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Roderick George Toombs
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Ring name(s) Rowdy Roddy Piper
The Masked Canadian
The Piper Machine
Hot Rod
Roddy the Piper
Roddy Piper
Roderick Piper
Piper
Billed height 6 ft 2 in (1. The Machines was a stable of masked wrestlers that worked in the World Wrestling Federation in 1986 and 1987 and consisted of well-known WWF wrestlers working under a mask 88 m)
Billed weight 234 lb (106 kg/16. The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States #) is a unit of Mass 7 st)
Born April 17, 1954 (1954-04-17) (age 54)
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Resides Portland, Oregon
Billed from Glasgow, Scotland
Trained by Tony Condello
Stu Hart
Alfred Eloquin
Debut 1969
Retired April 18, 2008

Roderick George Toombs (born April 17, 1954) better known by his ring name "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, is a semi-retired Canadian professional wrestler, and film actor. The stone is a unit of Weight. It is part of the Imperial system of weights and measures used in the British Isles, and formerly used in most Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Saskatoon is a city located in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River, with a Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom Stewart Edward "Stu" Hart CM ( May 3, 1915 – October 16, 2003) was a Canadian amateur wrestler Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) A ring name is a Stage name used by a professional wrestler, or in some cases a Martial artist or boxer. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff Born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, attending Windsor Park Collegiate. Winnipeg (ˈwɪnɨpɛg is the capital and largest city in the Canadian province of Manitoba, and 7th largest municipality in Canada with a population Windsor Park Collegiate or WPC is a public Secondary school in Winnipeg Manitoba, within the Louis Riel School Division. He was billed from Glasgow, Scotland and was known for his signature kilt and bagpipe entrance music. Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom The kilt is a knee-length garment with pleats at the rear originating in the traditional dress of men and boys in the Scottish Highlands of the 16th century Bagpipes are a class of Musical instrument, Aerophones using enclosed reeds fed from a constant reservoir of air in the form of a bag He earned the nickname "Rowdy" by displaying his trademark "Scottish" rage, spontaneity, and quick wit, and was also nicknamed "Hot Rod". He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005 by "Nature Boy" Ric Flair. Wikipedia_talkFeatured_lists#Proposed_change_to_all_featured_lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This is a list of members of Richard Morgan Fliehr According to WWE and PWI Flair is an eight-time National Wrestling Alliance (NWA Champion, six-time WCW Champion

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Career

After being expelled from junior high and having a falling out with his father, Piper hit the road and stayed in youth hostels wherever he could find them. By the age of 16, he was the youngest wrestler in the history of professional wrestling and he made his pro debut in Winnipeg, against Larry Hennig. Winnipeg (ˈwɪnɨpɛg is the capital and largest city in the Canadian province of Manitoba, and 7th largest municipality in Canada with a population Larry "The Axe" Hennig (born June 18, 1932) is an American retired Professional wrestler. Piper lost the match in ten seconds. He was a boxer and an amateur wrestler before he started to become a pro wrestler. He won the Golden Gloves boxing championship. For the honor in Major League Baseball, see Gold Glove. The Golden Gloves is the name given to annual competitions for Amateur He was awarded a Black Belt in Judo from American Judo champion, instructor, stuntman, and professional wrestler, Gene LeBell. meaning "gentle way" is a modern Japanese martial art ( Gendai budō) and Combat sport, that originated in Japan in the late Gene LeBell (born October 9, 1932 in Los Angeles California) is a former American Judo champion instructor Stunt performer, He has held more than 38 professional wrestling titles and has won more than 7,000 professional matches.

AWA (1973-1975)

From 1973-1975 Piper was a jobber in the AWA, Kansas City, the Maritimes, and Texas working for Paul Boesch's NWA Houston Wrestling promotion and in Dallas working for Fritz Von Erich's Big Time Wrestling. In professional wrestling slang, the term job describes a losing performance in a wrestling match The Maritime provinces, called the Maritimes in local English (or the Canadian Maritimes by non-Canadians is a region of Eastern Canada Paul Boesch ( October 2, 1912 - March 7, 1989) was a Professional wrestling promoter most famous for his work as an announcer and promoter Jack Barton Adkisson ( August 16 1929 - September 10 1997) was an American Professional wrestler under the Ring name While in Texas Piper impressed many of the guys including Red Bastien who arranged for him to go to Portland, Oregon. Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers However, what was supposed to be a brief run in California turned out to be a long term stint as booker Leo Garibaldi and publicist Jeff Walton were impressed with Piper and saw the money making possibilities he had as a heel.

NWA (1975-1980)

By late 1975 and early 1976, Piper was a top heel for Mike & Gene LeBell's NWA Hollywood Wrestling. Gene LeBell (born October 9, 1932 in Los Angeles California) is a former American Judo champion instructor Stunt performer, In 77-78, he also started to work for Roy Shire's NWA San Francisco Wrestling in addition to remaining with the L. A. office. Los Angeles was where Piper developed his Rowdy Character and became one of the most hated heels in Los Angeles since the days of Classy Freddy Blassie. Frederick Blassie ( February 8, 1918 &ndash June 2, 2003) better known as "Classy" Freddie Blassie, was an American One of his most notorious doings was the continuous insults directed at the area's Mexican community; he later promised to amend by playing the Mexican national anthem on his bagpipes only to anger the fans further by playing "La Cucaracha" instead. [1] Piper also served as manager for several heels in Los Angeles and worked as a referee from time to time. Piper feuded with all the faces in the area and had a long and bloody feud with Chavo Guerrero. Chavo Guerrero Sr (born Salvador Guerrero Llanes On June 15 2004, he was fired by WWE for no-showing a SmackDown! house

