'Rowdy' Roddy Piper (1954-2015) RIP

[SKORPI0]

Dies at 61 From Cardiac Arrest

http://www.tmz.com/2015/07/31/roddy-piper-dead-dies-wwe-wrestler-cancer/

Piper -- born Roderick George Toombs -- died from cardiac arrest in his sleep at his home in Hollywood on Thursday night. He was discovered on Friday.
Piper was a wrestling icon -- one of the biggest stars in the WWE back in the '80s, and even wrestled in "Wrestlemania I" back in 1985 ... squaring off against Hulk Hogan and Mr. T.
Roddy's rep tells us, "I am devastated at this news. Rod was a good friend as well as a client and one of the most generous, sincere and authentic people I have ever known. This is a true loss to us all."
Piper had been diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma in 2006, but last November he said he was cancer free. A family source tells us he was "cancer free" at the time of his death.

 

[shortylickens]

I guess that means no more Cinemax action movies.

 

[WaTaGuMp]

I guess that means no more Cinemax action movies.

So there is a god.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

I been close to 30 years and this fight scene is still fondly remembered

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=c9rrgJXfLns

PUT ON THE GLASSES

 

[PottedMeat]

aww he was great as da maniac on it's always sunny

 

[twinrider1]

Saddened. Rest In Peace Roddy Piper.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Giant billboard, black text on white:

[ R.I.P. ]

RIP "They Live" guy!

 

[skyking]

I been close to 30 years and this fight scene is still fondly remembered

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=c9rrgJXfLns

PUT ON THE GLASSES

What I thought of too.

 

[Sonikku]

These guys have such short life spans.

Liked him in Hell Comes to Frogtown.

 

[ImpulsE69]

Wow, so young.

I will watch They Live tonight in his memory.

 

[QueBert]

RIP, one of my favorites as a kid.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKXpSyjfIik

Hearing his talk about that video a few years back, apparently he gave Snuka a bad concussion I guess he wasn't suppose to hit him that hard with it, but he went overboard. He said they weren't really friends after that lol. He was definitely one of the great heels of all time. Even if you hated him you loved seeing him.

 

[uhohs]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1TcnQxV4BE

 

[The Boston Dangler]

RIP, one of my favorites as a kid.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKXpSyjfIik

Hearing his talk about that video a few years back, apparently he gave Snuka a bad concussion I guess he wasn't suppose to hit him that hard with it, but he went overboard. He said they weren't really friends after that lol. He was definitely one of the great heels of all time. Even if you hated him you loved seeing him.

wow, best hate crime i've seen since i got home from work

 

[Wordplay]

RIP, one of my favorites as a kid.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKXpSyjfIik

Hearing his talk about that video a few years back, apparently he gave Snuka a bad concussion I guess he wasn't suppose to hit him that hard with it, but he went overboard. He said they weren't really friends after that lol. He was definitely one of the great heels of all time. Even if you hated him you loved seeing him.

I loved Piper's promos. If he cut some of those promos today he would create all kinds of controversy. He is one of the best all time when it comes to talking on the mic.

I'm always glade to see Snuka get it.

wow, best hate crime i've seen since i got home from work

During the Mr. T feud he said all types of racist crap at him. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nMCu-OrXfM
At WM2 he made the monkey sound during a post match interview towards him.

 

[kage69]

I've never liked "wrestling" as it's known here in the States, but I always liked Piper somehow. I saw something on TV a few days ago about him and it showed pics of him and his daughters, I got the impression he was a great dad and just a cool guy in general.

My heart goes out to his family, RIP Rowdy, you will be missed.

 

[UberNeuman]

Wow, so young.

I will watch They Live tonight in his memory.

I'll bring the sunglasses!

RIP Roddy.:'(

 

[futurefields]

this one has me seriously tore up

 

[Elixer]

They live!

 

[SKORPI0]

They Live (full movie-720p)-- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMym1-uf5eI

 

[dbk]

damn... RIP HOT ROD

 

[Iron Woode]

RIP

He was a great Canadian.

 

[Spacehead]

RIP Rowdy

 

[Zim Hosein]

R. I. P. Hot Rod! :rose;

 

[sa7an1]

i cracked open a nice beer and re-watched "They Live" in honor of Piper, still one of my favorite cult classics.

 

[Paratus]

I was going to have some chewing gum in his honor, but I'm all out.

RIP.