Rowdy Roddy Piper

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper (1954 - 2015) was a Scottish professional wrestler of the 20th and early 21st centuries. Piper was a decades-long opponent of Hulk Hogan, even spending time incarcerated in Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary to train against him."Rowdy" Roddy Piper - SuperBrawl VII Promo - 2/23/97 - nWoNitro2 - 12 August 2015 - YouTube - Retrieved 23 August 2024
==Biography==
===Early life===
Piper was born in Glasgow,Roddy Piper - WWE - Retrieved 22 August 2024 - Archived 23 August 2024 in 1954.The entire WWE roster honors WWE Hall of Famer "Rowdy" Roddy Piper: Raw, Aug. 3, 2015 - WWE - 3 August 2015 - YouTube - Retrieved 23 August 2024 He was living on the streets at age 13.Rowdy Roddy Piper - Alcatraz Promo! 1997 (WCW) - Old-School-Wrestling-Clips - 1 October 2021 - YouTube - Retrieved 23 August 2024 His first professional wrestling match was at age 15.A look at WWE Hall of Famer Roddy Piper - WWE - 3 August 2015 - YouTube - Retrieved 31 July 2024
==Notes==
===Behind the Scenes===
*Piper was played by Canadian professional wrestler Roderick George Toombs.Wrestling Legend 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper Dies at 61 - Andrew Blankstein & Phil Helsel - 31 July 2015 - NBC News - Retrieved 23 August 2024
=== Trivia ===
* Theodore Marvin DiBiase Sr. considered the Alcatraz angle a logical storyline for the character.Ted DiBiase on Roddy Piper Escaping Alcatraz - Everybody's Got A Pod - 21 February 2024 - YouTube - Retrieved 23 August 2024
==Links==
*Roddy Piper on Wikipedia
*Roddy Piper on the Pro Wrestling Wiki
==References==
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