As part of the L. A. storyline, Roddy Piper feuded with Chavo and the whole Guerrero family for about 3 years in the L. A. territory. The feud started innocently enough during a TV bout in early 1976 where Chavo was defending the Jules Strongbow Memorial Scientific Trophy against Piper. Late in this match, Gory Guerrero (who had been in Chavo's corner giving him advice throughout the match) was slapped by Piper. Salvador "Gory" Guerrero Quesada ( January 11, 1921 &ndash April 18, 1990 in Ray Arizona) was one of the premier Chavo "lost his cool" and starting punching Piper, getting DQ'ed and losing the Scientific Trophy for "breaking the rules". A short time later, Piper then defeated Chavo for the Americas Heavyweight Title and these two competed in the top feud in Los Angeles for the better part of three years. They main evented against each other often during this era (1976 through 1978). The hair match gimmick was one of the top stipulations between these two, resulting in Piper getting his head shaved. Another top stipulation was when Chavo beat Piper in a "loser leave town" match and Piper immediately reappeared as The Masked Canadian. In his first televised match as The Masked Canadian, Piper actually teamed with Chavo to battle the heel Americas Tag Team Champions (Gordman and Goliath) and Piper turned on Chavo late in the match, causing Chavo to get pinned. Piper wrestled as The Masked Canadian for several months until he was unmasked by Hector Guerrero. Hector Manuel Guerrero Llanes (born October 11, 1954) is a Mexican - American professional wrestler, better known simply by his

By 1979, he left the California promotions for even more fame in Don Owen’s Pacific Northwest Territory where he teamed with Killer Tim Brooks, Rick Martel, and Mike Popovich to win the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Title. Don Owen (1912 – 2002 was an American Professional wrestling promoter. Pacific Northwest Wrestling (PNW also known as Portland Wrestling (PW is the common name used to refer to different Portland Oregon based Professional Rick Martel (born Richard Vigneault on March 18 1956) is a French-Canadian former professional wrestler, best known for his appearances The NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship was a Professional wrestling championship sanctioned by the National Wrestling Alliance and defended in Piper went on to win the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title with victories over both Lord Jonathan Boyd and "Playboy" Buddy Rose. The NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship was a Professional wrestling championship sanctioned by the National Wrestling Alliance and defended Jonathan Barry Boyle ( October 21, 1944 - August 7, 1999) was an Australian professional wrestler who is known worldwide under the name Paul Perschmann

Mid-Atlantic (1980-1983)

In late 1980, Piper ventured to the Mid-Atlantic territory where he grew to achieve even bigger fame. He beat Jack Brisco for the Mid-Atlantic title and Ric Flair for the US belt which turned into a huge feud. Freddie Joe Brisco (born September 21, 1941) better known as Jack Brisco, is a former American Professional wrestler who was In 1981, Piper started with the Georgia territory as an antagonistic heel commentator. This is where he started to get worldwide attention. In 1982, due to showing up late for a match, he was fired and reportedly blackballed. Piper maintains this in his book, but others dispute this. He did receive an offer from Gary Hart to go to World Class Championship Wrestling but the money was not good enough. Gary Hart, birthname Gary Richard Williams, ( January 24 1942 &ndash March 16 2008) was a former Professional wrestling World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW was a popular regional Professional wrestling promotion run out of Dallas and Fort Worth Texas. Instead, he went to Puerto Rico for a month or so and was able to get booked again by Jim Crockett shortly thereafter. James Allen Crockett (born June 2, 1909 in Bristol Virginia - died April 1, 1973) was a Professional wrestling promoter It was in Crockett's promotion that Piper turned face to save broadcast partner Gordon Solie from an attack. Jonard Frank Labiak ( January 26 1929 &ndash July 27 2000) better known as Gordon Solie was a Florida -based

In Wrestling to Rasslin', Gerald W. Morton and George M. O'Brien described the transformation: "the drama finally played itself out on television when one of his [Piper's] hired assassins, Don Muraco, suddenly attacked the commentator Gordon Solie. Seeing Solie hurt, Piper unleashed his Scottish fury on Muraco. In the week that followed, like Achilles avenging Patroklas, he slaughtered villain after villain. . . . In the arenas fans chanted his name throughout his matches. "[2] As a face, Piper feuded with Sgt. Slaughter, Ric Flair, and more notably Greg Valentine. This article is about the wrestler Robert Remus For the GI Joe character (based on Remus see Sgt Richard Morgan Fliehr According to WWE and PWI Flair is an eight-time National Wrestling Alliance (NWA Champion, six-time WCW Champion John Anthony Wisniski Jr (born September 20, 1950) is a retired American professional wrestler, better known as Greg "The Hammer" Piper's feud with Valentine culminated in a famous dog collar match at the first Starrcade. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing Starrcade '83 Flare for the Gold was the first annual Starrcade Professional wrestling event Valentine damaged the eardrum in Piper's left ear with the collar's chain leaving Piper with permanent hearing loss.

World Wrestling Federation (1984-1996)

1984-1987

Around this time WWF owner Vince McMahon contacted Piper, who however insisted on serving out his contract with Jim Crockett. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, Vincent Kennedy McMahon (born August 24 1945 popularly known by his Ring name Mr Piper started in the WWF in late 1983 and at the same time fulfilled dates with Crockett. On his way out of Crockett's promotion he turned heel which set the stage for his WWF run in 1984. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) He started as a manager at first, due to the injuries he sustained during his dog collar match with Greg Valentine, but soon started wrestling full-time. John Anthony Wisniski Jr (born September 20, 1950) is a retired American professional wrestler, better known as Greg "The Hammer" Piper came in as the manager for Paul "Mr. Wonderful" Orndorff, and soon began to wrestle with Orndorff as well. Later that year, he was given his own interview segment called Piper's Pit, in which he talked to other superstars, and which frequently ended in a fight between Piper and his guest. An interview is a conversation between two or more people (the interviewer and the interviewee where Questions are asked by the interviewer to obtain information from Piper's Pit was an interview segment featuring Roddy Piper which was a mainstay of WWF/WWE television from 1984 to 1987, and then returned

The Piper's Pit segments were very popular and helped create the feuds Piper had with other wrestlers. He even went as far as insulting superstars, such as André the Giant, Mr. T, and preliminary wrestler (jobber) Frank Williams. André René Roussimoff (May 19 1946 &ndash January 27 1993 best known as André the Giant, was a French professional wrestler and Actor Mr T (born Laurence Tureaud; May 21 1952) is an American Actor known for his roles as Sgt In professional wrestling slang, the term job describes a losing performance in a wrestling match According to Piper's autobiography, Piper's Pit was completely unscripted, and was in fact so popular that it was taken on the road. In addition to pleasing many of his fans who wanted to see the Pit in person, it accomplished other things: it gave Piper the opportunity to heal some nagging injuries while still retaining his heat with the fans.

