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'rowdy' Roddy Piper: Former Wrestler Dies Aged 61 by Haryee(m): 11:22am On Aug 01, 2015 |
The former professional wrestler 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper, known
for wearing a kilt in the ring, has died aged 61.
Piper, born Roderick Toombs in Saskatchewan, Canada, was
one of the main stars of the wrestling circuit from the
mid-1980s.
During his career, he won more than 30 titles and was
inducted into wrestling's WWE Hall of Fame in 2005.
His death comes a month after that of Dusty Rhodes, another
Hall of Fame member, aged 69.
The cause of Piper's death was not revealed. He had
successfully fought Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2006.
"Roddy Piper was one of the most entertaining, controversial
and bombastic performers ever in WWE," said the sport's
chairman Vince McMahon.
The 13-time world champion Paul 'Triple H' Levesque tweeted
that Piper was "a legend and an icon".
He was best known for his rivalry with Hulk Hogan and
together they headlined some of wrestling's biggest matches.
Hogan and his partner beat Piper and his partner at the first
WrestleMania event at Madison Square Garden in March 1985.
Cast as a villain early in his career, Piper once cracked a
coconut over the head of one of his rivals, Jimmy 'Superfly'
Snuka.
But he gained praise after branching out into acting, starring
in the cult 1988 film They Live.
Its director, John Carpenter, said: "He was an under-rated
actor and just a marvellous entertainer and I feel like I've just
lost one of my close friends.".... |
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