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'Rowdy' Roddy Piper dies at the age of 61 http://fansided.com/2015/07/31/rowdy-roddy-piper-dies-61-cancer/
The professional wrestling world has lost yet another legend, this time Rowdy Roddy Piper at the age of 61
A few weeks ago the professional wrestling world lost one of the biggest legends of the business in Dusty Rhodes. Well on Friday, the news got a little worse with the news of the death of Rowdy Roddy Piper. TMZ was the first to report the news. Piper was 61
One of the more well-known talkers in the business, Roddy Piper was one of the most respected men to ever step into a wrestling ring. He had various stints in the territory system of the NWA before he finally moved on to the WWE in the 1980s. That was where he made his mark as one of the best heels the business has ever seen. He was so good, in fact, that he was pivotal in bringing in the Rock and Wrestling Era, feuding with Hulk Hogan. Their feud was prominent on MTV and Piper instantly became one of the most viable assets the WWE ever had.
Piper would take some time off to do movies and other projects, but he always made his way back to the wrestling business in some form or fashion. Whenever he was asked to come back, he made his way back.
Back in 2005, WWE did the right thing and they inducted Piper into the WWE Hall of Fame. While he went in with other huge names, his speech was one that will be remembered forever.
While the cause of death right now is being reported as natural causes, Piper did deal with cancer in the past. However, he recently reported last year that he was cancer free, so its hard to tell whether or not it played a role in the death. Well find out more in the coming days and weeks.
Roddy Piper will be missed by everyone in the wrestling and entertainment community.
The professional wrestling world has lost yet another legend, this time Rowdy Roddy Piper at the age of 61
A few weeks ago the professional wrestling world lost one of the biggest legends of the business in Dusty Rhodes. Well on Friday, the news got a little worse with the news of the death of Rowdy Roddy Piper. TMZ was the first to report the news. Piper was 61
One of the more well-known talkers in the business, Roddy Piper was one of the most respected men to ever step into a wrestling ring. He had various stints in the territory system of the NWA before he finally moved on to the WWE in the 1980s. That was where he made his mark as one of the best heels the business has ever seen. He was so good, in fact, that he was pivotal in bringing in the Rock and Wrestling Era, feuding with Hulk Hogan. Their feud was prominent on MTV and Piper instantly became one of the most viable assets the WWE ever had.
Piper would take some time off to do movies and other projects, but he always made his way back to the wrestling business in some form or fashion. Whenever he was asked to come back, he made his way back.
Back in 2005, WWE did the right thing and they inducted Piper into the WWE Hall of Fame. While he went in with other huge names, his speech was one that will be remembered forever.
While the cause of death right now is being reported as natural causes, Piper did deal with cancer in the past. However, he recently reported last year that he was cancer free, so its hard to tell whether or not it played a role in the death. Well find out more in the coming days and weeks.
Roddy Piper will be missed by everyone in the wrestling and entertainment community.
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