In one infamous Piper's Pit, Piper had an interview with Jimmy Snuka. James Reiher (born May 18 1943 is an American professional wrestler, and Actor, better known by his ring name of Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka Piper started insulting Snuka's Polynesian heritage by bringing out pineapples, bananas, and dropping coconuts onto the table; this was to make Snuka "feel at home" in an act of "remorse" after Snuka was not given much time to speak the previous times he was on Piper's Pit. Snuka took offense to this and Piper then attacked Snuka by smashing him over the head with a coconut and shoving a banana in his face. The Coconut Palm ( Cocos nucifera) is a member of the Family Arecaceae (palm family He followed this up by whipping Snuka with his belt. Snuka was legitimately knocked woozy allowing Piper to leave before Snuka, now seriously enraged, could fight back. This incident led to a long feud between the two.

Another feud, this time between Piper and Hulk Hogan erupted soon after, and became what was at the time the highest-profile feud in wrestling history, thanks to the involvement of pop singer Cyndi Lauper, where Piper kicked Lauper in the head- and even attacked Captain Lou Albano- with Hogan seeking revenge as a result. Terrance "Terry" Gene Bollea (born August 11 1953 better known by his Ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American Actor, and retired professional Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper (born June 22 1953 is an American Grammy - and Emmy award winning Singer-songwriter and Louis Vincent Albano (born July 29 1933 in Mount Vernon New York) better known by his Ring name Captain Lou Albano, is an Italian-American

In 1985, MTV broadcast The War To Settle The Score, featuring a main-event matchup between Piper and Hogan, who was accompanied to the ring by Lou Albano, Cyndi Lauper, and Mr T. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. This event set up the very first WrestleMania, which pitted Piper and Paul Orndorff against Hogan and Mr. T. WrestleMania (chronologically known as WrestleMania I) was the first WrestleMania Professional wrestling event produced by the World Wrestling Paul Orndorff (born October 29, 1949) is a retired professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation Mr T (born Laurence Tureaud; May 21 1952) is an American Actor known for his roles as Sgt Mr. Wonderful was pinned by Hogan when Piper's bodyguard "Cowboy" Bob Orton interfered and mistakenly struck Orndorff instead of Hogan with his trademark "injured" arm covered in a plaster cast. Robert Keith Orton Jr (born November 10, 1950) At WrestleMania he (unsuccessfully interfered in the match between Orton and The Undertaker striking The Undertaker

Later in 1985, Piper paid tribute to Portland promoter Don Owen, who first set him on the road to superstardom, by making a special appearance at the PNW 60th Anniversary Wrestling Extravaganza on May 21 in Portland. The PNW Wrestling Extravaganza were two Professional wrestling supercards held by the NWA Pacific Northwest (Don Owen Sports in the U Although he was competing as a heel in the WWF at the time, Piper played the face role in his match at the PNW supercard as he defeated Buddy Rose. Paul Perschmann

In Born to Controversy, Piper recalled how he had to keep Mr. T busy with tie-ups and other shoot wrestling moves to keep Mr. T's lack of wrestling ability from being seen by the fans, thus ruining the match. From this situation, Piper and Mr. T's real-life relationship became hostile, leading to the inevitable conclusion that they be put into a feud with one another. Piper once again faced Mr. T, this time alone, in a boxing match at WrestleMania 2 in 1986. Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, WrestleMania 2 was the second annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (although Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Piper lost the match by disqualification after bodyslamming Mr. T. In Born to Controversy, Piper admits that he is embarrassed looking back upon this match and wishes he had just taken Mr. T out in the first place.

Following a leave of absence from the WWF, Piper returned to find his Piper's Pit segment replaced by The Flower Shop, a segment hosted by the then effeminate wrestler Adrian Adonis. Keith Franke ( September 12 1954 &ndash July 4 1988 Adonis later formed a tag team with the Texan Dick Murdoch known Piper (returning as a babyface) spent weeks crashing Adonis' show and trading insults, leading to a "showdown" between the two segments that ended with Piper being assaulted and humiliated by Adonis, Piper's former bodyguard Orton (now in Adonis' employ), and Don Muraco. In Professional wrestling, a face or babyface is a character who is portrayed as Heroic relative to the heel wrestlers who are analogous to villains Don Muraco (born Don Morrow on September 10, 1949) also known as Don "The Rock" Muraco and The Magnificent Muraco The trio left Piper with his face covered in red lipstick lying in the middle of the remnants of the Piper's Pit set which had been destroyed. In response, Piper stormed the set of Adonis' show and destroyed it with a baseball bat. This led to their Hair vs Hair match at WrestleMania III, which was billed as Piper's retirement match from wrestling before becoming an actor full-time. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing WrestleMania III was the third annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation Piper won the match with the assistance of the newly turned face Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake, who had been sheared by Adonis shortly before the match. Edward Harrison Leslie (born April 21 1957) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his work in the World Wrestling Federation

1989-1996

After a hiatus Piper returned to the WWF with a live Piper's Pit at WrestleMania V, where he hosed down a smoking Morton Downey, Jr. with a fire extinguisher. WrestleMania V was the fifth annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF Morton Downey Jr (born Sean Morton Downey; December 9, 1932 - March 12, 2001) was a American Television Talk He also wrestled part-time, while serving as an on-air host and commentator, most notably at that time feuding with Ravishing Rick Rude after playing a part in Rude losing his Intercontinental Title at SummerSlam 89. Richard E Rood ( December 7 1958 – April 20 1999) better known by his Ring name "Ravishing" SummerSlam (1989 was the second annual SummerSlam Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation

Piper wrestled Bad News Brown at WrestleMania VI in 1990. Allen James Coage ( October 22 1943 &ndash March 6 2007) also known as Bad News Brown and Bad News Allen, was an WrestleMania VI was the World Wrestling Federation 's (WWF sixth WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event and the first to The match ended with both men being counted out of the ring, but the real highlight of the match was Piper's choice of ring attire. In true 'Rowdy' fashion, Piper cut a promo and came to the ring with half his body painted black in a strange attempt to play head games with Bad News.

