RIP Roddy Piper

[turtle1237]

It seems wrestlers are dropping like flies as of late.

I was a big Piper fan, but first Randy Savage, follow later by the Warrior, and now Piper is gone?, In about a 5 year span? 3 of the biggest guys that made the 1980's are gone, If Hogan drops in a few years time at this point would not shock me with the going rate. I am a big Hogan fan, but it seems him, Big Boss Man and a few others are the only ones left from the 1980's. The big stars I am talking about.

[The Stryker]

Originally Posted by turtle1237

It seems wrestlers are dropping like flies as of late.

I was a big Piper fan, but first Randy Savage, follow later by the Warrior, and now Piper is gone?, In about a 5 year span? 3 of the biggest guys that made the 1980's are gone, If Hogan drops in a few years time at this point would not shock me with the going rate. I am a big Hogan fan, but it seems him, Big Boss Man and a few others are the only ones left from the 1980's. The big stars I am talking about.

Boss Man died 11 years ago.

[MikeandRaph87]

Originally Posted by turtle1237

It seems wrestlers are dropping like flies as of late.

I was a big Piper fan, but first Randy Savage, follow later by the Warrior, and now Piper is gone?, In about a 5 year span? 3 of the biggest guys that made the 1980's are gone, If Hogan drops in a few years time at this point would not shock me with the going rate. I am a big Hogan fan, but it seems him, Big Boss Man and a few others are the only ones left from the 1980's. The big stars I am talking about.

That is what surprised me with WWE's handling of Hogan's Legends contract following him saying one word about one individual in an age old tape. Aside from Hogan they seem to be utilizing Michaels and Flair the most. I had hoped a little more with The Hitman, but after his Twitter jab at Hogan I don't know. Some wrestlers are mouthpieces. Take care of what is left and he is the biggest. Anyway, Hogan and Randy are a part of my childhood casual fan or not. As for Roddy, he was not so much a villain in the wrestling world as he was a jerk who liked to talk his mind in front of an audience. This was proven during his WCW run when his and Hogan's roles were flipped. Roddy I do not think its a stretch to say paved the way for the likes of an anti-hero such as Stone Cold to emerge. He was great in every way that counts as a wrestler and a good family man.

The Friday after he passed the #1 Roddy Piper fan I know came out at the local minor league game to sing the national anthem dressed like Roddy Piper with his little girl who was named Piper in his honor. It was a sweet moment and shows how much impact he has on individuals.

[turtle1237]

Originally Posted by MikeandRaph87

That is what surprised me with WWE's handling of Hogan's Legends contract following him saying one word about one individual in an age old tape. Aside from Hogan they seem to be utilizing Michaels and Flair the most. I had hoped a little more with The Hitman, but after his Twitter jab at Hogan I don't know. Some wrestlers are mouthpieces. Take care of what is left and he is the biggest. Anyway, Hogan and Randy are a part of my childhood casual fan or not. As for Roddy, he was not so much a villain in the wrestling world as he was a jerk who liked to talk his mind in front of an audience. This was proven during his WCW run when his and Hogan's roles were flipped. Roddy I do not think its a stretch to say paved the way for the likes of an anti-hero such as Stone Cold to emerge. He was great in every way that counts as a wrestler and a good family man.

The Friday after he passed the #1 Roddy Piper fan I know came out at the local minor league game to sing the national anthem dressed like Roddy Piper with his little girl who was named Piper in his honor. It was a sweet moment and shows how much impact he has on individuals.

The tape was over ten years ago, I see no big deal about it myself. The 80's guys made the sport into the money maker that we know today. No offense to the earlier guys like George Wagner, but it became mainstream in the 80's.

[Prowler]

Originally Posted by turtle1237

The tape was over ten years ago, I see no big deal about it myself. The 80's guys made the sport into the money maker that we know today. No offense to the earlier guys like George Wagner, but it became mainstream in the 80's.

And how did someone record his phone call from like a decade ago and also kept it for so long and decided one day to just make it public? i never understood that part of the story.


And even if Hogan's words weren't nice at all, giving him the Benoit treatment is pretty stupid. And speaking of that, I saw a Hogan action figure at Toys R Us a week ago or so. So I guess they haven't removed every figure of him from the stores of every country yet. Maybe I should have bought it since it's gonna become harder to buy a Hulk Hogan action figure in the future. And me having like 30 wrestling action figures and none of Hulk Hogan just feels kinda wrong, you know?

And Mike, Piper was definitely all you've said. He had everything to become a star outside of the ring as well, but I guess he either didn't want it or was held down by some barriers. It's also a shame that he never won the WWF title, but someone who can become a big legend without winning it is further proof of their talent.