Very sad news

RIP Roddy

Sirsok

Watching the it's always sunny episode with Roddy, was always one of my favourites.

The Maniac loves you!

montyrebel

Saw him in Belfast doing his tour last year, amazing stories from him, truly one of the greats

Scavenger XIII

paulie21 wrote: »

Love this photo

Unfortunately it's starting to get crowded quickly.

Liam McPoyle

paulie21 wrote: »

Love this photo

I don't.

Lord TSC

Business Cat wrote: »

I don't.

Can't help but look at it and think "There's a fair few empty stairs there waiting to be filled"

RobbingBandit

All I can hear seeing that picture is Teddy Long saying how about a tag match playas.

JP Liz V1

RIP

PTH2009

Rip

So ric flair (must be in tremendous shape) and hogan (dead to wwe) are the only big 80's wrestlers still alive. Vince will live to be 100 because he's a freak for his age the way he's built

rovert

Agent Coulson

https://twitter.com/WWE/status/628356182097330176

Agent Coulson

The last ever Pipers Pit.

brianregan09

I was over at my girlfriends mothers today with her and we were talking about various **** and we started talking about Roddy and straight off the bat she turns around and says oh sure there all on steroids no wonder there all dying

I swear I've never wanted to punch someone in the mouth more in my whole life I hate how small minded some people can be....

Sorry had to share

JP Liz V1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBMTYUjuuMg

savemejebus

Not much honouring from Nikki Bella there.

the groutch

think that was Emma there.

the crowd was worse though, some of them didn't have the decency to stay quiet.

savemejebus

the groutch wrote: »

think that was Emma there.

the crowd was worse though, some of them didn't have the decency to stay quiet.

Emma was bad with the eye rolling or whatever she was doing but Nikki was posing with the bloody divas belt and fidgeting with her hair and stuff. I think she was the only one holding a title there and certainly the only one posing as if if at ringside.

I don't know if she was trying to get heat or what but i don't think that was the time or place for it.

PucaMama

savemejebus wrote: »

Emma was bad with the eye rolling or whatever she was doing but Nikki was posing with the bloody divas belt and fidgeting with her hair and stuff. I think she was the only one holding a title there and certainly the only one posing as if if at ringside.

I don't know if she was trying to get heat or what but i don't think that was the time or place for it.

highly disrespectful Mr Piper was the real star

RobbingBandit

brianregan09 wrote: »

I was over at my girlfriends mothers today with her and we were talking about various **** and we started talking about Roddy and straight off the bat she turns around and says oh sure there all on steroids no wonder there all dying

I swear I've never wanted to punch someone in the mouth more in my whole life I hate how small minded some people can be....

Sorry had to share

Something to bear in mind if you ever get married, Woman Hitler is an anagram for mother in law.

jaykhunter

brianregan09 wrote: »

I was over at my girlfriends mothers today with her and we were talking about various **** and we started talking about Roddy and straight off the bat she turns around and says oh sure there all on steroids no wonder there all dying. I swear I've never wanted to punch someone in the mouth more in my whole life I hate how small minded some people can be....

Wow, I'm furious just reading that. No tact or concern for your thoughts on it, just blurt out ***** and dismiss the legend and industry you love. The point is relatively valid but the condescending tone must've been horrific. A saint you are!