In 1991, he supported Virgil in his feud against Ted DiBiase and was present at their matches at WrestleMania VII and SummerSlam. Mike Jones (born June 13, 1960 in Nashville Tennessee) is a retired American professional wrestler better known as Theodore Marvin "Ted" DiBiase Sr (born January 18 1954 Pro wrestling career Mid-South Wrestling (First run 1975-1979 Ted DiBiase was trained WrestleMania VII was the seventh annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation SummerSlam (1991 was the fourth annual SummerSlam Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation He also renewed his feud with Ric Flair and at the 1992 Royal Rumble defeated The Mountie for his first, and only, Intercontinental Championship. Richard Morgan Fliehr According to WWE and PWI Flair is an eight-time National Wrestling Alliance (NWA Champion, six-time WCW Champion Royal Rumble (1992 was the fifth annual Royal Rumble Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation Jacques Rougeau (born June 13, 1960) is a former French - Canadian professional wrestler from Saint-Sulpice Quebec, The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Intercontinental Championship is a Professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. However, he lost it soon after to Bret Hart at WrestleMania VIII. Bret Sergeant Hart (born July 2 1957 is a retired Canadian professional wrestler and Actor. WrestleMania VIII was the eighth annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF After playing the bagpipes at SummerSlam, he disappeared from the WWF. SummerSlam (1992 was the fifth annual SummerSlam Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF

He re-emerged in 1994 at WrestleMania X as guest referee for the WWF Championship match between Bret Hart and Yokozuna. WrestleMania X was the tenth annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation. This article is about the championship that is currently defended on the SmackDown brand of WWE Rodney Agatupu Anoa'i ( October 2 1966 &ndash October 23 2000) was a Samoan American professional wrestler Notable during the course of the match, was commentator Jerry Lawler, remarking that he hated Piper. Jerry Lawler (born November 29 1949 is an American Musician, Film Actor, Politician, professional wrestler and wrestling Lawler continued to taunt Piper on his King's Court segment on Monday Night RAW, eventually culminating with Lawler bringing out a skinny teenager in a Piper T-shirt and kilt and forcing him to kiss his feet. Enraged, Piper agreed to wrestle Lawler at the King of the Ring, where Piper emerged victorious. King of the Ring (1994 was the second annual King of the Ring Professional wrestling Pay-per-view (PPV event produced by the World Wrestling Piper used his feud with the heel Lawler as an opportunity to turn face, saying he had "made a mess of most of his career as a heel", and adding to the face attitude by donating part of his purse from the fight with Lawler to a children's hospital in Ontario. In Professional wrestling, a face or babyface is a character who is portrayed as Heroic relative to the heel wrestlers who are analogous to villains

Leaving the WWF again, he soon returned in 1995 at WrestleMania XI, once again in a referee capacity, for the submission-only match between Hart and Bob Backlund. WrestleMania XI was the eleventh annual WrestleMania pay-per-view event held by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF at the Hartford Civic Center Robert Lee "Bob" Backlund (born August 14 1949) is an American professional wrestler and Actor with an in ring career The appearance was a one-time-only deal.

In 1996, Piper was named as interim WWF President, following Vader's malicious assault on Gorilla Monsoon, following the Royal Rumble. Robert James "Gino" Marella ( June 4 1937 - October 6 1999) better known by his Ring name of Gorilla Monsoon Royal Rumble (1996 was the ninth annual Royal Rumble Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation As president, Piper had become the object of affection for Goldust. Dustin Patrick Runnels (born April 11 1969 is an American professional wrestler. Enraged, Piper claimed he would "make a man" out of Goldust, and would do so at WrestleMania XII, in a "Hollywood Backlot Brawl. WrestleMania XII was the twelfth WrestleMania event produced by the World Wrestling Federation. " While the contest began in an alleyway behind the Arrowhead Pond, Goldust jumped into his gold Cadillac and ran Piper over, ultimately escaping (allegedly) onto the highways of Anaheim. Honda Center, previously known as the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim and colloquially called the The Pond, is an indoor arena in Anaheim California Piper pursued in his white Ford Bronco, which when viewed from aerial footage, looked amazingly similar to the O. J. Simpson "slow-speed" chase from two years prior (the WWF had attempted to be humorous and recycle the footage with Vince McMahon quipping on commentary, "This footage looks awfully familiar"). The Ford Bronco was a Sport-utility vehicle produced from 1966 through 1996 with five distinct generations Orenthal James "O J" Simpson (born July 9 1947 who has also been called The Juice, is a retired American football player, The two eventually returned to the arena, where Piper disrobed Goldust in the ring, effectively ending the confrontation. With Gorilla Monsoon back in control of the WWF by the end of the night, Piper once again left the Federation. This match was meant to be Razor Ramon vs. Scott Oliver Hall (born October 20, 1958 In WCW he was a 2-time United States Heavyweight Champion, a 1-time Television Goldust, however, Scott Hall was suspended in the weeks before WrestleMania and was replaced by Piper. According to Born to Controversy, the original premise was to have Piper wrestle O. J. Simpson but this was seen as in bad taste, hence the match with Goldust.

World Championship Wrestling (1996-2000)

Later in 1996, Piper joined WCW. He appeared at Halloween Havoc to "break Hogan's monotony. Halloween Havoc was an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view produced by World Championship Wrestling from 1989 through 2000 Terrance "Terry" Gene Bollea (born August 11 1953 better known by his Ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American Actor, and retired professional " In his first appearance, Piper asked Hogan, "Do you think [the fans] would've loved you so much, if they hadn't hated me?"

Piper's WCW tenure is best remembered for his long-running feud with Hogan, at the time a heel, over which of them was wrestling's true icon. Piper and Hogan wrestled in a non-title match as the main event of Starrcade 1996, WCW's biggest pay-per-view event of the year. Starrcade (1996 was the fourteenth annual Starrcade Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event Piper defeated Hogan with a sleeper hold. Professional wrestling holds include a number of set moves and pins used by competitors to immobilize their opponents or lead to a Submission. Piper faced Hogan in a title match at SuperBrawl VII. SuperBrawl was an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view in World Championship Wrestling during the month of February from 1991 through 2001 This time, Hogan beat Piper when Randy Savage interfered and joined the New World Order. Randall Mario Poffo (born November 15 1952) a 1 time Intercontinental Champion He is a graduate of Downers Grove North High School Promos showed Piper locking himself in the Alcatraz prison and vigorously exercising in order to prepare for the highly anticipated match. Alcatraz Island, sometimes informally referred to as simply Alcatraz or locally as the Rock, is a small island located in the middle of San Francisco Bay During the spring of 1997, Piper joined forces with Ric Flair and The Four Horsemen in their battle with the nWo. Richard Morgan Fliehr According to WWE and PWI Flair is an eight-time National Wrestling Alliance (NWA Champion, six-time WCW Champion The Four Horsemen (also spelt IV Horsemen) was a popular Professional wrestling stable in the National Wrestling Alliance and later World The New World Order (commonly known as the nWo, the official typeset in the Logo) was a Professional wrestling stable that originally wrestled Shortly thereafter, Piper and Flair feuded before Piper disappeared from the scene. Piper briefly returned in October 1997 to face Hogan once again in a steel cage match.

