The WWE says Piper died Friday. It had no additional details.
Piper, born Roderick Toombs, was the second WWE Hall of Famer to die this summer following the June death of Dusty Rhodes. Piper’s death also comes days after Hulk Hogan, his biggest rival for decades, was fired by the WWE. Hogan had used racial slurs in a conversation captured on a sex tape.
Piper and Hogan battled for years and headlined some of the biggest matches during the 1980s. Hogan and Mr. T defeated Piper and Paul Orndorff on March 31, 1985, at the first WrestleMania at Madison Square Garden.
He is survived by his wife and their 4 kids.
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7 comments:
Let's not forget Piper's screen credits, among which is the cult sci-fi classic, "They Live".
I still miss his films, introduce by Gilbert Gottfired(sp?) He looked a lot bigger on screen.
As well as a recurring character on "Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia". He played a washed up drifter amateur pro wrestler. Pretty funny.
He had a very hard life. Damn this sucks.
Rest in peace Roddy.
I really liked him. Sorry to hear this.
Country singer Lynn Anderson also died today. She was famous for the song Rose Garden.
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