In early 1998, Piper once again returned to feud with Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, and Bret Hart. Bret Sergeant Hart (born July 2 1957 is a retired Canadian professional wrestler and Actor. In early 1999, Piper had a short run as United States Champion, became WCW Commissioner, and resumed his feud with Ric Flair over control of WCW. Piper also had a short feud with Buff Bagwell in the summer of 1999. Marcus Alexander Bagwell (born January 10 1970) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name, Buff In late 1999, Piper was featured on WCW Television, in an angle with Vince Russo, who was now portraying himself as the "Powers That Be" (an un-seen power that was controlling WCW). Vincent James Russo (born January 24 1961) is an American writer of Italian origin known for working for American Professional wrestling At Starrcade 1999, Piper was the special referee in the WCW title match featuring Bill Goldberg & Bret Hart. Starrcade was an annual Professional wrestling event held from 1983 to 2000 by the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA and later World Championship Wrestling William Scott Goldberg 2 time United States Heavyweight Champion In early 1998 Goldberg defeated the likes of Brad Armstrong at SuperBrawl VIII Forced by Russo, Piper called for the bell when Hart locked in the Sharpshooter on Goldberg, when it was apparent that Goldberg hadn't submitted.

The feud between Piper and the Powers That Be ended shortly after and Piper disappeared, never to be seen on WCW TV again. In the fall of 2000, WCW terminated Piper's contract, and the organization ceased to exist after being sold to WWF a few months later. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet,

World Wrestling Entertainment (2003)

In November 2002, Piper's autobiography, In the Pit with Piper: Roddy Gets Rowdy, was released. An autobiography, from the Greek αὐτός autos "self" βίος bios "life" and γράφειν graphein "to write" At WrestleMania XIX in Seattle, Washington, Piper ran in during the Hulk Hogan-Vince McMahon bloodbath, and made his second WWE heel run by attacking Hogan with a steel pipe. WrestleMania XIX was the nineteenth annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment Vincent Kennedy McMahon (born August 24 1945 popularly known by his Ring name Mr In Professional wrestling, a heel is a Villain character In non-wrestling jargon heels are the "bad guys" in pro wrestling storylines. He brought back Piper's Pit on the April 10 edition of SmackDown!, and after aligning with Sean O'Haire, Piper smashed a coconut over the head of Rikishi, a relative of Snuka. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama WWE Friday Night SmackDown is a Professional wrestling Television program for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE that is currently airing This article is about the professional wrestler For the golfer see Sean O'Hair. Solofa Fatu Jr (born October 11 1965) is a Samoan- American professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Rikishi. At Backlash that month, Rikishi returned the favor to Piper. Backlash (2003 was the fifth annual Backlash Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the American promotion, World Wrestling Piper was then put in a program against "Mr. America". The storyline was Hulk Hogan had been bought off WWE television forever by the evil Vince McMahon. Hulk Hogan returned "incognito" although the joke was that everybody knew who he really was, which infuriated Vince McMahon. At this point, Piper and O'Haire were portrayed as McMahon's lackeys attempting to unmask Mr. America.

Around the same time on Monday Night RAW, Chris Jericho started The Highlight Reel- a show similar to Piper's Pit. This article is about the television program You may be looking for the 1994 video game or the 2002 video game WWE Raw is Christopher Keith Irvine (born November 9 1970 better known by his Ring name Chris Jericho, is an American-born Canadian Television and stage The two even verbally sparred on TV, with Jericho calling Piper fat and telling him to call him "when he lost some weight"; Piper's retorted, "I have seen Chris Jericho wrestle. I have heard Chris Jericho talk. I have even heard Chris Jericho sing. So I'll make you a deal: I promise you that when I lose some weight, I'll call you. And when you get some talent, you call me. " At Judgment Day, the two met again, with Jericho telling Piper he made a wrong turn and missed the senior's home and alluding to the incident where Piper ripped off a fan's (later revealed to be Zach Gowen) leg and used it as a weapon, mentioning there were some midgets and lepers he could thrash, and while patting Piper's stomach, asked if he ate the leg. Judgment Day is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view produced by World Wrestling Entertainment. Zachary Gowen (born March 30 1983) is an American professional wrestler. Piper responded by blasting him for ripping off the Piper's Pit idea and drilling it into the ground and called Jericho's birth an "accident".

In June 2003, WWE decided to stop using Piper (who was working without a contract at the time) after a controversial interview with HBO's Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel in which Piper discussed the darker side of the wrestling business. Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel is a monthly sports Newsmagazine on HBO that debuted on April 2, 1995. On his 2006 DVD, Piper claimed that HBO took parts of his interviews out of context to make wrestling look worse.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2004-2005)

In 2004, Piper appeared for the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling promotion, hosting several "In the Pit with Piper" interview segments. Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA) is an American Professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett He interviewed former rival Jimmy Snuka at the company's first three-hour pay-per-view, Victory Road, where he dared Snuka to get revenge by hitting him with a coconut. Victory Road 2004 was the first Victory Road Professional wrestling Pay-per-view (PPV event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling Instead, TNA wrestler Kid Kash eventually used the coconut on Sonjay Dutt. David Cash (born July 31 1969) better known by his Ring name Kid Kash, is an American professional wrestler known for his Retesh Bhalla (born April 7, 1982 in Washington DC) better known by his Ring name, Sonjay Dutt, is an Indian American Piper also served as one of their NWA Championship Committee members, culminating in refereeing a match at Final Resolution. The National Wrestling Alliance ( NWA) is the largest governing body for a group of independent Professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA Final Resolution 2005 was the first annual Final Resolution Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action

World Wrestling Entertainment (2005-2008)

Hall of Fame

On February 21, 2005, it was announced that Piper was to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Professional wrestling, the WWE Hall of Fame (formerly WWF Hall of Fame) is an institution that honors selected former and current employees of World Wrestling Piper held an edition of Piper's Pit at WrestleMania 21 where he interviewed Stone Cold Steve Austin. WrestleMania 21 was the twenty-first annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment Steven Williams (born Steven Anderson on December 18 1964 This defiance was often shown by Austin flipping McMahon off and incapacitating him with the The interview was interrupted by Carlito, who was promptly beaten up by both Piper and Austin. Carlos Edwin "Carly" Colón Jr Currently he is one-half of the WWE Tag Team Champions with his brother Primo Colón on SmackDown In April 2005, Piper co-presented Celebrity Wrestling in the United Kingdom on ITV1. Celebrity Wrestling was an ITV show broadcast in 2005, which involved two teams of celebrities competing against each other in Wrestling style The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located This article deals with the ITV1 brand name as it is broadcast at present This Saturday evening reality show saw celebrities learn wrestling and compete in challenge matches. After a few weeks the program was to be canceled, due to a huge drop in TV ratings but instead was moved to Sunday mornings to finish its final episodes.

Occasional appearances

Piper, who turned face once more due to a feud with the Ortons continues to make periodic appearances on WWE TV, occasionally wrestling but usually hosting Piper's Pit segments. He makes appearances for both the RAW brand and the SmackDown! brand. This article is about the television program You may be looking for the 1994 video game or the 2002 video game WWE Raw is WWE Friday Night SmackDown is a Professional wrestling Television program for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE that is currently airing

On the July 11, 2005 episode of RAW, Piper returned to host Piper's Pit with guest then heel, Shawn Michaels. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Shawn Hickenbottom (born July 22 1965 better known by his Ring name Shawn Michaels, is an American professional wrestler. At the end of the show, Piper was superkicked by Michaels. This was during the time when Michaels was in a feud with Hulk Hogan.

Piper once again appeared on RAW on October 3, 2005 for RAW Homecoming. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He hosted Piper's Pit with guest Mick Foley; later in the segment, Randy Orton and "Cowboy" Bob Orton appeared and attacked both Foley and Piper. Michael Francis "Mick" Foley Sr Early life Foley was born in Bloomington Indiana. Randal "Randy" Keith Orton (born on April 1 1980 Before being promoted to the main WWE roster Orton trained in and wrestled for Mid-Missouri Wrestling Association-Southern Robert Keith Orton Jr (born November 10, 1950) At WrestleMania he (unsuccessfully interfered in the match between Orton and The Undertaker striking The Undertaker This event sparked a mini-feud between Piper and The Ortons. On the next SmackDown! after Homecoming, Piper took on Randy Orton and Bob Orton in a handicap match. Piper won with a roll-up on Bob Orton after a distraction by The Undertaker. Mark William Calaway (born March 24 1965 is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name The Undertaker. On the October 28, 2005 episode of SmackDown!, Piper teamed with Batista and Eddie Guerrero to take on Randy Orton, Bob Orton, and Mr. Kennedy. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Michael Bautista Jr (born January 18 1969 commonly known by his Ring name, simply Batista, is an Filipino / American professional Eduardo "Eddie" Gory Guerrero Llanes Along with Barr Konnan, Chicano Power and Madonna’s Boyfriend, Guerrero formed Los Gringos Locos Kenneth Anderson (born March 6 1976 in Minneapolis Minnesota) is an American professional wrestler and Actor, better known by his Ring Piper won after applying the sleeper hold to Bob Orton. Professional wrestling holds include a number of set moves and pins used by competitors to immobilize their opponents or lead to a Submission. Piper's feud with The Ortons came to an end on the November 4, 2005 episode of SmackDown! with a DQ victory over Bob Orton. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Piper then hosted a memorable episode of Piper's Pit on the January 13, 2006 episode of SmackDown!, in which The Boogeyman ate the mole off of WWE Diva Jillian Hall's face. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Martin (Marty Wright Boogeyman's first major feud occurred with JBL and his " fixer " Jillian Hall, began when he stalked Jillian Faye Fletcher, (born September 6 1980 Career Early Years Fletcher was trained by Dave Finlay at his Professional wrestling school On another episode of SmackDown!, The Great Khali appeared on his show, and after insulting both Khali and his manager Daivari, Piper was attacked. Dalip Singh Rana He is currently signed to WWE on its ''SmackDown'' brand.

Piper returned to RAW on September 11, 2006 for a six-man tag team match win with The Highlanders against the Spirit Squad. This article is about the television program You may be looking for the 1994 video game or the 2002 video game WWE Raw is Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Highlanders were a Scottish Professional wrestling Tag team consisting of Kayfabe Cousins Robbie (Derek Graham-Couch The Spirit Squad was a five member stable who wrestled for World Wrestling Entertainment on the Raw brand, as well as in developmental territory He also appeared on the RAW Family Reunion, along with Money Incorporated and Arn Anderson to accompany Ric Flair ringside for a match against Mitch of the Spirit Squad. Money Inc was a heel Professional wrestling Tag team in the World Wrestling Federation from February 1992 to August 1993 Martin Anthony Lunde (born September 20 1958) better known by his Ring name Arn Anderson, is a former American professional wrestler Richard Morgan Fliehr According to WWE and PWI Flair is an eight-time National Wrestling Alliance (NWA Champion, six-time WCW Champion Nicholas Edward "Nick" Mitchell (born on February 1, 1973) They later became a part of the on-going feud between WWE chairman Vince On November 5, 2006, Piper won the World Tag Team Championship with Ric Flair from The Spirit Squad at Cyber Sunday 2006, after being chosen to be Ric Flair's partner by voters at WWE. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The World Tag Team Championship is a Professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. Cyber Sunday (2006 was the third annual Cyber Sunday Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment com over Sgt. Slaughter and Dusty Rhodes. This was his first ever tag team championship in the WWF/E (only his second title in the WWF/E ever), and the second wrestler to win a championship after being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. In Professional wrestling, the WWE Hall of Fame (formerly WWF Hall of Fame) is an institution that honors selected former and current employees of World Wrestling This was also his first time winning a championship since he won the United States Championship in WCW. On the November 13, 2006 edition of RAW, Piper and Flair lost the title to Rated-RKO. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Rated-RKO was a Professional wrestling Tag team, who wrestled for World Wrestling Entertainment on its Raw brand between October Piper never made it to the ring, as he was attacked by Edge with a con-chair-to before the match. Adam Joseph Copeland (born October 30 1973 in Orangeville Ontario, Canada better known by his Ring name Edge, is a Canadian professional wrestler Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw.

On November 17, 2006, WWE announced on their website that Piper was flown from the UK to his home state of Oregon and had surgery for what was originally believed to be kidney stones, but was speculated to be a disc problem in his back. Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. It was later determined to be cancer. As a result of the procedure, it was announced that he was withdrawing from the Survivor Series match which would have pitted himself (as a co-captain), along with Flair, Anderson, Sgt. Slaughter, and Dusty Rhodes against the Spirit Squad. This article is about the wrestler Robert Remus For the GI Joe character (based on Remus see Sgt Virgil Riley Runnels Jr (born on October 12 1945) better known as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, is a semi-retired American He was replaced with Ron Simmons. Ron Simmons at Florida State University, and played for the Cleveland Browns in the National Football League and the Ottawa Rough Riders in the

He made a return to RAW on an episode taped February 12, 2007, during which he announced that his friend Dusty Rhodes was to be the first person inducted into the 2007 class of the WWE Hall of Fame. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. In Professional wrestling, the WWE Hall of Fame (formerly WWF Hall of Fame) is an institution that honors selected former and current employees of World Wrestling During his appearance Umaga, with manager Armando Alejandro Estrada, entered the ring and laid out both legends. Edward 'Eddie' Fatu (born March 28 1973 His two older brothers Sam (better known as Tonga Kid and Tama and Solofa Jr He then returned on the June 11, 2007 edition of RAW as part of Mr. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. McMahon Appreciation Night, where he introduced a video of some of McMahon's most embarrassing moments.

For the first time he made an appearance on the June 26, 2007 edition of ECW and started to sing Happy Birthday to Matt Striker very poorly. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW) is a Professional wrestling brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE based on the independent Matthew Kaye However he resigned from his position as a teacher when the High School found out that Kaye was using sick leave days as an excuse to keep up with his wrestling commitments Piper then put the cake in Striker's face and started to walk off when a moment later the Boogeyman appeared and Striker proceeded to exit the stage. Martin (Marty Wright Boogeyman's first major feud occurred with JBL and his " fixer " Jillian Hall, began when he stalked Then, Piper flew Striker back in the ring and was body slammed and fed worms by the Boogeyman.

In 2008, after finishing his therapy for Hodgkin's lymphoma, he made a brief appearance in the Royal Rumble, primarily focusing on Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka. Hodgkin's lymphoma, also known as Hodgkin's disease is a type of Lymphoma first described by Thomas Hodgkin in 1832 Royal Rumble (2008 was the twenty-first annual Royal Rumble Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment James Reiher (born May 18 1943 is an American professional wrestler, and Actor, better known by his ring name of Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka Both men were eliminated by Kane shortly after they entered the ring. Glen Thomas Jacobs In the 1988–1989 season he was an NCAA All-star; he is still listed in the Truman State University media guide as holding the record for highest

Last match in wrestling

He wrestled his last match on April 18th, 2008 one day after his 54th birthday at Newburgh Free Academy’s Spring Slam. The event also featured TNA stars Kurt Angle and Samoa Joe. Kurt Steven Angle (born December 9 1968 is an American professional wrestler and Olympic gold medalist Nuufolau Joel Seanoa (born March 17 1979 Before becoming a wrestler Seanoa worked as a Mortgage broker. [3]

Feud with Carlito and Santino

Piper returned to Raw on April 28, 2008. Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common He was a backstage visitor, and was confronted by Santino Marella. Anthony Carelli (born March 14 1979) Paul Heyman was appointed OVW booker to replace Cornette and changed Carelli's ring name from Johnny Geo Basco Marella poked fun at Piper's weight, which resulted in Santino getting slapped by Piper. The next week, Piper was a guest on Carlito's Cabana and Carlito and Santino were about to double team Piper when they were chased off by Cody Rhodes and Cryme Tyme. Carlos Edwin "Carly" Colón Jr Currently he is one-half of the WWE Tag Team Champions with his brother Primo Colón on SmackDown Cody Garrett Runnels (born June 30 1985 Early life Cody had a successful high school wrestling career attending Lassiter High School. Cryme Tyme (also spelled Crime Time) is a Professional wrestling Tag team consisting of Shad Gaspard and JTG.

On May 12, Piper's interference stopped Santino and Carlito from beating Rhodes and Hardcore Holly for the World Tag Team Championship. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Robert William "Bob" Howard Career Holly trained under Stan Frazier, Eddie Sullivan Marcelle Pringle and Rip Tyler and debuted in 1987 in the The World Tag Team Championship is a Professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. Santino then threatened Piper with retaliation, culminating in a confrontation with Piper during the May 16 edition of Jimmy Kimmel Live. Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night Talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC. [1]

In wrestling

Piper's Pit

Main article: Piper's Pit

Piper's Pit was an interview segment featuring Rowdy Roddy Piper which was a mainstay on WWF television from 1984 to 1987, although Piper also hosted similar segments while wrestling for other promotions. Professional wrestling holds include a number of set moves and pins used by competitors to immobilize their opponents or lead to a Submission. A piledriver is a Professional wrestling driver move in which the wrestler grabs his opponent turns him upside-down and drops into a sitting or kneeling position Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. Professional wrestling throws are the application of techniques that involve lifting the opponent up and throwing or slamming him or her down which makes up most of the action of Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. A suplex is an Offensive move used in wrestling both in competitive Sport wrestling, including Olympic and collegiate wrestling and Professional wrestling Professional wrestling throws are the application of techniques that involve lifting the opponent up and throwing or slamming him or her down which makes up most of the action of Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. This article is about the professional wrestler For the golfer see Sean O'Hair. Mike Jones (born June 13, 1960 in Nashville Tennessee) is a retired American professional wrestler better known as Paul Orndorff (born October 29, 1949) is a retired professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation David Schultz is a retired professional wrestler known by his ring name as "Dr John William Minton ( February 19, 1948 – March 20, 1995) was an American professional wrestler and Actor, Piper's Pit was an interview segment featuring Roddy Piper which was a mainstay of WWF/WWE television from 1984 to 1987, and then returned

Championships and accomplishments

1The NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship was typically defended in the NWA Hollywood promotion, though it was occasionally defended in other promotions. David Allan Meltzer (born October 24 1961 is the editor of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter (WON. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame ("WON HOF" for short is a professional wrestling hall of fame that exists only on paper The Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame ("WON HOF" for short is a professional wrestling hall of fame that exists only on paper The NWA records don't show exactly which NWA affiliate Piper was wrestling for when he won the championship for the first time.
²The NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship is no longer recognized or sanctioned by the National Wrestling Alliance.

Personal life

Piper and his wife Kitty live in Hillsboro, Oregon, and have four children; daughters Anastacia, Ariel Tiel, and Fallon Danica and son Colton (who was seen at WrestleMania 12 after Piper defeated Goldust). Dustin Patrick Runnels (born April 11 1969 is an American professional wrestler. Anastacia has a child, making Piper a grandfather.

Piper employed Jonny Fairplay as his production assistant before his stint on Survivor, and they were in the same car wreck that almost ended Piper's life. Jon Dalton, also known as Jonny Fairplay (born March 11 1974) is a Reality TV participant and former art consultant from Danville Survivor is an American version of the Survivor Reality television Game show based on the Swedish television [23][24]

On April 4, 2006 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Piper was issued an award by the Mayor, Sam Katz. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Samuel (Sam Michael Katz, OM, BA (born August 20, 1951 in Rehovot, Israel) is the 42nd mayor of Winnipeg On July 27, 2006, he had the honor of throwing out the first pitch of a St. Louis Cardinals/Chicago Cubs baseball game at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. Wrigley Field is a Baseball Stadium in Chicago, Illinois, United States that has served as the home ballpark of the Chicago Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States.

On November 27, 2006, it was announced on WWE. Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. com that Piper has Hodgkin's lymphoma, and he finished radiation therapy on January 15, 2007. Hodgkin's lymphoma, also known as Hodgkin's disease is a type of Lymphoma first described by Thomas Hodgkin in 1832 Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [25]. This was also confirmed on Piper's official web site where he posted messages of thanks to all his fans and supporters.

On July 27, 2007, Piper was set to team up with Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake in a tag team match against Greg "The Hammer" Valentine and Chris "The Crippler" Costello at Clash at the Cove 9, Costello's promotion IAW's yearly event at Coveleski Stadium in South Bend, Indiana. However, allegedly, due to a family emergency, Piper had to leave the stadium early to tend to his family. The match was then made a triple threat and Costello won by a countout in under ten minutes.

Other media

Filmography

  • Hard Time (1998)
  • The Bad Pack (1998)
  • Last to Surrender (1998)
  • Dead Tides (1997)
  • First Encounter (1997)
  • Sci-Fighters (1996)
  • Jungleground (1995)
  • Marked Man (1995)
  • Terminal Rush (1995)
  • Tough and Deadly (1995)
  • Back in Action (1994)

Voice acting

In 2006, Roddy Piper ventured into the realm of voice acting, appearing on Cartoon Network's animated series Robot Chicken (as himself), as well as providing the voice of The Pyro Messiah in the Night Traveler multimedia adventure series produced by Lunar Moth Entertainment. Bloodstained Memoirs is a Professional wrestling documentary which began production in 2005 Super Sweet 16 The Movie is an MTV Television film, based on the series My Super Sweet 16. Night Traveler is a multimedia adventure series produced in the United States by Lunar Moth Entertainment Sin-Jin Smyth is a 2008 Horror film written and directed by Ethan Dettenmaier, based on an old legend inspired by the Kansas Stull The Three Wise Guys is a 2005 USA movie directed by Robert Iscove and starring Eddie McClintock, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, Judd Nelson, Sci-Fighters is a 1996 Action film starring Roddy Piper. It was directed by Peter Svatek. Immortal Combat is a 1994 film starring Sonny Chiba and Roddy Piper Highlander The Series is an English language Fantasy / Sci-fi Television series featuring Duncan MacLeod ( Adrian Paul They Live is a 1988 Film directed by John Carpenter, who also wrote the Screenplay under the Pseudonym "Frank Armitage Hell Comes to Frogtown is a 1987 Cult film that was created by Donald G Robot Chicken is an Emmy -Award Winning American Stop motion animated television series created by Seth Green and Matthew Night Traveler is a multimedia adventure series produced in the United States by Lunar Moth Entertainment

In the cartoon series Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling, Piper who was a heel during the old WWE days is the leader of the villainous wrestling group. Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling is an American animated television series that originally aired on CBS Saturday mornings from September 14, 1985 He did not, however, voice his character.

References

  1. ^ Keith Loria (February 2003). Interview: Rowdy Roddy Piper. Retrieved on May 12, 2007.
  2. ^ Patrick Jones (2002). "Rowdy" Roddy Piper. Retrieved on May 12, 2007.
  3. ^ http://www.wwe.com/inside/industrynews/6901662
  4. ^ NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles. com
  5. ^ NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Title history At wrestling-titles. com
  6. ^ NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Title history At wrestling-titles. com
  7. ^ NWA/WCW United States Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles. com
  8. ^ NWA/WCW United States Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles. com
  9. ^ NWA Americas Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles. com
  10. ^ NWA Canadian Tag Team Title (Vancouver) history At wrestling-titles. com
  11. ^ NWA Americas Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles. com
  12. ^ NWA Americas Tag Team Title history At wrestling-titles. com
  13. ^ NWA World Light Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles. com
  14. ^ NWA United States Heavyweight Title (San Francisco) history At wrestling-titles. com
  15. ^ NWA World Tag Team Title (San Francisco) history At wrestling-titles. com
  16. ^ NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles. com
  17. ^ NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Title history At wrestling-titles. com
  18. ^ NWA American Tag Team Title history At wrestling-titles. com
  19. ^ WWF/WWE Hall of Fame Inductees At wrestling-titles. com
  20. ^ WWF/WWE Intercontinental Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles. com
  21. ^ WWWF/WWF/WWE World Tag Team Title history At wrestling-titles. com
  22. ^ Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum Inductees At wrestling-titles. com
  23. ^ Online World of Wrestling. Jonny Fairplay's Profile. Retrieved on May 12, 2007.
  24. ^ Mark Rose (December 5, 2003). Johnny Fairplay: WWE Prospect?. Retrieved on May 12, 2007.
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  27. ^ BM. Bloodstained Memoirs Official Source.

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